The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-18

oay by Chairman Rosewater for all O
the Roosevelt motions.
| although they have a contested cas-
! IN Alabama. the Roosevelt leader.
nave chosen to make their first test OIL
t'ie California vote charactcrizlng thad
case as one of the most Migrant OF tn,
! attempts 10 thwart the will OF tn,
| people"
Governor johnson. of California, will
u"ehfpt TO cast the entire twenty 81.
votes OF his State for Senator Borih
pE the two TAFT delegates from the
fouTth District seated by the national
committee. This viii precipttate tn,
nShI and as an incident to it th,
roosevelt leaders are expected TO move
the substitution Of "a new roll for ,h!
temporary roll reported by the ma.
Iona! committee, the motion to cxcludt
an contested delegates from all states
i'VW Voting upon the proposition
Taft Plan of Defense.
Chairman Rosewatcr. who ,no,t
much OF the day in conference with
members or the national committee and
me executive council of the Taft sun
Po'te'S' VIII assert that as chair,nau
Oh me national committee he has no
"ulnoiity to entertain any motion
whatsoever; that he has nothing TO
90 with the convention itself. and
tH"t the convention is in no sense
lhe creature of the national committc.
rms was the parliamentary solution
ot the t-nsic arrived at by the taft
!t"defs tV-nIsht. and il was asserted
ana thin.
some Of the more radical Roosevelt,
leaders hearing of this plan, to-nirh,
urged that TINS be the signal for the
pFeak' and that they proceed forth
Win 10 nominate Mr. Roosevelt i'm tb.
convention hail. Tne moderate mem
pefs OF the Roosevelt council ,abi.
VI sea tnat the temporary urganl2u
""h OF the convention was not the
convention itself. and that the fire Of
the Roosevelt army should be r,snrvo,,
I"r iAteF In the session This does not
mean that there viii be an absence of
iIsnt from the fall of the raveI 'rbe
roosevelt leaders are anxious to yst
'helr stand before the country nj mo
earnest opportunity, and they proposa
10 make their position clear-io ,.iva
"eHi'ite and general understanding OF
.me printipie Tor which they say they
.rc hghtins a, the very outset. Colonel
roosevelt urged tonight that the uyht
pesln at once. and it Will, but tn, firsi
uaN may be confined to the skIrmisn
lines. ''''S'
Centres Fight on Root.
1t seemed certain Tonight that San
a.or Root would be elected temporary
man tomorrow over the protests
"nu t"c votes OF the Roosevelt dele
go Noiohei Roosevelt and his
St"ii' however spent much of tho day
IN eehtring the night on MIR. Ioo,. IN,
oionel going so far as to appca, ~
Io'e the Illinois delegation in person
t.u ildklhS direct appeal 10 his
~ - SIN instructed delegates to vote
against the Taft candidate for nrr-
SUING officer. 1t was reported later
NAY twenty of the Illinois delegates
instructed Tor Roosevelt would yot, for
AIR. Root Governor Denecn dnniod
'n!S' ana asserted that not more than
ciSht OF the delegation would supuort
the New York Senator.
CoIoncl Roosevelt is said to hayo
idu'essed Governor Dcnecn pointndlv
ana to have told him he would IN. bnid
per Sohaiiy responsible for the conduc,
VI MS delegation.
~ a second caucus tonight forty
one members OF the Illinois dclora
tion voted to support any cand,aota
i"r temporary chairman presented ~,
lne Roosevelt faction. 1t was ASSUME,
thdt he would be Senator Rorab 81
yea IN favor of Senator Root. four
o'd not vote. and seven were absent
senator Root. the prospective storm.
,o"', % t"c hrst great fight was III
~ anu under the care OF a
a 1850, II. lie could speak scarcely
ABOVE whisper but hoped tn no j.,
condition Tomorrow to maxi ,t
opening address of what is ryncc,nd
20 prove the most momentous rather
ing Of the Republican party in mn
tional conclavc ." ma
Inc Tait people tonight selected
,o.t''F Representative James Il. Wat
o" vi ihdlana, as the floor leader
L. ,, m.''Sm wits and parliamentary
NJ. "'Vuse with Governor Hadlcy. OF
Nt Missouri Each chicftain will have -
starr OF assistants constan,lv
s'"e and some shrcwd moves ar. a.
pcctcd are eN-
incidentally, the Roosevelt m,ror,,v
a''e"'pers OF the national commt,tn.
are preparing a protest to file hnfora
ny committee on Credentials when I,
,~''''S 10 pass upon the contested s.o,s
u. most vigorous fights will be mad.
81 'Ho cases OF the two delegates from
>',i'' Alabama District. the two
~ t'e ronF'h California. and all of
me roosevelt delegates i'm The Tnxo
ana Washington dclesa,iors ~, eNas
teSt eventually will be taken n ~
-,uoF oil the conventions II defeated ~
an 'he'? preliminary moves. Tho Roosn
~ ioroeS WEI continue their fight a,
~ report or the committee on cr,dsr
''H'' anu on Senator Root for narmo
ment chairman. Every nova IN ~
'"F program Will be stubbornI, Gov
'csted. and II Will ONLY No ne ~.
yso'I mat bolt. or second copvnn
~ 40. IN the convention han. vii, ~,
,r. ne art headquarters issued state.
am ~ i"-',Rh' declaring that nearly