Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-03
Informed that Inquiry is Imperti-
nent and Out of Place.
OTHER MEMBERS MAKE ANSWER
Seeking to Find Out How They
Stand on Colonels Candidacy.
REPLIES NOT ALL SATISFACTORY
Copley Only Man ON Delegation Who
Comes Out and Admits that He L.
for Roosevelt and His Ideas
and Methods.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Questioned by
Medill Mccormick of Chicago, one OF
the managers Of Colonel Roosevelts
presidential campaign, as to their attitude
toward the colonel's candidacy. republi.
can members Of the Illinois delegation
In the house today engaged either In con-
sultation among themselves or In making
reply.
Representative Rodenberg answered as
follows:
Medill Mccormick: regard your in
quiry as inpertinent as / absolutely deny
your right to interrogate any republican
W. A. RoDENBERG.
Others commented as follows:
Representative James r. Manu- have
nothing to say.
Representative George f. Fossil have
made no reply to Mr.. Mccormick.
CopIey is MooSer.
Representative Ira 6 Copley sent the
following message to Mr.. Mccormick
'T was nominated for congress on a
progressive republican platform in 1910
and again on the very same platform
this year. l sought the nomination on
the republican ticket / feel that am in
honor bound to support ali candidates
honestly nominated ON the same ticket SO
long as | remain on that ticket. I do
not accept the action of the republican
national convention as binding on my
conscience. Before going further l must
await the action Of the national progress
lE hata ha
designated) convention, both as to its
candidate and platform. / send this an
swer to you direct that you may make
such disposition Of II as seems best"
Representative Charles t. Fuller:
II am republican and shall support
the entire republican ticket. state and ma
uonal.
Representative James e. MCKINLEY.
II am not a candidate for reelection.
will not reply to Mr. McCormick's tee-
gram"
Prince is Regular.
Representative George w. Prince re.
piled:
Il was regularly nominated at a pri-
mary election as a republican candidate
for congress-: as such nominee l deem 1t
my duty to support the republican ticket.
In that regard / stand exactly where
Governor Deneen stands
Representative John A. Sterling said:
Il did not reply to the Mccormick tele-
gram, | am for Taft-everybody knows
that"
Former Speaker Joseph G.. Cannon:
Il have nothing to say about Mr. Nc
Cormick or his telegram for publication"
Representative William B. Mckinley:
one of his messages"
Wants White Mans Party.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2.-Supporters OF
Colonel Roosevelt met here today for
mally to organize the progressive party
in louisiana and to name delegates to
the Chicago convention.
Among those who are certain to be
elected delegates are John M. Parker,
who declared last night before leaving
for Chicago that he would fight for a
white mans party" and Pearl Wight,
formerly national committeeman Of
Louisiana.
Mr.. Parker's statement that he would
urge the adoption of plank In the plat
form making 1t strictly a white mans
party" is the only public declaration so
far as to how the louisiana progressives
view the negro.
No attempt is being made, SO it is
understood, to put forth any state ticket.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Aug. MEM
bers of the progressive party in Missouri
began to plan today to get the names of
the proposed state candidates of the third
party on the official ballot. The secretary
of state has ruled that he will not order
the third party candidates put on the
ballot as the law provides that all can
didates for offices shall be nominated at
a primary election The law does not
inclue the electoral ticket which can be
nominated by petition
An appeal to the court is threatened
by the third party leaders.
Says Taft Speech Is Negative.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Aug. 2.-President
Taft did not meet the live issues in his
speech accepting the republican norraina-
tion. said Colonel Roosevelt today. The
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