Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-14

must do his full duty and not give up
the fight
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt CAIN
paign manager, said:
IF Theodore Roosevelt is not want
ed by the convention for President of
the United States. next Tuesday, you
can back me up against wall and do
anything yGu want to with me-"
After he had been cheered until he
raised his hand for silence, Senator
Dixon proceeded to declare that the
Republican National committee could
not possibly get enough delegates for
Taft to be nominated. Francis e. Hen
ey of San Francisco then took the ros-
trlIm. When he announced that the Ma
tional committee had given the Mis-
souri, delegates-at-large to Roosevelt
there was a tumult, and then MIR.
Flynn asked
after that do you still compare the
National committee to the Forty
Thieves"
Yes" responded Heney. Il still COM
pare some of the committee to the
Forty Thieves
But don't you think the committee
is Improving" Flynn continued.
only as to results" said Heney
Governor Stubs of Kansas. William
Allen White Edward G. Darlington
of Maryland delegation and others
shared in stirring up enthusiasm
Mr.. Darlington aroused cheers by
making the prediction that the cleo
tors to be chosen in Maryland prob
ably would be found with the electors
of \Apcf Ia,
supporting Roosevelt in the Electoral
College, even though he should not be
named as the Republican candidate.
Following this meeting, the mem
bers of the National committee began
to arrive from the adjourned meeting
at the Coliseum and they were at once
surrounded and pressed for explana-
lions of the sudden adjournment fol-
lowing the Missouri contest decision in
Roosevelts favor
Arthur |. Vorys of Ohio was consid-
erably impressed BY the news and az
once sought out Senator Crane The
senator allayed Mr. Vorys' apprehen-
sion by suggesting that the committee
had adjourned to give at attorneys
time to prepare other cases. Senator
Borah of Idaho confessed that he was
ignorant of the reason for the sudden
adjournment and said that it was at
the request of Senator Crane The
Idaho senator said he thought it pos
sible that some of the committee lead
erS had been fooled on evidence In
the Missouri contest and wished to
look carefully into the evidence in the
Washington and Texas contests before
bringing them up in the committee for
action These contests like those i'm
Missouri were instituted by the Taft
forces
Senator Dixon took an entirely diff
ferent view of the matter, stating that
the Taft leaders on the committee had
been frightened by desertions from
their own ranks. II positively know"
said Mr.. Dixon, that two members
of the National committee who have
been voting with the Steam roller
served notice, last night, that they
would go no further in unseating
Roosevelt delegates who had been
regularly chosen. l know who they
are and could name them if | would.
There are other members of the com
mittee who cannot stand the strain
much longer. That's why Penrose and
CIV iieu eotNoNNi' ills dlleiiooii, 10
counsel on a change of plans"
The Roosevelt campaign manager
concluded his statement with the fat
declaration that the Roosevelt forces
would control the temporary organiza-
ton of the convention and that
Roosevelt would be nominated. The
senator admitted. however, that the
control of the temporary organization
might not mean that the Roosevelt
forces would control the credentials
committee, because each member of
that committee is selected by his state
delegation and not by the convention.
"All the evidence in all the con-
tests before the National committee
will have to be gone over again."
said MIR. Dixon, "and there may be