The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-27
Criticises Tennessee Execu- tive for Appointment of
 Sanders to Senate
COLONEL BEGINS
 TO LOOK TO EAST
Anxious to Get Back to What He Re gards as Real Battlefield-Will Be Glad to Testify Before
 Investigating Committee

Jackson. Tenn, September 26.-ro large crowd of Tennesseans, gathered here from several counties, Colonel Roosevelt expounded the progressive doctrines to- day. It was his only political speech of the day, for his address in Memphis this morning before the Interstate Levee as- sociation was of non-partisan charac- ter. Tonight he went on his way to New Orleans.
 Governor Hooper the republican execu- tive of Tennessee, and a candidate for re- election, was scored by Colonel Roosevelt in his address here.
 Assail Governor Hooper
 'T wish to comment" said Colonel Roosevelt, upon the attitude of the re- publican nominee for governor, MT. Hoop CT. Governor Hooper has announced that some people think that MT. Taft's nom- ination was stolen and others do not. He said he was one of the latter. Now, wish to say with all the emphasis in my power that every intelligent man who chooses to look into the facts knows that Mir. Taft's nomination was stolen. There
 
 it. If MT. Hooper doesn't know 1t, it is because he doesn't take the trouble to think.
 And another thing Mir. Hooper has nominated for the position of temporary senator of the United States-highly tenn porary-one of the men who assisted In the theft. I refer to MT. Sanders. MT. Sanders sat in the national committee with a proxy and took part in tho scan dalous conduct that resulted in the steal ing from the rank and file of the re- publican party the machinery of the party. In this way MT. Hooper forfets his rights to the support of any honest man.
 Mir. Hooper went to convention which first indorsed him and then it ndorsed MT. Wilson. This shows Mr. Hoopers am bidextrous attitude
 He is MT. Facing Both Ways
 Read your Bunyan and you will find out about MT. Facing Both Ways.
 Looks to North and East
 With his transcontnenta tour drawing to an end Colonel Roosevelt is turning his attention towards the battlehelds of the north and east, where he expects to have the heaviest fighting of the cam paign. During his trip through the south he said he intends to devote him self largely to an exposition of the pro gressive party's principles. On his return to the north, where he has already make number of speeches of this character, it is his plan to take up the issues raised by his opponents.
 Neither President Taft nor Governor Wilson, said Colonel Roosevelt is truly progressive. It is his plan to empha size this statement during the remaind- fif ia fa11 a ipn ba ae there is no vital difference between the republican and democratic parties
 MT Wilson is about as much of d progressive as MT. Taft he sad
 Colonel Roosevelt read over with in- terest the names of the men who have been summoned to testify before the Senate committee which is investigat- ing campaign contributions Some time ago he instructed his managers in New ! ork to agree with Senator Clapp for his appearance before the committee on any of the days between his cam paign trips and he received word today that he was to go to Washington on Friday of next week.
 Glad to Testify
 The colonel had been hoping to have period of uninterrupted rest at Oy ster Bay before his next trip. but said he would be glad of the opportunity to |. testify. He had no means of knowl- |i edge what lines his testimony would II follow. he said. and he did not expect |l to know until the questioning began. It was another wet. raw day and all though there were crowds at several stations on the journey from Memphis to Jackson. Colonel Roosevelt made no speeches. His physician warned him that the combination of damp weather and outdoor speaking was one which, for the sake of his throat, should be avoided.
 After he had made his address be- fore the Interstate Levee association, which was first on the days pro- gramme. Colonel Roosevelt went to the | Tri-State fair on the outskirts of Mem phis A crowd of damp, snivering per sons raised a cheer as the colonel was driven on the grounds. He stopped on the front of the grandstand long enough 10 say a few words of greet ing. Then he went to the Country club to get warm and dry. A steaming pot of coffee was placed before him and the colonel said it was welcome sight. He remained there until it was time to go to his train
 On reaching Jackson late today. he said he wished to emphasize the fact that the progressive party was making It's fight alone and had no affiliations with any other party.
 Straight Fight for T. R.
 'sThis is a straight fight for the pro gressive party" he said ours is a distinct party. It has no more connec- tion with the republican party than with the democratic
 In Tennessee, as elsewhere, Colonel Roosevelt said he wished his supporters to stand by the state ticket as firmly as by the national ticket.
 -I feel that We have the right to ap- peal to ex-democrats and ex-republieans alike he continued. "and to both the men who wore the gray and the men who wore the blue Ours Is in no sense sectional party
 lie said both Union and Confederate veterans were working for the progress sivs party and Were alike in common sense In the fight as 10 loyalty as they had stood by Lee or Grant.
 Colonel Roosevelt will spend tomor- TOW in New Orleans.
 Johnson the Hero
 Manchester, N. l., September 25.-How to Icampaign on short rations was ably dars,rnetr:,fedl todav by Gov. Hiram W.