The Washington times., 1912-06-09

'Cummins has ten votes from Iowa
la Toilette has twenty-six from Wis
consin AMI ten from North Dakota.
Not Enough to Win.
Put that table under the microscope
and study the proba abilities of further
developments in taking the temporary
roll. Concede to Taft the ten Indiana
contested seats. the sixteen in Kentucky,
the twenty in Louisiana. six in Michi-
gan, eighteen in Mississippi, six in Mis-
souri,. The committee will no doubt
give him several in North Carolina; six
are all he probably will get in South
Carolina, eight in Tennessee, fourteen
in Texas. which is regarded at the out
side possibility for him; twenty in Nir-
ginia. fourteen in Washington. and two
in the District of Columbia. and it adds
102 to the Taft list making 1t total 476.
But there are needed to nominate $40.
Where are they to come from?
Let Taft steal the whole twenty-siX
from California, and he still will have
only 5O2. Let him control eighty votes
in New York, and 1t still leaves him
without the nomination.
Meanwhile, to make the situation
worse Vet from the Administration
view point, there are constant reports of
weak spots in the delegations. Sixteen
Iowa delegates are instructed for Taft.
Half of them can't be counted safely
IOr MIN. lney want 10 go 10 CuI1lHlllS,
and after that to Roosevelt.
Indiana has some similar situations.
The Roosevelt people feel greatly en-
couraged in the Hoosier State. Since
are organizing a great fight against the
selection of Root as temporary chair
man. and the inside information is that
the Taft people had not yet corralled
force enough to elect Root.
Favor Wisconsin Man.
From a high Wisconsin authority in
formation comes that La Toilette will
present either Governor McGovern,
State Senator Sanborn, who Is a long
time and devoted La Toilette fighter or
Senator GFonna Of North Dakota as
his candidate for temporary chairman.
1t is added that Sanborn is quite as
likely as either of the other two.
Whoever he Is, in all probability the
solid Roosevelt, La Follete and Taft
strength will be delivered to him. The
TAFT managers are making simply des-
perate efforts to break into the Illinois
delegation on this issue and get some
Root support there, but Governor De-
neen came to town a couple of days
ago and braced things up for Roose-
velt. 1t looks as If Illinois would vote
straight. always excepting the Taft
delegates from Lorimer's district, for
the Roosevelt side. on all propositions
There are some men In the delegation
who don't like to do it. but they are
instructed for Roosevelt and their
political health, indeed, their physical
health as well as would be sadly i'm
paired II they went home to explain
any reasonable performances to their
neighbors.
Finn Makes Hit.
William Finn. of Pittsburgh, has
made big hit in this town. He was
touted by the Tafters as the man who
would organize the plug-ugly brigade
to roughhouse the convention. They
were sure he was going to make a
physical assault of some sort on the
him as a person who might bite a lee
off anybody who got in his way. Sc
when a mild-mannered graY-eyed gen.
tleman with the air of a deacon in q
small church, put in his appearance. and
was rather embarrassed at the vista.
tions and questions of the newspaper
Men. the roughhouse theory got hard
blow However. Finn, as he warmed tc
to the cars, and not given to worry
about them. He paid his respects to the
President, Mckinley. and various
worthless of the opposition in terms a
Then he went into active session witt
a bunch of very capable gentlemen t
frame up the detailed plans for the con
'vention fight. That is where Film
SHlneS. TIC hHO"S ali ABOUT IT, anu III
Is the terror of all the Pennsylvaniani
who have ever had to fight him.
Mckinley Men In Panic.
He has the Mckinley OUTFIT worried
scandalously because they are perfectl
certain he is going to put something
over on them. Not being able to CUES
.vAAt 1t Is. they are diligently circulat