Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19
COLONEL ANGRY,
LEADS HIS HOSTS
TOCOM|NG FRAY
Issues His Orders as an Of
ficer at Head of Military
Force.
RESOLVES TO CARRY WAR
INTO THE CONVENTION
Hint That Progressives Will With
draw in Certain Contingency.
STUBBORN CONTEST EXPECTED
Dual Convention Regarded as Pos
sibility-Taft Leaders Conf
dent Of Outcome-Say
Column Is Unbroken.
RESOLVES TO CARRY WAR
INTO THE CONVENTION
Hint That Progressives Will With
draw in Certain Contingency.
STUBBORN CONTEST EXPECTED

CHICAGO. June 1S.-Theodore Roose-
Welt had his fighting blood surging early
today. and from the moment he reached
his conference quarters in the Congress
Hotel until his field captains left for the
convention hall there was unusual scurry-
ing about.
Senator Dixon, his campaign director;
Gov. Hadley, floor leader of the Roose-
welt forces; George W. Perkins. Clifford
Pinchot and others most intimately in the
colonel's confidence had long confer
ence early in the morning and were
closeted with Mr.. Roosevelt later for
more than an hour
Gov. Hadley said after the consultation
OF the leaders. just before going to Mr..
Roosevelt's rooms. that he thought there
would be no change in the convention
program of the Roosevelt forces.
I'VE are going right ahead fighting
every inch of the ground" said Gov. Had
ley. 1T is the present intention to renew
Immediately today the demand that the
convention be purged of the fraudulent
can act. l know of nothing to interfere
with that program.
Some of the friends of Mr. Roosevelt
were not SO certain that the colonel
would not have some other plan in his
mind which might upset things.
In Absolute Control.
That the colonel has taken absolute
dominating command of the situation
seems a certainty.
He issues orders like an officer in the
field and today had messengers rushing
about with messages for the Roosevelt
leaders who came in haste to his quar-
tiers.
The colonel is absolute boss" said one
of the Roosevelt lieutenants this morn
ing. I'VE know of no change in the cam
paign plans up to date, but he might
change them at any moment
That Roosevelt will order a withdrawal
of his delegates from the convention if
the credentials committee fails to unseat
the protested eighty delegates included in
the appeal submitted by Coy Hadley was
the most discussed proposition around
headquarters just before the convention
opened for the second day. On every
hand 1t was agreed that this development
was certain to follow the approval of the
national committees action. 1t was also
expressed as another certainty that
Roosevelt could not take from the con-
vention some Of his pledged delegates.
Stubborn Fighting Ahead.
The second day Of the fifteenth republi-
can national convention opened with ten
hours Of stubborn fighting ahead and the
outcome Of the contest for the presiden-
tial nomination no nearer the eye than
it was yesterday. Four major POSSIBLE
in
These were the denomination of President
Taft. the nomination of Col. Roosevelt,
nomination of third candidate and pos
sibility of a second or double convention.
Scores of men could be found in the
convention crowds who would back any
one Of those possibilities with hard cash
Taft Roosevelt and third candidate parti-
sans each claimed the strategic advan-
tage as a result of yesterdays selection
of United States Senator Elihu Root of
New York as temporary chairman of the
convention.
It was a wonderful opportunity for the
political prophets who wandered in this
maze of chance in condition of acute
statistical intoXication. The vote of SIS
to 500 by which Senator Root was
chosen temporary chairman over Gov
McGovern of Wisconsin was construed in
so many ways by those armed with pad
and pencil that the average mind became
confused and finally rejected all Of the
forecasts.
But one thing seemed sure and certain
as the time for the reassembling of dele
gates at IL o'clock approached And
that was that Gov Herbert 8. Hadley of
would take up the fight for the
Roosevelt forces by renewing his motion
to strike from the temporary roll of the
as prepared by the national
committee. the names of ninety-two Taft
delegates seated by the national COM
mittee in contested election cases and
substitute those Of the Roosevelt cases.
Check by Taft Leaders.
Thc1 it seemed equally certain the
Taft leaders would move. to refer Gov.
"expurgated list" to the Gre
dentials committee. and that on this
motion there would be a. roll call of all
delegates individually.
Gov. Hadley. as floor leader OF the
Roosevelt contingent, arranged with
former Representative James E. Wat
son of Indiana, the Taft floor leader
for an hour and a half of debate hv
each side on the question. This with |
the time necessary for the long roll
call, would take this one phase of the |
bitter fight into the late afternoon
Whatever the outcome. 1t was planned
to appoint committees before adjourn |
Ing the session, and then take a. brief |
recess until 5 or 8 o'clock tonight
The night session, it was expected |
would be short At this adjourned SEES.
sion it was planned simply to receive the |
reports of the committee on rules and
possibly that from one other COMMITTEES |
AS now laid out by the leaders. the |
convention will be organized to proceed |
to business tomorrow morning 1t is ex-
pected by them that the credentials COM
mittee and platform committee will re-
port Thursday night. At this time the |
Roosevelt followers can renew their de- |
mands for ''purging" of the roll of the |
and have another individual |
roll call on the question.
Dual Convention Possibility.
Then. if the Roosevelt partisans are |
beaten, may come the much talked of |
double convention. In this connection il |