Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-20

their tense expectancy of develop
mcnts and awaited the next word.
Much Speculation
as TO the effect of a resolution of the
national convention into two bodies,
each of which would organize, adopt
platforms and nominate candidates
for president and vice president.
These facts stand out in this dis
cussion.
If the convention refuses to reScind
action of the nationa1 committee the
great Republican primary states OF
Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. Ohio, Illinois, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Maryland, California and
Oregon, besides the Republican states
of Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Maine,
Idaho. Indiana, Michigan, New York
and Iowa will be represented in the
progressive convention to be created.
1t will leave to Mr. Taft's convention
only the Republican states of Colo
RADIO, Connecticut, Delaware, Montana.
Nevada. Rhode Island, with represerl-
tativeS from New York, Ohio, Mis-
souri,. Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont
and Wyoming, besides the southern
states, practically all of which have
been handed to Mr.. Taft by the
national committee.
What La Toilette would do is prob
lematical There is big split in the
yesterdays action of I.aFollette ad
visers and IA of the 26 votes from
that state probably will follow the
lead of the Roosevelt progressives.
The North Dakota delegates, all bu'
enc, would unquestiOnably go with the
Roosevelt men.
Senator Cummins, through his cam
raign manager, Senator Kenyon, has
made his position perfectly clear tC
the Taft and Roosevelt men. He is q
| progressive, and as such will go along
with the progressives. His Iowa dele
gates supported McGovern yesterday
| they will demand fair settlement 0
all contests. They will not counter
stand for the right no matter in whose
camp it may be.
| If the second conv vention- plan i:
adopted and carried through, anC
| Colonel Roosevelt is nominated, hi
progressive following will name can
didates for every office which is oper
to a party man. All the tickets il
| the field sanctioned by them will be
progressive in name and nature.
The colonel's lieutenants, in theil
| high hope. say today that the progress
sive movement is so strong that ever
with three candidates in the field The
Roosevelt ticket can be elected
One point that does not escape thu
spectators in the big political aren:
is the marked difference in the char
acter of the Roosevelt and Taft foo
| leaders.
Over there in the New York dele
cation is the Taft floor major-domo
Bill Barnes. Hard faced, coarse OF
feature and truculent of voice, he
stands for the very worst things il
political life. Then there is Boss "Bie
Steve" Stevenson and Guggenheim OF
Colorado fame; Boss Hemmenway OF
Indiana, Senator Bradley of Kentucky
| boasting his vote for Lorimer: Con
gresham Payne of New York, author
Of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill; Victo
Rosewater, whom the people of Ne
braska repudiated only a few week
ago.
Representing the Roosevelt force;
are such men as Governor johnson
and Francis j. Heney of California
Governor Hadley of Missouri, Senator
Clapp of Minnesota, Governor Deneer
of Illinois, Ex-Governor Fort of New
Jersey and Allen of Kansas.
Former Senator Beveridge would
| be there also but for the crooked worl
of the national committee.