The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-06
CUMM|NS WILL
SUPPORT TAFT
Says Third Party Cannot Be
Founded on Individual
Dishonesty.

Washington, July 5.-Senator Cum
minis of Iowa. progressive republican
candidate for the presidential nomi-
nation at Chicago convention, today
formally declared against a new party
movement led by Theodore Roose-
Welt and vowed his allegiance to the
old party in so doing. Mr. Cummins
declared that the bosses could not be
escaped hy the organization of new
parties and that to those republicans
who after intelligent inquiry conclude
that President Taft's denomination
Was the result of fraudulent votes.
The nominee of the convention is
party" he pointed out. however,
that disappointment or individual dis
honesty cannot be the foundation of
a new party.
John G Capers of this city. South
Carolina members of the republican
national convention, who supported
Colonel Roosevelt for the presidential
nomination at Chicago. also formally
announced his intention to support
President Taft's candidacy. Mr.. Cap
ers in a statement said that the work
of a majority of the national com
mittee was not one wit more severe
than the steam roller methods of four
Iyears ago.
First Utterance.
senator Cummins' statement was
his first public utterance since the
Chicago convention nominated Mr.
Taft. Mr.. Cummins pointed out tina,
throughout his public life he had been
fiShtir to make the republican party
the progressive party of the country
and that while he had never hesitated
to denounce party politics when he
believed them to he wrong or to crit
icise party leaders, he had always be-
iaNa6 that IA Of
fered more hope for substantial pro-
gress toward good government than
any other political organization. II
believe" he said, that we can solve
| the problems before the United States
more quickly and more successfully
| through the republican than through
| any other political organization II
was but a short while ago that the
progressive movement in the repub-
lican party took on definite form and
yet at this time three fourths of the
| lrepuh|ican states are in the hands of
progressive republican organizations
and the membership of the party is
overwhelminglv with us.
we met defeat at Chicago simply
because we had not concentrated our
energies upon the abolition of false
and unjust basis of representations
but the basis can and will be over
thrown and another system for nom
ination of presidential candidates he
substituted before another presiden-
tial nomination is made. The only
thing that has happened since the
progressive republicans made their
campaign for the nomination of d
candidate for president in the Chicago
convention is our failure to control
he convention due, as many believe.
to unfair or dishonest practices hy
our opponents.
Il deeply regret the failure and !
agree that dishonest practices with
out regard to consequences ought to
be rehuked and punished--but l can
not believe that disappointment. how
ever profound or dishonesty of the
individual. however heinous. can
constitute a foundation upon which
to rear new party. If we are Wig
liant. these things can never occur
again in the republican party and If
we are not vigilant they can occur in
any party, old or new. We cannot
rid ourselves of bosses by organizing
another party Bosses will fasten
themselves upon any party unless
the rank and file are sleepless in the
fight against them. 1t is no more diff
ticult to deprive the old bosses Of
power than to prevent the appearance
of new ones. For these reasons and
others which may he easily deducted
from those I have given. l shall not
join the new party but shall continue
to use all the strength I have 10 in
fluence and direct the powers of the
republican party towards its true mis-
sion