The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-14
Missouri Compromise" De cision and Sudden Ad-
 journment Surprising
NAGEL IS CRITICISED
 FOR HIS DISSIPATION
Rumors of Further Compromised .S Denied by Managers-Ro oaS Forces Will Oppose
 Borah Their Candidate

promise" decision ana the quickly fol- lowing and entirely unexpected adjourn ment of the republican national commit tee this afternoon brought about a situa- ton full of uncertainty and conflicting rumors which lasted throughout the even I ing and refused to crystalize into any definite form.
 1 Explanations traversed a long and va- ried scale. all the way from the state ment that the compromise and sudden adjournment presaged a general getting together of the Taft and Roosevelt fac- l tions to the naive theory that 1t was to give the convention carpenters chance to finish their saving and hammering in the neighborhood of the committee room. Taft Men Wanted Time The explanation which pest fits the va- rious known facts is that the Taft sup porters were glad to take advantage of the three or four hours of time saved by the compromise on the Missouri cases to take account of stock and prepare for the struggle expected oyer the Texas and Washington contests.
 Roosevelt supporters professed to be greatly elated over the seating of their delegation at large from Missouri and l asserted that the outcome in the whole Missouri business exceeded their most sangune hopes The Taft people, on the other hand. seemed to take the out come complacently and abated none of l their claims on that account.
 National Committeeman Charles Nagel l of Missouri, Mir. Tafts Secretary of Com merce and Labor who left Chicago yes terday on the eve of rne Missouri con- test hearing, which he had been counted | upon to present, came in for considerable criticism when the committees action marked the first important concession of | the fight to Roosevelt. Taft men on the committee. while mute for publication, said privately that NageIs departure from Chicago had much to do with the argu- ment in the Missouri case.
 The cabinet officer had been named 10 present the Taft side of the case but had expressed desire to be excused from participation. Several members of the committee however, had been confident that Mir Nagel would argue the case. Late last night when it was understood that the secretary had left town some of the Taft members of the committee de- cided to stand by the Hadley- Roosevelt delegates. Today absolutely no one ap- peared to challenge Governor Hadleys presentation of the case and the Taft | leaders said there was nothing for them to do but surrender.
 Topic of Endless Discussion I Anyway. the subject was the topic of l 1s B.tI fan fnr.o
 tonight and the Roosevelt people un- questionably showed the more content | ment.
 | The fight promises to center about contests involving the delegates from Texas. The contests preceding that on the calendar of the national commit tee are inconsequential compared with the Texas situation. where the political life of Cecil Lyon. national committee man. and the strength of the Roose- welt machine in the state Is al stake. The Roosevelt managers declared no compromise would be considered with regard to Texas. The Taft managers asserted they would fight for all of the contested Texas delegations on the ground that the Lyon organization had chosen it's delegates in defiance of the district apportionment plan of the re- publican national committee. Rumors of compromise and conces- I sion In the remaining contest fights were denied by the leaders on both
 sides. It is expected that the Virginia contests in which the Roosevelt forces
 charge that the Taft conventions were held where negroes could not attend | will be presented al a single case, but l Ormsby McHarg. the Roosevelt contest | manager, asserted tonight they would
 argue each of the Texas contests sep
 arately and that they expected to have
 at least 30 of the 40 Texas delegates 1 Both sides continued to claim ulti- mate control of the convention and in 1 this connection the Roosevelt forces I definitely announced their intention to l oppose on the floor the election of Sen | ator EIihu Root as temporary chair man. They said their candidate for that place would be Senator Borah of | idaho.
 B0rah Would Accept
 'If such an honor were conferred upon
 me-" said Senator Borah. "of course I could not refuse"
 After several conferences at the Taft headquarters tonight in which Sena- | tors Penrose and Crane, Chairman Mc- Kinley and other Taft leaders took part. the decision to put forward Sen ator Newell Sanders of Tennessee as chairman of the committee on perma : nent organization of the convention
 was confirmed. The Taft leaders say that If they control the organization they will make the temporary organ ization with Senator Root as chairman of the permanent organization
 | Gossip of the planned fight against Senator Root awakened interest in his expected arrival. He had been expect : ed today and rooms were in readiness 1 for him. Mir. Root. however, had not l reached here at a late hour and in- Qufrfag failed reveal bio v-ha | abouts.
 About the headquarters were con- stant rumors of the approach to Chi cago of MT Roosevelt himself Many
 of his stanch friends insisted that he would be here Sunday night or Mon- day morning in time to participate in the mass meeting planned in his in- terest Monday night.
 | Rumors of bolt in the party so