Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-24
in SPITE OF PROGRESSIVES
EVEN SHOULD HIS SUPPORTERS
ADVISE HIM TO STAY OUT HE
WILL GO ON
A DIVERSITY OF OPINION
SEVERAL lNsuReENT STATES ADJ
WISE WAITING BEFORE BOLT
ING G. o. p.


Chicago, June 24.-The nomination
of a pronounced progressive" ticke'
at Baltimore will make no change IL
the plans of Colonel Roosevelt, to Lead
the new party born last Saturday. The
progressive statement came from him
after there had been some discussion
of the possibility that progressive
might receive the democratic presi
Dental nomination. Some of the Wis
itors at headquarters appeared to
think that if recognized progressive
was nominated it might hamper the
Independent party.
"Will your position be influenced
by any act of the Baltimore conven-
tion?" Colonel Roosevelt was asked.
1T will not be-" he replied. 81 shall
not depart from what l said on Satur.
day night. shall accept the prog
ressive nomination on a progressive
platform and shall fight the battle
through to the end"
Governor Johnson of California an
nounced the personnel of the commit
teee on organization which for the
present at least win be the managing
committee of the party. The list was
received with eagerness by politicians
both for and against the new party
as the first indication of the men who
are definitely aligned with Colonel
Roosevelt:
Instead of seven members, as was
the announced intention, Governor
Johnson named IS, all of whom had
accepted. The committee is headed
by Governor johnson, who will be act
ing chairman. The other members
are: Senator Moses e. Clapp, Mime
sofa; Senator Joseph M. Dixon, Mon
tana; Senator Miles Poindexter, Wash
ing; Governor C. A. Aldrich, Nebras-
ka; Governor R. S. Vessey, South Da-
kota; E. A. Van Valkenburg, editor
Philadelphia North American; Colonel
w. E. Nelson, owner and editor Kan
sas City Star; former Congressman
Richmond Pierson, North Carolina;
William R. Prendergast, New York;
James H. Garfield, Ohio; William Al
len White, Kansas; Clifford Pinchot,
California; Judge Ben B. Lindsey,
Colorado; Matthew Hale, Massachu-
setts George L. Record, New Jersey;
Charles H. Thompson, Vermont; Col
onel E. c. Darlington, Maryland
The committee. Governor Johnson
declared, was merely temporary and
would be added to from time to time
No date for a meeting of the "com-
mittee of 1S" has been set. The un-
derstanding is that the members will
correspond with each other by mail
and telegraph as soon as the condi-
tions in the several states are ascer-
tanned.
Despite the fact there was no
formal meeting of Roosevelt follow,
ers today, informal conferences
were held in which Colonel Roosevelt
discussed the situation with leaders
of the new party which sprang into
being last Saturday night.
Senator Joseph N. Dixon, field gen.
eral OF the Roosevelt forces in the
fight, talked with his
chief.
Governor Johnson Of California, on
whom rests a part of the responsible
ity of the appointment of the commit
tee Of seven which will map the first
chart for the voyage Of the new par
ty, was the next to confer with the
colonel. James R. Garfield and Gif-
ford Pinchot followed.
No statement was made by Colonel
Roosevelt. He said he did not ex-
pect to make any until,some definite
program Of progress" was formulated.
The Illinois Roosevelt men expect