Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-14
Colonel Leaves New York This
Afternoon for Scene Of Con-
fliCt in Response to Unani-
nous Demand Of Followers.
GOES TO FIGHT FOR
POPULAR GOVERNMENT
Will Test Power of Small
Bunch of Professional Poll
ticians to 0verrule Express
ed Will Of Voters.

(ny EveninE Herald A. y. LEASED wire,
New York, June i4.-Theodorc
kpnFeFelt announced this afternoon
that he had decided 90 20 90 Chicago
% lead his nght FOR the nomination.
re VIII leave New York az s.3O this
afternoon over the New York central
Colonel Roosevelt said he was going
tD ChichRo IN response 60 the unanl-
nous demand Of the Roosevelt dele-
gates.
rs your decision the result Of what
you have heard from Chicago TODAY ~
the colonel was asked.
Il have heard a good deal" he re-
sponded. "An I've got TO say" hu
continued. By way OF explaining Bls
action, rs this--SeVeral delegates havt.
been IN TO see me personally and
nave received countless teiesrams
The absolutely unanimous demane 0r
the delegates who nave already reach
"a Chicago is that I GO They say
that the action of the national com
mittee Ia the California. the Arizona.
,le lndiana ana Kentucky cases Is
auVh as 20 make the issu. absolutely
clear az To whether the people have ihe
rlght 10 make their own nomination
ot whether small huot Of profession.
~ politicians N o. 0p permitted a.
steal that right from them
The Roosevelt delegates demand
that go 20 Chicago not as cand.
date' but bccause for the time oalng
! stand as representing the pgIDriuirs
tOr watch the rank and nle of lhe re-
publican party OVERWHELMINGLY have
decided 10 the states where thew havD
h0d the opportunity 40 express their
wish az primaries
These states where the rtnk ana
NE oi the hepuhlicanB nave ieciared
Tor me and for the prlncipirs Whieh
! rcprescnt, include those casting
about two-thirds of the electoral vote
that was cast IN the last two elections
for the Republican candidate fof press
iaout In the primary elections in
These states Mr.. TAFT has obtained
between once seventh ana 0no-cighth
ot the delegates
The delegates who thus reprsaani
the people themselves feel that the
people nave declared themselves be-
yond ihe possibility of inisrepresenta-
Ion and they are not in the mood %
see the victory stolen"
when he reached his office he found
tn excited crowd awaiting him Pon-
icians, newspa pernen. photoerunhera.
N sucn numbers that the corridor of
me building was tnronged uremsod
about hiIn, each one asking the same
question. The colonel escaped to his
private Otilce with only q foW words.
from time 10 time he came out tO SAY
hat he had not made up his mind. 30
aiktd lH a nervous stSCcai0. unusual
.of him, II Was not until after hc
had made several of these fiying ox-
petitions into thF corridor thar hr At
est emerged and with hs face set
iard, announced his Intention of gu-
ng.
senator Dixon. after heraldlng tho
'eminG of Mr. Roosevelt, wHs asked
Fhai plans had been made for confer
noes with hts chieftaln and tho
Roosevelt leaders. - have nude uo
ilana for anything. said tho aeuafor.
When Mr. Roosevelt Eets in closu
ange hr probably viii dispense With
manager. lie Won't need me-
Tho Roosevelt manager nua appar.
'ntly iubiiant over ihe results of yra-
efday in the national committee
neetins and he fegumeg his general
Ittack on the Tan leaders.
a have iust heard from an aoso-
uteiy reliable source" BE- said. "of
mother case OF attempted bribery iu
no committee. a certain souihouu
iuonui committeeman nHs been prom
scd that his brother-in-law will be
made postmaster in "a southern city 10
De- Niii consistently ride on the steam
oiicr. VIII not mention tho com.
"fNA''NN"NH NHNNAH NNA 10 TAT fff NNN
lcen voting With che "stoHlers" cone
istiy out I want 10 give aim ono
more chance 90 rcfurm
~ 10 the lineup ~ delegates for
roosevelt a. the convention RON now
tands, senator Dix0u would not make
D estimate. re declared he was th-
olutely certain oi enough delegates
% nominate RuOrtvell but that az Hr.
ual vote could b. predicted at this
'nio Asked about ine platform the
ROOSEVELT forces contemplate. SENATOR
Dixon said many plauks already are
ouch neWn ready fof polishing
There are several important
lluks that have been hown out with
% axe and viii need "a litslo POLISH
lg, said tbe senator.
Who Is wieldlng the oleavcr, was
skod
Mr. Roosevelt himself has been
oing some OF the WELDING"
Has ho submitted auythiuE on tsF-
3 reformT'
Yes. there Will o. . tarlu plank
n oar platform. Mr.. Roosevelt you
nos. is "a proteclioniat, of C0urse.
kc every Republican. But Il Ma
title early for me 90 talk about piat-
orms. Wait until we set our con-
ention."