New-York tribune., 1912-03-01
/ NJ. DIXON TO MANAGE
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGN
Montana Senator Made Head Of
Committee Formed After
Conference Here.
W. |. WARD ALSO IN LIST
argsnizaticp Will Have Head
quarters in Washington and
Branch in Chicago Under
Alexander H. Revell.

eerstor Joseph NJ Dixon. Of Montana
NIL besd the committee which Is 10 man.
sss the campaign OF Theodore Roosevelt
-nA announcement was made last night al
.ha waldorf by Alexander H Revell, of
r-bicaRc chairman of the national Roose-
,,r. co-ornitttee Senator Dixon. Mr.. Re-
,4r Nedn Mccormick, publisher Of The
chicago Tribune" and Frank Knox. chair
,,so OF the Republican state Committee OF
Wisconsin. were in conference with Colonel
Roosevelt at the Office Of The Outlook for
ne greater part Of the afternoon.
The complete membership OF the execu-
rive committee Of the national Roosevelt
committee IS as follows
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, OF Montana
chairman.
frank Knox, chairman Republican State
centra Committee OF Michigan vice.
chairman.
". L. Ward, national committeeman,
New Nork.
Waller 3. Brown, chairman Republican
state Central Committee, Ohio.
cecil lyon. national committeeman,
Texas
Senator William Finn. Pennsylvania.
NJ Reven also announced that an sd-
illustrative committee would be organized.
v4tb Truman II. Newberry, eX-Secretary
of the Navy. es chairman. II was under
5000 that Mr Newberrys committee woulo
act prime pally in matters relating to the
financing the campaign. Nj. Revell said
that the political management of the cam
ualen would he absolutely In the hands Of
Senator Dixon and his associates on the
executive committee. IT was added that
the Roosevelt national committee would re-
main the same as IL is now constituted.
with Mr Eevel as chairman and L. w.
SINS as secretary.
lsenstor Dixon will make his headquarters
n Washington, and divide his time he
tween the capital and this city in all future
work Nj Knox will have charge of the
chicago headquarters
Makes Optimistic Statement
Senator DIXON occupied three or four
hours 70 his rooms at the Waldorf last
night ir formulating an optimistic Roose-
welt statement In the statement he said:
For more than ffty years the Repub-
Nla0 party, responding 10 the demands pf
d. majority f the voters of this country,
has controlled the policies of the nation.
ms -AIdcl blndIS ltdeS u 'EitEdtcc
rover from the people has only followed
tce response Of IT'S leaders to the intelli-
CANT demands Of political growth and
progress a political party can only retain
power when is leadership can command q
vote or confidence from the people them
selves
-Four years ago. 10y more than a million
majority. The Republican party was again
gwen G new lease Of power. Next Novem-
tAr We must again submit our claim for
stewardship 70 the people.
The lack OF positive leadership during the
majority Of 50 in the House Of Repre-
sentatives into an adverse Democratic
majority Of ~ has changed . two-thirds
vote in the Senate into the bare political
control Of that body, and temporarily has
lost control Of a dozen Republican states
leadership, OF craftsmanship, has produced
condition OF business bewilderment which
has halted the prosperity OF the whole
country There can be no euro for this IN
duetrial stagnauon unless we substitute q
policy % progressive and constructive
legislation which shall meet modern condi-
tions with modern laws.
Tnese alarming conditions challenge the
sober attention q every Republic an who
horts FOR success ir lie coming Presiden-
tial election.
Tbese re the thlngs that have caused q
nationwide movement for the nomination
of Theodore Roosevelt - the pepublican
candidate Tor President. The erwheln-
inT 1erand Of the masses of lie Repub-
hcar voters fc- him 70 resume the leader
snip ~ lis party can only result in his
termination by the national convention. The
Ts1k and file Of the Republican voters have
cnce before followed him 20 victory, and
sbFo'Utely necessary q success In NoNem-
her