Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-21

served the right to take what course
they preferred as to leaving the con
Vcntion Roosevelt leaders said It was
the unanimous decision of their men
that they would not quit the hall
They viii remain In their seats while
thg Taft program Is carried through,
they said. and when the convention Is
over VIII continue TO hold their seats
and proceed 10 effect their organ1a-
ton.
No Compromise.
Colonel Roosevelt made il plain that
he would not support any compromise
candidate nominated by the conven-
ton as at present constituted, lie de-
cl.ned TO make any statement in re-
gard to Governor Hadley or any other
individual, conflninG himself 10 an eN-
PLANTATION Of his position.
ANY man nominated by this con-
vontlon as now composed he reiter-
aled, will not be tolerated by the
Roosevelt delegates"
No definite statement could be OBJ
tanned from the Roosevelt leaders as
TO the number Of delegates they be-
lieved would support this program.
They expressed confidence that there
would be no serious defections.
II was explained that one of the
chief reasons of the Roosevelt dele
GATES for deciding not TO withdraw
from the convention was the action
taken today by the rules committee,
which would enable the national COM
mittce to fill the seats thus vacated
by the selection of other delegates.
Won't Admit Weakness.
The plan of action adopted by tho
Roosevelt leaders is an abrupt change
from the position taken by Colonel
Roosevelt and his closest ass1 ciates
yesterday, but they denied tonight II
was an admission of weakness on their
part, or that their decision not To
bolt was because they could not OBJ
tain the support of a sufficient num-
Der of delegations,
This is the shrewdest move We
have made said one of the Roose-
welt leaders. 1T viii enable US 10
held "A genuine republican conyen
ton without having it said that we
have bOlted. Every act of the con-
Vcntion which Is accomplished by
fraudulent votes is Illegal. The action
Of the fraudulently elected chairman
in declaring the convention finally ad-
journed will, therefore, be Illegal, and
We shall decline to recognize II, as we
shall every other act of the conven-
tiCn. We will remain In our seats
and proceed with the nomination OF
Theodore Roosevelt, after having seat
ed the rs Roosevelt delegates who are
entitled to seats and who have been
excluded"
After Colonel Roosevelt discussed
the tense situation of the afternoon
he had among his callers Governor
Stubbs Of Kansas. They conferred for
scme time. When the governor had
left the conference room he, too, an
nounced that there will be no bolt"
A Fine Distinction.
This talk of bolt is foolish" said
Governor Stubbs. Colonel Roosevelt
never talked about bolt"
rs there a difference" the govern
or was asked, between bolt and
split in the party?"
THAT is question which the colo
mel should answer himself, said the
governor. II have talked to Mr.
Roosevelt many times during the last
few days, and | have just talked
with him now. Never has he men
toned the subject of a bolt. OF
course. there has been much talk Of
the Roosevelt forces bolting and that
has affected the delegations. 1t has
affected my state.
But | want to say that the delega-
ton from my state has decided that
1t will not bolt this convention"
when did the Kansas delegation
take this action ?" the governor was
asked.
THE Kansas delegation voted today
that it would not bolt, said Governor
Stubbs.
What about compromise candi-
date?"
There can be no compromise cam
didate so far as we are concerned
the governor replied.
After the late afternoon conference
in the Florentine room of the Con-
gress hotel, where the Roosevelt state
delegates and campaign leaders coun
seled together, this formal statement
was issued from Campaign Manager
Dixon's headquarters;
THE Roosevelt delegates at the
meeting in the Florentine room this
afternoon decided that they will not
permit the title to the presidency Of
the United States to be stolen.
IF the action of the convention on
the report of the committee on cre-
dentials does not remove from the roll
OF delegates the names fraudulently
placed thereon by the national com
mittee, the Roosevelt forces will re-
fuse to be bound by the action OF tho
convention"
Absolutely no bolt" was the dec
laration of scores Of the delegates and
leaders Of the Roosevelt forces when
they left the night caucus which
Colonel Roosevelt briefly addressed.
I'VE will go into the convention and
fight IL out and in the end Colonel
Roosevelt will be nominated" said
Governor Stubbs, of Kansas, when the
night caucus was over
We've got to do something with
Governor Johnson" exclaimed a dele
gate as he rushed up to the party
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