The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-20

1oang convention hall the inside nothing do
while their brother cops outside being by the mobs
ROOT CHANGES THE OUTLOOK.
The big puzzle what caused Col Roosevelt to practically de-
se the field of battle yesterday afternoon when the test vote the
Watson resolution showed he holding his strength the convention
although there plainly visible feeling among the delegates and spec
4atoss that he for big struggle The credit for driving the Colonel
from behind his reawoks of delegates and forcing him open threats
1b bolt given by politicians to Elhu Root of New York
In all the prennaes the convention the Colonel had the d
vantage has been found since the the Coliseum that confdn
hal representatives from his his support well founded
And the Colonel got here last Saturday afternoon he
seeded to give an imitation Of rhoe beating the barrier and spread
On Sunday COL Roosevelt enjoyed big He moving
pwad the goal like automobile fire engine answering alarm in
Harlem On Sunday night there few political observers outside of
the hebound reaconaes who did think that Col Roosevelt
would take the nomination BY breaking the Taft forces before the
first ballot and gathering sufficient strength to win from the debris
FINDS TAFT MEN IN THE DUMPS.
At about that time Ehu Root of New York
Vie found himself the midst Of coter Of pepexed bosses the same
g Senator Bo Penose of Pennsylvania Senator Reed Smoo of
Utah. William Barnes Of New York and others Of equal interest n
the Taft movement Their perpexy due to the impetus the arrival
f COL Roosevelt had given his BOOM They had been unable do
anything to stop that impetus.
Senator Ehu Root did something that put the brakes Col
Roosevelt The New York Senator had not been town long when
blight fell on the Roosevelt chances The Coones supporters knew
they had encountered cold and tried vanty to from
2ut every way they turned they got more of Chill
BY Monday night The Coonel boom had dead stop
and when the convention met Tuesday beginning
backwards At the present time Senator Root appears to have the
whole Republican organization movement in his hands the old
time party looking to him them and the party from
what they regard ck situation New York leaders, knowing
something of the Root plans but not enough warrant them making
them public assert that the Senator will the party and that Col
Roosevelt will be around with his hat in his hand looking for something
from the party table before he through with his nsgent
Senator Cummins word from Washington to-day hoped
would be bolt the convention e
cation by telephone with his friends who have been urging his candidacy
,ps compromise candidate
Col Roosevelt dn release his delegates ALL and the prep
hrtons for bolt party 90 according to the original
schedule Former Governor Regis Post of Porto Rico who journyed
TO Cgo with the candidate and has his
announced the release but this Col Roosevelt declared incorrect
Interpretation Of his sentiment The Colonel said:
"The time has when feel that must make certain
statements not only to the honestly elected members Re-
publican National Convention but the and party
and the honest people OF the entire nation this fight
for certain great principles At the moment only
principles by continuing bear the personal responsibility which
their advocacy has brought
"On behalf of these principles made appeals straight
to the people themselves, went before Them | made my
argument full and every move made in the Open
without coneament of any kind The opposition
extraordinarily bitter for opposed by the practically solid
phanx of the big consciencelesS politicians with back of
them the practically solid phalanx of the big, conscenceless
benedahes of special privilege every FORM and of course
the many big newspapers which controlled by the
interest of the bosses and special privilege,
SAYS HE WON ON APPEAL TO PEOPLE.
Nevertheless, in the appeal to the people won In many
of the Republican States and of the Democratic where
there large and real Republican party, primaries different
kinds held and substantial expression of the will of the
people was obtained In these primary States three mil
lion voters the rank and file OF the Republican party
votes; beat Taft considerably two to one In these
States obtained delegates Mr. raft one Nearly
threefouhs OF my delegates primary States
where the people had chance express themselves
"Mr TatS strength indicated by the roll calls
already TAKEN consisted chiefly (ade his stolen
deegae OF nearly the solid delegations Territories
and from the Southern States which real Repub-