The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-06
Mccormick Attempts to
I brow Progressive
Votes to Colonel.
WISCONSIN MAN
STILL is IN RACE
Announces That He Will No.
Withdraw, but Friends Realize
He Is Out of the Running,
and Mad Scramble for
Delegates to Conven-
ton Is On.

Washington, February 6-Senato,
La Toilette. through mis- campaign
manager. announced tonight that de-
spite Ill health he would not with.
draw from the race for the Republican,
nomlnat.on.tor President Fast on the
heels Of his declaration one or his
most ardent supporters, President
Medill Mccormick, or the Illinois pro-
gressive Republican League, issued
call to the Illinois progressives TO de.
sert the La Toilette STANDARD and to
work for solid Roosevelt delegation
from Illinois in the Chicago conycu-
tion.
The two statements created nurry
In progressive political circles. The
first statement was made for Senator
La Toilette by Colonel w. L. Houser,
his mrnager and chairman of the Ma
ttonal Progressive Republican Com.
mlttee. 1t was as follows:
Senator La Toilette finds II neces.
sary to take a few weeks rest This
may prevent his making speeches IN
the States which are to hold early
primaries. and his friends In those
States viii make such campaign for
him as In their judgment WIN best
servo tho progressive principles which
his candidacy represents
Asks Fight for Principles.
In any State where his trends find
- t"posSloie, BECAUSE or his present
inability to I'LL speaking engaEements
to secure the election OF delegates FOR
him. they Will best serve tho pro-
gressive cause by instructing dele-
gates, where they find It possible 10
DO SO. for the thoroughgolng and de-
finite principles which he has advo-
Gated and aided In embodyins I'm
progressive statutes. proposed In con-
! structlVc measures which he has in.
troduced in the United States senate.
ana In the addresses which he has al
ready made in this campaign
senator La Toilette wAs urged 10
become candidate by the most active
progressive Republicans Of the country
because they believed that he, better
than any other man, bs the whole
course of his political career, repre-
sented these principles. He wo,,id
never have consented to stand as a
candidate, except in good faith.
Though he finds his clans lnterfered
with by his temporary lndisEosition, In
fuliilment of the implied pledge which
ms candidacy made to those who have
always believed In the sincerity and
consistency OF his purposes. his name
VIII be presented to tho National Re-
publican Convention and delegates will
make an aggressive contest for his
nomination and for strong propras
slVe PLATFORM. To this end, the prog.
ressive Republican campaign commit
tee will devote It's best efforts.
Whatever time Senator La Toilette
can devote to the campaign after tak-
ING needed rest for few weeks. VIII
be given subject to such demands aa
his official duties make upon him"
Scramble for Delegates.
Mr.. McCormick's call 10 the members
of the Illinois Progressiv. Republican
League was made public an hour later.
II was telegraphed to tho league head
quarters In Chicago. and was as fol-
lows: 80
Considering all tho circumstances.
including Senator La FolIette's physical
condition, In the opinion OF the over
whelming majority of progressive Re-
publican members OF 10th houses OF
Congress progressives IN Illinois must
unite to send Roosevelt the delegates
TO the next National Republican Con-
vention. With Roosevelt and Jones tha
progresslves can sweep Illinois and es-
/ taniish In State and nation progressive
administrations, which will substitute
policy of positive leadership for q
policy of compromise with principle
and concession to special interests"
rhe Jones mentioned as a running
mate on the ticket with Colonel Roose-
Veit Is the progressive Republican
candidate for the guberaatoral nomi.
| nation in Illinois.
Turn TO Roosevelt.
Jersey CITY. y. j.. February at a
banquet he'd here to- night by tho Hud-
son county Progressive Republicans,
George l.. Record chairman Of ths
county progressive committees, an,
nounced that he had received a tele-
F. phone message from Washington to-
lette had withdrawn as n candidate FOR
the Republican nomination for Presl-
dent, and that progressives all over tho
country now would work for the Houi-
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