Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-09-25
FREDERICK HALE FOR TAFT.
For Roosevelt Before Convention
Does Not Believe In a Third
Party.

Col. Frederick Hale, OF Portland, the
Maine member Of the republican national
committee. will support President Taft in
the presidential campaign. This attitude
is in conformity with statement which
he made early in July, after the republic
can national convention in Chicago, and
soon after his election to membership on
the committee, in place of F. Marion
Simpson, who served few months, fol-
lowing the death Of ex-Gov. Hill.
Col. Hale's activity in politics for the
past dozen years, his loyalty to his po-
litical associates and his endesvor to de-
rive party success are qualities well
known to those who have been similarly
interested.
Subsequent to the spring campaign,
when be was largely responsible in the
contest which resulted in q Roosevelt
delegation going to Chicago, there had
been much curiosity as to his course in
the Nation wide tight which has just be-
gun.
In response to request for his views on
the present political situation, he said:
nave heAru ddukt EaLpsboAr
of the State committee. to call n meeting Of
that committee to see what can be done in
this State in this campaign. This meeting
| will be held within q short time. To my mind
the only way that the light can be conducted
by the national committee Is through the
State organization, down through the county,
city and town organizations. This meeting is
to be held to devise some plan, this or some
other, for the work.
"My own position stated clearly on my re-
turn from Chicago where I attended the
national convention, that did not believe In
third party and that should support the
republican ticket / have seen no reason
since then to change my mind / am sorry to
see the republican party split up, but be-
lieve that the people Of this State, republic
cans and progressives. win see that the COM
mon enemy is the democratic party and that
eventually they will get together again.
al consider myself As progressive as the
members of the new party. believed in the
spring when / supported Col. Roosevelt for
the republican nomination for President that
the republican party needed TO be more pro-
g,essive, and believe so stil, but differ
with many in that believe that this change
can best be wrought through the republican
\
sin the September fight the united republic
can party in this State showed what it could
do. did everything could for the success
| Of the State ticket In company with Chai<
man Philbrook. of the State committee, wen,
to New York and had q conference with
| Chairman Hiiles, of the national committee
As result we were given substantial assist
ance for the State campaign My personal
| contribution to the campaign was $500 and
this gave to the city committee OF Portland
"My original idea was to give this to the
State committee. but. with the consent Of the
State chairman, contributed directly to the
city committee OF Portland which was urg.
emily in need of money at the time. ! speas
of this as wish to explain why my name viii
not appear in the list of contributors to the
State committee. I have been in frequen,
conference with Chairman Hilles, of the
national committee, and Chairman Phil
brook. Of the State committee throughout the
| campaign"