The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-12
IOWA DELEGATION, PLEDGED TO TAFT
Is CLAIMED BY THE PROCRESSVES

for the entire progressive control 9th
erwise, they will have to secure rein
forcements to control the convention.
The fact that Late Young, veteran
standpatter and organization workers,
has surrendered to the progressives
and is now working tooth and nall for
the nomination OF the man he for
years bitterly opposed, Senator Albert
B. Cummins. OF Iowa. leaves no doubt
in the minds Of the Taft leaders that
Taft control is really endangered.
So today William Barnes, Jr., aided
by the entire Taft steering committee
which is headed by Joseph Healing Of
Indiana. got busy on the roundup Of
the delegates. Every man who could
be reached was urged to pledge him
self to vote for Root for the temporary
Craftsmanship. Roots long friendship
for Theodore Roosevelt was urged as
q reason why he could be depended on
to work no injustice to the progress
! sive cause. In addition, Barnes urged
Roots claims because of his good
work for the party and insisted that
! II he is turned down 1t will make the
task Of regaining control in New York
lost following the nomination Of Mr..
Roosevelt's candidate, Henry L. Slim
son, for governor. doubly hard.
Public Headquarters.
In order to care for the public as
well as the delegates the Taft and
Roosevelt leaders will open new pub
lie headquarters on Saturday. Con
il gressman Mckinley for the Taf,
forces has rented the entire second
floor of the Congress hotel and seven
rooms on the floor above and there
the Taft leaders will receive all who
want to call. Spellbinders of note
4 who have been relegated more or less
to the discard in recent years, will be
put in charge while the bosses will
pass through in hurry once in {
! while so that the outsiders may set
what a real politician looks like.
While this is going on sirnila
4 scenes will be enacted in the Floren
tine room In the Congress, which ha
been rented at an expense of $500
!. day by Senator Dixon as Roosevelt
headquarters. Besides politicians,
brass band will be In attendance her
and topical songs extolling Teddy
will be sung to popular airs by note'
singers hired for the occasion.
Another headquarters that promise
to be popular will be that of William
Seymour Edwards, the newly elected
national committeeman from Yves
Virginia. He said today that he woul'
have 100 specially selected Roosevelt
boomers here by Friday. They ar
coming on a special train and iii ord
er to take care Of them the entir
third floor of the Sherman house ha
been engaged. The delegation vii
bring their own cook and severa
} white-garbed walters to look after tn
, comfort of those who may drop in OF
4 them while here.
Edwards will have the entire floo
5 decorated in blue and gold, the off
Y cial colors of the state. He will ais
3 keep band of musicians on the jo
WHICH VIII diu III dItTdCllnS III
. crowds to his headquarters.
. The missing papers In the Arizon
q contest having put in an appearance
$ consideration OF it was begun wheI
g the committee resumed its session
e today. The proposition to begin tn
8 night sessions tomorrow night will b
! pressed as the Taft members OF tn
J. committee were today accusing tn
Roosevelt men of adopting dilator
tactics In order that some of the bi
contests could not be disposed G
a prior to the opening of the conver
y ton session. The Taft men on tn
' committee asserted that they woul
!. sit all night beginning tomorrow /
\ order to dispose of the contests Out
y standing.
4 A bitter attack was made on Colone
/ Roosevelt for his declaration that tn
/. Taft men in seating the Taft delegate
i from Indiana committed Treason
v by A. NJ Stevenson, the Colt
d RADIO Taft leader who is sitting i
the committee under the proxy {
Committeeman Barker of Alabama.
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Treason Talk.