Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-21
ROOSEVELT SAYS
HE ALREADY HAS
ONE NOMINATION
Colonel Issues Statement at One
O'clock in Which He Says He
Was Named by Voters.
THREAT OF BOLT Is RENEWED
Will Not Recognize Convention if
Hadley's Motion is Defeated.
NEW PARTY, SAYS POINDEXTER
Independent Political Organization
May Be Formed.
C0L0NEL'S MEN DESERT HIM
One Leader Says the Bottom Has
Fallen Out.
DARK HORSE TALK IS REVIVED
Rooms for Hadley, Hughes, Cum
minis and Others Are Receiv-
ing Renewed Impetus
NEW PARTY, SAYS PoINDEXTER
Independent Political Organization
May Be Formed.
C0LONEL's MEN DESERT HIM
One Leader Says the Bottom Has
Fallen Out.
DARK HORSE TALK Is REVIVED
Rooms for Hadley, Hughes, Cum
minis and Others Are Receiv-
ing Renewed Impetus
at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 20.-Theodore Roose-
Welt before his political advisers and a
personally selected number of delegates
instructed for him, late this afternoon
read statement Of his position in the
republican nomination fight and left to
them to decide what position they would
take in the struggle.
Mr.. Roosevelt called before him two
delegates from each of the states which
have supported him and the leaders in
his campaign. After outlining his posi-
ton declaring that he would continue
his fight on principles he had outlined
from the beginning, the colonel left the
room and the delegates and leaders sat
down to deliberate what should be DONE
/ Colonel Roosevelt returned to the con-
ference at $3.50 p m, walking arm-in-arm
with Governor Hadley of Missouri to the
meeting room. >-.
i Has Nothing to Offer.
: Colonel Roosevelt said regarding his
position:
Il have nothing to offer any man. Any
man who supports me will do so without
hope of gain and at the risk of personal
loss and discomfort.
nj either case l shall make my ap-
ton; and l shall fight the campaign
through, win OF lose, even If do not get
single electoral vote.
Il do not wish single man to SUPP
port me from any personal feeling for
me-.
The Roosevelt delegates, after a two
. hour session and after listening to Colo
mel Roosevelt's outline of his position
in the fight, adopted a resolution provid-
ing that they should participate in the
regular convention at tonights session
and in succeeding sessions until it be-
came apparent they could no longer take
part in the proceedings.
The caucus of Roosevelt leaders also
determined that between sessions
caucus should be held, to determine upon
the action Of each session as 1t may af-
feet their position.
Text of Statement.
Following Is the text in part Of the
statement issued by Mr.. Roosevelt this
afternoon:
THE time has come when / feel that
must make certain statements not
merely to honestly elected members of
the republican national convention, but
| to the rank and file of the republican
party, and to the honest people of the
entire nation. 1 went into this fight for
certain great principles. At the moment
I can only serve these principles by con-
tinuing to bear the personal RESPONSE
bility which their advocacy has brought
TO me-
On behalf of these principles 1 made
my appeal straight to the people them
selves. I went before them, | made my
argument in full; and every move /
made was in the open without conceal
ment of any kind. The opposition to me
was extremely bitter, for / was opposed
by the practically solid phalanx of the
big, conscienceless political bosses, with
back of them the practically solid phal-
anx of the big, constituencies beneficier-
les OF special privilege in every form, and
of course the many big newspapers
which are controlled by or in the in
terest of the bosses and special privilege.
Nevertheless in the appeal to the peo-
pie. won.
Will Accept Any Nomination.
We cannot afford to pardon a thief
if he surrenders half the stolen goods. If
the honestly elected majority of the con-