Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-17

Taft to Roosevelt and seven delegates
from Georgia announced that they
changed from Taft to Roosevelt.
The two votes In the Illinois dele
cation which were President Taft's
changed to Lincoln. -Four delegates
from New York hitherto credited to
President Taft announced they would
vote for Associate Justice Hughes.
They are Frank NJ. Hugo of Water
town Of the Thirty-second district Of
New York; Frederick 8. Stevens of
Attica, ~Thirty-ninth district; William
II. Daniels of Buffalo, Fourth district,
and Frank c. Anderson of jamestown
in the Forty-thIrd congress district.
President Taft has at present seven
5oteS more than necessary to nomi-
nate him, while ex-President Roosevelt
Is siXty-one votes short of a nomlna-
ton.
Hotchkiss sooms Hughes.
William IL. Hotchk1ss, superintend-
ent of insurance for New York under
Governor Hughes, appeared ON the
scene and made his headquarters Just
outside of ex-President Roosevelt's
private room In the Congress. He dill
not see Colonel Roosevelt. When ques-
toned If he represented Justice Hughes
here Mr.. Hotchkiss said:
II have not seen Justice Hughes for
six months, and | came to Chicago
without consulting him. l have been
pleased to learn In the few hours that
l have been In Chicago that a large
number of delegates are leaning to-
ward Justice Hughes. He would APP
peal TO the whole country. He could
carry his own state OF New York,
which Is a prime requisite / didn't
come to Chicago as an opponent Of
Colonel Roosevelt, whom as an ex-
ponent OF progressive principle / should
support most heartily should he be
nominated, but more In an effort to
help solve the problem which con-
fronts the party at the present time"
Doesn't Justice Hughes statement
of last week that be would not permit
the use Of his name eliminate him?"
Mr.. Hotchkiss was asked.
Il think not" replied Mr.. Hotchkiss.
"No man, particularly one of Governor
Hughes lofty ideals of civic duty,
can refuse to serve the people in a
crisis such as the present one"
The assertions of delegations that
they would vote for Hughes and for
Lincoln Is the first official indication,
outside of the candidates. of Senators
La Toilette and Cummins, that a com
promise or harmony candidate may
be nominated In this convention.
Mckinley still Confident.
Director William b. Mckinley of the
.aft bureau declared that President
taft Will have 800 votes In the con
vention and Will be nominated on first
ballot
President Taft" continued Mr.. McKin-
ley, win have a plurality OF 1S votes over
Mr.. Roosevelt and a clear majority over
all candidates. Mr.. Taft cannot now be
defeated for the nomination. The first
public utterepces of Mr.. Roosevelt on
his arrival In this city was the assertion
that Chicago 10 a poor place for men
to try to steal In Notwithstanding this
fact Mr.. Roosevelt has been busily en-
gagged throughout Sunday after attending
church In the morning In attempting to
steal delegates away from President Taft.
although these delegates are solernuly
Instructed and pledged to support the
President.
The details OF the meeting of
the New York state delegates, which
was held behind closed doors, became
known. The meeting of the delegation
not only Developed the names Of thirty
New York state delegates who have
come out openly for a candidate for a
president other than President Taft,
but 1t also was responsible for Tim
othy l. Woodruff delivering himself
over to Colonel Roosevelt.
Outline. W~oodrutf's Stand.
This became known when Il. A. Van
~Valkenburg, editor of the Philadelphia
North American, issued the following
statement from the Roosevelt head
quarters< Colonel Roosevelt has au-
thorized me to state to the news
papers that Timothy l.. Woodruff, head
of Kings county. New&ork, has just
assured the colonel he will vote for
Roosevelt. MIR. Roosevelt states that
the gross and in~defensible injustice
shown in the unseating of the legally
elected delegates from Texas and
Washington has forced him TO adopt
this course.
mfr. Woodruff stated to Colonel
Roosevelt he is convinced that the ma
tonal committee voted for these out
RACES, did SO knowing fully well that
Taft can't win. He therefore feels alb
solved from any obligation to further
SUPPORT of a candidate whose