The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-24
EdwardsMayLoseSe Seat
On National Committee
BOLTING AT CHICAGO
MAY BRING CONTEST
Serious Situation Faces West Vir-
ginian. One Of Five Com
mittee Boilers.
Sentiment Growing sf Chicago
That Third Party for Teddy
VIII Collapse.
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ChtcAro. NJ, June a.
Although Colonel Roosevelt has
launched a third parry. called a con-
vention to be held in Chicago next
August. and announced that he will
head the ticket as the presidential
candidate. the majority OF the Repub-
licans who attended the national con-
vention here only laugh at his wild
utterances. Deserted by fully half of
his own followers, the colonel has
aroused no enthusiasm by launching
the bull moose" party. In fact he
has been hooted at by many OF his b
followers. They say he Is squealing
after being defeated at the regular
convention and now in anger over not
being able to crafty a selfish desire
for a third term is doing everything,
In his power TO disrupt the Repub-l
lican party.
Governor Hadley, the Idafo dele,
gates and other former friends of
Roosevelt will support the regular
ticket. More than half Of the states
that were pledged for Roosevelt att
the regular convention announce that
they will not support him II be Is .
candidate on an irregular ticket
The West Virginia delegation and
the Minnesota delegation are leading
the third party movement, and they
are being supported by New Jersey
and Maine. Aside from these four
States, Roosevelt has only a small
scattering vote in the other States.
The Roosevelters, led by the West
Virginians. yelled steam roller" and
fraud" in the seating OF the contest
ed delegates, though they never had a
chance TO win. and In the nomination
in the convention they answered
present and refused TO vote. Taft re-
ceived as many votes as he would IL
Roosevelt's name had been placed in
nomination.
No Third Party.
There will be no third party and
no third convention. is the statement
OF conservative Republicans tonight.
The Colonel will not be given sum-
Client support TO warrant his becom-
J ing a candidate on a bolting ticket.
But you have to hand IL TO the West
Virginia Rooseveltites. They have
things all ready for their State ticket
and intend launching a newspaper at
Charleston. At least they say so.
names OF the State and county candi-
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both.
Edwards May Lose Seat.
The report that the seat OF Colonel
William s. Edwards, OF Charleston.
on the National committee would be
contested was current last night, and
to-day many OF the Republicans say
that the flve States which bolted
will lose their national committeeman
and others will be named. The Ma
tional committee. In it's report, re-
serves the right 10 dismiss any com
mitteeman who refused 10 perform
his duties. or for good reason.
Whether they will take this step In
the case OF those who bolted the
Chicago convention is not known. but
/ IL is giving Edwards and his friends
considerable worry. Edwards fought
hard for the honor. spent literally. itl
is said. his bill here alone being
$4,000 in the effort 10 boost Roose-
welt into the third term nomination.
Sentiment as TO whether the bolt
ing delegates can control West Vir-
ginia Is doubtful. and Il IL generally
asserted that the action OF the dele
gates will be repudiated by the voters
In the fall at the election by casting
majority for Taft Sam Montgom-
cry. one OF the early Roosevelt
champions. IL changing and he has
been urging the delegates to remain
loyal to the Republican party Hon.
W. p. Hubbard and 2. O. Smith are
active IN the third party movement.
Much disappointed. the West vir-l
ginia delegates from the First and |
Z Fourth districts who came to this city
a week ago with noise and blare, left
tonight. much dovncast over defeat
In the regular convention. for home
over the u. q o. on the S.30 train.
They vii reach home tomorrow
morning after N O'Clock.