Arizona republican., 1912-06-19
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carry out their instructions" Dixon claimed for Roosevelt P votes cast today for Root which are instructed l for Roosevelt and the expressed con- i fldence that the credentials committee 1 or the convention would throw out some of the contested delegates seat 1 ed by the national committed From
 Maryland where the entire delegation of sixteen was instructed for Roose-
 welt by the primary eight delegates 1 today voted for Root for temporary chairman" the senator insisted
 Tn Oregon where the entire ten i votes were instructed for Roosevelt the delegates today voted for Root Pennsylvania had four delegates the same way. This makes a total of ! 2 from the primary states who have ] openly announced that they would vote for Roosevelt These 22 deduct ed from 55S leaves only 536 for Taft being four short of a majority. There are delegates from other states who voted for Root today who will vote for Roosevelt's nomination.
 Commencing tomorrow we will pre- sent the cases of delegates fraudu- IelIllN StdlCu bS LllG lloillOIictl No4Ai- mittee from California, Washington, Arizona, Texas. Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana and other states aggregating upwards of seventy five to a new court in the shape of the credentials committee that must be passed on by the convention itself"
 The action of the Wisconsin dele gation in splitting on the temporary chairmanship is regarded ominous by some of the Roosevelt leaders. Some of the delegates are said to be con- siderably aroused because La Toilette urged the delegation to take no ac- tive action in the temporary organi- zation.
 Statements by Taft Men
 The Taft bureau countered on the Roosevelt men with two statements, one by Director Mckinley and the other William Barnes. Mckinley s announcement follows Taft today demonstrated his absolute control of the national convention. His Candl- date for temporary chairman was elected by an ample majority, the vote disclosing the weakness of the Roose- welt faction. Roosevelt admitted his own lack of strength by declining to place before the convention candl- date for temporary chairman His managers attempted a coalition with the candidate of LaFollette but the combination was repudiated He at tempted, however, to disguise hlS own weakness by this action and also ac- compIish the overthrow of Root oF united opposition. Roots Splenolo victory positively assures Iatts nom Iination. The full limit of Roosevelt strength has now been boiled ana the colonel still lacks seventy more votes necessary for majority Every et- fort will be made to delay the con- sideration of all questions in the nope of making further inroads on the col Iumn of Taft delegates.
 The methods will prove futile. The defeat which they sustained today IS the beginning of the disastrous end, iTaft,s nomination, always certain, was made positive by the developments of the first day of the convention. Barnes had this to say: The re- sult of the convention today is con 1 elusive proof that this convention IS ! in no sense a Roosevelt convention
 In my judgment the Taft vote Wll
 exceed that given the temporary
 chairman. I regret that few dele
 gates from New York have failed to
 comprehend their patriotic duty and
 through the lure of possible spolitica advancement have mfSFepre9elit0o
 their backbone consciousness "HiOi they were elected to represent"
 Nine of the Illinois delegation which
 cave nine votes to Root held an in formal conference tonight. L. l. 0liei
 man former lieutenant governor .rl
 Illinois. and a member or the ueiesa-