The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-25
TEDDY SAYS
HE DECLINED
NOMINATION
OFFER WAS MADE BY
SOUTHERN DELEGATES
Refused Chance to Be Regular
Nominee Because IS Contested
Men Kept Seats.
Third Party to Be New From
Ground Up, He Says, No Strad-
die; Wants Democrats in Il.

CLEVELAND. o. June "A new
party from the ground up is the Roose-
es..,55s ss,. g5os5Hn ram After serie: OF dis
before leaving Chicago. in which there
were several sharp clashes Colonel
Roosevelt decided TO cut entirely away
from the party with which his whole
public career has been Identified His
decisio1 was disappointment to those
Mno WI, FAVORED the organization OF what
Republican party with which Various
state @ organizations might cooperate
ana ana sun maintain. II was hoped.
There must be no compromise. no
straadie, Colonel Roosevelt said As
an indication OF his determination. he
said that when he returned to oyster
Bay he would communicate with A num-
Der OF Democrats who. he thought
might Wish 10 Join the new party.
Teddy Says Hes Pleased.
When he had left Chicago with the
nrst plans completed and his leaders
gathering 10 all parts OF the country,
SoIonei Roosevelt expressed him self as
pleased with the outcome OF convention
week, although ~ was unexpected to
MIN. He said that the aay in which his
aetion had BEEN received was encourage
ing anG that he had mass Of letters
and telegrams from all parts Of the
country. from both Democrats and Re-
pu5iieans. Offering support
The Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. Colonel Roosevelt asserted tonight
was his for the asking on the day that
PRESIDENT Taft was renominated. He
declined 70 accept IL. ne said. on the
terms under which the ofrer was made.
Tells Another story.
On his way back 10 Oyster Ray the
FORMER President gave a glimpse into the
secret history Of the last day OF the
convention. when ~ was apparent that
the tde or battle had turned resistlessly
against him II was a plan 20 seize
control Of the convention at the last
moment by a sudden move, overturn the
Tart majority and make Roosevelt the
nominee. This Is the story as he told IL:
d.lesates n rom s5ns5srns mI5Islns s,s,. s,oup OF
ranEed private interview with Coione.
Roosevelt They told him they had
had with them list ot the known
Roosevelt delegates. and stated that
they were authorized 10 speak FOR a
block OF TAFT delegates. who we're will
Ing 10 swing over TO Roosevelt 20 avert
a rupture in the party The number OF
these deleEates. they assured Colonel
might name
"one provision was made" Colonel
must accept the nomination from the
convention a. then composed. and not
insist upon removal Of the IS delegates
whom he contended were fraudulent. be-
fore he would recognize any act Of the
convention The delegates told him. no
said. that their band would stand to-
Fether on the roll call for the presiden-
tial nominee. but that - would be hope
less for them 20 attempt 20 combine
with the Roosevelt minority TO unSeat
the IS DELEGATES
wanssd Delegates Unssatsd
Colonel Roosevelt said he Informed
these emmiesaries that II he should be
nominated under these conditions he
would not accept the nornination. He
told them 10 60 90 the delegates whom
they represented and bring hack TO
him a pledge signed by thirty delegates
aEreeinE TO combine with the Roosevelt
delegates and make the attempt TO start
all over again 70 organize tho couven-
tion ard 20 unseat the Is contested dele
Eatee. The attempt failed Colonel
Roosevelt said that a considerable NUM-
Der Of signatures 20 the pledge were OBJ
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