The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-24
Republicans Suggest In
dorsing Candidate Of
Progressive Party.
HIS NAME WILL
BE PRESENTED
Many Delegates Believe State
Leader of Bull Moosers Could
Be Taken Over Without
Adoption Of Entire Plat
form on Which He
Stands.

Stands.
Saratoga. n. Y. September 23-The
name of Oscar S. Straus, gubernatoriai
candidate of the Progressive party.
may be presented to the Republican
State Convention, which meets here
Wednesday, as Its CANDIDATE for Gov
ernor Senator Josiah T. Newcomb,
of New York, upon his arrival to-
n ght, authorized a statement in
which he declared that If necessary
he would present Mr.. Strauss name.
This declaration. which created Keen
discussion among the early delegates
came close on the heels OF tele-
gram from Mr. Stratus In reply to
teiegraphic inquiry as 10 whether he
would ,accept such nomlpat'on or
would your acceptance be conditionai
on the platform or other contingent
considerations
Mr. Straus replied to this Inquiry:
IT appeal to the people of all par
ties to give me their support upon
my public record and upon the Govern
ant in my platform with the people VI
the Empire State"
DELEGATES who favor the candidates.
of former Speaker James W. "aos-
worth. Job z. Hedges, former Congress
man William S. Bennett, Frederick w.
stevens and District Attorney Charles
S. Whitman, Of New York. openly oe-
c,ared tonight that Mr.. Strauss tele-
cram made it obligatory upon the
Republican convention to adopt the
Progressive party platform II 1t nom
mated Mr. Straus. Other deieeates.
however, were not so certain that II
would be necessary to adopt all the
blanks of the Progressive party IL
Mr.. Straus were named
Expects support OF Hadiey.
,on,in Mo. September Ex-Governor
| usrhert Hadley, of Missouri. In the
| oninion of Colonel Roosevelt as he ex-
| nre.xed II to-day. will join the FRO
i zres.iye party in the national cam
pai8n. ..;d
Colonel Roosevelt that Governor Hao.
! lev will yet decide to stand with Us
Colonel Roosevelt saw nothing OF the
Governor during his trip through TINS
| state. When he went to st. LOUIS
to speak at the beginning OF ms .oul'
the statement was published tnat no
had received a letter from the Gov
ernor. The Colonel would say notn-
inr about it. Governor Hadley has al
ready said he soon would make puonc
a statement of his position.
ReRinning the day IN Kansas. Colonel
Roosevelt came into Missouri ana
spoke at Springfield and Joplin Win
number OF short speeches from the
train at other points He attacked
the Republican national committee.
saving it had forever separated the
nubIic from the Republican party ana
had boarded up the party until you
could not get into it wath jimmy.
He told the people in Speaker Champ
c1ark's home State that MI. clark mao
been beaten in the Democratic con-
vention although he had beaten 1o'-
ernor Wilson IN the primaries.
In the crowd at Lamar there was
man with a huge banner bearing the
lords we Want Taft, Let Well
enough Alone" The banner attracted
CoIoneI RooseveIt's attention. Bend
ing over the railing OF his car ne
noin,ed to the man with the tanner
and said:
Inv man who supports the receiver
~ stolen goods stands on . level vita
,h. receiver Of the stolen goods. As
il dishonest man. and Is unnt 20
ssociate with honest men
AS the train drew out Colonei Soose"
Y lit called 10 the crowd:
"Gooc-by. honest men,
When the Colonel reached SPRING
field he found another Taft banner and
saw a number of men who wers wear
ing Taft badges.
Il have noticed several Taft badges
in YOUR town. ne said in his speech.
and they are thu appropriate color
Of yellow There never was a yello~er
performance than that Of the Repub-
jican managers at TIA Chicago con
ventioa. and the badges are just the
right color The man who puts one IN
shows that he sas yellow streak
: some " here.
Tn Colonel attacked the Eepubli-
can National Committee in his speech
at Joplin
The Republican National COMMIT
] tee ne said. rs composed of nfty-
three men. most of them shady"
/ All % tnsm." man In the crowd
shouted
] Well. pretty near all the Coionei
said. There were JEST about enough
Of the other kind to have saw 81 Sodom
and Gonorrsh.-
Colonel Roosevelt LEFT here fo- Ok
Iahoa.a Tonight