AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

West Coast Times, 25 June 1912, Page 2

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

ROOSEVELT ALSO STARTED. HIS PA HUTS AN’S REFUSE TO BQX&t ; "THOU SHALT NOT STEAL." [I’EK PRESS ASSOCIATION.-- COFTBIOBX.] CHICAGO, Juno 23. After organising his now party Mr Roosevelt formally withdrew' from tho Convention and issued a manifesto declaring that the Convention did not represent tho Republican voters but merely successful fraud overriding tho rank and file. It would, Mr. Roosevelt added, bo deeply discreditable to any man to accept its nomination. He announced that the new jwrty’s motto would be "Thou sbalt not steal.” ' The Convention voted as follows on the question of nomination for llio Presidential election:— President Taft 561 Colonel Roosevelt 103 Senator La Follotto 41 Senator Cummins 17 W. H. Hughes 2 It appears that 314 delegates did not vote. DEMOCRATS QUARRELLING.

CHICAGO, Juno 23. In view of tho Republican split, extraordinary interest centres in. tho Democratic Convention at Baltimore. A similar conflict has broken out between the Conservative and Progressive wings. Dr. Woodrow Wilson has joined Mr W. J, Bryan in opposing Mr. Parker’s candidature for chairman. It is believed that if tho Conservatives dominate the Convention many of the Progressive Democrats will support Mr, Roosevelt. ROOSEVELT’S PLATFORM,

Reuter states that Mr, Roosevelt's platform will bo thoroughly progressive. It will include women’s suffrage, tariff revision, national commission to control trusts, revision and strengthening of monetary laws without centralising credit.