The Glenwood post., 1912-09-07

Denver, Sept. 2. SpeeiaD-Following
a conference which lasted all day Sun.
day and which was not fraught with
any results, Senator Joseph NJ Dixon.
campaign manager for Theodore Roosc-
welt, issued the following statement,
the effect of which is to request pro-
gressiyes to keep out of republican pri-
mares. At this conference, which was
between Senator Dixon, the Costigan
crowd and the Stewart crowd, all eff
Forts to reach compromise by offer
ing the Stewart people positions on the
Costigan ballot were truitless. The
Griffith crowd state that they are go
ing through and try and capture the
republican primaries even though both
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Dixon advise all
progressives to stay out of the republi
can primaries.
The following is Mr.. Dixon's state
ment in full:
"a 81 came west to meet Governor
johnson and to confer with the pro
gressive leaders in Colorado relative
to the somewhat unfortunate situation
in this state which seems to some ex-
tent temporarily to have divided the
forces who are supporting Roosevelt
and johnson, the nominees of the
national progressive party for president
and vice president.
81 understood before leaving CHI
. cago that some of the progressives of
Colorado who have heretofore acted
with the republican party but who are
supporting the national ticket of the
progressive party, are candidates il
the republican primaries to be held
September 10th. Some weeks ago, Il
call was issued by Judge Ben B. Lind
sey, provisional national committee.
man of the progressive party, for the
nomination of full state ticket IN
Colorado. At the convention held soma
weeks ago in the city of Denver, par
ticipated in by men who had hereto
fore affiliated with both the republi-
can and democratic parties, a partial
state ticket was named, certain place,
being left vacant in the hope that tha
element of the. progressive voters ot
Colorado who still believed that it was
their duty while openly supporting the
, 10, -,
continue temporarily to act with th''
republican party as to the nomination
of state ticket, the state convention
giving full powers to nominating
committee to fill the vacancies after
further conference with the progressive
leaders of the state.
"After a conference with the chaic-
man and secretary of the progressive
party in Colorado and most of the can
ddates nominated on the progressi ya
party state ticket and after confer
ence with Messrs. Stewart, Vincent and
Griffith, who are supporting the Roose
welt and johnson candidacy but who
are also candidates in the republican
primaries, in order fully 10 haI monize
and coordinate the progressive force.
in the state, the nominating committee
holding plenary powers from the pro
gressive state convention offered tc
place Messrs. Stewart, Vincent and
Griffith on the progressive state ticket
as candidates respectively for the Iona
senatorial term, congressman at large
and attorney general, provided these
gentlemen withdrew from active par
ticipation in the republican primaries
These gentlemen stated to me that
while they are now and had been ant
expected to continue to be open ant
enthusiastic supporters of the Roose
velt-Johnson electoral ticket in Colo
RADIO, having filed their petitions fo
nomination in the republican primarie
:. and having participated in canvas o
the state, they felt that they could no