The Washington times., 1912-07-17
POLITICAL WORK
IN OHIO RESULTS
IN TWO FAT JOBS
Carmi Thompson and Ralph
Cole Know "How to
Do Things"
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It has been known for long time that
he was not satisfied with the Admins
uauon' In which he continued to oc-
cupy position of Importance, though
OF no such influence as II represented
under Roosevelt. He has finally writ
ten to President Taft that he desires
to resign, in order to associate himself
In connection with the various pro-
posals for handling the complications
concerned with the selection of cleo
tors, Colonel Roosevelt has taken n
strong position against any fusion with
Republicans. In Maryland and Penn
sylvania, II has been proposed to make
an agreement between the Roosevelt
and the Taft forces, that the regular
electors should be bound to support
whichever of these two candidates
should receive the highest number of
votes in the election. This would per-
NIT the same electors to run on both
the Republican and the Progressive
or both elements, and then the electors
should support that candidate under
which name they received the largest
support.
Wants No Fusion.
Colonel Roosevelt doesn't fancy this
plan. He wants a full and independent
electoral ticket. and has said so. Fu-
sion with the old organization doesn't
look good to him.
Without doubt, this whole question
will have to be given very earnest at
tention ar the Chicago convention on
August 5. Many of the progressive Re-
and-Pennsylvania plan, and IT
was Understood to be supported by tho
Pennsylvania Roosevelt leaders. Finn
and Van Valkenburg; Following the
position. Il. A. Van Valkenburg today
issued this explanation of the situa-
ton. and of the difference of opinion
that has arisen:
paign in Pennsylvania has been decided
on as yet. Senator Flinn's statement
last week, made after conferences ex-
tending over several days with Roosevelt
and national electors, was merely cor
rect statement of how a large majority
of the Pennsylvania progressives theIl
viewed the situation.
Senator Finn stated specifically that
no definite plan would be adopted until
after a fun meeting at Chicago Of the
progressives who attend the natiora
progressive convention on August l..
was present at the conference held IL
Philadelphia last Saturday and listened
to the discussion respecting the plan OF
procedure. The determination to have
third party ticket was practically
unanimous.
Does Not Mean Compromise.
THE plan favored by those present, tt
run the same set of electors on both the
the progressive and Republican tickets
did not in any way involve a com.
promise with the Taft forces. The chief
consideration of all was to devise some
plan which would give to Colone
Roosevelt all of the thirty-eight electoral
votes from Pennsylvania. Every Roose,
welt man contended that the colonel was
entitled to all the votes of all the, elec,
tors from Pennsylvania, because he had
carried not only the primaries in Penn
had gone to the national convention
with a clear majority of all the legally
elected delegates to that body.
The Pennsylvania ballot law makes q
awkward thing to handle, and the plar
which was favored last week was the
one which 1t was believed would sim
plify the situation most. The position
compromise. and also that a progressiv,
party ticket Is essential, is in full accord
with the views of all progressives, 81
Tar as known, and is In full harmony
Senator Finn as representing the view,
of those with whom he conferred from
all the Congressional districts Of the
State.
want Electoral votes.
There is just one point Of difference
between Colonel Roosevelt's views ant
those of the Pennsylvania progressives
The Pennsylvania progressives wan
Colonel Roosevelt to receive all of tn,
thirty-eight national electoral vote
from Pennsylvania, to which they be
lieve he Is entitled. They want to EN-
phasize by d second defeat of Mr.. Taf
that he has no claim legally, morally
or politically on one single electora
vote from Pennsylvania.
Colonel Roosevelt, on the other hand
stands squarely upon the principle whic
he contended for at Chicago. He con
tends that the fraud perpetrated q
Chicago by Mr.. Tafts friends totall
vitiates Mr. Taft's claim to the Repub
lican nomination and must not enttl
him, under any circumstances, to a sin
gle electoral vote from Pennsylvania
He does not approve of any plan which
under any contingency. would place hi
ffiHnds or himself in the position of ad
mitting that Mr.. Taft could possibl
acquire right to the support Of sin
gle Presidential elector from Pennsyl
vania which right primarily would hav
origin in the fraud committed at Chi
cago.
velt's plan would be TO insure him onl
about thirty electoral votes from Penn
sylvania instead OF the thirty-eight cleo
toral votes which unquestionably woul
60 to him under the plan proposed b
his Pennsylvania delegates. OF course
no plan for the conduct of the Pennsyl
vania campaign will be finally deter
mined upon until the national proSres
sive convention assemblies in Chicago
and nothing will be done which Is nc
IN accord with Colonel Roosevelt's view
at that time.
"A singular phase of the present dis
cussion is that both President Taft an
Colonel Roosevelt have rejected tn
plan. though for entirely different rea
sons
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