The Detroit times., 1912-06-14
ONE THING is CERTAIN;
ROOSEVELT WILL RUN
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said he, Pennsylvania will send
Roosevelt electors to the electoral
college. II Is not necessary. for a can
didate 10 be the nominee OF conyen'
tion> These are the days when pri-
maTies have superseded conventions.
Pennsylvania will vote for Roosevelt
in November "I
Gov. Glasscock speaks in similar
way for West Virginia.
Gov. Johnson says California will
never vote for Taft.
Party irregularity has no terrors
for as Californians, says Gov. john
son. We are prepared 10 go the
whole road for Roosevelt. lndepeal'
ent party. bolt, anything you ike
The people have had their say IN 4
primary and It can't be undone by i
national committee or a nationa! con-
vention."
Several OF the Roosevelt managers
feel that the time has come 10 launc a
new party. former senator said {:
The Republican party. In so far
as Il is represented by Taft aud bis
following, is dead. There is no use
cllnging TO the name. Let he nation
al committee so ahead and make ats
roll and name It's candidate. Let the
Roosevelt delegates meet and call a
convention in Chicago, whose candi-
date will be the candidate OF the pro-
gressiye party. With this we could
easily break the south II is quite
possible that Wilson could be the run
% oil oh t.an 81
such convention. | have Travelled in
this campaign from the Pacific TO he
Atlantic and the one thing that has
most impressed me is the prepared.
ness OF the people 10 discard The oil
party names and start out for self
government under new party
name"
Strong reasons are urged by those
who are opposed 10 the Roosevelt
delegates going into the convention.
This course would leave fully nalf
the seats vacant, and the vacancies
would bring out clearly the fact thai
Tafts support is made up o. the
patronage-brought delegates Ut the
south, plus few machine-made dele
cations from states like Rhode Island,
Utah. Delaware, New York, Alaska.
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands.
II is pointed out that a nomination
which lacked the endorsement OF
great Republican states like Illinois,
Kansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Nabras-
ka and California, would he seen 10
be hopeless from the beginning and
would soon become ridiculous.
There are those among the Rose
welt following who are not in favor
of any step so drastic as bolt ~ the
calling of a new party convention
The are disposed TO rely on secret
assurances and promises which have
come from individual delegates who
are usually counted among tho Tar
delegates II all these promises were
kept the Roosevelt managers say
there would be no trouble in nominal
ing Roosevelt on the first ballot. But
il is the experience OF practical poll
ticians that the promises of delegates
particularly his secret assurances
are like lovers VOWS. For strenuous
times like those in project they are
likely TO prove a rope OF sand.
kilograms have been sent 10 Eoose
welt urging him to come TO Chicago
At first IL was considered best e
await full returns on the contests, bu
| ii is now quite evident that the ole
national committee has decided 20 q
the limit and seat practically all th'
Taft delegates So, il is urged, there
Is no longer reason for delay
Roosevelt's presence in Chicago, i
is felt. would lead to unity OF council
Roosevelt is really his own canpaigr
! hN aern hnN
ter at closer rangt.
Part of the plan which would nrlnt
Roosevelt TO Chicago contemplates ;
large mass meeting at the Auditorium
at which Roosevelt would add hi'
voice TO those OF Gov Johnson
Francis Henry and others in protest
ing against the methods of the nation
al committee in deciding contests
II this plan were followed thu
trouble would commence when Tenn
porary Chairman Rosewater att nmpt
ed TO read the roll OF delegates. Al
ether member of the committee woulC
rise and offer a different list AMI from
that moment the two groups OF dele
gates would operate along indepen
dent lines.
George l.. Record OF New Jersey
favors the plan for holding two con
MENTIONS simultaneously under the
Coliseum roof He believes IL entire
lly practical for the Roosevelt dele
gates TO go ahead and nominate
Roosevelt while the Taft delegates are
nominating Taft. There would natur
ally be some confusion, but with g
plan worked out in advance the con
vention could keep a record of the
proceedings and the country coult
Judge as TO which candidate II would
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