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TEODY SAYS HE'S
IK THE RAGE ID
BITTER END
Denies He Has Released Dele
gates to Hadley Taft. Too.
Refuses to Quit.
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necnpC time y.sterda.’. <n<i feeling ihe
sting nf the words "f the colonel that
they would no longer recognize the au
thority of the convention as organized,
with stolen delegate?.” but would take
matters into their own hands and hold
their own convention if they had the
courage of their convictions, assem
bled with the evident determination
to make today th* fateful day for their
political fortunes and the long threat
ened break in the convention appeared
tn be on!) a short while away when
the gavel sounded.
To further involve the situation
there was evidence of serious disaffec
tion in the Roosevelt tamp. The col
onel and Governor Hadley, of Missouri,
had parted in anger during a confer
ence following the bolt in the creden
tials committee last night, and Senator
Dixon had also Incurred the colonels'
displeasure by his hesitancy to become |
irregular,
That the program for the ‘ regulare.’ i
antl-Roosevelt. had shifted from a de
termination tn renominate President
Taft to a plan to unite both factions
on another candidate, a progressive
man whom the Roosevelt forces could
not refuse to support, was apparent
That Senator Cummins, of lowa, was I
the man selected for the support of the t
Taft forces was apparent.
Crane ‘ Feeling Out”
Cummins' Availability
The chief of the Taft "peace delega
tion” was Murray Crane, senator from
Massachusetts, end the man lie picked
for the compromise candidate was Al
bert M. Cummins, senator from lowa.
A three-hour conference was held by
Crane and Senator Kenyon, of lowa t
the Cummins commander-in-chief
This ended early in the day and at that
time Senator Crane stated that the two
had discussed replacing Taft with
Cummins before the convention and
that there was good reason to believe
that th? factional controversy would
be settled.
A great part of the discussion was
given up to the platform that Cum
mins would insist upon. Senator Ken-,
yon made ft plain that Cummins would
demand a progressive platform con
taining no planks favoring reactionary
methods or measures
Senator Kenyon pleased the Taft
leader when he said that Cummins was
not in favor of the recall of Judges
either In the manner advocated by
Roosevelt or in any other form. Hr
was, however, said Kenyon, an advo
cate of the initiative and referendum
After Kenyon and Crane separated a
aucus of the lowa delegation was
ailed to reach a definite decision as to
he platform to be put forward. John
McVicara. one of Cummins' chief ad
ders, said later
"If Senator Cummins should prov a
acceptable to the Taft followers as a
ompromlse candidate the Roosevelt
wing of the party can not possibly re
fuse to support him because his pro
gressiveness has to be admitted by all."’
Hadley Boom
Growing. Too.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts
called a meeting of his state delega
tion at 10:30 o'clock. The Massachu
setts delegates had heard that Presi
dent Taft has notified Crane that the
president’s name will be withdrawn ns
soon as the Roosevelt bolt becomes an
accomplished fact and the administra
tion forces have beaten the ex-presi
dent
While the Cummins boom was grow .
Ing. however, there was strong under
current of feeling that Governor Had
ley of Missouri was “the man of the
hour ' Many pointed to yesterday's
demonstration at the convention as
proof that the “show-me" statesman
could excite the enthusiasm of the Ro
publicans, a thing absolutely necessary
if the Democratic candidate were to be
beaten this year.
Reports that Hadley had warned
Colonel Roosevelt that he would not
consider bolting the convention gave
him standing among the rank ami file
of the Taft delegates, who were strong
ly impressed by the governor s general
ship in the convention, though beaten.
Rumors emanating from the Taft
camp were that Hadley would be of
fered the vice presidential nomination
in the original Taft program were
adhered to and the president were ie
nomlnated
T R. Orders Bolt If
Ultimatum Is Ignored
Theodore Roosevelt early this morn
ing instructed his followers to boit the
Republican national convention unless
the Taft forces grant his final demand
to forbid the Taft instructed delegates
California. Washington, Texas and Ari
zona from voting in the further pro
ceedings of the convention.
Wh»n the Taft delegates awoke they
found that active preparations were un
der way for a second convention to be
held at Orchestra hall In Michigan ave
nue Colonel Roosevelt had Instruct
ed his men to waste no more time, but
to proced to business as soon as tin
Taft people ha'd rejected his final ulti
matum.
