Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-06-18
Dixon, Roosevelt Campaign
Manager, Declares Colo
mel Will Have AZ Major
ity on First Ballot.
ROSEWATER WILL
BE EQUAL TO TEST
Plan of Substituting a New
Temporary Roll Call is
Termed "Too Puerile to
Talk About"

ShASoSO, june - - AT IOTC0S JOddy
characterized as too puerile to talk
about the plan which emanated from
Col. Roosevelt's rooms last night OF
substituting new temporary roll for
that created by the national commit
tee
I'VE are ready for that scheme or
any other chimerical proposal that
comes from the same source de-
clared Senator Penrose as he. with a
number of Taft leaders, started for an
early conference to discuss ways and
means. mot a lawyer in the conven.
ton seriously entertain any PROPOSE.
ton to set aside party traditions in
dlsposing Of contest cases. said Mr..
Penrose.
"The convention will proceed to
transact business just as it has in the
past, and we know how to deal with
disorder
The visit OF Chairman Rosewater to
the rooms Of Col Roosevelt at mid
night was not known to Mr.. Rose
waters associates on the national
committee until this morning. They
secuted the idea that Mr.. Rosewater
had sought to make peace with the
Roosevelt forces. siss
At the Taft conferehce Representa-.
tive Marline E.sO Olmstead 5of Pennsyt
|yanfa was an important factor He an
nounced that he would be at the right
hand OF Chairman Rosewater from the
moment the convention opens to keep
him straight on parliamentary pro.
cedure and the Taft leaders said they
would be as we'll fortified with Rose
water in the chair as they would ne
with Senator Root, the Taft choice for
the temporary chairmanship 1t was
said at the conference that the TAFT
men did not care how early the Roose.
welt forces started the inevitable con-
flict
The temporary roll of delegates as
arranged by the national committee
will organize the convention said
Director Mckinley 1t was stated also
that the Taft leaders were prepared
for any kind of move. and that they
were we'll acquainted with the various
plans coming from the Roosevelt head
quarters. The source of their informa.
tion was not explained.
Temporary Roll o. x.
Representative Olmsted spent the
forenoon in consultation with mum.
Der OF expert parliamentarians who
after going over the precedents,
reached the conclusion that the tenn
porary roll as prepared by the ma
tional committee must be regarded as
inviolable until superseded by new
roll prepared by the convention itself,
after action by the committee on ere
dentials, and he will so advise the
chair
It Ia not expected by Mr. Taft's
friends that there will be an effort to
challenge the report Of the national
committee until the vote comes on the
election of temporary chairman, but
II there should be it will be met with
stubborn resistance and any motion
will be challenged by motion to lay
on the table. There are precedents In
the proceedings of the house Of rep
resentatives against any interruption
of roll call and Mr. Rosewater will
be advised that none should be enter
tained.
Among those present at the confer
ence were Senators Root and Penrose
and Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler. SEN
ator Root was especially emphatic in
the contention that the temporary
roll as prepared by the national com
mittee must be recognized as the only
body capable OF performing the early
duties of the convention.
Senator Penrose estimates that Mr..
Rott will have at least 800 votes for
temporary chairman.
To Stand Solidiy For Taft.
Georgia leaders today denied defec-
tions in the ranks Of the negroes on
the delegation.
"Only one man. Clark Cries, white
delegate, has deserted to Roosevelt"
said Henry s. Jackson Of Atlanta,
who was endorsed by the state con.
vention for national committeeman.
Mr.. Jackson said he had talked today
with J. c. Styles and s. s. Mincey,
the negroes named in the list of five
men alleged to have gone over and
that they had assured him they would
stand stolidly for Taft.
]. H. Boone, white delegate NAM
ed among the five, admitted that he
intended to disregard his instructions
and vote for Roosevelt Eugene Pet
erson, the fifth man on the list, has
not yet arrived.
Twelve Of Georgia's twenty-eight
delegates are negroes and Ave OF