Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-13

CONVENTION
Advance Guard Arriving for
Republican State Conven-
ton Wednesday
A LIVELY SCRAP IS ON
Two Sets Of Delegates From
Many Counties --- Split
Is Inevitable

The Republican state convention
that will meet in Aberdeen Wednes-
day gives promise OF becoming a his
torical meeting. The Taft and
Roosevelt wings of that party are so
far apart now that it is highly prob
able that two conventions will be
held. In fact, it is stated that the
Roosevelt wing has arranged for the
use of Eagles hall for separate con-
vention, if it does not receive what
it calls justice at the hands of the
central committee in the seating of
contesting delegations.
The Pierce county convention Sat.
urday, resulted in a bolt, and two
delegations will be here from that
county to add to the gaiety of the Oc-
casion. The Skagit county conven-
ton elected Taft delegation Satur.
day, and today, Lewis county will Sc
lect 19 delegates, when the roll Of
delegates will be made up and there
will be some mean situations for the
state republican central committee to
handle when they pass on the cre-
dentials of the delegates entitled to
sit in the temporary organization. It
is said that some of the conests, on
both sides, were framed up for no
other reason than to confuse the
convention and give the losing side
an opportunity to shout "steam roller"
and bolt.
Advance Guard Arrives
The advance guard began arriving
today, but the crowd will reach Alb.
erdeen tomorrow evening. The King
county Taft delegation is coming on
special train. over the Milwaukee
road, and will reach here tomorrow
night. The train will be parked near
the depot, and the sleepers used by
the delegates during their stay. The
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce has perfected arrangements for
housing the delegates and bureau
of information will be maintained
during the convention. The commit.
tee requests that all business houses
be decorated for the occasion.
Task of Central Committee
The state central committee will
meet tomorrow, pursuant to call
from the chairman, b. w. Coiner, of
Tacoma and it's task will be no sine
cure. The committee must either
decide the merits of each contest, or
rule all contested delegations out Of
the convention during the temporary
organization, and either plan is full
of trouble. The committee is said
to be pro-Taft by two to one, and
the chances are more than even that
it will seat the Taft delegations, or
at least enough of them to control in
the organization of the convention.
In that event, it is highly probable
that the Roosevelt men will bolt, and
proceed to organize convention of
their own, and that two sets of dele
gates will be sent to the national
convention at Chicago.
Complain of Unfairness
The Taft forces complain that the
Roosevelt workers have professed to
favor the primary system and that
when they We're beaten at the pri-
maries in Chehalis and Whatcom
counties, they proceeded to bolt, a
procedure that has caused much i'll
feeling that will be carried into the
convention.
State Offices Lost Sight Of.
Candidates for state offices are
scarcely being mentioned. The can
didates for governor who first came
out for Roosevelt, and who later de-
clared they were out of national af-
fairs when he appeared like a loser,
are still undecided, but are anxious:y
awaiting the outcome, and in the
meantime keeping under cover.
Platform Is in Doubt.
The Republican platform will de.
pend entirely upon whether the Taft
or the Roosevelt forces control as to
how radical or how conservative It
will be. 1t is stated that the Taft
men have a progressive platform