The threat of the bolt did not affect
ibe feelings of the Taft men to any
larked degree They received cheer
ing nows through “underground
on frmn the Roosevelt camp that
there ( h mutiny In the colonel's
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John M. Keyes, of (.’oncord. Mass., I lie only double of
Colonel Rooset i’ll in America, showing his imitation of the fa
mous Teddy grin. Mr. Keyes is having the time of his life
watching the people oct excited as lie goes about Chicago.
Cheers for Massachusetts Man
Made Up Like Teddy When
He Attends Ball Game.
By CHARLES DRYDEN.
CHICAGO, June 20. There was a
double-barreled joke unloaded on the
South Side the. other day. The White
Sox fired one of them and John M.
Keyes bulged into the public eye. He
is the onh double of Theodore Roose
velt now at large, and his arrival at the
ball park caused a tremendous crack
ing nt necks.
Made up to look like Hie colonel,
even to the rope on his eyeglasses. John
M came in late with a hunch of badge
wearers and took a seat back of the
Boston dugout
Prominent citizens f om various parts
of the stand left their roosts to call on
camp, and that some of his chief lead
ers would refuse to follow him into a
second convention
The Taft men declared that Senator
Borah, of Idaho. Governor Hadley of
Missouri, and the Illinois leaders would
not countenance it bolt.
The big bolt was forecasted when
twelve Roosevelt members of the cre
dentials committee walked out of the
meeting of that body last night in pro
test against a “gag" rule presented by
James A Hetnonwaj. of Indiana. These
men were:
Francis J. Heney. California; Mau
rice I. Galvin, Kansas. Lrx N Mitch
ell, J’ennsylvanin; Jesse M. Libby,
Maine; Edward t' Carrington. Jr..
Maryland: H. T. Halbert, Minnesota;
H. E. Sackett. Nebraska; ('. H. Cowles.
North Carolina. John J. Sullivan, Ohio;
A D. Swift Oregon. Daniel Norton.
Oklahoma. S X Ray. South Dakota.
Four men listed In the Roosevelt
ranks remained, but voted against the
rule though it had been amended.
These were C|emo St Clair. Idaho.
Robert R. McCormick, Illinois: W S.
T.under. North Dakota, John N Early,
Tennessee.
Straight Talk From
T. R. to Friends.
Immediately after the ■ redentials
committee bolt Colonel Roosevelt called
a meeting of his followers at the head
quarters in the Congress and there is
sued his order for a bolt
"My friends, I want especially to ad
dress the delegates to this convention.”
said the colonel. "Now, gentlemen, i
am speaking to \ou as a man w hom
some of you have done the honor to
say you wish to nominate for the presi.
dent of the United States.
"When I went ito the race four
months ago I made an appeal to the
people to the best of nt; ability. I made
the fight squarely 1 said that if the
people went against me 1 would have
nothing to say, but if the corporations
tried to trick mo out of the nomination
1 would have i> great deal to say
"I went before the people and I won.
and now the national committee lias
made a majority against me out of
delegates that were never elected at all.
They are trying to cheat me out of the
nomination.
"As fat ns 1 am concerned this makes
no dlfferenre It is not me that they
an I'hoating. it i the people that they
j are cheating -the rank and file of the
Republican part' I have not tried t >
influence you. I wanted to let you de
cide- what you would do. but I an,
going to give vou m;< advice
"t lnvi-rnot I tene-' n Int otdiiccd » ' ■ rv
ITIE ATLANTS GEORG IAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. JI AE 20. 1912.
the fake Teddy. The Boston players
rolled out of the dugout to gaze at the
great matt and for the rest of the after
noon the Blaine club, huddled behind
the home coop, wag a dead one.
Proud advocates of the anti-race sui
cide Idea brought their offspring up to
shake hands wltli Tedtly Every little
while Mi-, Keyes arose, bared his head
anil teeth and nulled the Roosevelt
smile, which Is visible at a distance of
one city block.
When John Collins came to bat In
the second the fake Teddy tipped his
mitt and aroused the suspicion of the
press coop inmates. Keyes is from
Concord. Mass., and he cheered Collins,
who bails from near by.
