The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-03
CUMMINS STANDS
 FOR ROOSEVELT,
 NOT THIRD PARTY
Iowa Senator Goes on Record as Opposing Third Party
 State Ticket

Des Moines. Ia., Sept. 3.-Senator A. B. Cummins, progressive and can didate for the presidency at the Ma tionaI Republican convention. issued statement, today. in which he opp posed President Taft, said he will vote for Roosevelt and went on rec ord as opposed to the election of the third party ticket in the state. In saying he would vote for Roosevelt for Presid ent, Cummins added:
 "But 1t must be understood that l will be protesting against the organ ization of a new third party and as dissenting from some of the doctrines announced in his platform"
 In his statement, he said in part:
 @tThe re-nomination of MT. Taft was opposed by an overwhe1ming ma jority of the Republicans throughout the country, simply because in the administration of the office of presi- dent he had not done the things the great body of the people believed he should have done and said. A lneagre min ority succeeded in re-nominating him and it is vital to inquire how it controlled the national committecs Second, he stood on a false basis of representation in many states
 If the convention which nominated MT. Taft had charged the system, in obedience to the popular demand, we might have had patience to wait but as though wanting to furnish every fasten it still morely firmly upon us. If this were all we would be amply justified in overthrowing the system by refusing to accept the nominee but that is not all. Third, the system, in defencible as it is, was not enough to overcome the adverse minority in the Republican states and therefore the complaisant committees and fol- lowing them the convention deliber- ately seated Taft delegates from Texas, who had no shadow of title to seats in the convention. I speak Of these seats because I have examined the record as to them and have reach ed the conclusion after the most care full study and reflection. And thus the will of the tremendous majority was defeated by the power of a bad system and the machinations of committee
 q take no pleasure in recitfng these things, for I would like to support There is but one way, however, to make sure that the system of the Chicago convention could be abolish ed and ite scenes never repeated, and that is to make it plain that the can didate who is the product of the Sys- tenn and the beneficiary of the meth ods cannot reach the office to which he aspires. Therefore, I cannot sup port MT. Taft. In so saying. I am all the more 9 Republican, for it is clear to me that the existence of the party depends upon a quick and emphatic condemnation of the wrong I have mentioned.
 HG IeGSO1 the fG6puOl1CdnS were so largely against the nomination of MT Taft was their profound convic- tion that he is not a progressive and does not believe, in a proper sense, that the people should rule the coun- try. The fact that this was the at titude of the vast majority of Re publicans proves to me conclusiveIy that a new party is unnecessary, un- timely and unfortunate.
 Theodore Roosevelt was the mani fest choice of the greater number of Republicans who expressed a choice for President. He is appealing to the moral and progressive forces of the people and I expect to vote for him, but it must be understood that I will do so protesting against the organiza- tion of new party and dissenting from some of the doctrines announced in it's platform My vote for him will indicate that he desires to promote the common welfare but will not i1i- dicate that I look upon the new party as a Hwise or enduring movement in party affairs. What I have said re- specting MT. Roosevelt and the new 41ar&S. EAaAA* ]A <Aad in e0nzectioa Wl1A