New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

When any one speaks of w. J. Bryan.
and II in such event the general feeling
among Progressives favors my being
nominated, | shall accept
In either case | shall make my appeal
to every honest citizen I'm the nation.
| and l shall fight the campaign through,
win or lose, even If l don't get single
electoral vote"
And. whether or not they intend 10 bolt
the convention and nominate him as a
third candidate, the Roosevelt delegates
who made that statement.
Hes got tho courage Of his convic-
lions. all right" declared n Californian.
He said he'd fight this crooked crew 10
tho end. and he will. and he'll have
plenty OF support. too"
Confers with His Cabinet.
The Rooseveltian day began with a
series OF conferences with his usual cab
inet-the Pinchot brothers. Regis II
Post. Francis J. Heney. some Of the
seven little governors. Record. OF New
Jersey, Finn and Perkins and others Of
the practical men. Colonel Roosevelt
wanted 10 get the credentials committee
situation Strengthened out. He did, with
the result that the Roosevelt members
minority-reconsider their idea Of
last night and went back for to-day's
session.
Senator Dixon declared this morning
that Colonel Roosevelt could not release
his delegates II he wanted 10. for they
were committed to him in most cases by
their instruction in the primaries.
However. 1t appeared plain to Colonel
Roosevelt that something must be done
| to- show that his hat was still in the
ring, whether or not It happened TO be
the same ring So he had the caucus
Of Roosevelt followers called and ad-
dressed them. AS he entered the room
! there was a cheer in which delegates in
side and the great throng OF curious
which haunts the Roosevelt headquar-
ters Joined.
We're with you Teddy" they
shouted.
! After the caucus had adopted its reso-
buttons and adjourned Colonel Roosevelt
held further conferences with his lead
ers, trying 10 map out a plan of pro-
cedure which looked satisfactory.
Mr.. RooseveIt's Statement
Following is the full text OF the state
| ma iaanad bu M
The time has come when I feel that I
| must make certain statements, not merely
! TO the honestly elected members of the
| Republican National Convention. bur 10
the rank and file OF the Republican party
and TO the honest people OF the entire
great principles. At the moment | can
only serve these principles by continuing
to bear the personal responsibility which
| their advocacy has brought TO me.
on behalf OF these principles | made NV
appeal straight TO the people themselves.
] went before them, l made my argument
In full, and every move made was In tho
open. without concealment OF any kind
The opposition TO me was extraordinarily
bitter, for ! was opposed by tho practi-
caly solid phalanx OF the big, Conscience
practically solid phalanx OF the big, con-
scienceless beneficiaries OF special privilege
in every form. and OF course the many
big newspapers which are controlled by
VI III lHo iiitci Doi VI Ni' DoS6ts anu SDtclhl
privilege.
Nevertheless, in the appeal 10 the people
won. In many OF tns Republican states
and Of the Democratic states where there
maries OF different kinds were held, and a
substantial expression OF the will OF the
people was obtained. In these primary
states some three million voters, the rank
votes beat Mr.. Taft considerably over
two to one. In these states I obtained
about six delegates TO Mr. Tafts one
Nearly three-fourths of my delegates came
from these primary states. where the peo-
pie had a chance TO express themselves.
Mr.. Tafts strength, as indicated by the
two rollcalls already taken, consisted chief
ly aside from his ninety stolen delegates)
of the nearly solid delegations from the
territories and from the Southern states
in which there Is no real Republican party
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida. Ala
bama. Arkansas, Mississippi. Louisiana
and OF Northern States like New York,
where the people had no chance TO express
themselves at primaries and where the
delegates were picked by the bosses.
Claims a Clear Majority.
In spite OF these odds against me, I OBJ
tanned a clear majority OF all the dele
Campaign ] again and again stated that
II the people decided against me | would
have nothing TO say; but that II they de-
cided for me- and the politicians then
robbed me Oh INC NlItOIN, WOULD not
silently and tamely acquesce. Ii was al
ready evident that my opponents, with Mr.
Taft's announcement. intended to beat me
81 foul means II they could not do so by
fair means.
The crucial. but not the only. step In the
concerted and hitherto successful effort 10
cheat the people out Of the victory they
mad fairly won was taken by the now de-
funct national committee. which. without
one show of Justification, and with cynical
contempt of the most ordinary rules OF
decency. In making up the temporary roll
unseated ninety fairly elected Roosevelt
delngatss and substituted Tor them ninety