The Washington times., 1915-12-23
BONAPARTE WOULD
VOTE FOR ROOSEVELT
Former Secretary Of the Navy
Expects Third Ticket in the
Field Next Year.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 23.-Charles ].
Bonaparte. former Attorney General and
ex-secretarv OF the Navy. also
unreconstructed Progressive. in a char
acteristic talk last night before the
Roosevelt Progressive Club. told what
he thought were the prospects Of the
Progressive party and what, In his opin-
ion. ought to be that party's policy.
The movements Of Colonel Roosevelt
he thought, were causing considerable
concern to members of both the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties. The
newspapers of the country a few days
ago discovered that he had gone out to
dinner and they had given all sorts OF
explanations and reasons for the dinner.
the principal one of which seemed to De
that 1t was for the purpose OF launch
ing Colonel Roosevelt's boom for the
Presidential nomination OF the Repub-
lican party. and there were circum-
stantial descriptions of how this nomina-
ton was to be brought about. The thing
which struck Mr.. Bonaparte as peculiar.
however. was that the boom was being
launched in secret. and as far as he
could remember he never heard Of the
secret launching OF a boom.
Would Vote For Colonel.
1T feel satisfied of one thing" said
Mr. Bonaparte. land that is II Colonel
Roosevelt should be candidate, ex-
pect to vote for him, and imagine that
there are several others here who will
do likewise, and possibly there are half
a dozen more men throughout the coun-
try who will also vote for him. But
rs for his schemes and plottings. he
has not taken me into his confidence"
Mr. Bonaparte felt that instead Of
the hope that Colonel Roosevelt might
he a Presidential nominee being the
fSkA 90 h. wryna
on the part of both the Republicans and
Democrats that such might be the case.
for he felt sure that the knees of every
Democrat and of most Republicans
knocked together in most agitated
manner when such a possibility was
considered.
Expects Progressive Candidate.
He expected there would be Pro-
Rressive candidate. and a good one. and
It would make no difference to him
even IL he should be on another ticket
than the Progressive.
For" he said, 1.-The duty Of the Pro-
gressives Is not to save the righteous,
but to call sinners to repentance; and
IL the sinner proceeds to repent in the
right sort of way. so much the better
for him, and quite as well for me
AZ for his partys prospects, he
thought it mighty hard to say what the
prospects of any party were at this
time, and he was not at oil disposed to
believe that our present President would
continue to occupy the White House,
and II he should be reelected. he felt
THAT II would be because Of the weak
ness OF his enemies rather than the
strength of his friends or his own
strength before the country.
AS for the Republicans. they did not
know what they were going to do them
selves. while 1t was pretty certain that
the Democrats would renominate Presi-
dent Wilson.
Raises Submarine Issue.
The convention that met in Baltimore,
he said, adopted as one of its planks
the declaration that every American
citizen was entitled to the full pro-
lection of his Government, whether he
was at home, on the high seas or prop
erly in any foreign land, and that prom
Use the Democratic party and the Presi-
dent 1t had elected had failed to keep.
And that issue. he felt, would be the
most momentous that would be decided
in the next Presidential election. and II
involved the question of the national
defense.
The people, he said. would demand
that this nation act in a manner worthy
of a great nation. They would moi
want a man who would be too proud
to fight, but who would be too proud
to be thought afraid to fight, and, he
said, II think we will get that sort OF
man. But. of course, l have not the
slightest idea who that individual is