Evening star., 1912-09-03
WILL OPPOSE TAFT ALLIES FOR THE Day
Cummns Would Rebuke Sys Maine Moosers and Republic
TEN That Renoninated Him. ans Unite on State Ticket.
NOT TO JOIN THIRD PARTY BATTLE FLAG is FURLED
Warfare Will Be Waged
Roosevelt Presidential Electors
HAS CONFIDENCE HIS AIMS ROOSEVELT KEEPS HANDS OFF
Democrats
to While Republicans Art Trying to
Common % TwoC Courses
Cummins Would Rebuke Sys-
tenn That Renominated Him.
NOT TO JOIN THIRD PARTY
But Announces He Will Vote for
Roosevelt.
HAS CONFIDENCE IN HIS AIMS
Believes That the Bull Moose Leader
Desires to Promote the
Common Welfare.

DEs MONIES. September s.-senator
Albert e. Cummins of Iowa in a public
statment issued today declares that lie
expects to vote for Col. Roosevelt for
President. but is opposed to the forma-
ton of a third party. He does not be-
live that President Taft was the choice
Of the republicans of the nation.
"The denomination of President Taft
said Senator Cumfins. was opposed by
an overwhelming majority of the repub-
licans throughout the country simply be-
cause in his administration he had not
done nor said the things which the great
body of the people believed he should
have done and said. A meager majority
succeeded i'm renominating him."
The senior Iowa senator then reviewed
tie basis of representation by which. he
claimed. states with small republican
vote dominate conventions and force on
the party men undesirable to the ma
jority. Continuing, he said:
Inevitable Rebellion.
'eThe man who could not see that there
would be a rebellion whenever these over
represented states forced a nomination
against the strong opposition OF the states
in which there Is a real republican party
was blind as a bat. and the man VINO
could not hear the rumble of the rising
storm was deaf as an adder.
IF the convention which nominated
Mr.. Taft had changed the system In
obedience to the popular demand we
might have had patience to wait; but as
though wanting to furnish every reason
for revolt. it attempted to fasten 1t stiii
we would be amply justified in over
throwing the system by refusing to ac-
cept the nominee. But this is not all.
1.-THE system, indefensible as 1t is. was
jority in the republican states and there
fore the complainant committee. and foi-
lowing them. the convention. deliberate
~ seated Taft delegates from Washing
ton. California, Arizona and Texas, VINO
had no shadow of title. to seats In the
convention. I speak of these states be-
cause l have examined the record as 10
them and have reached conclusion after
the most careful study and reflection
And thus the will OF a tremendous ma
iorfty was defeated by the Vaccinations
Of committee.
Only Way to End the System.
st take no pleasure in reciting these
things, for 1 would like to support a re-
publican candidate for president.
There is but one way, however, to
make sure that the system Of the Chi
cago convention will be abolished and
that is to make it plain that the candi-
date who is the product Of the system
and the beneficiary OF the methods cam
OF reach the office to which he aspireS
Therefore, I cannot support Mr.. Taft.
I'm so saying ! am all the more a re-
publican, for it is clear to me that the
eYisteDce of the Darty dependS on q Qu ok
and emphatic condemnation Of the wrongs
have mentioned.
Deems Roosevelt Choice.
"The reason the republicans were so
largely against the denomination of Mr..
Taft was their profound conviction that
he is not a progressive and does not be-
lieve in a proper sense that the people
should rule the country. The fact that
this was the attitude of the vast ma
jority of the republicans proves to me
conclusively that new party is unneces-
sary, untimely and unfortunate I fear
that it will retard rather than hasten re-
form. Theodore Roosevelt was the mani
fest choice of the greater number of re-
publicans who expressed a choice for
President He is appealing to the moral
and progressive forces Of the people, and
/ expect to vote for him; but 1T must
understood that l Will do SO protesting
against the organization of new party
and dissenting with some of the doctrines
of his platform. My vote for him Will
indicate that / believe that he desires to
promote the common welfare, but VIII
not indicate that / look upon the new
party as a wise or enduring movement
in public affairs.