The Detroit times., 1912-06-20
ROOSEVELT MEN HIRE
HALL FOR CONVENTION
vote Immediately after contest
was ordered closed.
Taft Men Back Down."

Taft Men Back Down."
After the Roosevelt mex had walk
ed out. however. the majority mem
beers OF the committee backed down.
I They modified their rules 10 provide
+ that the representatives of the press
associations who were admitted by
! the national committee while IL was
, hearing contests should be present at
I the committee sessions. Then they
prov ided that 80 minutes would be
I given TO each side In presenting a
state contest and 20 minutes in each
| district contest. II was also agreed
that in cases where this would not
! give time enough for the proper pre-
lsentation OF the points at issue, the
1 time limit would not be enforced.
! When Col Roosevelt learned OF this
modification, he ordered his men in
the committee 10 get back into the
Injecting and continue their fight. This
decision caused jubilation among the
Taft forces.
They accepted IL as an indication
that the opposition was weakening
and jubilantly declared that when the
| Roosevelt forces try TO organize their
I own little convention on the floor,
they will be unable 10 hold more than
! halt OF their membership.
! The Taft men were today asserting
/ that the Roosevelt mems policy,
Occupied with the threats OF boiting,
had shifted the sentiment and insisted
! that when the final count OF noses
came. II il ever came the strength OF
the regular organization would be
great surprise TO the people of the
country.
| Todays session OF the convention
was expected 10 be routine. only. un.
! less the Roosevelt forces should de-
eide TO force the issue The very
fact that the committee on credentials
had thrown open the gates 10 the pre-
sentation OF complete contests, lndi-
Gated that that body could hardly ex-
pect TO finish its labors before tomor-
row at the earliest. Meanwhile the
convention must remain at stand
still Until its roll of delegates Is pre-
not turn wheel.
May Break over Alabama.
| There was OF course the possibility
that the Roosevelt forces would walk
/ out again when the decision in the
4 NllllH AldUdInd case WAS reached.
This was one in which the cry OF
| fraud had been freely raised by the
Roosevelt men. but 1t was absolutely
certain when the committee went into
session today that the Taft men were
In complete control and that their
votes would be cast to retain on the
| roll the men placed there by the ma
/ tional committee.
Those who held TO this belief based
| their opinion upon the following fiery
statement made by Col Roosevelt TO
| his followers early today in ordering
them back to the convention hall:
| As far as | am concerned, ! am
through hope that when you go
; back 10 the convention hall you will
at once introduce a resolution TO the
effect that not one OF these fraudulent
| ly seated delegates shall vote on any
question in the credentials committee
! II they are on that committee, or in
| the house. on any question whatever
Z! ! hope that you will take the position
that you decline longer to submit to
having delegates sfraudulently seated
in the convention allowed to sit as
judges upon their own cases and TO
vote upon the report OF the committee
OIL credentials either as a whole or
in detail | hope that If you are voted
down you, the real and lawful major
ity OF the convention, will organize as
such. And you will do It, You have
the courage and you must act If you
are loyal to your own convictions. Ny
advice is not 10 place any further con-
ndence and do not permit yourself to
be committed in any way, shape or
fashion by any other association with
these men as long as they keep con-
troll only by a majority composed In
essential part of fraudulently seated
delegates who have not the slightest
title TO represent the rank and file OF
the Republicans. I hope you will make
this issue the first thing"
II the Roosevelt men should accept
this advice as meaning that the issue
would be joined with the vote OF one
or the members of the credentials
committee from Arizona, on the Ala
bama cases, he being one OF the men,
bers seated by the national committee
then the fireworks would have TO
start. Heney was expected to edmand
that none of the members OF the CON-
mittee whose right TO sit is question
cd. be permitted to vote In the COM
mittee. That was the way that he
Interpreted his instructions and II his
view was accepted by the majority of
the members of the committee who
are simon-pure Roosevelt men, there
then would be no recourse left but to
walk out second time.
T. r. Forces Outline Plans.
II this occurs nothing can prevent
fight on the floor OF the convention
this afternoon. II they decide to sit
throughout and present minority re-
port. the real fight will go over until
he credentials committee reports In
either instance the planned procedure
is the same. When the majority OF
the convention vote against the
Roosevelt contention that the ~
delegates whose title to seats have
beer the actual issue from the start
are fraudulent delegates, the Roose-
welt men will organize their own con
vention. They will elect Gov. John.
son chairman and will try TO run a
convention within a convention. NOV
| Ing TO the side Of the hall II neces-
sary as ii is admitted they cannot
| hope TO rush the big police guard and
| get possession OF the platform. John
soii has been selected because ne has
admittedly the strongest voice OF any
man In the convention on the Roose-
Welt side and can be depended on to
make himself heard above the din OF