The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-10
Organize Vigilance Commits
tee TO Offset That of
the Colonel
IS WORD
NOT TO BE SPOKEN
Giant Penrose MarshaIs His
Varied Force and Prepares
to Continue Taking
the Contests
by JAMES J.

@Aft - 1t%R~Nt
stranglehold on the national organi-
zation, the Taft leaders became SO dis.
quieted today by the activities OF tho
now Roosevelt vigilance committee
that they put into commission a. set
OF vii gsantes of their own.
This committee, headed by Joseph
Il. Healing, OF Indiana. met in the
morning. and after deciding 10 ignore
harghtily Colonel Rooseve!t's screams
Of fraud and violencs made plans TO
Lhadew every delegate from the n1o-
ment Of his arrival. lest he fail into
the hands of the enemy
1t was further determined TO cons
tinuc the pleasant task OF sand bag
sing every Roosevelt contestant for
= seat IN the convention, including
the ten from Ind ana who will n
duplicating before the national COM
mittse tomorrow.
After the Roosevelt 7ossiers, tfa-
Guiding Senator BeVcridge, Edwin NJ.
Lee, former Congressman Lands and
G. II. Campbell. the big four" hass
+setH thrown oft, the Taftitss pian tn
get rid Of the Roosevelt men from Cal
iforn q. Washington, Missouri and
Sout, Dakota. Murray Crane and
Frank A. Lowden are u little wobbiy-
on this piece of piracy. but Penrosa
hopes to get their nerve Up TO the
sticking p0int before tlose States arc
reached on the list.
Confidence IL shaken.
notwithstanding these sinister plans
the Taft confidence has been shaken
today. With evry contest decided Ia
their favor, they Will have only ass
delegates, but sixteen more than they
mead to nominate.
What will happen to that extra
SIXTEEN If Colonel Roosevelt suddenly
bobs up through "a trap Dor n the
convention hall and begins to make u
speech Is a thing that tho Taft mana
gers hate to think about.
Stampede IN a word that Is not
mentioned among them. 1t Is the
one horrible fear that faces them
night and morning, and haunts Their
troubled dreams.
Dixon admitted this Afternoon that
he has no chance whatever of getting
a square deal in the national COM
mittae, but he says he Is going to
make eyry night Just as IL he expected
to win Il, and then appeal to the
sport 4Inanship of the delegates to
back him up. He was reinforced to-
day by the arrival of clifford Pinchot.
whose voice and purse are both at
the service Of the colonel. and of
Francis J.. Henry. the lighting prose-
cutor of the Pacific coast. Biz III mn
was kept at work al day driving the
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