The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
If Temporary Roll Is Adopt ed Convention Will Go
 No Further
TO BE NO DELAY IN
 ROOSEVELT FIGHT
Some Question If Convention Will Ever Be Held at All-Claim Five Georgia Delegates
 Desert Taft


 Chicago, June ls.-out of chaos of claims and counter claims. reports of a .'break" to Roosevelt from the Taft ranks and a declaration by the Taft managers that Colonel Roosevelt's attempts to '.steal' their delegates had met with fall ure there came tonight the frank state- ment by Roosevelt leaders that regard less of what the final round up of dele gates may show, Colonel Roosevelt will leave Chicago a nominee for President
 There win be no bolt, they say. but if there is an attempt to make perma- nent the temporary roll reported by the national committee the Roosevelt dele gates. believing they have right to act as representative of the people may take matters in their own hands. nomi- nate MT. Roosevelt in the Coliseum and claim for him the regularity of the re- publican party.
 May Meet Obstacle
 If an attempt is made to adopt the temporary roll made by the national com mittee which denied practically all of our contests, the convention will never get beyond that" declared one of the Roose- velt leaders tonight.
 Senator Borah, talked of as the Roose- welt candidate for temporary chairman, discounted the talk of bolt
 Personally I don't believe there is any chance of third party or a bolt" he said History shows conclusively that no successful party ever was born under such auspices. It would -be created half formed and would go into the fight with the likelihood of it's parent weighing it down."
 There were others among the Roose- welt supporters who declared there would be no occasion for a 'rump" convention or for convention within a conven- tion' in the Coliseum. They based their claim upon reported assertions among the Taft delegates and the belief that the colonel would control the situation in the convention proper.
 The Taft leaders. however were equally indignant that the President would be the regular nominee of his party and that their delegates would stick"
 The situation continues to hinge upon the action of some southern delegates, They appear to hold the balance of power and conflicting claims are made of their support Both sides plainly were anxious over the situation tonight and neither knew just what could be depended upon. The solution apparently will have to come in the convention itself.
 Will Fight Early
 It was said tonight that the Roose- welt forces would make their stand in the convention as soon IS it meets and is called to order by Chairman Victor Rosewater of the national committee. Some of the Roosevelt leaders were in favor of deferring the first great fight until the question of adopting the tenn porary roll should arise. This plan was abandoned, it is stated when 1t became apparent that Senator Root was likely to be chosen as temporary chairman.
 The Roosevelt adherents frankly ad rnitted that they feared Senator Roots prestige in the convention and pre- pared to make their fight over his se- lection 10 make in itself will, involve tn question of the temporary roll.
 May Never Organize
 The prediction was made tonight in some quarters that the convention new CT will be organized Sergeant at Arms Stone, in the meantime Is making every preparation to quell disturbance. The police arrangements for the convention are said to have been perfected. In addition to the blue coated force in siee the Coliseum it is said cordon of police will be thrown about the en- tire building.
 There was but one bit of blue sky among the political storm clouds to- day. The members of the national com mittee were entertained at luncheon and taken to baseball game by Fred Up- ham, treasurer of the committee. The lions ard the lambs, the rollers" and the rolled" ate together in perfect harmony. There were no speeches, no references to the work of the last 10 days and no discussion Another Day of Conflicting Claims
 Another day of conference caucus and counting of delegates brought no solution of the presidential tangle in the republican national convention. During the day the city rang woth rumors that break had come and that a stampede of southern delegates to Colonel Roosevelt had be- gun. The Roosevelt headquarters made public letters bearing the names of five delegates from Georgia and five from Mis- sissippi. heretofore counted solidly in the Taft column, declaring themselves for Colonel Roosevelt as the only hope of the party. Earlier in the day Timothy Wood ruff of N w York had announced that he has give Colonel Roosevelt assurance of his supl trt.
 These Statements for time threw the Taft headquarters into something of panic. Members of the Georgia and Mississippi delegations were hastily sum- moned, and there was a return of com posture when it was learned that four of the five Georgia delegates who had sup posedly signed the letter to Colonel Roose- welt had not yet reached the city. Later the Taft headquarters claimed to have telegrams from the delegates denying they had deserted the President L.. Moosely national committeeman from Mississippi and chairman of state delegation. declared tonight that two delegates from that state had been expected to disregard their in- struction and vote for Colonel Roosevelt He did not believe any more would change.
 After these conferences, the Taft man. egers issued a statement denying the Roosevelt claims of accessions. and as- serting that only Charles Banks. one of the negro delegates from Mississippi, and Timothy woodruff of Brooklyn had de- serted to the colonel.
 Senator Dixon the Roosevelt campaign manager, was jubilant over the days events. f4
 we've got them coming" he exclaimed I've have lots more of them to tell you about, but we don't want too much ex- citement in one day Tomorrow We will give you more news on Taft delegates coming over to our side
 The situation tonight is absolutely unchanged" {" said MT. Mckinley, director of the Taft headquarters MT. Roose- welt has been sending for delegates who are opposed to his nomination and has sndeavored to persuade them to come over
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