The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-09
Colonel's Plan Is to Put on
His Ticket Democrats and
Republicans
THEY ARE TO VOTE
FOR HIS ELECTORS
Candidates Expected to Go
Into Scheme Progressive
But Don't Want TO
Leave Parties

OYSTER, BAY. n. Y. saiy s.--A
shrewd game OF scientific politics il
TO be played by Colonel Roosevelt this
fall in the bitter light TO carry New
York State
The ex-president disclosed it to-
night after he had talked With "a dele.
CATION of organization Republicans
from Manhattan, heaued By William
NJ. Chadbourne, a member of the New
York county committee.
Roosevelts bold scheme is to put on
his own ticket in different districts
throughout the State Democratic or
Republican candidates for various Of
fees who, in return for the endorse
ment of the Roosevelt forces, will
agree 10 work for the election OF
Roosevelt presidential electors. The
candidates to go into this trade are
to be men who lean toward the third
party. but who do not want for po-
lirical exigency to desert either the
Democratic or Republican line-up.
The only visible drawback to Roose-
velt's plan, 1t was pointed out today,
is to get men, who, while accepting
the Roosevelt support, Will go to the
limit in trying TO put through the col
onel's electors.
One thing that makes Roosevelt
sanguine that the scheme will work
out. at least in a number Of districts,
is that with three tickets in the field,
many candidates Will go into the bat
tie with the duh prospect ahead of
losing at the polls. To make them
selves certain OF winning. these pros-
peCtive candidates, Roosevelt believes.
Will be only too eager to give their
support to his electors and by doing
it get on the third party ballot.
In every instance where this plan
is carried outfit Roosevelt is able to
accomplish 1t, at all-the Republican
or Democratic candidate will remain
upon their own party ballots. appar-
entity supporting the Taft or Wilson,
electors
Members Want to Run.
Many Republicans and Democrats
In New York, In certain districts, are
anxious to get their names on the
third party ticket as progressives. and
are eager to support our electors" said
Roosevelt tonight. We are working
upon II now. and / think you will find
number OF them on the third party
ballot"
Asked If tile same plan might be at
tempted in other States, such as
Pennsylvania and Illinois, where the
Roosevelt and Taft forces are strug-
Cling for supremacy, Roosevelt re-
piled.
''Tm sure | do not know about that
but do know about New York.
The colonel showed good humor az
ter the departure Of his New York
visitors. for they had told him. he said.
that the situation in the State is ex-
tremely hopeful
Now that the third party call to
arms is out. Roosevelt regards the
move as well under way While It
- believed that the colonel will go
to Chicago to direct the work OF con-
IGNITION of August 5th, he said tonight
that he was not sure of 1t.
II may stay at home and play ten
MIS- he remarked. blithely.
He's Mum About This.
No word could be drawn from the
ex-presidept as to whom ne favors
rQr~t he~p vice .rez4dantial>- asa,Eaiassstss-r-
The cofonefs preference Ties between
Governor Johnson. of California, and
Judge Ben Lindsay. of Colorado. Tho
betting is on Johnson.
The conspicuous absence from the
third party convention call of tins
r.mes of Governor Stubs. OF Kar-
sas, Governor Glasscock. OF Yves.
Virginia. and others of the original
seven governors was preached to the
o&-presidenr.
I'm glad you mentioned that" he
calculated. William Allen White. ot
natlsas, and lot of others wnose
names were not on the call nave
pla,rtively telegraphed ME protest.
lag that their names were eft of.
New. 1 had nothing to do with T. The
.shcIe thing was left to the Rcose-
.-e'r organizations III the dlferent
States.
Governor Johnson's name. as we'll
&c those of Governor Vesey. OF south
Dakota and governor Carey. OF South
cl.itng were put on by tine organiza-
tions in thei Estates Governor Stuhhsa-
namt did not go down beoatise the
governor did not ask. | dii nat ask
him if he wanted 1t.
"Stubbs is with me heart and SOUL"
How about Governor Hadley, or
Missouri" was yentured.
HadIey Sympathetic.
Governor Hadley is in sympathy
with the cause, and will WORK for 1t.
replied Roosevelt. He went N to
explain thattin States where the Re-
publican organization is controlled by
the progressives. as in Kansas. tho
Roosevelt men Will Noih within Ia
organization. A
ut would be of no use for them
to set up a third party ticket" said
Roosevelt. "In more than half Il
dozen States we have electors al.a
ready named who are going to vot0%
for the third party candidates in the
electoral college. In those States it@
would be folly TO run third tick
at fsoyeruh,- Sstibhs will fight for
the progressive cause and SO VIII
Governor Hadiey and many othera#
who are to stay within the Repnh-
Iican organization. sSs
Roosevelt hesitated 70 give th@%
names of al 1.-The States where tin2
procedure to be followed would h&@
the Same as IN Kansas and S0uths L.
kota where Roosevelt electors Aa
TO 70 on the straight Republics 1
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