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

Chicago June 1z.-Whle still claiming that Colonel Roose-
welt will control the Republican National be no
mated for President the first ballot spent
to-day working the plan OF attack on the Taft
program outlined last night.
There talk OF stampede" among forces to-
day The Presidents adherents asserted positively that their
troll of the convention through the delegates the national
managers.
Moderation warning camps through
out the day and had its effect There flashes
fire and charges OF theft from the Roosevelt forces
offset by charges OF bribery and corruption from the Taft
headquarters but everywhere agreed that the dv had been
one Of the quetest preceding convention in years
Taft Council of War Is Continued
Tonight, the Taft leaders continuing council OF war
begun early the day while people were hoopin
Things up at remarkable masseeng in til Auditorium Theatre
where Colonel Roosevelt addressed cheering humanity
The doors Of the theatre had been besegcd for they
opened and seemed that half the police had
been thrown about the approaches the building
Uncertainty convention was as prevalent
tonight as at any time since the national Republican began
their of Chicago neither nor the Roosevelt
headquarters certain the delegates they could
depend with degree OF final claims and
clear ,o.
Of hope rather than conviction ~
One thing appeared tonight, if there is to be
OF strategy and resoucegl fighters The element among Rooe
trained and resoureeu lighters The among Roose
aa the satisfaction OF apparently defeating the plan
b3m ur nf OF Roosevelt the Acting
submitting to the convention Roosevelt delegates for the
Roosevelt s' LEADERS WIN fst to the End
Although Colonel Roosevelt speech at the Aud;or;n
came as close to suggesting possible bolt during
his campaign had been tentatively BY Roosevelt Lead
e to fight to the end through political machinery chan
tels open to them before taking radical step
colonel Roosevelt asserted that the fraudulenv 1t
upon the temporary roll by the dishonest majority Of
Tie national committee must be allowed their own
cases or to vote anohers Then he
OF all the honest members the fight that action from
the moment the convention assemblies duty rank
ana ne OF the Republican this
country to insist that action the based
the votes OF these frauduenty seated delegates binds
publican party or imposes obligation upon any Republican
Ibis outline of the Roosevelt from Col
one himself served to set all doubt change
gram from mat decided upon at conference
leaders last night-"o fight from the drop Of the hat"
Inc Roosevelt leaders going start
tomorrow to appeal their the
contested delegates seated committee The Taft
forces control the machinery OF the gathering going
TO insist that the proceedings shall strictly according to pre-
eedent and that each motion shall OF political ma
cllnery practice.
Both Political Camps Are Nervous
On the of the convention plainly were nervous
1T was dhilcu enough Tor them
TO how the delegates finally would line up question
nomination. and next impossible
gates or delegations could be depended through the
preliminary program Some of the delegates for
Roosevelt was known would support
by MS steering committee the floor, while ap-
ped equally true that many delegates Taft
Tor PRESIDENT did not tee obligated support his managers
other question These facts doubt into
an uncertainty unknown Republican
Inc Roosevelt plan tonight stood fully revealed
signify changed from the tentative program approved
1T TO orce roll call at the earliest
the national committee Failing this people will
submit to temporary organization OF the convention
carry their fight before the committee credentials.
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