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Show FflPfF TAFT I jJL irta I Roosevelt Men to Prevent Pre-vent Naming of Compromise Com-promise Candidate Chicago, Juno 22. There was talk early today among Roosevelt men of a mass meeting to effect some form of temporary organization of a now party par-ty It la the dcBlre of the 'caders to take such a step before tho delegates separate so that tho work of forming a new party may "begin at ouco in overy part of the country. It had not been decided whether a meeting would bo held In tho Coliseum on adjournment adjourn-ment of the Republican convention, or whether the delegates would go to some other hall, but the latter course was most In favor. The Progressive part' is the name which had been chosen It is the Intention In-tention to tako tho name of tho Republican Re-publican party in states where tho party organization Is in control of tho Roosevelt men. In such cases tho Republican candidates can-didates for state officers may bo endorsed, en-dorsed, If thoy do not wish to go through tho form of bolting. The plan suggested by Wra. Fllnn of Pittsburg of turning over the elec- whoever tho Republican candidate for president may be. will be followed If It can be accomplished. Roosovelt leaders said that their only reason in staying through the Republican convention was to force their opponents to nominate Taft They believed that should a definite rupture occur before the conclusion of the convention, a compromise candidate candi-date might be named In an effort to win back somo of the Roosevelt following, fol-lowing, but that, it tho Taft program Is put through, thoy will have tho best chance of keeping tho opposition Intact. In-tact. Governor Johnson of California said that, In pursuance of this plan, Colonel Roosevelt's name In all probability prob-ability would not be placed before tho convention. |