Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-20
NATIONAL MEET
OF PROGREsS|VEs
Will Choose Between Roose-
welt and LaFolette Says
Clifford Pinchot
CUMM|NS NOW A CANDIDATE
Woodrow Wilson Plans West.
ern Tour Late in Month of
February.

/ Denver, Colo, Jan. 20.-lhe RepuD-
| lican here today says concerted
plan is on foot to call a national meet
! ing of Progressive Republicans to
i decide upon choice between Roose-
welt and LaFollette as candidate for
the nomination to head the Republi-
can national ticket, and to receive the
support of Progressive Republican
delegates at the coming national con-
| vention.
Pinchot Leads Movement.
According to the Republican, J. S.
Temple, leading Progressive Repub-
lican of Denver, is in receipt of a
! letter from Clifford Pinchot at Wash
| ington, saying that working agree
ment has been made between sup
pcrters of Roosevelt and LaFollette,
with the idea of concentrating Pro-
gressive strength in the Republican
national convention to bring about
the defeat of Taft for denomination.
| The Lady or the Tiger?
| The plan, as set forth, is for a
meeting of Progressive delegates to
the national convention to be held
several days before the convention to
| determine which of the, two, Roose-
welt or LaFollette will have the
stronger support and to place that one
in nomination for presidential candi-
| date.
The letter, however, does not state
whether Roosevelt or LaFollette eth
er have sanctioned the plan, or
whether a willingness has been ex-
pressed by Roosevelt to run, should
he be favored for the nomination.
Barkis is Willing.
| Washington, D. c., Jan. 20.-Sena-
tor Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, Pro-
gressive Republican, today announced
his candidacy for the Republican
presidential nomination, in a state
ment in which he says if the Repub-
| licans of Iowa believe him fit man
to urge before the Chicago conven-
tion he will accept their decision.
The cummns Statement.
Senator Cummins statement fol
| lows: 80 much has been published
| ia the newspapers, so much written
and said to me, concerning the Pres
iGential matter that | feel it to be
my duty to make to the Republicans
CT Iowa a plain statement on the sub
ject
Immediately on my return from
the last session of Congress, 1 gave
out through the press my opinion
with respect to the presidency. That
opinion remains unaltered.
"The situation however, has mate
rally changed, and it now seems prob
able that more than two candidates
for nomination will be seriously con-
sidered by the national convention.
"Under these conditions, if the Re-
rublicans of Iowa believe | am fit
man to be presented to the national
convention as a candidate for the
presidential nomination and desire
to present me, l will appreciate and
accept their confidence as most
gratifying evidence of their continued
faith in my purpose to serve, as best
can, the general welfare of the peo-
PIE.
(Signed) "ALBERT B. CUMMINS."
LaFoIette Plans Western Trip.
Chicago, Ill.,, Jan. Ex-senator Rob.
ert NJ. LaFollette will take his presi-
de ptio1 onpdid,ov woc+ noccih1y &c
far as the coast on trip that will
start early in March. Plans for the
trip are now being perfected in the
LaFollette headquarters here. "It is
more than likely that the Senator
will touch the Pacific coast" said
Robert NJ. Buck, secretary of the La
Toilette committee today. "But even
if he should fail to go that far, it is
certain he will be heard in the Dako-
tas, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Ok
lahoma."
The Senator is said especially to
be anxious to get his campaign I'M
der way in Kansas, which state he re-
CARDS as hugely favorable to his
candidacy.
Situation Complicated.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 20.-The
entrance of Mr.. Cummins into the
presidential fight materially compli-
Gates the Republican situation. Pres
iGent Taft is now openly opposed for
the nomination by Senators LaFol-
lette of Wisconsin, and Cummins,
beth Progressives, while still other
Progressives are urging the nomina-
ton of Colonel Roosevelt.
The announcement by Senator Cum
rims had been expected for several
days. Coming today in connection
with the report from Denver that Gift
ford Pinchot was taking the initiative
in movement for a conference Of
Progressive Republicans to decide on
enc candidate to oppose President
Taft, it started riot of political spec
ulation which eclipsed the ordinary
activities of the government.
Men Not Measures.
At the Progressive Republican cam
paign headquarters, the declaration
was made today by w. L. Houser, in
charge that the fight for LaFollette
would continue as if there were no
other Progressive candidates on the