Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-25

against him. He said Early, Saturday
morning, a group of delegates from
Southern states arranged a private in
terView with Col Roosevelt They told
him they had come to offer him the
nomination They had with them list
of the known Roosevelt delegates and
stated that they We're authorized to
speak for a block of Taft delegates,
who were willing to swing over to
Roosevelt to avert a rupture in the
party The number of these delegates.
they assured Col. Roosevelt, was large
enough to nominate him or any other
candidate ne might name.
One provision was made, Col. Roose-
Welt continued. 1t was that he must
accept the nomination from the con-
vention as then composed and not IN
sist upon removal of the IS delegates
whom he eontended were fraudulent
before he would recognize any act Of
the convention. The delegates told him.
he said. that their band would stand
together on the roll call for the Pres
idential nominee. but that 1t would be
hopeless for them to attempt to COM
hine with the Roosevelt minority 10
unseat the IS delegates.
Col Roosevelt said lie Informed
these emissaries that If he should .be
nominated under these conditions, he
would not accept the nomination. He
told them to go TO the delegates, whom
they rcpresented-<and bring back to
him n pledge signed by the 50 dele
gates agreeing to combine with the
al, b.,
tempt to start all over again to or
ganige the convention and to unseat
the IS contested delegates The at
tempt failed. Col. Roosevelt said that
a considerable number of signatures
In the pledge were obtained.
1t is recognized there exists so many
defectiens that in some cases the ma
chinery may be either badly damaged
in the process or left in the hands OF
the Regular" Republicans.
Col. Roosevelt expressed confidence.
that way would be found. 1t is said
that some of the Republican office
holders and workers would choose to
remain with the party. He believed
however that he would have ultimate
ly the support of the substantial part
Of the organizations, which were with
him in the campaign of the last four
months. 1t is his opinion that the
pressure of public sentiment will be
sufficient in some states to bring this
about and that, while there may be
numerous defections it will be pos
sible to fill the gaps with volunteers.
In cases in which the Republican
state organizations as a whole are
% &c .fu NJ,
new machinery with complete state
and national tickets. 1t is his opinion
that wherever public sentiment is i'm
his favor it will be merely a question
of detail how his supporters are to
work out a plan for expressing them
selves at the polls.
With the announcement in Chicago
by Gov. Hiram Johnson of California
fthe committee on organization. the
movement assumed more definite
shape and it was said, that in several
states the leaders had begun their
work. Gov. johnson said the National
convention would be held late i'm July
or early in August.
The place has not been selected. A
report that the convention might de-
eide to give up the fight, this year,
should the Democratic National con-
vention nominate a candidate who
would be recognized as a Progress
sive" was denied by Col. Roosevelt,
when he said that he would carry the
fight through TO the end
The former President is due i'm New
York at 9.25 o'clock, tomorrow Then
he win go to oyster Bay, where he ex-
poets to remain for several weeks.