Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-21
ROOSEVELT WILLING TO
HEAD A NEW PARTY
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any delegates would bolt, but they re-
served the right to take what course
they preferred as to leaving the eenven-
ton. Roosevelt leaders said 1t was the
unanimous decision of their men that
they would not quit the hall
When the convention is over they will
continue to hold their seats and proceed
to effect their own organization.
Colonel Roosevelt made IL plain that he
would not support any compromise can
didate nominated by the convention as at
present constituted. lie declined TO make
any statement in regard to Gov. Hadley
or any other Individual, combining HIM
self to an explanation of his general po-
sition
Any man nominated by this convention
as now composed" he reiterated, will
not be tolerated by the Roosevelt dele
gates"
No definite statement could be obtained
from the Roosevelt leaders as to the
| number of delegates they believed would
support this program.
They expressed confidence that there
would be no serious defections
The plan of action adopted by the
Roosevelt leaders is an abrupt change
from the position which was taken by
Col. Roosevelt and his closest adherents.
yesterday. but they denied, tonight, that
1t was an admission of weakness on their
part.
This Is the shrewdest move we have
made" said one of the Roosevelt leaders
III win enable us to hold a genuine Re-
publican convention without having it
said we bolted Every act of the con-
vention which Is accomplished by graud-
uent votes Is Illegal The action of the
fraudulently elected chairman In declar-
ing the convention finally adjourned Will
therefore, be Illegal and we snail de-
cline TO recognize it az we shall every
other act of the convention. We will
remain in our seats and proceed with the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt after
having seated the IS Roosevelt delegates
who are entitled to seats and who have
been excluded
After Col Roosevelt had personally dis
cussed the tense situation of the after
noon, he and Gov Stubs of Kansas
conferred for time time When the gov
ernor had left the conference room, he,
too. announced that there will be no
bolt"
This talk of a bolt is foolish" said
Gov. Stubs. Col Roosevelt never talk
ed about a bolt
rs there a differentiation" the gov
ernor was asked. between a bolt and
split in the party%
THAT is a question which the colo
mel should answer himself" said the
governor. But | want to say that
the Kansas delegation voted. today.
that 1t would not bolt"
After the late afternoon conference
in the Florentine room of the Con-
gress hotel, where the Roosevelt state
delegates and campaign leaders eoun-
selled together, this formal statement
was issued from Campaign Manager
Dixon's headquarters;
The Roosevelt delegates at the
meeting in the Florentine room, this
afternoon, decided that they will not
permit the title to the Presidency of
the United States to be stolen.
If the action of the convention on
the report of the committee on Gre
dentials does not remove from the roll
of delegates the names fraudulently
placed thereon by the National com
mittee the Roosevelt forces will re-
fuse to be bound by the action of the
convention"