New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
COLONEL OEFlES BOSSES
Tells Indiana Crowd He Is Loyal
Only to Masses.


Eikhart. Ind. June 15.-"Nere IN TINS
fight aud we're in it 10 stay, SAID Colone
Roosevelt in a speech here.
We are in this fight FOR the right OF Inc
people to rule" he went on.
That's what we want man In the
crowd called out.
That's what We want, know. but one
man can do only a little, but that little J j
do"
= crowd that. packed the station and it'
approaches greeted the former President
he stood on tho platform Of the observa
ton car as his train pulled in. having beer
notified that d crowd would expect a speech
He shook hands with all who could reacl
hmm and then plunged into a talk that last
% I'VE minutes and was delivered witt
Ngor lie said:
We could have carried Indiana two to
che IN an open primary. The bosses didn
cheat me: they cheated YOU The people
have the right Ia rule and the national
committeeman should recobnize that they
arc servants and not masters of the people.
/ hope things will he fixed next time 81
that the politicians won't be able to cheat
the people. When ! was here before
said that If the people were against me,
had no complaint to make. but that if the
people were for me- and the politicians in
tend 10 steal their victory, | did not intend
10 let them 7 wish the national committee
and the men high. in politics to understand
that Their business is TO give expression
70 what the people deliberately decide and
not try to cheat them.
Our opponents say they are the regular
Republicans. | recognize only one form of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10 the manses Of the
party and not TO the bosses.
There was considerable cheerisg as the
train pulled out on the last lap Of its run
10 Chicago.
The colonel intimated to-day that the
platform adopted by the Republican state
Convention In PENNSYLVANIA may he drawn
up for suggestions in the platform which hC
Will submit TO the Republican National
Convestion.
Il have read the Pennsylvania platform
the colonel said, and it is mighty good.
Are you going TO attend the convention"
Colonel Roosevelt was asked.
IT don't know about that at all he re-
Piled.
81 shall not know what I am going TO do
until get to Chicago
The colonel was told it had been sug-
Eested that he be the casdidate against
Senator Root for temporary chairman OF
the convention.
IT don't know anything about anything
ne said. Before l form my plans l shall
consult with Senator Dixon, Governor
Stubs of Kansas, Francis }. lleney' OF
San Frascisco, and others.
Mr.. Heney has been doing some hard
fighting for YOU" some one said.
Yes" the colonel exclaimed swapping
his teeth together, land he fought out III
California, too, before he went to chr
cago."
The ex-President was asked To define MS
position in regard TO the candidacy OF
Colonel Chauncey Dewey. of Chicago, for
election as Republican national commit
teeman from Illinois.
"Oh. I don't take any part i'm those mat
ters which concern state politics purely
he responded. Colonel Dewey is a trump.
Colonel Roosevelt exhibited bulky
manuscript containing the speech which ne
IS to deliver at the Roosevelt rally in Chi-
cago on Monday night.
The former President kept to mmself
most of the day during the long ride across
Ohio and Indiana. He spent several hours
in reading and reviewing his speech. In
his infreouont excursions fro minis state
room he was surrounded by passengers,
who blocked the aisle.