The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-01
SENATOR DIXON TO
LEAD ROOSEVELT
CAMP AIGN
Montana Man Accepts Place
and Issues Statement
IS CHOICE OF PEOPLE
The Rank and File Can Make Hoose-
Welt Their Party Candidate In
Spite of the Politicians

Washington, March 1.-The foose'
xelt campaign assumed definite lorm
last night with the appointment Vi
the men who are to assume actlSe
management. Senator Joseph M DIX
on of Montana is to be the man at
the helm. His official title is chair
mon of the executive committee OF the
national Roosevelt committee. MI
nivon,s first official act was 10 give
ont n statement from New forA nv;
attacking the administration Oh fIeoi-
dent Taft. The appointments were an
rounced after an all-day conference
hetween Col. Roosevelt and nan
do9an of his leading supporters AleA
II Reveu of Chicago, who was tenn
norarv chairman of the national com,
r,ittoe which was formed seVeral
weeks ago. will serve as permanent
chairman and E. w. Sims OF Chicago
former United States district a'Voi"''
will be secretary. . -
An administrative committee Is 10
no formed. with Truman II. NeWperry
of detroit ex-secretary OF the navy
&C chairman. The executive commit
too is to have general supervision oN'
or the campaign. Senator DIXON as
sociates ON the committee are FRANK
Krox chairman OF the Michigan re
publican central committee "iil,"n
l. Ward. republican national cU'u
mittee man from New YORK; water
II brown. chairman Of the ono re
nnbIican state central committee
Cecil LYON. national committeeman
from Texas, and State Senator VIII
liam Finn OF Pittsburg, Pa
senator Dixon will have headquar
tors al Washington, Mr.. Knox wlli d.
in charge at Chicago, and MI war,
in New York, and Mr.. Lyon WIN io oo
after the campaign in the SCUM W.
Newberry's administrative commute
ie IN have charge Of the business slu
of the campaign. 1t will open an
maintain headquarters and oVerse
The collection of funds. Senator I'D
on's statement follows
"For more than 80 years the repu'
Ncan party, responding to the III
mandS OF Il lndJollN' " -, ii
this country, has controlled the po,
cies of the nation. This eXtraoru
nary lease of delegated power irol
tbe neople has only followed the r
snonse of its leaders to the lnteil
cent demands OF political CROWN an
nrogress. A political party can on
retain power when its leadership ga
command vote OF confidence lro
the people themselves. Four yea
sgo by more than 100000 majorit
me republican party was again sv'
new lease OF power. Next No,e'
her we must again submit our c'a'
for stewardship to the people
"The lack of positive leadersh
during the past three years n
turned republican majority OF Oh
the House of Representatives into
adverse democratic majority OIL /,
has changed a two-thirds vote III I
senate into the bare political contl
NJ that body. and temporarily has l.
control of dozen republican sla'
~ the North and West. The lack
leadership of craftsmanship mas y
duced condition of business pew
derment which has halted the pr
nerity OF the whole country inc
can he no cure for this Industrial 5,
nation unless we substitute a POI
of progressive and constructive leg
lation which shall meet modern G.
ditions with modern laws.