Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-23
Illinois Governor Refuses K
Bolt Party When Propo
sition is Put Up to Hin
by Illinois Committee.
MEANS THIRD TICKET
IN FIELD SAYS DIXON
Roosevelt Manager Says
Colonel Has Resigned
From Republican Party
Deneen to Answer Today.

Deneen to Answer Today.
Springfield, ILL.,, July 22.-The com.
mittee of five progressive republicans
appointed by Medill Mccormick to az.
certain from Gov Deneen whether he
would support Taft or Roosevelt, were
informed by the governor today that
he considered Taft the regular rspuoli
can nominee and that as such he felt
obliged to support his candidacy.
Secretary OF State Doyle, Auditor ct
Public Accounts Mccullough and At
torney General Stead were waited or
by the committee and gave the saMe
answer as did Gov. Deneen. Andrew
Russell, candidate for state treasurer,
made no reply, but told Chairman Nc.
Corrnick he would send him an answer
by mail.
Lieut.. Gov Oglesby, who is at Elk.
hart, was asked by letter by Chairman
Mccormick and has made no answer
as yet.
No New County Tickets.
Following the interview with the
state officers the progressiyea rGINtn
Ilican committee held d conferences
at the end of which Chairman McCor
mick announced that the progresstvea
Republicans would put third party
state ticket in the field but there
would probably be no new county
tickets
Roosevelt Not Surprised.
Oyster Bay N. Y, July 22.-When
Colonel Roosevelt was informed OF
Illinois to support President Taft he
prise to him. f
Yes, thought so,' he said Further
than that he would make no comment.
Dixon For Third Ticket.
Chicago, July 22.-"There must be
full third party state ticket in Illinois
with candidates for governor and
other officers favorable to Col. Roose-
velt"
That was the ultimatum OF Senator
Joseph M. Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign manager. delivered today to
the Illinois leaders of the third party
movement. 1t was in answer to doubt
expressed at Roosevelt headquarters
here whether a third ticket would be
put out in this state, pending Gov.
ernor Deneen's answer to question
whether he would support President
Taft or Col. Roosevelt. A committee
had gone to Springfield to ask Cover
nor Deneen whom he would support
| and the governors answer was cx-
pected today.
Senator Dixon was emphatic in his
stand for third party ticket. IT
would be folly for Colonel Roosevelt
to attempt to run on ticket merely
for the electoral vote" he said. THAT
would be only moral protest and not
| a campaign. The proposal OF putting
Taft and Roosevelt both at the head
OF the republican ticket in Illinois is
silly. Col. Roosevelt has resigned from
the old republican party. Our cam
paign marks the birth Of a new party
entirely free from all the old parties"
] Charles E. Merriam and State Sen.
ator Walter Clyde Jones who withdrew
from recent mass meeting OF Roose
velt supporters at which call was 10.
sued for state convention for August
| 3 in Chicago because the meeting re-
fused to provide specifically for state
ticket, were among those whom Sen.
ator Dixon called into conference.
| When shown Gov. Deneen's an,
nouncement that he would support
President Taft Senator Dixon said:
1T simply means that Gov. Deneen
is not in the progressive party and
that q third party candidate against
! hin, will h<3 mt ont"
| How II Affects Iowa Situation.
Des Moines, July 22.-John Mao
Vicar, provisional secretary OF the
Iowa progressive Roosevelt men. whose
state convention Is to be held hers
wednesday, said today he did not ex.
pect that Senator Dixon or Col. Roose-
velt would insist upon the nomination
| Of third party ticket in Iowa.
Discussing Senator Dixon's state.
lment to the Associated Press In re.
ference to the Illinois situation, Mr..
Macvicar said similar issues were In.
yolved in Iowa. "The recent republi-
lean convention enthusiastically In
ldorsed Roosevelt progressivism, and
the leaders here feel that 1t is unnec-
)essary to have progressive stats
ticket in view Of that action. We will
name full electoral ticket for Col.
Roosevelt however" Mr.. Macvicar
said.