Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-25

from the ground up is the Roosevelt | programme After a series of discus sions with his lieutenants today beIore | leaving Chicago in which there were | several sharp clashes, Colonel Roose- welt decided to cut entirely away | from the party with which his whole | public career has been identified. Ills decision was a disappointment 10 those who favored the organization or what might be considered an independent republican party with which various state organizations might cooperate and still maintain nominal regularity
 To Communicate With Democrats.
 There must be no compromise, no straddle." Colonel Roosevelt said.
 As an indication of his determination he said that when he returned to Oys- ter Bay he would communicate with number of democrats who, he thought, might wish to join the new party.
 Receiving Offers of Support.
 When he had left Chicago, with the first plans completed and his leaders sc lttaring to all parts of the country, Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as pleased with the outcome of conven- tion week, although it was unexpected to him. He said the way in which his action had been received was encour- aging and that he had a mass of let ters and telegrams from all parts Of the country from both democrats and republicans offering support.
 Could Have Had Nomination.
 The republican nomination for presi- dent, Colonel Roosevelt asserted to- night, was his for the asking on the day that President Taft was renomi- mated He declined to accept 1t, 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 convention when it was apparent that the tide of battle had turned re- sistlessly against him. It was plan to seize control of the convention at | the last moment by q sudden move, | overturn the Taft majority and make Roosevelt the nominee.
 Offered the Nomination.
 This is the story as he told 1t: Early Saturday mornin ga group or | delegates from southern states ar ranged a private interview with Col onel Roosevelt. They told him they had come to offer him the nomination. l They had with them list of the known Roosevelt delegates and stated that they were authorized to speak for a block of Taft delegates who were willing oswing over to Roosevelt to avert a rupture in the party.
 The number of these delegates they assured Colonel Roosevelt. was large enough to nominate him or any other candidate he might name.
 Must Not Insist on Removal of 7s
 Delegates.
 One provision was made. Colonel Roosevelt continued. It was that he must accept the nomination from the | convention as then composed and not insist upon removal of the 7S dele gates whom he contended were fraud ulent before he would recognize any act of the convention. The delegates told him, he said, that their band would stand together on the r0lcall for the presidential nominee, but that it would be hopeless for them to at- tempt to combine with the Roosevelt minority to unseat the 7S delegates.
 Would Not Unseat the 78.
 Colonel Roosevelt said he informed these emissaries that if he should be nominated under these conditions he would not accept the nomination. He told them to go to the delegates whom they represented and bring back tC him a pledge signed by 30 delegates agreeing to combine with the Roose- welt delegates and make the attempt to start all over again to organize tho convention and to unseat the 7S con- tested delegates. The attempt failed Colonel Roosevelt said that a consid. erable number of signatures to tht pledge were obtained, but that it ha( proved impossible to hold sufficiently large part of the delegates in line fol the course of action upon which he in. sisted to give 1t the chance of success
 Worries of Third Party Promoters.
 The chief point of interest to Colone Roosevelt's supporters today wa whether they would be able to carry with them the strength of the follow. ing which Colonel Roosevelt has here tofore had with him in the republican party. Some of them said frankll that the movement was inaugurated or the assumption that, since Colone Roosevelt had been the choice of tn, party in a number of republican states it would be possible to bring thes states in line for the new party N, plan has yet been decided upon h- which 1t would be possible 10 Affec such transfer of workable orgs ni2a tions from the republican psrtv to tn , new enterprise II Is recognized tha there exists the danger of so many de factions that ln some cases the ma , Shinery may be either badly damage , in the process or left in the hands o the regular" republicans
 Roosevelt Confident Of Support. Colonel Roosevelt expressed conf dence that way would be found Fl said he expected that some of the re publican office holders and worker would choose to remain with the par D ty. He believed, however that h would have ultimately the support a } the substantial part of the organiza uons which were with him in the cam
 paign of the last four months IT , his opinion that the pressure of publi sentiment will be sufficient in som [ states to bring this about. and tha
 while there may be numerous defec
 tiens It will be possible to i'll the ga D
 with volunteers,
 ! To Set Up State Tickets.
 Tn eases In which the republiea
 state organizations as a whole ar against him 1t si his plan to set u
 HeY machinery with complete stat
 and national tickets It Is his oeinio that wherever public sentiment is his favef it will be merely d ouestlo
 of detail how his supporters are ( 5 work out plan of expressing them selves at the polls
 Convention in July or August n With the announcement from Chi $ cago by Governor Hiram Johnsen ( GallseEala at kAs samalttas an eEgaE