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Show M FORM NEWPAKIY Possibility of Roosevelt and Bryan'Being the Leaders. Chicago, June 22. "Mr. Roosevelt's name will, not be presented by his friends to the convention as now constituted," con-stituted," was tho declaration of Ormsby McHarg of tho Roosevelt forces today. "The nomination speech of William A. Prendergast, which had been Intended In-tended to be delivered in presenting Mr. Roosevelt, will not be made. "The Roosevelt forces will remain In the convention, but as long as tainted delegates remain and there seems every prospect that they will remain, wo will not participate in the nomination." Mr. McHarg declared that If Colonel Roosevelt's friends Insisted upon a third party, at the close of this convention, con-vention, they -would remain In Chicago with Mr. Roosevelt to confei on the party plans. Mr. McHarg expressed the belief that a convention would be planned to be called probably within six-weeks six-weeks "Have you seen the possibility of a possible Independent ticket with Roosevelt and Bryan as the standard bearers, Mr. Roosevelt the candidate for vice president'" ho was asked. ' Does tho sun bow to the moon?" was Mr. McHarg's reply. Mr. McHarg added, however, that he saw no reason why an honest Democrat Demo-crat and an honest Republican could not unite on a platform of progres-slvelsm. progres-slvelsm. oo |