The Washington times., 1912-06-10
PROGRESSWES TO
STAY IN COLISEUM
. EVEN IF DEFEATED
Will Garry Party Emblem in
Roosevelt States, But
Not Bolt.
BY UNITED PRESS.

CHICAGO, June 10-While not con-
ceding that t1ey will eventually lose
their fight befbre the national commit
tee, the ROOSEVELT steering COMMITTEES
has not neglected to prepare for any
emergency. Yesterday they adopted a
plan of action In event the stealing OF
delegates becortes so raw 1t Will be
impossible to sit in the convention and
be bound by its decisions.
Here is the plan evolved by William
Finn, of Pittsburgh, which has been
approved by all Of the members OF the
new steering committee which Is here
in charge of the Roosevelt ways and
means, and of which Finn Is chairman
and Knox, Of Michigan, is secretary.
Will Concede Nothing.
Nothing will be conceded to the Taft
forces. No matter what action the ma
tional committee may take the Roose-
welt forces will insist that their con-
testing delegations be given seats in the
convention hall. If the temporary roll
of the national committee is accepted
as the temporary roll of the convention
It will not be until after a fight that
will be worth watching.
But even that defeat. and the Roose-
welt leaders insist that they will not
sustain that, but will win right off the
reel, will not end the matter. Every
contest that was brought before the ma.
tional committee will be brought right
back before the national conventions s
committee on credentials, and fought
out there.
The Roosevelt forces believe they can
capture the committee on credentials.
and will bend every effort to do So.
ptIt n In Xxyill
present a minority report in favor of all
of their contesting delegates and will
try to stampede the convention to their
claim.
Only If they fail to do this will they
withdraw from the convention as then
constituted, and they will not withdraw
from the hall, but will! go right ahead
as though they had won the fight.
They will name their permanent chair
man, adopt their platform and adopt
their national ticket, which, unless some
change should be necessary for stragetic
reasons, will be Roosevelt and Gov.
Hiram johnson Of California, as his
running mate.
Call Taft Men Boilers.
They will claim that they are the Re-
publican national committee and will
characterize the Taft forces as boilers
They will also, Finn declares have the
election machinery in every State where
there is a direct primary. In most of
them the governor of the State is a
Roosevelt man, and they claim that the
Roosevelt ticket will get on the ballot
in the place assigned to the Republican
party in such States. In several of the
direct primary States the Presidential
electors were elected at the recent
primaries. and they are Roosevelt mer
and can be depended on to vote for him
should the Republicans carry their State
at the fall election.
That this Roosevelt program has
alarmed the Taft leaders was certain
today and they had undertaken fight
ing methods to checkmate that. They
announced that the sergeant-at-arms OF
the convention will preserve order" II
the convention If 1t takes every assist
ant he has and every uniformed police
man in the city of Chicago. This wal
generally construed as meaning that II
the Taft people can continue their con
troll of the situation and hold the con
vention that the Roosevelt forces will
be elected from the hall If they star
q demonstration.
Calls Acts Criminal.
But that. the Roosevelt leaders
pointed out, would not affect theil
claims to regularity in any way. AnC
that Is what they will battle on a
all times. 1t Is because of this fac
that Colonel Roosevelt has charged
the national committee with doing
acts morally, If hot legally, criminal.
1t is that fact that has inspired hi
every utteranCe assailing the acts o
the national committee and the Tai
leaders in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
and other States where he insists tn
"boss robbed the people" His advic
to the people that a convention dom
ineered by these men was not a rep
resentative Republican one has beel
at all times Intended to head OF an!
third party talk. This has been mad
of the Roosevelt steering committee
They insist they will control the pres
ent convention If possible, but II no
their convention which they will hol
resent the real Republican party Il
That the Taft men realize just wha
means ety was WI tHs Wso bad
I planned to put in any appearance unit
later in the week. After an urgent mes
sage, William Barnes, jr., OF New York
who Is to be chief floor lieutenant i
the battle for supremacy. announced h
would "get on the Job" in the morning
Meanwhile the "stiffening" of weak
Joseph Keating. of Indiana: Boise Pen
rose, of Pennsylvania; w. Murra
Crane, OF Massachusetts,; Otto Stife
Missouri: Walter z. Adams, Iowa
Harry s, Daugherty, Ohio; Gov. ]. 1
Mead, Vermont. a candidate for Vic
President; Ralph Cameron. Arizona
Colonel Ullman, Connecticut, and T. A
NARROW, Montana.
"Vigilantes" Not Liked.
These men have been told that the
will be expected to offset anything ths
the Roosevelt steering committee ma
do. The latter body. by the way, Wa
right pleased when faCetious newspape
correspondents namedit the "vigilantes.
because it reminded them OF Roosevelt
Black Hills days, out today they wei
insisting the characterization was ur
fair.
I'VE don't plan any strong-arm mett
ods, although we know full we'll ths
the other side does" declared Chai
man Finn. eWare Republicans, an
we are anXouns for party success
That is all we want Roosevelt ca
win. The other side wants Taft
lose. why, Boise Penrose has admi
ted privately that he would be just a
we'll satisfied If the Republican part
would follow him into obscurity fc
four years. But we Roosevelt me
know Roosevelt can sweep this countr
like wild fire, and all that Wa arc dOIn