The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-20
LONG EXPECTED CRASH IN RANKS OF |. O.P. ARRIVES Plans Laid for Independent Action by Roosevelt
 Forces
IS NO LONGER ANY
 DOUBT ABOUT HIM
Formally Launch Boom for Governor Hadley as Result of Demonstra- ton-Taft People Exultant.
 No Idea of Compromise

Chicago, June 19.-The long ex- pected crash in the republican ranks came tonight. The Roosevelt forces, acting, they said, under the personal direction of the colonel himself, began to lay their plans for independent &C., tion in the national republican con- vention. As forerunner of the more drastic action expected in the conven- tion tomorrow or Friday Roosevelt members of the committee on creden- tials withdrew from that body to- night-withdrew in person and in ef- feet withdrew all of the Roosevelt contests, which had been scaled down from 92 to 78.
 Colonel Roosevelt tonight was in the midst of series of exciting con- ferences and was busy figuring on the loyal delegates whom he could expect to carry with him out of the convention, or rather, into separate convention on the convention floor ln event the crisis is reached.
 NO Longer Any OOuDI
 Persons who talked with the colonel tonight declared there was no longer any doubt as to his attitude. Con- vinced that the credentials committee was against him, Colonel Roosevelt ! decided to go no further with his futile fight in the regular convention.
 The colonel would not issue formal statement as>to his warlike intentions early in the evening, but was said to have made his position clear to his followers as some of the conferences at his headquarters were exciting.
 Senator Borah of Idaho, it was re- norted. declared as he left the Roose- welt rooms that he would not bolt.
 The Missouri delegation held caucus tonight to formally launch boom for Governor Hadley for President. 1t was reported The remarkable demonstration given the Missouri executive in the con- yention today together with the sudden -~tfrn in affairs was said to have strength ened their belief that the time was ripe for bringing forward compromise can didate. 5s.ss.., s.s.s5lss..s5.
 In the meantime there was much talk of Justice Charles Hughes of New York as candidate. Some of the leaders ven- tused to suggest ticket of Hughes and Hadley.
 All sorts of ramorsl were current as the crash came.
 Panic in T. R.'s Forces
 The fact that the Taft forces strength ened their hold on the conventionin the test vote today getting 564 votes as against 55S on yesterday threw the. opposition forces into something of panic. The Roosevelt vote in the convention today i. was 51o, but 1t was realized that R6 votes from Wisconsin, 10 from Iowa and 10 from North Dakota must be deducted from that on a presidential ballot, while but few of the Taft votes could be gained
 The Taft people were exultant tonight. They denied intimations from the Roose- welt side that they were considering a compromise candidate and asserted that with a tightening of the lines 1t was ap parent Taft would win the nomination on the first ballot. Senator Dixon declared tonight that one of the final appeals might be made to the membership of the convention.
 We shall have exhausted then every legal and moral duty devolving upon us. The future will have to take care of It. self"
 Will Prevent Disorder .faft forces tonight said they were pre- pared for an attempt by the Roosevelt people to hold convention within the convention hall and had taken steps to prevent "any such disorder
 It was said that 300 policemen and 800 assistant sergeants-at-arms would be sta toned in the convention hall to prevent disorder.
 It was said some of the Roosevelt lead CTS would plead with the convention to- morrow to instruct the credentials com mittee to grant more time for a hearing of the contests.
 Colonel Roosevelt, it was said, would be present in the convention hall at the time and that while he would have no legal standing in the convention, he might be swept into the fight by his follow CTS.
 Colonel Roosevelt counseled delay at a conference of his supporters just before midnight. He asked them to adjourn until later in the night. when he would have more facts to lay before them.
 William Barnes, Jr tonight said:
 The vote today was simply an indica- ton of the vanishing strength of MT. Roosevelt in this convention. The demon- stration In behalf of Governor IJadley was evidence, clear to any mind that the adherents of MT. Roosevelt were ready to desert him for any one of his followers who happened to be In the limelight. The Taft forces. however, are absolutely in- tact and increasing in strength Talk of compromise now comes entirely from the followers of Mir. Roosevelt"