The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-27
SAYS BIG SINISTER INTERESTS PUT THE SKlDs UNDER HIM
 IN CONVENTION.
NOW PLAYING 4 LONE HAND
Has No intention of Withdrawing From Fight and Says He Is Recelv. ing New Encouragement
 Every Day

Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 2G. The slsue upon which Colonel Roosevelt Is to make his campaign for the pres diency was indicated by him today He purposes to base his appeal on tho assertion that what he has termed the "big sinister influencesp have de- termined to eliminate him from pub- lie life because he is the one man whom they really fear. To accom- plish this purpose he believes they are willing to take up any man whom they think can win the presidency over him. Having defeated him at the Chicago convention, he says, they hope to control the Democratic con- yention to this same end.
 "They know me and I know them, he saids Tt is anything to beat me. am fighting lone hand and 1 am going to fight it out to the end n
 The former president made this re- mark after long conference with William A. Prendergast, comptroller of New York city. MT prendergast came to Oyster Bay to induce Cou- mel Roosevelt to say definitely that under no circumstances would he withdraw from the fight
 
 was asked of Mir. Prendergast, that any man other than Colonel Roose- welt should lead the fight for the new party?"
 "I will answer that question for MT. lPrendergast," said the colonel tn the statement which I made in Chi cago Monday, l said that | would stay in the fight to the end Since then I 444E f.lt and telegrams urging me to go cn with it and not one of them suggested that l get out of it. In every case my reply is just what I said in Chi cago."
 The comptroller said the reason he was anxious to make it clear that Colonel fioUBeveid would infhe the fight was on account of the interests which defeated him at Chicago would do anything in their power to keep him out of the white house and for that purpose would gladly accept any other progressive
 In Chicago, he continued, some Taft leaders asked him to go to Colonel Roosevelt with the offer to give the to Governor Hadiey or any other man the colonel might name They had offered, he said, to put the Roosevelt delegates from Texas and Washington hack on the list if he would consent to this. Colonel Rose- welt eorroborated this statement and added that the same interests were hard at work at the Baltimore conven ion and were willing to take up any of the Democratic progressives if they thought they could thus defeat him
 Comptroller Prendergast said in a statement that he had pointed out to Colonel Roosevelt that the oyershad- owing issue was whether the nom ination for the presidency can be stul- en and the people given an opportu nity to mass indgment on theft
 The object for which this fraud wis per sss .a said, sssas As defeat of Mir. Roosevelt, not the nom- ination of anybody else This con sDiraey will be successful if any other man ,is elected to the presidency. The object of every honest man should, therefore, be to elect him. Should either MT. Taft or Democrat be elected, the success of the con spiracy will be complete. If the pres idency or a nomiation for it can be stolen and the thieves escape unpun- ished, what security can there be for property or order?"