Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
WILL FORM NEW
POLITICAL PARTY
MASS MEETING HELD AT CHICAGO
FOLLOWING REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION.
ROOSEVELT TO BE LEADER
Colonel Declares He VIII Accept the
Honor If Organization, to Como
Later, So Deeides-Many
States Represented.

chicago, June ga new political
party, claimed by its promoters to be
dedicated to the service of all the peo-
pie, was launched in Orchestra hall
Saturday night.
The occasion paved the way toward
the nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt for the presidency by the new
party, which, under the tentative
plans formulated, will assemble In the
first week in August, probably in Chi
cage.
Col. Roosevelt accepted nomina.
ton at the hands of these delegates.
But he realizes, as they do, that when
the Republican convention adjourned
the mission of these delegates ended.
Their nomination necessarily was In.
| formal; but to make 1t formal, upon
the suggestion of the colonel, they
will return to their homes and sound
public sentiment respecting the ad.
visibility of organizing the new party.
Mass Convention Later.
II they should find that the people
demand such action, then a mass con-
vention will be called. II the colonel
should be nominated, he will accept
and make the best fight of which he
is capable. II the convention should
decide that some other leader is
preferable, he will support him with
all his force.
The new party which the colonel
contemplates is intended to be the
progressive party. 1t will combine
all men Of all sections, who are in
sympathy with the movement. It will
take no account Of past political afiil-
iations. 1t will appeal to Republicans;
1t will appeal to Democrats; 1t will
appeal to the Independent voters and
others.
Democrats Offer Aid.
Among the committee who called
upon Col. Roosevelt to invite him to
be their nominee were four southern
Democrats, H. L. Anderson of Florida,
G. T. Taylor, state treasurer OF Ten
nessee; Richmond Plerson of North
Carolina, and Oscar Hundley of Ala.
bama
Another Democrat was Judge Ben
Lindsey Of Colorado. New England
was represented by Hale of Massa-
chusetts and Thompson of Vermont:
New York by City Controller Prem
dergast; New Jersey by former Gov.
Fort Pennsylvania by Dean Lewis of
the Pennsylvania university law
school, West Virginia by D. w.
Smith, Michigan by Nichols, Ohio by
Garfield, Illinois by Chauncey Dewey,
Minnesota by Rawn, South Dakota
by Norbeck. Kansas by William Allen
White, Nebraska by Gov. Aldrlch.
Washington by Senator Poindexter,
Oregon by Coe. California by Meyer
Lissner, New Mexico by Curry, and
Arizona by Greenway.
Many States Represented.
There were others on the commit.
tee, representing almost every state
in the union. Thus, his friends claim.
the colonel stands before the country
not as his own choice In the coming
fight but as the deliberate selection
of men who sat as delegates In tho
Republican national convention in 40
cordance with the express will Of the
people OF their states.
I'm this connection" said Judge
Lindsey Of COLORADO, ut IL interest.
ing to note that the colonel's strength
in the convention represented ESQ
votes in the electoral college. six only
short Of majority. It was the dele
gates Of these states which cast the
votes which invited him to be their
standard bearer In the coming cam.
paign."
Urges All to Join Cause. /
Colonel Roosevelt delivered the key.
note speech at the informal mass con-
vention. He said he would accept the
candidacy for the presidency II at a
delegate convention to be held later
1t was determined that he was the
man to lead the fight. He urged that
men, regardless of present party afili-
atlons, who believe in the doctrines
he enunciates shall join in the cause.
In the course Of his address he
said:
Il hold that we are performing a
high duty in inaugurating this move
ment, LOT the permanent success OK
practices such as have obtained in the
fraudulent convention that has just
closed its sittings would mean the
downfall Of this republic; and we are
performing the most patriotic OF du-
ties when we set our faces like flint
against such wrong"
See Chance Of Victory.
Supporters Of the new movement
are said to reason in this manner:
II the Baltimore convention should
nominate progressive man the move
ment inaugurated here Saturday will
not receive the impetus in all prob
ability that will be the case should a
reactionary be named. On the other
hand, the Democrats are likely to feel
that with the split which has occurred
in the Republican ranks any candi-
date they may select will be sure OF
the election. An examination of the
votes in the primary states shows the
colonel as the leader of the progress
sives would need only comparatively
small accession from the Democratic
ranks to obtain the electoral votes og
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