The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-12
ROOSEVELT BOOM IS
SPRUNG in CAPITAL
His SUPPORTERS sol Nd
MEMBERS or COMMITTEE
Taft Wins \ictory Over Those Op-
posed 10 Harry New A. sub
Committee Chairman.
{ controversy Marks Political Gath.
ing al Capitol That Taft Sue
ceeds in Harmoniling.

vs. NAStiiNGTON. bee D .fast....
ties 20 an unexpected character and
irom AN unlocked Cor quarter de,~
oped Today among members OF The
Republican national committee aut
other prominent party leaders Who
are here in connection with rrr meet.
INK 90 morrow o. IN th, rm. and
place for The presidential nominating
convention neNt simmer Opposi'ion
Co Colonel Harry = Nas. of Indian.
apols fh" administration candidate
ior chairman 90 the row erfll sub com.
n.tfer on convention arranF~u,rfs
Vas responsible FOR the iH feeling cn.
geudered
Situation Clears
The situation. hov ever. cleared con.
sluerabiy late Boo the evening At the
pfesidenf dinner t1 the committee.
men. there sas uo open discussion OF
politics But it became known tm.
~ Hiediateiy after the diners had al
iOurned thai Secretary Hules and
other supporters of President TAFT
had Won a complete victory and that
Colonel NeU undoubtedly would head
the sub committee on arrangements.
Or also was evident that Taft forces
would control ih. entire mcmhershin
ot the subcommittee aud that the
STAT" Tor the subcommittee or i've
included. IN addition 20 Colonel NeR
National Comm ft~emen Mulvane. of
Kansas Nory-. of Ohio. Murphy. az
Sew Jersey. and Williams. ~ Oregon
All of these men are known to De
friendly 10 President Taft Commit
i"emau y e. Duncan. OF North Caro-
Ina. may be added later. az a sixth
member 81 the sub-,ommitt..
Only less Iutere,tiug than the un
looked for controversy over the con.
troll of the subcommittee. In charge
OF the convention was the cAploits
tioE throughout 'h" day Of Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt as thc ios-ibls
candidate Tor the presidential -uomi
nation The advocacy Of Colonel
Roosevelt. but thlniy yeiled yester
day. was open and promlscuouzlb
proclaimed TODAY
Force Roosevelt 70 Run.
Tho advocates of Colonel R0ose
veits nomination apparently based
their arguments iu his behalf upon
the fact that at no tim. had the Tor
mcr president announced that hs
would not accept the nomination .f i-
were rendered fo hin. n was recos
nizcd that he would not openly he
come candidate they said. but they
were busy sounding members Of th.
national committee and other prDmt
nent Republicans Boz ihe city as to
their sentiment iU regard 20 "forciul
the nomination upon the colonel
There we're many VINO connected
tho open advocacy uf Colonel Roose
ycits nomination with the opposition
60 naming q committee OF arrsnE-
ments dominated by admiui.tratiou
men. % WAS apparent tlroughout The
dsy that friends of Colonel Roosevelt
were endeatoriug in every Ray pos
sible 90 postpone action ly fhn ma
tiona' committee which would def.
nitely commit anybody 10 any mans
candidacy. The RoOseveIt cnthusi
acts frankly stated that their hope las
in working up q demand for Colonel
Roosevelt 10 bc expressed in the con
tention itself
Many Conferences Held
Friends ~ Colonel Roosevelt also
declared to-day that they we're making
mo- attempt at this time 20 force the
Issue Their object vac. they saId.
20 leave matters sufficiently open 90
permit Of bic candidacy a. fle psyche.
logical moment.
Many conference we're held durIrg
che dsy and continued until tne White
House dinner tonight. when President
Tar na- host 90 a body far from united
Ccosunu.e On Pa. zir.l