The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-05
NO THOUGHT OF
QUITTING r'GnT
Colonel p e>. soatsls With
So. Id Supporters,
ASSERTS NEED OF new PARTY

One of the Principal Arguments to BE
Made Is That Course of Affairs In
Both Republican and Democratic
Conventions Shows Formation ct a
Political Organization Opposed to
"Bosses" Is in Demand.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 4.-With the
Democratic national ticket in the field
Colonel Roosevelt and a group of his
lieutenants took up the work. of lay
ing the foundation upon which. they
hope to build a new party. Since the
birth of the party in Chicago little has
been done, as Colonel Roosevelt said
he felt it necessary to await the out
come at Baltimore.
The situation in the light of the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson was
discussed at conference at Saga
more Hill, which was attended by
Senator Dixon of Montana; William
Finn of Pittsburg, George w. Per-
kins and Frank A. Munsey of New
York and e. A. Van valkenberg Of
Philadelphia.
The presence of these men at Saga
more Hill gave rise to reports that the
third party movement had suffered
serious setback as result. of the Sc
lection of candidates by the Demo
cratic convention and that some Of
Colonel Roosevelt's leaders were in
favor of abandoning the fight. Colonel
Roosevelt denied this emphatically.
There was no thought of abandon
ing the fight" said he. These men
simply came to talk over the situation
with me and to discuss details of the
call for the national convention"
The statement of Governor Osborn
of Michigan, one of the seven govern
ors who asked Colonel Roosevelt to
become candidate for the Republic
an nomination, that in his opinion no
third party was now necessary, was
cited to the colonel as the one reason
for the reports that all was not going
well with the movement.
Are Expecting Some Losses.
Governor Usborn mas said about
the same thing before" he said. II
did not expect to have his support.
We are going to have some losses Of
this sort. Governor Hadley came out
for Taft, Governor Osborn for Wilson.
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Colonel Roosevelt predicted several
weeks before the Chicago convention
that after all the nominations had
been made there would be a period of
slow movement, such as he expert
enced in the first weeks after he en-
tered the campaign for the Republic
an presidential nomination in Feb
ruary.
He said he was in no way discour-
aged at the outlook, but on the con-
trary had received assurances of sup
port from every section of the country.
He would express no opinion of the
chances of his ultimate success.
From what has been said by Colo
mel Roosevelt and his supporters it is
believed that several distinctive is
sues will be brought into the CAM
paign. Foremost will be, according to
the present plans, the argument that
the course of affairs in both the Re-
publican and the Democratic conven-
tons and in the recent history of the
country has demonstrated the need
Of new party which will be national
in scope, and which will go on record
as opposed to bosses" such as Colo
mel Roosevelt has said fiourished with
equal power among both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties. Colo
mel Roosevelt believes that he will be
able to present this argument with
effectiveness and that he will gain a
large measure of support south of the
Mason and Dixon line.