The Washington times., 1912-07-04
COLONIES LEADERS
CONSIDERING CALL
FOR THIRD PARTY
Roosevelt Advisers Hold
Conference Concerning
Organization.

OYSTER BAY, ". Y. July 4.-with
the Democratic national ticket In the
feld. Colonel Roosevelt and a group
If his licutenants have taken I'D the
work of laying the foundation upon
which they hope to build a new party.
SIN e the birth of the party in Chicago
little has been done, as Colonel Rooso-
welt said he felt 1t necessary to await
tho outcome ut Baltimore.
The situation, in the light of the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson. was
discussed at conferenc, at sagamore
Jill which was attended by Senator
Dixon. of Montana; William Finn. Of
Plttshurgh: George w. Perkins, aud
Frank A. Munsey, of New York, and e.
A. Van Valkenburg, of Philadelphia.
The presence of these men at Saga
more Hill gave rise to reports that the
third party movement had suffered a
serious setback as a result of the selec-
ton of candidates by the Democratic
Roosevelts leaders were In favor or
abandoning the fight. Colonel Roose-
welt denied this emphatically.
To Continue Fight.
There was no thought of abandoning
the fight said he. 'These men simply
came to talk over the situation with me.
and to discuss details of the call for the
national convention"
The statement of Governor Osborn, Of
Michigan, one of the seven governors
who asked Colonel Roosevelt to become
a candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton, that, in his opinion, no third party
colonel as one reason for the reports
that all was not going we'll with the
movement.
"Governor Osborn has said about the
.lt I1f hn oai1 pn
expect to have his support. We are
going to have some losses of this sort.
Governor Hadley came out for Tart.
Goyernor Osborn for Wilson. Our plans
will not be affected
Colonel Roosevelt predicted several
weeks before the Chicago convention
that after all the nominations had been
made there would be a period of slow
movement, such as he experienced in
the first weeks after he entered the
campaign for the Republican Presiden-
tial nomination in February.
He said he was in no way discour-
aged at the outlook. but. on the con-
trary, had received assurances of sup
port from every section of the country.
He would express no opinion of the
chances of his ultimate success.
Distinctive Issues.
From what has been said by Colonel
Roosevelt and his supporters, 1t Is be-
ieved that several distinctive issues will
be brought into the campaign. tore-
most will be. according to the present
plans, the argument that the course Of
affairs in both the Republican and
Democratic conventions and in the re-
cent history of the country has demon
strated the need of a new party which
will be national in scope, and which will
go on record as opposed to bosses"
such as Colonel Roosevelt has said
flourished with equal power among both
the Democratic and Republican parties.
Colonel Roosevelt believes that he will
be able to present this argument with
effectiveness. and that he will gain a
large measure of support south of the
Mason and Dixon line.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked what the
party would be named.
Search me, by George!" he replied
The names l have heard most fire.
quently mentioned are progressive party
and national progressive party. The
convention will decide"
Although Senator Dixon said yester-
day that the call for the convention
would be issued today, Colonel
Roosevelt gave it as his opinion that Il
would be delayed until Monday. Some
time would be needed he said to sub
NIT the final draft of the call by tele-
graph to the members of the temporary
committee on organization.