The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-20

1 ma put whether the Republican party is still the party of the plain people the people of the United States, or the party of the bosses and the pro- fessional politicians, acting in the in- terests of special privilege.
 If yoa want my advice, would advise that you place no further trust, would advise that you waste 10 further time, ! would advise that you don't permit yourself to be commit ted in any further way, shape or form by further association with men as ! long as they retain control of the con- yention by means of a majority com posed iii an essential part of frauda- ! lently seated delegates who haven't the slightest right or title to represen; the rank and file of the Republican party and are without the slightest right or title to seats in he Repub- lican convention"
 The colonel would not issue for nal statement as to his Marlike in- tentions early in the evening, but was said to have made his position clear to his followers. Some of the confer ences at his headquarters were ex- citing Senator Borah of Idaho, it was reported. declared as he left the Roosevelt rooms that he would not bolt.
 The Missouri delegation held cau- GUS tonight to formally launch a boom for Governor Hadley for president, it was reported The remarkable dem Onstration given the Missouri exc''u- 4t la. hnr with the sudden turn in affairs, was said to have strengthened their belief that the time was ripe for bringing forward compromise candidate
 In the meantime there was much talk of Justice Charles E. Hughes of New York as a candidate Some of the leaders sentured to suggest a ticket of Hughes and Hadley-
 All sorts of rumors were current as the crash came.
 The fact the Taft forces strengthen ed their hold on the convention in the test vote today, getting 564 votes as against 55S yesterday, threw the opposition forces into something of panic. The Roosevelt vote in the coii- vention today was 510, but 1t waS realized that 26 votes from Wiscon- sin. 10 from Iowa and 10 from North Dakota must be deducted from that on presidential ballot. while but few of the Taft votes could be gain ed
 The Taft people were exultant to- night. They denied intimations from the Roosevelt side that they were considering a compromise candidate and asserted that with a tightening of the lines it was apparent Taft would win the nomination on the first ballot.
 Senator Dixon declared tonight that one final appeal might be made to the membership of the convention
 "We shall exhaust then every le- gal and moral duty devolving upon us. The future will have to take care of itself"
 Taft forces tonight said they were prepared for an attempt by the Roose- welt neople to hold a convention with in the convention hall and had taken steps to prevent "any such disorder Ii was said that 800 policemen and 500 assistant sergeant -at-arms wu'd be stationed in the convention hall to prevent disorder.
 It was said some of the Roosevelt leaders would plead with the conyen' ton tomorrow to instruct the credeD- tials committee to grant more time for hearing of tine contests. Coso- mel Roosevelt. 1t was said, would De present in the convention hall at the time. and that while he would have no legal standing in the convention he might he swept into the fight 1y his followers
 Colonel Roosevelt counseled delay at a conference of his supporters just before midnight. He asked them fc adjourn until later in the night, when CONTINUED ON PAGE FouRl