Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-21
Will watch STEAM-R0
But HE WONT PARTICIPATE IL
"IRAIDULEN1" DEiEGAIEs
ARE SEATED.
MAY NOMINATE SATURDAY
Leaders DO Not Believe the Convention
VIII Come 10 an End Until
Late Saturday.

CHICAGO, June 20.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt tonight indicated that
under certain conditions he might
withdraw from the republican party
TO take the lead In the formation OF u
new party.
IF the people want a progressive
party III be in it, he said.
Some of the coloncls supporters
urged their associates tonight to pre-
cipitate tho crisis In the republican
national convention AT the earliest OF
portunlty tomorrow. More conserVa =
tive counsel finally prevailed and II
was said there would be no 'Dolt
from the regular convention. 1t was
the plan of the Roosevelt delegates
tonight TO make their last stand on
the report of the credentials com
mittce II the IS delegates claimed
by them to be fraudulent are seated
the Roosevelt forces Will remain IN
the convention until the end, but VIII
not vote.
Plans Not Made.
II is their plan to proceed to tho
nomination of the colonel I'm the Coll
scum and claim regularity for him.
Colonel Roosevelt has not deflnltely
committed himself to the latter part
Of the plan. He is considering the
advlsability Of delaying action Tor sew
eral weeks and then TO summon an
entirely new convention. This would
not be held until after the democrats
have acted in Baltimore.
The national convention itself mark
ed time today, waiting for the com
mittee on credentials to conclude con-
slderation Of the contested delegates
The committee planned to work
throughout the night 50 as to report
to the convention when II meets at
liza. m.
II was predicted today that the
nominating stage of the convention
might not be reached until late Satur-
dsy. A wide latitude of debate Is TO
be allowed in the convention tomor-
row.
Wants Popular Demand
Colonel Roosevelt said emphatfally
tonight that he would make the inde'
pendent fight for the presidency II he
was convinced there was popular
demand for him.
II shall have to see If there Is a
popular demand for me to run, he
said.
He added that the situation was
such a kaleidoscope one that II would
be impossible for HIM to outline What
he would do. 1t might take some
time, he said, to ascertain the sentl-
ment of the people, and learn whether
there was a reasonable basis for the
formation Of what ne termed a pro-
g1essive party
No Date l. Fixed.
one Of Colonel Roosevelts associates
who talked with him today said he
had declared his willingness to run
for president If any considerable num-
ber of delegates wished him to, even
IL he did not carry a single electoral
district in the country. The colonel
himself said he believed he would be
able to count on the support of the
bulk of the republicans in the western
states and that he would expect to
derive considerable strength from the
democrats. He would not express any
opinion how soon after the adjourn
ment of the present convention the
new party would be formed should
such a decision be reached. The opin-
icn was expressed by some of his sup
porters that the outcome at Baltimore
would have a considerable bearing up
on the situation.
Colonel Roosevelt said there had
been some difference of opinion amonS
his supporters as TO the advisabilitN
of bolting. The Ohio delegates, he
said, felt that under their instructions
they should remain in the convention
until after the nomination. Other
delegates. including those from Cali
fornia were in favor of withdrawing
at once.
Held Caucus.
The agreement finally arrived at
was reached at caucus in which
...--, '---o representatives from each
state having Roosevelt delegates as
IS from which tho
Roosevelt candidates for seats in the
tunventlun nave Oeen excluded.
The caucus passed unanimously a
resolution introduced by Henry Allen
of Kansas" said Colonel Roosevelt in
explaining the situation. This reso.
luton was to the effect that the re-
ruhl'can party would not submit TO
having the nomination for president
ortermined by theft and If the con
ysntion declined to unseat the dele
gates fraudulently seated by the ma
tional committee. the Roosevelt dele
uutes would decline to be bound by
the action of the convention.
viii Take No Part.
"A second resolution was passed
later stipulating that the Roosevelt
delegates would take part in the con-
vention II the rs delegates to which
we are entitled were seated, and II
'~o~ uern not seated they would re-
main in the convention and not par
ticipate in it,
The text of these resolutions was
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