Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-17
II is Shown Later That One
Georgia Member Had Signed
Names Of Men Who Were Not
in City.
PRESIDENTS FORCES
HAVE SHORT PANIC
Roosevelt Men Arrange for
Great Popular Demonstration
Today in Behalf Of ColoneFs
Candidacy.

Candidacy.
tBy Marnsng JournU special Lsascd Wire.I
Chicago, June 16.--Anothtr day
OF conferences, caucuses ana counting
OF delegates brought no solution TO
the presidential tangle confronting
the repuhlicane national convention.
During the day the city rang with
rumors that break had come ana
| that a stampede OF southern delegates
TO Colonel Roosevelt had begun.
| The Roosevelt headquarters mad
public letters bearing the names OF
/ i've delegates from Georgia AND ilNe
! from mississippi, horetoiorv counted
! aoiidly in the Iait column. declaring
| themselves Tor Roosevelt, Earlier ln
the day Timothy l.. Woodruff, OF New
| York, had announced uiat hS hsid
given Colonel Roosevelt assurance 81
his support
These statements Tor tine threw
| the TAFT headquarters INTO panic.
Members OF the Georgia and Missls-
sippi delegates were hastily sum
muned ana lnere WAS u return "
composura when /, Was learned Snat
lour OF the 1--we Georgia asiss@ssa
VINO supposedly nuu sisiied TAG isttSi
20 Colonel iloosvN oil lad nos yes
ruaeAeu .iie city.
Later tho Ialt headquarters
CLAIMED 10 have tciesfaais from
lneae uelesates aun'sins tAss mao &c
serted thu plusiaent.
L., Is, Mosuioy, national coiIlnlttees
man from MlhslAhippl ana tn4ii man
OF the STATE ueivsalion, susu lnat two
delegates lrom tnat state nad been
expected 10 uielvsalu their ihsiiup-
iiuns anu Nolu ioi itDoSvsail lies ulu
not -balle,a az. nsee'e ~uuiu .elliiiss,
After these uvnles enNus .nu Aait
manag.is issued - slaieinent ueiiy-
ing the hooscNeip claims anu assert
ing that only Charles Banns. one Vi
the negro delegates Iionl Aiiasissippi,
and Timothy hoouruii. OF LIvvhnn,
had deserted 10 the uoionei
senator Dixon was jubiiant.
we've got them cVming. ne ex-
claimed. we have lots more OF them
TO tell you about. but we don't want
too much excitement in one uay. To-
morrow we wiii give you more news
OF Taft delegates coming over TO our
side"
THE situation tonight Is absolutely
unchanged said Mr. MCKINLEY, III
rector OF the Taft headquarters. MI.
Roosevelt mas been sending ioI uele-
gates who are opposed 10 nls nomi-
nation and mas endeaNoreu 10 per-
suade them 10 come over 10 his
standard This work has been
failure although claims have been
made all day 10 the contrary.
Colonel Roosevelt spent happy
day IN the niust of The turmoil ui
thu app oqcning convention. lie Went
10 church during the morning. iook
motor ride during tho afternoon
md lat ~. ton AL
ing q council of war with ms gem
oraI stan" of advisers and supporters.
Tho Roosevelt supporters tonight
arranged for "A great popular demon
stration In honor of their candidate
tomorrow when no will hold a recep-
ton in the lobby OF the Congress
hotel. The reception Is planned pri-
marily for the delegates to the con-
vcntion, but thousands of others
probably viii pass through the lines.
The day had been exceedingly quiet
until wen along In the afternoon.
when the Georgia letter suddenly was
sprung from the Roosevelt head
quarters. As given out the letter
pore the signatures OF Clark Grier.
y. II. Boone, j. 4. Styles, j. Eugene
Patterson and $. $. Mincey.
Mr.. Grier. alone of these. is In the
city and acknowledged authorship OF
the letter claiming that II represented
the sentiment of many Georgia dele
gates and the republican sentiment
of Georgia.
when we were elected there was
but one candidate In the field" said
the letter, and there seemed to be
nothing TO do tut accept Mr.. Taft and
JneyitaDle defeat In Nov ember. A,
that time II seemed TO make little
difference whether there were lnstruc-
tions or no Instructions. delegates or
no dtleyttes. for a seemed foregone
conclusion that Mr.. Taft was TO be
the republican nominee and demo-
crat IN, next president
with the announcement OF your
candidacy the party was given new
lease Of life. countrywide sprung the
sentiment that the future contained
some promise Of business stability
and aggressive and righteous leader
ship: the man whose name was syn
omymaus with the square deal was In
tho field: the party as well as the
country backed up. IL was now a
nght worth while. II was nght thai
meant something"
The Mississippi letter as given out
included the names of Charles Banks.
Daniel w. Gary and Wesley Crayton.
This letter said In part:
We. the undersigned delegates TO
tho national republican convention
from Mississippi after full discussion
among ourselves and In view of the
welfa'e Of the republican party and
OF the nation and fully appreciative
OF your known stand for a square deal
20 all men irrespective OF creed or
race. and believing that I'm the crisis
which now ccnfronts the republican
party. You are the only man that can
:.-. :. g victory IN November. have
this day decided 10 tender you our
support In the national convention a.