The daily sentinel., 1912-06-19
Associated Press.

ASSOCldleQ f-TtSS.
Chicago, June 19.-The second
day of the 18th republican national
convention opened this morning with
ten hours of stubborn fighting ahead
of the delegates and with the out
come of the contest for the presiden-
tial nomination no nearer the eye
than it was yesterday.
This morning four major 'possibil-
tiles loomed large before the various
factions: the nomination of Taft, the
nomination of Roosevelt, the nomina-
tion of a third candidate and the pos
sibility of second or double con-
vention.
The vote of 55S to 502, by which
Senator Root was chosen temporary
chairman yesterday afternoon, was
construed in so many ways that the
average mind became confused and
rejected all forecasts.
However, one thing seemed cer-
tain, as IL O'Clock, the time for re-
convening, approached today, and
that was that Governor IL. S. Had
ley would take up the fight for Roose-
yelt by renewing his motion to strike
from the temporary roll of the con-
vention as prepared by the national
committee the names of 80 Taft del
egates who were seated in the con-
tested election cases and substitute
Roosevelt men therefor.
Then, again, it seemed equally GER
tain that the Taft leaders would
move to refer Hadley's expurgated
list to the committee on credentials,
and that on this motion there would
be roll call of all the delegates in
dividually.
Governor Hadley had arranged
with James E. Watson, the Taft floor
leader, for L II hours of debate by
each side on these questions; and
this, with the time necessary for the
long roll call, promi3ed to take the
fight into the late afternoon.
Whatever the outcome might be,
it was planned to appoint the neces-
sary coPamittees before adjourning
the session and then take a brief re-
cess until s or 9 o'clock tonight.
The night session was expected to
be short-simply the receiving of the
report of the committee on rules and
order of business and possibly that
from one other committee.
1t was expected that the creden-
tials committee and the platform
committee would make their reports
ihuls sudN hlSul. AT lhdl tliit INC
followers of Roosevelt can renew
their demands for the purging of the
roll and have another individual roll
call. Then, if the Roosevelt parti-
sans are beaten, may come the much
talked of double convention.
The Roosevelt managers today
claimed to be extremely confident Of
their ability to swing the election.
They declared that they would have
many additional votes on the future
roll calls
I'VE will win out beyond ques-
tion," said Senator Dixon, Roosevelt's s
manager, today.
Senator Poindexter of Washington
was among the Roosevelt leaders who
intimated that the possibility of a
bolt was imminent.
''In case these contested delegates
are allowed to pass on their own
claims" said Poindexter, Roosevelt
will be candidate"
Although Roosevelt may visit the
convention as a spectator, the Taft
leaders insisted today that he could
not, under the regulations imposed
by the national committee, take any
part in the deliberations from the
floor
There is but one way that Roose-
Welt could get on the floor and act
lively participate in the convention.
said one of the Taft managers "and
that would be by a resolution OF the
convention. And, II he could get