The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-21

| later stipulating that the Roosevelt
delegates would take part in the con-
vention if the rs delegates to which
we are entitled were seated and If
they were not seated they would re-
main in the convention and not par
] ticipate in it"
The text Of this resolution was not
made public. Col. Roosevelt explain
ed that the action of the caucus did
not mean any delegates would bolt,
but they reserved the right to take
what course they preferred as to leav-
ing the convention. Roosevelt lead
ers said that it was now the unani-
nous decision OF their men that they
would not quit the hall They will
remain in their seats while the Taft
program is carried through they said,
and when the convention is over they
will continue to hold their seats and
proceed to effect their own organiza-
ton
Col Roosevelt made ii plain that
he would not support any compromise
candidate named by the convention
as at present constituted. He de-
clined to make any statement in re-
gard to Gov. Hadley or any other in
diyidual, combining himself to an ex-
PLANTATION of his general position.
ANY man nominated by this con-
vention as now composed" he reiter-
ated, will not be tolerated by the
Roosevelt delegates"
Absolutely no bolt" was the de-
claration OF scores OF the delegates
and leaders of the Roosevelt forces
when they left the night caucus which
Col. Roosevelt addressed briefly.
I'VE will go into convention and
fight 1t out and in the end Col. Roose-
welt will be nominated" said Gov
Stubs, of Kansas, after the night eau
Gus was over.
While events of the last "a hours
have done much TO diminish talk Of a
third candidate, there still is some
compromise talk.
This compromise talk was the text
of the statement given out by Will
liam Barnes, Jr., tonight which stated
without equivocation that the Taft
people were not considering now and
would not consider any compromise
The statement says:
There was a meeting of the chair
men OF all the Taft delegations from
the various states in Barnes roms
this evening and representatives. of
those states where the Taft delegates
are in a minority 1t was unanimous
| ly agreed that they shall remain in
tact for the denomination of Mr. Taft
and that no suggestion of comprom-
Use would be entertained 1t was
made clear that the delegates repre-
scented by these chairmen of delega.
tons are thoroughly alive to the mean
ing OF the battle which has been
fought out and won in this conven-
ton; that this government is self
controlled democracy; that progress
can only be made through orderly
procedure and that the constitutional
rights of each citizen shall be pres
erved"
Senator Dixon tonight issued q
statement claiming that the Taft lead
ers Barnes, Penrose, Crane and the
other so-calleld Taft leaders, haC
determined not TO nominate Mr.. Taft
and were "dickering for 6 cOmprom
Use candidate"
: The statement declared that ten in
structed Taft delegates from on
state had offered TO vote for Hughes
D that propositions had been made from
4 the Taft managers to friends of Sen
ator Cummins and that Gov. Hadle,
e had been approached with offers Il
sacrifice Taft if he would accept tn
S nomination.
}. They are looking for a new man,
n said Senator Dixon. They hav
I made martyr out OF Roosevelt an
: when you make a martyr ont of
s man. he wins"
L After this year there will be n
S national committee. said Col Roos'
s welt in his speech TO the delegates I,
n night "All states will have prefer
/. entail primaries an the people will d.
Y eide who they want for their candle
G ate