New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07

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tain that were he TO take the stump this
| wear for q ticket headed by President
Taft he would. with his remarkable abil-
jtv as an orator gain such popularity as
to make certain his own nomination and
election four years hence.
The announcement that President tar
| favors the election of Senator Root as
permanent as we'll as temporary cha"
man has delighted many Of the Tai'
delegates, who regard this suggestion aS
the best politics the White House mas
vet played On the other hand, the re-
| newed determination OF Colonel Roose-
Welt. against the advice OF his polltlca'
managers to oppose the election OF MI
Root as temporary chairman. is the oc-
casion of serious discOuragement. TO the
| Roosevelt men. who feel that the colonel
Is thus counting certain defeat az the OUT
set defeat the moral effect of when Is
likely to destroy every vesuge oil nope
for hts ultimate success 1t is known TOT
instance, that cighty-one of the Ne"
York delegates have pledged themselves
TO Mr. Barnes to support Mr.. ROOT iot
temporary chairman. and from al
| sources come indications regarded gem
orally as unmistakable that Mr.. Roose-
velt's opposition is doomed to failure.
The one weak spot in the Taft forces
is some few of the Southern delegates
who may be brought over by the Roose-
welt managers. But II is a fact tha'
| never before has the South sent 10
| national convention so high class SET
of delegates, many of them being SUD-
stantial business men of high STANDING
in their respective communities. Man!
of these men are sorely incensed at the
| references TO them as 1.-THE Southern
| mercenary bunch" which have appeared
frequently in the publications when
| have been exploiting Mr.. Roosevelt
candidacy. Some OF them declare that
| the thousands Of dollars expended by
Ormsby McHarg in an effort to create
snurious contests and to win over dele-
| gates instructed for Taft has peen an
| Insult to the integrity OF the southern
Republicans.
Chafinq Under Roosevelt Filings
One of the delegates from Georgia who
| Is also national committeeman from that
state is chafing under the filings which
have beer. made by the Roosevelt sup
porters at Southern offlceholders. He
| is Henry Hlun, jr. Mr.. Blum is the post
| master Of Savannah. but thereby hangs
a tale He is also president OF the GER
mania Bank, OF his city, member or the
! firm OF Neill Blum & Co, and has other
large business interests. Three distinct
! times he has sent in his resignation as
| postmaster, and not yet has IT been ac-
cepted. Until the President relieves
| him he Ia bound. under bond 10 continue
TO administer the Office, but he still has
hopes that he may be relieved before the
convention actually meets.
Speaking Of Southern delegates, there
seems to be no question regarding the
validity Of the election Of the Taft dele
gates from Louisiana despite the atti-
tude of National Committeeman Pearl
Wight. who 10 for Roosevelt. So long
has the situation In Louisiana perplexed
the Republican National Committee,
which has had often TO choose between
the Lilly Whites" and the Black and
Tans." and at times to adjudicate the
claims Of three sets Of contesting dele
gates, that four years ago the committee
appointed subcommittee, consisting OF
Messrs. Duncan, OF North Carolina, and
Williams. OF Oregon. to go TO Louisiana
ha h-C q "a
found a state law which provided for
| the election Of state executive commit
! tees.
The subcommittee secured from the
leaders Of the Republicans OF the state
! written and signed pledges TO abide by
! the decision Of the committee. This
done. il held hearings and then decided
that the executive committee elected
under the state law was the body legal
" entitled to direct tho affairs OF the
PARTY. II was this committee which held
the convention that elected Taft dele
| gates. and IL is the opinion Of those in
a position TO speak with authority that
when the subcommittee has made It's
report to the national committee it Will
be obvious that the Roosevelt contest
ants have not leg TO stand on.
1t was learned tonight that the South
ern representation question which has
been discussed quadrennially by the
party leaders, was disposed Of by a
unanimous vote OF the national COM
mittee recommending 10 the convention
that the present plan Of delegate repre-
sentation be allowed to stand.
Fred W. Upham, prominent at party
councils and one Of the delegates from
Illinois. has a plan which he hopes 10
forestall the possibility Of bolt Of the
Roosevelt supporters from. the national
convention II Is his purpose TO offer In
the convention, before the nominations
are made, a resolution pledging every
delegate TO support the nominee Of the
convention, and instructing the COM
mittee on credentials to deny seat 10
any delegate who will not so pledge
himself. Mr.. Upham says there Is a
| precedent for this course to be found in
the proceedings Of the convention in
1880 when the famous 306 who sup
ported General Grant for a third term
we're believed to be contemplating a
bolt Mr.. Upham claims to have Sc
cured the approval Of several prominent
Republicans for his proposed resolution.
G. G. II.