The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-10
RIVAL FACTIONS | IN ALABAMA BOTH l SURE OF SUCCESS Taft Men Say Roosevelt Is Sure to Bolt the Ticket
 At Chicago ROOSEVELT MEN SAY IS IS UNNECESSARY Both Sets of Delegates Will Leave Birmingham for Chicago in
 Different Pullman Cars
 Next Saturday

Oliver D. Street. United States district attorney, after witnessing the operation of the Taft steam roller in Chicago. re- turned to Birmingham yesterday. Inn mediately afterward he hurried to Gun tersville.
 According to MT. Street. MT. Taft has all ready pledged between 575 and 5S0 dele gates, a majority of about 40. The dis trict attorney furthermore holds the opin- ion that MT. Roosevelt. protesting that the steam roller has caused to go awry the express will of the people, will bolt In other words MT. Streets opinion is that in Chicago there will be two conventions, by one of which MT Taft will be de- elared the nominee and by the other Mir. Roosevelt
 His views, incidentally, are those of other Alabama republicans who adhere to the standard of the President.
 Despite the effective and spectacular operation of the Taft steam roller, the ad- herents of "Terrible Teddy" are cock sure that he and no other will receive tho nomination.
 T have studied the situation very care fully" said J. o. Thompson yesterday afternoon, and l am certain. that Mir. Roosevelt will be nominated.
 ''The reason is simple-Mr. Roosevelt has the delegates. That which is accomp- lished by committee will not have weight with a convention of the people.
 "The time has come when the will of the plain folk will have precedence. The question of the bolting of MT. Roosevelt is not relevent. There will be no oc- easion for such action"
 
 Those Alabamians who believe in MT. Taft are very open in their comments. They are certain that the President will be nominated. And they are certain that Turbulent Teddy" will bolt.
 The Roosevelt leaders in Alabama. however, while being confident that the king pin of the rough riders and the foremost exponent of the strenuous ex- istence will be put at the head of the party, dislike to discuss the matter of the bolting of the former chief exec utive. They evade the issue by decIar- ing that there will be no necessity for the bolt When asked to answer a hypothetical question, "If Taft is nom- mated, will Teddy inaugurate a new wing of the grand old party'?' they hesitate
 q would prefer that you refrain from quoting me- Is the way they reply.
 
 Both factions on the surface. at any rate, are very optimistic. As stated, Mir Thompson is certain of the success of Teddy MT Street returns from Chi cago imbued with the idea that Roose- welt is beaten beyond all question.
 N. l.. Steel, assistant district attor- ney, when asked if. despite the steam roller, Roosevelt would land the job, answered with emphasis: Sure. It Is all T. R."
 Truman H. .Aldrich last night ex- pressed himself as confident that the President would lead the party to an- other victory in the fall. He had chat ted with MT. Street and had become imbued with that gentleman's unshak- able assurance.
 And with this spirit they are going to Chicago Saturday on special cars The Near them-and yet, in another sense. so far away-will go the factions of Mir Roosevelt.
 Tn Chicago the Taft delegates, armed with proper credentials. will walk into the hall of the convention. The Roose- welt delegates will prepare to storm the citadel.
 They are confident of being seated.
 The two delegations will have little to do with each other. They may be pulled by the same engine, but not in the same Pullman
 The Taftites will register at the New sherman; the followers of Roosevelt at the Southern.