The Washington times., 1912-06-14

roll call, considered the baggage of
Taft. will lead OF with breaks into the
Roosevelt column. After that, who
shall say what may happen?
Hence the talk OF Crane about a COM
promise candidate, like Cummins. Crane
never talks compromise until he knows
he is whipped. Penrose never admits
the sun Is not shining unless II is
pouring rain.
"Folks Back Home" Coming.
And the people back home. are COM
ing to Chicago. 1t does not matter to
them whether they can get hotel -ac-
commodations or not. They intend to
see that a square deal is passed around
or know the reason why. Mass meet
ings have been held all over Indiana
since the Roosevelt delegates from that
State were ousted by the national COM
mittee, and prospective State candi-
dates, party leaders, state committee
men, and others have been notified that
II such tactics are pursued in the cre--
dentials committee and on the floor OF
the convention Indiana will go Demo-
cratic until the cows come. No Repub-
lican now living, even though still in
his teens, need ever aspire to any of
flee IL the committee on credentials sus-
tains the national committee in its theft
Of the Indiana delegates, say those
folks back home" .,
Decisions May Be Reversed.
Indiana is typical. other States are
taking fire. National committeeman
from progressive States who have been
voting with Taft are in daily receipt OF
hundreds of kilograms and letters
couched In blistering terms, denouncing
them for their action. Members elect
ed to the committee on credentials will
have this same back home" pressure
brought to bear on them, and It Is very
probable that this committee will undo
lot Of the work done by the national
committee, seat a lot of Roosevelt dele
gates that the national committee un-
seated. and organize the convention for
Roosevelt
Every case which was tried before
the national committee will be tried be-
fore the credentials committee, and.
with the country fully aroused. the ere
dentials committee. composed of men
who have political ambitions. will stop,
look, and listen
Hence the confidence of the Roosevelt
n en-.
Hence the haste of Crane and Penrose
to start a campaign for third man,
and talk about settling things amicably.
But 1t is too late. The clans are gath
ertng.
The worst is yet to come for the road
roller. This little old town will be pack
ed to the limits by Monday with thous-
ands OF Republicans from the great
progressive Roosevelt Middle West.
They will come prepared to do business.
They will make short shrift OF the rotten
Republican boroughs of the South and
OF the Penrose and Cranes. They will
meet face to face their own committed
men, who have been following. in cap
tivity, the Taft chariot and strong, hot
words will be heard. Ultimatums will
follow.
And Then the Lid Goes Off.
As a fitting climax to all this a mass
meeting will be held in the huge audi.
torium, Chicago's largest hail. Monday
night. just before the convention opens
Ben Lindsey. Francis Heney, former
Senator Beveridge, Gov. Hiram John
son, Senator Borah and Others" are
billed to speak. All of the original
seven little governors will be there.
Here is a picture of what may hap.
pen at the Auditorium Monday night
Imagine bands. bunting. fiags, cheering
crowds, milling multitudes. and Roose.
veltism rampant; imagine Beveridge's
eloquence and logic greeted by frenzied
cheers; imagine Lindsey's cogent rhe.
torical denunciations Of bosses, received
with repeated cheers. Picture the
Roosevelt governors and Senators add.
ing their fiery periods to the voice OF
defiance against Penrose and the rest
OF the former leaders OF the Republican
party.
Imagine a vast throng cheering the
oratory of a Beveridge, and imagine ir
the midst of tumult extraordinary the
appearance on the stage, up front and
center. Of a rugged figure, stocky
sturdy. muscular. homely: figure OF
breadth and obvious power; a face
famed for flashing teeth and health,
color. Imagine this rugged person peer
ing through nose glasses and grinninl
the old grin, as the vast throng leaps