The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-22
ROOSEVELT
 WOULD WAIT
DOES NOT FAVOR PLAN OF MIME. DlATE CONVENTION FOLLOW
 ING PRESENT SESSION.
COUNSELS MONTH OF DELAY
Asks Supporters to Return Home and Learn Definite Sentiments Re- gardng a Third Party Before
 Taking Further Action.

Chicago, June 21.-Some of Colonel hoosevelts more radical supporters
 stlll cling to the belief that it would
 De wise to carry out their original
 plan, which in effect was stoutly 70
 maintain that the Republican con 1 vention is irregular and illegal and
 after its adjournment to proceed with
 an organization in the same hail and
 name their ticket with Mr Roosevelt
 at it's head. Colonel Roosevelt, how
 ever, today refused to sanction this
 plan. He did not forbid it. He still
 maintained he is bound to obey the wishes of his supporters and that he
 IS willing, as he expressed it yester | day in his statement, personally 70 bear the responsibility"
 He let it be known to day, however. he did not regard such an idea as entirely practicable. Should the nom
 nation be offered him under such cl.- | cumstances, it is not his intention to decline, but he believes the wiser
 course would be to defer final action along such lines for a few weeks His idea as explained today, is that ] his supporters shall return to their | homes and learn the sentiment III
 their own community A month or six weeks later, should conditions warrant, his leaders from different parts of the country will assemble to | determine whether there exists a sut- l hciently widespread sentiment 70 | justify the creation of new party If
 the decision is in the affirmative, a
 national convention will be held Colonel Roosevelt said tonight he
 would adhere to the course which he has mapped out regardless of what the
 roosevelt delegates to the convention decide on. He has taken a positi on
 apart from the present struggle, with
 the idea that so long as the IS dele | gates, whom he says are his, are not
 seated, he cannot be influenced by
 any act of the national convention. If
 the bulk of his delegates choose to fol ' low the course which he has mapFel l out, he expects to preserve the pres | ent organization of his forces. If only
 8 handful should decide at the final
 count to stand with him, his decision WI. not be influenced
 Colonel Rooseyelts only statement
 today in regard to his position was
 that he had definitely stated his in-
 tentions and there could be no change i iii them He would go no further mo details of his probable course of ac- ton, saying the situation was so un-
 settled that neither he or any otheK
 man could foresee the events of the next few days
 It is his confident belief that de- cided protest in every section of the country will be made when the facts in connection with unseating his dele gates become known and that th!s protest will foment until it develops into formidable movement. Such movement. he believes will not be
 entirely partisan but will come from
 the plain people of all parties to whom
 he has made his appeal during his campaign. If he were nominated, hc
 said, he would carry the fight into
 the south with as much vigor as into the north.
 Colonel Roosevelt says he needs no sympathy and no matter what the outcome may be, the fight. he says,
 has been one worth making, win or lose, and his own position cannot be changed by the outcome There is a division of opinion among Roosevelt 1 leaders as to what part of his fol- | lowing will stand by him to the eX- l tent of severing the tie with their party. Colonel Roosevelts belief, as stated by his friends, is that although
 considerable number of his leaders will feel that they cannot take the | final step with him, majority of them wl4l do so
 Of the opinion of the mass of Roosevelt delegates, he has no knowl- ! edge Most of them it was pointed | out, are men who have strong per
 sonal reasons for remaining with the party, and will wish to ascertain the sentiment of their supporters at home
 before committing themselves. Colo nel Roosevelts position is that ho
 wishes to bring no pressure to bear
 on any man to follow him. He will
 not ask them to make personal sac rifices for him, as he can promise them no return.
 Colonel Roosevelt would express no opinion as the possibility of effecting coalition with any element of the Democratic party. Some of his sup ' porters however, were less reticeni~ E. A. Perry, chairman of the Okla
 homa delegation, said tonight that
 after the convention had adjourned,
 his delegation would go to Baltimore
 and open negotiations.
 We shall invite all the Roosevelt delegates to go with us,' he said.
 HThe same situation exists in the Democratic party as the Republican party and l believe we shall be able to come to terms with progressive Democrats for the formation of 2 progressive party"
 Colonel Roosevelt spent the day in
 his headquarters except for an hours lautomoblle ride in the afternoon with