The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-24
Holds Conferences With His
Friends, But Everything
Is uncertain"
GOV. STUBS STICKS
TO THE LAST DITCH
Medill Mccormick Is Chief
Manager But Perkins
Has Not Yet Put
Up the Money

party which has MADE him Its can
didate for president OF the unifeu
States.
Although there was great seat
terine OF has followers after the ad-
Sourainent OF the Republican national
convention Saturday night, "A sufticleht
number of his lieutenants to give IA
semoiance OF enthusiasm Tor the lost
cause fingered on the scene.
with Sc, 7ral of these, the colonel
held numerous aad prolonged eon-
ferenevF In his suite at the Congress
hotel during the afternoon and even
;ngs little or nothing was made pub
lie as 10 the details of TIL sc meet
ircs.
IL IL few cases the callers gave an
i-a!iiirr CT the conversations with the
leader ~ the prospective third party.
Kansas Governor Sticks.
fiovarnor Stubbs, OF Kansas. VINO
Was ono of the tsariy callers OF tho day.
remained n long time with the colonel.
1913 II am for CosonsL Roosevelt TO the
last ditch" said the governor, an he
left the colonies presence IF tho
coicne, runs there will be no stopping
him.
After which enigmaticai utterance
the HANSEN disappeared in the hotel
corridors.
Senator Dixon stsysd over TO hold
a final conference with the colonel.
There In nothing to say exeer, that
Colonel Roosevelt Is putting in hard
l,cks on the work OF organizing his
new party" said the senator.
Mediil Mccormick appear TO be
fire chief manager ~ the Days pro-
gram. He was conspicuous In the
Roosevelt suite and assisted the coli
onel in receiving the callers.
E.-fyti,ins Is Cnc vtain.
what Is The official name of the
nesg party. VIII IL be the Progress
sive Republican party. the Progressive
party. or what" was asked of Mr..
Mccormick.
II must say don't know. The
matter has not yet been e!deG,
was tire reply.
Have sufficient pledges to assure
the finarees for the new party been
received, and IL so who gave the
pledges
THAT is matter that cannot dis
euss.'
When is the colonel going TO Leave
Chsca go?"
THAT rs uncertain. except that Ea
wont leaye today" Mr. McCcfui *
answered.
Cseorg. W. Perkins reputed imam
cier of the Roosevelt campaign. was
In consultation with the colonel in the
forenoon.
1T was said that Mr.. Perkins had
been asked 10 guarantee that the
Morgah-United states Stesl- Harvester
trust interests in Wall Street would
supply the sinews Of war for the third
party and the campaign, but that he
was not over sanguine az Ia the out.
look, and cautiously RETAINED from
making any actual negotiable
proniS s..
Thomas * Naidringhaus. the Re-
puhliean Commute. anan from Al IS oilri
aao a Roosevelt toomer. said;
Though il hfs, not been settled and
cannot be settled just yet. what line
Of action will be taken by Missouri;
d,-fer,a f,,r--t orr ssstzte rrIeCfe
9 record In tsfusing 10 quit the Re-
publican party. Just what Governor
Hadtey viii do as between tho old
party and the new party Is pretty well
understood. and II is TO be expected
that tn, bulk Of the Republican voters
IN the State will follow whatever
cause Is best for Missouri, and the
nation"
Dehs should support Colonel.
Richard Parthoid. for tho las.
twenty years the representative in
congress from the bann Y congress
SIonai district In ST. Louis, said:
Colonel Roosevelt can run for
president. but he will not be support
ed by the rank and file OF the Re
publican party He will draw more
voters from the socialists and Demo-
Gratis than from TIL Republicans. !
believe he would poll about one-half
OF the socialist vote. and Mr.. Debs, the
socialist candidate for president. ought
to withdraw from the race. and sup
port the colonel
campaign to get signatures to
piedr = OF allegiance to the Roose-
welt party. was under way all day at
the Congress hotel.
The pledge was printed at the head
Of the documents offered for sigma
ture.
Because OF its phraS plogy and the
fiaf statement that Theodore Roose-
welt would be the next president OF
the United States" the hedge evoked
much comment.
The Pledge.
The pledge read as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned. denouncing
tins action OF the Republican national
convention at the Coliseum. dedicate
ourselves to the progressive policies
and principles advocated by Theodore
Roosevelt the nsxt president OF the
United States
Many who intended to sign this
pledge were alienated when they Rad
Il.
II am ar progressive as tina most
progressive" said tall. scholarly
man. who had signed his first name.
James," when his eye fell on the
word dedicate" In the sheet befor.a
~ tel. lie