The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
COLONEL BUSY IN
DEMOCRATIC CAMP
SAGE OF OYSTER BAY Is ANx.
totsf4S AWAITING REPORTS
FROM BALTIMORE.

OYSTER BAY. n. ", June 2s.-
Active work for Colonel Roosevelt's
party Is being done in Baltimore and
The eA-president is impatiently await
ing Developments.
Roosevelt got Is confidential m essaes
today from Francis ]. Heney. of Cal
ifornta, viii with others OF the third
party men. is In Baltimore proseiyting
among the progressives What Haney
communicated TO him the colonel de-
clined to reveal, but It is known that
It related 10 the call by Heney ind
Charles r. Crane. Of Chicago. yester-
day upon william Jennings Bryan.
Before Bryan left Chicago he con-
ferred privately with Roosevelt, and,
IN the Light Of what has since gone
t7tr IN ts7f MORO, IT IL guTITfsed that a
tentative compact ives made between
The two colonels
Tho colonel admitted that ne knew
Heney and Crane had gone from Chic
ago To rty to scare up progressive De-
moorats. 1t did not. after all, eur
prise him that they had sought cut
MIR. Bryan.
They left me. saying they expected
10 get sons influential Democrats TO
actively participate IN our progressive
convention, said the colonel. III they
have turned up ia Baltimore / guess
that is what they are doing"
Is It likely they wanted to ascer-
tain organs willingness to stand for
the third party nominal son ," was sug-
gested.
Why. no" replied the colonel.
quickly. "Heney IL not for Bryan. "a
sides. the colonel went on after a
pause. Il have assured the progress
sfves that I wifi lead the fight tor
them"
from Chicago, an impression had
arisen In some quarters he said. that
he does not intend to keep the pro-
greasiYe battle for the presidency. hut
Will step aside for someone else. The
ex- presid ent. to discredit this, had a
conference with comptroller William
"a FTendefsekt. ef New York, TT sa,s
more Hill at which II was decided that
INrendergast come out with an une-
quivocal statement OF the colonefs
attitude,
He Himself Candidate.
Il came here for the purpose of
having 1t made clear and unmistaka
bic that Mr. Roosevelt will make this
fight. himself. said the comptroller.
| II pointed etat 80 him that the capital
issue oveIehadowing all others Is
whether the nomination ffu the pro-
idency can be stolen and the people
given no opportunity to pass judg-
rnent on the theft. The object for
which this fraud WAS perpetrated was
the defeae OF Mr. Roosevelt, not the
nomination of anybody else. The
conspiracy will be successful II any
other man Is lected to the presidency.
The object Of every honest man should
| therefore be TO elect him, Should
either Mr.. Taft of a Democrat be
| elected tho success of the conspirators
will be complete. They can be de-
! teated by tho election of Theodore
! Roosevelt. and no one else. am
glad TO say that Mr., Roosevelt at once
that conditions had made him the
champion of the people in this contest,
and that ne would remain in the fight
TO the end"
my Fight" Says I. r.
| This Is my fght." added the coll
onel, vehementIy. Il am going through
with It. And I'm going to make more
trouble than they think"
| Here Roosevelt revealed bit or
the inside maneuvring at Chicago
while the nomination was In the air
When the bosses feared they could
not nominate Taft" he said they
sent To me asking if | would agree
upon compromise candidate. They
urge u1e TO accept Hadley."
Eyes, they sent word to the coll
onei through me-" Interrupted Comp
troler Prendosgast.
That's right assented Roosevelt
They tried to work IL through
| Prendergast They offered 10 give
us Texas and Washington II We would
consent to Had ey's nomination
| through the votes of The other frau
I dulent delegates. l rejected the offer.
1t was n dear cut issue between the
bosses and their fraudulent delegates
land the people in a straight fight That
fight tx 10 be pushed now harder than
ever am playing n lone hand, and
| IN play II 10 the end.
"F'or every vote that went against
me in that convention the colonel
added. II am gaining two in this
( light"