The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-07-09
lCOLONEL ENLARGtS
!! SCOPE OF CONTEST
|Unfolds Plan to Capture the
Electors of Both of the
. Old Line Parties.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, July 9-Col.
!Roosevelt yesterday outlined a plan
whereby he hopes to capture local or
state tickets from both the Democrats
land Republicans to strengthen his
tchances of success for the new third
sparty.
The ex-president laughed and said
Ehe had received a "plaintive telegram
tfrom William Allen White, of Emporia,
sKas., inquiring why he had not been
sasked to sign the call"
{ Lest the Kansas editor should feel
tleft out, the colonel straightway ad-
edressed to him a telegram, which is
tsort OF supplement to the regular call
lin this he makes public the little
sscheme which has been evolved to win
lvotes for the Roosevelt cause.
Briefly the object of the plan is to
fcut into both the regular Republican
tand Democratic folds with promise of
klocal support. In certain districts
where the conditions are favorable,
particularly in a state where the Re-
publican party is weak. Col. Roosevelt
depressed a willingness to have the
local organization call itself by the IL
tile of Progressive Democrats" pro-
tvided it supported the national Pro
aggressive electors at the polls.
Explains Plan In Telegram.
The colonel's telegram to Editor
sWilliam Allen White follows
Our appeal nationally is, of course,
Ito all men of progressive principles,
regardless of past party differences.
THE action locally must be guided by
tthe needs of the local situation. In
;any state where there is no real Re-
publican party I am entirely content
sthat the local organization should call
itself by the title of Progressive Demo
:cratic, If that is the local desire, and
sdf they support the national Progress
ssive electors.
Where, as in New York. New Next
leo and Colorado, the local organiza-
ftions of both the Republican and the
democratic parties are hopelessly
jboss ridden and reactionary, then We
Unjust have a straight progressive tick
et from top to bottom, Independent of
both the old parties. Where, as I I'M
Iderstood to be the case in Kansas.
tSouth Dakota, California, and other
states, the local Republican organiza-
ton is progressive and represents the
principles for which we stand, hope
that they will be able to make the
fight locally for good government in
whatever effective organization they
have.
Right to Republican Support.
Il feel that this year in the pro-
gressive Republican states we should
have the support of the organization
itself Moreover l feel that every
where | have a right to expect the
support of the entire rank and file Of
the Republican party. I made a
straightout primary fight and in the
states where the Republican voters
themselves had the chance to express
their wishes l won by 100000 plural
lity. :
"The titular national Republican
iparty today is not the part yof the Re-
publican voters and is not the party
}of Abraham Lincoln, but purely the
party of Messrs. Barnes. Penrose,
lGuggenheim & Co., who have stolen
the doorplate with the name, but have
mo moral right to the name or any
thing else. Therefore l hold every hon.
lest Republican who is true to Lin
icolns memory and principles must
vote with us.
Under such conditions the entire To-
zeal Republican organization in a state
like Kansas can rightly continue as
isuch and yet is in duty bound Loyalty
ITO support the national progressive ell
!ectors. OF course l feel that in every
such progressive Republican state the
progressive Republican candidates for
fany Office should openly support the
national progressive electors and go