New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-01
THIRD PARTY CALL ISSUED.
Bull Moose Invites "Men with
Faith" to Follow Roosevelt.
PRENDERGAST THE MEDIUM
Controller Says New State
Ticket Will Be Named and
Every Office Contested.

Controller Prendergast issued a statement
yesterday to the voters Of the state ask
ing their patriotic cooperation" In found
ing the new third party. Democrats and
Republicans alike are besought to enroll
under the pronged antlers Of the Bull
Moose.
Men with faith" are invited to join the
movement, and the appeal ends by intmat-
ing that all those who do not enlist under
Colonel Roosevelt's standard are lacking
in "the spirit OF the minute men Of Con-
cord and Lexington"
Mr. Prendergast, who is the recognized
state leader OF the Bull Moose party. says
that an entire ticket will be placed in the
field in this state-everything from Presi-
dental elector TO the lowest office at the
disposal OF the people.
His statement in full follows:
At the meeting in Chicago or Saturday
night. June o. at which Theodore Roosevelt
was nominated for President, a committee
was appointed to organize a new party:
have the honor OF being member or that
committee, representing the state u New
York. 1t seems TO me proper, therefore,
to address the voters Of the state and re-
quest their patriotic cooperation In TINS
new movement. l submit this appear 70
men OF all parties and men who have had
no previous Political affiliations.
Appeal to Democrats Also.
In the name Of the already great number
who have expressed their approval OF a
new political party I ask Republicans and
Democrats to enroll themselves IN detence
Of honesty in political work and the advo-
cacy OF genuine principles or polltlcal, so
cal and industrial reform.
This new party will not be the result OF
any sudden Judgment passed upon the hlsn,
handed acts of the Republican National
Committee and the discreditable work OF
the Republican National Convention. The
acts OF that convention have rendered II
necessary that a new party shall be FORMED,
but the purpose the new movement Will
serve is one toward which the hearts of
millions of men have been directed the last
few years.
new party Is a necessity because so
many have come to realize the hopelessnesS
OF truly efficient and upright government
through the agency OF either or the oid
pa rites unless they could be enectually d.
vorced from the sinister control or those
who believe that the power TO take is a
fitting rule OF life. There must be no mis-
taking the gravity or immensely OF this
task. but 1t will appeal to those who be-
lieve in the moral glory Of American de-
mocracy. Let the men who have this falth
undertake the labor.
That labor involves the contest Of every
place TO be voted for by the people at the
coming election, from President, Congress
lowest office upon the list. The principles
We represent are as necessary to the effec-
tive oetterment Of state and local anairs as
they are essential to the perpetuation OF
the national government.
Fight to the Last Ditch.
4 provisional organization for the State
OF New York Will not be effected without
delay. to be followed "a quickly as possible
BY a permanent organization. Let every
man who has In him the spirit OF the min
ute men OF Concord and Lexington follow
the example OF a distinguished citizen who
has already signihed his intention OF Tight
Ing for this cause, and In doing so said: Il
want 10 enlist, not for the campaign. but
for the war
In his "renvOr the Controller asks those
who believe in the things we intend TO
accomplish" to communicate with him by
mail at No. ! Madison avenue.
For the first time since his secret con-
ferences with Roosevelt men OF faith" at
| the Hotel Manhattan. Senator J. n. Dixon
was persuaded Yesterday to say something
about the christening Of the Bull Moose
He was asked If ii were true that at one
OF the conferences last week seven Roose-
welt men. including himself, Frank A. Mum
sey and George w. Perkins. We're named
to direct the affairs OF the third party
throughout the country.
|. Absolutely untrue" replied the Senator.
| emphatically. "A faxed up story, sir. Not
a word OF truth in it,
What happened at the conferences"
"Oh, nothing OF any great Importance"
We'll, still the public might be inter-
ested." suggested the reporter.
True but really II wasn't OF any great
Importance"
How much longer do you intend to re-
main in town
"A day or two
do you care to let the people know what
you've been doing herer'
senator Dixon thought moment and
then said:
TIL give out a statement tomorrow"