Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-22
promise the regularity Of the mon WI.

For, in the last analysis the Roosevelt
followers plainly demonstrated thai
they were willing to do almost anything
for Col. Roosevelt except as 1t Is knows
in racing parlance, go tho route
When 1t came right down to the point
of burning all their bridges between
them and taking their chances on .
lose, there was scurrying to get
from under and the colonel was left
holding the bag
Gov. Herbert S. Hadley Of Missouri
Gov. Charles S. Deneen Of Illinois and
Senator Borah of Idaho served notice
that they would not Join In third
party movement or In bolt from the
regular convention. Other leaders OF
nearly equal prominence did likewise
Meanwhile the veterans and 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 oompro-
mise talk at every opportunity and In
other ways to have turned the Are
from their candidate until the prelim,
mary steps In the organisation OF the
convention had been concluded.
Day and Night Sessions.
Congressman William B. Mckinley o,
Illinois. President Tafts campatgY
IHdIdSeT, lHsloteu tHdI AT no IIIH0 ndc
he considered third candidate. HI
declared that all talk of compounds
candidate had come from the Roosevelt
men and that none of It had been EiveI
his sanction either directly or indirect
ly Taking up a review Of the situation
as appeared to him before todAy's SEES.
sion Of the convention was called "a
order, Mr.. Mckinley declared that the
Roosevelt forces were demoraliEed and
I.disorganized to an extent which woult
preclude any further united action In OF
out Of the convention.
The Taft leaders went into confer.
ence early today for the purpose o,
advancing plans for both day 'ant
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 delegates
should be forced to remain In Chicago
over Sunday. Many Of them, who
come from a long distance. have I'm.
portant business matters to attend "a
next week, that demand their presence
at home. Already they. have given :
solid week OF their time to this con.
vention counting from the day they LET
their homes and see no valid reason
for longer delaying the regular business
OF the convention. I believe the Roose.
welt cyclone has blown itself out and
passed on" However, as the hour foi
formal resumption Of the conventioS
session drew near there was increaseG
discussion of inst what action woult
the day. Repeated efforts were made
to get from Col. Roosevelt the details
OF his further plans, but without I'M.
mediate avail. 'f
Many were inclined to think that the
plan of passive resistance" mapped
out by the Roosevelt managers woult
be discarded before 1t has been placed.
plan the Roosevelt delegates were MOI
to vote on motions connected with the
work and organisation Of the conven-
tion but were to place Col. Roosevelt'e
name In nomination.
Also II candidate is nominated with
the votes Of tho alleged Fraudulent
delegates, It was announced that the
Roosevelt forces would call conven-
ton in Chicago for the nrst week IN
August TO which all pro6ressives will
be invited and at which Il 10 expected
that Col. Roosevelt will be nominated
for the presidency.
According to one OF the progressive
newspapers Woodrow Wilson would b<
mate.
To Psrpstuate "otsam Roller"
Repatriation Of the steam roller, Be
far az the national committee OF the
republican party 10 concerned and
recognition Of the direct primary plan
OF electing members OF the committee,
were the two radical and apparently
contradictory changes made yesterday
committee by the rules COMMITTEES OF
the convention. s.
The Roosevelt members OF the COM
mittee did not oppose either. They
Will, however, introduce a minority re-.
port to the convention, insisting on q
reduction OF southern Representation In
the convention and upon the rights o.
states to dictate the msthsd and man
ner under which their representatives
on the national COMMITTEES shall Sc
elected. l
In other respects the rules that row.
erned the convention Of four years aSo
were adopted ~ to 8.
The steam roller" amendment pro.
vides that when any member OF the
committee bolts or refuses to support
the nominee Of the party, he shall IS
summarily deposed.
The committee. then 10 empowered
to name his successor. In the past the
successorship was dictated by the stafe
central committee Of the state afYected.
The rules committee, however. held
that this would give to 4 state tho 81, :
poiIuulty 10 AAno 10 the VACANCY =
man holding precisely the same Views
as the member deposed. Therefore il
was decided that the power OF appoint
ment should be delegated solely to the
committee itself.
The Primary oystem.
Recognition OF the primary system,
was contained in an amendment pro-
viding that when state laws provide
for the election Of a national commits
teeman such election shall be coneider.
ed nomination to be carried into e.
feet by the delegation from said state.
Under this change a state electinr
its committeeman would take from II I
convention delegation entirely the rieht
to name any other nominee. The adop-
ton Of this amendment, however. was
not accepted until the primary systAn
had been severely criticised during de-
bate.
Governor Carroll. OF Iowa, said the
only difference between the old system
In Iowa and the new plan was thsipres-
ent leaders were more "bossy bbsses'.
than their predecessors.
1t was denied that the changes werA
made either to prevent any further