Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-13

OPEN BOLT WILL COME
WHEN coMMiTTEE FlNishE8
Many Southern Delegates Convinced
That Taft Ought Net Ds Rsnsmis
nstsd-Reossvslt Weri<sr Gays csle@
mel viii Havs More Delegates Thans
Managers Claim.


IBy star
Chicago. Juno 1a.-with the steAne
roller half way thru its work OF Yoll>
ing in the TAFT delegates from the,
south. and rolling out the RoossveiSi
ones. the period Of complacence and,
acquIescencc. on the part Of southern
men. Is rapidly nearing its end
The truth IL that a large propoetloiS3
OF the very men who are being given
seats in the convention by the Tafss
national committee. are not Tor TottsA
They want q man vino can be elected.
So long as their own seats were ini
jeopardy. these southerners dared say.
nothing They knew tho power OF the
machine: knew they were In the hands;
OF the relentless Penrosc-Mcklnleys
combine, which was willing to 90 t03
any extremes.
They knew that II their willingness
to serve the combination Of bOsses
were ever suspected. they might h.
thrown out OF the convention. SO they
sat tight. kept their counsel. and
waited FOR the time 70 come when they
would DO assured VI so se z-51-4
Now Lease Of Independence.
But lust as fast as they get past the
terrors OF the national committee, theso1
men take on a new lease Of poiiticat.
maependence. Today they are talkinB.
of the real possibilities of the situatlon.i
Western and southern leaders have
been comforting all day ard last even-
ing with reference to tho real. sers,
Ious business of the party; ana tnS
Tef, people. who have been unable to 1
keep ,lp with the developing sentiment
in favor OF saving tho party. and as
couraged over the situation.
Break TO Roosevelt Later. .
Th. break toward Roosevelt mas nov
come openiy and boldly as yet. II WIS
not be made until the nationai COM
u,tttee Us approximately done WIKI ~
work. But when that task is nnisneos,
and the reign of terror Is over. theh =;
Hot OF southern delegates wiz usc'alO
Independence and announce U,eir pnr-
! pose to limo UP with the reai repuDl'-
cans here.
I ,,,onr delegates who have now
,.nn seated in Arkansas, Alabama ana
some other southern states, are a con.
siderable number who are known -
belieye that Taft ought not to be nom-
mated They are not in q hurry 10
start trouble. lest 1t might warn the
committee and make 1t difficult TO seas
other men. in other states yet TO pc
n,ssed upon. who are OF the same
mind Bu, none the less, vast amount
of quiet comforting Is going on, whicn
all locks to unloading Tatt
TIL. most disquicting feature OF thiS
situation. from the Taft Viewpolht. u
that some OF their own snpposeu
hor chmen In Indiana are uncoverins q
real puruose to get in with TINS piaiL
The Indiana crowd want to carry their
state this fall. and they know Il VIII 10
about 10000 democratic IL TAFT Is nom
mated That Is an argument tnat 10
highly persuasive with gentlemen Who
entertain ambitions for oHices, VINO
| have senatorial aspirations. ana SO OIL
Yesterday. for example. Jim WATSON.
! rornor congressman and gubernatorial
candidate was being quoted arouhu
,h. ,ohbies as OF the opinion that Taft
| .,,,,,d NO, do and that some third man
| s,,nrra he nominated The Taft people
nv, ,bc ur,ssure on, and Jim denied
| ~, be had said IL: but just as soon an
| p,rs Hnrnes of New York arrived I'D
| town the Taft headquarters mad niHi
c.ve mt an uncompromising statemehe
| that no third candidate would De COM
! siiered The Tart people Know that
| third candidate is not their danger
| they know their difficulty has To GO
entirely with the rising tide OF sehti-
mont tor Roosevelt They merely pre-
| fer to talk about third candidate. De
| cause they don't want 10 aCiI'it pnniie-
! ~ chat they recognize the growing
strength of Roosevelt.
Co.oneis Strength Growing.
| Roosevelt delegate in New YORK.
who got into town last night, declare0
thn, the colonel was going to turn up
vith more votes than esss !.!s essn
managers were yet claiming FOR MIN IN
the Empire state delegation. and a lot
more than the Taft people dreamed ne
| would get.
Here are som. straws which indicate
how the wind blows In certain con-
gressional district In southern state,
where tho normal vote Is very close,
the republicans have nominated
strong candidate He is now In Chi
cago. and all sides agree that he has
a good chance to be elected. Yet he
lis going about quietly tipping people
| that II Taft Is nominated. he win with
| draw. He doesn't care to take the
drubbing that will be coming II Taft
| Is the leader.
| The Case Of Iowa.
/ To be a little TiiuTe specific. this ::.an
| represents an oklahoma district. Two
similar cases are reported from Iowse
| except that they involve candidates for
!, the legislature. The republicans must
] choose legislature this TALL IL Sena-
tor Kenyon is 10 be reelected. More
over tho state senator's chosen In Mo-
yemher viii hold over till 1914. when
/ Senator Cummins will be up for re-
election. In one close legislative dis
tr.c. the republicans have nomirtaed
| for the serate a man who Is ssconfdcnt
/, that he can be elected IL Roosevelt
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