Evening journal., 1912-09-13
ROOSEVELT FOLLOWERS
TO UNITE IN DEMAND FOR
FUSION STATE TICKET
State Convention of Real Progressves MsYbs Called
for Friday Of Next Week in Dover---F0 Com
promise With The Republicans on STATE Nominees

A conference Of followers OF Coio- |
mel Theodore Roosevelt, who desire q
chance 10 vote for him for President
and mt the same time a fusion ticke.
that will prevent the state passing
into Democratic control viii be held
tomorrow morning TO arrange Tor
call for State convention Of the real
proercssives of Delaware. The conven-
ton will be called for some time reNt
week. and will be held In the Opera
House in Dover. Friday may be se-
lectod as date for the convention
Announcement was made today that
Charles Warner. an Official OF the
| Charles Warner Company aud Wen
/ known Young man OF this city, who rs
am ardent admirer of Colonel Roose
/ Welt and q believer I'm the progressive
poiicles he Is cnunciating has come
/ out for a real Progressive ticket TO be
made up of Roosevelt electors and
compromise on the State and Congress
slonai ticket wit the Republicans. Nit.
Warner. Il iH expected viii take an
| active part In the fourth party move
mcnt. for he recognizes that II would
be a backward step for Delaware 10
pass into Democratic control through
, a failure of the great mass of Repub-
lican voters to have presented 70 them
for their support ticket OF RooseVelt
electors and a compromise state and
Conversational ticket TO be made up OF
Republicans and progressive Rcpubh-
cans Mr.. Warner Is a brother OF lrN-
ing Warner. who was ono O, the or
ranizers OF the Progressive party
which held its convention on Wodnes'
day
! Wen Voice support
since the forming of The tempo
. tniy organization in Dover with WI
liam y. white as chairman and Wi
n liam b. Stoops az secretary, to ar
!, range for "a State Convention q
lauhch the new party that will NEE
the Statewide demand of Roosevelt
d Republicans. dozens Of talephono ant
- personal messages have been recelV
5 ed by Mr.. White and Mr Stoopes tror
Il Republicans who make II plain tina
t,ey are In sympathy with the me-
party movement
d Because OF these favorable %
"a prossions from an sides Mr. WIN
re- said today that there is no doubt
a. his mind of the sucoees and Rtrengl
of the proposed new party WINE
win be essentially Progressive a.
ne For Colonel Roosevelt for frceidsl
lit n IS urderstood tfat Dr Nolt
o. Stack Irving Warncfi Or =
% ElEert Or Conwdil Banton Hermit
Dohl. S. Frank Ewart and many ot
er Progressiyes who attended u
convention in Dover on Wednosde
some Of whom voted and some
4 whom did not vote in the oonventio
= are in accord with the objects Of u
Real Progressive Party to be forme
l. Thomas S. Fouracre OF Middleton
H. also Is a believer in the method
be followed TO bring out the fuh No
D. ing strength OF Delawahsans r
'e Roosevelt for President and at Il
ID same time save the State from pas
R. ing into the control Of the Dem
m Gratis
a Sentiment for FnsiOn.
Il was learned today that some
s, the men advocating the new par
NJ have had "a poll made of workmi
I'd in the Industrial plants Of Wilmin
is ton. of voters IN the election distrio
OF the city and through rural Ne
Castle county which shows a wild
spread sentiment for Roosevelt al
for a fusion State and Congression
ticket
Roosevelt Republicans from
y parts OF the State will be invited u
u der the call for next weeks conve
ton 10 participate in IT, Il is
intention TO nominate a compile
n. ticket with Roosevelt electors and
as name state and Cor rgressional tic
OF Vhpthiar the ticket 10 be nor
,ig mated will be a compromise ticket
rs whether a straight-out ticket VIII
of named and negotiations wiz be sta
ed asterward for fusion with the +
of publican State ticket is a matter
he determined.
ol. Proportional Representation.
p- One feature that the State Conv'
Nv ton viii declare for will be prop
by tional representation, 80 that dc