The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-15

idential scuite was taken over by the Taft people as a general headquarters. After MT Roosevelt is safely in his rooms, they say the programme is for him to outline
 Will Not Speak
 twill the colonel make any speeches before the convention?" Senator Dixon was asked.
 "There is no speaking programme that I know of except that MT. Roosevelt will address the mass meeting at the Audi torum theatre Monday night" MT. Dixon replied
 Senator Dixon also said that he did not know whether the speakers first selected for the mass meeting had been notified that they would not be needed, but he supposed that information would ultimate- ly reach them.
 The senator had talked over the tele- phone to Colonel Roosevelt early in the day and when asked why Roosevelt had decided to come to Chicago he said it was merely to expedite matters.
 'It is very difficult in such a situa ton as this to conduct negotiations over the telephone" said Senator Dixon. He is coming here to be in touch and to aid us in fighting the men who would steal the nomination away from the republicans of the country"
 "was he asked to come because 1t was deemed a crisis had arrived which de- manded his presence in order to save the situation?" MT. Dixon was asked.
 "There is apparently a good sized crisis when one considers the thievery of the national committee in overriding the will of the sovereign states in their choice of delegates to this convention" the senator replied.
 "win Colonel Roosevelt go to the national convention2"
 T don't believe Manager Mckinley of the Taft campaign will give Mir. Roosevelt a ticket, and I am sure the sergeant at arms would not admit him without one" said the senator The Roosevelt manager smiled as he spoke.
 Will Stick It Out
 It was subsequently learned that Colonel Roosevelt is expected to re- main in Chicago until the close of the convention and that he plans to ap- pear in the convention hall and may be given an oportunity to address the convention in his own behalf. Such development, unprecedented irf every essential, undoubtedly would furnish material for a sensational demonstra- ton.
 News of the coloneI's coming kin died enthusiasm in the regular after noon meeting of tho Roosevelt dele gates at the Congress hotel. William Film of Pennsylvania, who presided, urged the delegates to get out and drag into MT. Rooscvelt's headquar- ters any of the wavering Taft dele gates.
 Make them understand" he Insisted. that no matter who is nominated the republican electors in the great re- publican states are going to vote for Roosevelt in the electoral college"
 The gathering developed into an ex- perienee meeting and was addressed by several of the Roosevelt contesting delegates from southern states who had been unseated by the national commit tee.
 In the meantime there was equal ac- tivity in the other camp. All day to- day John c. Eversman, aide to Direc- tor Mckinley, labored nightly prepar- ing for the opening of Taft reeep- tion room on the second floor of the headquarters hotel. the same floor tha, is partly occupied by the Roosevelt boosters headquarters. The Taft forces will occupy the presidential suite and all day tomorrow Taft ral- ly meetings with prominent Taft sup porters as speakers will alternate with the blaring of two hands while the speakers rest. Eyersman has planned a continuous performancer through out the day and evening and as the delegates come in and are registered at Taft headquarters they will be es- corted down stairs to the meeting room to come under the influence of the speeches and music.
 Just opposite the Taft room the Roosevelt registration office and re- ception room for delegates is located. in between the two big quarters is the Cummins bureau where Senator Kenyon presides.
 Mckinley's Revised Table
 Today Director Mckinley issued from Tatf headquarters revised table of dele gates selected, brought up to date to agree with the decisions of the national com mttee in contested cases. The table gives Taft 59f. 54 more than are necessary to ;' Roosevelt 34s. LaFollette 36 and Cummins 10 The table gives Roosevelt the 2J Missouri delegates accorded him nv the national committee and credits Taft with 16 from that state. Taft claims 8 oJ lssw D ss H.s..a... .-.--4,. ,..--. Roosevelt is given 24 California votes and Taft 2. Taft claims all of the II delegates from Washington, all of the "A from vir- ginia and 8 of the 70 from Texas which