A reporter who had trailed Roosevelt
the previous day- and brushed close up
was sent down to investigate. The
scribe came back after a close scrutiny
and said he was stumned He couldn't
tell.
When Keyes went away in 'the
eighth Inning the crowd got up and
cheered him.
moderate resolution, more moderate
than I personally would have approv
ed of. It was directed against four
flagrant cases. It asked that, the dele
gates of four states California. Wash
ington, Texas and Arizona should not
be permitted to vote on the question
Os the right of their delegates to sit
and that the last three states Wash
ington. Texas and Arizona should not
put members upon Ute credentials com
mittee
Don't Lie Down If
They Beat You by Fraud.”
“That was the substance of Governor
Deneen's resolution. It was voted down
bv substantially the same vote as that
by which Mr. Root was elected chair
man over Mr. McGovern. In each case
the majority was a majority onlv be
cause stolen delegates voted. Root was
elected by virtue of 70 or SO fraudulent
votes Deneen's resolution today was
beaten by fraudulent votes, those of
Texas. Arizona and Washington and
the two from California that wete
fraudulent. If this bad been changed
the resolution would have been carried.
Then the credentials committee by a
regular 'national committee vote' chose
Devine as chairman Devine the man
" ho dickered for votes.
"Now. as fai as I sm concerned I ami
through- "
A gray-haired man in the audience,
tears streaming down Ills face, lumped
up and cried: "Oh. don't say that.”
Thon Colonel Roosevelt continued.
"I hope that tomorrow when you go
back to the convention hall you will
ask at once that not. one of the fraudu
lently elected votes shall count - and
don't He down again If they beat you
by fraudulent votes
"There's no sense In voting to cut
out fraudulent votes and then being
beaten by fraudulent votes, and then
.'.tying we are sorry. 1 hope you will
take the position that you ilei line to
: ecognlze longer and longer to asso
ciate with these men who are allowed
fraudulently to sit on their own cases
or on the committee on crcdentiuls.
"I hope you will refuse longer to
recognize that which has no tight
eithet in law or in morals, to be called
the Republican national emmnittee. Wo
ha' elected our delegat 'S b. appeal
to the people
T. R. Challenges
His Men to Bolt.
“I hope you will not allow
to be swindled out of your rights and
out of the victory that you have won.
If you a’e voted down I hope that you—
the lawful majority of the convention—
will organize as such »nrf you will do
• •
: *Thou Art America, :
: Theodore/Watson, :
• English Poet, Sings •
• : •
• I INDON, .June 10. William •
• Watson writes the following son- •
• net in The Daily News ami Lead- •
• er: •
• SONNET TO THEODORE •
• ROOSEVELT. •
• I hear a mighty people asking now, •
• Who next shall be their captain •
• and their chief. •
• Amidst them towers a man as •
• Teneriffe •
• Towers from the ocean, and that •
• man art thou! •
• •
• Thou of the shaggy and the •
• craggy brow! •
• The day of fate comes on: the •
• time grows brief; •
• Round the great ship is many a •
• luring reef: •
• And wouldst thou drive once more •
• that giant prow? •
• •
• Perhaps thou shalt and mlist. but •
• if the choice •
• Fall on a lesser voyager, thou •
• shaft still •
• Be what thou art by national •
• living voice, •
• Wherewith she speaks in thun- •
e der —nay, thou art more — •
• Thou art her fiery pulse, her •
• conquering will; •
• Thou art America, dauntless The- •
• odore! •
oeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeoeeoooeeee
so if you have the courage and the loy
alty to your convictions.
"Let us find out if the Republican
parly is the party of the people—if it is
the party of the people or the party of
the bosses and the professional politi
c-inns.
"I hai r been asked to come here and
j give you my advice. My advice is this:
Don't waste any further time, don't
i have any further association —I say,
don't have any lurther association with
those men as long as they keep control.
I hope that you will make this the issue
the first thing tomorrow morning.”
Governot Johnson followed Colonel
Roosevelt.
"After the facts In the contests have
been presented to the convention,” he
said, "and action has been taken by the
body. It makes every man sitting in
that convention a party to any frauds,
and for one 1 will nor be a party to
frauds in this convention.
