Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19
Unless Credentials Committee P,rges Convention Roll
of Eighty Illegal Delegates Roosevelt Forces Will
Hold Separate Convention--Wou1d Mean
Separate State Tickets in Progressive States.

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1t may be expected, therefore, that
the large majority. if not all, of these
men will join with the Roosevelt, forces
| in the effort to purge the convention
roll. and if this move should fail, then
to act with the progressives in noni-
mating a candidate.
The Roosevelt men feel that the Taft
| forces won an empty victory when they
succeeded in electing Mr.. Root, and
demonstrated beyond peradventure that
President Taft can not possibly get the
nonlina ton even with the temporary
roll prepared by the national commit
tee.
Dixon Issues Statement.
The following statement issued last
night by Senator Dixon, Colonel
Roosevelt campaign manager. indi
Gates their view of the result Of the
first day Of the convention:
We have ,hem whipped. The vote
this afternoon proves it. 1t demon
sIrates beyond a doubt the impossible
ity Of Tafts nomination II takes $40
votes to nominate. Mr.. Root received
for temporary chairman 55S votes. II
this vote were included seven votes
from Illinois instructed in the primary
lcI MI. INooSt' CA, anu lA4SSC
have already announced their intention
TO carry out their instructions.
In Maryland, where the entire DEL
egation of sixteen were instructed FOR
Mr. Roosevelt in the primary. eight
delegates today voted for Mr. Root for
temporary chairman.
In oregon, where the entire ten votes
are instructed for Roosevelt for presi-
f..Ia
Mr.. Root
In Pennsylvania four delegates in
structed in the primaries for Mr..
Roosevelt voted for Mr.. Root for tenn
porary chairman, feeling that the pri-
mary instructions die not bind them il
the matter OF temporary chairman.
Twenty Two Going to Roosevelt.
This makes q total Of twenty-five
delegates from the primary states
who have openly announced that they
viii vote Tor Mr.. Roosevelt These
Twenty-Five votes, deducted from the
55S votes cast for MIR. Root for tempo
rary chairman, leaves only $50 votes
for Mr. Taft, being four short Of ma
jority. Besides these instructed Roose-
Welt delegates from the primary states,
! there are delegates from at least six
Z other states. who voted for Mr.. Root
today, who are openly aYoWed Roose-
( welt delegates. aSd who Will vote for
f! his nomination.
These figures take no account of the
fac, that commencing tomorrow morn
, ing we Will present the cases Of the
| delegates fraudulently seated by the
national committee from California,
! Washington. Arizona, Texas. Alabama.
Kentucky, Indiana. and other states.
aggregaiing upward of seventy five
| delegates, to a new court in the shape
| of a credentials committee; and, be-
yond that, the report Of that credent-
ials committee must be finally adopted
by the convention itself
What Double Cam ien Means.
If there should be double conven-
ton. the fact is not lost sight of by
politicians tia, there will De two
tickets, not only nationally. but in ev-
cry state in the union. This will in
sure q campaign OF unparalleled bitter
ness, for there will be involved not
only the presidency. but the senate
and house OF representatives and gov
| ernorshiPs and county offices Of states
| The prosressives Will make arrange
lnents % put up candidates for every
office: the standpavters probably viii
take like action II will De fight.
from the ground up. Of two opposing
forces. neither Of which will yield
quarter
\ condition thus exfsrs which makes
the standpatte-s shudder but they have
put their hands TO the pillow and they
do nos intend 10 back down. There
was a long conference last night. par
ticipated in by Crane. Penrose. Barnes.
Root. Congressman Mckinley. Secre-
tary to the President Hiiles and others,
and d program was adopted designed to
keep them in control Of the convention.
The will demand that the regular
procedure be followed, that the Gre
dentials committee, made up Of men
elected by the state delegations. con-
slider the contests in question and re-
port thereon to the convention. This
committee would be heavily standpat
and the conferees enjoyed the COM
Portable assurance that il will endorse
the decisions of the national committee
however obnoxious they mag be TO the
country.
Standpatters Are Apprehensive.
Apprehension was displayed as to
the action which would he taken by
the convention. Senator Crane ex-
pressed the opinion that there are a,
least 100 men sitting as delegates who
will not continuance the fraud which
the national committee pe-petrated
Measures have been taken TO induce
these men 10 take the view of the
: stand pat leaders. and it is believed
they have been successful TO a large
. extent.
Of course. the Wisconsin, North Da-
kota, and Iowa delegates are not taken
into consideration BY the Taft men il
connection with this matter Senator
LaFollette. for the purpose Of forcing
: q deadlock. would he disposed 10 lei
Colonel Roosevelt receive a few con-
tests and Mr.. Taft keep the remainder
J. But his delegates realize the question
involved is Of mere Importance to then
ration. They know when they get bach
i home they will have to defend theil
course before the people who elected
them. They understand the question
involved in the matter of the contest:
is one. of fundamental! honesty.
y cumr,ins With Progressives.
: Senator Cumnins. thru his campaign
+ manager, Senator Kenyon, has made
8 his position perfectly clear to the Tai
e and Roosevelt men. He is a progress
sive. and as such will go along with thu
s progressives. His Iowa delegates sup
5. ported McGovern yesterday: they will
g demand fair settlement of all con
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