The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-06-21

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o clock when the result of the voting
known, the convention adjourned for
the day. After the adjournment the
leaders of both sides declared them.
selves to be satisfied with the outcome
of the first days fighting, and both
sides assert that the figures of the. test
vote upon the craftsmanship question
indicate sure. victory for their side.
Advantage with Taft.
In spite of these assertions on the
part of the Roosevelt leaders the ad.
vantage appears to have remained with
the President IS forces. For while he
is sure to lose some of the votes cast
for Mr.. Root, it is claimed that he will
undoubtedly gain larger number than
he loses if the delegates follow their
instructions. 1t is thought here that
some of the votes cast Independently
for McGovern, will switch for the Pres.
ident when the time comes.
Fear for Party.
Leaders who are urging compro-
mise are pointing out still another angie
of the figures. They assert that they
show how dangerous is the split in the
Republican ranks and declare that un-
less compromise man is selected or
in other words, clark horse'' is sud.
denly sprung upon the convention the
party will be ruined hopelessly. They
therefore urge their plan for abandon.
ing both Taft and Roosevelt in the
hope of saving the party.
Fighting Today.
While Senator Root was named as
temporary chairman of the convention
and managed to deliver his "keynote
speech, +" it is certain that nothing def.
mite has been decided as yet. The real
fighting viii not begin until today,
when the convention will meet at
eleven o'clock. Then the still undecid.
ed question of the Roosevelt IS substi-
tute roll will come up for final decision.
The Rooseyelters are planning to
move that the temporary roll prepared
by the. nationai committee be dropped,
and that their own roll be substituted.
This matter will be taken up as un-
finished business as soon as the conven.
tiOn meets. In the meantime the ap.
pointment of the committee awaits the
settlement of this, the crucial question,
None of them have been appointed as
yet, although the names of the mem
bers are generally known.
Programs Carried Out.
The program of both Taft and Roose-
welt menagers have been carried out al.
most to the letter in both cases, and the
Roosevelters say that they are prepar-
ed to carry on the fight to the end.
1--WE will fight every inch of ground -
is the statement one hears everywhere
at the Roosevelt headquarters. This is
taken to mean that, although there Were
cries of "bolters' and "deserters'' at
the convention, the contingency of a
bolt is more remote tonight than for
several days past.
California Scrappy.
Under the leadership of Hiram John.
son, the California delegation assumed
an attitude of belligereney almost from
the start of the roll call and tins reach.
ed the crisis when the two Roosevelt
delegates from the fourth district We're
refused permission TO vote. johnson
confined his protests to elequence, how
ever. Later when the Pennsylvania
roll was being called the trouble broke
out afresh and with a yehemence that
threatened to grow serious. 1t arose
over the voting of one of the alternates,
BY such measures the Roosevelt
forces kept up the struggle for hours
demanding the omission of every
name about which there was the least
question. The roll call continued mer.
cilessly, however, sometimes amid deaf.
ening confusion.
No Rowdysim.
Aside from the absence Of rough.