The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-15
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.


CHICAGO. June 14.---"Tho
colonel is coming, hurraff! hur-
rah."
This shout variously worded
went up for all hands. with the
exception of a few disgruntled
leaders in the Roosevelt follow
ing, when word was received to-
day that the progressive candi-
date, like Sheridan, is speeding
toward Chicago.
The announcement was that
the colonel. with his family, was
already on the day.
The colonefs boosters began
instant preparations for a grand
celebration. Despite an announces
r1ent from headquarters that only
a reception committee, consists
ing of Alexander II. Revell.
Medill Mccormick, and Senator
Dixon, would constitute the recep-
ton committee, every delegation,
which Is for the colonel, made
private arrangements to go to
the depot and escort him to tho
station. Judging by the talk to-
night, Mr.. Roosevelt will be lucky
II he be permitted TO get to the
Blackstone, where rooms have
been engaged for him, without
stopping for speech al every
street corner.
Despite statements from both
Barnes and Mckinley, that the
decision of Mr. Roosevelt to get
on the ground is the last desper-
ate grab of a drowning man for
a straw, the rank and file Of the
Taft men are more dubious about
1t.
The Roosevelt DOGGY has always
hung over the Taft camp. 1t is
the cloud, which no bigger than u
mans hand at dawn is now dark
ening the whole horizon.
What he will do In the way
OF speechmaking they already
know. and can discount. What
they are afraid Of is his we'll
known adroitness az a politicians.
When he is on the ground giving
orders. there will be no longer
any lack Of cohesion among the
Roosevelt forces, no longer any
,i4tslss -syi, e4lisY, sste shaas, malt, sS the
boss
All the troubles yill be turned
over to him 10 be settled as fast
as they come up. and both PEN
rose and Crane know he Is
very reliable enemy. and is never
at a loss FOR RESOURCES III 4 ffgfft--
CHICAGO. June IA sensation
Witch eciipsed even the announces
nent of the colonel's impending Dc
cent on Chicago. was sprung thi
.fternoon In letter In which a Tad
teEro tfeiegatr, from mississippi. tuf
Director Mckinley. of the Taft bu
eau, to take back his money and an
haughtily that he is not
,e bought.
The letter was given out by Senate
Dixon, by way of replying to the M
linley charges of Roosevelt bribef3
ent forth Wednesday. The signcr
Charles Banks. Of Mound Bayou
Hiss. The distressing thing about
LII. from the Taft point of view.
hat Banks WIS one OF the men Ee2te
~ the Taft national committeGmef
n the better that they were all geln
o vote for the presidents renomiua
ion. It is now apparent that Rank
It least, has gone over bodily TO "a
enemy.
The sum VI money TelcTIcu ~ a
tanks in hts letter las few hsAn
ired dollars is not specified exaNl
Y. No one at Roosevelt headQuoz
ers would fix it tonight, except Gel
.rnor Stubs, who said: Il ha1
heard IL was around $l,3O0."
In the letter Banks says: ss5As
II am returning to you hereD@0
he money placed In my hnnda
,our suggestion, to defraS traN6AS
.xpeEsca of suIie of the delAn
rom Mississippi. You can do ri
zee At. The insinuations that I
,e or ever have been houGht
snown To be untrue and unfntl
" no one better than those cOnnx
With your campaign have
.slsed any OF you for one cert
nan worth $4,000 In his s,wu
lieeted By his own people "a w
ion ~ secretary and treAsuyoxs
handling nearly 100000 per a1
nd whose credit II IN In tn
Inds, IL not apt 20 allow xoW
et Of men 10 buy him WltA
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