The Washington times., 1912-05-16
ROOSEVELT SURE
. OF HIS NOMINATION
\ ON FIRST BALLOT
Claims to Have More Than
A..,. 500 Delegates to
Chicago.
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as best they could through the troubous
cataclysm. They have clung to the
vague hope that somewhere, somehow,
something would happen to stop Roose-
welt. 1t simply failed to happen, and
now they all know that he can't be
pushed aside. They see their own doom
in his victory.
Beat Them To It.
There was an interesting story in po-
litical circles today, that for ten days
past the Taft managers had been
watching developments with great con-
cern. awaiting the moment and the ex-
cuse for issuing n statement positively
claiming that they had assurance OF
votes enough to control. The moment
never came. They wanted TO, beat
Roosevelt TO It" with the first claim
that it was all over. Roosevelt heat
them to it, by waiting till he knew
what he was talking about.
The effects of the positive announce
ment that Roose yelt wins, are already
coming in. Chairman Dixon, of the
Roosevelt committee, today announced
= that he had word from New York that
three more members of the uninstruct-
ed New York delegation had declared
themselves for Roosevelt Previously, the
Roosevelt bookings showed only twenty
one Thrae more have given their
pledges to Roosevelt. and the slump. 1t
IL confidently declared. Is only Just be-
ginning. Senator Dixon declared that
In fact Colonel Roosevelt had under
stated his strength.
Understated His Strength.
Discussing Roosevelt's statement yes
terday in Ohio, to the effect that he al
ready had more than enough delegates
70 nominate him on the first ballot at
Chicago Senator Dixon said:
Colonel Roosevelt. in his statement,
underestimates his real strength on the
first ballot To throw additional light
on the statement made by Colonel
Roosevelt in Ohio yesterday, the follow
ing facts may be pertinent:
This morning I have positive infor-
nation from Roosevelt leaders in New
York that three more delegates from
New York state have given their assur-
ance that they intend to vote for Roose-
velt on the first ballot. This makes
,twenty-four delegates from New York
who will vote for Roosevelt on the first
ballot. -
from Union City. Tenn, from the chair
man of the Republican convention of
the Ninth district, held yesterday, say
Tennessee district Republican conven;,
Stion; was held here and elected Coiopei
sPostonl and State Treasurer Taylor dele
gates to Chicago with instructions for
Taft. On account of irregularities In
the call for that convention a second
a. convention had to be called. which was
held today. The same delegates to the
first convention In March today reas-
cd
, gates and alternates to the Chicago con-
vention, and instructed them to vote FOR
Colonel Roosevelt. The convention was
enthusiastic for Roosevelt
Two From Alabama.
ION Sunday I received a letter from
Alabama. signed by two delegates tc
the Chicago convention, elected in the
early March convention in that State
at which time they were instructed fol
Taft These two delegates, both o.
them white men of high standing II
Alabama, in their letter to me say tina
q poll of the delegates TO the conven
time that nearly every one of then
are for Roosevelt, and have instructed
them to pay no attention to the frs
Instructions, but ask them to vote TO
Roosevelt. The two delegates write mt
that they will do so.
"On Monday / received another lettcl
from Alabama, from another INSTRUCTED
Taft delegate from the State, sayin'
that 95 per cent of the Republicans o.
his district were for Roosevelt. and tina
he and his colleague from that distric
intend to vote for Roosevelt on the frs
ballot"
Cullom Says Roosevelt.
Senator Cullom of Illinois. who has
been supporting Taft, and who got de
I. feated for denomination in Illinois al
a result, declared today that Roosevelt
would be nominated. He discredited al
, third-term talk. and insisted that NJ
third candidate could possibly hold to
gether the strength of either Taft o.
Roosevelt. The drift of things as h,
saw them was all toward Roosevelt, anc
he insisted that the nomination would
go that way because from now OF
everything would be toward the col
onel.
Following directions from the R0ose
welt organization in Washington. th'
progressive majority in the Washington
State convention refused to make an!
compromise with the Taft organization
that was determined to steal the State
The State committee. pro-Taft, seated
enough contesting delegations to TAX
control, and named a Taft delegation
The Roosevelt people, with about 100 o
the rightfHl delegates to the State con
vention, held a separate convention ant
instructed for the former President
This assures contest from Washing
ton.
1t is understood that the Taft peopl
they merely set 1t up in the hope th."
they could trade on 1t. They would .
glad to have the national committe
seat the Roosevelt delegates fror
Washington, II in exchange the com
mittee would agree to seat the TAT