The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-20
THE TALK OF BOLT
GROWING FEEBLE
Delegates viii Not Follow Leaders
Out of Convention,
WILL STAY AND FIGHT TO END
Roosevelt Camps Are Divided-Some
Progressives Say They Do Not
Care Who is Nominated, It Is
Platform They Are After.

Chicago, June 19.-Special: Wheth-
er it was to be fight to a finish be-
tween the progressives and conserva-
tives or whether there was to be a
bolt in the interests of the Roosevelt
presidential candidacy was the prob
lem confronting the republican ma
tional convention when Chairman
Root called the second days session
to order. The Roosevelt camps were
divided. The men who declared that
they did not care who was nominated
so long as progressive principles were
adhered TO, say they will fight to the
end. The professional politicians
who wanted to use the Roosevelt
personality to strengthen their own
leadership in states where progress
ivism was new and popular. were
loudly cOunselling a bolt Others,
notably Borah, We're insisting that
whatever was done to keep on fight
ing to the bitter end and if beaten to
take their medicine and keep on fight
ing. Because of this opposition in
the progressive ranks the Taft men
are insisting they are holders of the
trump cards and will nominate their
man. but there seems to be a strong
current of bringing out a dark horse
candidate and this current seems to
be growing every hour and threatens
to get beyond control of the leaders
at any moment.
Final Attempt at Bolt.
Just before Temporary Chairman
Roots gavel fell calling the session
to order today, final attempt had
been made to get the Roosevelt men
to agree as a unit on proposition
presented by the leaders, and the
Colonel himself had assured the lead
ers that things had gone so far that
they could not now be sretracted and
Hiram Johnson, the fighting governor
of California. had insisted that if
they lost in the struggle to purge the
temporary roll of the convention and
strike from it the Taft delegates
from California, Washington, AriZo-
ma. Texas, Oklahoma and Kentucky,
that they organize their own conven-
ton and nominate their own ticket,
but prior to the assembly of the con-
vention today the bolt talk was very
feeble
McGovern Voted For.
Some of the progressive leaders put
McGovern in the field against Roose
welt and voted fer him. They then
hound
to abide by the results.
A Narrow Margin.
Assuming there were 20 all told of
the Roosevelt votes which gave Root
55S, Taft's vote on the first ballot
will fall short of the $40 necessary to
nominate him. On the other hand or
Hawaii cast 6 votes against Root they
will probably throw them to Taft on
the nominating vote. This will give
Taft 544, or four more than needed.
When the battle OF the Taft-Roose-
welt feud and the almost superhumon
efforts of party leaders of both sides
to win over individual delegates is
considered. the narrow paper margin
which the results show is appalling to
both sides.
Cummins Men Jubilant.
Among the adherents of lowa's
senior senator there is truly cross
your-heart, hope-to-die" feeling that
there is a chance for the nomination
OF Senator A.. B. Cummins by the ma
tional convention. This development
was disclosed because of the narrow
claims by even the Taft men for their
candidate, and confirming the enmity
of the Taft and Roosevelt men who
would prefer a third man to seeing
the other leader win and the unrest
among the party men who prefer uni
ty in the party and a chance of vic
tory in November. 80"
Eight Maryland delegates who vot
ed for the election of Root and seven
Illinois delegates who did likewise,
are instructed for Roosevelt. Then
q dozen men from different states
who voted for McGovern will not vote
for Roosevelt, and the outcome Is ad'
mittedly doubtful to both sides
Visitors are struck by the self-con-
fidence at the Taft headquarters and
the enthusiasm about the Roosevelt
rooms, but there is an equal enthusi-
asm about the Cummins headquar-
, tiers.
II is generally believed if Taft does
not win on the first ballot he cannot
win at all, say prominent politicians.
The Indiana delegates are already
talking of Fairbanks but ii is believ-
ed the progressives are strong enough
to prevent this.
Senator Kenyon was never more
confident than this morning and says
II the nomination OF Taft does not
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