New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-03
ROOSEVELT IN RETREAT,
SAYS TAFT'S MANAGER
Mckinley Calls CoIoneI's Failure
to Fight Root Admission OF -.
Defeat for Nomination.
CHAMPAIGN OF BLUFF" OVER
Withdrawal of Contest for Tenn
porary Chairmanship Con-
strued as Evidence That
Followers Will Not Bolt.
From The Tribune Bureau J

Washington, June 2.-Representa'- {
Mckinley, director Of the Tart bureau
characterizes as retreat" the decision
Of Colonel Roosevelt not to make ngnV
on Senator Root as temporary chairman
of the Chicago convention in state
ment issued tonight. Mr. Mckinney
says:
Theodore Roosevelt the valiant recep.ine
candidate for a third term as Presiueh's,
has sounded the retreat Tor ms usie5Gi tb.
to the chicago convention. ne ncS NO Of
ie TmTCT '' Chairman Of the convention,
thereby admitting his defeat not oniE III
week ago Mr.. Roosevelt was soundlns
from the housetops mis- opposition 20 sen
ator Root a. temporary chairman. ne Up W
nosed his selection on the GROUNDS tha' 80 10
publican National Convention at Chi ,cisJ
uho aid not support the Roosevelt poltiCai
prorramnie including the recall OF Judges
and OF judiciary decisions In ooint" soru1 Of
G governor Hadiey OF Missouri was named ed,
ss Mir, Roosevelt's choice for temporal ,
chairman.
Called on the Fight.
YESTERDAY. in the presence OF his own
delegates from Maine. ILLINOIS am
North Carolina" continues the state
n,ent MIR Roosevelt took back all MS
bluff and buster OF the previous week,
called off the fight on Senator Root On"
declared the fight on temporary chalF-
man to be non essential, anyway
Mr.. Mckinley goes on:
-h
evidently expected the pubic 70 oE s5g ma.
the SIGNIFICANCE Of his action the slsnIm,
canoe of a full-hedsed retreat on tHe P I'd
OF Mr. Roosevelt at this time Is thdt ne 49,. a.
before he goes into it. He admits that ne
cannot hope to control the Temporal!
sanitation of the convention 3no ~ ~
foregone conclusion that II ne cdIlI'ot 80, 80
troll the temporary organization ne CdH!t No.
control the permanent organization, Inv
e solutions committee or the NOMINATION
MIR Roosevelt distinctly. and WltHou'
eolIivocation has declined his own Chdi
Icnge 70 contest for the temporary organl-
zation. He announced his intention 10 nsnI
Senator Root and his challenge was ueu-
nitely accepted by the Taft forces III pup
lie statements. Now the colonet o T@Cmo
tive committee in each state TO prevent ms
delegates from wavering and from oelea :.
ing him entirely. The first contest OF me
chicago convention is 4 sweeping TAR VIC
tory. Mr. Roosevelt having chosen TO desert
The held before a blow was struck, althouSh
IL was he who invited the contest
Would Not Join in Bolt.
Representative Mckinley asserts that
Colonel Roosevelt could not command
the support Of his own followers In the
proposed fight on Senator Root, ara
that they have served notice on MN
that they will not tolerate bolt. The
statement closes;
Thus Mr. Roosevet's campaign or oiun'
hulldoZing and buster is receiving ltS III
swer from-the Republican party. w hiIe
conducting campaign without the ne
rublican marty as he has done up 10 tiile
time Mr. Roosevelt had no ditncuIt! ~
Iunning his affairs to suit himself IN tl.
end. however. he intends 10 demand Iua'
the Republican party should nominate MN
tnr a thiTd term for President. regardless
of whether or not he had an actuai ma ,
iority of the delegates. and in making ma
demand he has come TO square reckohha
with Republicans. ,,.t,o,,,
Even his own delegates. many OF WhonH
were elected to support MI. RQoseYc't Oh, or
the theory that he was Republican; ma (
served notice that they rot only VIII MOI
sunncrt Mr.. Roosevelt in his fight on sen
ator Root but that they viii not tolerate
his proposed platform. and that under no
circumstances can they be mace 10 DOH t ne
Republican convention, as Mr.. RooseNei'
Eas intmated he may do ir he IS not iloihi-
mated. ,.,,.s.. r,oosa-
welt az a candidate is becoming apparent
even TO his own followers. VINO now reauZe
that he is AT best only a minority cdHuIudlt
in the Chicago convention.