The Washington herald., 1912-09-12
COLONEL TALKS
To D|CTAGRAPH
Oregon Progressives "Can" Roose.
velt's Speech for Statewide
Distribution.
T. R. SAYS G0vERN0R-ELECT
IS FOR BULL MOOSE CAUSE
Declares He Has Telegram from
Haines Showing His Allegiance.
Praises Senator Bourne.

Portland. Greg. Sept 1.-THE Oregon
Progressives sprung the dictagraph on
Col Roosevelt here to-day and caught in
1t some sizzling talk. They rugged the
machine up in the mazzanine gallery OF
q hotel from which the former President
spoke to q throng of LOO eager Bull
MooserS.
Roosevelt did not know the coutraption
was set for him until he had got half
way through his speech, and when he
learned Of It he hammered away harder
than ever. The Progressives are going
TO have the canned talk uncorked in
every part OF the West as a part of the
third party campaign. If they cannot al
ways have the colonel with them, they
VIII have living imitation of his voice
Inc third party candidate, besides
saVagely attacking five Taft men OF the
Oregon delegation to the recent Repub-
hcan convention in his dictagraph effort,
got in a biting alluson to President
TAFT in connection viii the election re-
suit in Maine. Holding up a slip of yell
low paper, the colonel observed. with
tlnge of cynicism:
I've telegram here from New York.
It seems that the candidate for Governor
whom the Progressives supported (Mr.
Haines) was elected.
President Taft telegraphed TO Mr..
Hatnes that he congratulated him on his
nomination, and that IL is a significant
thing.
Yes. it was quite significant" the COL
onel went on, with grin. Here is the
telegram that says to-day Mr. Haines
comes out with the announcement that
he is for Roosevelt and the Progressive
party. Now, that's what call extreme
ly significant
To Stumn Maine
The cluster of Bull Moosers let loose
a wild howl. The former President
waving his hand. yelled:
1 wanted TO give the telegram of Mr.
Taft the widest publicity
Roosevelt let fall a broadside against
the five Taft delegates from Oregon, for,
as he said, "traitorously voting in the
Chicago convention against the expressed
wish of the Oregon voters
The recent flop of Senator Bourne to
the Roosevelt forces, after having strad-
died the fence during the primary fight,
prompted the colonel to refer to the Ore
gon statesman in ELUSIVE terms The
fact is that before Bourne, one of the
Initial leaders of the Progressive cause
on the Coast, came out for the colonel
the third party in Oregon was drifting
along with fair prospects of giving up
the ghost. Bourne refrained from align
ing himself to the Progressives until at
the recent Republican primaries for in
dorsement for reelection he was turned
down. In Oregon the voters decided at
the primaries their preference for United
States Senator, and the Senators subse-
quently elected are bound by this vote.
Bourne was chagrined at being tossed
aside. Now. 10 even up matters with the
Republican party. he has become con-
verted to the third party.
Col Roosevelt walked on a blanket OF
Flowers to-day, the path from his train
to an awaiting automobile being strewn
with OregOn's fairest blooms
Roosevelt talked to a rabid Progressive
throng of $500 in the afternoon at the
Gypsy Smith Tabernacle, defining the is
sues of his campaign.