The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-05

publicans are determined to drive tina
steam roller over Colonel Theodor0
Roosevelt If they have the power. and
the steam to do it. And the steam
roller is to be started upon its work
THURSDAY
The national committee will meet
at o'clock in the Afternoon to be-
gin the preliminary fight between
/ Roosevelt and President Taft.
| Every one Of tne nifty three members
Of the committee is expected to ha in
his seat when the melting is called or
else be represented by proxy. 1t 10
! known in advance that the meeting
| will be the most important in the Lat
ter history of the party and sbsentees
will be unpopular by both sides
! There Is TO be no hesitation for fear
OF hurting feelings when the steam
roller starts, provided the Old guard
finds itself with strength enough to
language machine handily. There
will be no hesitation. either, for fear
OF hurting the party's chance in tina
November election. The purpose Of
the old guard win not nominate and
elect President Taft again. but Just
to nominate him for the sake of bedf-
Ing Colonel Roosevelt.
Roosevelt Must be Beaten.
are ready TO do any sort OF rough
work with the steam roller That IL
the tener Of every member OF Come
mitree here. who is opposed to Hoose-j
xelt--although those members are noS
saying so for publication.
| Today there was a report that was \
| taken az authentic that II the Roose-
| veitians are roughly used by the
steam roller crowd that Colonel
| Roosevelt will himself demand to b<s
admitted to the convention and mako
an argument in behalf OF a minortty3
/ report on the contests. And further
the report was. that If permission waa@
denied Roosevelt, he would take his@
| delegates into a separate conventioM-
/ by which he would be nominated.
| The steam roller advocates were not
scared by that rumor. They do no4S
care Of Roosevelt does bolt. In truth
! many OF them really hope he VIII
! They are not fighting for Taft ThaN8
are ready to go to any length in their
! own behalf II Roosevelt is month";
mated in n regular convention they
are dona for as factors in the Repub-S
| lican party. But II Roosevelt fsa
! forced to bolt. the elder brethren ra-
| tain tho machinery of the Republlcan
| party. and they would rather lost thA 4
! election than surrender the party ~
/ Roosevelt.
I Hare Weigh. 81 Numbers.
| he anti Rooseveltians claim they
/ have the weight of numbers to put
through any program that may BE-
| determined upon. They have counto6 d
| noses on the national committee ana
say-among themselves but not blaueeS8
| ing their ciaim--that they arc abs0
/ IuteIy sure 81 OF the So members 81
national committee.
I Twenty seven is a majority. MA
| The Rooseveltians have counte4
roses also and they admit tho 81
guard majority now. but expect fN
win on minority reports in the cos
The Taft people say they win sure
| ~ get 81. .~S3
m Roosevelt leaders do not adgAl
thai any Of the above will c6rta1nlS
| yote for Taft. but claim they havo Nz
chance TO get the votes OF any, Or
of them, in practically all mAffsye
| Several OF the committeemen
not sit personally in the hearnels M
wtI, Civ, proxies. But the men -
will trust with proxies VIII be Of IT,
own selection. ana consequently l41
| he dapended upon to have the
! fsettonai feelings that thoff p&3
nails have. Secretary Nagel and
a.nrs Crane and Penrose are axn1
those who will give proxies. but
viii be here for a day or two NJ
things started I'M pr0X10a -
announced are:
Proxies Announced. F7ssssa
/ For Secretary Naxel-CongreG
Richard Barthoidt. aSsS5
| For Senator Crane - ConoroM
George Lawrence.
| For Senator Penross--C onxreq
Martin Oimstead.
u For w. shackAiford. At Alas1
! B. HoGgatt-
! s. A. Perkins. Of waShin9te1s
likely to be hero sithars ~ Al
broken arm. and Il n rADoEt
hts proxy may 90 to Wluln1
! Jr.. Of New York aAtj~1
Mtags W11 II