The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
GAME OF BLUFF.
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Chicago today, SO far as members OF
the Republican national.
were concerned.
Before night a majority of the com
mitteemen as we'll as leaders who COM
to look after the interests of partlcu'
lar candidates for the presidential nom
nation were expected to arrive in read,
mess for the formal organization o.
the committee which is scheduled to pe
taken up tomorrow. On Friday tbs
committee is expected to begin consid-
Grafton of contests.
senator Dixon. of Montana, manager
for Col. Roosevelt and Congressman
w. B. Mckinley of Illinois, manager
for Mr.. Taft. were to arrive today.
The early arrivals included Senator
Newell Sanders of Tennessee, who IS &c
be one of the active workers at TaIt
-eadouarters; former Governor Durbin
of Indiana and Will H. Hays, Vle9
chairman. of the Republican committed
of that state, Foster B. Brown or Chat-
tanooga, former attorney general OF
Porto Rico, and who is to assist Cnas
| Dick of Ohio in presenting the Tart
| claims in the contests and }. W.
| Blodgett, national committc man from
Michigan.
THE idea of holding open sessions OF
the contests hearing is agreeaple 70
me- said Mr.. Blodgett, although II
is probable that closed hearings Woulo
expedite the proceedings
Twill senator Root be temporary
chairman"
"tOf course. Mr.. Roosevelt will not
be able to defeat the senator who is
one of the really big men OF the coun-
try"
Steam Roller to Be Brought Out.
Old guard Republicans are deter
mined to drive the steam roller over
Col. Theodore Roosevelt if they have
the power and the steam to do it. And
the steam roller is to be started upon
it's work Thursday.
The national committee will meet
at 2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon to
Roosevelt and President Taft.
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
manage the machine handily. There
will be no hesitation, either, for fear
of hurting the party's chances in the
November election. The purpose of
the old guard will be not to nominate
and elect President a again, but
just to m him for the sake
of beating Colonel Roosevelt.
To peal Roosevelt the elder
brethren are ready to do any sort of
rough work with the steam roller.
That is the temper of every member
of the committee-who is opposed to
Roosevelt-although those members
are not saying so for publication.
Today there was a report that was
taken az authentic, that if the Roose-
veltians are roughly used by the
steam roller crowd, that Colonel
Roosevelt will himself demand to be
admitted to the convention and make
an argument in behalf of a minority
report on the contests. And further,
the report was that if denied that per-
mission, Colonel Roosevelt would take
his delegates into a separate
ton, by which he would De nomi-
mated.
The steam roller advocates were
not scared by that rumor. They do
not care if Roosevelt does bolt. In
truth, many of them really hope he
will. They are not fighting for Taft.
They are ready to go any length in
nominated in a regular" convention,
they are done for. as factors in the
Republican. party. But if Roosevelt
is forced to bolt, the elder brethren
the machinery of the Repub-
party and they would rather
lose the election than surrender the
party to Roosevelt. |
The anti-RooseveItians claim they
have the weight of members to put
any program that may be
determined upon. They have counted
noses on the national committee and
Haunting their claims-that they are
absolutely sure of 81 of the So mem
bers of the national committee.
is a majority.
The Rooseveltians have counted
noses also, and they admit the old
guard majority now, but expect to win
on minority reports in the convention.
Every member of the committee has
been ticketed by both sides, with this
result:
Committeeman admitted by both to
be for Taft are:
Alabnma-P. d. Barker.
Arkarsas-Poweli Clayton.
Colo-odo-Charles Lavender.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES F. BROKER
Delaware-T. Coleman Dupont.
Florida-Henry S. Chubb.
Georgla-Henry Blum, jr.
Indidpa-Harry s.. New.
Iowa-Ernest E. Hart.
Kansas-David w. Mulvane.
MISREPRESENTATION P. Jackson.
Massachusetts-W. Murray Crane.
Michigan-John w. Blodgett.
Mississippi-L. w. Moseley.
Missouri-Charles Nagel.
Montana. A. NARROW.
Nebraska-Victor Rosewater.
New Hampshire-Fred w. Esta-
New Jersey-Franklin Murphy.
North Carolina-E. C. Duncan.
Ohio Arthur L. Vorys.
OregOn-Ralph E. Williams.
Pennsy Ivania-Bois Penrose.
Rhode Island-William P. Sheffield.
VerInont-James w. Brock.
Virgi1ia-Alvah H. Martin.
Washington-S A. Perkins
West Virginia-N. B. Scott.
Wyon1ng-George E. Paxton.
Total 20.
Roosevelt Committeeman.