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would do. II might take some time. he
| said. TO ascertain the sentiment Of the
| people and learn whether there was a
reasonable basis for the formation Of
what he termed a progressive party"
The colonel said he believed he would
be able 10 count on the support Of the
| bulk OF the Republicans in tho Western
| States. and that he would expect TO de-
rive considerable strength from the
! Democrats
There had been some difference OF
opinion among his supporters as to the
! adyisability Of boiling, he said. The
Ohio delegates felt that under their In
structions they should remain In the con-
ventIon until after the nomination was
made. Other delegates, including some
OF those from California, were in favor OF
Withdrawing at once.
| Colonel Roosevelt made II plain that
/ no would not support any compromise
) candidate nominated by the convention
as at present constituted He declined
+, make any statement in regard TO Gov
ernor Hadley or any other person con-
hning himself 10 an explanation OF his
| general position.
ANY man nominated by this conven-
ton as now composed" he reiterated
will not be tolerated by the Roosevelt
delegates"
| Although the colonel is so emphatic
in his statements as TO the need OF form
ing a third party. there are numerous
men in his ranks who are not at all
snsmoured Of the scheme Of leaving the
Republican party.
! In fact. many OF the hottest Roosevelt
shouters are a lot like Fighting BIZ
! Flinn-more talk than fight. Finn came
here heralded as the strongest strong
arm man and the readiest ready fghter
with fists, that is-in the Roosevelt
camp. His reputation is blasted. Every
time he has been particularly vehement
in shouting "robbers!" thieves" and
"rascals" in the convention hall bulky
policeman has walked over to him and
growled. Hey, youse. sit down" And
"Bnl" has sat down.
I'd TO date only three Of the ex Presi-
dents most furious shouters have ex-
pressed n willingness to bolt right now.
They are Governor Johnson Of Call
fornia, who figures that the states dele
CATION would go with him, and ex-Gov-
ernor Franklin Fort and George l.. Rec
ord Of New Jersey. Governor Hadley OF
Missouri has made It plain that he won't
bolt. He has lingering hopes that he
may be selected as Presidential can
didste himself, and, anyway, he wants
10 carry Missouri. Taft did that.
Leaves No Doubt OF Bolt.
II nrevious utterances have left any
doubt OF the ex-President's willingness
10 bolt or to accept third party nomi-
nation. none could exist after his speech
to-day. It was as specific and positive
as he could make 1t. Coming. too, just
after northumberland by him, by the
wev. and given out by his bosom friend,
Governor Post-that he had released his
delegates and intended to quit the race,
Il gained added force, for rather ugly
words had been applied TO the Oyster
Raw candidate-"welcher" and "quitter"
and imam with cold feet"-and they
hadn't all come from the Taft side
either.
When the colonel heard these remarks
he called a caucus Of members of each
| Roosevelt delegation in the Florentine
Room of the Congress Hotel, addressed
them on the bolt issue, and told them he
had never authorized the statement that
no had released his delegates. Nor could
they misunderstood what he meant when
he said:
"If the honestly elected majority OF
the convention choose to proceed with
| business and to nominate me as the can
didate of the real Republican party,
sheIl accept. II some among them fear
! 10 take such a stand and the remainder
| choose to inaugurate movement to
nominate me for the Presidency as
Progressive on q Progressive platform.