Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-01
Montana Mans First Official
Act is to Give Out Statement
Bitterly Attacking Admins
tration of President Taft.
EXECUTIVE BLAMED FOR
REPUBLICAN REVERSES
Lack of Responsible Leader
ship and Failure TO Respond
to Popular Demand For Pro-
gress Counts in indictment,
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tBv Morning Journal special leased Wire
New York, Feb. 29.-The Roese-
welt campaign assumed definite form
! tonight with the appointment OF the
men who are to assume active man.
agement.
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, of Mon
tana, is to he the man at the helm.
His official title is chairman of the
executive committee of the naiional
Roosevelt committee. Mr.. Dixon's
first official act was to give out a
statement attacking the administra
ton of President Taft
The appointments We're announced
after an all-day conference between
Colonel Roosevelt and half a dozen
supporters. Alexander Revell, OF chi
cago, was temporary chairman of the
national committee formed several
weeks ago and will serve as perma-
nent chairman, and f. W. Sims, OF
Chicago former United States district
attorney. will be secretary.
An administrative committee Is 20
be formed, with Truman II. Newberry,
of Detroit, ex-secretary Of the navy,
as chairman.
The executive committee is to have
general supervision over the cam
palgn. Senator Dixon's associates on
the committee are Frank Knox, chair
man Of the republican state commit
tee Of Michigan; William l.. Ward,
republican national committeeman
from New York; Walter l.. Browr7
chairman of the Ohio state repuhli-
can committee; Cecil Lyon. Texas na-
tional committeeman, and senator
William FLYNN. of Pittsburgh.
Senator Dixon Will have his head
quarters at Washington. Mr.. KnoS
will be in charge in Chicago, and Mr.
Ward i'm New York. while Mr.. Lyon
will look after the campaign in the
south.
Mr.. Newberry's administrative c,m-
mittee is to have charge of tho busi.
ness side of the campaign. II will
open and maintain headquarters and
oversee the collection of funds.
Senator Dixon's statement, in par',
follows:
""For more than fifty years the rr-
publican party, responding Ia the de-
mands of majority of the voters OF
this country, has controlled the roll
lcies of the nation. This extraord-
mary lease of delegated power from
the people has only followed The re-
sponse of its leaders to the .nteill-
gent demands of political growth and
progress. A political party can on.
retain power when its leadership can
command It vote of confidence from
the people themselves.
"The lack of positive leadership
during the last three years has turned
a republican majority of sixty in the
house of representatives into an an
verse democratic majority of 20; has
changed two-thirds vote In the
senate into bare control of that body
and temporarily has lost control ofl
a dozen republican states of the north
and west
.'The lack of leadership. of states /
manshlp, has produced condition -
business bewilderment which has
halted the prosperity of the whole
country. There can he no cure for |
this Industrial stagnation unless W"
substitute a policy of progressive and
legislation which shall
meet modern conditions with modern
laws
These are the things that nave
caused nationwide movement for
the nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt as the republican candidate Tor
president. The overwhelming do
mand of the masses of the republican
voters for him To resume the leader
shin of his party can only result IN
his nomination by the national con
vention. The rank and file Of the re-
publican voters have once before 49,