Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-24
NAMED BY JOHNSON
Committee of Eighteen Picked
for Roosevelt Party.
COLONEL IN FIGHT TO STAY
Says Baltimore Nomination Will
Make No Difference.
GOING HOME FOR A REST
No Formal Meeting of His Forces
Held in Chicago, But There
Are Several Conferences.

'nl'AGC, June I'll ne nomination al
pronounced progressive by the demo-
cratic convention at Baltimore will make
no change in the plans of Col Roosevelt
to head the new party which was born
at the close of the republican national
convention last Saturday night
4 positive statement came from Col.
Roosevelt on the subject after there had
been some discussion around the head
quarters of the possibility that known
progressive might receive the demo-
cratic presidential nomination.
In answer to a question. will your posi-
ton be influenced by any act of the Bal
timore convention?" Col Roosevelt said:
1T Will not be. I shall not depart from
what / said on Saturday night. l shall
accept the progressive nomination on a
progressive platform and shall fight the
battle through to the end
New Committee Named.
Gov. Johnson of California announced
| the personnel of the committee on or
ganization, which. for the present at
least. will be the managing committee of
the new party.
Instead of seven members. as was the
announced intention. Gov. johnson named
eighteen, all of whom. it was announced,
had been notified and had accepted their
appointment.
The committee is headed by Gov. john
son. who will be acting chairman The
other members are:
Senator Moses +. Clapp. Minnesota.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, Montana
Senator Miles Poindexter. Washington.
Gov. c. A. Aldrich, Nebraska.
Gov. R. S. Wesley, South Dakota.
E. A. Van Naikenburg, editor Phiadel-
phia North American.
Col w. r. Nelson, owner and publisher
Kansas City StaI.
Former Representative Richmond Pear
son, North Carolina.
William r. Prengergast, New York.
James r. Garfield, Ohio
William Allen w hite Kansas.
Clifford Pinchot. California.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. Colorado
Mathew Hale. Massachusetts.
George l.. T. Record. New Jersey.
Charles Fl. Thompa on, Vermont.
Col. E. C. Carrington, Maryland.
The committee, Coz. Johnson declared.
was merely temporary and would be add
ed to from time to time
No date for a meetin 6 of the committee
of eighteen has been set and the under :
standing Is that the members will cor
respond by mail and telegraph as soon
as the conditions in the several states are
ascertained.
There was no formal meeting OF the
Roosevelt men TO-DAY. he morning
was marked by informal conferences in
which Col. Roosevelt discussed the situa-
ton with various leaders of the new
party which sprang into being at the
close of the republican national conven-
ton Saturday night.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. field general
of the Roosevelt forces in the convention
fight, talked with his chief and emerged
from the conference erect and smiling.
Gov Hiram w. Johnson of California,
mos fSo NOV n, confer with the colonel
James r. Garfield Of Ohio and clifford
Pinchot. former United States forester,
also discussed affairs with Col. Roose-
welt.
1t was said early today that the city In
which the national convention Of the new
party will be held might be definitely an
nounced before the depa rture of Col.
Roosevelt.
Col. Roosevelt announc ed he would
seek some rest at home arid then take up
the work of perfectng tle non-partisan
political organization which he will lead.
To Form New Party in Illinois
Illinois Roosevelt men also greeted Col.
Roosevelt. and discussed with him the
plans to be pursued in Illinois in connec-
ton with the new party.
Later a conference was held which was
attended by Chauncey Dewey. Medill Nc
Cormick, Walter Clyde Jones, candidate
for governor in the April primaries, and
others.
MIR. Mccormick said il had been decided
to form the progressive republican party
in Illinois in opposition to the regular re-
publican organization
He said the main elements in the new
party at the start would be the Illinois
Progressive Republican League and the
Roosevelt organization built up by Chaun :
cey Dewey and the other leaders in the
state.
1t is the expectation OF the leaders in
the new party to place a complete state
ticket in the field from governor down,
including congregational and Legislative
candidates.