Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-04

COLONEL THINKS NEW sPAHI Y
NECESSARY IN SPITE OF WILL
SONS NOMINATION.
Oyster Bay, July 81 shall Of
course continue to stand for the pro-
gressive nomination" Colonel Roose-
welt said last night after he heard OF
the nomination OF Woodrow Wilson.
The former president stated his be-
lief that events In the democratic as
well as the republican convention,
demonstrated the need OF a new party.
The national convention of the new
party will be held In Chicago 1t was
decided probably during the first week
in August.
This is Colonel Roosevelt's state
ment: Before / left Chicago and
again at Oyster Bay when Comptroller
Prendergast OF New York, came out
to see me stated that the third party
movement and my candidacy would
not in any way be affected by the out
come at Baltimore. l never go into
a fight on contingent basis. ! shall
of course continue to stand for the
progressive nomination. have just
been going over with Senator Dixon
the call which Is about TO be issued
by the provisional committee for the
progressive national convention.
No Reform In Democratic Party.
"To my mind what has gone on IN
Baltimore for the last ten days has
shown the utterly irreconcilable ma
ture of the elements within the demo
cratic party such as to make 1t hope.
less to- hope from them any permanent
reform movement along construc-
tive lines. 1t has also shown that any
nomination obtained at Baltimore
could after all be obtained only by the
support of men like Mr.. Taggart In In
diana. and Mr.. Sullivan in Illinois,
and the success of the candidate at the
polls, without regard to his personal
ity would be conditioned not only upon
his hearty support of Mr.. Taggart
and Mr.. Sullivan and their colleagues
and representatives In every other
state from New York to Colorado, but
would also be conditioned upon these
men in succeeding in carrying their
several state tickets and in perpetual
ing themselves in control Of the demo
cratic party.
"IJnder these conditions feel that
the events at Baltimore, like Chicago,
proye the absolute need OF q new, ma
tion-wide, non.sectional party, which
shall in good faith stand for the IN.
terests of the people as whole and
shall in far-reaching fashion alike IN
the nation and the several states. take
the lead in the movement for social,
political and Industrial justice, move
ment which must include a broad, con-
structive governmental policy which
shall look to both OF the present day
economic needs of our people as
whole and the necessity for the fullest
possible commercial development, both
at home and abroad"
Plans for New Party.
While the democratic convention
was nominating Governor Wilson,
Colonel Roosevelt and his lieutenants
were hard at hard making plans for
the new party. The colonel spent the
day in New York in conference with
Senator Dixon Of Montana. his cam
paign manager before the Chicago
convention; Frank A. Munsey OF New
York. Charles H. Thompson Of Yer
mont and cambridge Colby Of New
YORK. III he COlOucI odi0 SA0e 1AAS Ss..A
for the national convention was draft.
ed Yesterday and was virtually ready
It will be submitted by telegraph to
members Of the temporary committee
on organization, and II ratified will be
given out In New York. The call Will
be probably issued on Thursday, July
4, Senator Dixon saying he thought II
a suitable day. A meeting OF such
members Of the committee on organi'
cation as are able to visit New York,
was held to make public the call.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked wheth.
er he would attend the convention. I
II don't know he replied, u had
not thought OF It. Perhaps" he added
smilingly, 81 shan't be elected as q
delegate"
Colonel Roosevelt would not discuss
the victory Of Governor Wilson nor
would he say a word regarding the
democratic convention. He was asked
whether the new party would place q
ticket in the field in Ohio In opposi.
ton to the one elected by the repub.
lican state convention there yesterday
and said that his supporters In Ohio
would settle that question.