Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-25
new PARTY MAKING PLANS
Governor Johnson Appoints Execu'
tive Committee of Eighteen.
GOV. ALDRIcH IS A MEMBER
Colonel Roosevelt Says Course of the
Baltimore Convention VIII Have
No Affect on Action of
the Independents.

! + CHICAGO, June A.-The nomination Of
pronounced progressive" at Baltimore
will make no change In the plans OF Col.
onel Roosevelt to lead the new party
which was born last Saturday. A pro-
gressive statement came from Colonel
Roosevelt on the subject after there had
been some discussion around the Roosc-
welt headquarters Of the possibility that
| known progressive" might receive the
! democratic presidential nomination. Some
of the visitors at headquarters appeared
to think that If recognized progressive
was nominated 1t might hamper the in
dependent party.
In answer to a question "Wil your
position be influenced by any act of the
Baltimore convention" Roosevelt said:
| 1T VIII not be. | shall not depart from
what said on Saturday night. shall
accept the progressive nomination on 4
progressive platform and shall fight the
battle through to the end"
Governor Johnson of California all
nounced the personnel of the committee
on organization which for the present at
least will be the managing committee OF
| the new party, The list was received
with eagerness by politicians both for
and against the new party as the first
indication of the men who are definitely
aligned with Roosevelt
Committee of Eighteen.
| Instead of seven members, as was the
announced intention, johnson named
eighteen all of whom had accepted. The
committee Is headed by Governor John
son, who will be acting chairman. The
other members are:
Senator Moses L. Capp, Minnesota.
| Senator Joseph NJ, Dixon. Montana
Senator Miles Poipdexter Washington.
Governor {. II. Aldrich, Nebraska.
! Governor r. y. VcSsey, Souta Dakota.
| E. a, Van Valkcnburg. editor Philadel.
, phla North American.
Colonel W. r. Nelson, owner and pub
Usher Kansas City Star.
Former Congressman Richard Pierson
North Carolina.
William r. Prendergrast, New York.
James r. Garfield. Ohio.
William Allen White, Kansas.
Clifford Pinchot, California,
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. Colorado.
Mathew Hale. Massachusetts.
George l.. Record, New Jersey.
Charles II. Thompson, Vermont,
Colonel +. c. Darlington, Maryland.
The committee, Governor johnson de-
clared was merely temporary and would
be added to from time to time.
No date for meeting of the com
mittee Of eighteen has been set The
correspond with each other by mail and
Telegraph as soon as the conditions in
the several state are ascertained.
IlIiuris 12rn see Teddy.
Illinois Roosevelt men discussed with
him the new party plans to be pursued
IN this state, Chauncey Dewey, Medill
Mccormick Walter Clyde Jones, candi-
date for nomination for governor, and
others, held a conference.
Mccormick said 1t had been decided to
in Illinois In opposition to the regular
republican organization.
lie said the main clements in the new
party at the start would be the Illinois
progressive republican league and the
Roosevelt organization, built up by the
leaders OF the Roosevelt movement In
the state.
The new party is expected to place a
complete state ticket in the field from
governor down, including congressional
candidates.
u Wi~cnn siu rr"Gre ssites Waiting.
MADISON WIS, June 24.-Progressive
republicans here will refuse to talk of
third party until after the democratic
national convention.
Four high in republican councils said