New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
Insurgents HUNT COVER
AlIeaed Movement to Petition
Taft 10 Withdraw Falls Flat.
REES HAS UNSIGNED PLEA
Others in Reported Campaign
Against presidcn. Are in Don't
Mention NY Name" Club.

Wsshinrtc, rulv o-pArsistent search to-
day FOR the sponsors for the rumored ma
tion-wide movement 70 persuade Taft TO
withdraw" resulted ~ the coin!ng OF re-"
name for the wary insurgent band in the
House and Senate u IS me Please Don
Mention Ny Name club DO
One lone insurgent, Represenratve Eo'-
lin 2 Reee, OF Kansas. had the temertty
TO admit that he Rad thought of circulating
a petition asking NJ Taft 10 withdraw &c
a candidate NJ Rees has written the Pc
tit.on, but +. IL still without signatures
Every othe~ Progressive who was nr-
preached BY newspaper mon ran TO cover
with such pleas "a Don't mix me IN th's
vet" or please don't mention my name
Yes I've heard some talk about petl-
t,oos" seid "Vic" Murdoch, the Kansas in
surgent, but you'd better see DAVIS OF
Mipresota" Mr. Davis suggested tnst
aor7eco6v else knew about It, ackno"lAhE
ing that he had heard vague reports OF the
character Indicated The House Insurgents
advised uuestiorern TO Investigate on me
SArate side, and Senator Clapp and otheN
Insurgents there advised the same question
srs To run the matter down over IN ms
House
No statesman. or near statesman, "culo
.o,eept ~ no quoted although It was ad-
,ntted there was indefinite petition tax
when ProgressiVes put their heads 70
gethAr Seeming a possible movemeh! on
| the part OF certain Roosevelt men 70 ASK
the President to withdraw, the Ia hoseIIe
| followers proposed 9 counter campaign
! directed ~ the colonel Followers OF tne
| Wisconsin candidate said PETITIONS oug"'
10 be circulated asking both the fres!aeH'
and Colonel Roosevelt 10 withdra" tlor
the contest. permitting the belated selec'
| ton OF another standard bearer-the Seh4'
tor from Wisconsin, for instance.
II appears tonight that the entire IN
surqArt prora ga nda-it such ever existed
hoe fallen fat and that the petition patr!
ots are quite willing 10 drop the matter
Mr. Rees, Of Kansas, candid!y ADMITS ina
he prepared a petition which he expected
10 send on its merry way. re gave on
! an interview late To-Day In which ne depte
Gates the fact that the gossips have oee'
an busy that the plan has been halted. ny
Rees said he intended asking the Pres.den
IN withdraw from the contest IN the N
terest Of party solidarity" and oecaus
OF q possible cloud 10 the nominauoh t''!s
There wers rumors late to-day that prop
ably twenty Senate and House .nsursent
who are still on the fence with regard 70 N
third party movement will get together J
secret conference and issue statement y
which they will declare allegiance to ne!the
the President nor Colonel Roosevelt tn
whispered report Is 70 the effect that thes
insurgents are opposed TO President Tar
low N. third term candidate, will simpl
content themselves with e Joint statenen
20 the effect that thew do not feel oouho
the action Of the Chicago convention
II this latest plan materializes the mar
assed insurgents will evade declafauo
for any Presidential candidate, ana "!
wage their respective campaigns on p!et
form reading I'm FOR myself,