The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-18

the fact that the plan to tie up the
temporary organization of the conven-
ton until $40 delegates endorsed by
Roosevelt, voted, is merely a plan to
give the Colonel time to get the nee
essary $40 votes
T. r. Loses Skirmish.
Theodore Roosevelt lost the first
skirmish of the Republican National
Convention this morning. Victor Rose
water, chairman of the National COM
cittee, decided he had no authority to
entertain motion to revise the roll
of the temporary organization. Early
in the day Roosevelt's lieutenants ap-
preached Chairman Rosewater with a
request for information as to his at
titude. He made no secret of the de-
clsion he had reached. This means
that Roosevelt's plan to overturn the
action of the National Committee in
ousting delegates could not be put to
test until the convention had heard
the report of the credentials commit
tee unlss the Roosevelt forces seize
control. The fight against the roll call
up by the National Committee, was
planned as the opening fight of the
| Roosevelt men 1t was intended to
bring to a crisis at the very opening
| % the convention the fight that had
| been waged against the Taft forces 1t
| was to be the first protest against the
alleged steam roller of the National
| hai do
cision was given after careful study to
the parliamentary question involving
| The reopening, and after representa-
tives of both sides had submitted
briefs E. L. Lampson, of Ohio, repre-
sented the Roosevelt faction. His brief
recited only one National Convention
as precedent.
On The Firing Line.
The Taft leaders are on the firing
lire. Congressman B. Mckinley arriv-
ed at headquarters before seven
o'clock. BY nine o'clock he had held no
end of conferences and was directing
his forces. His mainstay in his work
was Joseph B. Healing, of Indianapo-
i,s, who is the wheel-horse on the Taft
side.
| The plan of the Roosevelt managers
two hours before the convention open
ed, may be summarized as follows
l. Lawrence Y. Sherman, candidate
for United States Senator in Illinois,
will speak in behalf of the proposal to
disqualify the IS contested Taft dele
gates on the temporary roll from vot-
ing on the temporary organization.
2 Committeeman Capers, of South
Carolina, and Cecil Lyons of Texas,
have issued credentials to the regular
~ elected Roosevelt delegates. who
propose to enter the convention and
take their seats as delgates.
8. Governor Hadley, of Missouri,
will lead the fight on the floor of the
convention to permit the Roosevelt
delegates from Texas, South Carolina,
also California, Arizona and Washing
ton, about which will center the fight
of the Roosevelt forces.
If the convention proceeds regularly
to the nomination of candidate, all
disorder must be averted. When the
Texas and South Carolina delegates
take their seats. two sets of delegates
Will hold credentials.
Mckinley Confident.
I've will win This statement was
made by Congressman William B. Nc
kiEley, the Taft manager, at 10
O'Clock today, after conference with
Victor Rosewater, chairman of the Re
publican National Committee.
1--WE have got them beaten" declared
Col Roosevelt when he greeted Jacob
IIoltzman, King County, New York,
delegate, at the Congress Hotel today
This was his first expression as to the
prospects for the convention.
Senator Borah announces today that
he will not be a candidate for Roose-
Welt temporary chairman of the Re.
publican convention. Governor Fran.
els McGovern, of Wisconsin, has been
selected to lead the fight against Root
for the temporary chairman. This sub.
stitute of McGovern for Borah as can.
dictate for temporary chairman is part
of the Roosevelt plan to capture the
Sc La Toilette votes.