Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-03
CUMMINS OUT FOR
COL. ROOSEVELT
DECLARES TAFT
IS FAILURE
Senator Deprecates
Third Party Movement But
Declares It Was Forced by
Methods at Chicago.
PRESENT CONVENTION
SYSTEM Is DENOUNCED
By EvsaIsS n-raId a. =. Leased wiFs1i

CBy Eveaiag BrraId a. =. Leased wirsi
Dos Moines. Iowa. Sept 2--Senator
Albert D. Cummius of iowa, in pub
lic statement issued today. declares
that he expects tu vote for Colonel
Roosevelt for president but Is op-
posed 60 the formation OF "a third
party. lie docr not believe that Pres
ideni Taft was the choice of the Re-
publicans of the nation
THE denomination Of President
Tai. = Senator Cummins was
opposed an uverWhplmif majority
of tn" Republicans throughout the
country simply because In his admin
istratlon ~ the office of president hc
had not done or said the things which
the great body of the people believed
ne should have done and said \
meaFer majority succeeded In re-
nominating him.
The man who could not see con-
tinuod senator Cummins that there
would be rebellion whenever these
uver-rcprcscnted southern states
forced nomination agrinst the
strong opposition Of the states ~
which there ~ real Republican
party, WAS blind ~ "a bat.
"If the convention which numi-
mated Mr.. Tart had changed the sys-
| tenn IN obedience Ia the popular de-
rnand we might have had patience
1 to wait. hut us though wanting to
! furnish every reason for revolt it at
tempted Co fhsten IL sim more firmly
upon us.
The system, indefcnsblc az IL h..
was not enough 90 overcome the adj
1 verse majority In the states ana therc-
| fore the Complaceut committee, and
following them the convention. de-
/ libcratcly seated TAFT delegates from
] Washington, California, Arizona and
/ Texas. who had no shadow OF title 90
! seats In the convention. ] speak OF
/ these states because / have examined
the record AZ 90 them and have
reached conclusion after the most
| careful study and reflection. And
thus the will of a tremendous ma
iority was defeated boy the power OF
a bad system and the Vaccinations
OF q committee.
There is but one way. however,
to make sure that the system of the
! chicago convention will be abolished
ana ~ scenes never repeated ana
that is 10 make n plain that the cam
didato who is the product OF the sys-
llem and the beneficiary of the meth
ODDS can not reach the office to which
hc lspircs. Therefore. I can not sup
port Mr. TAFT
The reason the Republicans were
SO largely against tho denomination eff
I MIR TAFT was their profound cuuvic-
tion thot he is not progressive and
does not believe In proper sense
that the people should rule the coln-
try The fact thgt this was the at
ttudc nf THE vast majority ol the
Republicans proves 10 me conclusive
10y thpt new party is unnecessary
luutimcly and unfortunate. fear
that ID viii rctard rather than hasten
reform. Theodore Roosevelt was the
manifest choice of the greater mum
her of Republicans who expressed a
choice for president lie Is appealing
60 the moral ana progressive forces
LOT the people and / expect 10 vote
Cor him But Is must be- understood
that / viii DO 80 protesting against
the organization OF new party nne
dissenting with some OF the doctrines
OF his platform