The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-04
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Blocks Q |! for
Foundation
of 1HbhD RARITY ARE PLACED
BY ROOsHyELT's MEN WHO
WLL STICK.
Abandonment d. Of Fight
Is Dem'd by4he CoIonol Who Says
he Has R&Seived Assurances of
Support Fm Every Section OF
the countJ

the county
Oyster Ba8 N. Y, July 3.-with
the Democrastc national ticket in the
field Colonef Roosevelt and a group
of his lieutanants took up the work
of laying the foundation upon which
they hope to build a new party. Since
the birth of. the party in Chicago lit
tie has been done. as Colonel Roose-
welt said be felt 1t necessary to await
the outcome at, Baltimore.
The situation in the light Of the
nomination. OF sWoodrow Wilson was
discussed at conference at Sycamore
Aiill, which, wa@ attended by Senator
Dixon, of Monupa; William Finn of
Pittsburg; Geopge w, Perkins, and
Frank A, !Munsey, of New York, and
e. A. Van Valkenburg, of Philadel-
phia. d..
The presenceHof these men. gave rise
to reports that the third party move
ment had suffered a serious setback
as result of the selection of candi-
dates by the Democratic Convention,
and that some pof Colonel Roosevelt's s
leaders were in favor of abandoning
the fight Colonel Roosevelt denied
this emphatically.
There was no thought Of abandon
ing the fight" said he. These men
simply came to talk over the situa-
tion with me and to discuss details
Of the call for the national conven-
tion."
- Governor 0sborn's, Opinion.
The statement of Governor Osborn,
or Michigan, one of the seven Cover
nors who asked Colonel Roosevelt to
become candidate for the. Republi-
can nomination, that in his opinion
no third party was necessary now, was
cited to the Colonel as one reason for
the reports that all was not going
we'll with the movement. :.
"Governor Osborn has said about
the same thing BEFORE" he said II
did not expect to have his support.
We are going to have some losses Of
this sort. Governor Hadley came out
for Taft; Governor Osborn for Will
son. Our plans will not be affected"
Colonel Roosevelt predicted several
weeks before the Chicago convention
that after all the nomina tioms had
been made there would be a period of
slow movement such as he experienced
In the first weeks after he entered
into the campaign For the Republican
presidential nomination in February.
He said he was in no way discour-
aged at the outlook, but, on the con-
trary, had received assurances Of sup.
port from every section Of the coun-
try. He would express no opinion Of
the chances Of his ultimate success.
Opposed to Bosses.
From what has been said by Colo
mel Roosevelt and his supporters it is
believed that several distinctive is
sues will be brought into the cam
paign. Foremost will be, according
to the present plans, the argument that
the course of affairs in both the Re-
publican and the Democratic conven-
tions and the recent history of the
country has demonstrated the need Of
new party which will be national in
scope and which will go on record as
opposed to bosses" such as Colonel
Roosevelt has said fourished with
equal power among both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties Colo
mel Roosevelt believes that he will be
able to present this argument with
effectiveness and that he will gain q
large measure of support south Of the
Mason and Dixon line.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked what
the party would be named.
Search me, by George" he replied
"The names / have heard most fire.
quently mentioned are Progressive
party and National Progressive party.
The convention will decide.
Although Senator Dixon said that
the call for the convention would
probably be issued tomorrow Colonel
Roosevelt gave it as his opinion that
| it would be delayed until Monday.
Some time would be needed he said
to submit the final draft of the call
by telegraph to the members Of the