The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-21
ROOSEVELT IS SURE
OF THE NOMINATION

ROOSEVELT IS SURE
OF THE NOMINATION
OYSTER BAY. July 2o.-How TO
form a new party without appearing TO
be a boss in doing il, Is one OF the
hardest problems Colonel Roosevelt Is
facing, with the national progressive
convention only fortnight away. The
colonel was asked today what arrange
ments had been made for the conven.
ton in the way of the usual machinery
for such assemblages. and said he did
not know much about il. There would,
however. be no repetition of the boss
rulership. which he declares prevailed
at the Republican national convention.
William A. Pendergast Of New York
probably will present Colonel Roose-
velt's name TO the National Progress
sive convention.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey Of Denver,
usually classed as Democrat, probably
will make one OF the secondlng
speeches. II is assumed that no name
other than Colonel Roosevelt's Will be
presented.
AS TO the vice presidency, Judge
Lindsey, Governor Johnson of Cali
fornia and several others have been
mentioned.
The speech which Colonel Roosevelt
will deliver in Chicago on the first day
of the convention is expected to contain
number of surprises.
"At last said the colonel, "I have
a free hand -
In the past he said he had been
obliged to consider not only his own
views but the position of the party of
which he was q member. No such re.
strictions will be imposed in making
his Chicago speech. and it is his inten-
tion to make his confession Of faith ~
in frank and direct manner.
Hilles Names Aids.
By International News Service.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Charles D.
Hilles. chairman Of the Republican ma
tional committee, today announced the
names of his ten aides in the campaign
20 re elect President Taft. All are
members OF the Republican national
committee, ard are a. follows:
J. T. Adams, Iowa; Charles F. Brook
er Connecticut; Fred W. Estabrook,
New Hampshire; James P Goodrich,
Indiana; Alya H. Martin, Virginia: T.
II. Niedringhaus, Missouri; s. a. Per-
kins, Washington; Alfred T. Rogers,
Wisconsin, Newell Sanders, Tennessee;
Charles B. Warren, Michigan; Roy o.
West, Illinois, and Ralph Williams, Ore
gon.
Much surprise was expressed over the
absence Of the name of William Barnes,
Jr-, from the list Brooker, Goodrich,
Estabrook, Martin and Sanders are to
be at headquarters in New York city.
Mr., Hilles left the city today to spend
Sunday with his family. He expects
TO return tomorrow.
Muddle in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan, July 2o.-After an
all-day hearing before the Kansas su-
preme court today, decision on the ap-
plication of the attorneys representing
the Roosevelt electors in Kansas for
a writ of mandamus to compel county
clerks to print the electors names on
Republican primary ballots, was with
held until Monday. The court con-
sidered the case for an hour after
the hearing closed, but was unable to
reach a conclusion.
An agreement was reached today by
attorneys representing both sides to
postpone until Tuesday the hearing Of
the injunction suit before Judge Ba-
nine of Harvey county, set for Mon
day, In this case the Taft forces had
secured a temporary injunction for
bidding county clerks to place the
name of Roosevelt electors on Repub-
uCdQ DallOtS. ne hOOSeVelC nOTceS
asked the supreme court for
a writ of mandamus ordering the Roose.
velt electors names printed
Will Follow Roosevelt.
BY International News Service
MANCHESTER, n. H, July 90
Three hundred delegates representing
the men who supported Theodore Roos.
evelt in the New Hampshire primaries,
today voted to put Roosevelt electors
On the November ballot by petition and
!, hose delegation of four, headed by
Governor Robert p Bass, TO the con.
gention in Chicago The New Hamp-
shire men decided not TO put e state |
,icket in the field this fall. A reso-
ution adopted read as follows;
Resolved, That by reason of the
fraudulent unseating Of legally elected |
delegates to the Republican national |
William n Taft is not a |
awful and rightful candidate Of the |
Republican party for the presidency and |
should not receive the support Of any
oody.'
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