"I wired to California this afternoon
that although I am a Republican gov
ernor. 1 will not sacrifice my manhood
and 1 will not support any nominee
who is nominated by fraudulent votes.
That is the position of California.
"If turned down in the convention
tomorrow morning we can march out
and nominate Roosevelt. We can eon-.
■ quer the country and put man above
dollars. If the Republican party is as
sassinated out of Its ruins can be built
1 a still greater party.”
No Platform Until
T. R. Is Disposed of
CHICAGO, lune 20. —No platform to be
presented to the Republican national con
vention will be written until after the
followers of Colonel Roosevelt have either
bolted or decided to be "good."
If the Roosevelt forces bolt, the Re
publican platform will be of an entirely
different nature and far more' conserva
tive than is now planned.
If a dark horse candidate is actually de
cided upon today by the Taft leaders, he
may lie an important factor In writing the
platform.
These faces became known today short
ly after the committee on platform and
resolutions met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing
The sub-comrnlttee of nine, appointed
to make a draft of the platform for sub
mission to the entire committee, reported
that they had made no progress and
probably would not be ready to report
until late this afternoon The full com
mittee then adjourned and the sub-com
mittee went into session
The sub-committee is composed of
Charles IV Fairbanks, of Indiana; Hop
kins Clark, of Connecticut; Herbert S.
Hadley, of .Missouri: William Barnes. Jr.,
of New York; William Draper Lewis, of
Pennsylvania: George Sutherland, of
Utah; Dr. latwrence Groner, of Virginia,
and H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee.
None of the Roosevelt members of the
platform committee was present today
when the committee went into session.
The tariff problem, one of the big ques
tions before the platform committee, is
"up in the air." No tariff plank will
bo written until it is definitely known
what the Roosevelt forces will do.
Advocates of civil service reform are on
hand in large numbers.
The Gompers labor lobby also kept close
watch of the committee
PREFERS BAKING PIES
FOR JEDGE’ CALHOUN
TO BOSSY’ HUSBAND
Judge Andy Calhoun s expert on pies
told the court today that she Just had to
desert her husband, who Is suing her for
divorce because he. threatened to kill her
if she cooked any more pies for J edge!
Xndy at his home. .Mrs. Hilliard Fuller.
a negress. is the pie expert.
Her cross-bill adds that Judge Calhoun
so highly regarded her ability to prepare !
pastry that he frequently called her to ,
superintend the menu when he bad some
particularly especial banquet on at his
house The last time his honor asked for
her services she said that her husband
told her to turn him down and then added
I that if she went ho would surety slay
I her on sight Os course she ban to hake
those pies and that started the troyble.
She declares that she cooked pies for
the judge's dinner that day, but hasn't
dared return home since for fear her hus
band would carry out bis threat
60 BURIED IN FACTORY
COLLAPSE: 16 RESCUED
STRASRUFt* J. June 20 Sixty was burie
j»n the collapse of a factor} building at
■ Buehl, near here today. F'our bodies were
| taken out by rescue party while sixteen in
; lured were rescued front the debris,
|<»iher bodies were l»eneath the wreckage!
Lit latest reports from the • ene
BREEZY SIDELIGHTS ON
THE G. 0. P. GATHERING
CHICAGO. June 20. —Theodore Roose.
| vest's political activities temporarily
were suspended for a. time yesterday
w hen he expressed his appreciation for
a woman's effott to stampede the eon
verftion in his favor Right in the
midst of a conference with Senator
Dixon and several othei of his ad
visers. who came to his headquarters
I to report the day's developments, Mr.
Roosevelt thanked Mrs. W. A. Davis
I fqr attempting to get his name in nom
ination.
| “It was a 'bully' piece of work." Col
| >nel Roosevelt said to Mrs. Davis.
I Mrs. Davis was accompanied by A.
i E. Perry, chairman of the Oklahoma
| delegation, when she went to the col
onel's headquarters.
Mrs. Davis is a Kentucky girl, for
merly Miss Tillie Tipple. and still
known as the most beautiful girl ever
born in Ppducah.
Every one knows what the gov
ernor of North Carolina said to the
governor of South Caro'.ina-j-at least
there is a well-known legend as to
what passed between these famous gen
bdltefmbtd
FIGHT FOB SEATS
Continued From Page One.
