The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16
THIS COLUMN
FOR TAFT men.
William Barnes Jr. Says Arrival Of
Roosevelt In Chicago Is the
Last Big
Blui:
573 MEN WILL STICK
Secretary Hllles Gives Out His Secret
Figures to Show How Psesl-
dent VIII Be
Victorious.


dent VIII Be
Victorious.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, June 15.-"We have the
votes to nominate President Taft All
OF the claims made by the Roosevelt
men chat they will stampede this con-
vention would be ridiculous were 1t
not that they were coupled with open
threats. But they have not enough
votes either to control the conven-
ton or to nominate their candidate.
They say they will bolt, If they can
not have their way. Well, II SO then
the republican party will continue to
be the party OF the people,
This was the declaration OF Will
liam Barnes. Jr.. militant leader of the
Taft forces, just at the very moment
that Colonel Roosevelt was announc-
ing from the balcony of the Congress
hotel that he was here to see that the
will Of the people was carried out.
The Taft men watched the reception
to Roosevelt from the windows Of
their headquarters looking out on
Michigan avenue.
They counted the crowd, and COM
mented on It's size, and its enthusiasm.
So far as the outcome Of the conven-
tion was concerned they remained
supremely confident Even as the
doughty form of the colonel disap-
peared through the portals of the
big hotel, Congressman Mckinley lead
er OF the Taft men, who has made
the fight for the noHlnation of the
! president, and insists t5at he has :
bomn prccf majority Of the delegates
lined up behind his candidate, said:
THE arrival OF Roosevelt is the
last big bluff Of the Roosevelt forces
| In this fight
Mckinley was bitter in his comment
/ He made 1t plain that he considered
/ the trip Of the colonel to this city a
/ final supreme attempt to get the in
dividual delegates needed to secure
| his nomination. task that the
Roosevelt leaders SO far have been un-
able to complete.
4 "By remaining away until the ma
| tional committee has concluded Its
work on the southern contests" con
/ tinued Mckinley. Mr.. Roosevelt is
now in position to continue his criti-
cism of the government by the republi,
can party unhampered by the facts.
Roosevelt came to Chicago only
when he learned that he was seventy
eight votes shy of the nomination
, Roosevelt was so certain of his nomi-
nation ten days ago that he had a
private telegraph wire strung to Saga
more Hill. Today, no telegraph wire
| is short enough to save the day in
/ his behalf"
To-day the Roosevelt managers
we're boasting that they had received
accessions to their ranks from the
4 west, and the south. The fact is that
! the Taft lines are so strongly en-
/ trenched that not single gain has
/ been made by the Roosevelt men. On
\ the contrary word has reached Taft
I headquarters that as a result of the
tactics of the Roosevelt managers
that for every southern delegate LOST
4 to Taft, one will be gained from the
Roosevelt ranks in the north and west
4 1t. can be stated with emphasis thai
8instruction breaking is a two-edged
| sword, which will cost Mr.. Roosevelt
! and his overzealous campaign man
I ayers more than they can hope tc
gain. The first indication on the roll
call of the violation of instructions By
| delegates instructed for President
Taft will cut Gorgian knot for many
Roosevelt delegate, who wear theil
present honors uneasily.
Colonel Roosevelt, it is understood
has decided that he must enter the
convention hall itself and address the
convention in plea for votes as 6
climax of an exploded candidacy
:, The Taft managers were in almos
constant communication with the pres
ident today They generally discuss
ed the situation with the arriving dele
cations and generally frightened uI
their lines for next weeks struggle
Barnes, Kealing, Butler, Mckinley anf
all of the big chieftains in the TAT
4 camp interviewed numerous delegates
and party leaders from every sec
!, tion of the country and insisted tha
they were certain of their ground. ant
j that they would produce the votes
when needed. Their chief concern
s today was the election of Senaeor Roo
1 as temporary chairman of the con
4 vention. Every delegate was button
4 holed, and demands made that he cas-
fContfnued on mage 2.l