The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-17

Chicago, June 1T.--s;enator Dixon to-
day declared the count showed forty
two majority for Roosevelt when the
convention should open and said: we
are going to fight from the jump and
will elect a temporary chairman by a
majority larger than forty-two. /
think Borah viii be the temporary
chairman"
1t is not expected by Taft's friends
that there will be any effort to change
the report of the national committee
until the vote comes on election of
temporary chairman but if there
should be, 1t will be met with stub
born resistance and any motion will
be challenged by a motion to lay on
the table.
The Final found.
The Roosevelt and Taft leaders to-
day started the final round in the bitter
struggle with less than twenty four
hours before the gavel falls in the col
iseum for the formal opening Of the
republican national convention tomor
row. Every artifce known to the
leaders, many Of whom have been in
the game for years, is being used to
swing the balance to Roosevelt or
Taft, with the former president pres
ent and leading his own fight.
The division OF delegates between
the two men apparently does not hold
good on any other question to come
before the convention, as instanced by
the attitude of the Virginia delegation,
Although for Taft's denomination, nine
of the delegation expressed themselves
opposed to the national committees
action in seating Taft delegates over
Roosevelt delegates from California
Texas and Washington.
The Roosevelt leaders are determin-
ed, as q result OF the attitude of the
delegates on other convention matters
to break down Taft's strength in the
convention through the medium oi
preliminary ballots and to focus the
aght the minute the convention is call
ed to order precipitating roll cal
in which only those delegates whose
seats are undebated by Roosevelt shal
vote.
It liz then planned to have Governor
johnson OF California cast the TWEEN
ty-six votes Of that state on the ques.
tion. This action, 1t is expected. viii
be objected to by the two Taft dele.
gates and the juncture will be seized
by the Roosevelt floor leader as one or
which to get "expurgated" the votes
OF the contested delegates and move
that the temporary roll made by the
national committee be rejected anC
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than seventy delegates claimed hy
Roosevelt be adopted.
In thus submitting the question o.
the debated seats en-bloc none Of tht
delegates affected by the contest;
could vote on the question, and the
Roosevelt men believe such a pol
iNgould give them the upper hand II
.organizing the convention.
Senator Borah OF Idaho early today
was selected as the choice of tht
lRoosevelt forces for temporary chair
man IN place Of Governor Hadley o.
Missouri chosen as floor leader Th'
Taft forces announce that Sen. Clar
ance Clark OF Wyoming has beeI
agreed upon as chairman OF the com
mlittee on rules, and Cong. M r. Ohm
stead Of Pennsylvania as parlimentar
dan of the convention.
The third candidate talk continues
,Justice Hughes, Cumnains and LaE'ol
lette. being mentioned.
Puerile Say Taft Men.
The Taft forces characterized as Ito,
pueriIe to talk about" the plan which
enamated from oRosevelt's rooms las
night OF substituting q new temporar,
roll for that created by the nationa
'committee.
I'VE are ready for that scheme o
any other chimericai proposal whicl
comes from the same source" declar
ed Penrose as he welcomed mum
ber of other Taft leaders for an earl
conference to discuss ways and means
The visit of Chairman Rosewater t