The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-07-18
Opposes New Party; COunsGIs Caution.

he was one OF the seven governors who
urged COL Roosevelt to enter the race
for the Republican nomination for
president, and subsequently led the
Roosevelt campaign in this state, and
although he was chairman Of the state
convention that sent him and seven
other ardent Roosevelt republicans to
the Chicago convention as delegates
at large from Missouri; and although
he was the Roosevelt floor leader in
that convention and became the most
conspicuous and most popular Roose-
welt republican in the eyes Of the del
egates from all the states, Governor
Hadley remains within the ranks Of the
grand old party and will not aid COL
Roosevelt in organizing new party.
He will give his cordial support to the
nominees OF the republican party for
state and local Offices; but he will OPP
pose any rule Of prescription which
would drive from the party and from
the support Of the state and local party
tickets those republicans who may not
feel disposed TO support The national
ticket but are otherwise in harmony
with the republican party in this state.
The governor has made it plain that
he will not support Roosevelt electors
nominated or placed on the ballot for
November. 1t is doubtful whether
names OF candidates for state Or local
Offices can be placed on ballot to be
voted in November otherwise than by
nomination at the August primary ele'
tion or by authority Of recognized
committee Of a political party that
polled at least three per cent OF the
entire vote Of the state at the last reg
ular election; and it is also quite doubt
full whether candidates nominated in
August by any party can appear on the
ballot in November as the candidates
Of a new or independent party or Of
any other party than the one on whose
ticket they were nominated in August.
However that may be determined
there seems to be no doubt that pres
idential electors will be put up by the
new or Roosevelt party before the first
Of October in the manner prescribed
by law.
1t is confidently expected by the re
publican state organization that Gov
ernor Hadley will take a leading part
in the regular republican campaign,
especially in behalf Of the party plat
form to be adopted in September and
the party candidates TO be nominated
in August.
The governor has made two author
lied statements, neither Of which leaves
any room for doubt as 10 his position.
In statement issued on June oath,
and in another statement, which was
prompted by some unauthorized news
paper articles, on July 9th, he stated
that he did not intend 10 take any part
in the work Of organizing a third party,
as he believed the republican party
was still useful agency Of good gov
crnment," and that he could render
more useful public service by continu'
ing as a member Of that party" He
also declared that, in his opinion, there
was no occasion for the organization Of
a third or progressive party, as the re-
publican party in Missouri was and
would continue TO be a progressive
party.
Governor Hadley also stated in a
published interview that while he un'
derstood there would be an effort 10
place a Roosevelt electoral ticket upon
the ballot in this state, he expected to
have DO part therein. Whether it could
be done under the law, and whether it
would be advisable as a matter Of poi
itics to have the republican state and
local tickets placed upon this ballot, as
well as upon the regular republican
ticket, is a question, the governor
stated, for those responsible for repub-
lican success in this state to consider.
Although the point is not covered in
either OF the two statements that he
has made. il is known that he has told