The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
ROOSEVELT TO
STAY IN FIGHT
Discusses Plans for FOrma=
tiOn of New Party.
EXPECTED SOME LOSSES
Not Disheartened by Action of Gov
ernors HadIey and Osborn, Who Are
Opposed to Third Party ldea-Prom-
Inent Supporters at Oyster Bay.


Inent Supporters at Oyster Bay.
Oyster Bay, N. Y. July with the
Democratic national ticket in the field
Colonel Roosevelt and a group of his
lieutenants took up the work of lay
ing the foundation upon which they
hope to build a new party Since the
birth of the party in Chicago little has
been done, as Colonel Roosevelt said
he felt ii necessary to await the out
come at Baltimore.
The situation in the light of the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson was
discussed at a conference at Saga
more Hill, which was attended by
Senator Dixon of Montana, William
Finn of Pittsburg, George w. Per
kins and Frank A Munsey of New
York and L. A. Van Valkenberg 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 Sc
lection of candidates by the Demo
cratic convention and that some of
Colonel Roosevelts leaders were in
favor OF abandoning the fight Colonel
Roosevelt denied this emphatically.
There was no thought Of abandon
ing the fight" said he. These men
agY an tnfl gif
with ME and to discuss details of the
call for the national convention"
The statement OF Governor Osborn
of Michigan, one of the seven govern
ors who asked Colonel Roosevelt to
become a candidate for the Republic
an nomination, that in his opinion no
third party was now necessary, was
cited TO the colonel as the one reason
for the reports that all was not going
we'll with the movement.
Are Expecting Some Losses.
Governor Osborn has said about
the same thing before" he said, 81
did not expect TO have his support.
We are going TO have some losses of
this sort Governor Hadley came out
for Taft, Governor 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 period of
slow movement such as he expert
enced in the first weeks after he en-
tered the campaign for the Republic
an presidential nomination in Feb
ruary.
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.
From what has been said by Colo
mel Roosevelt and his supporters it is
believed that several distinctive is
sues will be brought into the cam
paign. Foremost will be, according to
the present plans, the argument that
the course OF affairs in both the Re
publican and the Democratic conven-
tions and in the recent history OF the
country has demonstrated the need
OF new party which will be national
in scope, and which will go on record
as opposed to bosses" such as Colo
mel Roosevelt has said flourished with
equal power among both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties. Colo
mel 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.