The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-19
INCIDENTS THAT
KEEP INTEREST
AT FEVER HEAT

CHICAGO, June B.-Taft and RooSe-
Welt leaders burned the midnight oil to-
night analyzing again and again the first
test vote OF the Republican convention
with respect to its bearing on the prest-
dental nomination.
1t was inevitable that conflicting claims
should be put out from the two head
quarters-claims far In excess of the bed
rock figures which the leaders are at
tempting to keep close secret.
Today came the first record lineup of
the delegates and yet 1t was far from
convincing, So much so in fact that pre-
dictions were freely made on all sides
tonight that neither Taft nor Roosevelt
was likely to win on the first ballot. This
sort OF talk necessarily led to a widen
ing of the gossip about a compromise
however, that this discussion would
amount to nothing but talk until di-
rect test OF the strength of the opposing
candidates has been made.
The Taft forces in the convention to-
day elected Senator Elhu Root as tenn
porary chairman, 55S votes being cast for
him This was io9a eighteen more re than aor
veution. It was realized from the first
that the vote on Senator Root. however.
would not reflect the actual strength
either OF Mr. Taft or Mr. Roosevelt
At one conference OF the Taft delegates
tonight II was said they had scaled down
and cut out the doubtful votes from the
Root total and their final analysis showed
542 votes for the president. two more
than enough TO nominate. Even these
figures, it was said, included a few
wobby delegates and might be changed
Roosevelt Surprised.
The Roosevelt leaders were frankly sur
prised at the Root vote and claimed they
expected him to poll between 675 and $50
votes, They professed tonight to be
jubilant over their view OF the situa-
ton, but at the same time IL was i'm
possible for them to hgure out on paper
a majority for the colonel.
Tomorrow Governor Hadley OF Missouri
under direction of Colonel Roosevelt
himself will continue the fight begun to-
day TO substitute nDety~two Roosevelt
delegates for an equal number OF TAFT
delegates seated by the national commit
say that ample opportunity will be given
for a discussion OF this proposition. but
at tho same time they characterize IL as
declare that any other person might just
as well present his idea as TO who should
compose the temporary roll OF the con-
yention.
night Il was decided that no parllamen-
tary points OF order should be made
against the Hadley motion and that three
hours should be allowed for debate. The
motion either will be allowed to come to
a vote on Its own merits or on mo-
tion to refer the entire matter to the
committee on credentials. This confer
ence was attended by Senators Penrose
OF Pennsylvania, Crane OF Massachusetts.
Smoot of Utah. Lippett of Rhode Island,
Sanders OF Tennessee. William Barnes;
Jr of New York, Thomas II. Devine OF
Colorado slated for chairman OF the cre-
dentials committed; Temporary Chairman
Root. former Senator Hemenway OF In
diana. Representative Olmsted OF Penn
sylvenia, the convention parliamentarian; !;
Representative Lawrence Of Massachu-
setts and James II. Watson OF Indiana,
tho Taft floor leader.
Cochems Resigns.
Henry f. Cochems. the Wisconsin dele
cato who today nominated McGovern
and thereby clashed with Houser and
the La Toilette delegation from his state,
delegation. He issued a sharp attack
on La Toilette. In which he accused the
Wisconsin senator OF having pursued ii
selfish ond perversey narrow policy.
James Stone. secretary of the Wiscon-
sin delegation, denied tonight that he
I had received Mr.. Cochem's resignation.
statement In question had been issued and
| circulated. In the statement Cochem
said he had nominated MoGovern as an
individual In the hope of solidlfyng the
| he said, under the La Toilette leadership.
had dwindled instead OF Increased.
| Walter r. Houser, Senator La Follette' 8
manager. old not seem pertnrbed with
| Mr.. Cochems statement. In fact. he
| smiled grim1y.
ct am glad of It," he said.
A conference In tho Wisconsin head
| quarters was held at late hour tonight,
but it was denied that Cochem's state
ment was discussed IN any way. Later
| In the night Cochem was an active par
| ticipant In the Roosevelt caucuses
Roosevelt and his leaders tonight de-
cided to make the contest over the re-
| port OF the credentials committee tomor-
row decisive test of strength. Most OF
| the evening was given over to discussion
| of the plan TO be adopted.
4 Governor Hadley OF Missouri received