The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-13
REGARDLESS OF CONVENTION

Chicago, June l3.--That in two states
at least the fight to nominate Roose-
welt for the presidency will, if necessary,
be carried beyond the Chicago conven-
/ tion and into the electoral college, was
| the terse threat of two Roosevelt leai-
ers yesterday. These two men are VIII
| liam Finn of Pennsylvania and Gov
ernor Glasscock of West Virginia. They
minced no words when they made their
| position clear at the Roosevelt head
/ quarters yesterday morning.
I've won't bolt" said Finn, thrusting
out his under jaw in way that remind
ed one OF the only living ex-president.
"We don't have to. II the national COM
mittee steals the roll call, then thirty
out OF the thirty eight of the electors
of the state Of Pennsylvania will vote
for Roosevelt. Ii won't make any dif-
ference who is nominated by the con
yention. The will OF the people Of my
state cannot be thrust aside"
The Roosevelt leader declared that
such movement while it might defeat
the Republican nominee for president,
would save the party in the big Re.
publican states. His position was in
dorsed by Governor Glasscock of West
Virginia, who declared that all the West
Virginia Republican electors are for
Roosevelt and would vote for him in
the electoral college, regardless OF the
action OF the convention.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon listened to
Mr.. Finn and Governor Glasscock and
said: II don't think there will be any
need for such action. You hear what
they say. In my opinion, Colonel Roose
welt surely will be nominated. The Taft
forces will not dare to steal the nom
nation"
Mr.. Finn and Governor Glasscock de-
clared that the state conventions in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia had not
been ad iourned and would be reeonvened
if necessary and the electors given posi-.
tive instructions to vote for Colonel
Roosevelt il circumstances warranted
I'VE are not going to allow the ma
tional committee 10 destroy the Repub
liean party in Pennsylvania" said Mr..
Finn. I'VE don't intend TO stand idly
by and lose ten or fifteen congressman
and the legislature. We propose to pro.
tect ourselves at home. Thirty of the
thirty-eight presidential electors are for
Roosevelt, and if they are elected and
the nomination is stolen and given to
President Taft those thirty will vote
in the electoral college for Colonel
Roosevelt. We don't propose to allow
delegates from the southern states ami
the insular possessions TO dictate presi
dental nomination TO the great Repub-
lican states The time has come when
political rebellion is necessary for self
protection of the Republican states. Tn. |
der this plan no bolt will be necessary. |
1t would result, perhaps, in losing Re- |
publican president, but would win To- |
cally. No other civilized country would |
tolerate such practices as are being had |
in the national committee. | have talked |
with Roosevelt men in Pennsylvania and |
they agree with me that it is necessary |
If Taft is nominated to carry the fight |
to the electoral college.
In our state the entire list of presi.
Dental electors is for Colonel Roosevelt |
Glasscock. There is no law to prevent I
it. The people are for the electors and |
not for the president. Ii the nomina-
tion is stolen for President Taft YOU
can say that West Virginia's electoral
vote will be for Theodore Roosevelt. l
agree with Mr.. Finn and we will fol-
low the same course"
Finn made his position more than
plain. He scored his predecessor PEN
rose in no uncertain terms, calling it
ridiculous that he should now be sit
ting on a committee after he had been
repudiated by his state. Finn said he
hadn't worked out all the details, 5ut
that he was positive that Pennsylvania,
in order TO protect herself and to keep
her congressional delegation, a Roose-
9elt delegation would in the event Of
The remaining contest decisions going to
he president, take aforementioned dras-
tic action.