Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-15
Commentary of William Barnes, IT,, on Action of
 Colonel Roosevelt in Going to Convention
MCKINLEY SAYS IT SHOWS HIS DESPERATION
Tas Campaign Director Claims 594 Delegates For President No Further Compromise by Taft Members of National Committee-Negro Elected Taft Delegate in Mssis- sippi Announces His Intention of Supporting Roosevelt.

Chicago. June 14.-Addition by the republican national committee of 14 delegates from Alaska, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee to the 'credlted to Taft list and announce ment that Theodore Roosevelt had started for Chicago constituted the concrete developments of the political situation here up to late hour to- night
 Sad and Humiliating Spectacle" What may be MT. Roosevelt's definite intentions in his sudden md somewhat unexpected journey to Chicago no per son but himself knows. His adherents evidently believe that his personal presence would rally to his support many possibly wavering delegates. His opponents bitterly denounced hts com ing. The most definite assertion they made was that his underlying intent was to deal personally with the fed eral office holders. William Barnes, Jr.. declared thai Mir. RooseEelt's com ing to the convention offered sad Rnd humiliating spectacle for the American people"
 Taft Majority unoompTomising.
 The general impression at midnight was that the Taft majority in the na- tionai committee had adopted an un- 
 patning contests and that the Roose- seit people could expect little at their bands Color was given to this view bv the Taft headquarters giving out a table of their claims of delegates in rsluding all of the delegates from the crucial districts n04 yet passed upon by the committee
 Mckinley Says if Shows Desperation. To the Taft leaders the announce ment of Colonel Ro0seTeltS coming wasSin the nature of red rag to bull" Director Mckinley of the Taft campaign management issued a state nlent in which he declared unequivo- eally that the certain Taft strength was 594 dsAsgates-54 more than enough for q nomination. He and all the other Taft leaders declared RoOse- velt's coming was the suresf possible indication Of desperation and know ledge of defeat Hs asserted that at a. conference of the Roosevelt people held Thursday afternoon their most opd unistic figuring showed Roosevelt to- tai of 7S votes short Of the necessary $40
 Claims 5e4 Delegates for Taft.
 More significant, however. was the table of delegates figures which &C., companted Mr. Mckinley's statement the 594 delegates which he listed in InR h&Aa EDiDAIlu IuAHuubQ d11 llAG C11i- tested delegations, 6l in number, from Texas, Virginia and Washington, upon whose cases the national committee has still to pass
 To Pile Up Delegates for Taft. About the same time ramors were current everywhere that the Taft ma }ority on hle committee had decided deduiteiy to- give Taft every remaining vote within their power from the coil- tents still pending before the commit tee Early in the evening it was ex- pected a more or less formal caucus Of the maiorky would be held before the night was over to adopt this as a definite policy.
 Less "Psaoe Tsll.S
 With the increasing defniteness of these rumors came an even more deh- nite decrease Of peace talk" ExpreS- gious on both sides were distinctly less trucuient.
 In spite of all the recent talk about Er. RoOseyeIIs coming and the posi- tive declarations of many of his enthu- - sta stio supporters that he surely would be in Chicago before the convention, Roosevelt managers were apparently in SOubt until he decided to start
 No Special Reception Arranged.
 Some of the more exuberant RoOse- Fsit adherents at once proposed q ptriuYDphaI enfrv7' for t1A<fF candsdata but it was instantly disoouraged by Bsn9eor Dixon and eRAmer experienced politicians among the Roosevelt lead srxhip- They expressed the opinion Chat such q procedure would be unwlse hBd probably would have effect quite the ogpOsite of that intended by Its DropOsers These councils prevailed aud late tonight there were no pIans all fa,rx F-. Roosevelt
 Negro Taft Delegate Deserts.
 letter written by Charles Banks hne of the negro Taft delegates al large from Mississippi, to Director Mo lSSnlry of inc Taft hesdu uarters. WbSch hnuo1Bced mat he would allppo~' Roosevelt and was returning The 9Aonsy pls1sd in my hands al ypui Suggestion. 10 defrsy traveiiuz CT PAnbss Of some of the delegates from AtsssGErrps," was given ouf tonight by
 @s tor Dixon, manager Of the Rooss- vi campaign, and created ? seusa tisn iu poffticsi circtea.
 Dsserftra Delegate Seated Thuraday.
 The letter was unacdculpanisd bv euplanation from tE1e' Roosevelt man ager further than that Senator Dixor received at Roosevelt headuuarters ttri, Afternoon the following copy of a let ter sent today to Hon. William E. Nc. Kinaey. Mfr. Banks and his associates cn the Taft delegation at large wer, seated by the national committee yes terday against the protest of thi Roosevelt contestants from the state
 5snks' Letter to Mckinley.
 The letter alleged to have been writ len to MT. Mckinley by Mfr Banks sait in part;
 1n keeping with my suggestion o yesterday, I am returning to yol herewith the money placed in m, hands. at your suggestion. to defra. Eraveifn9 expenses of some of the dele gates rom Mississippi.
 A Is apparent that someone con escte1 with your campaign hsB beei sBUti0usaly trying 10 diseredTy me be kTs the country and with my poopi eor some time
 Would Not Take Any ENPSNss Msne,
 ~WAsn I wAs in Washington a kei iweskt ago locking atrsr rho new tsd @r@l court bill from hfississippi Rnf naiien at your headquarters your as istsni, without any suggestion fror hsie whatever, brought ID ths matte sf expenses for delegates from m ptsts ! told him than and there. f Fcur rrsserre hat go far a. | wa a~a-ern<d. ] would not acra1,y atV ex