The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-12
WH|RLW|NO FIGHT
WILL Be WAGEO
IN MIDDLE WEST
Colonel to Make Desperate
Effort to Land Progress
sive Electors
INTENDS TO STUMP
- SEVERAL STATES
Marion Butler Tells T. r.
That North Carolina Will
Respond to the Call
of the Moose

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, July IA
furious struggle over presidential
electors will be projected by. Colonel
Roosevelt in whirlwind campaign
in the Middle West The ex-president
expects to depart from oyster Bay
within ten days. to stump Kansas.
Iowa and Michigan, whore primaries
are to occur To name electors 10 go
on the Republican ticket.
The coloneIs trip. as contemplated,
Will consume aboM week. When
tt is over he may go to North caro-.
lima 10 dip into the primary fight
there. The proposed night over the
presidential electors viii likely mark
the bitferest battle In Colonel Roose-
Nelts career. Before he il through with
1t he may invade every State where
primary fights are on to determine
The naming OF electors. Roosevelt
managers have urged upon him that.
~hiis there is every expectation that
he is 10 carry OF the electors IN
every one Of the progressive States.
still. To make sure. yght ought to
be pat up
IN Kansas Iowa and Michigan. the
Republican organizations are com
troiled by the progressives, but the
Taft forces are lighting hard for
supremacy. RooscNelt's scheme j. 10
stir up the three States so that b.
no chance can the standpat organs
bust the Roosevelt forces and make
Oft with the electors.
To Get Flying Start.
The eX-president does not conceal
his grim determination TO corral a.
many of the electors In advance OF
the election. as ne can. no matter II
10 ben tt~ usr fehs IA.
Leans or third party men. In States
where Roosevelt cannot hope 10y the
manipulation Of the progressive or
gantzationE. 10 have his own name
1T the head of the Republican ticket.
he viii run On a third ticket. with
either Republican. Democratic or
progressive electors under him.
Il know that where the Repubh-
can or the progressive party puts up
a ticket ard wt9s In the primaries
the losing side is going to decline to
abide by the result" said Roosevelt
tonight The prCg-essivcs won't he
satisfied II the organization wins out
and the straight line Republicans
won't tolerate a progressive victory.
No. in every State expect. there
will be TWO tickets The primaries
won't make A7y difference, so far as
the contending tickets are concerned,
except as Indicating which party Is
IN the t1,st jorftF " -
Democratic support.
That Roosevelt can count upon
strong progressive Democratic sup
port In his campaign was assured to-
hight by ex- senator pettirrew. Of
South Dakota, who conferred with the
ak president at Sycamore Hill Petit
grew il slaunch supporter OF Champ
Clark In the Baltimore convention.
called on Roosevelt TO say that he
was disgusted with the work at Bal
timore. He felt that the domination
Of Bryan had hurt the prospects Of
the Democratic party
Has pettigrew With Him.
MIR. PettigreW told me that half
the Democrats Of South Dakota are
with me tn this fight" said the col-
-.-s4e4 He advised that -1ouln
easily carry thss stale IN November
Pettiprew and | are cid ramon friends.
In this fight he q firmly on my side,
He feels. So ne told today. that the
Democratic platform does not mean
anything. He keenly feels that the
Baltimore convention deliberately
OVERRIDE the desires OF the great ma
iortty Of the Democratic progressives"
Ar Marion Butter.
Senator Butler, OF North Carolina.
a former organization RepublItaa. an
other convert to the Roosevelt move.
called on the Colonel. saying his State
VAS alive with Roosevelt sentiment.
BGtler calculates that Wilson and
Taft VIII both be ovcrshadowed by
the third party candidate
you will get six votes to one for
the other candidates, Was Buffers
prophesy
The eS-president hurled a broad
eide at the Taft camps today IN dis
GUESSING the outcty Of the presidents
managers against the determination
Of the Roosevelt men 10 grab the
presidential electors in the progres-
sive States.
There Is always something refresh
Ing about a pickpocKet who seeks Il
detract attention from himself by cry
ing stop thief. referring to u man
whose pocket he has picked" said
the colonel. - am immensely amused
at the upholders OF fraud in the Re-
publican convention speaking stolen
presidential electors.
Taft Not Nominee.
mfr. Taft Is not the nominee o.
the rank and file of the Repu blican
party. Mr.. Taft was honestly beaten.
He Is the fraudulent nominee of the
Barnes. Penrose, Guggenheim ma
chine that has nnlliaed the wish OF
the great majority or the Republi-
can party. No honest man put on
as elector at the primaries last spring
can fail to record his vote against
Mr.. Taft. If he Is to act honestly
he must either vote for me or nor
run for elector at all
: Mr. TAFT Is entitled 10 amy eJeetor !
named by MI. Barnes. Mr. Penrose
or Mr. Guggenheim. He Is not emit i
tied to any elector nominated by the !
majority of the Republicans at inv
primary. and Il Is 1agrant art OF
dishonest" 20 ash any such ~iecto, TO (
vote for Mr. Taft"
Commenting upon Senator Gun 4
Minis effort to have commission, an /
pointed to- look into the seating az
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