Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-21
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 district in the country The Colonel himself said he believed he would ] be able Co count on the support of ! the bulk of the republicans of the western states and would expect con- siderable strength from the demo | crats He would not express any ! opinion as tO how soon alter the ad- | lournment of the present convention the new party might be formed. 1 should such a decision be reached.
 Stealing Nomination
 The opinion was expressed by some of his supporters that the outcome at Baltimore would have considerable 1 bearing on the situation. Roosevelt said there had been some difference of opinion among his supporters as to the advisability of bOlting. The Ohio delegates, he said. felt that un. der their instructions they should re- main in the convention until after the nomination was made. There are l delegates, including some Of those ! from California, who favor withdraw al ot once.
 An agreement was finally reached at caucus. at which were two rep resentatiyes rom each of the states having Roosevelt delegates, as well as those states from which Roosevelt candidates for seats at the conven. tion had been excluded The car GUS passed unanimously resolution introduced by William Allen White. said Roosevelt, explaining the situa- ton- The resolution was to the effect that the republican party would not submit to having the nomi- | nation for president determined by theft. and if the convention declined ' 10 seat delegates fraudulently un- ! seated ny the committee. the RoOse- welt delegates would decline to be . bound
 Second Convention. ! The second resolution rassed stip- ulated that the Roosevelt delegates would take part in the convention if their seventy-eight delegates were . seated and f not would remain in ! the convention, not participating The text Of these resolutions was not made public but Roosevelt explained that the action of the caucus did not mean that any delegates would bolt but they reserved the right to take what course they preferred as 10 : leaving the convention Roosevelt leaders said 1t was unanimously de- Cided that their men would not quit the hall. They will remain in their | seats while the Taft program iS car 1 ried through and when the cOnven- | ton is over will continue to held . their seats and proceed 10 effect their own organization
 Roosevelt made plain he would not support any compromise candidate nominated by the convention as at l present constituted He declined 10 make any statement regarding Gov OTnor HadlCv or any other individual confning himsclf toser explanation of his general position. Any man nom- mated by this convention as now . composed he reiterated. will not be tolerated by Roosevelt delegates. No Compromise.
 No definite statement could he Ob- taiued from Roosevelt leaders as to the number of delegates # was be- licved would support this program. They expressed confidence that there would bc no serious defrgctions. It was explained that one ot the chief . reasons for Roosevelt delegates de cidiug not to withdraw from tho con yention was the action taken today by the rules committee to i'll the seats thus vacated by other selection of deIegates. ] The plan of aC'ion as adopted by , Roosevelt leaders is an abrupt change from the position of the colonel and I.s- th.tr | uicd it was an admission of weak ness on their part on the decision not to holt was because they could | not obtain the support of a sufficient number of delegates.
 T. R. to New York
 While leaders of the Roosevelt !. forces were HasteninG in and out Of | the cN-uresidonts office tonight . Roosevelt himself was in sgclusion. |. His secretary said late iU the even . ing that he was in his rooms with ' Mrs Roosevelt ard he did not know whether Roosevelt was to see his |. leaders or not Reports that Roose- | welt would leave for New York passed among the crowds but the secretary said there was no foundation for the rumor
 . Absolutely DO pOirg was ihc uet- | laration of scores of delegates and |. leaders Of the Roosevelt forces when . they left the night caucus which |. Roosevelt addressed briefly
 There'lI Be No Bolt.
 We will 20 into the convention . and fight it out and in the end Col . onci Roosevelt will be nominated, |. said Governor Stubbs of Kansas aft . CT the night caucus was over. \ Governor S.ubbs is right" said Alexander P Moore of Pittsburg. ' friend and adviser of the colonel. NO bolt at this convention
 . We've got to do something with | Governor Johnson" exclaimed a dele gate as he rushed mp 10 the party ' leaders. He must be called off They must not bolt"
 'Oh, Johnson will be all right
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