The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-20
Va. men
Lead BOLT
CONFERENCE AT HEADQUARTERS
AT LATE HOUR.
Rumors There nay ne Split In pslsga-
ton and One or Two suek IN
C~onventdon-

CHICAGO. Ill. June ls.-when the
tonieht decided on a bolt. the West
Virginia delegates were right in line
for a bolt In the convention. Probably
one or two OF her delegates will not
A meeting T. now being held behind
closed doors al the Sherman and 6. q.
Smith. Hubbard and Giasscock are max
ing addresses urging bolt. Hadley will
not bolt the ticket according to "A state
ment made By his friends tonight at the
| lions now poin, 10 two e~onS.nt,ons
Governor Glasscock and Smith say
mat Tatts name VIII not be allowed to
lowers OF the President only laugh az
these wild remarks.
and a candidate for Congress In Pennsyi-
Nania- These gentlemen held that their
personal interest were OF relative un-
Importance as compared with the princi-
PIE at stake and the duty they owed
the people.
We nave been patient. but the part
ing OF the Ways has come"
Edward c. Darlington. OF Maryland.
a member OF the credentials committee.
here interrupted to describe the proceed
ings preceding the walkout-
The Taft mojority OF the committee
sought at the outset TO apply the gag
rule" he Ssld. and refuse to dis
longer with the committee"
Delegate King. OF Nebraska. made a
speech in which he urged the boilers
20 return to the committee room and
make a minority report TO the cUnven-
ton tomorrow.
RoOssvsit on Scene.
Colonel Roosevelt appeared and i'm
mediately began to speak
4 Am goinE to ask YOU to take a re-
cess until I can get certain facts and lay
them before yau." he said. Il earnestly
counsel YOU not to discuss what you in
tend 90 DO until you have the facts be-
4 can tell you the general outline OF
what ] shall do. So FAR a. I am con-
cerneL. ! shall never recognize in a Re
pIbican convention a majority OF which
a large part ~ composed OF fraudulently
seate delegates from the states Of
which Governor Hadley spoke to-day.
That Is not "A convention OF the Repub-
iioan party. \ convention OF the Repub-
lcun party is a convention. the majority
OF which is elected by the people and
not appointed by a moribund national
Il am FOR a convention in which sit
men elected by the states or Washing
ton and Arizona, and not the men ap-
pointed from Washington and Arizona
by the defunct bosses OF other states
hold that this IS no case OF factional
The time has come now when we
must assert absolutely the right OF
the people 10 run the national con-
%vention, 20 have their own represent
tatives put into the convention. /
SEQ that IL was held today that 0f
these contested delegates all were 10
vote on NJ another's cases on the
ground OF precedent. The argument
in favor Of hat precedent Is OF the
type Of the argument made by a
clever corporation lawyer. when ad-
vising a corporation how 20 keep
within a law and yet do what the law
Intended 10 forbit. This kind OF bad
faith vitiates any proposition. Fraud
destroys any kind OF contract"
The Taft forces were gleeful when
they heard OF the troubles Of the
Roosevelt members OF the credentials
committee. The news struck Taft
headquarters just when a half hundred
delegates and a number OF leaders
were crowded In the rooms OF Direct.
or Mckinley.
Did they bolt? How many went
out? Who were they" and a storm
Of other questions broke over the
bearer Of the udings.
When the complete bolt Of the
Roosevelt people became known. hi
rector Mckinley rubbed his hands
That means that they are beaten"
he exclaimed There IS no question
about 60. n they bolt that committee
NEE ing. u IS a fiat admission Of de-
feat.
That is my view OF the situation.
too. commented Senator Burton. OF
Ohio. 1t is the beginning Of the
end"
Privately. tho Taft forces took the
view that the bolt from the Gro.
dential- committee meant that the
Roosevelt. managers would order n
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