The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-01
THIRD TICKET IS
TO Be DISCARDED
MIMI. STATE AND COMPRESSION.
AL CANDIDATES TO RUN ON
THE g. O. p. BALLOT.
TO BE ANOTHER TICKET
Will Carry Names of Progressive
EIectors-Sam Gordon and c. r.
Knapp Confer With Roosevelt
At Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 26.-Six Re
publican states have adopted plan
Colonel Roosevelt said for the capture
of the Republican organizations by
the national Progressive party. The
states he named are Kansas, Mime
sofa, South Dakota, Idaho, California
and Washington.
In each of these states, according to
Roosevelt leaders who have talked
with the colonel or his aides, the Re.
publican organization is in control of
the supporters of the new party to
an extent sufficient to enable them to
transfer the organization, virtually in
tact, to Colonel Roosevelt's support.
In each case it is the intention to re-
tain the name Republican and place
candidates for congress and states Of
fees on the regular Republican tick
ct.
In states in which the law requires
that the names of Taft and Sherman
be placed on the ballot as the Repub-
lican nominees,the Roosevelt candi-
dates for electors will go in separate
column. Where the law does not ex>
act this the Roosevelt candidates
probably will be placed under the reg
ular Republican emblem on the theory
that Colonel Roosevelt is the legiti-
mate nominee of the party.
This claim goes back to the meeting
held in Chicago the night the Republi-
can national convention adjourned.
The Roosevelt delegates, together with
Roosevelt candidates for seats in the
national convention who were exclud-
ed, assembled in Orchestra hall and
offered the presidential nomination to
Colonel Roosevelt, declaring that they
constituted a majority of the honest
ly chosen delegates to the convention.
It was Colonel Roosevelt's expecta-
ton that no decision would be reach
ed as to the procedure in these states
until the general situation was discuss
ed at the Chicago convention of the
new party next month. 1t has been
represented to him, however, that the
movement had advanced more rapidly
than was expected, and that there is
no reason for delaying the work long
er. In South Dakota, Colonel Roose-
welt said plan already had been put
into effect and in the other states
it had been decided to take like mea-
sures.
The Minnesota situation was clear
ed at a conference which Colonel
Roosevelt had with Lieutenant Gov
ernor Sam Gordon and G. T. Knapp
from that state. The impression was
obtained from Mr.. Gordon that no
Independent ticket would be run in
Minnesota. Colonel Roosevelt said,
however, that as he understood it this
decision applied merely to the can
didates for state and congressional
offices, and that the Republican can
didates for electors who are Roosevelt
men, will resign and run on the nation
al Progressive ticket The other Re-
publican candidates are to be sup
ported by the followers of Colonel
Roosevelt, working through the Re-
publican organization.
A mass convention will be held in
st. Paul on July 80, at which delegates
to the Chicago convention will be NAM
ed and candidates for electors sug-
gested. Colonel Roosevelt said that
Mr.. Gordon would make a campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination on
a Roosevelt platform.
Mr. Gordon said Colonel Roosevelt
probably would go to st. Paul to speak
on Sept 6 at the Minnesota State
Fair.