The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-06-21
Credentials COMMITTEE Sus-
tains Action of the Ma
tional Committee.
pRF. re TO PIECES
Are Roosevelt Forces and the
Colonel's Cause is Now
Hopeless.

June FER three days of what
Is practically a deadlock the Repub-
lican national convention today
actually began work. The first
business was a report OF the commit
tee on credentials ON the contests
from the Ninth congressional dis
trict OF Alabama. Prospect was
that the argument and roll call in
this one case would consume several
hours and carry the convention into
the night.
CHICAGO, June 21-Delegates to
the Republican national convention
assembled in the coliseum at II
o'clock today frankly tired and
eager to go home. For three days
they had witnessed the skirmishing
between Taft and Roosevelt forces,
and anticipated a decisive engage
1nent tS d6g WITH
It as evident this morning that
the schemes ! and plans of the
leaders #opId give way to the tenn
per of the delegates in the next
twelve hours OF the convention, and
with this taet in view the creden-
tials cenmittee worked all night to
have some hing approximately near
a. eoRI AFeR6Fti5 to present. But
at 6 O'clock only fourteen of the
seventy-two contests considered Vi
tai BY the Roosevelt forces
had been passed on and all
of them together with twenty which
the committee took up on its own
initiative, were settled for Taft.
AS the program now runs the re-
port OF the credentials committee
may require a vote by the Individual
delegates which will further delay
matters. 1t was decided that If the
convention actually gets down to the
work of nominating this week, it
will be late Saturday, unless it is
decided to adjourn over until next
week.
There was much conjecture as
the convention met concerning the
exact number of delegates Roosevelt
could depend upon to stay with him
through any sort of move he might
make. In the last analysis Roose-
velt delegates demonstrated that
they were willing to do most any
thing for him, but when 1t came to
burning the party bridges behind
them, there was scurrying to get I'M
der cover and the colonel was left
holding the bag.
The Taft men used their political
genius to dlsintegrate the Roosevelt
support and are reported to have en-
couraged dark horse talk at every
opportunity.
Manager Mckinley declared that
the Roosevelt forces were disorgan-
ICED to ap,extent to preclude further
united action in the convention.
Taft leaders went into convention
today for the purpose Of advancing
plans for the day and night sessions
with a view to winding up the con-
vention Saturday night, but Colonel
New notified the coliseum manage
ment committee that he wished tc
hold the building Just as it is fol
next week.
The credentials committee was
still in session at $40 o'clock to-
day. and Chairman Devine said thai
there was no prospect of presenting
It's report to the convention sched'
u,ed to meet at II o'clock.
Congressman Malby, of New York
a member of the credentials com
mittee, said that no report would be
presented to the convention unit
the last contest had been. decided
and If the Roosevelt men insisted OF
a roll call on every contest it wouie
be Saturday night before the com
mittee could finish its work.
Committeeman Birch. of Ala
bama, moved IN the credentials com
mittee at IL o'clock today tina
state contests be submitted to thu
convention as ruled upon by tn
committee. Opposition to "piece
neal report developed and the mo
ton was temporarily withdrawn
j. j. sullivan. Roosevelt committee
man from Ohio, protested agains