Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-02
MAY NOT FIGHT ROOT
TO MOBOLIHE, ORGANIZE AND
DRILL "ROOTERS" FROM
EVERY STATE.
PERFECTINC ORGANIZATION
Roosevelt Forcs VIII Go To Chicago
Ahead of Time aud Map ont
Course of Action.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. June Tho
Roosevelt line Of batlle FOR the re-
publican national convention was
formed today AZ q Council Of war"
ON Sycamore nm, there was mapped
ont a campaign, which It Is hoped. will
result In The capture OF the conven-
ton.
The first step Is to be the orRaniza-
tlon Of the Roosevelt forces through
out the country II is planned to send
TO Chicago a week or so in advance OF
the convention an executive commit
tee from every state In which Roose-
Volt delegates have been elected In
which there Is contest BY this
method Il Is hoped 10 mobollze and
drill an organization which will act
as unit ON every matter which comes
before the convention.
May Not Oppose Root.
At "A part Of this plan the Roose-
Welt delegates In every part Of tho
country viii be canvassed as to their
Views on the temporary chalrmanship.
that harmonious agreement may be
reached. Although Colonel Roosevelt
had decided to oppose the selection or
Senator Root. and had asked Govern
or llAdlcy of Missouri to be his can
didate FOR the place, he Indicated to-
day that he would waive his objections
II II seemed wiser to his supporters t.
reserve their fire for the more impur-
tant contests.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt will go
to Chicago to lead the fight In person
Is now an open question He virtually
served notice on his opponents that
under certain circumstances he might
go. lie said he did not intend to 40
unless some grave emergency in tho
shape Of unfair play should arise
Want More Tickets.
Two other points were agreed upon.
Every effort is to be made to have
the hearings before the national COM
mittee To settle contests for seats held
publicly. And the Roosevelt support
ers VIII fight 10 obtain what they
deem an equitable distribution of con-
vention tickets Colonel Roosevelt
said he had been told that some Of his
delegates felt the action Of the nation
al committee indicated a deliberate
purpose to use 10000 or 1000 tick
cts to stuff the gallery with shouters
who VIII try by elamor to overawe the
convention
The men who conferred with Colo
mel Roosevelt today in regard to these
plans represented the Roosevelt dele
gates from Illinois, Maine and North
Carolina. The Illinois delegation
fourteen and was piloted by
Alexander II. Revell Of Chicago, chair
man Of the Roosevelt national COM
mlttee, and Medill Mccormick Of Chi
cago. $. S. McNich was the represen-
tative Of North Carolina.
ChaIrmanship Unlmportant.
Regarding the result of the days
conference, the Colonel said:
II have written to Governor Had
ley In regard to the temporary chair
manship. but nothing definite has
been decided about that The Illinois
and Maine delegates who visited me
today did not think that the tempo
rary chairr<lnship is essential. I
want to hear from the delegates
throughout the country before COM
hitting myself
1.-THE delegates whom / have seen
today consider the matter Of the tenn
porary chairmanship unimportant.
81 said ! would carefully consider
all that they had said and would be
very glad to hear from any others"