New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
CALLS COLONEL OELUDED
Mckinley Declares Roosevelt
MisIed by His Managers.
TAFT MEN STANDING FIRM
Leaders Told for Every Delegate
Who Turns They Will Gain
Two Delegates.
TAFT MEN STANDING FIRM

| tBv \ STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune
| Chicago. June 15-Wiliam 3. Mckinley.
| director Of the Taft headquarters. gave out
to-day a statement In which he declared
! Colonel Roosevelts visit to Chicago was
the last big bluff of his forces. He de-
clared Roosevelt had been misled by his
managers. Mr.. McKinley's statement fol-
! lows:
! President Taft's statement Yesterday that
! there was no question of his denomination
| on the first ballot in the coming Kepuo-
! llcan National Convention has been borne
/ out in every particular by the political de-
velopments Of to-day The weakness OF the
| Roosevelt candidacy was emphasized oy
! the arrival in Chicago of Theodore Roose-
welt himself and by the hysterical attempts
| of his managers to make a showing IN his
behalf by making claims which had no
] basis in fact
/ The arrival of Mr. Roosevelt is the last
| big bluff of the Roosevelt forces IN this
! hght. Mr.. Roosevelt will be the one man
/ in the coming convention who could not
| under any circumstances be nominated, ana
! his managers are aware OF that fact MI.
! ROoseVelts coming was so timed as 10 ne
| coincident with the conclusion OF the work
| of the Republican National Committee.
which has been busily engaged for ten days
! In throwing out Roosevelt's Southern con-
! testants with unanimity sadly disturb
! ing TO that candidate BY remaining away
I
was concluded Mr. Roosevelt is now in a
| position to continue his criticisms OF the
governing body of the Republican party,
| unhampered by facts.
| Upon his arrival to-day Mr.. Roosevelt
was again deluded by his campaign man
ayers with the notion that he might be
nominated for President 1t is just this
! sort of transformation which has led Col
onel Roosevelt not once but repeatedly In
/ this campaign to attack the Republican
| party. its principles. its President and its
| leaders on the theory that he could get
along without the Republican party until
! nominating day. and that by that time he
could so terrorize the party with his threats
and claims that the nomination would be
| handed TO him through the withdrawal OF
every other candidate.
II is a well known fact that Mr.. Roose-
| welt came TO Chicago when Informed that
he was seventy-eight votes short of q
done all they could for him. He is in Chi
cago as the last hope OF lost cause, and
his coming has merely emphasized the
Weakness OF his candidacy.
Mr. Roosevelt was so certain of his re-
nomination ten days ago that he had a pri-
vate telegraph wire strung 10 Sycamore
| Hill. To-day no telegraph wire is short
enough 10 save the day In his behalf
Among the various reports put out by
the Roosevelt political managers to-day
were those OF alleged accessions to their
ranks from the Taft forces in the South
and West The fact Is that the Taft lines
| are so strongly entrenched that not sin
gle gain was made by Colonel Roosevelt.
On the contrary. word reached the Taft
headquarters. as a result OF the tactics or
Colonel Roosevelt managers. that for every
Southern delegate lost to President Tart
two Will he gained from the Roosevelt
ranks in the North and West IL can he
stated with emphasis that tnsructions
| breaking is a two-edged sword which VIII
cost Mr.. Roosevelt and his ever Jealous
| campaign managers more than they can
| hope 10 gain The first indication on the
| rollcal OF the violation OF instructions by
delegates instructed for President Tart
will cut a Gordian knot for many Roosevelt
delegates who wear their present honors
uneasily. IL,
| IL is understood that Mr.. Roosevelt VIII
! pass the few remaining days before inc
convention in running his own campaign
| for third term As President. senator
/ Joseph NJ Dixon. Lis national campaign
! manager at the outset Of the contest, ana
| William Finn. Of Pittsburgh. VINO sue
/ cceded him as the personal representative
| of Colonel Roosevelt. will now take orders
| from the candidate himself. They nave
| confessed that they were unable to brlns
| Colonel Roosevelt nearer than seVenty-eight
! votes short Of a nomination. AS a further
! confession of weaness Colonel ltooseNelt ~
| expected 10 decide that he must enter me
| cnventiou hail himself and address inc
| convention I'm plea for votes as the
! climax of an exploded candidacN'