The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-19
BITTER LAFOLLETTE-
T. II. FEUD REVIVED
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Of these Roosevelt votes which were
needed 20 give Root SOS, Tafts vote
on the frbt ballot Will fall two short
OF the $40 necessary to nominate.
On the other hand, Hawaii cast It's
six votes against Root, but probably
will throw them TO Taft on the nom
nation vote. This would give TaIt
K 544 or four. more than needed
When the bitterness or this Tait'
Roosevelt feud and the almost super
human effort by the ablest politicians
IN the country TO win over indlVlduai
DELEGATES Is considered the narrow
paper margin by which the president
remains In the race Is apparent.
While IN a mixup as complex as TINS
almost anything is possible. II is gen.
orally conceded that about the least
likely possibility is Roosevelt's nom
nation on the first ballot, II the dele
gates who make up the temporary
roll are seated by the credentials COM
mittee.
Should there be no bolt and should
the first ballot result In no nohnlhd'
ton, the contest from that time ior-
ward will be anybody's fight.
One feature OF the situation Whlcn
may have an important bearing on the
result is the growing feeling among
both Taft and Roosevelt delegates
who still sling TO their party loyalty
that the fight for supremacy mas gone
TO such lengths that the nomination
OF either would result In an absolutely
fatal split of the party. While on the
surface OF things party loyalty seems
TO be at a pretty low ebb. the fact re-
mains that aside from the warning
leaders the majority of the delegates
most OF whom are officeholders-are
at heart more interested in party sue
cess than in the nomination or any
particular candidte.
An interesting overnight develop
ment was the dark horse" talk for
Elihu Root among the conservatives
Roots speech as temporary chair
man was the effort OF his life ana
those who are close 10 him are saying
today that while he Is loyal TO IaIt,
he realizes that the latter's nomina-
ton Is at least difficult proposition
and that when he made his speech ne
was inspired by the thought that his
own nomination might be won by IL.
Yesterdays collapse OF re Roosevelt
plan of battle came few minutes De-
fore the convention was called to or
der--due largely to absence from the
floor commander-in-chief OF the pro
gressives.
The Taft organization was complete
in every detail Every move was
made as planned. and every move OF
the Roosevelt forces was anticipated
---even to a storming OF the stage by
a protesting army OF Roosevelt toi-
lowers.
The aisles entrances and the space
before the stage were manned by uni
formed policemen, an army OF plain
clothes men and secret service OH
GERS.
Part of the Roosevelt plan was 10
rush Gov. McGovern TO the stage the
moment he got 50l votes and recog-
nize him as the temporary chairman.
This was the number that made ma
jority, il the delegates branded Dy
Roosevelt as fraudulent were LETT out
But that attempt was not made.
There was hitch somewhere and the
Roosevelt forces appeared to be lead
erless. Meanwhile the Tart line
did not waver.
II was organization unskilled and
unseasoned leadership successfully
withstanding an incompletely organ
lied attack.