The Calumet news., 1912-06-18
COLONEL TALKS
TO Big CROWD
DECLARES CONTESTED DELE
GATES MUST NOT HELP OR.
oANlzE CONVENTION.

Chicago. H.. June ls.--On the eve
OF the Republican national convention.
Colonel Roosevelt last night disclosed
the line of attack which he will make.
He laid down two principles He said
that the delegates whose selection he
contests must not vote in the organ
ization of the convention or upon the
settlement OF the contests and made
l. clear that he would resist IL. lie
declared that no action OF the con-
yention based upon the votes of theser
"frauduienty seated delegates would
be binding upon the Republican par
~"
IL was at the Roosevelt rally in the
Auditorium that the ex- president
made his challenge. He was facing
a cheering throng which jammed the
huge building as tightly as the fire
marshal would permit. The crowd
gave the ex-president a mighty vel
come.
Colonel Roosevelt made a fighting
speech. His hearers were in a fight
ing mood. They cheered him as he
| denounced his opponents and shouted
10 him, go AT them. Teddy; knock
out the steam roller; 'Ilit them
again"
The crowd was lively and eager 10
cheer Colonel Roosevelt was con-
stantly interrupted during his speech
with storms of applause. He fire.
quently departed from his prepared
speech for an extemporaneous thrust
which brought the people to their
feet, shouting and waving the fags
which had been handed TO every per-
son on entering the hall.
Scores National Committee.
II made my fight square and fair.
in the open. and Won" he said. 81
don't intend that my opponents shall
cheat me out of it,"
The colonel gave n new definition OF
the national committee.
"The national committee!"' he ex-
claimed. ''wo are they? About fifty
people. with the ratio of honesty
ranging from about fourteen to twcn-
ty and the remaining thirty sure
thing men,"
Colonel Roosevelt began to call the
roll of some OF his most prominent
opponents. At the first name he men,
toned groan came from the crowd.
with the next name the groan became
roar. To preserve peace the colonel
gave up his roll call. He said that
tis chief opponents on the national.
committee were men who had been
repudiated in their own states.
1T is bad enough" he complained
'to have the victory stolen by the
bosses that are living. but it is an
added outrage Ia have IL stolen by
bosses that are among the unburied
dead"
Crowd is Enthusiastic.
when Colonel Roosevelt said that
any action of the convention, II
brought about by the votes of dele
rates fraudulenuy seated would not be
sindins upon the party. there was the
Widest outburst of applause of the
,vening. The crowd leaped up with
shout and refused 20 be quieted de-
spite the coloners attempts To con-
inue.
'If they ask for the sword" said he
when at last he could make himself
heard. 'they shall have It,.
Colonel Roosevelt made ii plain ia
a sentence which he interjected that
he decisive test in the convention
probably would be made on the vote
or temporary chairman.
1T - perfectly possible" said he,
that under parliamentary ruling the
one way to vote upon the fraudulent
delegates on the roll will be by voting
on the temporary chairman. Any man
Who under these circumstances ac-
cepts the nomination of the national
committee for temporary chairman
becomes the representative of the men
who have been guilty of these infam