The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
ROOSEVELT LINE OF BATTLE FORMED Will Have National Organi- zation of His Delegates CERTAIN TO FIGHT May Withdrawn His Objections to Root-Will Probably Lead Fight for Nomination in Person.
 Taft Sees Leaders
 

Oyster Bay, N r., June 1.--The Roose- welt line of battle for the republican na- tional convention was formed today At q "council of war" on sagamore Hill there was mapped out a campaign which It IS hoped will result in the capture or the convention.
 The first step is to be organization or the Roosevelt forces throughout the coun- try. It Is planned to send to Chieago' a week or so in advance of the conventon' an executive committee from every state in which Roosevelt delegates have beesn elected. or in which there is a contest By this method it Is expected to mobilize and drill an organization which will act as q unit on every matter which comes before the convention.
 As part of this plan the Roosevelt delegates in every part of the country VIII be canvassed as to their views on the temporary chairmanship. that a harmon ious agreement may be reached. Althoush Colonel Roosevelt had decided to oppose inc selection of Senator Root and had asked Governor Hadley of Missouri to be his candidate for the place, he indicated today that he would waive his objections if it seemed wiser to his supporters to reserve their fire for the more important contests.
 May Go to Chicago
 Whether Colonel Roosevelt will go to Chicago to lead the fight in person is now an open question. He virtually served notice on his opponents that under cer- tain circumstances he might go He said he did not intend to go unless some grave emergency in the shape of unfair play should arise.
 Two other points were agreed upon Every effort is to be made 10 have the hearings before the national committee to settle contests for seats held puplcly And the Roosevelt supporters will fight to obtain what they deem an equitable distribution of convention tickets, Colo mel Roosevelt said he had been told that some of his delegates felt that the ac- ton of the national committee indicated n deliberate purpose to use 10000 or l2,0o0 tickets to stuff the gallery with shouters who will try to clamor to oyerawe the convention
 The men who conferred with Colonel Roosevelt today in regard to these plans represented the Roosevelt delegates from Illinois. Maine and North Carolina. The Illinois delegation numbered IA and fsas piloted by Alexander H. Revel of Chi caeo, chairman of the Roosevelt national committee and Medll Mccormick of Chi cago. s. s. McNich was the representa- tive of North Carolina.
 Regarding. the result of the days con ference the colonel said:
 T have written 10 Governor Hadley in regard to the temporary chairmanship, buf nothing definite has been decided about that The Illinois and Maine dele rates who vislsed me today did not think that the temporary chairmanship is es- sential. want to hear from the dele gates throughout the country before coni- hitting myself finally.
 ..The delegates whom have seer today consider the matter of the temporary eh-irmanship as unmportant, "I said would carefully consider all that they had said and would be very glad to hear from any others.
 Does Not Like Ticket Distribution "Both the Illinois and the Maine men also protested about the matter of the distributicn of tickets to the convention. saving that their delegations had been al lowed only q very small proportion of the tickets hitherto allotted to them. and that they felt that this indicated a deliberate rurpose on thte part Of the national com n,ittec to use 10000 or 12,oe9 ticketSto sttpf the gallery with shouters ~flo will try 10 clainor to overawe the convention. 1 "They clso made to me point with l
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