The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-18


 Mir DePew who is seventy eight years old. says he has retained his youthfulness by always mixing work with play.
 ~--~>~--~~--~~~~~~-~~~-~-~--- ed from the tentative program an- proved last night. It is to force a roll call at the earliest opportuuitv on the proposition to purge the COL vention of the delegates "fraudulently seated by the national committee. 1" Failing in this, Mir. Roosevelt's peo. pie will submit to a temporary or ganization and then carry their fight before the committee on credentials. demanding that each case passed on by the national committee be re- heard
 If defeated in this committee, it Is the Roosevelt clan to take the con. tests to the floor of the eonyention and there to demand a further hear ing on each case.
 This plan carried with it a threat to delay action in the credentials committee and in the convention for several days, throwing the final ses- sions of the convention into next week or later.
 The Taft managers declared they were not alarmed by this plan of campaign. They asserted they would control the committee on credentials and that the committee would make rules which would cut off long de- bates and bring the hearings on the contested cases to an early close. The committee, it is said, would throw out of consideration all con- tests in which the vote of the nation al committee had been unanimous or nearly so.
 The suggestion that these tactics might sayor of the steam ronerr brought only shrug of the should CTS. It was explained that the con- vention must proceed expeditiously and according to custom.
 As plans of the opposing forces took definite shape today all of the talk physical violence in the conven- ton seemed to die away Fifty po- lice took charge of the Coliseum to- night, however, and Chief McNNeeney announced that he had decided to in crease the force on duty in the hall from 250 to 800 men.
 Victor Rosewater of Nebraska, chairman Of the national committee, will call the convention to order promptly al noon tomorrow and will introduce the minister to offer the opening prayer The proceedings dp to this point, it is understood, will not be interrupted.
 As soon as the prayer is concluded Mir. Rosewater will announce that in obedience to the will of the national committee he presents Elihu Root, of New York, as temporary chairman. A moment will be allowed for other nominations and Senator Borah of Idaho will be offered as the Roose- welt candidate. Governor Hadley, of Missouri. floor leader of the Roosevelt forces was promised recognition ta day by Chairman Rosewater for all Roosevelt motions.
 Although they have contested case in Alabama, the Roosevelt lead CTS have chosen to make their first tess. the California we.c eh.a.s:s.e terizing that case as one of the mos fragrant of the attempts to thwart the will of the people"
 Governor Johnson of California will attempt to cast the entire 26 votes of his state for Senator Borah. Ills right to do so will be challenged by the two Taft delegates from the fourth district, seated by the national committee This will precipitate the fight and as an incident to it, the Roosevelt leaders are expected to move the substitution of a new roll for the temporary roll reported by the national committee, the motion to exclude all contested delegates from voting upon the proposition.
 Chairman Rosewater, who spent much of the day in conference with members of the national committee and the executive council of Taft supporters, has determined upon his course He will assert that as chair man of the national committee he has no authority to entertain any mo ton whatsoever; that he has nothing to do with the convention itself, and that the convention is in no sense the creature of the national committee. This solution was arrived at by Taft leaders tonight and 1t was asserted it would be adhered to through thick and thin.
 Some of the more radical Roose- welt leaders. hearing of this plan to- night, mreed that this he the signal for the ''break" and that they pro ceed forthwith to nominate Mr. Roosevelt Moderate members Of the Roosevelt council table urged that the temporary organization was not the convention itself and that the fro of the Roosevelt forces should be re- served for later in the session. This does not mean there will De an absence of fight from the fall of the gavel. Colonel Roosevelt urged tonight that the fight begin at once (Continued on Page Eight)