The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-10
FLYNN PLANS FIGHT FOR CONTROL
 0F DELECATES

Chicago, June 1O-"COncediux MT.
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 has the slixhteat lseal title. this inc
 cludinG the Ealifo1nia, Washington
 and Dakote digtxtctD where the con>
 tsntion ia tecnnic.l. the delegates to
 Initial roll caI]. n follows: Taft 5T7, LaFollette, # he retains his strength. Q. cummins 10. 1oossselt 4s5.' !
 That was the messase that Secre- tary to the Freaident Hilles sent to
 his chief over carefully guarded
 It represented the inost careful an.
 alysia made by any campatgn naanag- ,er and was the result Of long distance efkItSn4phtc c0nifnunicHtions which conpln1ed most of yesterday and last
 night. It was the last word of the
 Taft camp and they claimed that ey- cry single delegate would stand with out hitching.r
 The Roosevelt leaders insisted that
 while these might be the figures from the standpoint of the individual state leaders who are for Taft they. did not They insisted that the individual dele gates. from many of the states where the Taft people were building their heaviest hopes would prove a great surprise when they arose in their places to cast their ballots in the con- .vcuIlOA- lHSlr SIIldilcSC estimate or the delegates they will control was 700.-
 The greatest interest attached to the meeting of the national committee, today. where it was conceded that the action in the Indiana and Arizona contest would indicate whether the committee intended putting through the. 'steamro1ler'' program and seat ing the Taft contestants in every dis trict possible The big fight so far as the ante-convention delegates are concerned are transferred back to the Congress Hotel where rival leaders have their headQuarters
 The Taft pebble say the committee will give them the temporary roll of the convention if they can hold the delegates and the Roosevelt forces be- Hove this too and are already trying to capture the committee on creden- tia1s. They want to be regular" While they have counteuanced the bolt talk and while they will bolt if they are unable to attain their aim any other way, they were extremely confi- dent, today. that they would not have to s do 70.
 Here is the plan evolved by ex- been approved by all of the members of the new steering committee which Is here in charge of the Roosevelt ways and means and of which Flinn. Is chairman and Knox, of Michigan, is secretary. No matter. what action the Roosevelt forces will insist that their ,ontesting delegations be given seats n the convention hall If the tempor- ary roll of the national committee is as the temporary roll of the it will not be until after | l fight that will be worth watching. | But even that defeat, and the Roose- | 7elt leaders insist that they will not l 'ustain that but will win right off the | eel. will not end the matter Every. ,onteat that was brought before the l committee will be brought | fight, back before 5sthe> national con- | ,ention's committee on credentials | md fought out there. The Roosevelt | orces believe that they can capture he committee on credentials and will | ,end every effort to do so. But if l hey cannot do this they will present delegates and will try to tampede the convention to their i! laim. Only if they fail to do this vill they withdraw from the conven- ion as then constituted and they will lot withdraw from the hall but will o right ahead as though they had 7on the fight.
 They will name their permanent hartman. adopt their platform and dopt their national ticket, which un- ass some change should be necessary or strategic reasons, will be Roose. cit and Governor Hiram Johnson of ,alifornia as his running mate.
 They will claim that they are the republican national convention and ill characterize the Taft forces as olters. They will also. Finn declares, ave the election machinery in every tate where there is a direct primary. hat the Taft people realize the sit- ation was indicated by the hurrying ere of Taft leaders, today, who were ot expected to arrive until late in he week. V
 After an urgent message, William arnes, Jr., of New York, who is to e chief floor lieutenant, announced lat he would ''get on the job' in the lorning. Meanwhile, the "stiffening' f -kneed delegates will be in the ands of Joseph Heating, of Indiana. oise Penrose, of Pennsylvania, W. [urray Crane of Massachusetts, Otto , tifel, Missouri, Walter F. Adams. owa, Harry s. Daugherty. Ohio, Gov
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