Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-25
Rough Rider Candidate Decides
to Cut Loose Absolutely From
All His Past Republican Af-
filiationS,
SAYS NOMINATION
WAS OFFERED HIM
Delegates From South Called
On Colonel and Informed Him
They Could Swing Enough
Votes to Insure Success.

In6y C0ulu oWlllS ClouSil
Votes to Insure Success.
ny Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.)
Cleveland, June ga new party
from the ground up Is the Roosevelt
program. After series OF discussions
with his lieutenants today before
leaving Chicago during which there
were several sharp clashes, Roosevelt
decided to cut entirely away from the
party with which his whole public ca
reer has been identified.
His decision was a disappointment
to those who favored organization OF
what might be an independent repub-
lican party with which various state
organizations might cooperate and
Till maintain, II was hoped. u nominal
regularity.
'"rhere must be no compromise, no
straddle," Colonel Roosevelt said.
AS an indication of his determine
ton, he said that when he returned
to Oyster Bay he would communicate
with number OF democrats whom no
thought might wish to join the new
party.
When he left Chicago with the first
plans completed and his leaders scat
tering to all parts of the country,
Colonel Roosevelt expressed himseif
pleased with the outcome of conven-
tion week. He said he had o mass OF
letters and kilograms from democrats
and republicans offering support.
Tba nomination for president.
coIonel Roosevelt said tonight was
bis FOR tha asking on the day that
president TAFT was nominated. He de-
clined 10 accent IL. he said, under the
terms offered
on his way back to New York the
ex- president gave a glimpse into the
last day of the convention. II was a
plan to seize control of the conven-
tion at the last moment by a sudden
move. overtnrn the Taft majority and
make Roosevelt the nominee. This is
the story as he told It:
Early Saturday morning group OF
delegates from southern states arrang-
ed n private interview with coloheI
Roosevelt. They told him they nau
come to offer him the nomination.
They had with them list or the.
known Roosevelt delegates ana saiu
they were authorized to speak Tor a
block of Taft delegates who were 10
swing to Roosevelt to avert rupture
in the party. The number or these
they assured Colonel Roose-
welt was large enough to nominate
him or any other candidate he might
name.
one condition was made. 1t was that
he must accept the nomination from
the convention as then composed ana
not insist upon the removal OF the
seventy delegates whom, ne
were fraudulent.
The delegates told him. ne said, that
,beir hand would stand together on
,be roll ca,l for the presidential nomi-
,ae hut ,bat n would be hopeless for
,hom 10 trv 10 combine with the
% pooso, elt minority 10 attcmpt to un-
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