Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-15
TAFT forces ARE ACTIVE
DECLARES ROOSIlvELTS COMING
Is ONLY A LAST DESrER-
ATE CHANCE.
WILL SPEAK ON MONDAY
The Colonel VIII Address Big Mass
Meeting of Roosevelt Adhcrents
on Next Monday.

CHICAGO, June l4.-Addition by
the republican national committee Of
II delegates from Alaska, Oklahoma,
South Carolina and Tennessee to the
credited 10 taft" list and announce
ment that Theodore Roosevelt had
started for Chicago constituted the
concrete developments of the politi-
cal situation here up to late hour
tonight.
What may be Mr.. Rooseyelts def
mite intention in his sudden ana 10
some extent unexpected visit TO Chl-
cago, no one knows.
The general impression at midnight
was that the Taft majority In the ma
tonal committee had adopted an
uucompromising attitude toward inc
coming contests and that the toose-
welt people could expect little at their
hands. Color was given to this view
by the Taft headquarters giving out
a table Of their claims Of delegates
including all Of the delegates from
the crucial districts not yet passed
upon by the committee
A Desperate Effort.
The announced departure of Roosc-
Welt for Chicago formed the man
spring for the activities of the TAFT
bureau here today, Throughout the
day and evening Taft leaders dis
cussed the effect his arrival and his
efforts are likely 10 have on. the sit
cation. Tonight three statements
were issued from the Taft headquar-
ters. two by Director Mckinley ana
one By william Barnes Jr, Of New
York. OF these two were inspired
10y Roosevelts start for Chicago.
Mr. Mckinley said the Roosevelt
managers had sent for their chief as
a last hope when they were con-
vlnced of impending defeat
During the day the hotel lobbies
and the various headquarters nave
lnz2ed with compromise candidate
gossip. Reappearance of comprom-
ise tax called forth lengthy state
ment from Director Mckinley IN
which he charged the Roosevelt fore
es with encouraging 1t.
Talking of Compromise.
within the last "a hours" said the
statement, men high In the coun-
ellis of Theodore Roosevelt have en-
ergetically encouraged talk OF
compromise candidate for president
This is an admission of patent fact
namely: that Theodore Roosevelt ls
a defeated candidate in this conVeh-
ton"
plans for demonstrations of various
sort to offset the arrival of Roosevelt
tomorrow were discussed by The Taft
leaders, but no scheme was adopted,
II was practically decided to treat the
presence of the Colonel with silence
and disdain, although the Taft re
ception committee, which has begun
the work of rounding no delegates
and caring for them, was urged to
additional activity tomorrow.
VIII Address Meeting.
The Roosevelt leaders, themselves
somewhat surprised by the Coloners
sudden decision to come to Chicago,
Immediately planned to avoid any
thing spectacular in his arrival. 1t
was agreed that Mr.. Roosevelt be met
at the train and taken Immediately to
the Congress Hotel, where the rooms
formerly known as the presidential
suite" had been reserved for the
former president, After Mr.. Roose-
welt is safely in his rooms they say
the program is for him to outline.
"Will the Colonel make any speech
es before the convention" Senator
Dixon was asked
There Is no speaking program that
/ know of except that Mr.. Roosevelt
will address the mass meeting at the
auditorium theater Monday night"
Mr., Dixon replied.
1T i5 very difficult I'm such a situa-
ton as this to conduct negotiations
over the phone said Senator Dixon.
''He is coming here to be In touch
and to aid us in fighting the men
who would steal tn nomination away
from the republicans Of the coun-
try"
Today Mr.. Mckinley issued from
Taft headquarters a revised table Of
delegates selected, brought up TO date
to agree with the decisions of the ma
tional committee in contested cases.
The table gives Taft 594; 81 more
than are necessary to nominate;
Roosevelt 43S; LaFollette SO and
Cummins 0. The table gives Roose-
Welt the 20 Missouri delegates ac-
corded hiy by the national committee
and credits Taft with 16 from that
state. Taft claims SO of New York's
90 uninstructed delegates Roosevelt
is given "a California votes and Taft
2. Taft claims all of the IA delegates
from washington. all of the "a from
Virginia ard 80 of the 40 from Texas
which the Roosevelt forces VIII con-
test before the national committee to-
riorrow.