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CHICAGO. June 12.-with dtoyes 81
disguised delegates talking a conpIo
mise to end the sqpabble, the captains
on both sides fought harder than eyeI
yesterday for their respective candi
dates. ~
The days dolnss In the order o.
their political effects we're these: q
Roosevelt got one delegate FROM
Kentucky seated by the national com
mlttee and lost II contests. The scot,
since the beginning Of the hearing,
is: Taft, l01: Roosevelt, 1. ~ 4,
The II Roosevelt men on the M
tfonal committee who strayed from
the reservation Monday voted agailsl
the colonel's delegate returned to sths
fold yesterday. There was no more
treachefous talk among them Of de
Gliding cases on their merits. In; al
cases but one they voted for thS
Roosevelt. contestant practically asal
lunlt, q ID. - y;
The suspicion that many OF the TAFT
linen seated by the steam roller are TO
Ing to vote. for Roosevelt which has
troubled the 3Taftites for a week be
came a conviction yesterday. Thi
Taft vigilance committee went oni
sleuthins after the supposed TRADERS
but at midnight had found none Of
them. { As asmatter Of fact about a
quarter, Of the.T Taft delegates Will vote
for the cqltnehgunlesa something Ill
doneOaboupdt shortl5ot1l3 ;lslasooy |
bIWiHiam harness boss oofs New York,
HhoIl ytody Expected stoi come I'D
With the, dahg shot On toae2hand ant l
sand bag in the other arrived with 4
dec.arstioD- OF. PRINCIPLES aud q prom:
Use to, keep Jout of the national com.
mittee and out OF the fight for the
nominee. When the crowd found out
that Barnes was not nearly us bdrty
or as brutal as they had been. led to
believe. they deserted him in disgust.
He says he has not promised Taft
to lead the, fight on the floor; that
he Is not going on the committee
on credentials; that he will notstrytfo
control his delegation and that the
only Job he wants is membership on
the platform committee. He will get
that and 1t is more than Likely he &Ill
be the chairman. ''s-2 e
The arrival OF Barnes revived The
talk Of Senator Root for chairman end
Sherman for vice president. 'Barnes
told the newspaper men that me- aid
not see why the New York adelesa
ton should not support both these
men. rs 4
After. receiving Barnes the Taft
leaders continued their worry about
rumors that they are being double,
crossed ID the mater 6t delegates
sleuths sehton to sound the sentl
ment Of some OF the men who have
been pat. into the convention by the
national committee and returned With
the news that q lot OF them ahsys
gone over to the Colonel. Wheh thil
word was brought to Senator Pen,
rose he Immediately set the twhoie
Tart vigilantes TO finding 6dt tiaSi
which men were disaffected. All day
the TAFT vIgilants were busy with 'iey,
cry delegate who had been or will Be
in contests but there were no results
that satisfied anybody. While the
Roosevelt leaders smiled and said
nothing for publication. they appear
confident that they are going 10 bag
at least quarter OF the men whom
the Taft crowd have been kind
enough to seat for them. -.
Coincident with the. arrival ,oi
Barnes was that OF Governor Harley
OF Missouri, who went into the ma,
tional committee with the proxy OF
Sydney Birber OF the District Of. Co
lumbia. HRdiey sSfs he has Come here
70 tight and intends to sgffay here 70,
that purpose9.aIHe e expects 10 b. e 4
the committee when they reach Tie
leNtssBurl ieontestsG,Whlch are, bff mudh
FiapoftiRee TO tine coionel. .Hadiey x
one, oil tGe EIihetbnS NATURALIZATION
temporary chairman IL Of de IL Ton eoin,vea;
tlon against Senator Root. He will gel
out of the way. however. II the Roose-
welt people can arrange with stEe La,
Toilette crowd forth choice. OF GOV.
erpor McGovern, OF Wisconsin. The
LaFollette and Cummins' iorty!slS
Votes are all ,importantf sGse,H6WsLs aud
any choice OF Temporary chairman
who can furnish, them Iwills get file
Roosevelt vote without 3Iy, troubled
Still anotherf candidate, and one 5fs
who made a lot Of trouble for tie
Tafticrowd, was James Watson, 81 In,
diana. Watson is one Of the. Taft 4'bis
four" from, Indiana seated BY the Tai,
steam roller Monday But insteadSocl
talking Taft he has Spent the day mi,