Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-22
ROoSEVELT'S PLANS.
Continued from Page one.)

| plan He did not forbid it. He still
maintains that he is bound to obey
| the wishes of his supporters and that
he is willing, as he expressed it, yes
terday, in his statement personally to
| bear the responsibility"
He let 1t be known. today, however,
| that he did not regard such an idea as
entirely practicable.
should the nomination be offered to
| him under such circumstances. it is
not his intention to decline, but he
| believes the wiser course would be to
| defer final action along such lines for
| a few weeks His idea as explained,
| today, is that his supporters shall re-
| turn to their homes and learn the SEN
| timent in their own communities. A
month or six weeks later, should con-
ditions warrant, his leaders from the
different parts of the country will as
semble to determine whether there
| ixists a sufficiently widespread senti
| ment to justify the creation of new
party. If the decision is in the af
firmative, a National convention will
be held
Col Roosevelt said. tonight, he
would adhere to the course which he
had mapped out, regardless of what
| the Roosevelt delegates to the con-
vention decide upon. He has taken
| a position apart from the present
struggle. with the idea that SO long
as the rs delegates, whom he says are
| his, are not seated he cannot be in
| Huenced by any act of the National
convention. If the bulk of his dele
| gates choose to follow the course
which he has mapped out, he expects
to preserve the present organization
| of his forces. If only handful should
decide at the final count to stand with
him his decision will not be influenced.
| Col. Roosevelt in a statement, to-
| day. in regard to his position said that
| he had finally stated his position and
| that there would not be any change
| in position He would not go into fur
| Their details as to his probable course
| of action, saying that the situation
! was unsettled. that he nor no other
man could see the events for the next
| few days. 1t is his confident belief
| that a decided protest in every section
| of the country will be made when the
| facts in Connection with the unseating
| of his delegates become known and
| that this protest will ferment until it
develops into formidable movement.
| Such movement, he believes. will
| not be entirely partisan but will come
| from the plain people of all parties to
whom he has made his appeal during
| his campaign for the Republican nom
| nation. If he We're nominated, he
| said he would carry the fight into
| the South with as much vigor as into
| the North. with the idea of attracting
| TO his standard all those who believe
| as he does.
Col. Roosevelt says that he needs no
sympathy and no matter what the out
come may be the fight. he says, has
been one worth making, win or lose,
and his own position cannot be chang
ed by the outcome.
There is a division of opinion among
the Roosevelt leaders as to what part
of his following win stand by him to
the extent of severing the tie with
their party. Col. Roosevelt's belief,
| as stated by his friends is that al
though considerable number will feel
| that they cannot take the final step
with him a majority of them will do
| so.
OF the opinion of the mass of Roose-
welt delegates he has no knowledge.
Most of them ii was pointed out are
| raen who have strong personal reasons
| for remaining with the party and will
wish to ascertain the sentiment of
| their supporters at home before com
hitting themselves, Col Roosevelt's
position is that he wishes to bring no
pressure to bear upon any man to fol-
low him. He win not ask them to
make personal sacrifices for him, as
he can promise them no return.
Col Roosevelt would express no
opinion as to the possibility of affect
ing coalition with any element of
| the Democratic party. Some of his
supporters. however. were less retieent
| e. A. Perry, chairman of the Okla
homa delegation, said, tonight. that
after the convention had adjourned
that the delegation would go to Balti-
| more and open negotiations.
I'VE shall invite the Roosevelt dele
| cation to go with u.s. he said. 1.-The
same situation exists in the Demo-
cratic party as in the Republican party
and | believe we shall be able to come
to terms with Progressive Democrats
for the formation of Progressive
party"
| Col. Roosevelt passed the day in his
! headquarters, except for an hours au-
tomobile ride in the afternoon with
Mrs. Roosevelt He was asked when he
would return to oyster Bay, and re-
Piled:
II am not the seventh son of a sew
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