The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-17

their uneasfneSs touisHI -
ii 4 fwofold IL they cannot keep the
ME- surtry-Hrtt II hsg tcer1 d'r a'st'''tsA
an aay. they will lose II thcy 90
keen II. and Try 10 win With IL, the,
Roosevelt, men VIII start a roush
house" and when the convention -
nj over nobody VIII know who was
nominated.
on The Roosevelt sSsS there IL n"
.nnfsaenee. hui half OF r. is based ON
~ nroposed disturbance. They con
rfne that they have been deliberately
heated by the national committee "Nt
~ -naray riShfful deleEateF@~enonAn w.
constitute clear majority
Horah to Start Rough House.
n they hnd they lack the votes thSt
they need, then Senator Rorah. WI"
has reluctantly consented 10 ne Tn
candidate for temporary ChaIrfn4n'
viii grab the gavel out Of the dlminu-
tive chairrnan's hands What ~
happen after that only a thirty third
aegrea prophet OF evil would attempt
to predict r,--,..i.
himself, for the job. was reached atti
leaky Taft council chamber let 81
the news that the Taft people pi~
posed tn throw the colonel out Ill
.ru,Iv II he tried TO take command Ia
person,
Since the paper majority OF the Tart
u
people has shrurk to mere handi IL
of votes, the gaiety that marked the
early struggles has disappeared. Thtre
are mighty few jokes now about "nat
rctng tfssfsfs-ss ~ ne. 's''a-3s"i% A'
who have had - look at the bowl
shaped auditorium, in which the con
ventton is 70 be held, With IT'S few and
narrow exits. ard its wilderness ct
chairs. do not care to think about
riot There WAS much apprehension
among the Tar rsen today, when they
learned thar the chairs tn the conveu-
ton hall had not been fastened 10 the
floor.
"a 44a>=-++n- { ++=+-tl4a-
tiunal convention to he held IN ms
country with scene that will paT-'.ei
those tn the streets Of New York, @h'u
men we're being drafted for service IN
the civil War. is a little too rough
an outcome even for the gore fhirstlnR
delegation from Oklahoma who cam"
shouting ard singing into the Con
gTess today.
No Sabbath in Hotels.
There has been no sabbath today IN
the neighborhood Of the political head
quarters Rands playing 'Therell be
Hot limo in the Old Town Tonight
and urhef deserrEtfrE 8Trs, nave otr-Tr
marching In and out Of the Congress,
plotting delegations all day. Tonight
there is a bowling b IN the lobby
syelling their lungs &c. against Ted0r
or against Taft, bui doing very li-tie
cheering for either candidate.
Colonel Roosevelt still the chief
figure or interest, has been kept locked
UP in suite Of rooms to which Wis.,
tors were admitted only after careful
scrutiny
He took the Leading part in the hia
council OF war that was held this az
fernoon. He, il was who insisted that
Senator Borsh be the candidate f"r
temporary chairman TO oppose R9p..
Berah's work provided the Roo Telt
people can count majority when they
go in. Will not amount TO much
What he does not like 10 think ot ls
the job he will have on hand II trou-
BILE starts. But Borah il large
rugged square man. with aightl1S
face. fighting muscular frame, and
heavy supply OF black hair that VII.
prove a fine shock absorber If the
WORT comes TO the worst
He has been the oremost fighter
from the beginning: has refused 10
support Roosevelt contestants when
he did not believe they were legally
elected, and has always told the ma
terity committeeman their right
names when they threw out dele
gates he believed should stay whore
they were
Crane and PenroHs commanded
the council that was held In the Taft
.aoms Root. who has bad cold
which extends ia HIS pedal estveml-
ties. sat in to help with Legal advice,
and Barnes attended with the list he
has made up after his councils with
the colored gentlemen from the
South.
Force Against Violence.
Barnes reported that the highest
4fe ee444tf- i HE 7,
people a majority Of only 90 This
majority was wiped out by the con-
fident Roosevelt claim that ten dele
gates had Topped. Other estimates
however, showed that this loss had
been made up elsewhere. and the
twenty still stood as The TAFT figure
tonight.
After hearing Mr. Barnes report
the Taft men walked over the plans
for the Rooseye cit rough house. and
the best way 10 meet r. They agreed
that 20 fight force with violence IS
the only safe e%pedient, and In
creased by once hundred the police
detail That viii put ESQ hleecoatS
into the Coliseum
Following the example 80 Tux
members Of the Roosevelt family
who have come 10 Chicago ~ see IN,
show the two Taft boys. Henry anC
Charlie. arrived this evening. ans
took up quarters at the blackstone
far from the msdding Roosevelt II
the lobby ~ the Congress.
Charles Warren Fairbanks. wht
has lingering h44e~ that the light
ring hi the tails~t 4ua f"st ~
~ arrive9f ana Also went Is iif
Blackstone. SIS did Nicholas Murra,
Butler, who has come 10 line up tn
high brows for Taft
Senator Aguew. Of New York, ar
rived with y vest pocket Huehe
boom which he took out and eHhib
-~-t-er4 TO nun rc-- ~ -refEH-e~ WITH
oct awakening any particular en-
thuslasn
arnew saia he WAS not sent b,
Hughes. but he thought the needs o
the hour demanded a man who ha'
not been tarred with either the Tai
ar TIE ROOSEVELT S}ick- II thfs N
Taft men replied that hughes ha'
pat himself out Of tho game and tn
acriorarv and they would iHst s.
Roosevelt r,en said Hughes was re
soon vote for Taft himself
Woodruff Flop Discounted.
TIRE f.8p Of Tim Woodruff had he'
more or less discounted by tne Tai
tuen. T. ~as announced earI} III IN
day in Il statement by r. Va
volEfrihergh. OF tho Roosevelt force
tho ~af6 he had been authorized b
ygaa.sr,.Y and c1tsEa! Rn0sctsa.t Z