The Detroit times., 1912-06-14
FIGHT is WAGED FOR
MORE DELEGATES
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can be no dark horse, the Taft men
were claiming today that If the presi-
dent should Surrender his candidacy
in the interests OF party harmony
some other candidate than Roosevelt
would be the nominee.
The Taft men positively denied that
Senator Murray Crane ever, by infer
ence, Endorsed the suggestion that
Senator Cummins be named as a com
promise candidate. Crane insisted
that the story was put forth by the
Roosevelt headquarters as a '.feeler
and repudiated it in its entirety.
Nevertheless, the dark horse" talk
grew. The margin between the lead
ing candidates Is so close that the
shifting of half a dozen votes might
give the balance Of power TO the Cum
Minis and LaFollette handful OF dele
gates. II this is so. there will be a
lengthy deadlock on temporary organ
ization and the convention will be
complicated right from the outset.
But William Barnes, Jr.. the New
York boss who is managing the Root
campaign, insisted positively today
that he had the votes to put Root
over" II he has and the Roosevelt
forces enter the convention, the dead
lock will come on the nomination.
And Barnes. although he is at the
present fighting tooth and nail for the
president because the issue has been
made a direct one between him and
Col Roosevelt is hopeful that some
thing may turn up that would obviate
the necessity of the Taft re-nomina-
ton. He is pinning his faith to Root
and to Roots speech, as temporary
chairman.
Justice of the Supreme Court
Hughes, the second choice OF many OF
the delegates, both in the Taft and
Roosevelt camps, is considered out Of
II today. His constant denials that
he would be candidate have been
followed by leading party men who
tell the men who desire to start
Hughes boom that they have the posi-
tive assurance of the justice that he
is on the bench 10 stay. and that II
nominated he would be compelled to
decline
Today it began TO develop that
many leaders In both camps. who
have party success In mind, and who
will have to shoulder the responsible.
fly of electing their state. congress
sional county and district tickets,
next fall, are really hoping for a dead
lock that will put both Taft and
Roosevelt out OF the running here
George L. Record. the Roosevelt
leader In New Jersey, today described
the present situation as a Gigantic
poker game" where each side was
putting all of its chips into the middle
of the table and still had to draw
cards
II appeared likely today that If the
Taft men control the convention, the
windup will come by Friday OF next
week. II the Roosevelt men get con,
troll, however, Senator Dixon stated
today that the committee on credeH.
tials will reopen every contest, pass
ed on by the national committee, and
Decide II on its merits regardless OF
the time involved Such proved
ing would drag the convention out
for 10 days at least
II Is more than a probability today
that by the time Col Roosevelt
reaches Chicago to personally direct
HIS fight, Senator LaFollette will
have arrived on a similar mission
-Four years ago, LaFollette came ia
Chicago and remained throughout the
convention, personally directing his
night without his presence here being
known. II is expected he will adopt
the same plan this year.