The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-12
BUGGY MAY STICK
TO TAFT'S CAUSE
Sixth District E1ector Wants
to Be "Loyal'- Five
Electors for T. r.
(National News Assocfatton)


While Roosevelt electors in South Da-
kota, Kansas, West Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania, California and some other
states purpose to stay on the Republi-
can tickets as regularly nominated and
go through on that basis, reserving
the right to vote for Roosevelt if they
Afe elected, the five Roosevelt cleo
tors in the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Elev-
enth and Twelfth Indiana Districts,
though regularly chosen under the
regular Republican call, are not ex-
pecting that they will be permitted to
remain on the Republican ticket. 1t Is
possible that two of the five will con-
tiuue on the ticket and pledge them
selves TO-. vote for Taft if they are
eltcted fext fall. 1t is reported that
Fred S. Buggy, of Shelbyville. Sixth
District, and Austin Suits of Fort
Wayne, Twelfth District, have let it be
known that they expect to abide by
the work of the Chicago convention
and vote for Taft if they are elected.
John T. Nixon, of Attica, Ninth Dis
trict elector, was reported yesterday
to be on the point Of resigning his
place as an elector. From Attica came
the word that Mr. Nixon had sent his
resignation to State Chairman Fred A.
Sims of the Republican organization.
Mr.. Sims said he had not received Mr..
Nixon's communication and that he did
not know anything about the purport-
ed resignation.
Belief Electors Safe.
Nixon is known as one of the active
worlters in Republican politics in
Fountain county. He says he is in
favor of the new progressive party
and Roosevelt, and he declares he does
not care to have any "entangling al
liances" with the old party. Cornelius
McGreevey, Wabash, Eleventh Dis
trict elector, has joined the new party,
II is said.
Mr.. McGreevey was in Indianapolis
yesterday. He came to attend the
meeting of the executive committee
of the new progressive party at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the Claypool
hotel when organization and cam
paign plans will be discussed.
Mr. McGreevey has not resigned his
place as an elector on the Republican
ticket. It is not known at this time
what his course will be. He favors
Roosevelt.
The progressives are convinced tina.
no power can legally remove the
Roosevelt electors in Indiana from the
regular Republican ticket if those cleo
tors desire to stay on that ticket. 1t is
intimated that some of the Roosevelt
electors will give the Republican or
ganization an opportunity to put in ef-
feet it's plans for eliminating the In
diana Roosevelt electors from the
situation.
Edwin NJ Lee said that he had not
been consulted regarding Mr.. Nixon's
purported resignation and that he did
not know anything about it.
Ticket Is In Doubt.
In making up the new progressive
party executive committee of thirteen,
which is to meet today, Chairman Lee
of the new party in Indiana, had diff
ficulty in getting in touch with some
of the workers. Aaron Jones, of South
Bend, was suggested as Thirteenth
District member of the committee, but
Mr. Jones is reported to be out of the
state Wilson Roose, Elkhart, and 9th
ers have sent word they would at
tend today's meeting from the Thir-
teenth. Lucius B. Swift of Indianapolis,
who says he has not the time to give
to active work, is to be supplanted on
the committee by Harry o. Chamber.
lin for the Seventh District
One of the big problems of general
and vital interest to men of all parties
in Indiana is that of new party state
ticket. This question will be discussee
today by the executive committee. The
outcome of the discussion is profile
NAUTICAL no less than the advisability
OF launching state ticket. Some of the
leaders believe the new party would
be stronger with a state ticket as we'll
as a national ticket.
Others favor the "absolution" plan
adopted by Iowa, where the Republi-
can state convention has passed a
resolution formally absolving Iowa Re-
publicans of party disloyaity in the
event they vote their personal choice
for President and stand by the party's
state ticket.