The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-22

would be the selection or a vice presi-
Dental candidate and adjournment.
Now, as the programme runs the
report OF the credentials committee
may require vote by individual dele
gates; the report of the committee on
rules may provoke extended debate
and the subject of platform may take
half day for discussion on the floor.
| If the convention actually gets down
to the point of nominations this week.
| it will be late Saturday unless there
| Is a decision to adjourn the sessions
of the convention to next week. Every
effort today was directed toward clos
| ing up the convention Saturday after
noon or night Ofncials of the national
committee Joined with leaders on both
sides of the fight to achieve this end.
1 However, IL was stated that this could
no be expected unless a certain fac
ton gets it's consent to the advance
ment of the general business of the
convention.
| Although there seemed to be a senti-
ment among recognized leaders in the
party to let the Roosevelt situation
wear itself down to it's lowest point
1 before attempting to go ahead with the
details of winding up the convention
itself.
The managers of President Taft's
campaign for denomination today as
serted that the president already was
assured of majority of is or Is votes
| when the roll call on the presidential
nomination comes William Barnes,
Jr., of New York, declared that he knew
positively that the president would
| have at least ten votes over the neces.
sary number to nominate and that he
expected this majority would be in
| creased by six or more votes.
There was much conjecture and gos-
sip this morning as to the exact num-
Der OF delegates that Colonel Roose-
welt could depend on to stay with him
through any sort of move that the
former president might decide upon
Outside of California, Pennsylvania
and possibly Kansas, it was predicted
that Colonel Roosevelt would get COM
paratively little support among dele
gates on any proposition that might
compromise the regularity" of the men
who followed him.
For, in the last analysis, the Roose-
welt followers plainly demonstrated
that they were willing to do almost
anything for Colonel Roosevelt but,
as it is known in racing parlance:
i COLONEL HOLDING THE BAG.
GO the route" When it came right
down to the point of burning all their
il bridges behind them and taking their
chances on dead open and shut game
of win or lose, there was a scurrying
] to get from under and the Colonel
was left holding the bag.
Governor Herbert 8. Hadley of Mis-
souri,; Governor Charles S. Deneen, of
Illinois and Senator Borah of Idaho,
served notice that they would not join
in third party movement or In a
bolt from the regular convention.
Other leaders of nearly equal promi-
hence did likewise.
|, President Tafts stock went up the
scale at an amazing rate, once 1t be-
came known that the unanimiy OF the
Roosevelt plans had been broken.
In this connection 1t was reported
that Governor Hadley and Colonel
Roosevelt engaged in a heated argu-
ment at one of their last conferences
Governor Hadley, 1t was said had
minced no words in making his posi-
ton clear and Colonel Roosevelt plain
, ly indicated his surprise at the turn
matters had taken.
Meantime the veteran leaders in
command of the Taft campaign used
their political genius adroitly for the
purpose OF disintegrating the Roose-
welt support. They were reported to
: have encouraged dark horse compro~
mise talk at every opportunity and in
other ways to have turned the fire
nary steps in the organization of the
convention had been concluded
Congressman William B. Mckinley
of Illinois, President Taft's campaign
manager insisted that at no time had
} he considered third candidate. He
declared that all talk of a compro-
mise candidate had come from the
Roosevelt men and that none of 1t
had been given his sanction either d.
rectly or indirectly.
Taking up a review of the situation
/. as 1t appeared to him before today's
session of the convention was called
to order, Mr.. Mckinley declared the
Roosevelt forces were demoralized and
dfsorganized to an extent which would
: preclude any further united action in
or out of the convention.
The Taft leaders went into confer.
ence early today for the purpose of
] advancing plans for both day and night
( sessions of the convention with view
; to winding up the convention certainly
by Saturday night.
There is absolutely no reason" said
one of the leaders. why these dele
gates should be forced to remain in
Chicago over Sunday. Many of them
who came from long distance have
important business matters to attend
to next week that demand their
presence at home. Already they have
5 given solid week of their time to this
? convention, counting from the day they
left their homes and see no valid rea-
son for longer delaying the regular
business of the convention. believe the
3 Roosevelt cyclone has blown itself out
7 and passed on"
? However, as the hour for formal re-
I sumption of the convention sessions
5 drew near there was increased discus
sion of just what action would be
taken by the Roosevelt forces during
l the day. Repeated efforts were made
/ to get from Colonel Roosevelt the de
!. tails of his further plans. but without
S immediate avail.
= Many were inclined to think that the