The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-23
ssrnor of Illinois Declines
Quit Republican Party
! sEFolloW Roosevelt and
n Bull Moose Crowd.
S THIRD TICKET
MOULD MEAN CHAOS
Hent Taft and Governor
son Preparing Speeches
# Acceptance; Finn
Visits Oyster Bay.
lbute

|Of NRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 29.-Ihe
|ougt icommittee of five progressive Re-
|ralt pipublicans who were appointed by
wlts tChairman Mccormick to wait on
Fl ex-governor Dencen and ascertain
he would support Taft or
- - EeIt for president. were informed
s,s Governor today that he consid
bd !, Taft the regular nominee OF the
bpposiIcas1 party for president, and as
|res rhe felt obligated to support his
Eede aacy.
|at Nktary OF State Doyle, Auditor OF
fuai Accounts Mccullough and Attorney
fs y, ~ Stead were waited on by the
-. kfee and gave the same answer as
ill., ,oeernor Deneen. Andrew Russell,
|es t|ate for state treasurer, made no
folIcr} but told Chairman Mccormick he
|e Hl}aend him an answer by mail.
On 1<onant Governor Oglesby, who Is at
onMu, was asked by letter by Chair
|Y efcCormlck, and has made no answer
|s1,l / II, PMS Reply.
ernor Deneen in his reply 70 the
PI Esive party committee said In
|sddnIis plain TO me that there Is but
10 sr4'cOurse / can pursue In this situ-
|mun Having sought the support OF
|ofM rniIcans and having been chosen
Oh fneir candidate for governor OF
|os tate. there Is no opportunity ef-
ReT
|groTi - "epup''ea" voters 70
Fhs stBe their minds in reference to
pio,s nomination az governor and TO
etioi NQate another in my stead, and
|t I've no moral right to change my
|e nHs as their trustee or In any way
|aao JIfer the terms OF the position I
n' In trust as their representative
ediaN National Affair.
|ets.
ID Fre nomination Of state candidates
lolsnotnlne Whatever 10 do with ma
nfairs. The utmost that
M ne hoped to be accomplished by
e course would be the defeat of
nominees for state Of
cT1& and the electing OF their Demo-
totSfe opponents and the election, un-
j lN<ne cumulative system Of voting,
IL tsufficient number OF members Of
he e house Of representatives repre-
|bu'AnS your friends to prevent any
Il. from organizing 3. majority and
brlm! ming the responsibility for Iegis-
ETspin.
the very nature of things it
|s dked lead to a bipartisan or tri-
|stn nfsan organization OF the general
Pa mhly, The by-product Of the BIZ
| sf rfsan organization OF the general
Corrtmply was the lack pot and a
axe sartisan organization would In all
WA ability make matters worse.
taEs s casts Result.
~ ~, would mean:
10 ~ lack Of responsible government:
cnyI eiection Of two United States
tors without responsibility to
bronp3 or TO any political clements
|phps ~ could endure during their
fosn - OF office and whose credentials
sSs.s not been passed on by the people.
10 4e ereapportionment Of the state for
dN pfreBsional and senatorial PURPOSES
pl fn organization and alliances that
fIshd d not endure.
YsD:r reversal OF tho steady progress
| rich has been made In the las, few
In legislation and adminis,ra-
|sdls Through the chickering's, uuarrels.
ar dtions. jealousies. trading and
|aoap rolling OF contesting mlnorities.
|Ings would be It's political effect
Ut Ut moral effect would be worse. II
y Gtid destroy the mutual moral oh
vsM Hon between the candidates and
r voters, whereunder the candidate
ye1r4mes all obligation TO carry out
las tl6e5 which he has made to the
[stors fors and the electors who have
b rten him to give him their support
-T ne polls.
u n Us would be a breaking down OF
MIl oirect primary law and Of rep