The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-22
The Colonel Is No Longer Can
didate for Nomination
At the Hands of the National
Republican Convention.
WANTS TO WAIT A WHILE
Before Even Attempting to
Form a Third Party.
Desires to Hear From the PeO-
pie Again, He Says.

Chicago, June EFF Colonel
Roosevelt eventually leads an indepen-
dent ticket, it seems certain that the
convention which will name him will
be held at a time considerably after
tbs adjournment of the Republican ma
tiona1 convention now in session in
this city. AS a result of the decisive
votes of Fridays proceedings of the
convention, particularly that on the
Fourth California district contest, and
after a days sober reflection on the
part of his close advisers, the plan for
a continuation of the present conven-
ton, as outlined yesterday, practically
has been a~bandoned
If, furthermore, Mr.. Roosevelt is
placed in nomination before the con-
VentlOn now in session 1t Will not be
of his planning or with his sanction,
but the individual action of some one
of his enthusiastic supporters. These
points in the otherwise somewhat in
definite Roosevelt were made
clear by Colonel Roosevelt himself
and confirmed by some of his closest
advisers.
Some of Colonel Roosevelt's more
radical supporters still cling to the be-
lief that it would be wise to carry out
their original plan, which in effect, was
stoutly to maintain that the Republi-
can convention is irregular and illegal
and after it's adjournment to proceed
with an organization in the same hall
and name their ticket with Mr.. Roose-
welt at its head. Colonel Roosevelt,
however. has refused to sanction this
plan. He did not forbid it. He still
maintains that he is bound to obey
the wishes of his supporters and that
he is willing. as he expressed it in his
statement. personally to bear the re-
sp~onsibility."
T. II. Wants to Wait.
He let it be known, however, that he
did not regard such an idea as entire
ly practicable. Should the nomination
be offered to him under such circum-
stances, it is not his intention to de-
cline. but he believes the wiser course
would be to defer final action along
such lines for a few weeks.
His idea, as explained. is that his
supporters shall return to their homes
and learn the sentiment in their W
communities. A month or six weeks
later. should conditions warrant. his
leaders from the different parts of the
country will assemble to determine
whether there exists a sufficiently
widespread sentiment to justify the
of a new party. If the de-
cision is in the affirmative, a national
will be held.
Colonel Roosevelt said he would ad-
here to the course which he has map
ped out, regardless of what the Roose-
welt delegates to the convention de-
eide upon. He has taken a position
apart from the present struggle. with
the idea that so long as the IS dele
gates whom he says are his, are not
he cannot be Influenced by any
of the national COINeII1On- 1.-the
bulk of his delegates choose to follow
course which he has mapped out,
expects to preserve the present or
of his forces. If only a
handful should decide, at the final
to stand with him, his decision
will not be Influenced.
Colonel RooseVelt's only statement
IN regard to his position was that he
had definitely stated his intentions
that there could be no, change in
He would not go further into
the details of his probable course OF
action, saying the situation was so n
that neither he nor any other
could foresee the events of the
next few days
Would Invade the South.
1t is his confident belief that a de-
eided protest in every section of the
country will be made when the facts
n connection with the unseating of
his delegates become known and that
his protest will foment until it de-
5eIops into a formidable movement.
such a movement he believes, will not
De entirely partisan, but will come
rom the plain people of all parties to
whom he has made his appeal during
lis campaign for the Republlcan
lomination. If he were nominated he
aid he would carry the fight into the
with as much vigor as into the
forth, with the idea of attracting to
lis standard all those who believe as
le does.
Colonel Roosevelt says he needs no
iympathy and no matter. what the
,utcome may be, the fight, he says,
las been one worth making, win or
ose, and his own position. cannot be
hanged by the outcome.
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