The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-19
WE WE WILL WIN MIN
 SAYS DIXON
ROOSEVELT MANAGER SAYS TAFT IS FOUR VOTES SHORT OF
 SECURING NOMINATION.
LA TOILETTE CAUSES ALARM
Said Twenty Two Roosevelt Delegates Voted for Root But Will Not Vote for Taft on the Nom
 Ination Ballot.

Chicago, June 1S.-"We have them whipped said Senator Dixon. maa- ager for Roosevelt, after the conYen- tion had elected Senator Root tenn porary chairman.
 The vote this afternoon proves it. IL demonstrate beyond a doubt the impossibility of Taft's nomination" The senator did not appear at all disappointed He rushed around she Roosevelt headquarters from caucus room to caucus room. insisting that events of a few important days would tell different story.
 Tt takes 540 votes to nominate, the senator declared. Mir Root re ceiyed for temporary chairman 55S votes. In this vote were seven votes from Illinois instructed in the pri mary for Mir. Roosevelt, and these delegates have already announced their intention to carry out their in- structions."
 Further analyzing the vote, MT Dixon claimed for Roosevelt p votes cast today for Root, which are in- structed for Roosevelt and expressed confidence that the credentials com nittee would throw out some contest ed delegates seated by the national committee.
 Tn Maryland, where the entire delegation of 16 was instructed for Mr. Roosevelt in the primary. eight delegates today voted for Mir. Root for temporary chairman the senator Insisted. 'In Oregon, where the en-. tire 10 votes are instructed for Roosevelt, these delegates today voted fer MT. Root. In Pennsylvania, four delegates instructed in the primar- ies for Mir. Roosevelt voted for Root, feeling that the primary instructions did not bind them in the matter of temporary chairman. This makes a total of % delegates from the primary states who have openly announced they will vote for Mir. Roosevelt.
 These 22 votes deducted from the 55S votes cast for MT. Root for tein- porary chairman, leaves only 5S6 votes for Mr. Taft, being four short of a majority. Besides these instruct ed Roosevelt delegates from primary states, there are delegates from at least six other states who voted for Mir Root today who are openly avoW- ed Roosevelt delegates and who will vote for his nomination.
 "The above figures take no account of the fact that commencing tomor- row morning we will present the cases of the delegates fraudulentIy seated by the national committee from California, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana and other states, aggregating upwards of 75 delegates, to a new court in the shape of a credentials committee and beyond that the report of the creden- tials committee must finally be adopt ed by the convention itself"
 The action of the Wisconsin dele gates in splitting on the temporary chairmanship was regarded as oni- nous by some of the Roosevelt lead CTS. Some of the delegates are said to be considerably aroused because Senator LaFollette urged the delega tion to take no progressive action on the temporary organization.
 The Illinois Detection.
 The Illinois delegation, which gave nine votes to Root for the temporary chairmanship. held an informal cvu ference tonight
 It was denied that the detection of seven of the nine was discussed, but 1t was reported this was among the subjects taken up.
 l.. Y. sherman, former lieutenant governor of Illinois, and member of the delegation, was emphatic iIi his denial that the matter had been touched upon at all.
 'sWe are not discussing it. he said, specause the vote of the delegation means nothing premonitory of the ul- innate vote for the nominee. When the Illinois vote is cast 1t viii be solid for Roosevelt with the excep- ton of the two that all along we have conceded to Taft"
 In the hotel Hobbies opinion was divided as to the significance of the vote. Many held the view expressed by MT. sherman. while others con tended that the failure of Roosevelt to make any inroads in the Taft line up on such an important question as the temporary chairmanship was so significant as to need no comment.
 The California delegates celebrated the vote as Roosevelt victory ani collected three big brass bands, con- sulidated them and paraded through tte downtown hotels.
 Threw Scare Into Taft.
 Taft managers tonight privately admitted the vote on the election of Senator Root was too close to be eomfortable,H although they insisted they would maintain control of the convention.
 "Today's vote showed unmistakably that we have control" said Director Mckinley.
 will you be able to keep the dele gates in line he was aked. Certainly The lineup will be pre-