The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-21

convinced tha, Senator Curnmins should
hc the compromise canddat" for Prcsi-
,lrpi and senator ttiminins's friends
prsamc quit" encouraged to-day. H. is
dift"u,t 10 find any Substantially in the
..,unins buom He does not seem to
!! into tho situation persona ly or po-
,i,ticalv.
| Or course Senator la Follcttes friends
Icontinic TO hop" that he may run of the
I prize and La Folctte has very many
-,rcnr friends IN the progressive wing
or th".partv. at least the progressive wing
which was rronounccd,y progressive
'ong before Col. Roosevelt, flung his hat
INTO tn" ring.
WOosrsctt's Humiliation.
II is difficult to describe the humiliating
situation in which Col. Roosevelt finds
himself personally The difficulty arises
from the fac, that his humiliation has 40
many diverse angles. Should he finally
call for a bolt OF his followers this humila-
ton would become all the more spec,acu
lari
II is positively known tonight. not
wittstanding any claims made To the con
trarv, that all that Roosevelt may now
claim with the slightest show Of
ASSURANCE for boiling purposes are
hs States Of California and Pennsyl-
wanna. and IT may bc said without eNag
gcrttion that William Finn would not lie
Iprn,ted 10y his own delegates and by
the Republicans Of the Keystone State
n participate in a bolting movement and
cndangcr the State campaign next fall.
Col Rooscvelt's various statements
during the day his catapul,ing himself
irt3 e situation and ca,apulling himself
out. his hesitation. his knowledge that the
Republican States in which h" was VIC
torio,I- a, the primaries would not follow
hlnt ~ q bolt or even III supcrsedng
coiHcnt ion have contributed to the furry
of hi cNci,able temper He Is plainly
rattled boca,i-e he has been. to Use his
owp phrase. beaten to a fralzle. and
knocked over the ropes" To continue
tho vcrnacular of the prize ring. he is
"grcCgy and wabbling on his pins"
This j. the first time he has ever cnGa Ced
in battle with the national organization
of IN. PARTY. He was fully aware in 1904
and 100, Of the tremendous power of that
organization and vet he cssayed to over
come power WHOSE force he had
used for his own nomination and for the
nNfnlndt ION ol fre>l0eul ldll.
l'urthcrm9rc ne was fully aware of he
power of the National Committee of his
party. for both in Ini and 1905. al his en-
pres- command. contesting delegates,
witbout even u saw 80. had been fired
through the skyligh, This was the power
which cH. .PrcsId.n; Roosevelt has con-
t,un,"d and which has brough, him TO
hs knees.
Iiinn n false Alarm.
1t Is also difficult to describe the feel
inEs of Mr.. Finn This must he left TO
a Pcnn-v vanla delegate. who said to-
night:
Mr.. Fhnn has been false alarm here
He has been touted a. a terror. He i
20 Il certain extent a terro" in our own
state conventions Here Mr. Finn was
conf rn,rl hN tn. force of the national
party n' which "" saws he j. a member.
y" itt"npted to hullvraC Senator Root
'rh" i'.trll"c,uali'v of Mr. Root in replying
80 Mr Flnn'- vitupera.iN. remarks in
'he convention ovC-Carna Mr.. Finn with
III sam" rnrcN that n Crowbar would
anrihild's \ toothr,Ck
"N- Fiiuu ha- brute force His ugly
'nreat~. his rpithets. were hurled a gainst
u Stone wall Of ancient preceiant- and
customs winch have ruled the Republican
uartv from it, organization. Mr. Finn
hcre has hcen like his chief Col. Roosevelt
Thrcr'- and cp,het~ have been w i;hout
avail against orderly procedure backed
hv over half Il century Of cumulative
p-erndon'
-Nr Finn has been a bad adviser Of
lol Roosevelt and the Colonel himself
rn- lao, tn Mr.
ndyiC" TIN, J. not d caucus or ward
AFFAIR IN Pi''-hurg. II is a great conven-
'.on Of "A great party, and MIR Flinn'.
threats and rpi;h het~ have been only smiled
at.aud - a certain extent commiseratsd
Root's Power.
Senator Root a. the presiding officer
Of tins conyen' ION has represented in his
own lntcl"ctuaity perhaps even better
rnan amy more rhysica ly vigorous man
might the power of tn. vast organization
behind hIm
During all Of Mr. films interruptions
a. well ~ the interruptions Of others,
some Of them Cpar~r and even brutal,
Senator Root has used that gaval with
force that would have been crodltabln 70
John l.. sullivan IN hi- pa mie-t DAYS
When tho Interruptions have continued
senator Roo, has advanced toward Mr..
Finn and other disiutbors with a cold
glitter in his eve and has spoken in tones
who's. vigor conveyed the idea not only
Of IN" tremendous power behind him a.
presiding officer OF rhe convention but of
the power behind III. convention given
30 il hv unnumhcred preccdsns from
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~ one time to-day Col. Roosevelt
released hi, followers. The next instant
'ol. Roosevelt recalled his release. Al
O'Clock this afternoon he issued a'printed
pamphlet declaring that he was to go il
alone that he would fight on alone if
Ne ces.arv a. the head Of a new party