The Washington times., 1912-06-20
HADLEY STANDS
PAT, WILLING TO
Be HIT BY BOLT
Missouri Governors Attitude
Thorn In Side of
Roosevelt.
REJECTS OFFER TO
RUN WITH TAFT
Strong Undercurrent Sets In for
Coloners Floor
Leader,

CHICAGO. June 2o.-whiIe the politi-
clans on both sides of the Republican
factional hght worried and fretted to-
day over the outcome of the convention.
one man was standing pat. He had a
mans size lightning rod pointed to 1.-The
blue and was believed to be hoping
!, that 1.-The bolt" would strike. His atti-
tude was a very penetrating thorn in
the Roosevelt flesh.
The man was Herbert S. Hadley. gov
| ernor Of Missouri, floor leader Of the
| Roosevelt forces. Hadley has strongly
opposed any suggestion of bolt so long
as there was fighting chance of re-
! naming regular and winning the pro-
gressive fight on the floor OF the con-
| vention.
! Following the remarkable demonstra-
ton Yesterday when for more than half
! an hour the representatives OF the op-
| rosing faction cheered Hadley and re-
| sisted the spectacular efforts Of the
! Roosevelt men to turn the demonstra-
| ton for the "houn' dog" State repre-
| sentative into a personal ovation for the
| Oyster Bay candidate Hadley stock
was enjoying a boom today.
That the Taft men recognize this
was shown by many of them sugge$.-
ing that Hadley was the ideal can
didate for the Vice Presidency with
President Taft. They refused to ad-
nit there was a chance that the
President would not be renominated.
They insisted that they had the
votes for Taft and would "put him
over"
Talking Hadley.
| But the rank and file of the dele
gates who want victory al the polls
next November and to whom the
question of a candidate Is simply the
J naming of a man who would nave
Ia chance to win, were openly talk-
ing Hadley as the ideal candidate for
the head of the ticket. 1t was even
reported that some of the biggest OF
the practical political leaders OF
the convention were discussing d
plan to steal the progressive thunder
and split their forces by dropping
Taft and making Hadley the head OF
the ticket, while the move was re-
carded as a possibility IT. was gen :
erally regarded as only last dltch'
expedient and not an immediate proo
ability. ,,. Tho,
he believed the best interests OF IN"
| country and of the Republican party
at large would be to fight out the en-
tire issues on the floor of the CON
vention made a hit among the con
servatives. But Hadley indignantlft
, denied that he had any any ssiS sn9u t6at he
Vas making the fight just as IL nau
: been planned and would 90 ever
y thing in his power for the pros'e'
II an attempt was to be made to hoL''
a second convention in the cohseum'
. Hadley was expected to throw ms I'm IN
$ huence with the Roosene'ttn tne,r JpI candi-
l date and still remain regular. bu
= n tn, coliseum was abandoned and an,
! other plan chosen to put the program
through: in other words. II the pro,
l oreSsiTes holt. those who know HadleH
best predicted that he would stay 1"
z the coliseum.
) Hadley Silent.
= Hedl,v himself declined to discuss h.
pIans. 1t was said, however, that tht
II entire Missouri delegation, Tart ahC
Roosevelt men alike, would be a UNI
: for their governor If he should be II
the field when nominations were called
= for And If they are, and Hadley set'
= the votes of the Taft men who FAVOR
= compromise candidate. then the Pres
Il dent cannot receive the $40 votes needet
e 10 nominate on the initial ballot. ever
@ though the Roosevelt forces DO not par
e ticipate in the convention.
Y On the second ballot Aadley, 1t wa
: declared. would receive more than hd
of the New York state votes despite tl'
IS fact that Barnes had refused up TO u
d present to consider any one but Presi
dent Taft. Most of the New York dele
gates are party men VINO want q
win the State at the coming electc Al
rh..
Legislature. carrying with 1t the Unite'
States Senatorship, means more to tn
le New York organization than the Presl
h dency, and it was. freely predicted b.
>, members of the delegation that the.
= would welcome any candidate VIII
seemed to have better chance to wi
than has President Taft.
Le The result was that, out OF the wilder
If ness of uncertainty and doubt that en-
shrOuded the entire situation TO-DAY
there was setting in an undercurren
e that was expected to make Hadley T.
ot most prominent figure as soon as tn
" Roosevelt position had been detnltel
defined.
l. Hadley For Roosevelt.
n Governor Aadley today denied that h
le had been indorsed by the Missouri deli
re cation or that there was any chanc
Ir that his name was to be presented
10 the convention as a compromise Cand
re date.
lie Il am for Colonel Roosevelt and
intend TO night and talk annd do ever
thg in my power to secure his nomiI
d alton" said the governor, whose nervol
H. manner betrayed the strain he is und'
as a result of yesterdays events "S
ce far as the Missouri delegation is col
a. cerned, l know that they are for Roos
en- velt."
lis Would you accept a nomination fro
this convention even though II had n
re purged the roll against which YOU ha'
a. been ighting?" Hadley was asked.
II don't think there isany sense
IL reason in my discussing any except Il
Il candidacy OF Colonel Roosevelt"
n was plainly annoyed Il have my ov
idea as TO how far the fight on the rC
n call should be carried and what shou
i L.. Anl