The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-24
Difficulty Ahead.


party machinery in states controlled by
Roosevelt Republicans would form the
nucleus of the organization. They ad-
mltted that there were serious Difficult
ties In the way Of transferring these
organizations 10 another party or of
breaking away from the Republican ma
/ tional ticket while still preserving reg
ularity
1t developed that some Of Roosevelt =
advisers wished TO break away com.
pletely from the Republican party,
erect new machinery and adopt a dis
tinctlve name in each state, but this
view was not shared by Others Tt was
pointed out to Roosevelt that should
this be attempted there might be ser-
Gus defections from Roosevelt support
ers who did not wish to leave the Re
publican party,
Roosevelt was supported in his recent
campaign by governors. United States
senators. congressman and other off.
Gals from n large number of Republican
states. One of these men told Roosevelt
that while he would continue TO support
him, he could not leave his party and
imperil his political future to do so, and
he considered it imperative TO adopt a
plan under which he and others in the
same position could maintain their con.
nection with the party.
Fight on New Lines.
From what could be learned it was
the opinion Of those in close touch with
the situation that the fight would he
made along entirely new lines by means
of distinctive party without regard TO
Democratic or Republican organizations
as such. with the idea of taking them
over bodily wherever possible.
Colonel Roosevelt remained in his
hotel all day except when he went to
Grace Reform church On the way the
steering apparatus of his automobile
broke and for q time the ear was out of
control Of the chauffeur, The street was
clear at that point and the car was
halted without mishap.
Colonel Roosevelt said he expected TO
remain at Oyster Bay for several weeks
and did not expect to attend the ma
tlonal convention of the new party.
Mix-Up in California.
SAN FRANCISCO. June GA peculiar
situation has arisen In California regard
ing the election Of members of the eIec-
toral college. Under the primary law in
effect In this state. the nominees of the
various parties to the state legislature.
together with the holdover senators. will
candidates for the electoral college, but
the name OF the presidential nominees
will not appear on the ballot In No
vember.
In California. with the Republican po-
llttcal machinery dominated at present by
Theodore Roosevelt's supporters, the
electors nominated by the state senators
and assembly,nen may easily be Roosevelt
men, who would secure the regular Re-
publican column on the ballot submitted
TO the voters In November. In that
event; If the, supporters. Of the preside
placed an electoral ticket in the field,
thew DrObably would have to do So by
petition, il that can be done.
Henry Zenansky. registrar of San
Francisco. said today:
"There Is doubt as TO whether cleo
toral candidates can be nominated by
petition-whether an elector is 'cand-
date for public offcc-as required by
law"
LaFollette Stands Pat.
CHICAGO, June 23.--Walter L. Houser,
campaign manager for Senator La Fol-
ette, tonight said
Senator La Toilette expects to con-
tinue active work in the ranks Of the
Republican party. TIe believes that
through this party will be carried out the
r,roprauSiye idea -