The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-18


lieving any man nominated on the Re
publican ticket could win that the North
ern delegates will never recognize can
didate put up to displace Roosevelt
The Sc Southern men see II will be the
death Of the party. They realize II viii
be crime for them to put over a candidate q
against the protest of the North.
"We have no delegates to look after
not one. And no matter what Mckinley
saws they have detectives and disbursin G
agents with their delegates all the time
! The convention committee on credentials
will hear our ninety contestinG delegates
Roosevelt really had over 8Oo delegates
elected that no honest man would deny
FIGHT AGAINST ROOT.
An intense fight has been conducted
all day bv the Roosevelt people in an
effort TO defea, senator Root for tempo
rarv chairman Roosevelt has button
holed delegates in his headquarters a. the
Congress in the interest Of his candidate.
Senator Borah There have been dozens
of conferences and the fight becomes
! more bitter as the convention. hour ap-
proaches.
There is no evidence no indication
anywhere, that Senator Root is TO he de-
feated But after his speech in the Audi
| Iorium Col Roosevelt continued with the
! help of Mr. Finn his efforts TO make IN
roads on the Taft instructed delegates to
Yet the action of the Illinois delegation
was a surprise 10 the Taft managers. in
asmuch as they believed that twenty 1.-TWO
of the tifty-eight delegates would vote
for Root. Medill Mccormick presided AT
the delegation meeting. At the sugges-
tion Of Gov. Deneen the question was put
10 the delegates as 10 whether they would
support for temporary chairman any man
whom Mr.. Roosevelt might select When
. the roll was called fifty one voted IN the
affirmative and seven in the negative
9 Gov. Deneen said afterward that the
that the roll of the Illinois delegation
would show a, least twenty for Root, He
said he was pleased with the result Of the
| Vote,
! 7 II. MEETS DELEGATES
! Before the meeting was called Mr.
Roosevelt was brough, TO the Illinois
headquarters to meet the delegates who
were there. Later on the delegates had
I another chance TO meet him, this time
being taken into his apartments.
/ There is not a Roosevelt leader of any
prominence in town who does moi believe
that in the event of Roosevel's : defeat,
he is To bolt the Republican party. They
asser, that the protests signed by the
Roosevelt leaders merely pave the way
for that step II is their opinion that
| Roosevelt .and his followers will nevs
consent to support Taft If he should be
successful
! Unless a compromise or harmony can
didate can come out OF this convention
il is the almost unanimous opinion that
the Republican party will be wrecked
for many years On the other hand. in
the event Of Taft's nomination the Re-
puhlicans in the Presidents train will
fight Roosevelt until the ballot boxes
close in. November.
From early morning until few mo-
ments before he appeared on the plat
form at the Auditorium Theatre Col
Roosevelt, Mr.. Finn and r, 4, Van, Val
kenburg editor Of the Philadelphia Norij
American, and others prominent in ths
Roosevelt camp received delegations
in the Colonels apartment. All State
leaders affiliated with the cause were
drilled in the tactics to be used in ths
convention,
T. R IN DOUBT OVER BoRAH
| Al odd moments the Colonel was moi
strong for Senator Borah for temporary
chairman and al he next interval h.
said Borah must be the man with whom
to fight Root Several of Senator La
Follette's men called on the Colonel anc
mp again came the name of Gov. McGov
ern of Wisconsin. The Colonel was M
in the air on this important matter anc
didn't believe il would be settled unit
to- morrow.
Two members OF the Pennsylvania
delegation hitherto figured in the Taft
column announced they would not suppor
candidate, The delegates are Congress
men William W. Griest and William II
Keller OF Lancaster. The dark horses
| they favor. in the order of their prefer
ence. are Hughes, Root, Robert +, Lin
coin and Cummirs.