New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03
NO HOPE IN DEMOCRATS,
COL. ROOSEVELT SAYS
Elements Within the Party So
IrreConCiIabIe as to Make Per-
manent Reform Impossible.
WILL NOT DISCUSS WILSON
Named only by Support of Men
Like Taggart and Sullivan
Is Preparing Call for Third
Party's Convention,

by TelegIdpn 10 me tribune
oyster Bay. y. Y, July 2-Theodore
Roosevelt was going over the draft Of the
call" for the national convention of the
Bull Moose party in The outlook office
this afternoon when the news that Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson had been nominated
by the Democrats for the Presidency en-
tered tho Sanctum of the contributing odi-
tor. On his way out 20 Sagamore Hill this
evening the third party candidate fired a
brief hroadside against the Baltimore con-
vention, which. ne said, has shown the
utterly irreconCilable nature of the ele-
ments within the Democratic party so con-
cluSively that It is perfectly plain that it Is
hopeless to expect from the Democrats any
permanent reform movement along con-
structive lines"
Without regard to the personality of its
candidate" Colonel Roosevelt declared,
''the convention at Baltimore could give
nomination only by the support of men
like Tom Taggart, Of Indiana. and Sui
livan, Of Illinois. Ard the success OF the
candidate at the polls" he continued
would be conditioned not only on the
hearty support of Mr.. Sullivan and Mr.
Taggart and their colleagues and repre-
sentatives in every other state from New
York TO Colorado but would also be con-
ditioned upon these men succeeding in car
rying their several state tickets and in
perpetuating themselves In control Of the
Democratic party"
Here is the thrd-termers full note OF
defiance:
Before I left Chicago. and again at
Oyster Bay when Mr.. Prendergast came
out to see me. | stated that the third party
movement and my candidacy would not in
any way be affected by the outcome at
Baltimore.
Is in the Fight to Stay.
Il never go into fight on a contingent
basis l shall of course. continue to stand
for the Progressive nomination.
II have just been going over with Sena-
tor Dixon the call which is about TO be is
sued by the provisional committee for the
Progressive national convention. To my
mind what has gone or in Baltimore for
the last ton days has shown the utterly
irreconcilable nature of the elements with
in the Democratic party, elements so IT.
reconcilable as TO make It hopeless TO eX-
pect from them any permanent reform
movement along constructive lines.
1T has also shown that any nomlpauon
obtained at Baltimore could. after all. be
obtained only by the support Of men like
Mr. Taggart in Indiana and Mr. Sullivan
in Illinois. and the success of the candidate
at the polls. without regard TO his person
ality. would be conditioned not only upon
the hearty support Of Nj. Taggart and Mr..
Sullivan and their colleagues and repre-
sentatives in every other state from New
York to Colorado. but would also be condi-
toned upon these men succeeding in car
rying their several state tickets and in per-
petuating themselves in control OF the
Democratic party.
Under these conditions l feel that the
events at Baltimore like the events at Chi
oago. prove the absolute need Of a new
nationwide non-sectional party, which shall
IN good faith stand for the interests of
the people as a whole and shall In far
reaching fashion. alike in the nation and
the several states. take the lead In the
movement for social. political and indus
trial Justice. a movement which must in
clude a broad constructive governmental
policy which shall look TO both the present
day economic needs of our people as
whole and the necessity for the fullest pos
slble commercial development both at home
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