The Washington times., 1912-06-26
PARTY
LEADERS MEET TO
FORMULATE PLANS
Frank A. Munsey Gives In
terview on Future of
New Organization.

NEW YORK, June 2s.-At a meeting
to be held In this city today plans for
the new Roosevelt Progressive party
| are to be formulated and a vigorous
campaign will probably be outlined. II
| Is said that State tickets will un-
doubtedly be placed in New York,
| Massa achusetts, and Maryland, and in
all probability In many other States.
The Leaders of the new movement
now refer to the new organization as
the Progressive party" and is TO be
| absolutely and forever divorced from
| every other party.
Among those who are to participate
In the conference today will be Ormsby
McHarg. manager of Colonel Roose-
Velts Southern campaign for delegates
| to the recent Republican national con-
vention at Chicago; former United
| States Senator Albert ]. Beveridge,
| Controller William A. Prendergast,
Frank A. Munsey. George w. Perkins,
! Timothy l.. Woodruff Lawrence r. Alb
bott, former Congressman Lucius Lit
tauer. and George b. Cortelyou.
Mr.. Munsey Interviewed.
In an interview this morning In the
New York Times Mr. Munsey spoke of
| the new party and its policies as fol-
lows:
| There seems TO be a good deal Of
doubt OH th; part Of the Taft delegates
| tire third parry will actually be start
ed or not Are you willing 10 say what
you think about IT." he was asked.
Il am perfectly willing to say and to
| assure you that there is no doubt what
ever. In fast, it is ali eady started,
and all that remains to be done 10 to
carry out the plans as set forth by the
Orchestra Hall convention in Chicago
saturday night
Anybody having any doubt about the
new uarty b, Ing started may as well
dismiss the doubt now as later"
VIII this new party, Mr.. Munsey. go
to the extern OF putting q local ticket in
the field in the several States, as well
as national Ticket" was tho next
question.
1t Will do 50 wherever 1t seems :he
| wise thing t" do. The party is to Re an
all-around party. the same as any other
rarty. with "ftces ranging from con
some states where it will not be neces-
sary, but in such States. for example
as New York. Massachusetts. AMI
Maryland, there is nothing else to do.
Mr. Aunsey went on to say:
Interest In New Party.
II am amazed at the number of men
who have called me on the telephone
today and who have spoken to me on
the street, assuring me Of their deep
interest in this new party. and promis-
ing me that they will support it with
whole mart and soul. They revolt
one and all, at steam-roller methods.
and declare that they have had enough
OF them"
In answer to another question, Mr..
Munsey said:
at is not at all clear whether the
new Progressive party would benefit
most from the nomination in Baltimore
Of a conservative or PROGRESSIVE:
draw its support from the Democratic
and Republican parties. That part or
1t coming from the Democratic party
would, as matter OF course De from
the progressive element
1T would therefore seem, on the race
' of II, that II a conservative were nom-
/ mated in, Baltimore II would be more
: i've party But this is not necessarily
so, as the Democratic party would
suffer, on the other end. a defecuon
, some measure go over to Taft, the pro-
' nounced conservative.
y None Measure With Roosevelt.
"It is reasonably certain that no pro-
! gressive the Democrats could name
= would measure up to the towering
stature of Mr.. Roosevelt
He is not only a conspicuous ana
: ronounced Progressive, but has back
, OF him a record of achievements that
i mean something to the voters or the
5 country. Another candidate equally
= progressive and equally able Wltnout
such records of achievements would be
' sadly handicapped beside Mr.. Roose-
u u Welt" A., o.s
8 ;The Taft men refer to the Orches-
e ira Hall convention as a rump conVeh-
tion, declaring that the delegates VINO
9 attended that convention were bolters
T OF the Republican national convention
q What do you say about that Z!
), "lt was in no sense ruinp nSad
j ton, and the delegates who attenoeh
II that convention were in no sense oolt-
n ers, The Republican national conVen'
n ton had finished it's work. The steam
roller had run it's course. me oeie
r gates having performed the work Tor
l which they were elected ceased to b<
y delegates after the close of that con,
=, vention They were as free 10 attehC
this new convention as any man VINO
had not been a delegate to the old
- convention.
It Republicanism Ceased.
u There were many men in the Orches
ira Hall convention who had not beer
delegates to the other convention
- But. Mr.. Munsey. would you regard
! the men who took part in the new con
II vention as Republicans still?'
"Certainly | should not In taklnt
part in the new convention they ceae
10 be Republicans and became memDer'
p of the new Progressives party IheS
It are quite as Independent OF the Repuo
n lican party al If they had come INTO ina
70 convention from the Democratic party
70 as perhaps very GOOD numoer ulu IL
"a fact do"
> Mrs. Belva Lockwood