Evening journal., 1912-06-06
TAFT MEN
In CONTROL
AT CHICAGO
residents Friends Believe
ut is All Over But the
Shouting"
ONE CONTENTION Comes
FROM ROOSEVELT FORCES
the United Press.

n the United Press.
CHICAGO, June 6-With both fac
ons in the Republican party pub
|cly claiming everything in sight.
I'd privately admitting that the "out-
Elme was certain to be too close for
Smfort,' the Republican National
Committee met today to consider the
mporary roll of the convention. The
<aft forces We're in control of the
Elmmittee. The result of the ma
Hrity of the contests was believed
4 rtain to be the seating of the Taft
Hen. Publicly the Taft dealers were
Y HRclaring that il was "all over but
r. shouting" The same conten-
1on came from the Roosevelt en-
Henchments But neither Senator
SiXon, leader of the Roosevelt forces,
Ebr Congressman Mckinley, in COM
<and of the Taft warriors, would
Ike pencil and check the delegates
< pat he claimed would stand behind
II candidate when the actual fighting
& gan
81 The committee did not plan to take
n any of the contests today. Instead
a q meeting was devoted to organiza-
Upn, the selection OF a chairman. and
n defining rules of procedure during
81 q coming ten days
" And while the committee cleared
q decks for action the attorneys Of
p Contesting forces, former Senator
A.ick. Of Ohio, for Taft. and Ormsby
#CHarg. for Roosevelt wrestled with
e luminous briefs preparatory to the
= al fight for representation on the
bor. The first contests to come up.
& ere those of Arkansas, Alabama and
Il frizona II was not believed that
ey would be disposed of until late
Saturday and it was certain that
2 ruling I'm all three would be in
4 vor Of the Taft men.
n ,ieam Roller" Talked Of.
Believing that the followers Of the
resident had gotten out and thor
ghly oiled up the steam roller
#pularized by Colonel Roosevelt's
utenants four years ago, when the
81 aims Of the allies" were ruthlessl5
# altered. the Roosevelt leaders toda,
re sugFesting that the COMMITTEES
X ould seat all of the contesting dele
# tions and split the vote between tn,
s called regulars and the contestinE
# precentatives But the Taft people
5 elined 10 consider any such sugges.
1n
U There will be few split delegation
H is year declared Victor Rosewater
cs-chairman Of the committee. 'Th'
sues are too plainly involved. This
lmmittee cannot dodge II will de
q de each case on its merits and vii
# sue the certificates to the men tha
& % entitled 10 them"
s incidentally the committee at thi
:. itset made il plain that II had n,
tention Of rafiling the politica
galeton. II win not 20 back OF th'
CO Of the returns Where a con
sting delegation ran seriously assai
g legality of the election of tn
'gular DELEGATES It will have
N nance to win. but when the claim 4
Il fraud. intimidation or juggling o
# lll-caTs. the committee will take tn
1sition that II has not the power q
view the acts of q convention. Tn
aft men will benefit greatly by thi
81 lline. as II will throw out most O
le contests from the south.
The Roosevelt conventions wer
4M el0 weeks dIltI the I dil touNtHiiuu
ad regularly elected a set of dele
4 ates. Most of these contests we're no
uggested until after the visit to IN
outhern States Of the Roosevelt con
A. sst manager. Ormsby McHarg. an
le committee will take the position
lat it cannot seat, the claimants be
ause they failed to try to control tn
81 arlier conventions which we're prop
5 rly called by the district or state or
anizations.
loot win Win,
II seemed certain today that the se
sction Of United States Senator Elih
loot for temporary chairman woul
ratified by the convention. Afte
j alking with Washington and Ne'
ork over the long distance tele
hone. Colonel Harry New, chair
nan Of the subcommittee on arrange
= rents declared that Root was choic
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