The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-06-27

ROOSEVELT MAY WAIT UNTIL HE
HAS HAD TIME TO FEEL THE
THE POPULAR PULSE.
INDIANA CASE COMES UP,
eeverldse Appears For Roosevelt
Forces And Says That "Gross
Repeating" was Countenanced
at indianapolis.

Chicago, III Col. Theodore
Roosevelt has now indicated that un
der certain conditions he might with
draw from the Republican party tt
cake the lead in the formation of g
new party.
1t is the plan of the Roosevelt dele
gates to make their last stand on the
report of the credentials committee
II the IS delegates claimed by them tt
be fraudulent are seated, the Roose
welt forces will remain in the conven
ton until the end, but will not vote
1t is their plan to proceed to the nom
nation of the colonel in the Coliseum
and claim regularity for him.
Colonel May Delay Action.
Colonel Roosevelt has not definitely
committed himself to the latter part
OF this plan. He is considering the
adv1sability of delaying action for sew
eral weeks and then summoning an
entlrely new convention. This would
not be held until after the Democrats
have acted in Baltimore.
The convention marked time watt
Ing for the committee on credentials
to conclude its consideration of the
contested delegates. The committee
planned to work all through the night
SO as to report to the convention when
1t meets at IL a. m. today 1t was pre-
dicted that the nominating stage of
the convention might not be reached
until late Saturday.
May Make Independent Fight.
Colonel Roosevelt said emphatically
last night that he would make the in.
dependent fight for the presidency if
he was convinced there was popular
demand for him.
Il shall have to see if there is a.
popular demand for me to rum he
said. He added that the situation was
such Kaleidoscope one that it would
be impossible for him to outline what
he would do. It might take some time,
he said, to ascertain the sentiment of
the people, and learn whether there
was reasonable basis for the for1na-
ton of what he termed Progressive
party"
One of Colonel Roosevelt's associ-
ates who talked with him said that
he had declared his willingness to
run for president if any considerable
number of the delegates wished him
to, even 1t he did not carry single
electoral district in the country. The
colonel himself said he believed he
would be able to count on the SUPPORT
OF the bulk OF the Republicans in the
western states and that he would ex-
pect to derive considerable strength
from the Democrats.
Democrats May Figure.
He would not express any opinion
how soon after the adjournment of the
present convention the new party
would be formed, should such de.
cision be reached. Whether this con-
vention would be held in Chicago or
elsewhere, and whether it would be
delayed until after the Democratic
national convention, We're points upon
which no information could be oh.
tanned from those in the confidence Of
the former president.
The opinion was expressed by some
OF his supporters that the outcome at
Baltimore would have a considerable
bearing upon the situation.
Colonel Roosevelt said there had
been difference Of opinion among his
supporters as to the advisability of
boiling. The Ohio delegates, he said,
felt that under the instructions they
should remain in the convention until
after the nomination was made. Other
delegates including some of those
from California, We're in favor of with
drawing at once.
The agreement finally arrived at
was reached at a caucus in which were
two representatives from each of the
states having Roosevelt delegates, as
we'll as those states from which the
Roosevelt candidates for seats in the
have been excluded.
Chicago, Illinois. Working slow.
" through the list of contested dele
gates referred 10 it by the Republican
national committee the credentials |
committee had up to 10 O'Clock Thurs
lay night seated % Taft delegates !!
This included IL from Florida, against |
whom the Roosevelt men made no !!
contest and who were seated unani-
Three contests, the Ninth Alabama,
he Arizona state case and the Arkan-
'asa cases had been disposed of. The
committee determined to sit through
)ut the night in an effort to finish !
~ the time the convention resumed it's |
session at II a. m.
The cases disposed of showed the