The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-21
D. WILL not
join IN A BOLT
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mates Taft, they win be 'out on q
limb" but they don't see how the3
can help Ii. They feel that what thel5
say or do here could not affect thu
situation, and it viii have to be work.
ed out at home later on. Supposing
Wisconsin was going to divide its vote
On the Watson motion yesterday.
North Dakota split, n. NJ. Pollock Of
Fargo, n A. r. Johnson OF Grand
Forks, voting for the motion, making
the delegation vote 2 ayes and s noes.
When Wisconsin went solid against
the motion, an effort was made TO
change the North Dakota vote, but alt
changes were refused by Chairman
Root when the roll call had been com-
pleted.
Minnesota Result in Doubt.
The convention course of the La
Toilette men, as between the Taft and
Roosevelt programmes, a been hare
TO determine. The action yesterday was
decided finally by referring to 1904,
when the LaFollette delegation FROM
Wisconsin was thrown out of the ma
tional convention.
It was shown that La Toilette eight
years g was stai.ding for the same
principle in treating contests that
Roosevelt men were contending for
yesterday. When the matter had been
looked UP, George s. LOTUS sent h
information to the convention hall.
AZ to what viii happen in Minnesota
In case of a Roosevelt bolt, George s.
LOTUS declares himself unable to say.
Roosevelt has a big following in the
state" he said today. las between
Roosevelt, Taft and Bryan, ! think
effect Of such a split on state politics
Is something no man can forecast
now"
Object of Bolt.
The fact that the bolt of the Roose.
Welt people Is being planned TO take
place Immediately following the adop-
ton OF the majority report Of the com.
mittee on credentials assuming that
the majority report to indorse the
work OF the national committee, haAz
set folks 10 guessing as to what 'ths
size of the bolt will be.
The Roosevelt people polled sos
votes for temporary chairman, and Sic.
on the vote yesterday sending the
contests to the credentials committee
1t is not to be assumed from this
however, that the bolt will necessarily
represent as large a number as either
Of these.
Only 300 Likely to Bolt.
A conservative opinion is that the
bolt will carry with it not to exceed
300 delegates, and that they will be
almost entirely confined to the state
which went solid" for Roosevelt IN
he primaries. In the states where.
the delegations were pretty evenly
divided between Roosevelt and Taft
it is claimed, generally speaking, that
the bolt will scarcely be felt Take
Indiana as an illustration. There are
ten Roosevelt men there and twenty
Taft men. A canvass Of the Roosevelt
men has been made and it is am
nouneed that none OF them will Join
In a bolt.
This will be the situation in numers
Gus states where the delegates are di-
ytded between the two leading candi-
oates, among them Maryland, Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, South Carolina and
Vermont.
The bolt, it is also predicted. win
not AFFECT Iowa, where Cummins ia a
candidate for the presidency, nor Wis
consin, where La Toilette is a candf-
date. It will not be expected to affect
North Dakota, which is also a La Fol.
lette state.
Minnesota viii Join Bolt.
A tentative list OF those who would
be likely to Join a bolt movement has
been made and 1t shows these votes
California, "a; Georgia, 4; Idaho. 3
Illinois, 40; Kansas, 90; Maine, Iz:
Minnesota, "a; Nebraska, IS; New Jer. :
sey, 2S; North Carolina, 90; Ohio. 90.
Oklahoma, 20; oregon, 10; Pennayl-
vaniav 40; South Dakota, 10; west
Virginia, 1e. Total, 5I2.
In the case OF Georgia, nlfnoia
North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsyfs
vania only a portion Of the delegates
are put into the boiling column, bee
in these states a portion OF the
delegates are favorable to Taft.