Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-06
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Sacramento, Cal, July 6,--Nomln-
alton by candidates for the legisla-
ture, If they are successful, of presi-
Dental electors who will vote for
Roosevelt for president is, according
TO a statement by Governor Johnson,
Of California, the means to be taken
by progresslves of this state to con-
tinue the fight against the engineers
of the Taft steam roller.
After long conference with the
chiefs Of the Republican progressives
Of California here, Governor John.
son, speaking for the conference, to-
day issued the following statement:
"At a conference yesterday twas
determined that every legitimate ef-
fcrt should be made to cast the cleo
toral vote of California for Theodore
Roosevelt for president,
Taft Not Nominee.
Neither morally nor equitahly is
Mr.. Taft the nominee of the Repub-
lican party; Morally and equtably
Theodore Roosevelt is. The Republl-
can party Of California is progressive
and in this state the party was re-
deemed and made respectable by
progresslves California Republl.
cans resent the taint and the fraud
of the Chicago national convention
and will not tolerate the alliance
there demonstrated between crooked
politics and crooked business Cali
fornia's Republican party is synony-
nous with progress and political |
freedom This Republican party of
our state unequiyocally declared for
Roosevelt by 1900 majority in the
primary, where every candidate was
given full opportunity and absolute
fair play. Presidential electors un-
der the law are selected by the cam
didates for the legislature chosen at
direct primaries. There Is widO ,
divergency Of opinion as to whether
candidate for presidential electors
can by petition be put upon the ticket
by party designation or II thus put
upon the ticket can be voted for In
a single group: and there are many
who insist that the only party desig-
nations that can be used are Republi-
can, Democratic and Socialist. i
Outlines the Plan.
1T has therefore been determined
that those candidates for the leglsla-
ture in the Republican party who are
shall agree II they are
successful, to nominate candidates
lOr presidential electors who will
vote for Roosevelt for president
"The fight shall be made openly
md frankly upon the candidates for
the legislature who have the power
Df nominating presidential electors.
In this session the Taft men and the
Roosevelt mon, and any other men
who desire have an equal chance be-
lore the people.
"Of course this particular plan
will be obnoxious 10 the Taft adhor-
ents because no plan where they
have only an equal chance Is accep-
liable to them. They realize full well
that the Republican party In Callfor-
MIA has not only declared itself by
of more than two to one,
but is now by even a creator proper
lion for Roosevelt for president; and
the Taft men like their brethren at
Chicago would prefer some method
which might nullify the peoples will
Repudlated Primaries.
Last December the Taft advocates
begged for a presidential primary in
order that they might have an equal
chance before the voters, and, be-
Cause It was Just, the progresslyes
accorded them this opportunity. Al.
though Taft himself accepted the law
and under It went into the contest,
Patrick Calhoun, the director and
proprietor Of the Taft machine In the
state OF California. Afterwards re-
pudIated the presidential primary