The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-19

H'SHt dnout the matters Incidental or
subsidiary To the main issue showed
little change. Obviously, as one lead
er put IL. "the tail goes with the hide"
Whoever has the majority Of the del
egates will control the temporary or
tee on credentials and resolutions. If
II turns out that the Taft people have
votes enough To nominate. their slate
presumably will go through to sue
cess. III the Roosevelt people have
the majority they claimed tonight
they would give no figures-they can
name they own temporary chairman
and otherwise organize the convention
One of the rumors late today was
that there had been overtures from
the Roosevelt to the La Toilette peo-
pie i'm the form of an offer TO join in
the selection as temporary chairman
of some one to be selected by Senator
LaFollette OF his adherents. 1t is said
that the La Toilette forces reject
ed the proposal.
Behind the conflict claims between
| the adherents of the leading candi-
| dates and the grim silence from the
La Toilette camp there rose up live
ly little show Of hOpe-almOst 1t might
be described as confidence--in the
Iowa delegation that out of the tur-
moll would come at last the nominal
| tion Of Senator Cummins. The Iowa
men were not claiming anything en-
cept that their senator and ex-gover-
nor was the most available man."
In a statement inspired by Col.
Roosevet's start for Chicago. Director
Mckinley declared that his coming
Is IAN undeniable admission Of defeat
which the coming of Mr.. Roosevelt
will only make more certain"
William ]. Barnes. Jr.. of New York
| also issued a statement concerning
Mr.. Roosevelt's coming.
'Undignifed as it is. and impotent
as II will prove to be-" he declared,
'its chief interest lies in its disclosure
of that mania for power over which
Roosevelt has no control" Mr..
Barnes says that Col. Roosevelt will
go into the convention hall itself land
there attempt to control that conven-
ton. demand to he heard In his own
| behalf. and II he is not permitted to
do so. he will nevertheless continue
his demonstrations under the in
| fiuence Of the delusion that the peo-
pie. whose voice he fancies he hears,
are calling him to overturn all or
| der. 1t Is a sad and humiliating spec
tacle to the American people"
The temperance of the compro-
mise gossip called forth lengthy
statement from Director Mckinley
N which he charged the Roosevelt
forces with encouraging the compro-
mise talk. ",I'his Is an admission of
a patent fact--namely that Theodore
! Roosevelt Is a defeated candidate in
4 this convention" declared Mr.. Nc
Kinley.
Plans for demonstrations Of various
sorts to offset the arrival of Roose-
Welt tomorrow were discussed by the
Taft leaders but no scheme was
adopted. 1t was practically decided
to treat the presence of the colonel
with silence and disdain. although the
Taft reception committee which has
begun the work of rounding up dele
gates and caring for them was urged
To additional activity tomorrow.
| Asked why Col. Roosevelt had de-
cided to come to Chicago. Senator
Dixon, who had talked with the colo
mel over the telephone earlier in the
day. said II was merely to expedite
matters.
| 1T Is very difficult in such q situa-
tion as this to conduct negotiations
over the telephone" said Senator
Dixon. 'He Is coming here to be i'm
touch and To aid us i'm fighting t..
men who would steal the nomination
away from the Republicans of the
country"
| Was he asked to come because ii
was deemed crisis had arrived which
demand his presence i'm order TO
save the situation? Mr.. Dixon was
asked.
| Thert is apparently a good sized
crisis when one considers the thievery
OF the national committee i'm over
riding the will of the sovereign states
in their choice of delegates to this
convention" the senator replied.
will Col. Roosevelt go To the ma
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