Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-22
Gives Orders That His Name Must
Not be Presented to Con-
ventiOn
REPEATS CHARGES OF FRAUD
Former Presidents Significant Utter
ance-Says He is Willing to Take
Pot Luck With His Friends.


presumably-of the Coliseum con-
vention opened with the following
situation in the Roosevelt camp:
At the final bcfore-dawn confer
ences, Col. Roosevelt gave orders to
his friends that his name must not
be presented to this convention. a
program was arranged whose carry
ing out would in the opinion Of the
Colonels supporters make clear to the
country two facts:
First, that a Roosevelt majority by
popular primaries, had been turned
into u Taft majority by fraud,
Second, that no man recognizing
this fraud could afford to accept Il
nomination at the hands Of con"en-
ton thus controlled.
Third that Col. Roosevelt-before
any vote on candidates is taken and
Immediately at the close OF the votes
confirming the roll as prepared by the
National Committee and perfected by
the Credentials Committee-will serve
notice on the convention that he will
not accept nomiation which the So
called tainted roll has any part.
Fourth, that Col. Roosevelt is still
a candidate before the people Tor the
presidency, and will continue his
campaign from today to November.
This outline of the situation was
given to the United Press by the Col
onel's chief Scrategist, at the close Of
the nights secret meeting of the
chief ieutenants of the Roosevelt
forces.
The details OF the program he
said must be left for developments.
1t would not be wise to make them
public in advance
Addressing a crowd in front Of the
Congress Hotel, Roosevelt at eleven
O'Clock last night said:
My hat is still in the ring Only
it is bigger ring"
This utterance was understood to
refer to his independent candidacy.
The one thing in the minds of the
Roosevelt followers is the new party.
For two days Roosevelt mas in reality
not been before the Coliseum con-
vention as candidate. He has been
the announced candidate Of the pro-
gressive voters to be organized in
the near future into the National Pro-
gressive party.
This morning a big sign was hung
in the Roosevelt headquarters in the
Congress Hotel announcing Roosevelt
as the candidate of the National
Progressive Party"
Two other features of the Roosevelt
program for nomination day were
first that no Roosevelt progressive
will be a candidate or accept NOM
ination for vice-president on the Taft
ticket and second, that no Roosevelt
Progressive will vote or take part IN
the convention. BY this latter action,
every Roosevelt progressive was eX-
pee led to make it clear that he did so
because of his belief that the conven-
ton as organized did not represent the
real majority of delegates as chosen
by the people.
The final mysterious number in the
Roosevelt program was "ready to act
on orders of leaders and ready to
get together"
Addressing a secret meeting of
Roosevelt delegates last night, Roose-
welt made this significant utterance:
"Where you go, go. If you go
out, 90 out with you. am al
ways willing to take pot luck with my
friends"
An incident in the breaking up Of
the regular party organization is the
announced resignation of members OF
the National Committee who are fav-
orable to Roosevelt. Senator Borah
announced that he would no longer
serve on the committee. Frank Z.
Kellogg of Minnesota resigned today
following the resignation Of Finn OF
Pennsylvania and Committeeman
from several other states. Reports
were persistent that Roosevelt would
appear at the Coliseum today TO lead
out his boiling delegates. This report
was not confirmed and the only things
definitely known about the plan were
those stated above
On the bolt, j. vas predicted that