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Senator Dixon Of Montana Ac-
cepts Leadership Of the
Roosevelt Campaign.
OTHER MANAGERS SELECTED
Statement Declares the Colonel Is
the Popular Choice and That
Masses Can Nominate
Him.

New York, Feb. 29.-United States Sena- |
tor Jos. NJ. Dixon Of Montana to-day ac-
! copied the leadership of the campaign for
Col. Theodore Roosevet's nomination for
the presidency. Truman II. Newberry OF
Detroit, former secretary Of the navy, |
accepted the Craftsmanship of the Roose |
welt campaign national advisory board.
| Thus the Roosevelt campaign assumed
definite form. Mr.. Dixons first official
| act was to give out a statement holly at
| lacking the administration Of President
Taft.
The appointments were announced after
an all-day conference between Colonel
| Roosevelt and half a dozen OF his leading
supporters. Alexander II. Revell Of Chi
| cago. who was temporary chairman OF
| the national Roosevelt committee. will
serve as permanent chairman and r. W.
Sims Of Chicago. former United States
district attorney, will be secretary. The
| executive committee Is to have general
| supervision over the campaign. Senator
| Dixon's associates on the committee are:
| Frank Knox chairman OF the re-
publican central committee of Michigan;
William L. Ward republican committee
| man from New York: Walter F. Brown.
Chairman of the Ohio republican State
central committee; Cecil Lyon, Texas ma
| tional committee. and Senator William
| Finn of Pittsburg.
| Senator Dixon will have headquart-
ers at Washington. Mr.. Knox will be
in charge in Chicago and Mr.. Ward In
New York. while Mr.. Lyon will look
after the campaign in the South.
MIR. Newberrys administrative COM
mittee Ia to have charge Of the bust
ness side of the campaign. 1t will
open and maintain headquarters and
oversee the collection Of funds. Sen.
ator Dixon's statement follows:
PARTY MUST HAVE LEADER.
For more than 80 years. the Re-
publican party. responding to the de-
mands of a majority Of the voters Of
this country. has controlled the pol
icies OF the nation. This extraordin
airy lease Of delegated power from the
people has only followed the response
OF it's leaders to the intelligent de-
mands OF political growth Of progress.
| A political party can only retain pow
er when it's leadership can command
a vote OF confidence from the people
themselves.
-Four years ago, by more than
million majority. the Republican party
was again given new lease of pow
err. Next November we must again
submit our claim for stewardship to
the people
THE lack Of positive leadership dur
ing the past three years has turned
republican majority OF so in the House
OF Representatives into an adverse demo-
cratic majority Of 10. has changed a
two-thirds vote In the Senate into the
bare political control OF that body, and
temporarily has lost control OF leader.
ship Of craftsmanship. has produced a
condition OF business bowilderment
, which has halted the prosperity Of the
whole country. There can be no cure
for this Industrial stagnation unless
we substitute a policy OF progressive
" and constructive legislation which
. shall meet modern conditions with
. modern laws. These alarming condi.
tions challenge the sober attention Of
every republican who hopes for sue
cess in tho coming presidential cleo
. ton.
: DEMAND FROM THE MASSES.
: These are the things that have
caused a nation wide movement for the
nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt as
!. the republican candidate for president.
The overwhelming demand of the mas
. SEES Of the republican voters for him
to resume the leadership OF his party
can only result In his nomination by
e the national convention. The rank
e and file Of the republican voters have
(. once before followed him to victory
3, and are now convinced that his leader
q ship is absolutely necessary to success
in November
= mo man in direct touch with politica
d conditions in all parts Of the countr,
e can doubt the existence Of the over
e whelming sentiment Of the people them
10 selves for his nomination. During tn,
It past 30 days It has begun to dawn OF
= the leaders Of the Republican party tina
II while powerful concentrated Interests
can sometimes dictate convention con
troll in the matter OF political nomtna
lions. these same interests are power
less to control the action OF the people
I, themselves at the ballot box.
TEST VOTES ON POPULARITY.
u. Literally hundreds of test votes O
NJ political sentiment In both the grea
10 parties have recently been made by 70
IN putable newspaper and other agencies
- and in every section ~ the country
T. with the single exception Of the finan
M cial District in the lower end OF Man
no haitian asland, they have all told on
To unanimous story. In moro than half
million votes so tested, Colonel Roose
n Welt has led In the balloting by an aver
,e age ratio Of more than five to one owe
Mr.. Taft and by a clear majority owe
all the candidates combined, both re
g. publican and democratic. While thes
nd unofficial tests Of presidential prefer
re ence cannot be mathematicaliy accurate
or no same man can longer doubt the over
ly whelnNng sentiment among the voters @
A. the country, who by their ballots
X November will determine the politics
n. character of the next administration
q. In political circles IL 10 no longe
No a question OF doubt that In ever
err State whore the republican voter
ey under presidential preference electio
u, laws. can express their real choic
Of a presidential candidate. that Co
lonel Roosevelt will have every sing
>. delegate from those states to the n
. publican national convention.
ar PROSTITUTION OF PATRONAGE
M "Tha oulv hona loft IA those P0puo