Evening journal., 1912-06-17
LAFOLLETTE AND CUMMINS SAY
COLONEL WILL NOT GET THEIR VOTES

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CHICAGO. June 17-Plans today
were perfected for the Roosevelt bait
tie program in tho Republican Na@
tional Convention session tomorrow 40
conferences Of the Colonel's leaders.
THE roll-call fight will precipitate tho
first clash. Seating OF the two Taft
California delegates at large, inserted
by the committee, Is the first state
fight expected 10 be precipitated.
series Of conferences beween the
Colonel and his lieutenants has re-
suited I'm the naming of Governor Had
ley of Missouri, as the floor leader of
the Roosevelt fighting forces In the
convention This decision was to-
day commented upon as indicating the
Colonel's possible preference for Had
ley as a running mate
Hadley willmarshal his forces around
the original plan Of battle to demand
of the Convention that the temporary
roll-call be made up only Of those
delegates whose seats are uncontesred-
The Roosevelt forces are fighting the
California mix-up as the greatest
principle involved in the makeup OF
the convention
Chairman Rosewater is expected to-
night TO submit 10 Roosevelt his
answer to a question propounded by
the Colonel himself at a conference
which Roosevelt sought late last nigh-
Roosevelt demanded that Rosawater
leave to the convention, the decision
In the temporary roll-call The chair
man said he would confer with his as
sociates on the matter.
Rosewater interrupted cabinet
session" of the Rooseveltites and had
long talk with the Colonel himself
! The gossip today was that Roosevelt
b told his unexpected guest a few warm
/ thoughts about certain members OF
the national committee but refrained
from any criticism of Rosewater him.
self.
California Against @Robbery.-
Commenting on the California hgk0
Governor Johnson declared today that
"California will not submit to rob-
bery," OF any Of the fruits OF Roose-
velts victory there.
These two delegates are IN the un-
speakable category that cannot be
recognized by decent men," Johnson
asserted I'VE will not stand for
a crooked temporary roll That roll
must be purged OF its fraud before
e decent Republicans can participate in
d the business Of the convention. No
b candidate shall be permitted to be
Q nominated by fraud The Taft men
= admit the fraud In California and with
!. this admission It is obvious they can
/ not and do not represent the Republi-
h can party.
y THE theft Of two delegates select.
d ed by 1900 majority in a primary
a which Taft himself acquiesced was
so outrageous as to focus attention
II on the State"
It Taft Margin Close.
% The Taft margin so far as the con-
/ troll of the convention and the votes
1t for the denomination are concerned Is
d uncomfortably close. The detection
" OF a score Of delegates would undoub-
If tedly deadlock the convention. Even
ID the Presidents warmest admirers ad-
|" NIT that he must be nominated in the
initial ballot or not at all
70 The Roosevelt. Cummins and La
l. Toilette camps viii vote as a unit
+. against the Taft forces on many Of
m the things that will Come up In con-
x nection with the temporary organi-
rs zation. And in order to retain con-
# troll throughout the convention the
D. Taft men must hold the reins from
le the very start
m The private figures OF the Tafi
,e leaders, in which allowances were
as made for both the known desertions
~ announced by the Roosevelt forces
and the ones believed to be sure, but
ID which have not yet been publicly ad
of mitted. showed the President with
M sos delegates. 1S more than a major.
q ity today Manager McKinlev's pub
lie claim is 800 This includes every
q member placed on the temporary roll
NJ by the National Committee and nearly
In all Of the uninstructed delegates
N Every Taft leader of consequences was
directed to try to round up at leas
~ one vote for Elihu Root for tenn
10 porary chairman. If they can ge
T. Root in the chair, the Taft men Zee
= safe as they claim absolute contro
,s of the credentials committee which
40 viii make up the permanent roll
~ Taft Controls Credentials Commlttes
!, The Taft leaders plan to make tn
- temporary roll permanent and hav
the committee on permanent organl
zation continue the temporary organ
ization. including Root as chairman
as the permanent organization.
n The committee on credentials vii
Il, he made up of 33 Taft men to .
Roosevelt men. the Taft leaders sa,
The Roosevelt men admit these fe
L ures viii be approximately corret
er should the contested delegations frcl
fc the various states be seated by the
ed own vote
to On this lineup the committee. mad
lu- up from one member from each stat
nd would be as follows:
re Taft--Alabama, Arizona, Arkansa
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