The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-13
POSSIBILITIES
ARE DISCUSSED
One Is Bolt by Roosevelt; the
Other Compromise Candidate.
Fight Has Gone So Far and
Z Grown So Bitter That All
Hope of Peace Has
Been Abandoned.

irreconcilable difference between TAFT
and Roosevelt leaders In the Republi-
can party. borne on n rising tide of
charges OF bribery. thief, and other
accusations. tonight threatened to
precipi,ate decisive Developments he-
fore Che opening OF the national con-
vention next Tuesday. The charges 81
corruption were made in a statement
issued tonight by Director Mckinley.
OF the Taft bureau. which directly ac-
cuses the Roosevelt managers of an
effort to capture the convention ny
.orce.
Prominent men on both sides to-
night admitted the situation had become
so acute that almost anything might
happen within the next few days.
Among possibilities discussed In confer
ence rooms. hotel corridors and party
headquarters were two that continued
to come UP again and again.
The first OF these was the possibility
of bolt by the Roosevelt forces and
the organization of a progressive party
II President TAFT il 10 lie r.nomnatod.
The bolt talk was ever present daring
the day. and once in meeting OF
Roosevelt leaders. rose TO point where
William Finn, OF Pittsburgh. VINO vas
presiding. refused TO !ct il 10 further.
Talk of Compromise.
The second possibility. and this
seemed TO hold the centre of the stage
tonight, was that OF "a compromise
on third candidate. = number OF the
leaders declared that now 1t WAS pos
lively beyond qucsttJi, TO expect either
the raft or Roosevelt people TO abide
by the nomination of the others can
.!lda,c. The situation WAS crystdl!ized
To a great degree By the elton OF the
national -ommittcc n ;rc contest hear
nss. particularly ihe California case
during the day. Roosevelt men insist
80 that they could t>pe't nothing FOR
,p.ir eandidat. at the hands OF the rui-
MS TAFT majority IN tn. national com
inittcc. and criticized the work OF that
body with bitterness
The question OF whether or not Col
onel Roosevelt would come TO Chicago
ana what effect his coming would have
upon the tense situation came up At
almost every turn OF the endless discus
sions and arguments. and nearly all
agree that the arrival Of Colonel Roose-
Welt would bring the situation 10 an
Immediate focus. but the final outcome
OF such event was disputed.
Late tonight. after repeated confer
enres. the Roosevelt leaders announced
that the mass meeting set for Friday
afternoon had been postponed 10 Mon
day night. No reason was gwen for
this change in the date of holding Tho
Roosevelt demonstration There was
considerable speculation as to just why
the date had been changed to the mig 1T
before the formal opening of the con
vcntion.
The States that doomed large in the
calculations OF the Roosevelt leaders in
case OF bolt were California. Orego on.
Kansas, Nebraska. Pennsylvania. New
Jersey. West Virginia. South Dakota.
Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Da-
kota. Several other States were named
also. but the former Presidents cam
paign chiefs seemed to get greatest
satisfaction out Of their survey of
those listed.
The third candidate talk Included
Cummins and La Toilette and then went
on to the much debated dark horse
possibility. y dozen names wcr& men
toned in the latter connection, but
there was no unanimity of opinion
among leaders in this regard
Director Mckinley's statement. which.
after claiming that MIR. Taft would be
nominated on the first ballot. charged
that the Roosevelt forces wero plan
ming more desperate measures to pre-
vent the inevitable"
Charges Use of Money.
The effort to corrupt Taft delegates
to the convention" said the state
mont "hos been unde- way for SOW
ernj weeks II is common kno,y,-
edge that seven weeks ago mo,ov was
sent IA two TAFT Instructed deIcpatre
in a certain southern state nv t,l.-
graph by well known Roosevelt
irndor no,y /, chicago
Within the last week two men
sent from New York to a Southern
State have brazenlv approacbed Taft
delegates with offers OF money in re-