The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-27
ROOSEVELT SAYS BULL MOOSE PARTY HAS NO CONNECTION
 WITH THE OTHERS.
SCORES TAFT AND WILSON
Says Neither Are Progressive and One Is as Bad in This Connection as the other--southern Trip
 Is Nearing Its Close.

Jackson, Tenn, Sept. 26.-To a crowd of Tennesseeans gathered here from several counties, Colonel Roose- yelt expounded the progressive doc trines today. It was his only political speech of tbe day, for his address in Memphis this morning before the In terstate Leyee Association was of non-partisan character. Tonight he went on his way to New Orleans.
 With his trans-continental tour drawing to an end. Colonel Roosevelt is turning his attention toward the battlefields of the north and east. where he expects to have the heaviest fighting of the campaign During his trip through the south, he said. he intends to devote himself largely to an exposition of the progressive par tvs principles. On his return to the north, where he had already made number of speeches of this character, 1t is his plan to take up the issues raised by his opponents.
 Neither President Taft nor Governor Wilson, said Colonel Roosevelt, is truly progressive. It is his plan to empha. size this statement during the remain der of his campaign for, he asserted, there were NO vital differences between the republican and dmocratic parties. "Mr Wilson is about as much of a progressive as MT. Taft he said.
 Colonel Roosevelt read over with in terest the nams of the men who have been summoned to testify before the senate committee which is investigat- ing campaign contributions. Some
 Some time ago he instructed his managers ill New York to arrange with Senator Clapp for his appear ance before the committee on any of the days between his campaign trips. and he received word today that he was to go to Washington on Friday of next week. fffie colonel had been hoping to have period of uninter- rupted rest at Oyster Bay before his next trip, but said he would be glai of the opportunity to testify. He had no means of knowing what lines his testimony would follow, he said. and he did not expect to know until the questioning began.
 It was another wet. raw day, and although there were crowds at several stations on the journey from Memphis to Jackson Colonel Roosevelt made no speeches. His physician warned him that the combination of damp weather and outdoor speaking was ono which for the sake of his throat should be avoided.
 After he had made his address be fore the Interstate Levee Association, which was first on the days program. Colonel Roosevelt went to the Fri State fair, on the outskirts of Mem phis. The attendance was smallN than yesterday, because of the rains A crowd of damp. shivering persons raised cheer as the colonel was driven on the grounds. He stopped on the front of the grand stand long enough to say few words of greet ing. Then he went to the country club to get warm and dry A steaming pot of coffee was placed before him. and the colonel said 1t was welcome sight He remained there until 1t was time to go to his train
 The skies had cleared when Colonel Roosevelt reached Jackson late in the day, and he received an enthusiastic welcome at the fair grounds. where he made his speech. He said he wish cd to emphasize the fact that the pro gressive party was making it's fight alone and had no affiliations with any other party.
 This is straight fight for the pro- gressive party he said Ours is distinct party. It has no more connec- ton with the republican party than with the democratic"
 In Tennessee. as elsewhere, Colonel Roosevelt said he wished his support. CTS to stand by the state ticket as firmly as by the national ticket. He declared that all prosressives should