The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-29
Taft MEN FEAR.
ROOSEVELT BOLT
Talk Of Rump Convention
With Colonel as Third
Party Nominee
~-
FORMER PRESIDENT
REFUSES TO TALK
III st. Louis He Refers to
Chicago Speech, Which
May Mean He Will
Run Again


ST. LOUIS. March 2s.--Coionel
Roosevelt put in his day here keeping
politicians wondering 1t he Will bolt
the Chicago convention and set up Il
third ticket II somebody else is nomi-
mated. This impression grew out Of
the coloners declaration in Chicago
yesterday that the results OF such a
: primary as that in New York are In
no way representative OF the Repnb-
itcan party and have no binding force
upon it.
Not long after the cx-Iresident had
ensconced himself in the Planters Ho-
tel. which happens also to be the Taft
headquarters for Missouri. he allowed
himself 10 he interviewed over the
fright he had thrown into the Taft
camp.
~ made no aliusion to the Chicago
convention In my speech. DECLARED
the colonel when asked to clear up
his utterance. THE allusion had TO
do with what had been done in te
New York. Indiana and Colorado pri-
martes. What l said was that those
primaries could In no way be binding
upon the Republican party"
THAT has been taken by the Taft
managers as meaning that you will
bolt the ticket IL the contested dele
gates are seated" was suggested
He VIII Not Say.
q have nothing to say 10 that,
was the naive reply. II have nothing
further to say about IT,"
Asked point blank II he would sup
port the candidate OF the party no
matter what the outcome OF the con-
srentfOn. the colonel replied:
II stand on what said at Boston
and nj Chicago
Al Boston the night after he had
tossed hin hat into tho ring. the ex-
-RAAa5dont sid. In replying to- n ouea-
t3On whether he would support the
CHICAGO conventions nominee. "Of
course l will"
Amy man who reads into that
speech or out OF ii anything that l
have not said 10 deliberately and will
fully misrepresenting me-" added the
colonel. Let the people read what
~ and take II at its exact face
value. Anyone who tries to detract
from anything l say is a deliberate
fAkir."
Contested Delegations.
Pressed to tell what course he
WCald pursue respecting the contested
Chicago delegates. upon whom he will
havc to depend largely IL he expects
NJ get the nomination, the ex-Presi-
dent remarked:
am not talking about that now.
Any time / have anything to say
about It. ! shall make the statement
"a my own way"
Chairman Reveil. of the Roosevelt
Na0On4i Committee, stepped In the
ItmaliBht to brand an false a dis
patch sent out of Chicago that the
Roosevelt adherents had an option on
tbs Chicago Auditorium, and were
0clng 70 hold '.rump' convention
md nominate Roosevelt II the party
4s1fns him down.
The colonel breakfasted in tho
9p0fntng' NJ the Painters HOte, an the
Guest Or tho Million Population Club.
only = handful Of members being
eoated NJ the board with him. Il
appenfs that the club has been on
the thrOes of dissension over the In
SttAtton sent Roosevelt to speak. Most
members are Taft supporters and re-
4usad 70 have anything to do with the
aOooevslt advent In town. The club
SASEocted pTUH1se or Roosevelt not
~ speak politics 20 he sat through
~ bfeakfASt with nothing to say,
6noAks ON Rccall.
ssss noon time the ex- President
synnched with the City Club. and was
M10wed 70 speak. He enunciated his
N9aWn on the recall Of judicial de-
x4HioM. tmpre1aing his auditors that he
AAA mot attacking the judges
no colonel bobbed UP on the floor
~ Aerchant3 Exchange later In
6aS and talked to throng OF
H1 reiterated his theory Of a
don TO control big business.
o414ut ~ the Armory the ex-