Alabama cases before the credentials
committee.
During the first balloting wherein
the substitute motion of th? Roosevelt
side of the house tried to seat the
Roosevelt men many members of the
committee arose Io explain their votes.
Mr. Mitehell, of Delaware, who, it
had been hoped, would help out Colonel
Roosevelt, voted against the Roosevelt
delegates, explained that he believd a
resolution introduced in evidence as
part of th Roosevelt case had been
changed following the meeting at
which the resolution had been passed
down in Alabama. J. A. Tolerton. of
Missouri, another Roosevelt man. did
not vote when his name was called. He
announced he had not decided. He
later voted aye.
How They Voted
On “Stolen” Delegates.
Committeemen from , the following
states voted to seat the Roosevelt dele
gates on the first roll call:
Illinois,. Kansas, Maine. Minnesota,
Missouri. Nebraska, New Jersey, North
Carolina. North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon. Pennsylvania and West
Virginia.
All the others voted for the Taft del
egates.
J. B. Avis, of New Jersey, went into
a. lengthy explanation of his vote, but
was cut short by Chairman Devine:
"We want no stump speeches here."
He declared that the call of the Taft
people for their state convention did
not give the people a chance to attend
and name a representative delegation.
Shackleford, of Alaska, a. strong Taft
man. explained his vote by declaring
that the Roosevelt contestants had not
produced the original minutes of their
convention which they couid have done
had that convention been regular.
Following the close of this case a
motion was made to adjourn upon the
statement from Committeeman Hal
bert that he intended presenting a
proposition to expedite matters. He
referred tn abandonment of 22 cases
on his part and the pushing of only
those in Arizona. Toxas. Washington
and Alabama. In view of this, ad
journment was taken until 2:30 o'clock.
It is believed the committee will
drive through the cases by early even
ing
A majority of the Roosevelt bolters
from the credentials committee who
walked out when the steam roller
choked off protesting Roosevelt men.
had returned to that body today.
"The subsequent action of the com
mittee in broadening the rules was a
victory for us." declared Hugh Hal
bert. of Minnesota, one of the Roose
velt leaders In the committee.
When the committee got into session
nd contestants were present and this
caused a row. The Roosevelt men in
sisted that the state contestants be no
tified to appear in the order named in
the list of contestants.
Halbert protested and was gaveled
down by Chairman Devine, of Colorado.
"This committee wjll proceed in an
orderly fashion,” he cried.
Several men were on their feet shout
ing at <>nee. Devine pounded his gavel
and finally got enough order to be
heard.
Steam Roller
In Action Again
"Call the roll of the state contests."
he ordered, “and let thpse who arc l
rea<l\ come In.”
"Alabama!” called the secretary and
In a moment the contesting lawyers
filed in. Ormsby McHarg in the lead.
The roll was called again. Several
of the Roosevelt men had not reached
the room.
1 move we suspend until some of
the other members come.” said Hal
bert.
"You are out of order!" ruled the
chairman.
"I mote. then, that we adjourn for
fifteen minutes! " said W. S. I.auder.
On a viva voce vote Lauder lost.
”1 appeal from the ruling of the
chair!” he cried.
Bang went the gavel. Lauder and
Halbert were on their feet shouting.
DeVine stepped out- to the front of the
platform, shaking his gavel in a threat
ening manner.
■ | say that If ym; gentlemen do not
it down I will have the sergeant-at-
tlemen years ago. Yesterday the gov
ernor of Illinois and the go'ernot of
California tried a variation of the old
story. •
Ji wa: during the short recess from
the flow of oratory and Governor De
necn had just started toward the lunch
counter when he met Governor John
son, of California, triumphantly emerg
ing from the crowd with two pieces of
pie clutched in his h ind.
"Have a piece of pie, governor," said
Johnson.
"Thanks. I will." said Deneen.
And the two governors went off into
a. corner and nibbled on the pie until
it was time to go into the convention.
Three men believed to be delegates
to the Republican national conven
tion. but who disguised their identity
under supposedly fictitious names, cre
ated a panic in "Peacock alley” and
the Pompeiian room of the Congress
hotel early today and were arrested.
