Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-24
Republicans Plan to Nominate
Entire State Ticket and Cut
lose from Old Political Az
fiIiationS.
ROUGH RIDER FEARS
TO OFFEND OTHERS
He Says His Presence There
Would Cause Heart Burnings
Other Sections of Country
Asking for Him.

NY Morning journal special Ieased Wircj
Asbury park. n. j.. July 23. New
Jersey led the eastern states in the
new party movement today when
mass convention OF prosressiVes
launched a separate political organi-
cation and decided to nominate a fun
state ticket for the November cleo
ton.
The convention voted to put on the
ticket a set of presidential electors
supporting Theodore Roosevelt and
to send 10 the national progressive
convention In Chicago the same set
of delegates that represented the
state at The republican national con-
Nention. pledeing them again to vote
for Colonel Roosevelt.
The convention arranged for the
which viii settle details OF party or
ganiaation. The possibility Of alliance
with either of The old parties wns de-
MED IN vigorous terms.
The question Of making an attempt
to capture the republican primaries
which asitated the meeting of the
resolutions committee last nisht did
not come before the convention.
The committees report made no
reference to the matter, but most OF
those who attended the convention
took 1t for granted that no such course
was In contemplation
All speuk,rs declared for fight
along distinct party lines and all
such expressions were enthusiastical-
~ applauded.
The convention adopted. without
dissent, the platform recommended
by the committee on arrangements,
a woman suffrage plank aroused pro-
longed applause. The frequent men
tion OF Roosevclt's name called for
series Of demonstrations aud his pie
ture was everywhere in the hall.
The colonel had been urged to at
tend but in Il teleRAm to Chairman
Fort, which was read to the conVen-
ton he said
Il wish | could come and | would
gladly do so if IT were possible, but |
could not go to New Jersey without
genuine heart bufninss In The
many other states where ! have been
asked ANA have had to refuse on the
ground that would speak nowhere
lnii after the Chicago convention. To
take any other course would mean
hat | could not do the work must
10.
May /. through you. extend my
leartiest good wishes to the conven-
ION They are engaged IN the task OF
tI.... IN.
What II was intended to be-a gov
'rnment by the people IN the interests
# the people. The old party organiza-
Ions have become SO hopelessly cor
upted as 10 make II Impossible to do
nSthlng with them AS they now are.
The convention instructed its dele
atea to urge upon the national con
cntion "A platform PLANK condemn
ne the issuance OF loans upon ware
iousr ana cold storage certificates and
making such issuance punishable by
The executive committee OF the
,oosevelt state organization met be
ore the convention assembled. A
that opposed an absolute
reak from the old organization, pre-
allied SO far that the committee de-
ded against any declaration for the
establishment of n new
artv. This course. il was said OPP
oscd the Wow Of Colonel Roosevelt
hose personal representative at
lnded the meeting.
r,,
ort unanimously was chosen chair
AN of the resolution committees Mr.