Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-21
7. R. WOULD HEAD
THIRD PARTY
TICKET
Colonel Says He Would Accept
Such a Nomination if He
Is Wanted. I

CHICAGO, June 21.-Supplementins
his early statement. in which he de-
clared he was in the fight to stay, Theo-
dore Roosevelt last evening issued
lengthy statement outlining his posi-
ton and stating that if the purged
convention desires to nominate him
he will accept or If it is unpurged and
part of his friends choose to with
draw and nominate him as an indie
pendent candidate for president he will
accept and fight to the last, win or
lose. before the people of all parties in
all sections of the United States
After outlining the fraud" in the
seating of delegates. etc, the colonel
concludes;
unfortunately in our political life
the INSCRIPTIONS man who commits
wrongs such as these can usually count
on having some respectable men sup
porting him and other respectable men
opposing him, but who cease their op-
position at the point when it would be-
come really effective.
I'm this convention, the unserupu-
lous men who are the leaders have al
ready received support from the for
mer class of respectable men; and
they count on seeing representatives
of the latter class, who have hitherto
voted against them for fear to take the
decisive step of sundering connection
with the fraudulent convention itself
i decline any longer to be bound
by any action it may take | decline
to regard as binding any nomination
it may make. l do not regard success
full fraud and deliberate theft as con-
shutting a title to party regularity or
claim to the support of any honest
man of any party
y hope that the honestly elected ma
iority will at once insist upon imme-
date purgng of the roll in its entire
ty and not piece meal, by the conven-
ton
Would Run Independently.
IF this purge is not accomplished
hope the honestly elected delegates
will decline all further connection with
convention whose action Is now de-
termined and has hitherto been de.
termined by majority which is made
a majority only by the action of the
fraudulent delegates whom the con-
vention has refused to strike from the
| rolls. II the leaders of the honestly
elected majority disagree with me in
this matter and wish for any cause to
defer for the moment this action then
| most earnestly hope that at least
they will Insist upon voting on the
cases of these fraudulent delegates en-
bloc and not separately
I'VE can not afford to pardon thief
on condition he surrenders half the
stolen goods.
IF the honestly elected majority OF
the convention choose to proceed to
business and to nominate me as the
candidate of the real Republican party
| shall accept. If some among them
fear to take such a stand. and the re-
mainder choose to inaugurate move.
ment to nominate me for the pres-
dency on a progressive platform ano
in such event the general feeling
among progressives favors by being
nominated. shall accept. In either
case l shall make my appeal to every
honest citizen in the nation, and
shall fight the campaign through. win
or lose, even if | do not get single
electoral vote.
No Promises of Reward.
II do not wish single man TO sup
port me from any personal feeling for
me. have nothing to offer any man;
any man who supports me will do so
without hope Of gain and at the risk
of personal loss and discomfort. But
if. having this in view, those fervent
in this great fight for tho rule for the
people and for social and industrial JUS
tce, which has now also become
clear cut fight for honesty against dis.
honesty. fraud and theft, desire me to
lead the fight. will do so.
There can be no cause for which il
is better worth while to fight, none in
which il is of less consequences what
happens to the individual himself, pro-
vided only that he vaisntIy does hi.
Fduty in the forward movement.
Il shall make my appeal to all hon
est men. East and West. North and
South and viii abide by the result
whatever the result may be
(Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVF