The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-14
Even if They Win All Coming
Contests They Will Not
Have Enough to Nom
mate Their Man
COLONIES LEADERS
ARE JUBILANT OVER
WAY THINGS APPEAR
Eight Delegates in State OF
Missouri Are Awarded r.
r. Giving Him Control
of Delegation in
That State
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE.

| CHICAGO, ILL, June 13.-Aftcr Q
tonight It was discovered that with
| all the coming contests decided in
| their favor the Taft forces will still
lack fourteen votes of the nuInbe<-
necessary to nominate their candidate.
| The leaders for the president weak
ened on steam rolling Roosevelt in
Missouri this afternoon and fnaily
compromised by giving the colonel
! eight and Taft six OF the delegation,
placing the control of the State in
| Roosevelt's hands.
While the roller was halted for a
/ final count up, 1t was discovered ttfstt
four Pennsylvania delegates instructed
for Taft are secretly preparing to vote
for Cummins.
When Senator Penrose, the big TAFT
boss, got this latter bit OF informa-
ton he said privately:
THE situation Is not nearly AZ good
as il was last night. There is now
grave cause to fear that Mr.. Taft may
not be nominated
The compromise In the Missouri
matter was affected by Senator W.
Murray Crane after he had learned
thar committeeman Mccoy, of the
Philippines, and Williams, Of Oregon,
welt men.
Crane Proposes Adjournment.
! As soon as the eight Roosevelt dele
gates had been admitted Crane whis-
pered to Senator Rorah that he would
/ like TO adjourn, take stock ana COM
promise the rest OF the contests.
| You can't compromise anything
with me-" returned Borah. ''uniess you
Will admit Texas and Washington"
ft,A ,hA thay, -nfJ
Crane, still In a whisper, wen fix
| up lot Of little things and save
| time"
How about Washington and
Texas?" insisted Borah.
| Crane would make no promise but
he said that he was sure everything
would be disposed of in the next TWEEN
ty-four hours. and Borah. knowing
that Crane had the votes, consented
| to an adjournment
| The committeeman, who knew moth.
| ing whatever OF the proposal to put
the brakes on the roller even tenn
| porariiy. were astonished when Crane
moved an adjournment and most OF
/ them had not recovered from their
astonishment this evening.
| The Taft leaders at the Congress
tonight say that they are fully as cca.-
ident as they have ever been. I'VE
only stopped" said one of them, ITO
count up. There Is no need OF hurting
feelings unnecessarily when We have
votes enough anyway. We are per-
fectly willing to kill for good. but we
are not political hunters nor wanron
destroyers OF political lives"
| To this the Roosevelt people reply
that the Taft national commt.eemen
at last sensitive under criticism have
lost their nerve.
They did not dare unseat our men
! IN Missouri said one leader. and
they will not dare unseat any Roose-
welt men from Washington
~. .Horab Has Fssra. !, :. ~.
Senator Borah, who never deccives
himself with over enthusiasm, Is con-
ddent that the course OF the roller
I Will be resumed tomorrow, and that
an attempt will be made to dispose
! of al the forty four Roosevelt vores
in Washington and Texas. 'srhey
may get away with It," he SAID, .'Sut
in the case OF Washington at least I
do not think they will dare to. How
ever. we know what they havo done
already"
! The admission OF Missouri means
that the delegation from that State
led by Governor Hadley will name
the Missouri member OF the commit
tee on credentials 1t means further
more, that an attempt will be made
by Hadley TO bring into line all the
delegates who are not pledged to Taft
without contest. II he can bring
these men under his domination. a.
he feels confident he can, the vote
will stand "a to 2 in favor Of Roose-
welt The Taft people, however. as
7 seTt that this is Wild speculation and
can never be accomplished.
- ~. n =. =
yanced Borah. The Idaho senator
says he does not want to make the
race, and believes that II would b
better politics to ge behind Governor
McGovern. of Wisconsin. the La Fol.
lette candidate. He will run, how
ever. If the majority Of the Roos1-
| Welt men ask him to.
The admission of Missouri to the
Roosevelt column will give the R0ooo~
Welt. La Toilette and Cummins eorcea
"a votes on the committee on cro~s
dentiaIs, which will mako up the teIn~
porary roll Of the convention The
Taft men will have 20 votes but
while they can put machine men "A
control Of the COMMITTEES auiuos
ity report signed by - members WIN
be q dangerous thing 70 send - th4
floor OF the convention.
r. n Feop1c Juh11AnA
Everywhof0 tWo Or threo H0oNoE
yet people wsre Suffered togAth1
today they wsrs 1uhliating. 1(oNAs
OF them could ny deAnitely thn& ~
colonel could b nominated ~ t19
| first ballot. but thly fell n0W tll&ess
| uuIese AomethfhK Unf4rs444n Aa4141
they have Taft beaten - IN &1o
And afsAr tbs arse bG1ict sAsy-