Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-17
DETECTION OF DELEGATES
Gossip in Chicago Has to Do with
Change Of Allegiance.
TAFT HAS VERY SLIGHT LEAD
President's Strength Greater Than
Any Opponent at Present-Ban-
duet to mmerling-w. j.
Bryan Interested.
ny yIcToH aosEMArER.

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Editor OF The Bee and Chairman Repub-
lican National Committee.
CHICAGO, June 1s.-(special Telegram
The conclusion of the committee hear
ings on the contests has given a new
turn to the convention gossip which is
now busy chiefly with reports of dele.
gates transferring allegiance or violating
instructions. After the charges and
counter-charges of bribery and corrup-
tion, the common inference is that where
delegate pledged to one candidate al
nounces himself for another, some kind
OF q, consideration or deal is at the bot
tom Of it, although. OF course. no actual
money payment may be involved
On the face Of the figures, the Taft
forces have the convention by a small
margin, an dthe question is only whether
they can hold their lines In the mean.
while, as have said. the committee is
coming in for more or less criticism
The twclve-hour session of Saturday
reaching far into the night was nerve
trying with a tense feeling, and threat
ened outbreaks Of violence at several
points. The adjournments, however,
found the members in better mood, and
a resolution was duly offered and unani.
mously adopted, thanking me as chair
man for my courtesy and fairness, and
Secretary Hayward. Sergeant at Arms
Stone and other officers, for their faith
full and efficient service 3,
Peace mt q Banquet.
Despite the lateness OF the hour, I
dropped in ON the banquet at the Black
stone given in honor If MY old friend,
Louis Hanlmerling, by the Association Of
Foreign Language Newspapers, Of which
he Is president. The POSTMASTER insisted
that I respond briefly with a few re-
marks. which did by saying that I had
come, merely. to pay my respects to the
guest Of honor, and not to make speech
believing that after the strenuous day !
had had I ought to be excused.
Il venture to note, however, that Sit
ting here listening to The addresses has
proved very quieting and restful. Since
coming into the room have not heard
anyone call anyone else liar or a thief,
,iioi @SSASC ally UOuy VI StuAllIS d DdllOI
box or Of trying to set up a lilly white
party. I congratulate you on your good
behavior and orderly procedure
Incidentally, I alluded TO the fact that
my father had founded the pokrok
Zapadu some forty years ago as a paper
printed In the Bohemian language, whose
caption stared at me from the menu card
and was represented at the banquet table
by Its present publisher, Vacav Buresh
Mr.. Bryan on Deck.
I had a talk this afternoon with Will
liam j. Bryan. who Is here. having the
time OF his life. II there is anything he
enjoys more than a rpciion in the demo-
cratic ranks, It is to watch as spectator
a real fracas among republicans. Mr..
Rryan's daughter and his son.in.law, Mr..
and Mrs. Hargrayes; are also to be spec
tators in the convention and Brother
Charley" Bryan may look in on us for a
little while. l. advert to this simply to
show the great interest which our demo-
cratic friends are taking in what the re-
publicans are doing. and proof that the
action at Baltimore cannot be safely
forecasted until the ticket is nominated
at Chicago,