Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-06
Roosevelt Boomers Working Very
Hard to Dominate nin. '."
NAY GET 40 TAFT DELEGATES
Despite Presidents Declarations That
He Is Not a Candidate. There 10 a
Strono Concerted Movement to
Swing the Convention to Him.

WASHINGTON. d. c., June 5.-Des'
pite his repeated declarations that
under no circumstances would he ac'
cept the nomination. there is much
evidence to justify the statement that
a determined. concentrated enort Is
going to be made in Chicago to STAN
pede the convention for Mr.. Roosc-
welt. Some astute politicians, In the
Republican party are identified with
the NOV cment, and will be on the
ground early to push 1t along.
Delegates who arrive prior to the
assembling of the convention on June
16, will BE- buttonholed and led away
to quiet places where an attempt Will
be made TO have them see the stu
alton as those engaged in the mis-
s:opary work view it. The chief ar
pument that will be used with them
Is that the President Is the only man
in the party who would be absolutely
certain. Of election and could pull
through a number CT state tickets and
innumerable county tickets which are
now in jeopardy and likely to be lost
to the Republicans.
Deia1ates May Desert TAFT.
Ohio is to be pointed to as a nota-
Bile illustration. for there the Repub-
licans are not in good shape ON ac-
count of recent internal dissensions
and also because of the opposition OF
a .respectabls number Of Republican
newspapers TO the candidates for at
torney general, state auditor, ana
state treasurer.
The positive assertion was mad"
hst night that during the next ten
DAYS between thirty and forty ma
tional delegates now counted upon as
dertain to vote for Secretary TAFT Will
declare themselves in favor OF hoose-
velt's denomination.
1t is also stated that when the name
of a large Southern state high up on
the roll is called at the convention "
will announce its vote for Roosevelt.
instead Of for Taft, as is now geneYai-
ly expected.
Time alone will demonstrate wheth-
er these statements have substantse
foundation, or whether the wish that
some such things should happen IS
father TO the thought or beliSf that
thew will happen. ~
Letter Intended to Check eoom.rF
Perhaps the President had either a
premonition or actual knowledge or
the scheme Cd these anti-Taft Repub-
licaps when he wrote letter day
or two ago to a member OF the west
virginia delegation in Congress re-
stating in positive language his posi-
ton a the subject Of a renominstion.
TIA A&E1 couple of the delegates
from that state, who were supposed
to no for Taft. indicated their inten-
ton to vote for the President instead,
and the next day Messrs. Vorys ana
Hitchcock. the Taft managers, had a
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt. botn
believed the third-term boomers snoufu
r., Given another setback. and conse
ouent!y he wrote the letter, which VIII
probably be made public soon.
Senator Bourne, Of Oregon, VINO
orieinated the second elective term
cxpressicn. is said to have In his pos
session letters from a dozen delegates
saying that, while instructed for Tau'
thew intend to vote for Roosevelt.
yery likely the secretsrys managers
tnex of the existence OF these letters
before thew saw the President.
Senator Foraker. OF Ohio will not
,ttend the national convention. He
will probably be in Cincinnati al tne
time. When he was asked why ne
expected to miss. for the nrst une
since he was a young man. the gam.
erioe OF the Republican hosts OF tne
nation. he remarked. naively and WIN
a smile. Candidates. you know, 40
not attend the convention.
Dick Arrayed With Allies.
Senator Dick is going. and expects
IN keen busy all the time. The junior
senator will assurcdIy support Secre
tary Taft IL he is nominated out "
ts M secre, that he believes he should
NOT be nominated. He has been .
monument worker in the camp o! 'a.
allies. and will continue TO be un'n
the ticket ID nominated.
Those VINO have talked win n'm
have 70, the impression that, IN Ms
judgment. the only safe thing for the
Repub,jcaps to do IL they wish to CAT
,x the elections In November and r.
tain full control Of the Federal gov
eminent. is to repominatc the OLD ucA
et-RooscvcN and Fairbanks.
Fsirbsnks ter second e'see.
n has '.ccT obvious for more than
q fortnight that powerful influences
are at wosk to obtain for Nr. Fa'r
banks second place on the hcke.
asain even with Secretary Tsft- ana
!, is not doubted by many OF the vice
presidents friends that he would &C
cept a renomina,ion.
But there are oshc. influential Nc
prb,,canr who arc casting anxious
eycs toward Ne~ York. and ~ho arc
cf the opinion thst q strong Ne~ York
man mav BE- Absolutely essential to
.nsurc the electoral vote OF the f",
pirc state fer the ticset. F"r ina.
reason they are preparing 10 starr