Evening star., 1912-09-04
REJECTS THE OFFER
Roosevelt Refuses to Give Up
Missouri Ticket to Win Help.
TELLS OF. THE OvERTURES
Itinerary Today Calls for Five
Speeches in Iowa.
CUMMINS' PLEDGE PLEASES
But Disagrees With Senator Regard
ing Permanency of the Third
Party Movement.
TELLS OF THE 0vERTURES
CUMMINS' PLEDGE PLEASES

kEOkCK, Iowa, September Am offer
of support from republicans Of Missouri
was rejected yesterday by Col. Roosevelt,
it was learned today. on the terms under
which it was rendered. Col. Roosevelt re-
ceived the offer when he reached st.
Louis. and was led to believe that if he
members of the republican organization
would be behind him in his fight for the
presidency. His refusal was made pub
licly when he was addressing the state
progressive convention. although the
delegates were not in a position to know
the full significance of his words.
The terms of the offer were that if Col
Roosevelt would induce the Missouri
progressives to refrain from putting a
full state ticket in the field, and would
indorse the republican candidates, the
support from republican sources would
be given.
L received letters from certain prom
inent republicans Of Missouri" said Col.
Roosevelt today. "in which they said that
they would support me il we would not
put q state progressive ticket in the field.
I gave my answer to them in my ad-
dress to the progressive convention"
Stood for State Ticket.
In his speech Col. Roosevelt advised
that complete tickets should be put in
the field, except in states in which either
of the old party organizations could be
taken into the new party. This declara-
ton was taken to mean that all chance
Of a compromise in Missouri was ended
and that the progressive party would take
up the fight with the republicans straight
down the line.
The colonel would give no opinion as to
the position of Gov. Hadley in this event
1t is known, however, that he does not
regard the republican ticket and platform
i'm Missouri as in accord with the ideas Of
the progressive party, and that he was ac-
tuated by this belief in refusing COM
promise.
The days itinerary called for five
speeches in Iowa, at Mount Zion, Eldon
Ottumwa. Oskaloosa and Des Moines
Col Roosevelt will remain in Des Moines
for six hours, leaving there at $50 pm
for ST. Paul.
Col. Roosevelt began his speechmakine
in Iowa at o'clock this morning. Al
that hour a large crowd was waiting to
hear him. The colonel referred to the
statement of Senator Cummins that ne
but would not join in the third party
movement.
Pleased at Cummins' Pledge.
II was peculiarly pleased he said. "tc
read yesterday the statement which
Senator Cummins has made. The senator
for years has stood for the fundamental
principles on which we stand. He differs
with us on matters Of detail. but that is
inevitable in a movement Of this kind
There were such differences between Lin
coin and others Of his day. feel that the
issue thou shalt not steal is one on
which we all ought to be united and II
is with peculiar pleasure that 1 read OF
the attitude of Senator Cummins.
II am not in the least concerned be-
cause the senator says that he does not
believe this will be permanent move
ment. I do believe 1t"
There were some men. the colonel said,
who believed that one or the other of the
old parties could be cleaned up"
Let them come with us this fall,' he
continued. IT think that they'll like our
company so we'll that they will stay with
u.s."