Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-19
TAFT MEN CLAIM 542
Bir FRANKLY ADMIT SOME on
TliEsE DELEGATlss AXE
"MOBBLN,"
TEDDY IS WAY BEHIND
Could Not Even Figure out Paper
Majority tor Colonel Roosevelt
Last Night.

CHICAGO. June lS.-Tnft ana
Roosevelt leaders burned the midnight
oil tonight analyzng again and again
the first test OF the republican ma.
llonal convention with respect to its
bearings on the republican preslden-
tial nomination.
II was inevitable that conflicting
claims should be put out from the two
Observation-Disclosures far IN cAGess ot
thc bedrock figures. which the lead
ers are attempting TO Keep close
secret within their inner councils.
DARK Horse" Possible.
Today's first record lineup Of dele
gates was far from convincing. So
mk'h SO, In fact, that predictions wero
freely made on all sides tonight that
neither Taft nor Roosevelt was likely
TO win on the first ballot. This sort
OF tax necessarily led to Il widening
OF the gossip about u compromise ana
n dark horse" Taft forces elected
senator Root temporary chairman by
ls more than majority of the l,07S
delegates In the convention. II wan
realized from the first that the vote
on Senator Root, however. would not
reflect the actual strength OF either
Mr. Taft or Mr.. Roosevelt.
Taft Claims 5l2.
AT one conference Of the Taft lead.
ers tonight II was said that they had
Saled down and cut out the doubtful
votes from the roll total and their
final analysis showed 542 votes for
the president, two more than enough
to nominate. Even this figure. It was
said, Included few "wobbly" dele
gates
The Roosevelt leaders frankly were
surprised at the Root vote and claimed
they expected him to poll between 57s
and $50 votes.
No Majority for 4. Il.
They professed tonight to be ublr
liant. but II was impossible for them
To figure out paper majority for the
colonel.
Tomorrow Governor Hadley, under
direction OF Colonel Roosevelt himself.
Will continue the fight begun today,
to substitute 92 Roosevelt delegates
for an equal number OF Taft delegates
seated by the national COMMITTEES. In
contest cases. Taft leaders character
''' N'''' pippOolAlbl tIlllTtlY WlIn-
out the bounds OF reason.
At a conference OF Taft leaders to-
night II was decided that no parli.
mentary points OF order should be-
made against the Hadley motion. and
that three hours should be allowed
Tor debate. The motion will either
De allowed to come to Il vote on its
own merits, or on a motion to refer
the entire matter to the committee on
Taft Leaders Are Sure.
The Taft bureau countered on tho
Roosevelt mems statements that they
would control the republican national
convention with two statements ono
from Director Mckinley and the other
nom William Barnes, Jr. Mr.. Nc
hinleys pronouncement follows:
President Taft today demonstrated
mis- absolute control Of the national re-
publican convention. His candidate
Tor tho position Of temporary chair
man, Senator Root, was elected by an
ample majority the vote disclosing the
weakness of the Roosevelt following.
Mr.. Roosevelt admitted his own
lack of strength by declining to place
before the convention a candidate for
temporary chairman. His followers at
coalition with the candi-
late OF Senator LaFollette, but tho
combination was repudated. They at
however, TO disguise their
own weakness by this action and also
.c accomplish the overthrow of Sena-
or Root by united opposition.
Nomination Is Certain.
Mr.. Roots splendid victory, de-
spite these tactics, positively assured
he nomination OF Mr.. Taft.
THE full strength Of Mr.. Roose-
,elt has been polled and Mr.. Roose-
ielt lacks 70 or more votes of the
Necessary majority Every effort will
30 made to delay the consideration OF
Ill questions In the hope that oppor-
Unity will be given to make further
nroads into the column of Taft pledg-
ID and instructed delegates. Their
will prove futile In the flu
ure, as they have in the past. The
lefeat which they sustained today Is
he beginning Of their disastrous end.
President Taft's denomination, always
certain, is made positively inevitable
n the developments Of the last few
lays"
Mr.. Barnes had this TO say:
The result OF the convention today
$ conclusive proof OF two things.
first. that the convention Is in no
ense a Roosevelt convention, and see.
'udly that even the vote that was
,iven Mr.. McGovern does not repre-
ent by large number of votes the
roosevelt strength In the convention.
Mr. Taft's strength In this conven-
ion is not represented by the vote for
enator Root because in my judg-
nent Mr.. Taft's vote will exceed that