Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-01
THIRD TERM PARTY
DOOMED TO LOSE
IN The ELECTION
Failure of Colonel Roosevelt to
Climb Into White House
Again Is Inevitable.
Especial to The Areus.)

New York, Nov. 1.-The failure of
Colonel Roosevelt's third term party
movement Nov. is inevitable, accord
ing to Rudolph Spreckels, head OF the
Wilson National Progressive Republi-
can league. 1t will be due to the
loss of public confidence In the Col
onefs cause. following the revela-
tons as to the source of his cam
paign contributions brought out by
the senate investigating committee,
and to the feeling that he betrayed
the candidacy of Senator Robert M
La Toilette. in order to promote his
own selfish ambition. In the follow
Ing statement to progressive republi-
cans, Mr.. Spreckels tells how Colonel
Roosevelt committed fatal blunder
In permitting himself to be the tool
OF trust interests that feared the grow
ing strength OF the progressive move
ment within the republican party;
Il have always been a staunch sup
porter of Colonel Roosevelt In the
past and shall never fail to give him
full credit for his good politics. and
no one regrets more than | his fall
from the exalted position In which
l had always held him. l believe
he is the victim Of his great personal
ambition, and OF scheming privilege
seekers. In the light of what we
have learned through tho senate in
vestigating committee there can be
no doubt that Colonel ROOSEVELT
candidacy was brought forward and
| financed by those selfish special in
terest seekers who feared the grow.
ing strength of the progressive move
ment within the republican party.
| Knowing the uncompromising charac.
| ter of Senator La Toilette It Is but
natural that they feared his nomina.
| ton as the progressive republican
standard bearer. Therefore, through
their agents they deliberately brought
about the candidacy OF Colonel Roose
welt, obviously with the intention Of
disrupting the republican progress
sive forces. How well they succeed
ed must now be apparent to all.
THE betrayal of Senator La Toilette
was staged and brought to a climax
in Philadelphia. We have been tolC
by the men who deserted Ii
Toilette that It was because
of his apparent physical col
lopse that they rallied to the stand
ard of a new leader. In truth, these
men had forsaken La Toilette fo
Roosevelt long before Senator La Fol
lette appeared in Philadelphia for thu
last speech OF his campaign. Colone
Roosevelt's letter to John A. Nugen
of Philadelphia. as read before tn
Clapp investigating committee a
Washington, in which the colonel suf
gested an interview to discuss hi
campaign fund, proves clearly tina
Colonel Roosevelt was laying plan
for his candidacy long before 1t wa
announced. This letter was date
January %. 1912. Senator La Fo
lette's appearance in Philadelphia wa
Feb. 3, 1912. This, in my opinion
clearly proves that the conspirac
against La Follette's candidacy ha
been under way some time prior I
his so-called collapse in Philadelphia
THE people are now thorough
aware Of Colonel Roosevelt's dCplicit
and they are not likely to trust hi
at the head Of our government agail
His defeat, which now seems inevitabl
will show the uselessness of his thir