The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-06-18

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x the delegation has nothing to X
X do but to stand by their pledges X
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CHICAGO, June 17-Coming with
the force of clap of thunder was the
announcement made last night that F.
H. Cook, one of the negro delegates
from Louisiana, has made affidavit that
he has received an offer of one thou
sand dollars to abandon the cause OF
President Taft and cast his vote for
Mr.. Roosevelt.
This announcement which was made
public by the Taft managers was bit
terly denied by Mr.. Dixon, the man
ager for Mr.. Roosevelt, who declared
that it is Campaign fake, pure and
simple" The announcement has caused
an already intense feeling to become
more bitter and strains the situation
almost to breaking point.
No secret is being made of Mr..
Roosevelt's plans by those of his
friends who are keeping closely in touch
with the former President. They say
That the plans, adopted last night after
lengthy conference between the lead
ers and Colonel Roosevelt himself, at
the hotel where the Rough Rider has
taken up his quarters, are to force a
hight ON the floor of the convention
Luesday morning as speedily as posi-
bic. This will be fought through to the
finish.
There was some hesitation on the
part of the Roosevelters as to lust what
point should be chosen as the object of
attack, but it was finally decided that
the fight should be made upon the or
ganization of the convention itself. and
tnat under no circumstances shall il be
allowed to organize with the contested
delegates seated ON the floor.
The idea there is to secure a roll call
as soon as possible after the convention
ID called to order tomorrow morning.
rms will be undoubtedly when Hiram
johnson, Governor of California and
mead OF that delegation, attempts to
vote twenty-six delegates or the entire
delegation from the Golden State for
the temporary chairman
1t Is believed that the two delepstea
from the fourth California district Will
at once file formal protest az-as,fg,
MI. Johnson's attempt That will
give the Roosevelt forces their cue and
the first fight of the convention Will ~
on. The Colonel's forces will a. 49,
Inv, NV shat the temporary roll, az com
Pnou ny the national committee. shall
10 reJectedi and that substitute roll
which they have prepared, be adoptga'
TINS substitute roll includes seventy
eight delegates from various States and
districts, which Roosevelt claims vera
stolen from him by the committee. and
would be sufficient, If carried Through
10 give the Colonel complete control OF
the convention with what he already
has in hand.
This plan is bitterly denounced nv
the TAFT leaders who declare that IL "a
revolutionary In the extreme. Thew
plan ON their part to bring the fight To
a crisis as speedily as possible under
the Roosevelt procedure of voting the
delegations en- bloc.
IT has been agreed that none OF the
delegates affected by tho various con.
tests filed before the national commit.
tee shall have vote until after the
convention has settled their status one
way or another.
In reply TO question regarding the
possibility OF bolt, Roosevelt leaders
last night denied that there is any
chance OF such thing. They will not
bolt they say, but II the Taft leaders
attempt TO make the temporary roll
the permanent roll, they will nominate
Colonel Roosevelt at a convention AZ
the Coliseum and claim party regular.
ny, on the ground that they have been
defralded by the action Of tho national
committee