The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-06-13
TAFT DELEGATES
WILL Be SEATED
Control Of Convention Depends
on National Committees De.
alterations This Week.

center this week in the contests before
the republican national committee.
Upon the result Of the committees de-
liberation depends to a great extent
the control of the convention and,
therefore, the nominations which 1t
will make for president and vice-presi-
dent. Taft's followers apparently con-
troll the committee and it is generally
believed that the Taft delegates will
be seated In every instance with the
possible exception Of those from Wash
ington state.
In several of the contests the vote
to seat the Taft delegates was unan-
imous. The voting was rather hap
hazard on the early contests and did
not disclose the definite alignment Of
the committee.
In the ninth district Alabama case
the one which Colonel Roosevelt has
branded as a plain steap-the vote
was 38 to Is and on the plan to give
the two contesting delegations from
the fifth district, Arkansas, half vote
each, the score was II to 10.
sorah Insists on Talking.
The first skirmish arose over mo-
ton by Senator Borah to permit roll.
call upon the demand of eight men,
beers of the committee instead Of 20,
as provided by the rules.
Mr.. Borah wanted to debate the sub
feet, but Chairman Rosewater declared
1t unbeatable, and Borah declared
with some show Of heat that he would
have his say or occupy such position
that they would make no progress.
The committee tabled the motion, and
then by unanimous consent permitted
Borah to continue.
Taft Steering Committee Named.
A Taft steering" committee to take
charge of the presidents preconven-
ton campaign in conjunction with
Representative Mckinley, director of
the national Taft bureau, was named.
1t is made up Of: Joseph Healing. In
dianapolis; William Barnes. Jr., New
York; Senator Penrose, Pennsylvania;
Otto F. Stifel, Missouri; Governor
Mead, Vermont; Ralph Cameron, Ari-
zona; Ralph Ullman, Connecticut; T.
A. NARROW, Montana; Harry Daugher-
ty, Iowa.
William Finn of Pittsburgh and
Walter Brown of Ohio are assisting
Senator Dixon in managing Roose-
velt's campaign.
T. r. Platform Said to be Ready.
Roosevelts platform is written.
This was the declaration of one Of the
men who have taken a leading part
in the campaign of the ex-president.
Politicians consider it one of the most
significant assertions Of recent weeks,
as indicating that Roosevelt will sure
ly be a candidate regardless Of the
action of the coming convention.
Woman will Propose Suffrage Plank.
Establishing a precedent in the an
nails of republican national politics,
Mrs. Isabella w. Blaney. delegate-at-
large from California, and one of the
foremost suffragists in the west. will
attend the republican national conven-
ton and take charge Of the suffragist
cause on the floor of the coliseum.
A plank pledging the republican par
ty to the equal suffrage cause in the
national platform is the main issue
that Mrs. Blaney will strive for.
Taft and Roosevelt Clans Conflict.
There is no reconciling the conflict
ing claims of the Taft and Roosevelt
managers regarding the respective
strength of their followings. Reason
ably dependable figures. however,
show the great import Of the contested
delegates. Before the committee be-
gan, the lineup was about as follows:
Total number of delegates, 1918, ne
cessary for nomination, $40; instruct
ed for Roosevelt and uncontested, All;
instructed for Taft and uncontested,
POI; instructed for La Toilette, So; in
structed for Cummins, 10; uninstruct-
ed Qncluding New York's 90), 166;
contested, 1854.
Both Count on Unplsdoed Delegation.
The trouble, both with President
Taft and with Colonel Roosevelt, Is
that they are counting on delegates
who are not pledged and In some in
stances are not even morally commit
ted to either or to any candidate. And
equal uncertainty really exists with
regard to quite a few Of the southern
delegates. For the Taft managers are
counting as safe all the negro dele
gates instructed for or pledged to the
president. while the Roosevelt mana
gers are claiming not few Of these
same identical negroes, stating that
they do not intend to abide by their
instructions.
Leaders Of both factions. despite OPP
timistic statements, were plainly wor-
ried. 1t 81 evident to disinterest-
ed observers that the outcome of
the convention will be determined
by a margin SO small that SEN
ator La Toilette may hold the balance
Of power. The La Toilette people pro-
fess to believe that the Taft men. II
Taft cannot be nominated. will throw
their support to La Toilette. =.