The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-26
BOSSES HOLD AGAINST
NAMING THIRD TICKET

st. Paul, July 23.-Adherents of
Theodore Roosevelt in Minnesota will
not follow the example of Michigan,
and place third party state and
legislative ticket in the field, accord
ing to Hugh T. Halbert of ST. Paul,
who is in charge of the prelimi-
naries of the mass convention to be
held in ST. Paul, July 80. The news
from Michigan and the further report
that the Roosevelt manager, Senator
j. M. Dixon, is in Illinois to urge
a similar course in that state have
agitated the Roosevelt men in Min
nesota considerably. They had not
contemplated forming a new party
except to make the national fight
kilograms and Phone Calls.
81 have received four kilograms
and three long distance calls from
points in the state already today"
said Mr.. Halbert. "All express in
terest in the convention and declare
their belief that it will be a great
success. They are inquiring a good
deal as to whether there is any in
tention of putting an independent
state ticket in the field, l am assur-
ing every one that no such thing
is contemplated, and that the con-
vention will name nothing but presi-
Dental electors. 1t would be fool
ish and suicidal to do anything else
and nothing could influence us to
take such a course"
Purdy Against Third State Ticket.
mo such thing as an independent
state ticket has been contemplated
said Judge M. d. Purdy, Minnesota
member of the Roosevelt national
committee, today. "Of course the
question will be up to the conven-
ton when it meets, but / do not be-
lieve it will be seriously consid-
ered."
No invitations to Roosevelt lead
ers outside the state have been sent,
except to Clifford Pinchot and James
r.. Garfield. 1t is hoped to have
both these men present to address
the convention on July 30.
Organize State BY Districts.
The campaign as mapped out at
Roosevelt state headquarters yester-
day includes the organization of the
state ahead of the convention by dis
tricts. One man will be placed in
charge of each district and to him
will be entrusted the responsibility
of getting delegates to the state con-
vention. 1t is hoped to have every
county in the state represented by at
least four or five Roosevelt men.
Several letters offering support
and a number of Roosevelt men from
over the state dropped in with as
surances that they would do all in
their power to boost the movement
along. T. J. Sharkey of Staples, came
in as representative of the sixth dis
trict with the declaration that the
Roosevelt sentiment in the country
districts has grown even stronger
since the Chicago convention.
District Committeeman.
tricts where the state progressive
movement was got under way, rep
resentatives of the Roosevelt move
ment already listed at state head
quarters by districts follow:
First district, H. l.. Bach and H.
Lee, Winona; H. J. Harm and Albert
Lea; second district, DR.. Emil King,
Fulda; c. w. Gilmore; third district,
]. W. Lloyd, Cleveland; John c. APP
plegate, Cannon Falls; sixth district,
T. J. Sharkey, Staples; seventh dis
trict, Frank Hopkins; eighth district,
o. J. Larson and w. E. Eaton, Du-
luth; w. H. La Plant; ninth district,
G. l.. Stevens, Warren.