Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-08
Roosevelt Manager Charges That the President Knows Reeec
ion Is impossible and Accuses Him Of Deliberate Plan
to Scute the Republican Party Ship.
CHICAGO. Juue $.

II AD feeling between HooseNPit alRi
* Taft leaders. which sputtercd in'
~~ termticnty yesterday and last
night, became acute today and thrent'
ened 10 break into an opeu clash in thf
meetings Of the Republican National T
Committee.
The subject OF q possible clash was dis 7
cussed until late hour last night at
several conferences OF leaders on both
sides Mt downtown hotel quarters.
oficers OF the national committee
Joined with others OF prominence In The
rarty councils In stating that all pos
sihle efforts we're being nlDde to pre-
vent any occurrence that might reflect
dlscredit unon the conduct OF the pre-
convention deliberations
Flynn SHES AZ steam Roller.
william Finn. of Pittsburgh. Roosevelt
leader. whose coming was heralded by the
reports of possible demonstrations in aud
about the Republican National Commit
tee headquarters. arrived today aud de
clared that the rumors which had pre-
cSled him were less substantial than
! thin air.
! II am not here to start rough honse.
] have no monkey wrench TO throw into
the steam roller TO break its bearings,
said Mr. Fllnn. Il am simply to do What
little ! can TO further the nomination Of
Colonel Roosevelt.
II am so out OF touch with political
Methods that IF got In front of The steam
roller might be- crushed myself so
don't think that shall attend any of the
sessions OF the national committee"
Further onlarging on the situation, Mr.
! Finn declared that whether Colonel
Roosevelt would come to tho convention
depended on circumstances.
Roosevelt Ready TO Appear
''If Ills friends advise him that his
presence Is necessary or desirable. Colonel
Roosevelt surely will come to Chicago.
said Mr.. Flynn
The question Of possible bolt by the
Roosevelt men WAS parried by Mr.. Flynn,
who said. 1T all depends on the outcome
of the contests. II the steam roller
! crashes along without regard 30 justice
It will be time enough to think OF that
question.
On bis arrived the Pittsburgh man con
rcrred with George W Perkins and Sen.
ator Joseph VI. Dlaon. director of THE
Roosevelt campaign.
other arrivals today were Thomas r.
Niedringhaus, of st, Louis. ewiy'elected
national committeeman from Missouri,
who 1olned The Roosevelt workers. and
former Congressman James \. Eawney,
of Minnesota. who sought the Taft head
ouorters A committee Of Indiana dele
rates. both Taft and Roosevelt men, con
rerred with Fred A. Sims. of Indiana,
and former Senator james A Hemenway
concerning the stlvisability OF having one
state headauarters during the couven-
tion. The Taft men on the committee
were Captain W. f.. English. Clement
Studebnker IT., and Webb Woodhll. The
Roosevelt men we're Edward G. Toner
and Enos Porter.
Mckinley Is Caustic.
Director William II. Mckinley, of the
Taft headquarters issued morning
statement In which he asserted that the
presence of Colonel Roosevelt would only
add TO "the majority which President
Taft will secure.
Late today. according to those in close
touch with developments in the Roose
welt headquarters. where the conference
between Senator Dixon. Mr.. Perkins, Mr..
Flynn and a majority OF the Roosevelt
members of the national committee con.
tinued through greater portion OF the
day, IL was decided to have Colonel
Roosevelt come to Chicago as soon as
possible.
win Begin New Tactics.
This report was followed by another
that senator Borah aud others had de-
q termined to change their plan of action
in the committee sessions. and that OPP
position to all Taft contested delegates
would be made beginning with Monday
sessions.
Colonel Roosevelt was said 10 be in
personal communication by telephone
with Senator Dixon and Mr.. Perkins aud
also TO have made numerous suggestions
TO them during the progress of the de-
liberatlons
without so much as the quiver Of an
eyelnsh thirty eight Taft reactionaries IN
the national committee late yesterday
hurled OF the temporary roll or the con-
yention twenty-four Roosevelt contesting
delegates from Alabama ana Arkansas,
including two who in the opinion of al
most everybody had perfectly good case
Dixon Accuses Taft Men.
whereupon the following incidents oe.
CURED In bewlldering sIccesson:
: First--Senutor Dixon charged the Taft
} tIirty-eight with numbering the Republi-
: can party, with scuttlng the Republican
ship, with foully and deliberately steal,
ing Roosevelt delegates. cold-bloodedly
ana with premeditation. These are his
actual words. not fanclful paraphrase.
lie added the President knows he cannot
be reelected
Second--A &c. Q. n council OF war
was called for the purpose of preventing
further devastations Of the reactionary
roller In this conference will sit George
: W Perkins. Governor Stubbs. the Roose-
velt champion OF Kansas; Governor Had
ley. Of Missouri who wants TO tail the
Roosevelt kite; Albert l.. Bevoridge. Of
Indiana; Walter Brown. OF Ohio and
.c-aanued ON se{pud PaReJ