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Show HE WANTS i TRADING . . Teddy Says New Party Will Make No "Deals" With Taft. Oyster Bay, N. Y July 16. Formation Forma-tion of a distinct iadependene party, and not the capture of the Republican party is the course Col. Roosevelt laid out for himself last night. He took Issue flatly with supporters who have advanced a proposal for effecting an agreement with the Republican organization organ-ization in some states through which, under certain conditions, the strength of the Roosevelt following might bo thrown behind President Taft. The colonel will have none of it. "I shall not acquiesce," ne said. Col. Roosevelt made It clear that he had decided upon a thorough-going fight, independent of alliance with either party, which will put him In a position to appoal 4o Democrats as well as Republicans. In states In which his followers have control of the Republican t orgalzation, he is ready to carry on bis campaign through that medjum. "No compromise," Is to bo his bat-tlccry. bat-tlccry. The ex-president was prompted to mako his position definitely known by reports that in several states, notably Pennsylvania and Maryland, a movement move-ment was on foot to have the same candidates for qlectora on both the Taft and Roosevelt tickets, with the agreement that the ticket which received re-ceived the larger number of votes should obtain the entire electoral vote William Flinn of Pittsburg and the Roosevelt leaders in Pennsylvania, the ex-president heard, had announced themselves in fayor of the plan with the idea that by this method the Roosevelt and Taft strength would be united against the Democratic ticket. The colonel says emphatlcallv that there will be uo bargaining of this nature if he could prevent it. Roosevelt Statement. He gave out this statement: "I see in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Michigan ttje proposal has been made that Identical Roosevelt and Taft electors nln and the electors who are chosen casj. their votes for whichever, which-ever, either Mr. Taft or myself, gets themost votes. 'I trnst that no such plan will be adopted, I claim In every primary state, where the primaries were cairled for me and where electors elec-tors have been nominated, that as a matter of the highesl obligation those men are bound for me, for I am the nominee of the overwhelming majority major-ity of the rank and rile of the Republican Repub-lican part and Mr. Taft s nomination represents nothing but the successful dishonesty of the Barnes-Penrose-Guggeuheim machine and Is not binding bind-ing upon any honest Republican "Iu certain primary states, as I understand un-derstand It, there Is now a contest in the primaries to see whether by name or that of Mr Taft shall be put -?n the regular ticket, instead of being nominated nomi-nated by petition, It being the Intention Inten-tion of the party beaten In the primary pri-mary to nominate its electors by petition. pe-tition. This Is all right and proper; but, so far as I have an say In the matter, I shall not assent to any arrangement ar-rangement which by any circumstances circum-stances m3 supporters, or electors supported by thorn, shall cast their votes for Mr. Taft. "1 make my appeal to all progressives, progres-sives, no matter what their past affiliations af-filiations may be, who genuinely believe be-lieve In progressive principles and who believe as I do that both of the old party organizations are completely complete-ly under the domination of the bosses and of special privileges and that both the Chicago and Baltimore platforms are fundamentally unprogresslve and reactionary platforms, showing that it is hopeless to expect from either of the old partleB, under present conditions, condi-tions, any real and far-reaching progressive pro-gressive movement. Would Lose Democrats. "Therefore I hope that in eery 6tate the progressives without regard to their past affiliations, may have the chance to vote nt the polls for electors elec-tors who in the electoral college will cast their vo,tes for the National Progressive Pro-gressive candidate for president." Col. Roosevelt added that ho Is willing wil-ling 10 have the same electors on both the Republican and the National Progressive Pro-gressive tickets as long as his supporters sup-porters do not agree that the entire electoral vote of a state should go to President Taft if the Republican ticket tick-et should receive thp greater number of votes. Under such conditions any electors on the Republican ticket who wished to vote for Roosevelt would be free to do so. To make any agreement agree-ment of the kind proposed. In his opinion, would give the movement a tingo of Republicanism and alienate Democratic support. His declaration was regarded as a fjnal answer to his followers who have wished to lay less emphasis upon tho new party Idea and support Col. Roosevelt on the ground that he was the rightful nominee of the Republican party. |
