Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-06
1lFT CAMP PA|GNERs
CHALLENGED TO
HOLD POPULAR
PRIMARIES
nixon Wiling TO Submit Ques-
tion 10 Republican Voters of
Country Between Now and
Convention.
prITERATES ROOSEVELT
nEMAND FOR SQUARE DEAL

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Joseph NJ DiAon' ei,'..i ,aittaa .',, todav
RooscNei' ~. a,a g. oan,naign forces
ehaheiis ,,aans of nrlmaries in
,vor% ~ slate in the union" Senator
n,.n, conveved the proposal in IA let
,er 70 representative William b. Nc
Tinlev director OF the National Taft
mroau. Director Mckinley sent a
letter tonight to Senator Dixon, ask
ing if the proposals were made with
the authority OF ooiohei hooseVei'
and also asking II senator Dihoh were were
actlhg as cileii .,.a ii.an VI sls 1850 ~
@eou..'e thn,.it, ~ ~ nnloneI can.
a.ar W., u Divo,,,s latter fnilov,s.
INV Dear Mr.. Mckin,ev.-For the
nurnnsa of datern,ininp definitely
wbether the republican voters of the
countrv desire Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt or President Taft as their
oondidoto in The annroaobi,o nraei.
Dental camnaien I herehv challenge
Won "a a test nv n,eans of nrimaries
n every state IN the union
senator D5vop states that tho oh
vious nurnosa of botb tho renuhlican
eamnaign committees is to elect a re-
nphIicap nav+ FAN. that botb ara in
ierested nrimarilv in the success of
the marty and tbat the first reouisi-
linn 70 sucb am oase is to cboose tbe
candidate with 4he greatest nonuIar
strength
1--WE oueht Ia hava . s-e,. and
yoluntarv oppression of opinion di-
reetlv from the voters who win carry
the hallots that will determine final
" the verdict at the polls"
The letter continues.
"The time to find out what the
VOTERS want is before the nomination
is made rather than afterward. 1t
will be too late after the convention
is held"
Senator Dixon states that the ma
,ional oon,,,i.tao was NOT iustified I'm
laaving ,hn urinary onestion To the
action of tho states
an oyarv state and district in the
pnion n,,oner ,rronoamants can he
made and effectivelv carried ont" he
saws "for secnrine a free and volun-
nnhtioa,, ,,otar. tf ~ can ba dona by a
state.wide urinary which would he
nreferahle n can ba ARRANGED for nv
districts ,,nder tho sunarvision of pro-
nar co,,,,,,ittoos ;,
Tho Latter coils attention ia the
vor;ons statas ,,hara orrangen,ents
havo hoon n,ada or sre heinp made
for nrinoarias ana adds.
.Witb vour co-oneration similar
orrar,,.,,,,. ,.,,,ts ,,,, 7o,,ht nan ha effect
ed IN al 49, statas v,bere Iegisla-
tpres aro now considaring the enact
~. 20 a;,(,1,taI r.asorenoo nr,-
rnar', - an, informed thar in
sarar.i 80 ,,'hnra no nrasidential
nresasauoe s.,',e ,s,,,,ar,, 49, ouestion is await
in,, tao,s,s.,-., -, .ho influence of
men y,ho ara p,orl,ino with Won is
cae, a,',aY,,,i,oli,. T., ornosition. your
co-onrration with me IN such states
no donht would rcsult in the enact
ment of these laws and the consider
ahln snraad ,haro1v ~ the presiden-
,ial nrafaranca nri,,arv under direct
leyal sa,,a,t',, a., ,ho sto,e
..r S''nO' ''on "s 'ne ,.,ioo ooain
Let me can your a'.eii'i' -.
70 me iact that Colohel i.oose'ei. i'i-'
ueclared repeatedly that ne Is no. an
active candidate for the nominations
but will accept It il it comes to him
as the demand of the voters of the
party His lett,a 10 Mr. Mooreg of
pittsbnr,b san, ont nv vour head
ouar,a,., T., ,,,o,,, and nublished in
- - i''s' l'S ~ ',,,,, 10 an
ne" spapeis t"is nv a...7', ', 81
"uui'ional prooi Oh this "''i.uro Al,
ol the TACT that IN now SAYING ne VIZ
aecept the nomination under the con
ditions specified, he is merely re-
spending to a popular demand.
The voters Of the country have
unouos,ionabl,, a ipht to express
tboi, 49,, "a sincereiv trust YOU