The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-14
FORM REVERSAL
is PERPLEXING
Taft People Say There Was
Nothing to Do But Surrender
in Missouri Case When Secre-
tary Nagle Left City and
Failed to Present
Argument.


leaders their first real cause for ,ubi-
lation. and they were not slow to take
advantage OF It.
While the national committee was
otsposing Of the Missouri contests.
Roosevelt delegates in Chicago were
assembled in tho Congress Hotel list
eninS TO speech by William Finn.
Of Pennsylvania. who urged that
every man must do his full duty and
not give up the fight
Several hundred men were In the
room cheering when news was receiv-
ed tina; Missouri had been won for
Roosevelt in the national committee.
Francis j. Heney. of san Francisco,
brought the tidings. Haney started to
wedge his way through the crowd to
the rostrum and was about to be
recognized by Mr.. Finn, when Senator
D'Aon. the Roosevelt campaign man
dGer, who had been sent for. arrived.
III Theodore Roosevelt Is not want
I'D by the convention 70: President of
the United States next Tuesday" SEN
ator Dixon declared. you can back mo
w against wall and do anything you
want to with me"
Senator Dixon declared that the Re-
publican National Committee could not
possibly get enough delegates for Taft
to nominate.
The members Of the national COM
mittce cannot stand the strain OF pub
lie opinion, which is with US. much
longer" ne declared. and you will
be- the national committee 10 chose the
standard bearer few days from now
othEatdelysno, cmfw shrd en- shr {
Mr. Heney then took the rostruni.
When he announced that the national
committee had given the Missouri del
e. 81 NJ "a r1a 10
Il tumult, and then Mr.. Finn asked:
After that do you still compare the
national committee to forty thieves -
Yes responded Here, Il still COM
pare some of the committee TO the forty
thieves"
But don't you think the commit
tee is Improving Finn continued
Only as TO results" said Heney
Governor Stubs, of Kansas: Will
liam Allen White. EDWARD c. CARING
ton of the Maryland delegation. and
others shared in stirring up enthusiasm.
Mr. Darlington caused cheers by MAX
ing the prediction that the electors to
be chosen in Maryland proba bly would
be found with the elect ors of West Vir-
Einia and Pennsylvania in supporting
Roosevelt in the electoral college. even
ne sho"id not be named as the Re
publican candidate.
:
of the national committee began to ar
rive from the adjourned meeting AT the
Coliseum and they We're at once sur
rounded and pressed for explanations
OF tile sudden adjournment following
inc Missouri contest decision I'm Roosc
velt's favor
Arthur l. Norys. OF Ohio. who was not
present was considerably impressed by
the news and at once sought out Sen.
ha
NofYss apprehension by suggesting
that the committee adjourned to give
attorneys time to prepare other cases
senator Borah. of Idaho, said he was
ignorant OF the reason for the sudden
adjournment, and said that IT was at
the request Of Senator Crane.
Mr Borah said he thought it nos.
siole that some of the committee lead
ers had been fooled on evidence In
the Missouri contest and wished 80
look carefully into the evidence in the
Washington and Texas contests before
bringing them UP in the committee for
action. These contests. like Missouri.
We're Instituted by the Taft forces.
Frightened by DesertIon..
Senator Dixon declared that the
Tart leaders on the committee had
been frightened by assertions from
their own ranks.
81 positively know" said Mr.. Dixon.
that two members OF tn. national
committee who have been voting with
the 'stcam-rolier' served notice last
night that they would go no further
in unseaiinS Roosevelt delegates who
had been regularly chosen. know
who they arc. and could name them II
would. There ar" other members
of the committee who cannot stand
the strain mitch longer. That's why
Pcnrcse and Crane fled to cover this
afternoon to counsel on change OF
plans"
The Roosevelt campaign manager
made the fiat declaration that the
Roosevelt forces would control the
temporary organization of u.e conven-
ton and that Roosevelt would be
nominated
The Senator. however. admitted that
tho control OF the temporary orcaui-
cation might not mean that the Roosc-
Welt forces would control the creGcn-
tials committee. because each member
of that committee Is selected by his
state delegation and not by the con.
vention.
"All the evidence in all the contests
before the national committee vii!
have to he gone over again. said Mr..
liXon. and there may he Taft men
on that committee who Will not stand
for steals of Roosevelt delegates like
the steal in Kentucky and in Cali
fornia. These contests will he fought
out to the finish before the credentials
committee. and it may he that we will
net nominate a candidate for ten DAYS
after the convention is organized"
Senator DiNon's dec'ars ton that the
Roosevelt forces wenld name the tenn
porary chairman followed reoorts
from other sources thar
of Roosevelt leaders had agreed dur.
Ing the day upon n man to oppose
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