Semi-weekly herald., 1912-06-17
TEDDY IN
CHICAGO
Great ThrOngs of People
Arriving and Ovation Will
be rendered Teddy
Western Press

Western Press
CHICAGO, June 15.-The Repub-
lican national committee at noon to
day elected the eight delegates at
large from Texas to Taft over the
violent protests of Colonel Lyon, tie
Roosevelt lieutenant.
Chicago, June 15.-When the Re
publican national committee met to-
day it was with the eXpection that
the final decisions in the contest for
the delegates to the national con-
vention would be rendered before to
night. The seats of 6S delegates ar :
still in dispute, including the follow
ing, Texas 30, Virginia 20, Washing
ton II, District of Columbia and
North Carolina 2.
The session of the committee was
brought to a close earlier than usual
yesterday on account of the desire OF
contest attorneys for both Taft and
Roosevelt for more time in which to
prepare their argument. The Roose.
welt attorneys are prepared to take
up the Texas contests but are not
ready to present their side of the Vir-
ginia and Washington cases.
CHICAGO, June 15.-The imminent
arrival in Chicago of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt today overshddOWed all
other preliminaries to next weeks Re
publican national convention.
Throughout the day the dIs cussion
of the former presidents sudden trip
from Oyster Bay to Chicago held the
foreground to the practical exclusion
Of other econvention activity As
the hour for the arrival Of the RDose-
Welt train came near, interest and eX-
citement in many quarters became in
tense.
A number of hours before the tram
was scheduled to enter the La Sale
street station, thousands of people
gathered at that point, determined t.
hold their vantage ground until they
had seen Colonel Roosevelt. Ia the
waiting throng We're many delegates
to the convention But these were
not the only ones on hand to erect the
former president. Bat" Masterson,
at one time resident of the Black
Hills, South Dakota, and of Denver,
now of New York, together with 4
number of his friends and a crowd Of
western admirers of Colonel Roosevelt
who reached Chicago last night, i'm
patiently awaited the train from the
east.
All indications point to a lively dem
onstraton by the Roosevelt adher-
ents tonight. The leaders had planned
a big demonstration for Monday
nights mass meeting at Chicago's
largest theater, but it appeared i'm
possible to restrain the enthusiastic
delegations until that time.
The entire Republican convention
struggle will center about Colonel
Roosevelt from the moment he alights
from his train here late this after
noon. 1t will be his hour Of political
manipulation, matched against the
strategy and staying powers Of the
Taft forces. To win the nomination,
Colonel Roosevelt either must break
into the Taft ranks as they appear
near the settlement of the last of the
delegate contests by the national com
mittee, or else in support of the La
Toilette and Cummins delegates, or
both. His followers are enthusiastic
in their belief that he and they to-
gether can sweep the convention.
Everything pertaining to the con-
yention on the Roosevelt side, from
the election of temporary chairman
to the final struggle for control, will
be directly under the supervision of
Colonel Roosevelt himself from this
time on. Roosevelt leaders said it is
principally to have his per Tsonal ad
vice at first hand that they urged
him to come today. 1t is also planne
to have him get III personal toucn
with the delegates who have been
counted nominally as Taft supporters
but who are regarded as possibilities
for the Roosevelt side. \ majority Of
these come from the south.
The leaders have arranged no fiXed
program of activities for Colonel
Roosevelt while here. He will De per
mitted to take personal charge of his
campaign and do just as he sees tt
There is only one exception to this
rule of personal freedom and that is
Monday nights mass meeting. Here
the former president Is scheduled tC
deliver a lengthy address. All The
speakers who we're to appear at thai
meeting have been told that Lhei'
services will not be required and tha'
the colonel will have the whole fielC
to himself.
According to tentative plans an
nounced this morning he will remaiI
i'll Chicago until the conclusion of thu
national convention. This In itself /!
such a departure in the accepted pro
cedure of past candidates, as to FUR
nish much food for speculation. !
seems probable that he will attend tn
convention during its sessions. Hi
followers insist if he attends the cen
vention he will address the delegate
in explanation of his attitude on is
sues he has raised. Such All addres
would give opportunity for stamped
of the variety that was feared eve
by CoioEoi Roosevelt him eli fou
years ago. The Roosevelt follower
are hoping that such an op. ar.unii
will arise. The Roosevelt party .
il arrival ere will be met ty cor
mit.ee, headed by Alexander 4 Rev
ell, chairman of the nation1' Ro0st
vel. COR n.iitee, and Edwin w. Sir1i
secretary Of the committee.
CHICAGO, June 15-The manager
of the Republican national conver
tion have completed plans to guar
against the use of counterfeit ticket
and smuggling of friends into the cor
vention by the doorkeepers. The side
are being copyrighted and every tick,
bears the secret identification mari
known only to the members Of II
committee. The tickets have bee
placed in sealed packages in safet