The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-22

ing the words, Theodore Roosevelt
is the Candidate OF the National Pro
gressive Party"
Chicago, June 21.-The Republican
leaders directing the affairs of the
national convention are going to try
tomorrow to crowd the work of three
days into one. With permanent or
ganizaton yet to be effected, with
several important contest cases yet
to be heard with rules to adopt, plat
form 10 be threshed out and nomina.
tons for president and vice president
to be made, the convention will be
called to order at 10 a. m, and every
possible effort will be made to dis
pose OF the accumulated business be
fore adjournment OF the session is
taken.
1t seemed foregone conclusion to-
night that President Taft would be
renominated on the first ballot. Col
onel Roosevelt indicated that his
name would not be presented TO the
tainted convention" If his wishes
were followed Talk OF a comprom.
Use candidate. dropped two days ago
showed no signs OF revival. 1t was
generally believed that the delegates
instructed for Colonel Roosevelt
would offer his name despite his ex
pressed desire.
The Roosevelt forces have not
abandoned their general fight in the
convention by any means, and a hard
| struggle is in prospect tomorrow over
the Texas and Washington contests
The new rules. which the Roosevelt
people say are framed TO perpetuate
the present system of controlling a
national convention, are sure to pre-
cipitate a heated debate. while the
platform may be assailed by the La
Toilette delegates as well as some
of the progressives in the Roosevelt
faction. SO it is with some treplda
tion that the leaders look forward
tonight to accomplishing the hercu
lean task before them by Sunday
morning.
The platform makers determined
tonight to disregard entirely the
| question of woman suffrage. A com
promise has been reached in commit
tee on the tariff, the platform declar
ing the tarif 10 be a matter for con
sideration and recommendation by
the tariff board
Justice Hughes of the United
States Supreme court evidently dis
turbed by the prominence given III.
name in talk OF compromise candi
date several days ago, has sent two
kilograms to Senator Root. couchet
in most positive terms. to the effecr
that his name must not be considered
under any circumstances for the pres
idential nomination; that If he wer,
nominated he would be under tn,
embarrassing necessity OF declinin,
the honor, so that the convention
would have TO reconyene and nomi
nate somebody else. The telegrami
were not made public. but some o
the leaders saw them, and all sa,
that their purport is unmistakable.
Mr.. Roosevelts leaders were loatl
to discuss tonight the probability tina
the colonel would not be placed il
nomination Mr. Roosevelt himsel
has repeatedly declared that h,
would have nothing to do with IN
convention unless It is "purged o
tainted delegates"
IL was reported late tonight tina
Colonel Roosevelt had already toll,
William A. Prendergast who wa
to place him in nomination. not Il
present his name unless the presen
control of the body should by chanc
be overturned. Other Roosevelt lea
ers, not wishing to anticipate wha
seemed tonight to be inevitable mad
no comment for publication. but In
dicated strongly that Mr. Roosevelt
name would not be presented.
Frank Munsey OF the Roosevelt
forces said tonight: "Mr Roosevelt
viii be nominated for President b
new party. He Refuses to hav
anything more to do with the Repul
llcan convention now In session 4
this city. lie would not now take
nomination from that body II II wer
given to him. lie regards It as
grossly Illegal organization forme
by the force OF men fraudulent
seated Taft will probably be nom
mated late tomorroy. Il is now IN
earnest wish OF MIR. Roosevelt an
his friends that the nomination z
to him They regard him as the Or,
ppr nominaa of uurb m con,,,tt,,,