The Washington times., 1912-06-21

Senator Beveridge were for taking ac-
ton regardless of party regularity, ac-
ton which would of necessity start
new party.
Murdock Favors Both.
This idea was expressed by Victor
Murdock, OF Kansas, an unquestioned
radical and eager follower of Roosevelt.
From the first day I entered politics
I have had party regularity drilled into
me- he said. II could do or say any
thing inside the party, but must never
get outside the line. The opposition has
read me out of the party a hundred
tunes, but I always have refused to go.
have seen this new party coming. For
the last four hours my heart has hardly
been beating at all. Now"
The Kansan threw up his hands in a
gesture indicating what the bolt would
cost him.
His effort at maintaining regularity
put Governor Deneen of Illinois on both
sides OF the fight. In the convention he
fathered Roosevelt resolution to purge
the roll by votes of the unchallenged
delegates. but later called the Illinois
aeiesates together anad pledged them to
m 1fe in pbs rather til than Join
delegates took a different stand. Pro. e
gressiveism is the regular" Repub-
| licanism and Finn and johnson quickly
announced that their delegates were
| ready to walk out, and to go as fast
and as far as Roosevelt wished to lead.
West Virginia was Of the same mind.
and there were some other following,
but It was early evident that many ~
| Rooseevlts instructed and sincere fol-
lowers, who were willing to stick to the
limit under the Republican standard.
| drew the line at boiling with him.
Born In Peoples Heart.
The extreme radicals, like George L.
Record, of New Jersey, say the Roose-
| welt following and the strength of the
new party movement, is not to be
| measured by the numerical standard of
| bolting delegates.
This is nationwide movement"
ference what a few delegates do here
in Chicago. II there are not ten dele
gates to join in a walk-out from this
convention hall, the new party move
The strength of this movement is in the
hearts of the people, and it cannot be
stopped or checked by anything any
| delegates may do or refuse to do"
| Although the birth of the new party
will be given as the morning Of June
90. the determination to bolt was
reached the evening before. Almost the
same people were gathered in the inner
1 conference OI SOlOucl NooscNcit
at 10:15 Wednesday Rnight, when word
! was brought that the credentials COM
mittee had decided to railroad the CON
| tested cases behind closed doors and
| without debate.
The Last Straw.
| Colonel Roosevelt stalked into the
| crowded room
It's all off, he snapped. I'm done
| with them. Get our people out of that
| committee. STAR to bolt at once"
A yell went up from those present.
Everybody reached for the colonel's
hand. A long tension ended. a general
jubilation followed after which con-
sultation which started lasted far into
the night. A morning brought the
committees reversal Of the plan il.
favor of apparent fairness.
The colonel's less radical friends bt =
gan urging more consideration Of the
new party plan. The Hadley program
of eXhausting all formal eXpedients was
pressed upon Roosevelt until the conf
ing of daylight. The colonel listened
to all and then left to do some work
with his secretary. The work was his
valedictory to regularity and announce
ment that he would go to the end Of the
road in making an independent fignt
for the rule of the people and for So
cial ard industrial Justice"