The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-20
Taft Men Satisfied

Iaft Men Sat1Sfleo
 Chicago, June 1s-At Taft headquarters general atmosphere of satisfaction and relief greeted the swarms of delegates who crowded the ante rooms tonight. Dl- rector Mckinley and his staff presented an Its all over but the shouting atti- tude' and confidently asserted that to- days vote of 564 to 510 against the Roose- welt forces in the convention showed con elusively that Taft would be re-noml- hated. They claimed Roosevelt would lose on the nomination roll call 46 of the 5i0 votes he had today. They declared that Wisconsin's 26 votes, South Dakota s 10 and the 10 Cummns votes from Iowa would desert the Roosevelt column on any decisive vote. From this they argued that the real Roosevelt strength in the convention was at the most 464 votes.
 Is Certainty
 President Taft's renomination is cer- tainty," said Director Mckinley. Each succeeding roll call from now on will show steady losses from the Roosevelt column and gains for Taft
 A statement was issued by Mckinley tonight in which he said:
 "President Taft will be renominated by the national republican convention now In session in Chicago.
 Theodore Roosevelt has been elmi- mated as a candidate before the conven- tion. Two test votes, one yesterday and another forced by his leaders today, have demonstrated that he cannot be nominated. The delegates have repudi- ated his third term pretenslons. His managers have resorted to every known method of political strategy, but without success. They have attempted combina- tions with other candidates, they have adroitly presented unfair and revolution ary plans of procedure under the pre- tense of honesty and they have endeavor- ed by every means to make Taft dele- gates break their solemn pledges and instructions. In the face of these des- perate efforts the Taft column has stead fly grown. Tafts majority today was larger than it was yesterday.
 No Other Leader Possible
 ''The Roosevelt followers, knowing that their candidate can never get enough votes to give him a majority of the con- vention, are now seeking in hopeless and discouraged fashion for another leader Their search will be in vain. President Taft's demonstrated majority in the con- vention represents delegates who come to Chicago determined to ~enominate him and they will not be swes'ved from that purpose. They have shown their loyalty and devotion to the President upon two test votes and their solidty was not in the least affected by deliberate but futile attempt to stampede the convention through a carefully planned demonstra- tion.
 They gave their answer to that de- termination by casting more votes to- day than they did yesterday. They have shown that they propose to re- main with the President until his re- nomination is an accomplished fact and they will receive accession to their ranks from those who have been tenn porarily carried away by noisy. blustery, braggadocio campaign The balloon-like character of that campaign has been twice punctured by decisive majority votes.
 "The southern colored delegates in- structed for Taft are carrying out their instructions with courage and fidelity, notwithstanding the temptations of fered them in the way of money, pat ronage and political preferment They have shown a laudable regard for loy- alty to party pledges
 Roosevelt not only lost in votes to- day, but his delegates indulged in 40 minutes of continuous cheering for Governor Hadley of Missouri, one of his campaign managers, showing a decided tendency to desert the Roosevelt stan dard
 "Rooseyelt's repeated threat to bolt has not materialized and statements are made by many of his leaders that should bolt be attempted 1t will not be generally participated In.
 "The solidarity of President Taft lines and the wavering weakness of the Roose- welt forces tell their own story of vic- tory for the President and the bursting of the Roosevelt bubble"
 The Taft leaders, while outwardy ridiculously talk of a Roosevelt bolt pri- vatey admitted that the colonel when it becomes apparent tomorrow, as they say 1t will that the credentials committee will not interfere materially with the Taft delegates seated by the national commit tee, will undoubtedly order his followers to take part in the convention. But the Taft leaders declare the real leaders of the Roosevelt movement will under no cir cumstance go to the extent of holding a rumpion to give Roosevelt an independent nomination.
 A general congratulations meeting was held in the Taft public reception room to- night and the leaders dropped in from their labors on the various convention committees to talk with each other.