The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-11
B0[TING STORY
PURE FALSEH00D
Roosevelt Leaders in Posi-
tion to Speak Authoritat-
lively Denying Intention.

Chicago. June 1.-THE stage set
ting for the republican national COM
vention was completed with the open
ing of the LaFollette and Cummins
headquarters. The Iowa senator
headquarters was established in the
same hostelry that houses the Taft
and Roosevelt headquarters. LaFollet-
to headquarters opened by Alfred I.
Rogers. national committeeman from
Wisconsin, is situated half dozen
blocks from the others.
The managers of the several hea d.
quarters. together with their advisers
and assistants. last night completed
pans for the reception of delegates
tomorrow. Special committees tc
handle the delegates have been NAM
ed and will be on duty from this time
until the close of the convention. \
direct appeal will be made to each
individual delegate by the campaign
manager of each candidate for the
nomination. despite instructions or
pledges. No possible vote in the con-
vention will be overlooked and any
indication among delegates of shift
ing sentiment will precipitate a live
ly scramble among the managers.
4 number of prominent Roosevelt
leaders took occasion today to de-
clare that reports of a possible holt
by the Roosevelt delegates. in case
President Taft's friends succeed in
nominating Mr.. Taft. were without
reasonable foundation.
Senator William z. Borah of Idaho.
who has been active for Roosevelt in
the sessions of the republican nation
al committee. was one of those who
declared that there would he no bolt.
mo bolt for me- said Senator Ro-
rah. when questioned about this
point 81 haven't even considered
such "A possibility. And 1 don't ex-
pect it," he concluded,
Roosevelt headquarters was partic-
ularly alive with meetings and con-
ferences yesterday afternoon and last
night. a number of we'll known
Roosevelt adherents. including Judge
Ben r. Lindsey of Colorado. James
r. Garfield of Ohio. CONGRESSMAN
William Kent of California. and Gift
ford Pinchot of Washins,on We're
among the scores to participate in
the various councils held in the in
terests of the former president.
We've got them skinned despite
tee" said Garfield. who was Colonel
Roosevelt's secretary of the interior
This committee cannot stop the
nomination Of Colone! Roosevelt. The
verdict of Ohio is still fresh in the
minds of the people of this country.
Penrose, Crane and the others in that
committee room do not realize what
the people as a body are thinking.
There will be an uprising against the
action here.
This nation has been aroused as
it has not been in presidential CAM
paisn of recent memory and the Yer
dict is on the side of the progress
sives. The convention proper will
undo the raw things this committee
may put over. Colonel Roosevelt s
friends are confident of the out
come"
Reports that presidential electors
in states where primaries We're car
ried by Colonel Roosevelt (regardless
of the result of the national conven-
tion) would refuse to vote for any
other candidate when they reach
Washington after the November cleo
tion brought smiles from even the
Roosevelt leaders.
Franklin MacVeagh. secretary Of
the treasury. visited the Taft head
quarters during the day and declared
that President Taft would be nomin-
ated on the first ballot.
Things are looking better for
President Taft every day." said Sec
retary MacVeash. His friends he
lieve that he will be nominated on
the first ballot, thus disposine of lot
of discussion that might follow The
contests which the Roosevelt faction
has instituted are not we'll founded
The action of the committee in vot-
ing them to President Taft with prac-
teal unanimity is clear evidence Of
this
Oscar Fl. Hundley Of the Ninth AL
ALBANIA district, of which the Taft del
egates were seated by the national
committee today sent telegram to
President Taft protesting against the
action of the committee.
The telegram recited the conten-
tions of the Roosevelt delegates from
that district and said in part:
"The majority of the national COM
mittee have voted to unseat the reg
ularly eleced delegates from the
Ninth district of Alabama. Do you
vouch for this unheard Of act on the
part Of your partisans. and do you
desire your nomination secured by
such methods"