The Washington times., 1912-07-16
ROOSEVELT ISSUES
HURRIED CALL FOR
KEYSTONE LEADER
Former President Takes Diff
ferent View From Finn on
Plans for, Campaign.

OYSTER BAY, July lever clouds
are lowering over the Roosevelt camp.
While the former President believes he
can shoe them away, he is just trifie
uneasy.
The trouble has come about through
scheme of some of the coloners lead
srs in Maryland and Pennsylvania to
have the Presidential electors in those
States covered by the final vote to be
cast on election day as between Taft
and Roosevelt instead Of being bound
by the vote given Roosevelt last spring
in the preferential primaries.
In both States Roosevelt got an over
whelming vote. Nearly all of the Presi-
Dental electors named at the primaries
are Roosevelt men. While the colonel
Electoral College according to the will ex-
pressed at the primaries, some of his
leaders are of a different opinion.
Roosevelt Disapproves.
Former State Senator Finn. of Penn
sylvania, has disturbed the colonel by
urging the plan whereby the electors
VIII vote for Taft II he gets the ma
5ority in the State, and Roosevelt II the
vote goes the colonels way.
Colonel Roosevelt voiced a sharp dis
approval of the Finn plan.
In Pennsylvania and Maryland the
proposal has been made that Roosevelt
and Taft electors should run and the
electors who are chosen cast their vote
for whichever one Chat is Mr.. Taft and
myself) gets the most votes" said the
colonel
Claims Electors Now.
Il trust no such plan will be adopted.
! claim that i'm every primary State
where the primaries were carried for me
and where electors have been nomi-
mated that as a matter OF the highest
moral obligation those men are bound
to vote for me, for l am the nominee OF
the overwhelming majority of the rank
and file of the Republican party, and
Mr.. Tafts nomination represents moth.
ing but the successful dishonesty of the
Barnes Penrose Guggenheim machine
and is not binding on any honest Re-
publican.
I'm certain of these primary States
as understand 1t, there is now a
contest on in the primaries to see
whether my name or that of Mr.. Taft
shall be put on the regular ticket, in
stead of being nominated by petition
1t being the intention of the party beat
en- in the primary to nominate its cleo
This is all right and proper, but
shall not assent to any arrangement
by which my supporters or electors sup
for Mr.. Taft"
Colonel Roosevelt takes the stant
that u consent to any deal with the
Taft forces in Maryland and Pennsyl
vania or any other State that Roose
velt carried in the primaries-by which
the electors might vote for raft-woul6
ALLEVIATE many progressive voters.
He feels no progressive pught to thini
of going into any bargain that Nigh
in the slightest way help Taft. Particu
larly he believes he would forfeit th'
support of Roosevelt Democratic pro
gressives who, to discourage the Taft
Roosevelt deal, would support Wilson
The colonel has asked his leaders t.
confer with him, and Is confident tha
he will be able to block the comproms,
idea. A hurry call for Senator Finn t
come to Sagamore Hill has gone out.
Maryland Convention.
George Gather, a Roosevelt stalwar
of Maryland, who ran for governor fou
years ago on the Republican ticket AFT
ranks. called at Sycamore Hill to tall
over the electoral situation in his State
He hoped, he told the colonel, tha
the Maryland progressives would dro
into the former Presidents view, al
with him. The Maryland progressive
will decide what course to pursue at
State convention on July y
Even II President Taft and Governo
Wilson decide to conduct porch cam
paigns, Roosevelt has made 1t clea
that; for himself. he intends to &c. o
a slashing fight clear up to electio
day. His idea is to start out nea
September /, and keep on the go unit
he has penetrated nearly every State.