The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20

AS IDEAL CANDIDATE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, June 20.-While the poll
ticians on each side OF the republican
factional fight worried and fretted to-
day over the outcome of the conven-
ton, one man was standing pat He
had mans sized lightning rod point
ed to "the blue" and was believed
to be hoping that the bolt would
strike. His attitude was very pen
etrating thorn in the Roosevelt flesh.
The man was Herbert 8. Hadley,
governor of Missouri, floor leader of
the Roosevelt forces. Hadley has
strongly opposed any suggestion Of a
bolt SO long as there was a fighting
chance of remaining regular and winn-
ing the progressive fight on the floor
of the convention.
Following the remarkable demon
stration of yesterday, when for more
than half an hour the representatives
Of the opposing faction cheered Had
ley and resisted the spectacular ef-
forts of the Roosevelt people to turn
the demonstration for the 'houn'
state representative into personal
demonstration for Roosevelt, Hadiey
stock was entering boom today.
That the Taft forces recognize this
was shown by many Of them suggest
ing that Hadley was the ideal candi-
date for the vice presidency with Pres
lident Taft. They refused to admit
there was chance that the president
would not be renominated. They in
sisted that they had the votes for
Taft and would put him over. But
the rank and file Of the delegates,
who want victory at the polls next
November, and to whom the question
of a candidate is simply the naming Of
man who would have chance to
win, were openly talking Hadley as
the ideal candidate for head OF the
ticket. 1t was even reported that
some of the biggest Of the practical
political leaders OF the convention
we're planning to steal the progressive
thunder and split their forces by drop
ping Taft and making Hadley the head
of the ticket While the move was
regarded as possibility it was gen.
orally regarded as only a last ditch"
bability.
The announcement by Had1ey that
he believed the best interests Of the
country and of the republican party
at large would be to fight out the en-
tire issues on the floor of the conyen-
ton, made hit among the conserva-
tives. But Hadley Indignantly de-
MED that he has any thought Of de-
serting Roosevelt. He said that he
was making the fight just as it had
been planned and would do everything
in his power for the progressive cause.
If an attempt was to be made to hold
second convention in the Coliseum
in addition to that presided over by
Root, Hadley was expected to throw
his influence with the Roosevelt forces,
to nominate their candidate and still
remain regular. But il the Coli
scum was abandoned and another plan
chosen to put the program through,
in other words If the progressives
bolt, those who know Hadley best, pre-
dict that he would stay in the Coli
scum.
Hadley himself declined to discuss
his plans.
On the second ballot Hadley, it was
declared, would receive more than
AZ.
spite the fact that Barnes had refus-
ed up to the present, to consider any
one but President Taft Most of the
New York delegates are party men
who want to win the state at the COM
ing election. The governorsnfp and
control of the legislature, carrying
with it an United States senatorship,
more TO the New York organ
ization than the presidency and it
was freely predicted by members of the
delegation that they would welcome
any candidate who is admitted to have
a better chance than Taft.
The result is that, out of the wilder
ness Of uncertainty and doubt that en-
shrouded the entire situation today.
there was settling in an indirect cur
rent that was expected to make
Hadley the most prominent figure as
soon as the Roosevelt position had
been definitely defined.
Governor Hadley today denied to
the United Press that he had been
endorsed by the Missouri delegation