Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-12
Finn THREATENS
A THIRD TICKET
IF TAFT Wins OUT
SAYS primary" States Would
ReassembIe Their Conven-
tions and Ask Votes
for Roosevelt.
WEST VIRGINIA WILLING,
SAYS GOV. GLASSC0CK
Presidents Majority Now Estimated
at Chicago at Thirty-Seven.
TAFT MEN ARE CONFIDENT
Roosevelt Partisans Now Directing
Their Campaign Toward
Gaining Individual
Delegates.
WEST VIRGINIA WILLING,
SAYS GOV. GLASSCOCK
Presidents Majority Now Estimated
at Chicago at Thirty-Seven.
TAFT MEN ARE CONFIDENT
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
CHICAGO. June 12.-Manager Finn Of
the Roosevelt forces made the direct
statement this afternoon that If this
convention is stolen for Taft as he ex-
rected. the primary states would re-
assemble their conventions and pass reso-
mtions that progressive republicans shall
vote for Roosevelts election in November
lie said that in Pennsylvania Roosevelts
name would be put on the ticket.
Gov. Glasscock Of West Virginia, who
was standing by, said the same course
would be followed in West Virginia.
Majority of Thirty-Seven for Taft.
In each of the four camps-Taft. Roose-
velt, La Toilette and Cummins-there is
fairly accurate knowledge as just about
what the strength Of each candidate will
be after the national committee shall
have completed its work on the contest.
There is today very general agreement
that as the situation now is the vote will
stand as follows:
Taft-577
Roosevelt-455.
La Follette-36
CumminS-10
Necessary to a cholcs-.,4o
\ glance at these figures viii show that
Taft. as things stand now, has reason
able safe margin OF thirty-seven vpiess
while the third-term candidate Is eiShty-
five votes short of enough to nominate.
These margins are narrower than the
politicians would have them In the Taft
camp the fight is to hold for the President
what he already has. In the camp Of the
third termer the fight is to win over Tart
delegates Apparently each side Is pre-
senting a front without any weak spots.
That there will be a desertion here and
there on each side is anticipated. NO one
believes enough changes will take place
materially to change the relative positions
the candidates now occupy.
Administration Forces Confident.
Ii is significant that the administration
forces are going right ahead with the ar
ransements for the routine work of the
convention just as though they intehoed
TO control from start 10 finish The
tnird-term forces are up in the air
about the convention program The Ialt
reople say they are certain 10 control the
committee on credentials So certain are
they on this point that they have an
rounced officially that Senator Clark OIL
wyoming will be the chairman of this
committee.
Likewise they are so confident Of being
able 10 control the committee on reso'u-
tions that they announce that former
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks
Will be chairman of that committee. AS
for the temporary and permanent ofn-
GERS of the convention they have all been
picked by the Taft men.
The situation with respect TO the tenn
porary Craftsmanship is almost humorous
rhe Taft forces are, Of course, support
ing Senator E.lihu Root of New York for
both temporary and permanent chairman.
The third-termers would like to hitch on
10 the La Toilette kite on the temporary
craftsmanship, but La Toilette persistently
refuses TO show them the kite. So they
are going around In circle.
In accordance with the instructions
from Oyster Bay kilograms were sent to
many sections of the country today ask
ing adherents Of the third-termer to hold
meetings and adopt resolutions denounc-
ing the national committee. Make them
hot" say the kilograms OF instructions.
After Individual Delegates.
Frantically seeking to undermine the
made ground" upon which they say
President Tafts hopes depend-the dele
gates seated by the national committee
the Roosevelt men keep up their cries of
fraud 10 arouse sympathy in the expecta-
ton of winning recruits among unin-
structed delegates.
At the present rate of action by the
committee it is estimated that Taft will
show a majority when the temporary
roll is made up. and that the temporary
ron will probably be confirmed by the
committee on credentials. in control of
;ac Taft men.
pin-it will still have 10 be ratified by the
invention. and IL prevent that the Roose-
Welt men Will use all the invectiyes ar
guments. threats and appeals in their
power.
out OF situation so precarious as this
almost anything Is possible to come.
There is one essential difference between
tae Taft and Roosevelt men which Is re-
garded an important element in the
fight. The Rooseveltians comprise an
aggressive positive. indomitable force
with the single idea of nominating their
man, and they worship their hero with
ardor little short of fanaticism
The Taft forces are made up. partially
at least. of men who more against
Roosevelt than they are for Taft. They
would go TO any length to beat Roosevelt
but not all of them would die in the ditch
for Taft.
Campaign of Invective.
Importance should be attached to tn,
method of campaign which for the mo-