Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-22

CRy EveninE msraIa A. 3. Leased Wire,
Chicago. June 22.-~AfteT making
preliminary arrangements for the or
sanitation ST "A new party. Colonel
Roosevelt today definitely severed his
relations with the Republican nation.
Al convention. Ia statement setting
foTth his position Ia this resard. he
said that. since the convention had
declined tn romove the delegates who
he contends are fraudulent hc could
not recognize its authority, He nrgcd
his delegates 60 refrain from voting
in the convention. although stating
that IN case they did vote he would
not free them from the obligation 60
cas-, their ballots for him.
Colonel Roosevelt az 1880 issued
;his siatcment.
a clear majority of tho delegates
honestly elected 60 this convention
we're chosen by the people 10 nomi-
nato me. Under the direction. anu
with the enCuuFaEemcni OF Mr THft,
the majority of the national commit.
tee, by the so-callod steam roller
methods. ana with scanduious disre.
gard of every principle of elementary
honesty and dccency stole eighty or
ninety Delegates putting ia the tenn
porary roll Cail sufficient number
Of fraudulent delegates to defeat the
legally Expressed win OF the people
and 20 substitute dishonest for AN
honest majority.
THE convention has nov declined
to purge the roll ol the fraudulent
delegates placed thereon hy the de-
funct national committee aud the ma
iority which thus endorsed the fraud
was made q majority only because 4
included the fraudulent delegates
themselves, who all sat az Judges oi
one anothcr'E cases, n these fraudu-
lenl votes had not ghus heen east and
counted the convention would hat,
been purEed of their presence. THIS
action makes the convention In ne
proper sense ans longer Republican
convention In representing the req
Republican party
Therefore 1 hope the men elected
ns Roosevelt delegates Will now de
cline 90 vote on any matter bcfor,
the convention. 1 do not release ans
delegate from his honorable Obliga'
don for me- ~ he votes az all. hu
under the actual conditions { hope
that he VIII not vote al all
The convention az now composed
has uu claim 90 represent tho votor'
uf the Republican party. II repro
sents nothing but successful fraud ir
overriding the viii of the rank ant
file of the party
Amy man nominated by the con
vention as now constituted would Do,
merely the beneficiary OF this success
tai fraud; Il would be deeply dlscred
table 10 any man 10 accept the nom
inntiOn under these circumstances
aBd any man thus accepting II vii
nav, ao ciaim 10 the support OF AN,
tepnolean on party grounds an'
would have forfeited the right 10 asl
the support ct any honest man OF anl
party on normal grounds
(sgned)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Tie Roosevelt steam roller" dele
gates ana their alternates who wer'
excluded from the convention ms
Colonel Roosevelt IN body The
colonel held "a brief reception, inform
ed them tkat the plans for new
party were being pushed forwru,
rapidly and ursed them to stand frm
II was his first Intention to meet then
by state delesations. hut they collect
cd se rapidly 10 the corridors nea
his Office that Il was decided 90 mar
shal them an into the Rousevclt ma
tionul committees assembly hail "a
one time
~ was decided definitely this after
noon that before the adlournmeui 20
the convention 0r immediately Hfte
there viii be held meeting OF Roose
veli deleRates who wish 90 enlist d
the new party The meeting prob
ably viii be- held tonight