The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-06
LA TOILETTE WILL
STICK BUT IS
DESERTED
M6dill Mccormick Goes Over
to Roosevelt
PR0GRESSlvES TORN UP
Disagreement In Their Camp Has
Robbed LaFoIIette ofAny Chance
Of Success
PROGRESslvES TORN UP

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette of Wisconsin an
nounced through his campaign man
ager here last night that he would
not withdraw from the race for the
republican nomination for president.
Fast on the heels of his declaration,
one of his most ardent supporters,
President Medill Mccormick of the
Illinois progressive republican league
issued a call to the Illinois progress
siyes to desert the La Toilette stand
ard and to work for a solid Roosevelt
delegation from Illinois in the Chica-
80 convention. The two statements
created a furry in progressive politi.
cal circles. The first statement was
made for Senator La Toilette by Col
w. l.. Houser, his manager and chair
man OF the national progressive re-
publican committee.
Ii was as follows: Senator La
Toilette finds it necessary to take a
few weeks rest. This may prevent
his making speeches in the states
which are to hold early primaries,
and his friends in those states will
make such campaign for him as in
their judgment will best serve the
progressive principles which his can
dldacy represents.
in any state where his friends find
it impossible, because OF his present
inability to fill speaking engagements
to secure the election of delegates for
him, they will best serve the progress
slve cause by instructing delegates,
where they find 1t possible to do so,
for the thoroughgoing and definite
principles which he has advocated
and aided in embodying progressive
statutes, proposed in constructive
measures which he has introduced in
the United States, and in the addresses
which he has already made in this
campaign.
Senator La Toilette was urged to
become a candidate by the most &C
tive progressive republicans of the
country because they believed that
he, better than any other man, by
the whole course OF his political ca
reer represented these principles. He
would never have consented TO stand
as candidate excepting in good
faith. Though he finds his plans in.
terferred with by his temporary in
disposition in fulflment of the i'm
piled pledge which his candidacy
made to those who have always be-
lieyed In the sincerity and constancy
Of his purposes. his name will be pre-.
scented to the national republican con
vention and delegates will make an
aggressive contest for his nomination
and for a strong progressive plat.
form. To this end the progressive
republican campaign committee will
devote its best efforts.
Whatever time Senator La Fol
lette can devote to the campaign af-
ter taking a needed rest for a few
weeks will be given subject to such
demands as his official duties make
upon him"
Mr.. McCormick's call to the mem.
bers of the Illinois progressive repub
lican league was made public an hour
later. II was telegraphed to the
league headquarters in Chicago and
was as follows Considering all the
circumstances, including Senator La
Follette's physical condition, in the
opinion Of the overwhelming majority
of progressive republican members OF
both houses OF Congress, progress.
sives in Illinois must unite to send
Roosevelt delegates to the next ma.
tional republican convention. With
Roosevelt and Jones, the progress.
sives can sweep Illinois and establish
in state and nation progressive ad.
minlstration which will substitute a
policy Of positive leadership for a
policy OF compromise with principles
and concession to special interests.
The Jones mentioned as a running
mate on the ticket with Col Roose.
welt Is the progressive republican
candidate for the gubernatoral nomi-
nation In Illinois.