The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21
Director Mckinley Says Roots
Vote Shows Taft Controls
the Convention.
ROOSEVELT'S MANAGER
5'I.' TAKES ANOTHER VIEW
Senator Dixon Maintains Colo.
mel VIII Secure Presiden.
tia| Nomination.
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Chicago, June 19.-The Taft bureau
countered on the Roosevelt men with
two statements, one from Director Nc
Kinley and the other from William
Barnes, Jr. Mr.. McKinley's pro
nouncement follows:
president Taft demonstrated his
absolute control of the national Re-
publican convention. His candidate
for the position of temporary chair
man, Senator Root, was elected TO that
position by an ample majority, the
vote disclosing weakness of the ROose
welt following.
"Mr. Roosevelt admitted his own
lack of strength by declining to place
before the convention candidate for
temporary chairman His managers
attempted coalition with the candi
date of Senator La Toilette, but the
combination was repudiated.
'rhey attempted, however. to dis
guise their own weakness by this &C.
ton and also to accomplish the over
throw of Senator Root by united OPP
position. Mr.. Roots splendid victory
assures the nomination of President
Taft. 1-''
Says Colonel Lacks Seventy.
1.-THE full limit of the Roosevelt
strength has now been polled and Mr..
Roosevelt still lacks seventy or more
votes of the necessary majority. Every
effort will be made to debate and de-
lay the consideration of all questions
in the hope that opportunity will be
given to make further inroads into
structed delegates.
Their method will prove futile in
the future as they have in the past
The defeat which they sustained is
the beginning of their disastrous end.
President Taft's denomination, always
certain, is made positive by the de-
velopments of the first day of the con-
vention."
I'VE have them whipped said Sem
ator Dixon, manager of the Roosevelt
campaign, after the convention had
elected Senator Root~temporary chair
man. 1.-The vote proves it. 1t. demon
strates beyond a doubt the impossi-
bility of Taft's nomination.
The senator did not appear at all
disappointed. He rushed around the
Roosevelt headquarters from caucus
room to caucus room, insisting that
events of the next few important days
would tell different story. ''
Dixon Analyses the Vote.
"It takes $40 votes to nominate"
the senator declared. "Mr. Root re-
ceived for temporary chairman 55S
votes. In this vote were included
seven votes from Illinois instructed
in the primary for Roosevelt and
these delegates, have already an
nounced their intention to carry out
their instructions" '-'- T.
Further Analysing the vote Mr.. Dix
on claims for Roosevelt twenty-five
votes cast for Senator Root which are
instructed for Roosevelt and expressed
confidence that the credentials com
mittee of the convention would throw
out some of the contested delegates
seated by the national committee.
The action of the Wisconsin delega-
tion in splitting on the temporary
craftsmanship was regarded as omin-
Gus by some of the Roosevelt leaders,
Some of the delegates are said to be
considerably aroused because Senator
La Toilette urged the delegation to
take no action on the temporary or