Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-20


obligations to vote for him. At l1:50
q. m. the Colonel issued a statement
which was variously interpreted. 1t
said:
The time has come when feel that
I must make certain statements not
only to the honestly elected members
OF the Republican national convention,
but to the rank and file of the Repub-
lican party, and the honest people of
the entire nation. | went into this
fight for certain great principles. At
the moment | can only serve these
principles by continuing to bear the
personal responsibility which their
advocacy has brought me-
Post Sticks to Story.
Former Governor Regis H. Post of
Porto Rico earlier had announced that
Colonel Roosevelt had released his
delegates but would remaiu in the
race, and this statement was accepted
The Colonels own statement was so
interpreted. o. X. Davis. OF the Roose-
welt headquarters, however, said he
was authorized by the Colonel to say
the statement as to the release of dele
gates was absolutely false.
4 further conference of the RoOse-
welt forces was scheduled for , p. m.
today.
HadIey Denies Breach.
After being in conference with Col
cnel Roosevelt for thirty minutes,
Governor Hadley, the Roosevelt floor
leader said: Il will continue in the
fight on the same lines as have been
following in the convention" Asked
about report of a disagreement be-
tween himself and Colonel Roosevelt,
he denied there was any foundation
for il.
Senator Miles Poindoxter of Wash
ington said IS he left the conference
room: Nothing has been deter
mined The convention will recess
until So'cl0ck and the representatives
OF the Roosevelt delegations will hold
q meeting at p. m. to decide on all
questions as to what course shall be
taken from now on.
Was any compromise candidate
mentioned in the conference?" he was
asked
NO. There was no such discus.
sion"
Were any plans for averting bolt
taken?"
! mo. it is certain that there will
he a bolt as you call it. do not call
it a bolt. 1t is a beginning of q new
movement in politics. We will not be
faction of the Republican party; We
will be a new party, a new force in
American politics that will overcome
the reactiOnaries who now dominate
both the Republican and Democratic
parties" declared the senator.
| Does Colonel Roosevelt's release
OF his delegates mean that they viii
go to any other candidate?' he was
asked.
NO. not at all. 1t simply means
that they will be free to act as they
desire. Colonel Roosevelt did no
wish to hamper any man, by asking
| him to join in a bolt when bound by
| instructions to Roosevelt. No great
movement can succeed if its followers
are under any restraint"
will the Roosevelt delegates leave
the hall?"
THAT has not yet been decided. The
question of whether We shall Cndeavol
| TO hold a convention in the hall ol
leave the building and have our con
vention separately will be taken III
at this afternoons meeting
When the Roosevelt conference
broke up a group of excited, irritable
! leaders broke from the doorway of tht
colonels suite. Finn of Pennsylva
nia the first TO come out, dashed doWr
! back stairway.
There is nothing to say. Nothing
| is decided" he exclaimed.
! Scene of Confusion.
Senator Clapp waved all inquirer'
away with an impatient exclamation
! All of the other men in the conference
hurried away. Following the Post an
nouncement at 1890 a. m. that Col
onel Roosevelt had released his del
egates from all obligation to supper
his candidacy, the scene around thu
| Congress Hotel was one of confusion
The report was received with vary
ing affect and given several interpre
tations. Groups of Roosevelt dele
gates gathered to discuss it, many O
them cheering the colonel and declar
ing they would stand by him to thu
end and go with him into any actiol
he might recommend. 1t was salt
that ia delegates had signed up t.
go out of the convention.
Others were inclined to believe tha
the course of the former president hat
made it easy for them to remain il
the convention as regulars" with al
opportunity to vote for a thhd part
candidate if they chose.
The third or compromise candidat
talk was second in point of interest t
the exciting developments in the Roos
evelt ranks, though the staunch Tai
leaders declared there would be II
compromise candidate.
The American people and the RI
publican voters of the country alread
have nominated Theodore Roosevel
for the presidency of the Unite