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Show COLONEL LOOSE WILL TAKE NO PART IN THIRD PARTY MOVE Asserts That During This Campaign He Will Stay 'In the Brush' and Rest. I'rovo, July 12. Colonel C. E. Looso for ninny years prominent In tho Republican Re-publican organization In Utah, last night at his summer homo In I'rovo canyon said he liaB retired from poll-tics poll-tics nnd will taako no part In tho third party movement, or "any other party. Colonol Loose, with members of his family, Is passing a few weeks at hie Spring Dell cottage, which Is about ten miles up Provo canyon. Ho declined de-clined to explain to a reporter the rea sons which prompted him to give up his political leadership. He said: "I will take no part In the third party movement or any other party. "I will do nothing to Injure my frlonds. William Spry Is a friend ot mine, and 1 am going to vote for aim. "I nm going to do absolutely nothing! In this campaign In any party. 1 will stay In tho brush and rest. "I have resigned tho national com-mlttcemanshlp com-mlttcemanshlp nnd tho state chalrmn ship of tho Republican party In Utah. "I nm out ot politics. I am a can-dldatotor can-dldatotor no office "I nsk nothing of anybody 1 nm a RooBovelt man, howevor, and you cnn announce it from tho housetops If you wish." Colonel Loose then reiterated his mntemont thai h would take no pnrt In politics this campaign. Walton May Defer Trip. Vord that Colonel Loose wns out of politics waas received with consider il le surprl.so In Salt Lnko. Wesley K. Walton, chairman of the Roosevelt club of Utnh was planning n trip to Provo todav to confer w'th Colone", Looso regarding tho crcitn'zatlon ot a third pnrty In tho, state "Colonol Loose s action changes tho aspect of affil'n," said Mr. Walton. "Wo havo been considerably up In tho air regarding the organization ot a third party In Utah. Our plight Is now much worse. It Is Impossible t say what wo will do. Wo who are supporters of Roosevelt ore all good Republicans. Wo do not wish to split tho pnrty In tho stnto If we can possibly pos-sibly avoid It. It Is probable that wo I may follow the example of Iowa Republicans Re-publicans who havo decided to remain In tho party and vote for tho Ropuh-VUan Ropuh-VUan stato tlckot, but for Roosevelt electors." .11 r. wauon sum mm meetings ui Roosovelt supporters nro being hold dally. Ho said that no deflnlto datr for tho third party convention had been decided upon. |