Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-03
The Colonel's Hat
Still in the Ring.

I Oyster, Bay, N Y. July 2.-"I shall
of course Continue to stand for the
Progressive nomination, said Col.
Roosevelt, tonight. after he heard of
the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
The former President stated his be-
lief that the 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, it was
decided, today. probably during the
first week of August
This is Col Roosevelts statement:
Before I left Chicago and again
at Oyster Bay, when Comptroller
Prendergast of New York came out
to see me. l stated that the third
party movement and my candidacy
would not be N any way affected by
the outcome at Baltimore. i never go
into fight on Il contingent basis.
shall. of course, continue to stand for
the Progressive nomination / have
been going over with Senator Dixon
the call which is about to be issued
BY the provisional committee for the
Progressive National convention. To
my mind what has gone on in Bal
timore for the past 10 days has shown
the utterly irreconeiliable nature of
the clements within the Democratic
party, elements SO irreconciIiable as
to make it hopeless to expect from
any permanent reform movement
along constructive lines. 1t has also
shown any nomination obtained at
Baltimore could after all be obtained
only by the support of men like Mr..
Taggart in Indiana, and Mr. Sullivan
in Illinois, and the success of the
candidate at the polls, without regard
to his personality, would be condi-
toned not only upon the hearty sup
port of Mr.. Taggart and Mr.. Sullivan
and their colleagues and representa-
tives in every other state. from New
York to Colorado, but would also be
conditioned upon these men succeed
ing in carrying their several state
ticwkets and in perpetuating them
selves in control of the Democratic
party.
Under these conditions I feel that the
events at Baltimore like the events at
Chicago, prove the absolute need of a
new.s nation wide.s non-sectional party
which shallsin good faith stand for the
interests of the people as a whole and
shall in far-reaching fashion alike in the
nation and the several states take the
lead in the movement for social. politi-
cal and industrial justice. movement
which must include broad. constructive
governmental policy which shall look
to both the present-day economic needs
of our people as a whole and the neces-
sity for the fullest possible commercial
development. both at home and abroad
While the Democratic convention was
nominating Gov. Wilson, Col Roosevelt
and his leutenants We're hard at work
making plans for the new party. The col
onel spent the day in New York i'm con-
ference with Senator Dixon. Frank a.
Munsey of New York, Charles II. Thomp-
son of Vermont and cambridge Colby of
New York. He said that the call for the
National convention was drafted, today,
and was virtually ready. 1t will be sub
mitted to members of the temporary
committee on organization and if thus
ratified win be given out in New York.
The call probably will be issued, on
Thursday
Coz. Roosevelt would not discuss the
victory of Gov. Wilson. nor would he
say a word regarding the Democratic
convention In addition to his reference
to it in his statement.