Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-08
ONLY ONE TICKET IN THE FIELD
La Toilette Delegates to Go on the
Primary Ballot.
NO ROOSEVELT NAME IN SIGHT
7. r. to Have Delegation if He
Wins at the Polls.
CoRRICK TO DIRECT CONTEST
Apparently Out of the Move
ment, According to Re-
4 suits at Lincoln.
(From a staff Correspondent. }

4 From a Staff Correspondsnt.G
LINCOLN, Feb. T-special Telegram.l
Definite confirm alton was had today Of
the report current yesterday that the Ii
Toilette and Roosevelt followers In III.
state had reached an understanding tC
vote for Q common ticket. The fina
touches were put to the affair At q con
ference between Governor Aldrich, Frank
Harrison. field man from the national Ia
Toilette headquarterx and John o
lYeiser, who filed the Roosevelt petition
As q sequence to the agreement Governor
Aidrich. who for some time has beer
looked upon As a Roosevelt man. and Sec
'rstary Corrick Of the state La Toilette
organization are both out with state
ments.
While Corrick says there has been q
substantial understanding all the time II
Is nevertheless q fact that In the con-
ference at which the deal was arranged
he was not present and II is current
report that he has been ignored in the
preliminary negotiations.
Another fact which stands out Is that
Yeiser has been eliminated as q candi-
date for delegate-at-large. It being said.
on the best of authority, that his can
didacy was one thing which the La Fol-
lette men would not concede.
One thing which Is not apparent is
WHARF the Roosevelt men are going to
get their share OF the representation on
the primary ticket. the delegates from
,ffve fths six districts having already
been named by the La Toilette men. the
sixth district and the deleates-at-large
being stin to be nominated at the meet
ing Monday.
La FolIstte Men Take All.
Mr.. Corrfck. In mis- statement. says:
"The campaign for Mr.. La Toilette as
originally planned by the La Follette
league viii be energeueally continued
until the primaries. The state confer
enoe called for pext Monday Will endorse
ssnsior Ls Foliette for tbs presidency.
Men will be chosen who ere Recognised
progrsssives, friendly to both Senator la
Fonstts and Colonel Roosevelt The
naneldats who receives the highest vote
at the primaries will receive the votes
OF the delegates nominated at the con-
ference. II elected"
II the view taken by Corrick Is cor
rect the La Toilette league has simply
swallowed the Roosevelt movement and
all the friends Of the man from Oyster
Bay get out of 1t is the prou,ise that
II they will help elect La FoIlstts men
to the national convention those dele
gatss will help nominate Roosevelt II
II is impossible TO name their own man.
The Roosevelt men get no representa-
ton on the ticket. but are simply to be
hewers OF wood and drawers Of water
for the Wisconsin senator.
what the Governor Says.
Governor Aldrich asserts that the NOM
nation OF Colonel Roosevelt would pre-
vent the unrest usually associated with
a presidential campaign because his po-
sition toward business Is known. He
states that in his Judgment public senu-
msnt Is erystallizing In favor OF Roose-
welt
Governor Aldrich states there are no
serious differences between republicans
In Nebraska He asserts that there will
be put two sets OF delegates voted on st
the primaries. one pledged to President
Taft and the other either to Senator La
Toilette or Colonel Roosevelt. The choice
between the last two viii depend. In the
Nebrsska executives opinion. on the re-
suits which can be obtained under their
respective leaderships. He says in part:
In my Judgment. the evidence on every
hand from straw votes taksn by the great
metropolitan dailies and from other un-
doubted and reliable sources Of informa-
tion shows that the sentiment ID rapidly
erystsllixing around our ex-president.
Theodore Roosevelt
In the last few days It would seem
that Senator La Folietts WIN not be able,
owing to his severe Illness and worn
energies. to prosecute his campaign. and
to further conduct hs leadership At this
critical period Of formation of political
forces, and the republican party In this
state and nation are indeed fortunate IN
having In Colonel Roosevelt q republican
whose progressive policies and great char
scter have done 50 much for this coun-
Try"
CoIonePs Attitude Well Known.
After paying tribute to Colonel Roose-
velts moral earnestness and civic virtue,
Governor Aldrich says:
Another matter Of Importance in con-
sidsring the availability of Colonel
Roosevelt. Is this-That with his nomina-
tion there would not be associated the
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