Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-20
SAYS
ROOSEVELT
TO HIS MEN
Tells Delegates Loyal to Him
That He Is Through
Wants Honor Party.
SAYS Il AM THROUGH

Chicago, June 20.-EarIy today Colo
bel Roosevelt completed a review Of
the work of the national convention
and begged his followers not to lay
down in the convention today, but to
organize a convention Of their own
right there in the convention hall If the
eighty delegates whose seats are in dis
pute are permitted to vote upon any
question affecting that title to these
seats. Colonel Roosevelt said:
81 hope that you will decline longer
TO submit to having delegates fraudu-
lently seated in the convention allowed
TO sit rs judges on their W contests.
You must not allow your opponents to
win by foul means after losing by fair
means and thus swindle the people out
of the victory which they 0
"lf voted down hope that you, the
real and lawful majority of tho con-
vention, will organize as such. And
you will do il If you have ooursgs
Now, lots SEQ if the Republican party
is the party of the real people, tho
people of the United States, or of the
bosses and the interests maintained in
tho interest of special privileges. As
for myself, | want to tell you right
now that ! am through"
Trying to Cheat Him.
81 have been asked TO come here and
give you my views IN this situation
whemI began my fight. For months
1 said that if the people decided
against me | would have nothing to
say, but If the people we're for me and
the politicians decided against me !
wotf4d have a lot to say. Now the ma
tiOnal committee, or a portion Of the
committee, who made a majority of
the convention by seating delegates
who were fraudulently elected are try
ing to cheat me out Of the nomination
"They can't do it, and won't Iet
them. So far you have permitted then
to beat o in the convention by using
these stolen votes. Don't lot them dc
it today. | hope that today you will
at once introduce a resolution that not
one fraudulently seated delegate shall
vote on any question in the committed
on credentials or in the convention OF
on any question whatever.
Don't lie down again. If they bear
you again OF fraudulent votes there il
no sense in voting to cast out fradu
lent votes again, and then when you
are beaten by those very fraudulen
votes on saying that you are sorry
and that you will 20 home. We d.
not propose that we shall be swlndle(
out of a victory honestly won nor tina.
the people shall be swindled out Of tn,
victory that they honestly won
Tumultuous Cheers.
While Mr.. Roosevelt was making thi
speech he was surrounded by Governo
McGoyern of Wisconsin, Medill Nc
.Cormick and other loyal supporters
The Florentine room was crowded. an(
the colonel's speech advising a Dol
was received with tumultuous cheers
There were many women In the gal
lery keyed up to great excitement.
Colonel Roosevelt closed his speed
by saying that he could not go int,
the details of the bolt, that they
would get these details from their lead
ers before the convention went int,
session today.
Colonel Roosevelt then went into ex
ecutive session with his lieutenant,
II will spend the time remaining 70,
the convention to reopen ~preparin;
the plans for the>fight In the con
Ventlon. Each step in the fight will
be allotted to the respective Roosevelt
leaders on the floor Of the convention