The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-28
INSURGENTS
HERE WAIT
FOR TEDDY


Some so proarcsslves held a pow.
WOW at the Alien Dale cafeteria
last night. And when they got
through they accomplished what
they set out TO accomplish. namely
20 do nothing definite at this time
this was the purport OF the re.
marks by tho chairman, c. J.
France.
There was feeling throughout the
week that there had been such
biz bundle Of things dropped on the
shoulders OF the insurgents aimee
the Chicago convention that a
good heart-to.heart talk with each
other In Washington would be
mighty good thing. And so they
had the talk. Every speaker said
he had come TO listen Go the others.
and tho others said the same. and
most everyone present agreed that
the line ~ action 10 be pursued by
the pFogresaives In Washington
should await both tho baltimore
convention and the program az.
ranged by Col. Roosevelt aud his
advisers at meeting TO be held
next week In New York.
with perhaps two or three en-.
ccptions. the insurgents al the
conference last night are even nj
this time perfectly agreed 10 launch
the third party. The few cxcep-
lions are not opposed 20 the idea,
particularly. but wanted TO wait
Just a little while longer before
they took tho step Everyone
present. without exception. plainly
declared that support of tho Taft
ticket Is impossible John T.. Hal.
lathe went so FAR aR 10 say that l.e
would support either Bryan or WI.
son. II named by the democrats.
even IN preference 90 a third party.
IN order 10 make sure that a pro.
grusslve IL elected az this time. and
80 that the progressive vote might
not be split. Edgar c. Snyder. on
the other hand. Senator Pans.
hamns. Marshall nond. and several
others. took the view that the tnird
party ought to be organized as =
matter OF principle. win or lose.
that the time had come when def.
mite steps had 10 be taken 10 hring
all the pruEgcAslvcx under one ban.
ncr.
EsMayor Byron Phelps. who ss@
the organization Of the republican
party back IN 1855. was present AZ
the meeting.
"if I could feel Il possible 10 sup.
port Taft. ! would not be here 10.
night" said the old man. ~ have
been = republican all my life.
cant vote for Taft. And I don't
want 20 for the democratic ticket.
Let ~ have the third party"
Former Mayor pliiing declared the
Chicago platform a. "evaslve ard .
nonentisy.-
Among those present At the Al
lendaic conferences last niEht we're.
c. n Case. Senator w. III. Paul
hamua. Senator Dan fAndun.
George W. Dililng. byron Phelps.
c. Alien Dale. G. J. France. sohn
Strtngef. r q. aNYder. John &.
Lawrence. John " naIiaine. Rick
Burrows. r. =. Hsyeile. Phillip
TworoEer. Hugo Kelley. Austin =
Griffiths. ~ G. Pigxott. George II.
Walker. DIR. r. ~ EdgaFs. wyiie
Hcmphill. otway pardee. y. A.
Morrison. Arthur r. Moran. Arthur
r. Priest. VI. A. G0itztein. Marshall
Bond. Loren Grinstead. w. W. VII
shire, Louis r.. Petersen. ID. q.
Sutherland. Edward Clifford.
Adolph Baker. DR.. w. q sturxIs. l..
W Gilmore. DR.. :. T.. Gnsga. II. 8
STREET. Ira d Lundy Clayton G.
Rhoads. Fred Everett. J. u. Nelson.
Carl r. Gould. G. schalkenbach. l..
o. Van Ripper. o. II. r. La Fargo.
7 Or. G. J. -enaen. Edward T. Levy.
Dr. w. Mcdowell. George G. Meliott,
Al II. Curtis. G. V. Garrison. Mar.
shall Bond. l.. w. Lewis