Show roosevelt severs relations with party chicago after making preliminary arrangements for the organization of a new party colonel roosevelt on saturday definitely severed his relations with the national convention in a statement setting forth his position in this regard he said that since the convention had bad declined to remove the delegates who he contends are fraudulent ho he could not recognize its authority ile ho urged his delegates to refrain from voting in the convention but stated that in case they did vote he would not free them from the obligation to cast their ballots for him |