The men zigzagged into the Pompeiian
room shouting for "Teddy." One wore
a waste basket over his silk hat. Chairs
and tables were overturned and women
ran from the room frightened at the
commotion. The men said they were
front Michigan.
arms seat you!" he shouted.
“We want to make a motion.” cried
La uder.
"We want fair play.!”
A groan went up from the Taft men.
They had steam up and were anxious
to go ahead.
"You are out of order; sit down!"
shouted Devine.
"Proceed with the Ninth Alabama
case.”
Order was restored. Alexander C.
Rircb. credentials committeeman from
Alabama, was one of the contested del
egates in the .Ninth Alabama case. He
declared that he did not t>ropose to
vote on the case as a committeeman.
George R. Handley, of Alabama, pre
sented the Ninth Alabama case.
Francis J. Heney, of California, the
Roosevelt leader, who led the bolt last
night, did not appeal. Halbert led the
remaining Roosevelt men.
Here is the list of absentees as shown
by the roll call: C. H. Crowley, North
Carolina; Dan Norton. Oklahoma: S. X.
Way, South Dakota; M. B. McFarland,
Wisconsin: F. W. Mondell. Wyoming:
T. P. Shackleford, Alaska.
McCormick Allowed
To Send Proxy.
R. R. McCormick, of Illinois, was not
present at the opening, but appeared
at 10 o'clock and conferred with Chair
man Devine before he went on the floor
and asked if he could send a proxy be
cause of the condition of his voice.
Devine declared that he did not believe
that McCormick had the right to let
any one use his proxy.
However, unanimous consent gave
McCormick that right, and the case
proceeded.
Under rule No. 6, none of the mem
bers on the committees who are in
volved in contests could vote or remain
in the toom while the committee was
discussing and acting upon his case.
The Ninth Alabama delegates for the
Roosevelt side, who fought for a change
in the ruling- of the national committee
were Oscar R. Hundley- and G. R.
Lewis.
The Taft men were James B. Sloan
and J. Rivers Carter, the men who are
now on the temporary roll of the con
vention.
Committeeman Shackelford later ar
rived at the session. Hundley claimed
his men to be the regular delegates be
cause the Taft men were elected at a
convntlon the call for which was not
legally issued. He asserted that a lit
tle notice was published but no call
was ever properly published.
New Rules Allowed
New Taft Evidence.
Judge Hundley drove In a snug fit
ting spike when he sprang an affidavit
on alleged bolting delegates. The affi
davit was by D. C. Hancock, who was
secretary of the bolting convention. It
said in part: *
"Had there been no split I would
have remained in the regular conven
tion and voted to indorse Mr. Taft and
to support Mr. Fairley."
“This man was secretary of their
convention and yet he called our con
vention regular and declared he would
have remained with the regulars," de
clared Hundley.
This was new evidence secured since
the adjournment of the national com
mittee. It was a vindication of the
fight of last night. Under the steam
roller rules this could not have been
introduced. The Old rule said that no
evidence received since the adjourn
ment of the national committee could
be introduced. The new rules say
nothing on this point.
“There is vindication right there."
declared Halbert. "Under the old rule
we could not have introduced that new
Hancock affidavit.
"I have no interest personally in
this," shouted Hundley. "I am calling
to you t'roni and for regularity. 1 ap
peal for the Ninth congressional dis
trict. a great commercial center of the
South, for pure Republicanism and r e g.
ularity."
Judge O. D. Streel spoke, for the Taft
side of the contest. Judge Street made
the point that there are two factions in
Alabama, but. that the national com
mittee had seated the Taft delegates- I
at-large by a unanimous vote.
McHarg Explains
His Return.
Ormsby NlcHatg. former foe of
Roosevelt, but now one of hits active
leaders, appeared before the committee
to present evidence of alleged fraud in
those cases.
His appearance there caused surprise
in view of the early morning declara
tion of Colonel Roosevelt tjiat the ex
isting convention must not be further
recognized.
For additional news of the Re
publican convention at Chicago,
see page 4.
|T. R. in Fight
To Stay, He Says
UHI<'AGO. June 20.--The following
statement signed and issued by Colonel
Roosevelt was given out to Ute press
at 11:50 a. m.
“The time has come when I feel tha’
1 must make certain statements, not
. merely to the honestly elected members
of the Republican convention, but t<>
the rank and file of the Republican
party and to the honest people of the
entire nation.
