The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
Taft and Teddy Men
Ready for the Fray

An Indication that extraordinary ef-
forts are being made to keep southern
delegates in lines, was evidenced here
today, when President Taft entertain
ed several Florida, Georgia and vir-
ginia delegates at the white house.
The president told his friends today
he was absolutely certain OF his re-
nomination. Under present plans, he
hopes congress will adjourn, so that
he can view the Chicago convention
from Beverly. Under no circum-
stances will he go to Chicago, it is
said. But wherever he will be, ad-
rangements have been made so that
Taft can practically hear the shouts
In the convention hall He will have
long distance telephone right at
hand, held open for him, throughout
the sessions. Tonight the latest batch
Of Washington head quarters cam
paign press matters claimed that 579
delegates for Taft (from Mckinley,
and 567 for Roosevelt from Dixon
Teddy Delegates May Bolt.
TUCSON, Ariz.. June 1.-Indica-
tions tonight are that the Roosevelt
delegate sto the state republican
convention which meets here Monday,
will bolt and select set Of contest
4 ing delegates to the Chicago conyen-
ton.
1t was stated that the Roosevelt
supporters would offer to split evenly
with the Taft men the contesting
seats at the state convention. It is
believed that the offer will be reject,
ed. In that event the Roosevelt men
are expected to bolt
Guns Being Aimed.
i UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
Il CHICAGO, June AL railroad
trains tonight began turning TOWARD
!. Chicago. The guns of each side ir
the republican fight for the presiden
: tial nomination are being wheeled II
the direction Of this city, and mex
week all the forces of the opposing
, candidates will be mobilized here
and there is promised continua
] cannonade from the time the openinj
!, contest gun is. fired, Thursday mcrr
. ling at IL o'clock until the dawn Q
!. June is when the national conventio
is called, while the national commi
Z tee sits as referee.
l. Congressman w B. Mckinley, gel
9 eral of the Taft army, and Senate
J Joseph M. Dixon, commander of tn
8 Roosevelt forces (today left thei
= headquarters at Washington, and tn
n former will arrive here tomorrow
while the latter will arrive at tn
q Chicago headquarters Monday.
81 Tomorrow and Monday nationl
4 committeeman will begin to appear
, the hotel lobbies. They will all be !
Il the city Thursday to begin hearin
{, contests. There were filed up to t
i night, 22S contests, and the work
the committee will take their tin
from early morning until late at nigf
up to the minute of the call to ord
Of the delegates.
- Lawyers will appear before tt
y committee with long briefs to sho
why their clients should be seate
es Other lawyers will as bitterly conte
" the seating and the judicial body
~ the national committee, which is &C
~ ceded to be overwhelmingly in fav
=. Of President Taft-must decide ca
o. of the cases.
The Colonel Expected.
W t was still being rumored that G
rn onel Roosevelt himself will be he
ic- Taft supporters said tonight th
81. they were looking for him to con
az because his denial was not as e
la- phatic as it would have been II
no was positively not coming.
Senator La Toilette will be on
III ground looking after his interes
re Senator Cummins will come to Chi
Nv 60 from Des Moines, where he
at been campaigning for Kenyon, hopi
that a dark horse will be needed a
at. that he will be the dark horse.
1oI Colonel Harry S. New, chairman
Use the subcommittee on arrangemer
tonight repeated his assertion Il
80 he will not give $50 convention h
ild seats to Roosevelt managers at
an. request OF Senator Dixon. and he
OF poets the national committee to b'
tte him in his decision
,tn According to an estimate tonis
ne there is ia hours work ahead OF
ary national committee in disposing OF
IAN the contests. President Taft's side
cit the arguments will be pushed
ers charles Dick. formerly United Sta
on. senator from Ohio. veteran pol
ow clan, with many years of active sc
ult Ice In national campaigns to his ere
'ffi- The Roosevelt side will be represt
ed by Ormsby McHarg. younger in
and perience than Senator Dick, but CT
tied with effective political work I