The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-14
ROOSEVELT SPEEDS
TO CONVENTION CITY
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and hopeful II was contagious.
The hand wagondrs doeked TO the
administration side. And the bur
den or the gossip on that Side of
the line was to the effect that 1T is
all over.
Whether il is ali over or uor, this
sort Of sudden development had "A
great eject on the situation Prcsi-
dent Tafl's stock went skyward
The straws were blowing all his
way last night
Meanwhile Colonel Rooaevclt's
cause suffered another setback late
I'm the day. which may or may not
assume very serious aspect be-
fore the end of the week This was
the positive information that there
are among his leaders on convention
row men who viii stick to the party
and the regular convention and viii
not, under any conditions, be a
party TO a bolt.
That there is friction among the
Coloncl's leaders over the PROPOSE.
ton is known to certainty. The
more radical leaders. such as Ben
Lindsey OF Denver. Senator Dixon,
clifford Pinchot and James X. Gar
field are counted ON to follow a
holt il one Is finally determined on.
g}ut among the leaders are others
who according TO their close
friends. viii submit to the victory
On the administration men like
good losers If victory IS to perch
on tlnt banner
Among this latter class IS said TO
he Senator Borah generally con-
ceded to be the ablest intcllectaal-
ly OF the men in Colonel Roose-
velt's camp today II can be stated
without much fear of Subsequent
developments to the contrary that
Senator BOrah viii not Ire a party
10 a bolt on the part of the Roose-
welt men. if one is undertaken
Nor will Senator Borah. in the
event of the convention being regu-
larly oreanized and President Taft
nominated align himself with the
third party movement, if the infer
nation that comes from his close
friends is to be held as sufficiently
trustworthy 1t is their notion that
he will fight the best he knows how
up to the point of final defeat for
the Rough Rider, If defeat is to he
their portion. but that he will stop
there and submit to the rule of the
regular convention
All OF these developments yesfer-
day were obviously proTaft As
they sometimes say of the pugilstic
encounters, it was Taft's round yes
terday :
Somewhat unfortunately for the
Rough Riders, moreover. these nm
toward Developments came just at
the time when the Roosevelt field
generals who had been summoned.
here ny telegram Sunday came
pouring into the city to help swell
the Roosevelt salvos.
The national committee. on the
evidence now before it, viii dispose
Of the Texas contests in such a man
ncr that Mr.. Lyon viii he in con
troll Of the party machinery in his
state. and at the same time it will
he up TO Texas to name "A member
of the credentials committee who
viii sustain the national commit
lees temporary roll call To do
would be to have mem
her of the credentials committee
from Texas who would repudiate
the vote of National Committeeman
Lyon in the indiana and Ninth Ala
Jama cases. With Lyon controlling
the delegation, which is a probalil.
ity. he would hardly ask his men to
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person who would take a knock a T. |
him in a minority report.
For that reason Texas, though |
claimed as a Roosevelt state is very I.
likely to name member of the ere |.
ientials committee who viii sustain /
hc temporary roll call This same |
situation obtains in other disputed !
,tates where Colonel Roosevelt has I
number Of delegates 1t is this
aspect of the situation that has +
dried mp all hope in |
he breasts of some of the Roose-
-olt leaders for a minority report Of |
he credentials committee sustain
ug the Rough Rider cause.
with the tactful and strategic