Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
New Political Organization the
Roosevelt Program.
OPPOSED TO A "STRADDLE"
Declares That There Must Be No
Compromise.
BLOW TO SOME SUPPORTERS
Believes That the Bulk of His Fol.
lowing Will Remain-Says He
Could Have Had Nomination.

NEW YORK. June 2J.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt reached New York from
Chicago at 9;45 o'clock this morning.
He went directly to his editorial Of
fees, and will go to Oyster Bay this
afternoon. He said he would have no
statement to give out today. but added
that probably within a week there will
be a conference in New York with
members of the committee selected to
conduct his third party campaign.
Accompanying Mr. Roosevelt were
Mrs Roosevelt. Frank Munsey, f. A.
Van Valkenberg of Philadelphia, for
mer Gov. Regis Post of Porto Rico and
members of the Outlook staff.
New Party From the Ground Up.
A new party from the ground UP. is
the Roosevelt program. After series
of discussions with his lieutenants be-
fore leaving Chicago, in which there
were several sharp clashes. Col. Roose
welt decided to cut entirely away from
the party with which his whole public
career has been identified.
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those who favored the organization of
what might be considered an independent
republican party with which various state
organizations might cooperate and still
maintain, it was hoped. a nominal regu-
larity
There must be no compromise. no
straddle," Col Roosevelt said AS an
indication of his determination. he said
that when he returned to Oyster Bay he
would communicate with number OF
democrats who, he thought, might wish
to join the new party.
When he had left Chicago. with the
first plans completed and his leaders
scattering to all parts Of the country. Col.
Roosevelt expressed himself as pleased
with the outcome OF convention week, al
though 1t was unexpected to him. He
said that the way in which his action
had been received was encouraging, and
that he had mass OF letters and tele-
grams from all parts of the country
from both democrats and republicans, Of.
fering support.
Says He Was offered Nomination.
The republican nomination for Presi-
dent. Col. Roosevelt asserted last night,
was his for the asking on the day that
President Taft was renominated. He de-
clined to accept it. he said, on the terms
under which the offer was made.
On his way back to Oyster Bay the
former President gave a glimpse into the
secret history Of the last day of the con-
vention. when it was apparent that the
tide of battle had turned resistlessly
against him. 1t was q plan to seize con-
troll of the convention at the last moment
by sudden move, Overturn the Taft ma
jority and make Roosevelt the nominee.
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Early Saturday morning a group Of
delegates from southern states arranged
a private interview with Col. Roosevelt.
They told him they had come to offer him
list Of the known Roosevelt delegates,
and stated that they were authorized to
speak for a block Of Taft delegates who
were willing to swing over to Roosevelt
to avert a rupture in the party. The num-
Der Of these delegates. they assured Col.
Roosevelt. was large enough to nominate
him or any other candidate he might
name.
Refused Condition Imposed.
: One provision was made, Col Roose-
welt continued. 1t was that he must ac-
cept the nomination from the convention
as then composed. and not insist upon re-
moval of the seventy-eight delegates
whom he contended were fraudulent be-
fore he would recognize any act OF the
convention. The delegates told him, he
said that their band would stand to-
gether on the roll call for the presidential
nominee. but that it would be hopeless
for them to attempt to combine with the
Roosevelt minority to unseat the seventy
eight delegates.
Col. Roosevelt said he informed these
emissar ies that il he should be nomi-
mated under these conditions he would
not accept the nomination. He told them
to go to the delegates whom they repre-
sened and bring back to him a pledge
signed by thirty delegates agreeing to
combine with the Roosevelt delegates and
make the attempt to start all over again
to organize the convention and to I'M
seat the seventy-eight contested dele
gates.
The attempt failed. Col. Roosevelt said
that considerable number of signatures
to the pledge were obtained. but that it
had proved impossible to hold a suffi-
cienly large part of the delegates in line
for the course of action upon which he
insisted to give 1t the chance Of success.
Question of Desertions.
The chief point OF interest to Col.
Roosevelt's supporters was whether they
would be able TO carry with them the
strength of the following which Col.
Roosevelt has heretofore had within the
republican party. Some OF them said
that the movement was inaugu-
rated on the assumption that since Col.
Roosevelt had been the choice of the
party in a number of republican states il
would be possible to bring these states in
line for the new party.
No plan has yet been decided upon by
which it would be possible to effect such
a transfer of workable organizations from
the republican party to the new enter
prise 1t is recognized that there exists
the danger of SO many defections that in
some cases the machinery may be either
badly damaged in the process or left
in the hands of the regular repub-
leans.
Roosevelt Hopeful.
Col. Roosevelt expressed confidence
that a way would be found. He said
he expected that some Of the republic
an oficeholders and workers would