The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-06-25
Will BUILD new
PARTY FROM
GROUND UP
COLONEL ROOSEVELT DECIDES
TO CUT ENTIRELY LOOSE
FROM REPUBLICANS.
THERE WILL BE NO
COMPROMISE, NO STRADDLE
Where Reactionaries Have Control of
Party Machinery a New Machine
viii be BuIt-Depends on Demo-
Gratis for Swelling Of Ranks.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 25-A new
party from the ground up is the Roose-
welt programme. After series of
discussions with his lieutenants Mon
day before leaving Chicago, in which
there were several sharp clashes.
Colonel Roosevelt decided to cut en-
tircly away from the party with which
his whole public career has been
identified. His decision was disap-
pointment to those who favored the
organization of what might be consid-
cred as independent Republican Party
with which various state organiza-
lions might cooperate and still main
tain, it was hoped. nominal regular
ity.
No StraddIe, Says Colonel.
There must be no compromise, no
straddle," Colonel Roosevelt said. AS
an indication of his determination he
said that when he returned to Oyster
Bay he would communicate with
number of Democrats, who he thought,
might wish to join the new party.
When he had left Chicago with the
first plans completed, Colonel Roose-
welt expressed himself as pleased with
the outcome of the convention week,
although it was unexpected to him
He said the way in which his action
had been received was encouraging
and he had a mass of letters and tele-
grams from all parts of the country
from both Democrats and Republicans
offering support.
Expect States to Fall In.
The chief point of interest to Col
onel Roosevelt's supporters was
whether they would be able to carry
with them the strength of the follow
ing which Colonel Roosevelt has here
tofore had within the Republican
Party. Some of them said frankly
that the movement was inaugurated
on the assumption that, since Colonel
Roosevelt had been the choice of the
party in a number Of Republican
states, it would be possible to bring
these states in line for the new party
No plan has yet been decided upon
by which it would be possible to eff
feet such a transfer of workable or
CARNATIONS from Republican Party to
the~new enterprise. It is recognized
that there exists the danger of sc
many OBJECTIONS that in some cases
the machinery may be either badly
damaged in the process or left in the
hands of the regular" Republicans
Colonel Roosevelt expressed conf
' dence that way would be found. HI
said he ultimately would have the sup
port of the substantial part of the OF
CARNATIONS which were with him il
the campaign of the last four months
J 1t is his opinion that the pressure o
public sentiment will be sufficient il
some states to bring this about, an
that while there may be numerou
n defections, it will be possible to fl
y the gaps with volunteers.
r In cases in which the Republica
# state organizations as whole ar
n against him, it is his plan to set u
n new machinery, with complete stat
d and national tickets. 1t is his opinio
e that wherever public sentiment is |
It his favor it will be merely a questio
IL of detail how his supporters are
n work out plan of expressing then
a. selves at the polls.
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