Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
NO BOLT IS DECISION
Roosevelt Men to Stay May
Nominate Him Later.
INSIST ON "PURGED" ROLL
To Hold Seats But Not Vote if Con-
tests Are Lost.
WILL MAINTAIN REGULARITY
Former President, Explaining
Caucus. Declares He Will Not
Sanction Any Compromise.
WILL MAINTAIN REGULARITY

CHICAGO, June 2l.-Co1. Theodore
Roosevelt last night indicated that under
certain conditions he might withdraw
from the republican party to take the
lead in the formation OF a new party.
IF the people want progressive party.
I'll be in it, he said
Some OF the colonel's supporters urged
their associates TO precipitate the crisis
in the republican national convention at
the earliest opportunity today. More
conservative counsels finally prevailed
and il was decided there should be no
bolt from the icgular convention. II
was the plan OF the Roosevelt delegates
last night to make their last stand on The
report of the credentials committee. If
the seventy-eight delegates claimed by
them to be fraudulent are seated, the
Roosevelt forces will remain in the con-
vention until the end. but will not vote.
II is their plan then to proceed to the
nomination OF the colonel in the Coliseum,
and claim regularity for him.
Colonel Not Committed.
col. Roosevelt has not definitely com
mtted himself to the latter part of this
plan. He is considering the ACCESSIBILITY
oil 0fIdklnE dtIlcH Iof SNNVi"i
then to summon an entirely new conven-
zion. This would not be held until a1ter
the democrats have acted in Baltimore.
Col! Roosevelt said emphaticaiiy iast
night that he would make the independ-
ent fight for the presidency II he was
convinced there was a popular demand
for him.
Il shall have to- see If there is popu-
lar demand for me to run. he said.
The agreement finally arrived at was
reached at a caucus in which were Two
having Roosevelt delegates. as we'll as
those states from which the Roosevelt
candidates for seats in the convention
have been excluded.
Roosevelt Explains Action.
The caucus passed unanimously IA
resolution introduced by Henry Allen or
Kansas" said Col Roosevelt, in explain
ing the situation. This resolution was
to the effect that the republican party
would not submit to having the nomina-
ton for President determined by Inert.
and III the convention declined TO seat tne
delegates fraIdulently unseated os tne
national committee the Roosevelt oeie-
gates would decline to be bound py any
action of the convention.
"A second resolution was passed later
stipulating that the Roosevelt delegates
would take part in the convention IL the
seyenty-ei9ht delegates to which We are
entitled were seated. and IL they were
not seated they would remain In the con-
vention and not participate In IL. me
text of these resolutions was not mace
public.
Col. Roosevelt explained that the action
If the caucus did not mean that an!
delegates would bolt, but that they re-
seryed the right to take what course they
preferred as to leaving the eonVeh'ioh'
Opposes Any Compromise.
col, Roosevelt made it plain that re
would not support any compromise can
Gidate nominated by the convention as
at present constituted. He declined to
make any statement in regard to Gov.
,radley or any other individual. combining
himself to an explanation of his general
position.
ANY man nominated by this conven-
ton. as now composed" he reiterated.
will not be tolerated by the Roosevelt
delegates.
The plan of action adopted by the
Roosevelt leaders is an abrupt cnange
from the position which was taken py
Col Roosevelt and his closest associates
Wednesday, but they denied last night
that il was an admission OF weakness
on their part, or that thelr uecisIo,
not to bolt was because tney couiu Hot
obtain the support of a sufficient num-
Der of delegates
This is the shrewdest move we have
made" said one of the Roosevelt lead
ers 1T will enable us to hold genu-
inc republican convention without hav-
ing IL said that we have 'bolted. Every
act of the convention which is accom-
plished by fraudulent votes is Illegal
Adjournment Will Be Illegal.
The action of the fraudulently
elected chairmasi in declaring the con-
vention finally adjourned will therefore,
lac Illegal and We shall decline to recog
nize IT, as VIC share every other act
Of the convention. VIC will remain in
our seats and proceed with the nomina-
tion Of Theodore Roosevelt. after hav-
ing seated the seventy-cight Roosevels
delegates who are entitled to seats, and
who have been excluded
After Col Roosevelt had personally
discussed the tense situation of the aft
ernoon he had among his callers Gov.
Stubhs OF Kansas. Gov. Stubbs and Col
Roosevelt conferred for some time. When