The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-07-18
TAFT OBJECTS TO
LIST OF ELECTORS
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Won't Accept Even
Those Whose Posi-
ton is Doubtful
BARS COMPROMISE
Opposed to Plan of Allowing
Them to Vote for Candi-
date in Majority
BARS COMPROMISE

sscri'hiSstVis b's \.-ANO Soiul'fp-
mise with Roosevelt over tine presi-
dental electors i'm amy state is Pres
ident Taft's ultimatum today to
Senator Gamble and Congressman
Burke of South Dakota, who came
with IL delegation from that state to
confer on their presidential miNup.
The regular republican electors
in South Dakota are expected to an
nounce that they will vote for the
colonel. AS II compromise it has been
suggested that the republican elect
ors vote for the candidate who sccur-
es the highest vote in the state in a
preferential vote in the general elcc-
ton.
President Taft made il plain today
that he is against this proposition
and he indicated that he will demand
Il complete poll of the republican
electors. Whenever they are tor
Roosevelt or doubtful the president
will demand that they be opposed in
the election by Taft men. The South
Dakota delegation leaves today for
New York to conicr with Chairman
HilIcs and try to effect some method
by which the Taft electors can APP
pear on the official ballot in the
state.
Same in Other States.
Washington, I'D. C.-Not with
President Taft's consent will the Re
publicans and Third Party leaders
in any state agree to support q
single set of presidential electors.
Chairman Hillcs, OF the Republican
national committee, takes the same
view of this matter as does the
President. Tho suggestion that the
"ripe Of peace" be smoked in sew
era. states by the regular Republi-
cans and the bolters agreeing to sup
port one set of electors, comes from
Republican candidates for office who
realize that if two sets of electors
are put up the split in the Republi-
can party will be maze complete
The Bull Mooscrs are, of course.
willing that one set O. electors ellall
be voted for provided the electors,
if elected, shall support the third
term candidate in the electoral col
lege.
a Cican-Cut Fight.
President 1'aft's idea is. that there
is only one thing for the republican
party to do, and that is to make
clean-cut fight, to regard supporters
of the third term candidate every
where as boilers from the Republic
can party. In no other way. accord
ing to the President and Chairman
Hllles, can tho Republican party
hope to maintain its integrity. This
whole subject will come up for con-
slderation at the meeting of the
subcommittee of the national COM
mlttee in New York the latter part
OF this week. 1t is we'll understood
here that the committeeman will
stand by the President.
Arises in Pennsylvania.
This question as to whether regul-
ar republicans and Bull Moosers shall
agree on one set of electors has be-
come acute in the state of Pennsyl-
vanla, where the supporters of the
third termer have come forward with
a proposition to place the president
ial electors on the third party ticket
on the regular republican ticket,
with the understanding that an elect
or shall vote in the electoral college
for the candidate whose ticket receiv-
es the largest number of votes. In
other words, if the regular republi-
can ticket in the state received more
votes than the third party ticket the
electors would vote for Taft and
vica versa.
The third termers in Pennsylvania
have further proposed to nominate
the republican congressman on the
third party ticket, to nominate the
complete republican state ticket. in
Guiding the congressmen-at- at-large
and to accept the republican candi-
dates for the legislature who ratify
the republican state platform. The
interesting feature of this proposal
of the third termerS in PennSylyanj:
is that it opens the way for the third
party, to vote for protective tariff
congressman.
In an appeal for support for his
peace program" in Pennsylvania
the third party men have this to say
"The progressive party is not a free
trade party, and the election of re-
publican congressional nominees /;
of very great importance.o IL