The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-24
MOOSE LEADERS
ARE ENCOURAGED
AFTER SENATOR CLAP OF MN
NEs0TA TO DELIVER SPEECH
Nv THIS CITY.
COLONEL CAN'T COME
MIR. HAIDT DENIES THAT APPLICA-
TION WAS MADE TO THE
STATE FAIR AND TT WAS
TURNED DOWN.

Having received word that ii is ex-
tremely doubtful II Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt. Progressive candidate for
the presid ential nomination will be
ahle to visit Richmond prier to the
national election In November. lead
els of the Bull Moose party in Rict~
mond are in correspondence with
Senator Moses Clapp, of Minnesota.
whom they hope to secure T., the
place of the colonel.
Senator Clapp, who is chairman of
the Penrose-La Toilette investigating
committee, which is making an in
quiry into the sources OF campaign
contributions in 1904, Will be In Wash
ington September Goth, when the
committee begins its hearings 1t
Is the hope of the local Progressive
| tn have him in Richmond to address
tAc opening mass meeting OF tho local
| ni ganizattaH -nn-ar about October ~
Leaders Are Encouraged.
LOCAL leaders declare that they are
much encouraged over the success
( that has met their efforts so far in
/ securing adherents to the new party.
! Real work has just begun When the
| third party was formed in Chicago
| the Third district was in the midst
| OF an interesting congressional cam
| paign. which was followed by the
| administrative board fight and il WAS
| not until recently that active work
| could begin, Secretary RaIdt, of the
| local organization, is authority for the
| statement that a large per cent Of
! those who have declared an intention
| % voting for Roosevelt are former
| Democrats. Forty per cent Is the
estimate of some. E. s. Simpson, one
! of the organizers of the party in Nir-
| einia, said yesterday that he is well
satisfied with the progress made. but
. hopes for even greater success.
t-----'of am surprised at the -number OF
! Democrats who have expressed an
intention to Join us" said he. 4 had
NOT looked for so many
/ Mr. Simpson laughed at the report
in local newspaper that the State
lair directors had turned down" a
| proposition to have Colonel Rosevelt
! speak at the fair They did MOI
/ turn dowri strcfi a proposition hi
| said, because none was made"
Didn't Turn Down Colonel.
Secretary Raidt gave out the fol
lowing statement regarding the mat
ter yesterday:
|
terday's newspaper 1t was made K
appear that the State Fair associa
ton turned down an application, witt
scant consideration, of the local or
ganization OF the Progressive party Il
have Colonel Roosevelt come to Rich
mond under the auspices of the Fai
association. In this that newspape
was misinformed The Fair dssocia
ton has never been requested eithe
by the local, State or national com
mittee OF the Progressive party TO en-
terrain Colonel Roosevelt. and hat
they been they are too wise to refus
an attraction such as Colonel Roose
welt, who can command the iarges
crowds than any man in America, Be
sides. Colonel Roosevelt is a persona
friend of several of the gentlemen
who compose the state Fair board
The local organization of the Progress
| sive party has not yet been informe
whether Colonel Roosevelt will b
able to make an address in Richmond
but If he should come here II vii
probably be during the second wee
in October"
Congressman Bourke Cochran, o
New York, former Democrat an
Tammany spell binder, who is sup
porting Colonel Roosevelt. will spea
at the Roanoke fair Thursday