The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-06-22
DETAILS OF HIS PLANS
NOT YET COMPLETED
May Postpone His Convention
Until Democrats Name
Their Candidate.

Cnlcago, June Zz.-InoSe VINO de-
sire an opportunity to vote for Theo
dore Roosevelt for president this fall
may not be disappointed. They will
undoubtedly get the chance
The colonel will run He has made
his position clear
On what ticket he will run remains
to be decided. There is still a posi-
bilNy that he will be the regular Re-
publican candidate, though this is very
remote. He may run as the standard
bearer of the Progressive party" But
In some fashion he will run IL Is al
most inconceivable that any result
can come from the present Republican
convention which will prevent the
candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt.
The manner in which Roosevelt shall
run is yet to be determined in the
present convention. 1t may be that
the colonel's nomination will occur In
the Coliseum. This is more likely
than the plan of walkout and a con-
vention In a separate hall. 1t would
give an opportunity to the progress
sives to claim that they are the regu-
lar party and allege that the stand
patters are the boilers. OF course,
such claim might not receive wide
popular approval. but nevertheless 1t
would be made. 1t would also put the
Roosevelt people in position to claim
as regular Republicans the electors
In those states which have declared
for Roosevelt in the primaries. In
many cases these electors are already
chosen, notably Minnesota, Kansas
and Pennsylvania. They are the
creatures of the same primaries that
put the colonel forth as the standard
bearer. 1t is believed that In many
cases they would cast their votes for
the colonel rather than for President
Taft.
May Be Progressive Party.
AS to the name of the party, If it is
to be new one OF which Roosevelt
shall be the candidate, the colonel him.
self strongly leans to the term Pro-
gressive. He has used II a number
of times in recent public statements
and made 1t clear in the formal state
ment he issued Thursday afternoon
that he expected to run for president
"as Progressive on a Progressive
platform" using capital letters every
time he writes the word
AS illustrating the completeness of
the break between the new progress
sive party and the regular Republican
organization, plans are being worked
out by the Roosevelt managers look
Ing to big nonpartisan progressive
mass convention to be held early In
August, at which a nationwide organ
ization can be perfected, platform
adopted and a ticket named.
Unless some action of the Repub-
lican convention now in session calls
for the earlier action by the progress
sives this plan will be carried out.
Woodrow Wilson is the man already
talked as running mate for Roosevelt
assuming that Roosevelt will be the
candidate for the new party-in the
event that Wilson is not named at
Baltimore.
William ]. Bryan is also prominent
ly mentioned.
1t is pointed out by George Record
OF New Jersey, who Is strong for this
program, that Roosevelt and Wilson
are really radicals of equal degree
and belong In the same party, and
that Taft and Harmon are in fact rep
resentatives of the same interests.
No one can say what is going to
happen In the Republican convention.
There are SO many "ifs" in the propo-
sition. But 1t is settled that Mr. Taft
Will not retire unless Roosevelt does,
and Roosevelt will not; and unless
the convention takes 1T out of the
hands of the leaders third party is
assured