The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-21


Gratis.
He would not express any opinion
| how soon after the adjournment of the
| present convention the new party
sion be reached. Whether it would be
held in Chicago or elsewhere, and
whether it would be detained until
after the national convention were
points upon which no information could
be obtained from those in the conf
| dence of the former president. The
opinion was expressed by some of his
supporters that the outcome at Balti-
more would have a considerable bear
ing upon the situation.
Col. Roosevelt said there had been
some difference of opinion among his
supporters as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
boiling. The Ohio delegates, he said,
felt that under their instructions they
should remain in the convention until
after the nomination was made. Other
delegates, including some of those from
California, were in favor of withdraw
ing at once.
The agreement finally arrived at was
reached at a caucus in which were two
representatives from each of the states
having Roosevelt delegates, as well as
those states from which the Roosevelt
candidates for seats in the convention
have been excluded.
Henry Aliens Resolution.
THE caucus passed unanimously a
resolution introduced by Henry Allen.
of Kansas said Col. Roosevelt in
explaining the situation. This resolu-
ton was to the effect that the Repub
lican party would not submit to hav-
ing the nomination for president de-
termined by theft, and if the conven-
ton declined to seat the delegates
fraudulently unseated by the commit
cline to be bound by any action of the
convention.
The second resolution was passed late
STIMULATING that the RoOS avelt delegates
would take part in the convention sit
the IS delegates to whom we are en-
titled are seated Ind if they were not
seated they would remain in the con-
vention and not participate in it,"
The text of these resolutions was not
made public.
Col. Roosevelt explained that the
action of the caucus did not mean
that any delegate would bolt, but thar
they reserved the right to take what
course they preferred as to leaving the
convention. Roosevelt leaders said 1t
was the unanimous decision of their
men that they would not quit the hall
They will remain in their seats while
the Taft program is carried through,
they said, and when the convention is
over will continue to hold their seats
and proceed to effect their own organi-
zation.
he would not support any compromiss
candidate nominated by the convention
as at present constituted. He declined
to make any statement in regard tC
Governor Hadley or any other individ-
ual combining himself to an explanat ton
of his general position.
'tAny man nominated by this con-
vention as now composed he reitera-
ted, will not be tolerated by tbs
Roosevelt delegates"
Why They Won't Bolt.
No definite statement could be OBJ
tanned from the Roosevelt leaders as to
the number of delegates they believed
would support this program. They ex-
pressed confidence that there would be
no serious OBJECTIONS.
1t was explained that one of the
chief reasons of the Roosevelt delegates
for deciding not to withdraw from this
convention was the action taken by
the rules committee which would en-
able the national committee to fill tn,
seats thus vacated by the selection of
other delegates.
The plan of action adopted by tie
Roosevelt leaders is an abrupt change
from the position which was taken by
Colonel Roosevelt and his closest asso-
ciates earlier, but he denied that it was
an admission of weakness on their part
or that their decision not to bolt was
because they could not obtain the sup
port of a sufficient number of dele
gates.
This is the shrewdest move we have
made said one of the Roosevelt lead
ers. 1T will enable us to hold a genu.
inc Republican convention without hav-
ing it said that we have bolted. Ev-
cry act of the convention which is ac-
complished by fraudulent votes is il
legal. The action of the fraudulently
elected chairman in declaring the con-
vention finally adjourned will, therefore
be illegal and we shall decline to rec
ognize it, as we have every other act
of the convention. We will remain in
our seats and proceed with the nonli-
nation of Theodore Roosevelt after hav-
ing seated the IS Roosevelt delegates
who are entitled to seats and who have
been excluded"
After Colonel Roosevelt had person
ally discussed the tense situation, he
had among his callers Governor
Stubs of Kansas. Governor Stubs
and Colonel Roosevelt conferred for
some time. When the governor had |
left the conference room he, too, an
nounced that there will be no bolt
This talk of a bolt is foolish said |
Governor Stubs. Colonel Roosevelt
never talked about bolt
us there differentiation, the |
governor was asked. between a bolt |
and a split in the PARTY -
THAT is a question which the colo