Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-24
AIM TO PREVENT VOTING
UNDER REGULAR EMBLEM
New Electoral Tickets Probably Will
Be Placed in Field.
ALL ELECTORS TO BE SOUNDED
Roosevelt Faces Big Task in Having
to Get on Many Tickets by Peti-
tion Route-Republican
Callers Hopeful.

An early and important propo-
sition that will have to be con-
sldered by President Taft and his
advisers is that of the Roosevelt
electoral tickets in a number OF
states.
The threat of the Roosevelt
people prior to the Chicago con-
vention was that, even If Col.
Roosevelt did not run on an in
dependent ticket, they would put
through in number of states the
electoral tickets nominated by
them when the delegates were Sc
lected and that these electors
would refuse to vote for Taft.
The republican managers are confront
| ed by the fact that these electors were
placed upon regular republican tickets
and unless steps are taken TO place other
tickets in the field will be voted for in
| November under the republican emblems.
/ Dozen States Affected.
| There are ten or twelve states under the
domination Of progressive republicans
where the electors already are in the field
nominated by state and district convsn-
| tions under the sway OF the Roosevelt
people. Pennsylvania, Maryland and
West Virginia are samples OF this dan
gerous situation. "Bill'' Finn. the new
Pennsylvania boss. picked all these cleo
tors In the state convention that sent
delegates at large to Chicago.
1 He has threatened that every one OF the
/ Pennsylvania electors will vote for Roose-
welt in the electoral college, IL they are
elected, which. means that If continued
| on the republican ticket they will sup
port Roosevelt. The problem arises in
| Pennsylvania to what TO do with q.
condition like this Presumably the TAT
leaders will ascertain from each elector
| what he would do, and, IL Finn knows
| what he is talking about as to the cleo
| tors. will bring about a new ticket of
| electors about whose loyalty 10 Taft there
| can be no question.
There may be litigation I'm the courts on
| the subject. Having been nominated as
| regular republicans, I'm a regular repubn-
| can state convention. the electors might
claim regularity and fight efforts to re-
| move them.
| The suggestion now Is that Flinn will
| appropriate these electors as the electors
/, for the new progressive party and that
| would leave the regular republicans the
opportunity to arrange their own ticket
| of electors.
| The whole situation. however, IL
| frausht with possible danger to TAFT In
the progressive states that IL will have 10
be handled with the greatest care. The
| election Of President in November
might hang upon wobbly or traitorous
delegates and plunge the country into a
bitterness that would be too far-reaching
to contemplate
I1 4 10 for ne
electors to be put in the field by means
of petitions filed with the state au-
thorities, but in attempting to put these
tickets under the heading of regular re
publican the electors already nominated
would be able to complicate things b.
going to the courts, if they We're disposea
to take advantage of the miN-up.
Electors to Be Sounded. :,
The policy OF the republican natior'tyt
| committee under leadership OF the neT
| chairman, probably Charles ID. liilles. the
| Presidents private secretary. wiz be to
! sift the sentiments and records OF every
man named as elector. Searching scrutiny
| will be the watchword.
| In the great majority OF the states Col.
Roosevelt will have to get into the run
| ming by petitions circulated among the
people, In New York this petition must
/
1 party can get a place on the official bal
| lot. In some states the number of signe;s
| necessary s comparatively large 1t il
predicted that the colonel's managers will
| have a hard job getting Jb,pD signers in
| that state. The cost, too, Will be large.
| The Roosevelt pro gram is To hold state
| conventions of the progressive party and
nominate their electors and state amt
legislative tickets where they think they
| have chance To win.
1 raff tna. ra1 m l,sar
| of prominent callers who wished to ex-
! tend their congratulations.
| Thee included Chief Justice White OF
the Supreme Court. Senators Brown and
| resentatives Mann. Campbell and Burke.
It is estimated that 1000 kilograms OF
| congratulation from all parts of the coun-
try have reached the White House, SO
many that the President has not been
able to read a fifth of them. Letters by
| the basketfull are already beginning TO
/ arrive.
| A. NJ. Stevenson OF Colorado, the much
talked -of big Steve OF the republican.
national committee. while the contests
were going on before that committee, was
among the visitors to felicitate the Presi-
dent and he was invited TO luncheon with
the President. Mr.. Stevenson was unde''
the constant fire of Francis j. Heney ana
other Roosevelt leaders. 1T was prett.
hard to keep quiet under the abuse, said
| Mr.. Stevenson, but my friends urged mo
| to keep my head, as the Roosevelt ruf-
fans before the committee were seekin.
personal encounters
A number of southern delegates on
their way to Baltimore called on the
President and congratulated him.
Republican Callers Hopeful.
The republican callers. as a rule.
were hopeful of the outcome of ths
November election. Taft got a square
deal at Chicago" said Senator Brown.
land / predict that the square deal
sentiment for him will grow from this
time on. / believe the President will
beat the democratic nominee and