The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-26
In Progressive States Entire
Third t arty Ticket Is to
Be Put Out
PLAN IS NOW FOR
ELECTORS 10 TRAIL
Lieutenant Governor Gordon
Brings Message of Hope
and Cheer From State
of Minnesota

OYSTER BAY, y. Z. July 25.-Th"
method of running the third party
ticket next fall in States where the
progressive party is dominant was re-
y e. led tonight by Colonel Rooseve!ts
The inclination af the Roosevelt
laaders all along has been 10 isnpre
President Taft as the regular nominee
OF the Republican party. and TO put
the colonel at the head of the RepCb-
lican ticket In every one of the pro-
gressiye States. Investigation of the
State laws has SHOWN that tneh
scheme cannot be worked out.
To get around the ineXoracie Law.
the Bull Moose leaders have hit upon
the idea of putting the Roosevelt
electors. In each of the progressive
States. upon a third ticket and trail
ing along with all the candidates Tor
Stnt..' and congressional offices, WniGn
in every instance Will be RooseN cit
men.
Roosevelt disclosed the third party
scheme after a talk with Lieutenant
Governor Gordon, OF Minnesota, mo
visited Sycamore Hill to see what
the colonel wanted done about me
ticket there.
Straight Third Tickets.
an Minnesota, az well as in han
sas Idaho, California and AasniHg~
ton. we are to have Roosevelt electors
run upon third tickets, SAID inc COZ
onei The laws IN each OF In Use
States prevent the Republican oalk''
The leaders in those States insist ina
/ am entitled TO head the regular
rS-a Mt II
have me at the top of their Republican
tlpkets as a rebuke to the forces that
stole ths nomination for President
Taft
In every State controlled by the
urogressives. we are to put up Roose-
velt men as candidates for all the
State offices, running upon the ke-
nutlican tickets. Every man OF them
will. go on the third party ticket aiohG
with our own set of electors, VINO III
many instances, were named at the
a..r4Ys- f.fi.saar4as,-T The Roosevelt eAssz-
tors will resign from the Repupi'can
ticket. The Taft electors Will nave
TO be nut on the Republican ucKe'
by petition.
Il shall support every progressive
candidate who is thus named on ,ne
national progressive partys ticket ~
turn, every progressive candidate VII
support the electors on my uchec
| Lieutenant Governor Gordon ta4keH
encoura gingly to the Colonel abo9'
| conditions In Minnesota.
| Minnesota for L. X.
no trouble to beat wilson ans
/ Taft in Minnesota" said Gordon pc
fore going to the hilltop TO see thf
lex president >,
| Roosevelt has the State three u
nne The La Toilette sentiment there
mr. what there was of ii, has diec
down. Only few La Toilette Leaders
are opposing Roosevelt now. and thel
don't count.
| "Exeep.ing for State chairma'
| smith. who is a Taft supporter ever.
one Of the organizations in MlnnesotS
"a for the Colonel. Smith is lawne!
man. and naturally is working agaihs
Roosevelt.
| before the Progressive party con
rert,on In the State on jury auth
avery one OF the Roosevelt electoi
lraraa AT the primaries will resign an
ha nut upon the Roosevelt ticket. ~
Iouestion exists of our AFFINITY 10 Cal
cha state for Roosevelt. aou oo.i
near Wilson or Taft talked OF IN MI"
nesota. s;a,,as n
coraon Is one of SIX candidates II
eva Netd in Minnesota for the gupe 81.
material nomination. With hooseNo
backing he thinks he has chahoe
being the candidate.