The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-17

tion may he created bv which Compromise
candidates for temporary and permanent
chalrmnn and chairman of the commits "a"
on credentials may b" ~.l"Cl"i he Tar
men viii not admit this openly Ih.v speak
of II privately and admit Ia" SOdndnn-~
Of IN" information
There are Taft and Roosevelt mon here.
men of great prominence, VINO -ald to-day
that IN their judgment this convent ION
would be d"adlocked, that Taft will no,
be renominated that Roosevelt VIII not
be nominated and that lh" candidate will
bc IA third man.
This man was believed to h. Justice
Hughes.
Insiders who are aware Of the situation
here said that Senator CummlnS would
not take Il nomination for Vice President
and that his nomination could not be
made unless Mr. CumminS gave his con-
sent
lhls compromise situation has not
! allized as yet But there are Taft
men and Roosevelt men who tell Won
without tn" slightest hesitation that 81
| per cent. of the Republican voters Of the
| country feel that both Taft and RooS--
welt Will he set aside. that they have prac-
! ilCally cut the Republican national part v
III two, and that neither half would be
| OF the slightest force or value in the ap-
! preaching election Indeed, il may iA
stated that kilograms are pouring in Ia
| ''' I''lil many 'Nl'i|f~ 'NffliTl-
ing the nomination of a Republican other
! than Roosevelt or Taft.
BRYAN THr JOURNALIST
Col Roosevelt had pleasant hour this
afternoon with Col William j. Bryan,
who Is here as a newspaper correspondent
! Col. Bryan sad,
! You know | was newspaper man at
! the Mckinley convention Of 1896 the year
! that ] was nominated for the Presidency
As newspaper correspondent called
/ on Col Roosevelt to-day for his side oi
the situation. ! then visited Mr. McKin.
ley who Is AT the head Of the TAFT buren,
for news Of the situation, Then | had "A
talk with Senator Dixon, all on the news
Of the situation. Also ! had nv plctIir.
taken with senator Dixon. and ! think
We we're two pretty good looking men"
! Gen James :. larkson. former chair
man Of the Republican National Commit.
tee, first Assistant Post master Genera
under President Harrison and Surveyor
OF the Port Of New York for eight wears
by the appointment Of Col Roosevelt
issued he following statement tonight
We nave come to sharp parting Of
the ways. Those of us who cannot fal
in with the changing temper Of tne time
must step asid" for Tn" general better
ment of the national body if we are I,
preserve any trac" Of the idcaiSul viii
which IN" makers of tn" American Consti
tuition were imbued Ifweare 10 contn,l.
tenets into acts and demonstrate, tn,
definite right of the pcopl' to rule,
u am for the nomination and elect ioi
) Of Theodore Roosevelt as President bs
cais" ! strongly and sincerely believe il
him aS tho first and trlIest American q
his day and the ma iority of his policies
whose combined meaning take To stanc
} for the maintenance of human rights, an,
believe that Col, lioosel clt's fight il
; already won, in principle if not in fact.
: in my opinion il now only rcrna n
for the large elements of the progressiv
policies to recognize the inevitable, bo,
to the will Of the people, and o NEE, on
common ground for tho speedy and cq,ta
hle roadjustment of our economic and in
dnstrial state,
Il have many friends in both factions
men who desire to bc reasonable and
) believe that this u, the sane way to sctt
our troubles. IT col Roosevelt shoul
not he nominated III" progressive move
mon' W u not rcccdc II will a'hcr lncrcas
ing and irresistible strength"
! Charles r., Henry ". and Horace Taf