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the first ballot Roosevelt managers
declared their candidate would have
the necessary $40 votes to secure the
nomination on the first ballot
Cuu1usius ami La Toilette Expect shock
The followers Of senator Cummins,
of Iowa, and senator La Toilette, OF
Wisconsin, are saying there viii be no
choice on the first ballot, leaving the
inference that they hope their men
may be chosen as compromise
There was less talk of opposition to
senator Roots selection as temporary
chairman The Roosevelt men have
not agreed on candidate but declare
they viii have one. Several confer
ences Of Taft leaders were held at
which plans for. the organization Of
the convention committee were con-
sidered-
Dick May Head Credentials Committee
Former senator Dick of Ohio was
brought forward as candidate for
chairman for the important committee
On credentials while Charles W Fair
banks, OF Indiana, is mentioned for
chairman Of the resolutions committee
Several reasons were assigned Ior
the postpOnement Of the Roosevelt
mass meeting until Monday evening.
one was that the promoters desired
to hold off until the last minute IN
the hope that Col Roosevelt may de-
cided to come here and be the princi-
pal speaker Another story was that
il was deemed advisable to delay un-
til after the national committee IN
ishes hearing contests
SecOndinE Speeches.
The list Of secOnding speeches 20
president Tafts nomination was com
pleted today by the selection OF " N
Fletcher Penn. of Atlanta, ana a ne
gro DELEGATE from Georgia The Other
seconding speeches will be made Dy
senator ". o. Bradley, Of Kentucky
and Nicholas Butler. OF New York al
ter the president has been placed ID
ina nv
Ohio
Senator Newell Saunders, Of Tennes-
see has been decided upon as chairman
of the committee on permanent Organi-
zation, according to an announcement
made from the Taft headquarters to-
day.
Statements sent out from here to-
dav crediting to the Roosevelt head
quarters an announcement that the
colonel would arrive in Chicago sun
day were promptly denied by senator
Dixon. Mr.. Dixon said he had mad no
word from Col. Roosevelt and did not
know whether he would decide 70
come or not
Taft Secures II.
Twelve delegates were added TO the
Taft column by the Republican nation
al committee after the first two hours
Of its session today, when contests
from five Mississippi districts, the sec
ond, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth, were decided by viva FOce
votes. Demands for roll calls by RoOse-
welt members were ignored
Attempt to Remove Heney Fails.
A motion TO exclude Francis j. Heney,
OF san Francisco, from the Republican
national committee, on the ground thaS
he was a Democrat was made today
by committeeman W s Srurgis, Of Arl-
IONA
Mr.. Heney had presented a proxy Of
Thomas Thorsou, Of South Dakota Mr..
StUrgls said the records showed Heney
had run for prosecuting attorney on
the Democratic ticket in San Francisco.
Mr. Heney denied the charge he said
he had refused the Democratic nomlna-
tloa and had run on the Independent
ticket and had been defeated by the
money OF Patrick Calhoun
The committee refused to exclude Ny
Heney, laying the motion on the ia
bic.
mississippi Case.
The contest IN the second district OF
Mississippi was. the first called At
the suggestion Of committeeman Pen
rose attorneys for both sides agreed TO
consolidate the second, fourth, sixth
and seventh Mississippi districts. Ar
Eument OF the cases collectively was
then begun
With the Mississippi contests dis
posed Of. the contests in Missouri wer5
10 follow and governor Hadley, leader
OF the contested delegation, who for
several days had been sitting in the
committee on proxy, was prepared
10 defend himself and his cohorts OF
the Roosevelt faction against the claims I
o. the Taft champions.
The principal fight in Missouri cen .