Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-06-21
MAY SPLIT BEFORE
BEING ORGANIZED
ROOSEVELT PEOPLE MAY ATTEMPT
TO BREAK UP CONVENTION.
Fight Will Come When California At
tempts to Cast All of Her Votes for
Roosevelt Candidate for
Chairman.


declaration by the Taft managers that
Col. Roosevelt's attempts TO "steaP
their delegates had met with failure,
there come the frank statement by
Roosevelt leaders that, regardless of
what the final roundup of delegates may
show, Col. Roosevelt will leave Chicago
nominee for president.
There will be no bolt, they say, but il
there is an attempt to make permanent
the temporary roll reported by the ma
tional committee, the Roosevelt dele
gates, believing they have a. right to act
as representatives of the people" may
take matters in their own hands, nomi-
nate Mr.. Roosevelt in the Coliseum and
claim for him the regularity of the Re-
publican party.
Senator Borah, talked of as the Roose-
velt candidate for temporary chairman,
discounted the talk of bolt.
Personally, don't believe there is
any chance Of third party or bolt"
he said. "History shows conclusively
that no successful party ever was born
under such auspices. It would be Gre
ated half-formed and would go into the
fight with the likelihood of its parent
weighing it down."
Roosevelt does not want to go too far
with his bolt talk now, because he is
hard at work using his influence with
delegates now in the Taft lineup, whom
he expects to have on his totals when
the roll is called.
elbow could the Roosevelt forces con-
sistently support a nominee put up
through the aid of votes of delegates
whom they charge were fraudulently
seated by the national committee?" was
asked of the colonel.
Roosevelt's fsca became stern.
aInat, he replied sharply, f1s bridge
we will cross when we get to it,"
"WiIl you say that you will support
the nominee of the convention, whoever
he is?" was asked.
81 have nothing further to say,
snapped the colonel.
The situation continues to hinge upon
the action of some Southern delegates.
They appear to hold the balance of pow
er and conflicting claims are made of
their support. Both sides plainly were
anxious over the situation, and neither
knew just what could be depended upon.
The solution apparently will have to
come in the convention itself.
1t was said the Roosevelt forces would
make their stand in the convention as
soon as it meets and is called to order
by Chairman Victor Rosewater of the
national committee. Some of the Roose
velt leaders were in favor of deferring
the first great fight until the question
of adopting the temporary roll should
arise.
This plan was abandoned, it is said,
when it became apparent that Senator
Root was likely to be chosen as tenn
porary chairman. The Roosevelt adher-
ents frankly admitted that they feared
Senator Roots prestige in the conven-
tion and prepared to make their fight
over his selection, which in itself will
involve the question of the temporary
roll
AS soon as Mr.. Rosewater presents the
name of Mr. Root for temporary char
man, the Roosevelt delegates will place
another name in nomination. When the
California delegation is reached, Gov
Hiram johnson, according to report, will
attempt to cast the entire twenty-six
votes of the delegation against the New
York senator His right to do this will
be contested by the Taft delegates from
the Fourth California district, seated
by the national committee.
The vote on the temporary chairman
ship usually is cast according to the tenn
porary roll. The Roosevelt adherents do
not propose to submit to any such ar
rangement, claiming the national COM
mittee is attempting to deliver "stolen
goods"
The lines will be drawn at once and
the fight will be on.
The prediction is made in some quar-
ters that the convention never will be
organized. Sergeant-at-Arms Stone, in the
meantime, is making every preparation
to quell a disturbance. The police ar
rangements for the convention are said
to have been perfected. In addition to
the bluecoated force inside the Coliseum,
it is said Gordon of police will be
thrown about the entire building.
Mckinley CompIacent.
"We've got them coming" he exclaim.
ed. sWe have lots more of them to tell
you about, but we don't want too much
excitement In one day.
@The situation is absolutely unchang-
ed said Mckinley, director of the Taft
headquarters. Mr.. Roosevelt has been
sending for delegates who are opposed to
him nomination and has endeavored to
persuade them to come over to hts stand
ard. This work has been d failure, al-
though claims have been made Oil day
to the eontrarT.~