The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-23
BULL MOOSE SPLIT
ON G. 0. P. MERGER
Dual Nomination of Roosevelt
Would Eclipse Progressive
Party, Some Say.
Mt RDOCK DEGREES PLAN
Chairman limbaugh Looks On
With FayOr-Republicans
Say I. X. Will Run.

WAsHINGToN, June 22--Statements
made to-day by leaders of the Progressive
party Indicate the probability Of split
In that organization over the proposals
that the Republicans and the third party
Jointly nominate Theodore Roosevelt as
their Presidential candidate in 1915.
Such men as Representative Victor
Murdoch OF Kansas, bull Moose leader In
the House. are opposed to the plan OF
dual nomination They fear such a nomi-
nation might lead to total eclipse OF the
third party. on the other hand there are
Progressives who look with favor on a
union OF the two parties in 1915 as n
means OF defeating the Democratic
nominee
Representative Stafford OF Wisconsin. a
regular Republican. said to-day:
I'm my opinion there Is no question but
what Mr.. Roosevelt will be the candidate
for the Presidential nomination. lie GER
talnly will not object to the Republ can
nomination II he can see his way clear
TO accept IT, with the Progressive noml-
nation alone 1t means def. at for him, and
~ | view the future there will be a strong
sentiment in the Republican party favor
able to his nomination.
"All his interviews since his return from
Brazil indicate that he does not intend
to take any action that Will ALLEVIATE com
pletely Republican support or make IL i'm
possible for him to accept the Republican
nomination Ia case he enters the lists for
that party"
Representative Murdock OF Kansas
made this statement
please say for me that all amalga ma
ton talk is rot The men who organized
the Progressive party acted on principle.
They We're firm in the conviction that both
the old parties are bad They are not
going TO change this conviction and
tmalgamate with the Republicans. who
have given 40 evidence in the past two
years Of an increase In efficiency or
principles
Not once has the Rcpub'ica party In
the House taken affirmative stand in
opposition to a big measure proposed by
the Democrats. They have shown purely
negative opposition to all big features
of the Democratic prosramme-tarif
currency. canal tolls. trusts The Pro-
gressives, OH the contrary. have offered
definite alternative proposals " every
part OF the Democrats programme
Chairman limbaugh OF the Progressive
Congressional Committee said
III Col Roosevelt lives he viii he
nominated for President by the Progress.
sive party In 1916 II the Progressive
element in the Republican party obtains
control. as | believe IT will. Roosevelt will
be nominated by the Republican party
Other Progressves expressed hem
selves as follows
Representative Bryan Of Washington
The rank and file OF the delegates at III,
next Republican convention. aided by new
primary laws and the cutting down OF
southern representation. viii overthrow
the old leadership aud nominate Theo
dOre Roosevelt
Representative Temple Of PENNSYLVANIA
- do not think there Is any prospect
that the Progressive party In 1916 vii
abandon the principles " adopted In tn,
national platform Of 1872. II any othet
party wishes to adopt those principles
and nominate the 1916 candidate OF tn,
/ Progressives | can see no reason FOR an,
objection by the prosressives"