The Nome daily nugget., 1912-06-22

Special Nugget Service.
 ] CHICAGO, June 21.-((Delayed in sransmission)-The voting strength 8f Taft following was again demon -s.rated yesterday,NNhen the resolu- ton of Governor Hadley was put to a vote in the convention. The roll call was upon the motion to table the same and carried by majority of sixty, proving the Taft forces are gaining instead of losing ground in the convention.
 Teddy Losing Ground.
 CHICAGO, June 21.-(Oelayed in ransmission.) )-In open convention a vote was taken to adopt the report s,f the committee on credentials -warding to Taft the contested dele gates from the states of Alabama and Arizona and the report after consid- Erable scrapping was adopted, al-
 hough the delegates from the state of Arizona refused to vote upon the adoption of the recommendation.
 The fourth division from the state # California was then taken up the committee on credentials recommends ing that the delegates be awarded to William Howard Haft This recom- mendation was fought by Henry, in behalf of Roosevelt, and in a lengthy debate he stated that the people of California had by popular vote ex- ercised their preference in the matter of candidates. selecting Theodore Roosevelt. as the one man to be hon. ored. Gan it be that the wishes of the people are not to be respected in the matter. is the republican machine so callous it can cast aside the will polls? Does the republican, or Taft machine wish to make folly of the primaries granting the rights to the masses expression of choice? Can this convention, supposed to be made up of a representative body of the people with impunity. defy them to do their worst, upset every and all ex- pressed preference for candidates? If so, gentlemen, I say unto you this is an inopportune time to Haunt your power, for a reaction will set in. and destroy the party"
 Nomination Saturday Afternoon.
 CHICAGO, Juen 21.-Delayed in transmission )-The Roosevelt vote is melting away and the sloughing indicates that the nomination for president will take place tomorrow afternoon.
 Arrangements are now being per fected to place in nomination the name of William Howard Taft. by the straight party machine tomorrow Saturday afternon, and the strength of the president in the convention is sufficient to elect upon the first ball lot. with from twenty to forty votes to spare.
 k Convention in 38 Hour Sitting.
 CHICAGO, June 22.-The conven- tion succeeded in getting through the resolutions on crdentials recommend ed by the committee after a thirty eight hour session. There were no changes from the decision of the na- tional committee hearing contests prior to the conyening of the conven- tion. with the exception of Texas. and they were disposed.
 Mccormack Files Charges. 5 CHICAGO. June 22.-R. R. McCor, mack, of Illinois, has prepared a series of charges he will present to the convention. wherein he will ac- cuse the members of the Taft con- tested delegation. and members of the national republican committee in forming coalition to control the convention and the committee to swing the nomination to Taft.
 Mccormack states he has the proof. that certain members of the contest committee. received certain pledges