Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-30
Taft and Roosevelt Will Not
Take Stump Further Dur
ing Fight for Delegates;
Managers to Chicago.
TAFT INSISTS HE
WILL BE NOMINATED
Declaration of President
That He Has Enough Del
egates Not Shaken by Re-
suit in New Jersey.

Washington, D. c., May $3.50 far
as a direct appeal to the voters of the
country is concerned Col. Roosevelt's
complete victory in New Jersey has
brought to close the unprecedentedly
bitter fight in which Mr.. Roosevelt,
President Taft and Senator LaFollette
nave been almost constantly engaged
the last three months.
Senator LaFoliette will speak in
South Dakota before the primary June
4, but otherwise the campaign In that
state and the state conventions Of
Arizona and Ohio will not engage the
personal activity of any of the candi-
dates. Concern over the outcome In
New Jersey kept the national head
quarters of the candidates in Wash
ington open until an early hour today.
In practically all states where direct
primaries ere held for the election of
national candidates with the exception
OF Massachusetts, Col. Roosevelt won
pronounced victories over President
Taft. This fact has been in each case
advanced by his campaign managers
as increasing evidence 4 OF the cef-
tainty Of his nomination and election.
Leaders Move on to Chicago.
The Washington headquarters Of all
the republican candidates will close
this week and managers and their as
sstants will be in Chicago Monday for
the opening Of the battle before the ma
tional convention The Taft attorneys,
former Senator Dick of Ohio and Fred
G. Bryan, of Washington, have COM
pleted their defense Of all the cases
where the Roosevelt forces are contest
ing delegates. It is understood all
briefs and evidence will be filed with
Secr stary Hayward in Chicago before
tor,ght.
LThe attitude of the Taft managers
Yiere indicates that they will lend their
full support to Chairman New in the
effort to seat Senator Root as temper
ary chairman. 1t Is understood the
Taft forces were not advised of the
selection OF Senator Root until after
the latter had accepted Mr.. News in
vitation, but have seized what they be-
lieve to be an opportunity to weld to-
delegations that will support the ma
tional committee upon this Issue.
Senator Dixon predicted that Gov.
Hadley of Missouri would be the
Roosevelt choice for temporary chair
man.
THAT, of course, is subject to change
II conditions change said the senator.
~ believe however that Gov. Hadley's
name will be proposed for the place
and that William r. Pendergast of
New York despite recent illness, will
make the speech placing Col. Roosevelt
In nomination.
Taft is Still Confident.
Washington, D. c., May 29.-Presi-
dent Taft's declaration that he has
enough delegates pledged and in
structed for him to control the nation
al convention was not shaken by the
victory of Col. Roosevelt in the New
Jersey primaries. White house Of
..cials made no official statement but
Taft leaders who saw the president
today would not recede from the pres
ident's own figures made public In
several of his New Jersey speeches,
which he said gave him thirty more
than necessary to nominate.
Friends Of President Taft admitted
today that much now depended on the
republican national committee. They
were confident, they said that the
committee would be for Taft.
It was said positively that the pres
ident's name would be presented to
the convention no matter what hap
pened. Just how far President Taft
will go in making plans for the con-
vention was not revealed today. He
Is interested now particularly in the
platform conditions and in the selec-
tion of man to present his name to
the convention.
Mr.. Taft was in the white house
study, working and glancing over the
returns from New Jersey until 2
O'Clock this morning. He was at his
desk before o'clock. Although he
showed the effects of his hard travel
he was smiling but did not mention
New Jersey to his early visitors. No
general conference of the presidents
supporters was scheduled for today
but several dropped in, including At
torney General Wickersham, Senator
Crane Of Massachusetts, and Secretary
MacVeaSk.