The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-25

III Col Roosevelt was robbed" al
the Chicago convention. as he claims
II was not the nomination itself which
was purloined from him. but only a
chance az the nomination. and not a
very good one at that. Any one who
records OF the convention will see
that this was the case.
President az the close Of the long
fight. there were 107 votes cast for
Roosevelt. while 3f4 answered pres
ent and not voting The lO7 repre-
sented Roosevelt delegates instructed
for him. who refused TO take his or
ders 10 answer present and not vot-
Ing. In other words. these fO7 would
vote 70 nominate Roosevelt in the
regular convention as they were
instructed. but they would not
take Oredrs from him further than
thar. and IL was we'll understood that
practically all Of them would remain
loyal 10 the party IL Roosevelt bolted.
The Maximum.
But adding these lO7 to the 34i
who did take the Colonies orders to
the last the total is only 451. This
undoubtedly was the maximum
Roosevelt strength In the convention.
The anti-Taft vote was larger. but
the remainder Of IL was not a Roose-
Welt vote and would nave gone TO anv
progressive dark horse who could be
named before IL would have gone 10
the Colonel. The La Toilette dele
gates were more friendly 10 Roose-
Welt than TO the Taft majority. But La
Toilette likes Roosevelt even less
than he does Taft. his delegates we're
bound 10 him until released. and while
ne might have released them TO an
other progressive OF his own selec-
ton, he would not have given them
10 Roosevelt He would simply have
held them under tho instructions. Tho
ten instructed Cummins votes might
possibly have gone 10 Roosevelt m
some stage OF prolonged fight But
CumminS was not unfriendly 10 Taft.
and he himself would have been like
horse. The conclusion therefore is
/ that the combined Rooseveit vote on
/ the Presidential ballot. added To tho
present and not voting" in all 45I.
was fh" full score O fthe Roosevelt
strength in the convention.
instruets Vote.
rs matter - fact. IL was moro
than Roosevelt was really entitled 70
. Tor u included twenty votes that
should have gone 20 Taft In the mot
/ voting column We're the following
votes INSTRUCTED FOR TAFT.
Alabama. .
Arkansas
Massachusetts. 6.
Mississippi. ?.
! Virginia. !
In an. thirteen instructed Taft votss
/ we're induced 10 20 over 10 Roosevelt
. lne Massachusetts votes were in.
/ siructed for Taft by a state primary
/ which gave Taft a majority Of about
/ 2ln"o. cut down 10 5000 nv a trict
/ ON mo ballot But TAFT SIN had a
I majority and Tho Instructions The
alleged theft" OF votes I'm the Gro
d"ntials committee from Roosav.ft
was 800 no case as fragrant a steal as
! This refusal az tho delegates AT -larao
from Massachusetts 20 obey tho i'm
sirrcfions from The people Tho o,ha-
seven. making VD tho twenty alian,for
from Taft. wore New York deIcr.t..
elected IN Taff's interest buf no
frayed by * boss Tim Woodruff %
~" colonel However. officially fr.y
""r" uninstructcd" and free Tho
actual Roosevelt "fhcts" ON fha frsr
/ '"N'' amounted 20 thirteen Tho mum
Der was Iarcer on previous ballots
For Instance. four Georgia colorel
votes instructed for Taft. voted with
ho' --f".' .l The other contests. and
turned 'o Taft only when it was am
n'unc'i that George Perkins, barre.
h1a been closed for tho occasion Al
on" Tim" Roosevelt had rIiv a cu3rfa,
or ih" colored Instructed Tsr dole
gates from The south voting with him