New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-12
Ex-senator PettigreW, of South
Dakota, Says Democrats of
State will Vote for Colonel.
AMUSED AT THEFT CHARGE
Founder of Third Party Declares
No Honest Man Put On as
Elector in Primaries Can
Fail to Vote for Him.
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of South Dakota are so dissatisfied with
Governor Wilson'S nomination and the
baltimore platform that they are ready 10
bolt the party and vote for Roosevelt.
Former Senator Frank Fettigrew one ~
Champ Clark's stalwarts from South Da-
kota, came down to oyster Bay 10 bring
the tidngs Colonel Roosevelt naturally
seemed rather more pleased than not
Senator Pettigrew told me" the colonel
explained after the Senator had gone. that
the bulk Of the Democrats Of South Da-
kota-no. think his exact words we're
that fully one half Of them were profourd
" dissatisfied with the nomination of c.
error Wilson and would vote for me"
Some one wanted to know whether Sen
atcr Pattigrew had revealed the reasons
for the opposition to Wilson among his
former constituents
He said they regarded him as 4 reac-
t'onarv and they wanted nothing Of that
sort Of a candidate and rather than take
him they would vote for me" the third
party candidate explained
How do they regard the Democratic
platform >" was asked.
They don't like II Senator PettiErew
SAYS that it means nothing to th"n.'
Colonel Roosevelt answered
The colonel said Senator Pettlgrew was
an old friend who had worked side 10y side
with him for the election % Speaker Reed
Of the House Of Representative. That
was a good many years ago he said. with
a smile Then | knew him in Butte,
Mont. where we ranched II together
-
had turned populst" since he did his
heavy word for Tom" Reed At Baln-
more he was one Of the leading fighters Tor
Clark
North Carolina Comes Forward.
With the bearer Of good tidings from
Champ Clark's stronghold came former
Senator Marion Butler. OF North Carolina.
He came to announce that they VIII
hold Republican primaries In North Caro-
lima and that he believed they were going
10 carry the state for me by or TO L.
Colonel Roosevelt said In North Caro-
Ina they are going to put the Roosevelt
name on the Republican ticket for electors
and II NAV be that there will be some
Democrats who will support Roosevelt
electors too. That will be all the better
he said. rubbing his hands with pleasure.
In fact the impending battle between tho
Taft and Roosevelt forces 10 control the
votes Of the electors next November has a
humorous side 10 the eT-Presdent
I'm immensely amused he confessed
70 the reporters to-day. by the uphold
ers Of the fraudulent Republican convtn-
ton CRYING about stolen Presidential cleo
tors Mr. Taft Is not the nominee ~ the
rank and le Of the Republican party. He
was honestly beaten. He is the fraudulent
nominee II the Barnes, Penrose Guggen-
helm regime. which nullifed the wish II
the great majority Of the party. No hon
est man put on as elector in the primaries
last spring can fail 10 record his vote for
me or else not run for elector at all"
He intimated that there was something
amusing about the effort OF pickpocket
shouting Stop thief Asked about the
Cummins resolution that the Iowa State
Committee investigate the denomination Of
President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt said II
ought not 70 take any man more than ten
minutes 10 investigate the facts
The trouble was" he said, that the
national committee considered the state
primaries az impertinent intrusons into
their affairs. The position Of the commit
tee IS that the people ought not 10 have
direct primary"
Says Smith Discussed RESIGNATION.
A report came from Washington early TO-
day that Herbert Knox Smith, or Hartford,
/ m mile K ~ 49,
and would take the stump for Roosevelt I'm
Connecticut On being assured that II came
from Washington the colonel admitted
that Mr. Smith had visited him on Wednes-
day and that the resignation was discussed
The candidate intImated that the Commits
sioner had been DESTROYS Of resigning ever
since the Roosevelt primary campaign
opened He made II apparent that Smith
regards the antitrust plank in the Demo
cratic platform as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
airy and that he saw no hope for the correct
solution Of the trust problem In the plat
form OF either Of the old parties
That's so, Colonel Roosevelt declared,
striking his fists Some deluded persons
consider that the attitude Of the Democrats
toward trusts as radical As a matter OF
fact it IS preposterously retrogressve"
Colonel Roosevelt regards Commissioner
Smith as an out-and-out Progressive. He
believes that the only way TO deal with the
trusts Is 70 act as he has suggested IN his
new nationaism speeches. T. q, 10 have the
federal government cooperate with the
trusts as an intermediary between the
trusts and the consumers Wage-earn-
ers. In Commissioner Smith Colonel Roose-
welt believes he has the right man TO assist
him in prOmulgating the new patty plat
form on the new nationallsm basis
When the Commissioner wanted TO re-
sign I told him ! didn't want him 10 take
such q step without careful elaboration,
reminding him that he might hurt himself
in Connecticut" said the colonel II told
him that this is O crusaders fight I do
not want any man to enter It unless he has
the right fire in his soul. and that those
who do follow me NAV hurt themselves I
told Ny Smith 10 think It over carefully"
Commissioners Smith IS thoroughly nc
auainted with the dealings ~ the govern
ment with the harvester trust and many
others against whom suits have been
brought under the Sherman antitrust law
Asked TO Aid Primary Fight
Colonel Roosevelt said this afternoon that
he had been asked 70 go into three states
70 take part in the primaries for the state
elections and the naming Of Presidential
electors These states are Michigan. lowe
and Kansas
give not made UP my mind yet whether
I'll 60" he said The Roosevelt men are
going to make the Tight for the third party
ticket in each state. but both sides have
served notice that they will not abide by
the results. That is. each minority will not
ebide By the results SO all that the pri-
msries will establish will be which party
shall be obliged to use the petition method
to get its electors named"
II ie prsttv certain that Colonel Rnosa