The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-21
URGES FOLLOWERS TO BOLT
If CONTESTED DELEGATES KEEP SEATS
WILLING TO RUN ON
PROGRESSIVE TICKET
Ii Defeated in Convention Expects
to Be Presidential Nom
inee Anyway.
In Statement Attacking Taft Men
He Reviews Progress of
Long Struggle.

CHICAGO. June 20.-The following
Is the full text OF a statement issued
by Colonel Roosevelt this afternoon:
The time has come when feel
that / must make certain statements.
not merely TO the honestly-elected
members Of the Republican National
convention. but TO the rank and file
OF the Republican party and 10 the
honest people OF the entire nation
! went into this fight for certain great
principles. A. the moment can only
serve these principles by continuing
TO bear the personal responsibility
which their advocacy has brought TO
me.
On behalf OF these principles I
made my appeal straight 20 the peo-
pie themselves. went before them,
| made my argument in full; and
every move | made was In the open.
without concealment OF any kind.
The opposition TO me was extraordin-
arily bitter. for was opposed by the
practically solid phalanx OF the big.
conscienceless political bosses. with
back OF them the practically solid
phalanx Of the big. conscienceless
benefciaries ~ special privilege In
every form. and OF course the many
big newspapers which are controlled
by or in the interest OF the bosses
and special privilege.
Reviews Primary Flight.
NeVer'heless. in the appeal 10 the
people. | won. In many OF the Repub-
lican states and Of the Democratic
states where thero is a large and real
Republican party. primaries OF differ
ent kinds were held and a substantial
expression OF the will OF the people
was obtained. In these primary
states. some three million voters. the
rank and file OF the Republican party
cast their votes. beat Mr.. Taft con.
slderably over two 10 one In these
states ! obtained about six delegates
10 Mr.. Tafts one. Nearly three
fourths OF my delegates came from
these primary states where the people
had chance 10 express themselves
Mr. Tafts strength. as indicated BY
the two roll calls already taken. con
sised chiefly aside from his ninety
stolen delegatesj OF the nearly solid
delegations from the territories and
from tho southern states in which
there Is no real Republican party
south Carolina. Georgia. Florida. Ala.
bama. Arkansas Mississippi. Louisiana
and OF northern states. like New
YORK. where the people had no chance
10 express themselves a. primaries.
and where the delegates we're picked
by the bosses
In spite Of these odds acaInst M.
] obtained a clear majority OF All the
delegates elected 70 the convention
In my campaign I again and again
stated that n 'he people decided
against mo ! would have nothing 10
say. but that n they decided for me
and the politicians then robbed me q, /
me victory ! would not silently and
tamely acqniesce. n was already evL
dent that my opponents. with Mr.
lafts encouragement. Intended ~
oeat me by foul means n they could I
not do 90 by fair means.
Calls II chsatIno 4
The crucial bur not the only s,on
IN the concerted and hitherto success .
ful effort 70 cheat the peopIs og, ~
The victory they had >Sirly Won wss
iaken up by the now defunct national
.oininlttee' which without one show Of
Justification. and WIN cynical co,
W 'AN'' iiFNN WFWNnNFN TnInn ~
nr."ncl. IN making up the temporary F.
roH cal unseafed ninety fairly elected
hooHevelt delegates and substltutod
TOT them ninety Taft delegates who
in ne convention represent nothipr
whatever ~ successful fraud vas
clearly end led 10 all these ninetv
delegates. M the ninety posssssed /
Tor Instance. clearer titles tbsn m.
unconiested Taft delegates from Nev
York city. and as ~ seventy ~ tb.r,
iheir Titles were hawiess ~ tohse ~
my other delegates in the conventiop
VIZ Root vas elected. and Cover
nor Deneens motion for partially
cleansing ne roll of fraud va. a..
ieated by the vote ~ those ninety
fraudulent deleEates the tast heinz
= vote on straight moral issue the
result ~ which. in my Judgment
ought 70 render n impossible FOR anv {
man longer n take part IN the ORC.
reedings n The convention aa nov
constituted. Tho mnioritv ia each
-ase was shehtly over frv IN each
-ase. Therefore. " ~ had not been for