The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-27
ROOSEVELT FOLLOWERS
WILL NOT BOLT PARTY.
Little Encouragement Given .
Third Party by Wheeling
Republicans.
Many Yesterday Voiced Them.
selves as Against Proposed
New Party.

When "Bwana Tumbo" blows his
horn there will be few moose in the
Mountain State answer the call of
the wild" Most OF the Republicans
OF West Virginia who were staunch
supporters Of the Jungle hunter havs
announced that they will not be bolt.
ers- They are true Republicans. and
the large majority az the mwiu sup
port the regular Republican ticket
headed by Taft and Sherman should
the third" party be launched But
II Is generally thought. even by the
roosevelt followers. that the colonel
viii fail in his bolt. for he is no.
being supported by the rank and file
OF the party. Deserted by his most
ardent supporters, the third term
seeker has little or no chance Of be-
Ing given enough ENCOURAGEMENT 20
run for President this fall. Inter
views from many prominent Wheel
Ing Republicans yesterday clearly
demonstrates that the colonel will be
out OF the running II he puts a ticket
IN the field here. His supporters at
the primaries will not be with him
In November. Here are a few short
talks made by local Republicans on
the situation yesterday.
Hon. Julian G. Hearne-"There will
be no third party. in my opinion. This
was demonstrated after the Chicago
convention. The most ardent fol-
lowers of Colonel Roosevelt. including
Governor Hadley and others. an
nounced after the vote was taken
that they would be regular and will
not support the bull moose" ticket.
should there be one.
President Taft is gaining In
strength each day. and will sweep
the country by a large majority In
November. no matter who the Demo
Gratis name at Baltimore. The ad-
ministration OF President Taft will
be sanctioned by his reelection"
George z. House, am certainly
opposed to a third party. I was at
the Chicago convention. and Il was
evident there that but few states VIII
support boiling ticket shou1d
Colonel Roosevelt run on one. But
in my opinion he will not 40 so. The
administration OF President Taft has
been one that merits a second term.
and | have not the slightest doubt
but what he Will be reelected IN No
vember."
Samuel X. Johnson voted for
Roosevelt at the primaries, but I
Will be regular do not favor a
third party. and many OF the former
Roosevelt supporters OF Ohio county
are OF the same opinion. Taft won
the nomination and should be given
the support OF the Republicans OF
West Virginia and the other states"
A. s. List-"While I am not poll
tician, I am most certainly opposed
TO third party. do not think. how
ever. that Colonel Roosevelt will be a
candidate on third party ticket, but
u he Is j do not intend supporting H."
II p. McGregor-"You can say for
me that am opposed 10 a third party.
do not believe that the Republicans
or Wheeling or any other city or state
will support Colonel Roosevelt II he
should bolt"
Roy Benton Naylor-"Of course I
was for Taft during the primaries.
but would have supported Roosevelt
II he had been the nominee. think
the majority OF the Republicans would
have supported Mr.. Roosevelt. But
now that he has been defeated al the
convention for the position for which
he wanted a third term. am most
certainly opposed 10 his running on a
third ticket. 10. would not support
such a ticket and do not think thai
the Republicans OF Wheeling or the
state intend doing such a thing N he
really does run on a boiling ticket"
Louis Buchwaid-'T do not think
that there viii be third party. will
be regular and support the nominee.
as think the majority Of the Repub-
licans will do"
Harry McJure-'Taft is the nom
inee and should be supported by the
party. This Bull Moose" stua
think, IL al hot sir and there win be
(continusd on Pa~s Tisv~n.1