The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-14
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Miss. az pending).. 6 0
Total today. ..... ~
Previously settled. ..101 1
Total to date... LII
Total number contested, 254.
Contests still pending, 112.
Chicago, June 12.-Apparent ire
concilability of differences between
Taft and Roosevelt leaders in the Re
publican party, borne on a rising tide
of charges of bribery, theft and other
accusations, tonight threatened to
precipitate decisive developments be-
fore the opening of the national con-
vention next Tuesday. The charges OF
corruption were made in an open
statement given 70 the press tonight
by Director Mckinley Of the Taft bu-
reau which directly accuses the Roose-
Welt managers of en- effort to capture
the convention by force.
Prominent men on both sides to-
night admitted the situation had been
% acute that almost anything might
happen in the next few days.
Among possibilities discussed In
conference room, hotel corridors and
party headquarters were two that con-
tinued to come out again and again
Bolt Looms Up.
The first of these was the posslou-
ity of bolt by the Roosevelt forces
and the organization of a Progress
sive'' party if President Taft is nonl-
mated. The bolt talk was ever present
during the day and once in a meeting
of Roosevelt leaders rose to a polnt
where VIM. Flynn, of Pittsburgh, who
was presiding, refused to let it go
further
The second possibility, and this
seemed to hold the centre OF the stase
tonight, was that Of a compromise ON
a. third candidate. A number OF the
1oaders declared that now it was posi-
tively beyond question to expect eitn-
er Taft or Roosevelt people to ABIDE
hy the nomination Of the other candl-
date.
The situation was crystallized to
great degree by the action OF the ma
; tional committee in the contest hear
;nss particularly the California case.
during the day. Roosevelt men INSIST
ed that they could expect nothing for
. their candidate at the hands OF the
Taft majority in the national commit
too and criticised the work OF thai
BODY with increasing bitterness.
The Advent of Teddy.
The question of whether or not COZ
Roosevelt would come to Chicago ana
what effect his coming would have up
IN the tense situation came up at al
most every turn. Nearly ali agreed
that the arrival of Col. RooseVeit
would bring the situation to an I'M
mediate focus but the outcome OF suca
an event was disputed.
Late tonight, after various confer
onces the Roosevelt leaders announc-
ied that the mass meeting set for frl-
dav afternoon had been postponed to
!, Monday night. No reason was given
for this change in the date OF hold
ing the Roosevelt demonstration.
There was considerable speculation as
to lust why the date had been changed
to the night before the formal open
ing of the convention.
The States that loomed large in the
calculations of the Roosevelt leaders,.
in case of a bolt, were California, Ore
gon. Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, West Virginia, South Da-
kota. Minnesota, Wisconsin and North
Dakota. Several other States were
named also, but the former presidents
campaign chiefs seemed to get great
est satisfaction out of their survey OF
those listed.
Tho third candidate talk included
Cummins and La Toilette and then
went on to the much debated dark
horse" possibility. A dozen names
have heen mentioned in the later con.