Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-16
Colonel Says New Party Must
be Formed on Lines That In
voIve No Dicker to Deliver
Delegates TO Taft,
ORGANIZATIONS MAY
BE KEPT INTACT
Where Rough Rider Men Con-
troll No Trade Must be Made
by Which FavorS May be
Given or Accepted.
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oyster Bay, \. Y, July 15.-Form-
alton of a distinct independent party
and not the capture of the republican
party, is the course Colonel Roosevelt
laid out for himself tonight He took
issue fatty with supporters who have
advanced a proposal for effecting an
agreement with the republican organ
ization in some state through which
under certain conditions the strength
of the Roosevelt following might be
thrown behind President Taft. The
colonel will have none of it.
Il shall not acquiesce, he said.
Colonel Roosevelt made it clear
that he had decided upon thorough
fight, Independent of alliance with
either party, which will put him in
position to appeal to democrats as
well as republicans. In states in which
his followers have control of the re-
publican organization he is ready to
ca ~ on his campaign through that
medium.
mo compromise" is to be his bat
tie cry.
colonel Roosevelt dictated this
statement of his position:
Il see that in Pennsylvania and
Maryland the proposal has been made
that Identical Roosevelt and Taft
electors run and the electors who are
chosen cast their votes for which ever,
either Mr. Tart or myself, gets the
most votes. ! trust that no such plan
will be adopted | claim in every
primary state where the primaries
were carried for me and where cleo
tors have been nominated that as a
matter of the highest obligation those
men are bound to vote for me, for l
am the nominee of the Overwhelming
majority of the rank and file of the
republican party and Mr.. Taft's nomi-
nation represents nothing but the sue
cessful dishonesty of the BarnesPen-
se-Guggenheim machine ana is not
binding upon any honest republican.
In certain primary states, as ! un-
on in the primaries to see whether
my name or that of Mr.. Taft shall be
put on the regular ticket instead OF
being nominated by petition, it being
the intention of the party beaten in
the primary to nominate its electors
by petition. This is all right and
proper; but so far as ! have any say
in the matter, | shall not assent to
any arrangement under which, by any
circumstances my supporters or cleo
tors supported by them, shall cast
their votes for Mr.. Taft.
Il make appeal to all progressives,
no matter what their past affiliations
may be. who genuinely believe in pro-
gressiVe principles and who belleNe
as | do, that both of the old party or
ganizations are completely under the
dominion of the bosses and of the
special privileges and that both the
Chicago and Baltimore platforms are
fundamentally unprogressve and re
dictionary platforms, showing that 1t Is
hopeless to expect from either of the
old parties under present conditions
any real and far-reaching progressive
movement.
Therefore. hope that in every
state the progressive without regard
to their past party affiliations, may
for electors who in the electoral col |
lege will cast their votes for the ma
uonal progressive candidate for presi-
dent"
Colonel Roosevelt added that he is
willing to have the same electors on
both the republican and the national
progressive tickets as long the his sup
porters do not agree that the entire
electoral vote Of a state should go to
President Taft if the republican ticket
should receive the greater number OF
votes
His declaration was regarded as
final answer to his followers VINO
have wished to lay less emphasis upon
the new party idea and support Col
onel Roosevelt on the ground that ne T
was the rightful nominee of the re-
publican party.