Evening journal., 1912-06-22

Blythe United Press.
CHICAGO H. June 22-That Presi-
dent Taft would be renominated, his
running mate selected following the
adoption Of a compromise platform in
which concessions would be made to
the progressives and the fifteenth Ma
tional Republican Convention adjourn
sine die before midnight tonight was
the opinion Of nearly every party lead
er today.
The leaders said they could get
through. The denomination Of the Pres
ident was generally conceded by
nearly everyone. The big party lead
ers Barnes Root, Crane, Mckinley and
their associates insisted the Presi-
dents strength through the country
has been gaining by leaps and bounds
during the last forty-eight hours. They
positively insisted that there we're evi-
dences that before November the party
would he united and claimed that Col
onel Roosevelt's new progressive
party would win away from them only
a minority. and that IN the progress
sive states the Democrats would lose
more to the new party than they
would thus equslizing the fight
Thev professed 10 beilcve that the
cards have been stacked for either
Champ Clark Judson Harmon OF Oscar
W. Underwood at Baltimore and they
insisted that they would then be able
to face the struggle in November with
hopes Of victory.
Despite their open confidence the
Taft leaders we're troubled over the
Roosevelt program.
But the Taft men have not deceived
themselves regarding the ability o
the colonel and the one thing the'
fear most is a visit by him to the Coli
scum in person and a stirring denun
citation of their methods from th
floor. In order that this contingenc
might be met. and the Roosevelt sup
porters prevented from taking pos
session Of the Coliseum. the police an
rangements on this which was hope
to be the last day. we're fully as com
plete as AZ Yesterdays session whe
every aisle and open space near IN
platform WAS guarded by uniforme
, police armed with their riot sticks
When the convention met at lO.a
o'clock It resumed consideration
, the credentials committee report
I The credentials committee has SUI
tanned the national committee q
every contest although n has take
= only half the time utilized by the nj
tional committee. The Roosevelt me
n we're today alleging that this prove
. their contention that the temporal
roll had been manipulated so as
e give the Taft men an impregnab
defense. But in reply the Taft m'
Il pointed out that IN more than ha
. Of the contests decided the progre
i sive REPORTS from Idaho and Wisco
I sin had voted with them.
AS soon as the credentials comm
Tee reporf was completed and the M
roll of delegates made up the rept
Of the committee on temporary orga
ization was 10 be i'm order. This repC
was brief and recommended that Z
Temporary organization he made p'
4 manent The mastery handling of
most difficult situation that ever ,
confronted a temporary chairman
Republican national convention
tel Senator Eiihu Root won the graiiu
nd of the Taft men and the respect OF
o. Roosevelt faction and by making b
TT. both temporary and permanent cha
M man. a signal honor was paid him.
Ite In addition much time will be say
Ia as there was not the necessity for
is; tening 10 a second Keynote spec
or having TO wade through anou