The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-07-04
in THE JJppER
HOUSE AGREE TO STAND
TOGETHER. &-.3>sss$ii3 >sSsSi &
Cummings and Kenyon
Are Strongly Opposed to. Movement
Against Chicago: Ticket, blit 9th
ers will be Guided Largely by Lo-ss
cal Conditions. f5f,A% .ES

Washington. d. c.. :. On the
call OF Senator Gu = of Iowa, a.
conference of "P - ive'' Republic,
can Senators W. - at the CapitoI
toni ght. Thos ed were Senators
norah' OF 10 l,ourne. Of Oregon; !;
Brown, OF s. "a; Bristow, of Kan Il
sas; Clapp. Minnesota; Crawford. IA
OF South Dakota; Gronna, of North
Dakota; Dixon, Of Montana: Kenyon, /:
of Iowa; LaFollette, OF Wisconsin,; 4
Polndexter, Of Washington, and !
Works, of California. %i& &t5
All except LaFollette, Brown,
and Dixon attended. Dixon was in 4
New York this afternoon comforting
with Mr., Roosevelt. 'h,J H4>t.S5,.cGs. 81
The Senators decided one thing def
nltely, and that was to stand together
IN the progressive effort to gain cone
troll of the Republican organization
of the United States and especially tog
aid one another in their local con-
tests this fall. @I#
Sentiment as to supporting the Re- 1
publican national ticket nominated at 4
Chicago has divided. One Senator
proposed that a declaration be sign j
ed and published that the progress
sives' decline to support the Presi-F.
dent in the coming campaign, but this
was dissented from on the ground
that it was inopportune and might do /
more harm than good. N'" y
So. NOT To Support. Taft. .3%. q
However, some of those present ara-sss''
nounced that they would not espoopaeft
the Taft cause. but would devote their
efforts to electing candidates for Gem
gress and state Offices even though
Colonel Roosevelt decided eventually
not to head an independent ticRet. III
II the sentiment expressed at the
meeting does not change, majority
Of the Senators present will NOT stay
regular, although they insist that they
are the regulars of the party. Messfs.
Cummins and Kenyon were strongly
opposed to bolting the Chicago ticket,
whether or not Roosevelt ! became a.
candidate. Such men as Bristow and
Clapp will support the Colonel ff ne
enters the race; they may be regarnea
as representing the extreme anti-Taft
sentiment, claiming that the President
did not receive his denomination fair.
ly. '-. Is tk 81.
Before definite plan OF action was
decided upon Senators Borah, :Craw- 7.
ford and others urged that the local
candidates wishes be canyassed, =
While Mr. Borah favored the nomina-
ton of Colonel Roosevelt At Chicago,
he advised the Colonel against a bolt, 4
and refused to join the progressive.
convention after Taft had been nomi-I
mated. .. }lt$&
Hadley Back of 1t. 3a.S
1t was reported at the meeting that +
Governor Hadley. of Missouri, was
back Of the movement to induce Mf. .%;
Taft to Withdraw as a candidate for
reelection, remarkable as that would
be. OF course the President would
never consider such proposition SER
iously, .%
Those present at the conferences
frankly admitted that there were
many serious complcatins In the sft-
uation which could not be handled sat-
isfactorily at this time. In Kansas,
for example, Senator Bristow ex-
planned that there were now two sets
Of candidates for Presidential Elec-
tors In the field .........,s< j. {. II
The regular electors were \ those
nominated at the state convention.
and are called Roosevelt electors, and
Taft electors have recently been nom
mated by petition. Primaries will ne
held in August, and the electors who
win will go on the regular Republican
ticket. .. a.f
Thus, even though Mr. Roosevelt
should not become. candidate after
further reflection, here would be q
set of presidential electors virtually
instructed to vote for him provided.
Of course, they we're successful at the
primaries and the state went Republi.
can in November. =
Tangles Must BE Strengthened. 81
There are similar complications IN Z.
other states, although not quite SO SER
ious, and before the progressive ele-
ment In the Senate 10 able to map ont
a definite course to be, followed con-