Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
Roosevelt Insists Conference Was
Held with No Thought of
Abandoning Fight.
EXPECTS SOME DESERTIONS
Call for Convention Not Likely
to Be Issued until Monday
Bosses the Chief
Issue.

oyster Bay. n. Y. July with the
democratic national ticket in the field
Colonel Roosevelt and "a group of his
lieutenants to-day took up the work Of
laying the foundation upon which they
hope to build now party. The situation
in the light of the nomination Of Wood
row Wilson at Baltimore was discussed
at conference at Sycamore Hill, which
WAS attended by Senator Dixon of Mon
tana William Finn of Pittsburg. George
w. Perkins. Frank A. Munsev Of New
York and L. A. Van Nalkenourg OF Phila-
delpha.
The presence of these mon at Saga
more iill gave rise to reports that the
third party movement had suffered a
serious set back as result of the selcc- =
tion of candidates by the democratic
convention and that some of Colonel
Roosevelt's leaders were in favor of
abandoning the fight. Colonel Roosevelt
denied this emphatically.
"'rhcre was no thought Of atrndon.ns g
the fight" said he These men simply
came to talk over the situation with me-
and to discuss details of the call for the
national convention"
The statement of Governor Osborne OF
Michigan. one of the -even Governors who
| asked Colonel Roosevelt to lecorne a can
| ddate for the republican nomination, that
| In his opinion no third party was now nee
| essary was cited to the colonel as one rea.
son for the reports that all was not going
we'll with the movement
OSBORNE is COUNTED OUT.
GOV Osborne has said about the same
| thing before" he said. "I did not expect t
! have his support We are going to have
some losses OF this sort. Governor lad
ley came out for Taft; Governor Osborn,
| for Wilson. Our plans will not be affect
| ed"
Colonel Roosevelt said hee was in M
way discouraged at the outlook but on m
contrary had received assurances Of sup
| port from every section of the country t.
| an extent which had surprised him
, From what has been said by Colone
Roosevelt and his supporters it is he
lieved that several distinctive issues will
| be brought into the campaign. Foremos
| will he. according to tho present plans
the argument that the course of affair
in both the republican and the democra IT.
|
| the country has demonstrated the neo
| OF new party which will be national il
scope, and which will go on record a
| opposed TO bosses" such as Colon.
! Roosevelt has said fourished with eoua
power among both the Democratic an
Republican parties Colonel Roosevelt
believes that he will he able To preScn
this argument with effectiveness both j
| the North and Sol.th.
NAME NOT YET SELECTED.
Colonel Roosevelt was asked what tn
party would he named.
| "Search me, by George" he replied
| THE names have heard most frequent
ly mentioned are Progressive party an
National Progressive party. The conven
ton will decide"
Although Senator Dixon said yesterda
that the call for the convention woul
probably he issued tomorrow, Colon'
Roosevelt gave 1t as his opinion that
would be delayed until Monday. Som
time would be needed he said to sub
NIT the Nnal draft of the call by tele
graph to the members of the temper
AIRY committee on organization,