The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-26
WONT BOLT YET.
ROOSEVELT CROWD ANNOUNCES
CHANGE OF PLANS.
Will Remain I'm Convention To the
End ana May Then Nominate
Roosevelt ON an independent Tick
ct ana Claim That He l. The Real
Republican Candidate.

NhlCaSo, June 2O.-COl Theodore
Roosevelt tonight indicated that un-
der certain conditions he might with
draw from the Republican party to
take the lead i'm the formation OF a
new party.
IF the people want progressive
party. III be In It, he said.
Some OF the colonel's supporters
urged their associates tonight to pre-
cipitatc the crisis I'm the Republican
national convention at the earliest op-
portunity-tomorrow. More conser-
vativc counscls finally prevailed and
Il was decided there should be no
bolt" from the regular convention
IL was the plan of the Roosevelt del
egates tonight to make their last
stand on the report of the credentials
committee. IL the rs delegates claim
ed by them To he fraudulent are seat
ed. the Roosevelt forces will remain
In the convention until the end. but
will not vote.
IL Is their plan then to proceed to
the nomination of the colonel in the
Coliseum. and then claim regularity
for him.
Col Roosevelt has not definitely
committed himself to- the latter part
OF this plan. He is considering the
advisability of delaying action for
several weeks and then to summon an
sntireiy new convention. This would
not be held until after the Democrats
have acted in Baltimore.
Col Roosevelt said emphs tcally
tonight that he would make the in
dependent fight for the presidency If
Ne was convinced there was a popu-
hr demand for him.
II shall have to see 4 there is a
popular demand for me to run" he
said.
He added that the situation was
such kaleidoscope one that II
would be impossible for him to out
line what he would do. 1t might take
some tune. he said. to ascertain the
sentiment Of the people and learn
whether there was a res asonable basis
for the formation of what ne termed
"prugr sivc party"
One of Cot Eooscyel s. assoc,at,
Who talked with hi,u todtv sad that
he had declared Ms WILLINGNESS 60
tUn for president 10 an, considerable
number of the. delegates wished MIN
to. even IL he did not carry a single
eIectora, district in the country.
fhr colonel h.uself said he believ-
sd Dee would ht ,b.c to count upon
the support of thc pulk of Repubn-
cans ln the Western states and that
be would c%po,s To- derive consider
able strength from the Democrats.
He would not express any opinion
now soon after the adjournment of
the present convention the new party
would De- formed. should that con-
cusIon be reached.
The opinion was expressed by some
Of his supporters that the outcome
at Baltimore would have "a consider
able bearing upon the situation.
Col. Roosevelt said there had been
some difference of opinion among
his supporters as to- the advisability
of bolt,ng.
The ohio delegates. ne said. felt
rat under their instructions they
should remain i'm the convention until
after the nomination.
other delegates. including sorc
from California. were i'm favor of
vithdrr wing at once.
The agreement finally arrived at
was reached at a caucus I'm which
were two representatives from each of
the states having Roosevelt delegates.
az Well as from those states from
which The Roosevelt delegates. can
didatcs for seats In the convention
have been excluded.
''The caucus passed unanimously
resolution. said Col Roosevelt.
Lnis resolution WAS to the effect that
M Republican party would not sub
MT u" havins the nomination for
president d"tcrinincd Toy theft ana IL
IN" convention declined To- seat the
delegates fraudul,uuy unscptcd hy
the national committee the Roosevelt
delegate would decline to lac bound
10y "uy action "f the convention. \
second resolution was passed later
stipulttiug that the Rooscvclt dele
gates would take part iu 'hc convcn-
ton u - dclcgutcs !" which W. are
entitled were seated and if they were