"I went into this fight for certain
great principles. At the moment 1 can
only serve these principles by continu
ing to bear the personal lesponsibility
which their advocacy has brought to
me.
(Signed! "THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
The statement was given out to the
press by O. K. Davis. It means that
Rooshvelt will stay in the fight.
That the ex-president would remain
in the field was shown when a confer
ence of Roosevelt delegates yas called
for 2 p. tn. It was stated that th-
Roosevelt delegations would send onr
delegate each to the conference.'
Announcement of this conference
accompanid by formal denials fron
Governor Deneen. of Illinois, and Sena
tor Clapp, of Minnesota, that 'Root-eve it
bad released his delegates.
Fight to Continue. Says Hadley.
Governor Hadley, of Missouri, stat- i'
today after coming from a long confei ■
enee of Roosevelt leaders in the col-,
nel's suite that the fight on the floor'ot
the convention foi unseating the ;s
“tainted" delegates would be continue*;
at today's session along the Same line:
tha' it was begun on yesterday.
"Any further statement will com.
front Senator Dixon.” the governor san;
"Has Colonel Roosevelt released hit
delegates, according to rumor?" heua
asked.
ou II hate to talk to Senator Dixor
on that."
The governor was questioned re
garding a reported ruction betwefw.
himself and Colonel Roosevelt.
“I will fay there has been none,'
Mr. Hadley said.
Ga. White League
Loyal to Colonel
The Roosevelt Georgia White League
»aine to the aid of the Colonel today
Here's its war cry:
A hurry call was sent out this morning
by J. St. Julien Yates, president, for a
meeting of the league. In response to the
call a large and enthusiastic meeting was
held at headquarters. Several speeches
were made endorsing the action of the
Roosevelt delegates in refusing to submit
further to the steam roller process a»
carried on in Chicago.
Mr.'- Yates showed considerable warmlh
denouncing Hresldent Taft aS heediver of
Stolen goods with equal guilt of the theft
and renewed his loyalty to Colonel Roose
velt. and the following resolutions, offeree
by A. M. Crosby, secretary, were unami
mously adopted;
Resolved, That • this league, com
posed of the best element of white Re
publicans and independent Democrats
of the state of Georgia, hereby renew
their allegiance and loyalty to Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, and promise him
their support, and express the belie
that he is the only man in the.Repub'
lican party today who can break th
Solid South and carry the state o.
Georgia.
Resolved Further. That the follow
ing telegram be sent tn Colons
Roosevelt. Congress hotel. Chicago
111 : . '
White league, composed of Repub
licans and . independent Democrats,
indorse the withdrawal of delegates
from den of thieves and renew loy
alty to you. Believe you can carry
Georgia.
J. SI Jt I.IEN YATES. President.
A. M. CROSBY, Secretary.
Taft Denies
He Will Withdraw
WASHINGTON, Juno Emphatic
and vigorous denial was made at th*-
white bouse today that the president
intended to withdraw his name fron
consideration by the Chicago conven
tion and throw his support to the com
promise candidate.
Senators and tepresentatives tele
phoned and called personally to assure
the president of theip support and con
vince him the time had passed for a
compromise. Senator McCpniber urg
ed the president tp fight.to the end anc
to insist that his managers carry out
the program outlined. Former Repre
sentative Wood, of Ohio, called to ex
press like sentiment.
Secretarry of State Knox and Attor
ney General Wickersham were with
the president for an hour conferring on
departmental matters and the politics
situation at Cnicago
"His nerve is superb," said the attor
ney general. “He has not allowed tile
convention or the bolting of Roosevelt
or anything else to disturb his equi
librium.”
Secretary Knox declared he had no s
heard the president even consider with
drawing. He declared Ihe | xc-siden'
would stand firm.
Taft Leaders Decide
To Let T. R. Bolt
CHICAGO. June 20.- The Taft leader’
held a long conference at the Congress
hotel today and decided to "go on wilt)
the program and let Roosevelt bolt if be
wishes." To avert an immediate crisis,
however, they took under consideration a
plan to adjourn until 1 p. m.. Immediately
after convening in order to give the cre
dentials committee an opportunity !■
finish its work. This plan was favored
by most of the leaders.
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