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ROOSEVELT TO Be
A CANDIDATE
HIS DELEGATES WILL OPPOSE
MAKING TEMPORARY ROLL
CALL PERMANENT.
NAME T. r. AT ALL ODDS.
As Representatives Of the People,"
Claim Right to This Action
All Talk Of a Bolt Discount
ed However.

ed However.
Chicago, June 17.-Out Of chaos OF
claims and counterclaims reports Of q
break" to Roosevelt from the Taft
ranks and declaration by the Taft
managers that Colonel Roosevelt's at
tempts to steal" their delegates had
met with failure there came the frank
statement by Roosevelt leaders that
regardless of what the Anal roundup
of delegates may show, Colonel Roose-
velt will leave Chicago a nominee for
president.
Will Be No Bolt.
There will be no bolt they say, but
II there is an attempt to make perma-
nent the temporary roll reported by
the national committee the Roosevelt
delegates, believing they have right
to act as Representatives Of the pee
pie" may take matter in their own
hands, nominate Mr.. Roosevelt in the
Coliseum and claim for him the regu-
lar nomination of the Republican
party.
8orah Discounts Bolt Talk.
IF an attempt is made to adopt the
temporary roll made by the national
committee, which denied practically
ill of our contests, the convention will
never get beyond that" declared one
Of the Roosevelt leaders.
Senator Borah, talked Of az the
Roosevelt candidate for temporary
chairman, discounted all talk Of bolt.
Personally, do not believe there
10 any chance of third party or
bolt" he said. History shows con-
clusively that no successful party ever
was born under such auspices. It
would be created half formed"
There were others among the Roose-
welt supporters who declared that
would be no occasion for q trump"
convention or for Convention with
In a convention" in the Coliseum.
They based that claim upon report
ed assertions among the Taft dele
gates and the belief that the colonel
would control the situation in the con.
vention.
Taft Leaders Confident
The Taft leaders, however, were
equally confident that tho president
would be the regular nominee Of the
party and that their delegates would
Stick"
The situation continues to hinge
upon the action of some southern dele
gates. They appear to hold the bal
Rncce Of power and conflicting claims
are made Of their support. Both sides
plainly were anxious over the situa-
ton and neither knew Just what could
be depended upon. The solution ap-
parently will have to come in the con-
vention itself.
It was said that the Roosevelt
forces would make their stand In the
convention as soon as it meets and IL
called to order by Chairman Victor
Rosewater of the national committee.
Some of the Roosevelt leaders were
In favor of deferring the first great
tight until the question of adopting
the temporary roll should arise. The
plan was abandoned, it is said, when
was likely to be chosen as temporary
chairman. Some Roosevelt adherents
frankly admitted that they feared Sen.
ator Roots prestige in the convention
and proposed to make their fight over
his selection, which in itself will in.
volve the question Of the temporary
roll.
Roosevelt Men to Give Name.
As soon as Mr. Rosewater presents
the name Of Mr.. Root for temporary
chairman, the Roosevelt delegates will
place another name in nomination.
When the California delegation is
reached, Gov. Hiram Johnson, accord
ing the report, will attempt to cast
the entire rs votes Of the delega ton
against the New York senator. His
right to do this will be contested by
the Taft delegates from the Fourth
California district seated by the ma.
tional committee. The vote on the
temporary craftsmanship usually is
cast according to the temporary roll.
The Roosevelt adherents do not pro.
pose to submit to such an arrange.
ment this year, claiming that the ma
tional committee is attempting to dc.
liver Stolen goods"
Fight Will Be On.
The lines will be drawn at once and
the fight will be on. What the out
come will be, what the Roosevelt
leaders will eventually do, remains .
matter of conjecture.
The prediction, however, made in
some quarters that the convention new.
or will be organized.
DIES, EvADE SENTENCE.