Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
T. R. RUN On
THIRD TICKET
Progressives May Hold Con-
vention in Chicago August
3 to Make Nomination.
AWAIT LEGAL ADVICE
Try to Figure How TO Ge
Presidential Electors on
Roosevelt Ticket,
AWAIT LEGAL ADVICE

Chicago, June 2i-The movement for
a third ticket in the field by Colonel
Rooseyelts supporters is making head
way. Governor johnson of California
has been empowered by q mass meet
ing of delegates to confer with Colonel
Roosevelt and prepare plan and plat
form.
No definite announcement of the
plan was made, and the date of the
convention Is still to be decided. y
was rumored that 1t might be held
here in Chicago on Aug. and also
that an attempt might be made to call
the Roosevelt progresslves together at
Asbury Park. In general, the plan
seems to be to utilize the Roosevelt
machine in states that the colonel car
ried at the primaries ana in other
states to present a complete progress
sive ticket
In New York, for instance, II the
plans talked for are carried out there
will be progressive candidates for gov
ernor and other elective Offices that
may be open when the contests begin
liam Flinn's plan Of having the reg
ular Republican voters cast their vote
for Roosevelt, who, Of course, is Ger
tain to be the candidate OF the new
party, may be carried out. In Mime
sofa 1t Is planned to have the electors
who favor Roosevelt resign and then
to reappoint them by petition In order
to make their positions secure.
Await Expert Legal Advice.
The plan Of action in these and
other states depends upon expert legal
advice, which is still to be had. At
present everything connected with the
new movement, except the expressed
intention Of the colonel and some of
his leaders to make a fight, Is up in
the air. The Roosevelt delegates,
steam rvflered and otherwise, to the
number Of two or three hundred, met
In the Florentine room Of the Congress
hotel to 1naugurate the new party.
Governor johnson presided at the
meeting At his side were Medil Nc
Cormick, James R. Garfield and Sen
ator Clapp of Minnesota. Governor
Stubb Of Kansas came In, but went
out again before the meeting got down
to business. Cecil Lyon of Texas had
a front seat Few /. any of the other
prominent Roosevelt men were pres
ent
Later James r. Garfield, who had
been appointed by Governor Johnson
to give such details as were possible
concerning the new movement, met he
newspaper men. He said that 1t might
be some time before the personnel of
the organization committee was de
cided upon, but that the progressive
rank and file were going to work i'm
medlately "to carry to a successful
termination the movement begun" He
said that throughout the country presi-
Dental electors would be for Roose-
ming mate.
, When asked about what stand had
been taken by the so called Roosevelt
governors and other Roosevelt leaders
he said that each man must speak for
himself He seemed to have no doubt
whatever that most of the governors
would follow the colonel in his bolt
from the Republican party.
Problem of Electors.
Mr Garfield said that one Of the first
problems which Governor .Tohnson's
committee would have to solve would
be how to get presidential electors
on the Roosevelt ticket. As for the
financing of the new party Mr.. Gar
field said that there was not the least
doubt but that plenty of money would
be forthcoming.