Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-05
ticket would gain popalsrfty in the
south. q region In which the progress
nives expect to make a grtat dght.

ticket would gain popularfty In the
south. q region In which the progress
nives expect to make a grtat dght.
James Rudolph Garfield Of Ohio was
quite enthusiastic when he called at
tention to the fact that thirty Of the
delegates from Ohio who participated
In the Taft convention are delegates
to this convention. Mr.. Garfield and
others In Ohio believe that eventually
a third state ticket well be named In
the Buckeye State, Just as in Illinois
and just as the New Workers declare
Is to happen in the Empire State.
Fine Strategy ls Displayed.
The campaign managers of the Ma
tional Progressive party believe that
Colonel Roosevelt has stolen q march
from a strategical standpoint upon
the two old great parties In at least
two directions. For present purposes
they deem the action of the New York
state branch Of the third party. fnclud
ing women In their delegation, to the
National Progressive party here and In
taking a stand in favor Of a thorough
consideration Of the woman's suffrage
question as one which will have an
important bearing il helping Colonel
Roosevelt to the electoral votes of
western states which already have ac-
corded suffrage to ome The states
in which women now have the right
to vote and their representation in the
electoral college + California, 10
votes: Colorado, 6; Idaho, 4; Utah. 4:
Washington, 7; Wyoming. 3, or a total
of ID votes in the electoral college.
The fact that Colonel Roosevelt is
playing this single issue so strongly Is
looked upon as important from both
the Taft and the Democratic stand
points in view of the suggestion that
no one candidate for president may
have a majority Of the electoral votes
and that the selection of q president
may ultimately rest with the house of
representatives. That such a thought
is In the Roosevelt mind is eyineed by
the canvass which has been under way
among Republican prospective candi
dates for representatives in congress
next fall as to how they will stand on
this question should the election of a
president be thrown into the house.
To Break Machine Grip In South.
The other neat piece of strategy.
which Is thus termed by the political
managers Of the third party, is Colonel
RooseveIt's determination to place the
machinery Of the opposition party to
the Democrats in the south in the
hands of white men alone. They figure
that such q course may give them
three or four southern states on the is
sue of Colonel Roosevelt for president.
but that in any event it will eliminate
the present Republican organization In
the southern states as any kind of q
political factor whatever before the
next presidential campaign
around in 1916. 1t Is the Roosevelt
idea that If he cannot elect himself
president this year he at least can de
feat the reelection OF President Taft
and so smite the present Republican
machines not only in the south, but In
the north. as to either give him control
of the devastated Republican machine
In 1916 In cas- the majority Of the Re
publican machinery leaders do II o
elect representatives to the Nationa
Progressive party en- bloc.