Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-14

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1860 in efforts TO find d parallel for
the fight being Waged here Roose-
welt men, kept at a high FITCH by fire.
1Cent conferences and mass meetings
in which their leaders attacked the
actions of the national committee and
with bitterness pointed to the death
)f the old Wing party as their theory
Of what may happen in Chicago next
week.
Committee Is Fair.
Taft leaders, declaring that the ac-
ton of the national committee in seat
ing the Roosevelt. delegates from Mis-
souri,, was indicative Of its fairness,
laughed at the predictions OF Colonel
followers and the ccntin-
ued talk of a bolt.
Dark Horse Possibility.
The Roosevelt managers today an
nounced that if all the remaining con-
tests before the national committee
are decided in favor OF President Taft
he will lack fourteen votes Of the
necessary to nominate. These
figures and others complied at both
Taft and Roosevelt headquarters
brought the situation down to point
where discussion OF deadlock ana
possible dark horse" candidate ,ooln-
ed large.
Fight for Uninstructed Delegates.
Colonel Rooseyelts leader further
declared that as the situation now
stands, the Taft forces actually count
less than ten vot.s in their favor.
Others insisted that Yesterdays de,
in seating Roosevelt del
cgates from Missouri left the Presi-
dent eleven short of a bare majority
on the temporary roll. The fight for
the uninstructed delegates, the South
ern delegates, and the thirty-siX La
Toilette delegates from Wisconsin
and North Dakota today, became in
tense.
Every possible argument is being
used by the campaign managers on
both sides to get the advantage in
these quarters. The Roosevelt men
directed a concerted effort toward the
Southern delegates in attempting to
make them believe that they would
represent an absolutely certain major
ity against President Taft's side. both
as to the nomination and matters per
tanning to organization OF the conven-
ton.
LoFolette Holds Key.
AS a result of the tightening of the
Taft Roosevelt lines. the LaFollette
delegation looms larger than ever as
strategetic force and in the calcula-
tions Of the managers of the other
candidates it ranks close second to
the Southern and uninstructed vote in
the convention. l. was pointed out
that if President Taft is not in absO-
lutte control of the convention, from
start to finish, LaFollette will hold a
balance of power. The question Of
debate among leaders was whether or
not this possible balance would be
used. Roosevelt leaders frankly said
they expected the aid of the LaFol-
lette strength in a combination to de-
feat United States Senator Elihu Root
as temporary chairman. To this end.
the Roosevelt forces have suggested
that they would be willing to support
any candidate for the temporary
craftsmanship that the LaFollette fol
lowers might choose.
Will Not Combine.
L. Houser, Senator LaFollete's cam
paign manager, today, however, re-
peated his assertions to the effect
that the LaFollette delegation would
positively avoid all combinations of any
character with any other candidate.
Mr. Houser declared that the LaFol-
lette organization is looking ahead
only to the Senator's political future
and the success of the policies which
he has advocated in his fight through
the various state primaries.
Taft Has Seventy Majority.
William Barnes, Jr., of New York
in calculations tabIlated personally
announced that President Taft would
have 574 votes on the temporary roll
call of the convention. If this claim
be found correct when the nationa
committee completes the hearing o1
contests, tomorrow, the President
would have a majority on paper of eX
actly seventy votes over the combined
opposition.
| When the situation affecting thu
| possible winning of Taft delegates tt
| the Roosevelt side was discussed, th'
Taft leaders insisted that even heroit
efforts to that end would be futile, i
| The face of the Presidents strength
cn paper. They pointed out that fror
their figures, Roosevelt would hav
only 45S votes, that it would be ne
cessary to capture tiirty-six Souther
delegates in order to get control c
ht, convention on. Ct the hands of I'll
Presidents supporters and that the
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