The Washington herald., 1912-06-19
VICTORY CLAIMED
BY BOTH SIDES
Roosevelt Managers Still Hopeful,
Notwithstanding Defeat in
the Initial Clash.
COLONEL oOEFERs WITH
LEADERS ABOUT CAMPAIGN
Many Believe Advent of Rough
Riders in Chicago Has Seri-
ously Hurt Cause.

CHICAGO, June 1s-with Elihu Root
elected temporary chairman OF the Re-
publican National Convention over Fran
els z. McGovern. Of Wisconsin. the Roose-
yelt candidate, by a vote of SIS to 502. each
faction Of the Republican party is loudly
claiming that the other has been defeated.
Roosevelt is out Of it, was the Jubilant
cry Of the Taft men as they left the con-
vention after a highly placid session that
lasted from noon until 7:30 o'clock.
~ eve got Taft beaten" was the'shout
OF the Roosevelt men, as temporarily they
abandoned their talk OF bolt and went
into conference with q view TO strength
eninR their lines.
Tonight the generals commanding the
rival forces, neither confident Of victory
for their own candidates, are analyzing
the result and trying to get some com
fort out Of IT, Up to q late hour neither
side was hopeful OF anything but the de-
feat Of the other.
Total Vote Cast.
The total vote cast in the convention
for temporary chairman was LOB, out Of
a total Of LOS. divided as follows:
Root, 55s.
McGovern, 5O2.
Louder, g.
Houser 8.
Gronna. l.
Not voting, 5.
This gave Root the choice Of a major
ity Of thirty-six over all. The so votes
cast against Root included the thirty-six
pledged to La Toilette and ten for Cum
minis, which would Indicate that the
Roosevelt strength expressed by the bal
lot represented E74 votes. This is not
fair statement of the Roosevelt strength
as the convention is now constituted, as
Of the delegates instructed for Roosevelt,
seven in Illinois. eight in Maryland and
three in Oregon, a total Of eighteen, de-
clared for Root.
Taft Men Desert.
On the other hand. McGovern appa-
rently gained from the instructed Taft
DELEGATES one each in Arkansas, Ken
lucky, and Utah. two in Ohio, and five
from Hawaii a total Of ten. This would
indicate a net gain for Roosevelt, should
instructions be followed in the vote for
President, Of eight. and increase his total
to 4s2, or fifty-eight short OF a majority
Of the convention. The effect upon the
Taft vote in the final struggle, il condi-
tions remain as at present, would be
loss Of eight from the vote cast for Root,
leaving Taft with $50, or ten more than
a majority Of the convention.
The States showing the variation from
the claims put forth by the Taft man
ayers and indicating wherein the TAFT
men had made claims to votes to which
they were not entitled, were Georgia, six;
North Carolina. I'VE; and Virginia, two
New York voted as Barnes said II would.
In fact. the results seemingly substantiate
the general accuracy Of Taft's figures
T. n. People Are Confident.
The Roosevelt people tonight assert
porary chairman shows that Taft cannot
be nominated. but are not claiming a
victory for the colonel with an alarming
confidence.
The friends of the President are plain
" disturbed and obtain their satisfac-
ton from the expressed belief that
Roosevelt has been eliminated.
One thing is certain. The dramatic
attempt Of Col. Roosevelt by 3 sudden
descent on Chicago to complete the con-
vention victory has ended, II not IN
disaster at least in utter failure. On
the returns, his coming has not changed
a vote; indeed it is the current belief
that had be remained in Oyster Bay his
managers, Dixon and Borah, might have
done still better in the preliminary skir
mish to-day.
The situation as it stands at this hour
is especially gratifying to many Of the
older statesmen who do not conceal their
belief that the way is now open for a
third candidate who can heal the breach
made by the bitter fight between the
President and the colonel
Odds Against Roosevelt.
The betting tonight is 10 l against
Roosevelt and to l against Taft. The
leaders OF all factions are holding con-
ferences for the purpose of holding their
lines Crane, Penrose, Barnes, McKin-
ley, Charles p Taft, Nicholas Murray
Butler, Charles W. Fairbanks, Joseph
B. Healing, and James E. Watson, Of
Indiana, went into session Immediately
on leaving the convention hall and re-
manned in conference until midnight
In the Roosevelt camp the colonel him |
self was closeted with Dixon, Borah, |
Bill Finn, George W. Perkins. MedM |
Mccormick, Cows. Stubs, Johnson. and