The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20
Goyenor HadIey of Missouri Conspicuous
 by His Absence He Had Been Disciplin-
 ed Fof Presidential Ambitions and Re-
 fused io Bolt
Steam Roller in Credentials eommittee een-l linues 10 Grind Fo Iafl-coWe1llan l1
 Session Only Four Minlles- Roosevelt Issues Brief Statement, 10 be FoHo.sed|| by Another

of a Junoesque woman, who displayed
 a. picture of Roosevelt. and started a
 demonstration that lasted 45 minutes.
 Since ordering his delegates, out o1
 the commlttee on credentials, laat
 night, Rooaevelt's attitude has been
 distinctly tinged with bolt, and l1ia insHuctionsto his friends on the com. 9nittee appear to amount to orders not
 to participate in the proceedings oi the convention under Elihu Root, af-
 ter it appears that the eighty dele- gates. are to be seated. s- ss-,i Orchestfa hall in the neighborhood q the Coltse,iln hes been engaged for I5bosevelts adnd a boltink cpnyention will prohah hly lseheis there. if the bolt takes place
 Haddeys ia said to be opposed to bolt ing, though be might be willing to hold a rival convention on the coli scum floor
 Root maintains his position that no rival convention shall be held in the coliseum. He will f;fs. ask the lead CTS in such an effort to desist, and will have them thrown bodily out of the structure if; they refuse, to obey. ! Governor Johnson is foremost in de- manding bolt. He would prefer to organize third party, and abandon all effort to claim the regular Repub- lican nonination.
 But he is said to be willing to ac- cept Rooseveit's plan for a bolt, based upon the claim that the Root conven- ton. is. tainted with fraud and that the Roosevelt convention is the real Re- publican convention. $. Chicago, June 20.-Colone1. Roose- welt, today, decided to take the bit in his teeth and repudiate the present convention without fur- tBer delay. In carefully prepared abatement. which he read to his per-! sonRl advisers and announced would be printed and handed to all his dele- gates today. the Colonel announced his w1IHnGless to lead an independent fight for the, principles of popular and called upon such of his friendx as placed principle above party loyalty to join him in the fight. He promises to make the fight to the: finish regardless of consequences and of the number of his fol-, lowers. He thanked his friends in the Republican organization and the party who have fought with him up; to the present time and released them; from any obligation other than their own desire to join him in the fight for principles.
 Prior to the issuance of the formal +1 hi RnnSoun1f, issued a short signed statement to the encouragement who had besieged his door for an hour following the wild series of reports. This statement appears above.
 Johnson Wants Early Bolt.
 News reached Roosevelt's friend early. today, that the opposition was planning to abandon Taft as a presi- dential nominee and head of the Roosevelt movement by the nornina- tion of Governor Hadley who has been floor leader of the Roosevelt forces. It was decided that radical steps must be taken to check this move. It was reported that Governor Hadley had been in conference last night with Former Vice-President Fairbanks and other Taft leaders and the report was believed by the ColoneFs leaders.
 A messenger sent to Governor Had ley asked the Governor whether he would accept nomination at the hands of a convention --r.~'a had not purged it's roll. Tn nor de- clined to answer ano Roosevelt forces decided to take quick and radical action. Governor Hadley later appeared at the Colonel's rooms join ing the conference and defending his position. He argued in favor of a delay until the convention should re- ceive report from the credentials and a roll call be taken in the convention on this report.
 Governor Johnson and Francis J. Henry, of California, protested against any delay, They held that tie country understood perfectly the moral issue and insisted that it would be unparliamentary tactics. It was decided among Roosevelt's friends that they would not wait for the development of the HadIey pro- gram. The decision to bolt the con.