The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-19
Sixth District Elector States
that If Elected He Will
Vote for Roosevelt and
Johnson.
HAD BEEN REGARDED
AS TAFT SUPPORTER
Buggie in His Public State
ment Also Says He Intends
to Vote for Beveridge
andIandis.
BY CARL NOTE.


Further dismay was added TO the
broken spirit of Republican state chair
man. Fred A. Sims. when he received
the announcement that Fred S. Bug
gle, Taft elector. would vote for Roose-
welt and Johnson, If elected.
Buggie's announcement, the regular
Monday morning disaster of the cur
rent week, might be called the worst
rebuff the Taft forces of Indiana have
suffered since the beginning of this
epoch marking campaign against boss
es. political high-binders and patron
age-seeking porch climbers. if any one
rebuff is worse than another.
Mr.. Buggie's announcement is all
the more unfortunate to the Taft fore
es. however, because he is one of the
electors, who. the Republican state
! convention believed would stay put
Consequently he was not removed
from the electoral ticket named by the
various district conventions that
elected delegates to the June conven-
ton at Chicago. The state convention
went over the entire list of electors
chosen early in the year and did not
hesitate to remove any thought to be
favorable to Colonel Roosevelt
Also For State Ticket.
Buggie was one of the electors left
on the Taft slate. In his announce
ment. he not only declares he will
vote for Roosevelt il elected as Re-
publican. but will cast his own person
al vote for the Progressive electors
and for Senator Beyeridge for govern
or. In other words. Buggie is running
as an elector for Taft and will not
support him if named by the Taft
voters.
Mr.. Buggie was secretary to Charles
H. Campbell, Roosevelt national COM
mitteeman for Indiana, early in the
year and until the Republican state
convention was held at Chicago. Az
ter the convention, it was stated by
the Taft forces that Buggie and Mr..
Campbell had refused to join the third
party. The announcement, forthcom-
ing at this time, indicates how far
they were wrong Mr.. Campbell, like
Mr.. Buggie. will support Roosevelt
and Beveridge for president.
| Mr.. Campbell's contention, however,
is that Taft did not steal the Republi-
can nomination at Chicago-he simply
borrowed 1t.
the Republican party. Mr.. Buggie
sounds a note of defiance to the boss
es. He says:
euaaie's Statement.
Il was named by the delegates,
unanimously, as an elector for the
Sixth Indiana district. Named by del,
esatss representing voters of whom
eighty per cent favored then and favor
now the election of Colonel Roosevelt
as president. l could not have been
selected had il not been that il was
distinctly understood that I represent.
ed this majority. BY a rule gaveled
through the corrupt and misrepresent.
ative Chicago convention. the interest.
owned bosses declare they have the
power to remove me through action
by their Indiana agents. ] deny the
right of Mr.. Healing, or any of his
partners. to assume this power and
therefore void the Sixth Indiana dis
trict part of the tremendous majority
Chicago in June. misrepresentation
by their corruption they should be de
MED the opportunity to pre-empt a
place on the ticket.
| Il, however. shall cast my ballot for
all of the Progressive candidates and
urge every voter to aid in placing the
welfare Of our ninety millions in the
hands of those champions Of righteous.
Iness-those men who have a record OF
achievement for the common good
Theodore Roosevelt and Hiram John
son.
Tens upon tens of thousands of In
diana voters, with Beveridge. stand al
iArmageddon and battle for the Lord
Il shall support Theodore Roose
welt, the foremost citizen Of his gen.
Grafton. for president. and Albert J.
Beveridge. the arch enemy of the pow.
ers of pillage, for governor
Reaffsrms Allegiance.
In reafirming my allegiance to Mr.
Roosevelt and his policies, continue
to have the same faith In Republican
principles But Republican principles,
as interpreted by the statesman Bev.
eridge. rather than the corruption.
tainted Healing, Fairbanks and com
lpany ring.
I'm supporting the national, state
district and county Progressive tickets
am indorsing the successor. not the
competitor. Of the Republican party
/ am adhering to the true principles
of the Republican party The princf.
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