The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-20
Talk Of Compromise Candidate Grows Stronger
and Louder With Both Sides Approached
on the Subject
UNITED PARTY IS OBJECT IN VIEW
Four Minute Session Of Conventional Noon With
Big Meeting Called for Four O'clock When
Something May Happen

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, June 20.-The demand
for third candidate and the elimina-
ton of both Taft and Roosevelt from
consideration by the republican con-
4 yention starting early today, Is grow
5 Ing by leaps and bounds.
Obligation to the party was declar-
ed by hundreds OF the delegates to be
the paramount issue Instead OF 10y
atty to any individual. And these
delegates were bringing every ounce
Of pressure possible to bear to have
their wishes considered. They were
openly demanding OF the Taft and
Roosevelt managers that they with
draw their men and let the conven-
ton name a candidate on whom all
could unite
The leaders were trying to stand
pat. But there we're evidences of
weakening in certain quarters that led
the political experts to believe that
within few hours the situation will
have cleared. One OF the half dozen
most prominent leaders of the Roose-
welt faction went to Taft represent
ative who is in position to speak for
the president. and asked whether, &c
they could pull the bulk Of the forces
off the Roosevelt bandwagon. the Taft
men would do the same. He was told
that as the situation now exists that
was impossible.
Not CummIns.
It was not contended that this
leader spoke for Roosevelt, but he
did represent the bulk OF the Roose-
welt men who want party success
paramount and individual ambition
eliminated.
Congressman Serene e. Payne, CO.
author of the tariff bill and one of the
Taft leaders in the New York delega-
ton, admitted that he had heard the
compromise talk.
1T came to me Indirectly" he said,
but it came somewhat emphatic.
believe that II the bulk of the Roose-
velt forces were to stay in the conven-
tlon and not attempt bolt there
would be little question the nomina-
flon would go to a compromise candi-
date. The talk of Senator Cummins
IN this role is not well founded. 1t
might be Governor Hadley, however"
Some of the men closest to form
er President Roosevelt were willing
to admit today that the compromise
candidate idea appeared to be taking
cennite form. They said that Roose-
selt had made mistake when he
permitted his men to enter the for
maj convention work without first
having "purged' the temporary roll.
They admitted that If bolt is or
oered, the colonel will have only a
& traction of the solid state delega-
uons that have been fighting his bat
tles on the floor of the convention
george r. Scrugham, a Cincinnati
promoter, who has been attempting to
start Hughes boom, without the
consent of the justice, was today try
ing to have both sides select six men,
each to name three, with both Taft
ana Roosevelt eliminated, for the
convention to pass upon. He claimed
@ have put the matter directly up to
Colonel Roosevelt and said that the
colonel, seemed to regard the propo-
sltion as reasonable However, it
was known that Governor Johnson OF
california and Governor Stubbs of
Kansas, the Roosevelt field managers,
positively refused to even consider any
such suggestion.
The Taft leaders were in almost
constant conference prior to the as
semoling Of the convention They
were counting noses and trying to de-
,ermine just where they stood. They.
naa prepared two plans, one to cir
cumyent bolt If one should take
place and the other to meet the con-
.s'neency that the majority OF the
roosevelt delegates would stay in the
convention. One report was that
.ley !. had decided that there was JUS
'lce to the Roosevelt claims in several
2 the contests and that the Roosevelt
#a,eiesates might be seated in these
instances. Another was that II the
unik OF the delegates remained when
nominations :, were In order. the vote
'n0uid be split se that no one man