The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-20
ADVISES FOLLOWERS
TO BOLT CONVENTION

Chicago. Ill. June 2c-Colonel
Roosevelt. speaking to his followers
at the Congress Hotel, after the bolt
from the committee on credentials,
said:
Il am speaking TO you" said Colonel
Roosevelt, AS a nun TO whom some of
you have done the honor to state that
you wish 10 nominate for President.
When | went into the race I made my
appeal TO the people. Most of the del
csAteS were chosen al direct prima ries
10y the people / made my fSht square
~ | said. and some of YOU heard mo,
that II the people decided against me
] would have nothing to say, but that
Il the people were for mo and tho pol
iticians tried to cheat NE ont of tho
nomination. ! would have great deal
to say.
II went before tho people and won
Now the national committee and por-
ton OF the convention which is made a
majority only by the aid OF delegates
not elected but chosen by tho national
committee. are trying 10 cheat me out
of tho nomination. They can; do H.
As far as ! am concerned. it makes no
difference. But it is not me they are
cheating. it IS the people. the rank and
file Of the Republican party.
II did not want TO give YOU any adj
vice as l preferred TO let YOU decide
what 10 do, but am going to give you
my advice
Governor Deneen to-day introduced
a very moderate resolution in dealini
with the four hagrant steals. 1t asks
that the delegates from California
Washington, Texas and Arizona should
not be permitted to vote and that tile
three States stolen bodily--Washing
ton. Arizona and TeNas--should not put
their representatives on the credentials
committee That motion was voted
down by substantially the same vot"
that elected Root over McGovcrn. In
each cas-, the majority was majority
only because the votes of the fraudu-
lently seated delegates were counted.
''NIr. Root received seventy or slightly
stolen votes" continued Mr. Roose-
Welt. Mr. DeneAn's resolution was
beaten to-day by fraudulent votes
which in that resolution were named
by the votes from Texas. Arizona
Washington and the two fraudulent
votes from California. If those votes
had been changed tho resolution would
have been carried.
To add insult TO injury. the COM
rnittec on credentials organized by
choosing AS chairman Mr.. Dcvine. the
national committeeman who had taken
part in tho very party theft on which
nc had passed as member of the
national committee.
LAS far As ! am concerned, | am
through. ! hope that tomorrow, when
YOU so back 10 tho convention YOU will
AT once introduce resolution that
no, one of those fraudulcnrly seated
delegates shall vote on any question
In the credentials committee o. in the
convention.
Don't lie down again If they beat
YOU by fraudulent votes. There is no
use in voting TO cut out the fraudulent
votes and then being beaten by the
fraudulent votes and say YOU arc very
sorry. and go home hope YOU will
then take the position that You decline
longer to submit TO having any dele
gates frauduiertly seated allowed to
fit as judges on their own cases or
vote on the report of the credentials
committee.
J hope yon will refuse any longer
20 reooEn!zc a majority thus composed
as having any title I'm law or morals
~ be called Republican convention
We nave by fair means elected a clear
majority Of the delegates. and | hope
that YOU will not permit our opoo-
ncnts, having failed b.. fair means 70
"fat YOU by foul means. and swindle
the people ont OF the victory tina, thev
have won
III YOU arc voted down hope YOU.
the real and lawful majority OF tina
convention, VIII organize as such. and
you will do il If YOU have the courae,
and loyalty to your convictions let's
rhd out whether the Republican party
is stu the party OF the plain people.
we people OF the United States. or
inc party Of the bosses and the pro-