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Show wmmmmimmmmmmmmmmammmmmmammmmammsmm Roosevelt Plans Tariff Campaign Intend to Invade Louisiana to Attack At-tack Sugar and Cotton i Schedules . Oyster Bay, N. Y. July C The Progressive party's fight In tho stato campaign this fall will focus upon two cltal Issues: 1 Tho bosses. 2 Tho Wilson administration poll- "V cles with tho tariff as tho dominant i feature. Within tho next few days Colonel Roosevelt will hold Important conferences con-ferences with his tenders In the Uull Mooso camp In wh'ch tho llne for thq blato campaign will bo mapped out. Whllo tho plan for tho state fight is being formulated, tho nom-Inco nom-Inco to head tho ticket will bo flcked. Tho ex-pre8ldi!nt Is to stump tho stato In a hard battle, to overthrow tho Iiarncs and Tammany machines, tho while attacking .the Wilson regime reg-ime for Its failure to -pass adequate Jomedlal legislation. T1iq colonel thinks the tariff Issue lb tantamount to that of the bosses In nil tho state fights. In his stump speeches in this state and in t others ho intends to visit he will put it forward-as his strong card, Tho ex-president in to confer with George W. Perkins, his national commltteo chairman, early this week to outline the battle for the stato campaign. -He still Insists, that ha wonts to dodge running for governor i himself, but tho chances nre that he may bo Induced to change his mind. A lingering hope which saw tho light In the campaign Iwo years ago to break the solid south possesses Colonol noosovelt.v John M. Parke cotton merchant of New Orleans ,na- tfounl committeeman from Louisiana tho Democracy. Roosevelt will make a trip to Louisiana Louis-iana the latter end of August.. He will take into the state his attack on tho new tariff with pa.-tlcu.ar reference refer-ence to tho sugar and cotton schedules. |