The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-16
Col. Roosevelt Opposes Entan-
clement With Any Old Party.
Will Make the Fight for a New
Organization.

oyster Bay, N Y, July 16--Forma-
tfon of a distinct Independent party
and not the capture of the Republican
party, is the course Colonel Roosevelt
has laid out for himself. He took is
sue fatty with supporters who have
advanced a proposal for effecting an
agreement with the Republican organ
ization in some states through which,
under certain conditions, the strength
of the Roosevelt following might be
thrown behind President Taft. The
colonel will have none of it. II shall
not acquiesce,' he said.
Colonel Roosevelt made it clear that
he had decided upon a thoroughgoing
fight, independent of alliance with
either party which will put him in
position to appeal to Democrats as well
as Republicans. In states in which his
followers have control of the Repub-
lican organization he is ready to carry
on his campaign through that medium.
But he will sanction no ENHANCEMENT
agreements.
mo compromise" is to be his bat
tie cry.
Colonel Roosevelt dictated this
statement of his position:
81 see that in Pennsylvania and
Maryland the proposal has been made
that identical Roosevelt and Taft cleo
chosen cast their votes for whichever
one, either Mr.. Taft or myself, gets
the most votes. 1 trust that no such
plan will be adopted. 1 claim in every
primary state where the primary was
carried for me and where electors have
been nominated that as a matter OF
the highest obligation those men are
bound to vote for me, for 1 am the
nominee of the overwhelming majority
of the rank and file of the Republican
party and Mr.. Taft'S nomination rep
resents nothing but the successful dis !
honesty of the Barnes-Penrose-G -Gug- |
genheim machine and is not binding |
upon any honest Republican
''In certain of these primary state, |
as I understand it, there is now a con- |
test on the primaries to see whether |
be put on the regular ticket. instead of
being nominated by petition, it being
the intention of the party beaten in
the primary to nominate its electors
bv petition. This is all right and
proper; but so far as l have any say
in the matter, 1 shall not assent to
any arrangement whereby under any
my supporters or elec-
tors supported by them snail cast their
votes for Mr.. Taft.
Appeals to All Progressives.
st make my appeal to all progress
ves no matter what their past af
citations may be, who genuinely be-
ieve in progressive principles and who |
believe as 1 do that both of the old |
party organizations are completely un-
der the dominion of the bosses and of |
special privileges and both the Chi |
ago and Baltimore platforms are fun
1arnentalIy unprogressive and reac- |
-ionary platforms, showing that it is |
to expect from either of the |
lid parties, under present conditions. !
anv real and far-reaching progressive |
movement. Therefore, 1 hope that in /
every state the progressives, without 1
regard to their past party affiliations |
NAV have the chance to vote at the !
electors W in tIa
toraI college will cast their votes for
the national progressive candidate for
president
Colonel Roosevelt added that he is
willing to have the same electors on
both the Republican and the national
progressive tickets as long as his sup
porters do not agree that the entire
electoral vote of a state should go tc
President Taft if the Republican tick
ct should receive the greatest number
of votes. Under such conditions, any
electors on the Republican ticket who