Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Opposes Roosevelt Ticket.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 18, 1912:
His Michigan Chairman Will Seek Office as a Republican Nominee.
Special to The New York Times.
    DETROIT, Mich., July 17.— Charles A. Nichols, Chairman of the Roosevelt forces in Michigan during the preliminary campaign, stated to-night that he saw no necessity for the Roosevelt programme of forming a complete new party, and that he would be a candidate for re-election as City Clerk on the regular Republican ticket.
    "There is no need for a bolt. We will reform the Republican Party instead," he said. "I shall be a delegate to the Progressive Convention at Jackson and as far as Roosevelt's candidacy is concerned, I shall help nominate him and do all I can toward carrying Michigan for him. But there is no necessity for organizing a new party."
    Mr. Nichols and W. K. Knox were called to Oyster Bay last week for a conference on the policy to be pursued by the Michigan Progressive Convention. After he had seen them Roosevelt refused to attend the convention.

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