The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-02
..o.,,,,ns, with Luggage, Close Shop
ii Washington and Storm
Chicago For the
Convention.
THERE IN ADVANCE
J. r,,t Forces Control and Elect the
ns,.oates at Large, There VIII
Be a Bolt Says Teddy
Man.

sWASHINGlON, Juio - = -
!, nolI,,cs was transported scenery,
orops, press agents, managers, spot
,sn,s us,' and ALTO Chicago today.
y potb the Taft and Roosevelt bu-
reaus practically closed their head
ouarters here. On Monday they VIII
Il ready for business az the republi-
can convention city.
with the republican convention just
eighteen days off, politicians here to-
dav we're lost in labyrlnthian puzzle
3 - The outcome. Nearly all agreed
,hat the democratic conventions
choice for the national ticket, to ne
made less than four weeks hence
will be governed largely by what hap
pens at Chicago.
IN. addition to Manager Mckinley,
the Taft forces from now on will be
under charge Of Charles D. Hilles,
secretary to the president. Hilles ex-
poets to be In Chicago Wednesday.
FOR Roosevelt Senator Dixon, his
campaign manager, will be on the fir
ing line.
The first brush will be at the meet
ing Of the national republican COM
mittee on June when 204 contests
will be threshed out Politicians be-
lieve that on the decision in these
cases will depend the balance OF pow
er and. consequently. the victory IN
the convention.
Two weeks ago a majority Of the
members of politicians predicted
Taft's denomination. Tonight. vast
majority we're hopelessly uncertain
Many republicans regard the Ohio
state convention results as pivotal o.
/, the republican campaign barome
ter Of the result at Chicago.
Drive of Southern pelegates7
"The Ohio convention is the cru
cial incident of the campaign" sait
Representative Kent, of California,
Roosevelt leader. If the Taft force
control, and ignoring the 10000 plur
{ atty for Roosevelt in the primaries
elect Taft delegates-at-large it viii
show the Taft program at Chicago
and precipitate a bolt in the nationa
convention
Teddy will get away with 1t b
driving off some OF Taft's souther
delegates said Representative Viz
tor Berger, the Wisconsin socialis
I'm an impartial observer and a
ready see the southern patronage biz
ders climbing on the Roosevelt ban
wagon"
Representative Needham (Republ
can, California; said: Things ar
50 badly mixed that no man can no
tell what is going to happe neither {
chicago or Baltimore.
representative Henry (democra
Texas) said TAFT has control
the national committee and Will us
1t He will be nominated
La Toilette will have certainly
and possibly more delegates" sal
Representative Helgesen (republica
N d. IF that is the balance
/ ~ W III llcdu Lnelb La - SAASS
VIII make the officers, probably bo'
temporary and permanent. If
voted ris delegates for temporal
officers for Roosevelt it would mes
politica ilsuicide, as the Rooseve
iorces would then name the office
and give them complete dominatio
Ia Toilette will certainly not thro
MS strength to Taft and in the rest
OF dead lock the La Toilette OF
GERS will probably be acceptable as
compromise between the Taft al
Roosevelt leaders"
Battle Bob Delegates.
Helgesen said North Dakota's t
delegates are bound to La Follet
% the end. under the terms Of t
North Dakota law.
That Senator Kern of Indiana m
pc the democratic dark horse p,
ucularly II the two-thirds rule is I
forced at Baltimore. is an impressi
which is gaining ground among Sci
tors, There were no senators "
cared to hazard an opinion about t
Snicago result. save the Roosev
partisans,