The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-09
COLONEL WILL NEVER
DESERT PROGRESS|VES
Hears From Editor Moore That the
Wicked Banks Are
Hostile.
MEN IN DEBT RULED OUT
Boomers Want Care Free Delegates and
Want T. r. 10 Declare
Himself.
MEN IN DEBT RULED OUT

Theodore Roosevelt told A. P Moore.
editor OF the Pittsburg Leader. yesterday
that he would stick to the progressives to
the finish. Mr.. Moore is the original
Roosevelt for 1912 boomer. He started
in on the job early last fall, quit for time
after the Colonel wrote that in his opinion
his nomination would be calamity"
and then began again with renewed vigor
after a talk with Col. Roosevelt not long
ago. According to Mr.. Moore the Colonel
said
Il don't believe that even my bitterest
enemies will say that was ever deserter
You can say to the progressives that
will not desert the cause, and that they
will find me fighting side by side with
them to the finish"
He made this statement, Editor Moore
said. after hearing from Mr. Moore that
the money trust" was trying TO scare of
Roosevelt delegates. Mr. Moore gave
the reporters written statement. AS
TO the plottings Of the money trust
Mr. Moore's statement said that he had
informed Mr.. Roosevelt that the pro-
gressives had found that in certain places
prospective progressive delegates had
been told by banks 10 which they owed
money. that they must not stand for
Roosevelt or any other progressive can
didate. If they wanted to be delegates
they must be for Taft To halk this plan
the progressives. according to Mr.. Moore.
have decided that no man il to be a dele
gate who owes money TO the banks
Another plot that Mr. Moore unfolded
10 the Colonel has to do. says the state
ment. with n scheme Of the politicians
and the money trust to have interviews
with business men sent out broadcast in
the interests of the present administra-
ton The business men. the Colonel
was told, would be forced to give out such
interviews because they owed money
in the banks"
Il also told him, reads the statement.
that senator Penrose and other poll
ticians were spreading the story that
shortly before the Chicago convention
Col Roosevelt would state that he would
not accept the nomination If rendered TO
him and that this statement was prevent
ing many men who would gladly follow
the Roosevelt policies from announcing
their position
II this was an attempt to get the Colonel
to declare himself II didn't succeed for
Col Roosevelt didn't even quote Lincoln
yesterday TO the reporters MIR Moore
couldn't say that public declaration
of any kind was to be expected from the
Colonel, but he did add this TO his written
statement:
his movement has gone further
than personality We Use the name of
Roosevelt because Roosevelt is himself
a definite platform The nomination Of
the type is the thing, not the nomination
,, bn ,nI,N-;S,,al I II
Roosevelt wants to be President He d
rather be an editor, believe But he'll
have TO accept unless he's a deserter.
and he isn't a deseuer.
The Colonel was kept busy again yes
terday receiving, callers. Among. thcm
VINO has been in town over week now
and has had several taks with the Colonel
He will see Mr.. Roosevelt again before
he leaves town, and the Colonel thought
yesterday that perhaps Coy. johnson
might have something 10 tell later The
Governor wouldn't talk last night. Ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Moore. however Gov
johnson expected to he present az the
meeting Of the national Roosevelt lead
e-s" in Chicago on Saturday. Mr. Moore
Will be thare anyway.
II is understood that the national
Roosevelt leaders. who include among
them Gov. Stubha of,Kansas six or seven
AT least one Governor from New England,
will call upon Mr Roosevelt 10 declare
himself The Colonel said yesterday
that he knew nothing about this movement
save what the newspaper men had told
him He didn't expect to hear from the
Chicago meeting,
The Colonel will be at his desk again
to-day, but will leave in the afternoon
for Oyster Bay, where Gen Baden-Powell
will be his guest on SUNDAY.