Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-31
SOUTHERNER FOR
SECOND PLACE
WITH 7. R.
tut the Right Man Has Not Yet
Been Found Kansas Meth
DDS Scored.

OYSTER BAY. July S1.-Colonel
Roosevelt today announced that a
Southern Democrat will be nominated
FOR vice president on the National Pro-
gressive ticket If a good man can be-
found.
I'VE are looking for such man he
said. but have not found him yet.
with a Southerner as his running
mate on the ticket, the colonel hopes
10 break into the solid South and at
tract voters who otherwise would sup
port Woodrow Wilson.
The effort of the Taft forces in Kan
sas TO keep the Roosevelt candidates
for electors off the ballots at the pri-
maries in that state next Tuesday was
roundly scored today in a statement
dictated by the ex-president, He at
tackled the whole Taft organization, in
Guiding Charles d Hlles, for trying as
he put it. to prevent the voters every
where from having any voice in their
own affairs
Colonel Roosevelt showed a letter he
received from William Allen White, the
Kansas editor. telling Of the appeal
taken by the Taft men to Federal Judge
Pitney in the Kansas ballot controversy.
Mr.. White makes strong statement
OF the efforts of the regulars in Kan
sas to nvalidate the whole primary by
having made the appeal to the Federal
court" said the colonel. He says the
Taft men, headed by Mr.. Mulvane who
was rear brakeman on the steam roller
Aolr he
before Judge Pitney on the oonstitu
tional question involved in the fourth
amendment, which guarantees to every
man his political rights.
Fresh Proof of Wiokedness.
The Kansas people feel that the APP
peal can not be successful. and that 1t
is a fresh illustration of the wicked
way in which the effort is made to
twist the constitution so as to cause it
to protect privilege as against the peo-
pie, instead of the people against priv
ilege.
This is only an effort by Mr. Taft's
managers in Kansas 30 use the supreme
court in order TO deny to the people of
Kansas the right to referendum under
the Kansas laws as to what was done
at the Chicago convention. Kansas being
the only state in the Union where such
referendum may be had through le-
gauy conducted primary The Kansas
peopel feel in accordance with the
formal protest made by Governor
Stubs. that If the case is not decided
by Thursday the whole primary may be
invalidated, as the Kansas county print
ers may be unable TO print and the
clerk legally to deliver the ballots for
the primary on August 6.
This action is simply fresh illus
tration Of the attitude OF the Repub
lican bosses as shown in the national
convention and in every action since
taken by the boss ridden machine which
masquerades as the Republican party.
Mr. Hilles on behalf of Mr.. Taft, prac-
tically takes the position in the just
published defense OF the committee that
the people OF Washington, California
and Arizona have no right to express
their will at the primaries
Shows New Party Need.
The same attitude was taken by the
irresponsible politicians on the national
committee. Muvane and the Taft man
ayers in Kansas TO keep the people
from saying whom they wish TO vote
for as candidates.
There could be no better proof of
the urgent need for the formation OF a
new party which shall. in good faith
and in reality. and not as a sham. &C
cept and act on the doctrine that in
this country the people themselves shall
rule themselves"
The eX-president found himself some
what embarrassed today over the re-
port that John NJ Parker. Democrat of
Louisiana, will be the permanent chair
man OF the third party convention Par
ker is to be one Of the seconders Of the
colonels nomination for the presidency.
IL would not do. the colonel remarked.
10 have him perform both Offices.
We want TO have a Southern Demo
crst as permanent chairman" observed
the colonel. but Mr. Parker will not be
the man. don't know JUST vet who the
chairman is TO be. For the seconders.
we want 10 have as many different
parts OF the country represented as pos
sible. but not to have too many OF
them