Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1912 — DENEEN IS FOR TAFT [ARTICLE]

DENEEN IS FOR TAFT

TELLS PROGRESSIVES HE WILL SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT. Other Nominees on Illinois Republican Ticket Take Same Position as Governor Does.

Springfield, 111., July 23.—Governor Charles S. Deneen and the other mminees on the Republican state ticket told the progressive party committee rot five they were first of all Republicans; that they expected to support the Republican national ticket, and that they would not indorse Theodore

Roosevelt and his new party. Governor Deneen made his position i clear to the committee. He said no ; one had questioned the legality of his nomination and the nomination of his : fellow members on the Republican state ticket, and that he could not appreciate the logic of the argument which would require, that he and the . others should resign from the nominations which had been given them by I the voters of the party because some of those voters believe the title to ! the nominations made by the national | convention is not clear. Discussing the possible effect of a ; third ticket in Illinois, the governor | said: '

Ihe utmost that could be hoped to be achieved by such a course would be the defeat of the Republican nominees for state-offices and the election of their opponents, and the election, under the cumulative system of voting, of a sufficient number of members of the Iwuse of representatives, representing your friends, to prevent any party from organizing a majority and assuming the responsibility for legislation.” According to the governor’s view, such a situation would necessitate a bipartisan or a tripartisan combination.