Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-26
K|bbEY STARTS
ROOSEVELT CLUB
Pledged to Use All Homo
rable Means to Nominate
Former President
MISSOURI REPUBLICANS ACT
State Committee at Kansas City
Fixes Time and Place For
Convention.

Convention.
(By Special Leased Wire TO New Nexican)
Phoenix, Ariz, Jan. 2G.-Joseph Kib-
hey, former territorial governor, and
Dwight B. Heard, two leaders of the
Progressive wing Of the Republican
party in the new state, launched a
Roosevelt club today. Members of the
club are pledged to use all honorable
MEANS" to secure the nomination Of
the former President.
Three Cities Fight for Convention.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 26-With the
primary object of fixing the time and
place for the meeting Of the state
convention to select delegates to the
National convention in Chicago, the
Republican State Central Committee
convened here today.
The contest for the meeting place
was a hot one with ST. Louis, ST. Jo-
seph and Kansas City in the fight
Whether the committee action
would favor President Taft for re-
nomination for President or would
lean to the side of former President
Roosevelt was topic much discussed
in political circles early today
Bid for the Progressives.
THAT amendment presumably en-
bodied the ideas of the only section
OF the Republican party to whom the
public can look for assistance toward
any relief from tariff taxation" said
MIR. Palmer. He added that if "the
progressive element in the Senate
would accept this opportunity" for ac-
complishing tariff revision, they would
find a united Democratic party in
that body willing also to take at least
one tariff issue out Of the realm of
politics."
Armed Truce.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2G.-An
armed truce prevailed in the commit
tee when that body went into eXecu.
tive session at noon. There was a
general agreement that neither the
Taft nor the Roosevelt forces should
start anything which was taken tc
mean that the conlinitt oe would en-
dorse neither. At the same time botl
sides claimed they were in control
At St. Louis April 25.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 26.-The
Missouri Republican convention tc
select delegates to the National con
vention at Chicago, will be held ii
st Louis, Thursday, April %, accord
ing to the decision of the State Cen
trail committee meeting in this city
today.
Democratic Split in Missouri.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 26-The eff
forts of William J. Bryan to settle
the conflict between Speaker Chaml
| Clark and former Governor J. w
Folk for tho endorsement of the Mis-
souri, Democrats for the presidential
nomination had produced no materia
results today. Bryan, while here yes
terday, suggested division of th'
Missouri delegation as between Foil
and Clark, the candidate to be drop
ped who received the smaller numbe
of votes on the first ballot in the na
tional convention at Baltimore.
Former Governor Lon V. Stephens
a follower of Speaker Clark, mad
/! the proposition to Mr.. Bryan who il
/ turn presented it to the managers o
each faction. Each refused to consid
er any compromise.
Judge Virgil Rule today issued from
the Clark headquarters a statemen
which was to effect that no Presider
tial candidate has authority to try t
divide that which he does not owl
and that the managers of the Clar
bureau do not propose to compromise
Governor Glasscock to Sound Roost
welt.
New York, Jan. Ex-Governor Glass
cock of West Virginia took luncheo
today with Colonel Roosevelt and
was reported that he would ask tn
Colonel if he would accept the nom
ination for President. Governor Glas
cock it was further said, would as
for a definite answer. Before tn
luncheon Colonel Roosevelt was asl
ed: at is reported that Governc
Glasscock is the bearer of note sig
ed by several other governors askin
your position in regard to nomin
ton for the Presidency
'I don't know of that at ALL" r
piled Colonel Roosevelt.
1t is understood that after tt
luncheon Governor Glasscock ma
have something to say.
viii Force His Nomination.
New York, Jan. 26.-"I think Ct
onel Roosevelt will never be a cane
( date. think he will have to be non
mated without being a candidate" sa
Governor Glasscock this afternoon.
q s'Do you think Colonel Rooseve
n viii decline a nomination.
II mo man has ever yet declined
a. replied Governor Glasscock. Il a
g going back to West Virginia to wo
p for Colonel Roosevelt, and expect tn
9. West Virginia will send sixteen de
gates for him to the Republican I
tional convention"
Governor Glasscock said he had
g. authority to speak for Colonel Roo
s. welt but was speaking only for hi
le self
'r Governors on Roosevelt Committee