The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-18
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
HITS NATIONAL
COMMITTEE
Votes OF the ''Fraudulently
Seated" Not Binding
SPEECH IN AUDITORIUM
Colonel Says He Has Won and Does
MT Intend to Be Deprived
Of His Victory
SPEECH IN AUDITORIUM

Chicago, June 1S.-Col. Roosevelt
last night disclosed the line OF attack
which he will make. He laid down
two principles. He said that the del
egates whose selection he contests
must not vote in the organization OF
the convention or upon the settlement
of the contest, and made II clear tnat
he would resist it. He declared that
no action of the convention based up
on the votes OF these "fraudulently
seated delegates would be binding up
on the republican party"
1t was at the Roosevelt rally in the
auditorium that the ex-president made
his challenge He was facing cheer
ing throng which jammed the huge
uilding as tightly as the hre marsnal
would permit. Reaching far to the
rear. to the last line of seats, and to
the top of the topmost balcony, were
solid rows OF men and women; dele
gates from every part of the country
| Roosevelt leaders and host OF prl-
Yates in the Roosevelt army. They
gave the ex.president a mighty wei
come. Col. Roosevelt made a fight
ing speech. His hearers were in
fighting mood. They cheered him OF
as he denounced his opponents and
shouted TO him: Go at them Teddy
knock out the steam rollerl' Hi
| them again."
Long before Roosevelt reached the
| Auditorium every seat was taken. Out
side the building were thousands un
able to gain admission. Two hun
dred policemen held them back. Sen
ator Borah made q speech while the
crowd was waiting for Col. Roose
veit. His remarks were brought e
an untmely end when the people
leaped to their feet with a yell. The
colonel had come. II was nearly foul
minutes later when the uproariou'
welcome subsidized. The colonel stood
on the platform. waved his hands an,
smiled.
Col. Roosevelt was constantly In
terrupted during his speech Will
storms OF applause. He frequently
departed from his prepared speech
for an extempOraneous thrust which
brought the people TO their feet shout
ing and waving the flags which wer,
handed TO each person on enterinl
the hall. II made my fight square
and fair In the open and | won. hs
said. Il don't intend that my oppon
ents shall cheat me out OF t." The
colonel gave new definition OF the
national committee. The nationa
committed" he exclaimed. "WhC
are they? Aout 80 people with the
ratio OF honesty ranging from about
IA to 20 and the remaining 30 sur,
thing men" Col Roosevelt began &C
call the roll of some OF his mosi
prominent opponents. At the first he
mentioned a groan came from the
crowd. With the next name the
groan ecame roar To preserve
peace the colonel gave mp his roll
call. He said that his chief oppon
ents on the national committee were
men who had been repudlated In theiI
own states. 1T Is bad enough" he
complained, ito have the victory
stolen by the bosses that are living
but II is an outrage to have II stoler
by bosses that are among the unbur
| led dead"
When Col. Roosevelt said that any
action of the convention. II brought
about by the votes of delegates fraud
ulently seated, would not be bindinl
upon the party, there came the wild
est outburst Of applause OF the eve
ming. The crowd leaped up with 4
shout and refused to be quoted. des
plte the colonels attempt to continue
III they ask for the sword" said he
when at last he could make himself
heard, they shall have II"