The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-15
Borah with whom to confront Senator
pEvINE TO HEAD CREDENTIALS.

DEvINE TO HEAD CREDENTIALS.
The announcement in The Sun severa
davs ago that Thomas II. Devlne. proxy
for Charles Lavender of Colorado. would
I've chairman of the committee on ere
dentials in this convention was confirmed
to-day Ivy Senator Crane and the majority
members of the national committee.
Mr.. Devine il owner of the thicf'nW,
published in Pueblo. col. for which State
he Is IA delegate at large.
The scenes in the committee on Gre
dentlals next week promise to be infinitely
more bitter than those in the national
committee. All the contests are to b"
reviewed in this committee and its worh
will doubtless delay tha proceedings
between the temporary and permanent
organizations of IN" convention. In that
committee of credentials vii! he fought
The final battle.
With III. temporary organization of the
convention in tho hands of the Taft men
he struggle for tn. control of the per
man.nt organization, in which the nomi-
nations for President and Nica-PreSid"nt
are made. promises TO be memorable in
IN" history Of Republican national con-
ycntion~. .
Tn. Maryland delegation arrived il
Chicago this afternoon. Col. Edward
Darlington of Baltimore, chairman OF the
del"gauon. declared that he was CON
tident Col Roosevelt would he nominated
IN IN" convention.
MARYLAND ELECTORS TO BOLT.
Il have special reasons, which do not
deem il strategic to reveal now. for my
belief that Col Roosevelt will be nom-
mated IN the convention" said Col
Carrington. But regardless of whet her
or when Col. Roosevelt il nominated the
Maryland electors will vote for him in tho
electoral college That point is settled
definitely. The biggest surprise of this
convention 10 the Taft forces will be the
| way III" majority of the Southern de Ia
gates 90, now have sufficient dependa
nle ASSURANCES to say that tho Roosevelt
strength with those Southern delegates
has been vastly underestimated by the
Taft campaign managers
THINKS TAFT GUESSED RIGHT.
Director Mckinley of the Taft bureau
to- night supported President Taft's re-
mark in tha White House to-day in the
following statement:
within the last twenty-four hours men
| high IN the councils of Roosevelt have
| "ncrraticaliv encouraged talk of com
promise candidate for President. This
| is an admission of a patent fact. namely
| that Theodore Roosevelt Is Il defeated
| Candi date in this convention.
The President is in this contest TO tho
| finish. Tie. AS a candidate, most definitely
represents in this campaign thoS" tenets
and principles for winch the Republican
party from its inception has per-isten'ly
| and consistently contendcd. chief among
which is its defense of the constitution
and the laws of the land as they Meet the
| Independence Of the Judiciary and the
right, of individual citizens
| President Taft l. tho personfcation OF
| law and order under the constitution ano
| the laws The Republican platforms fcl
l q t,s.,l .lnt, .A
| the Constitution from assault and Repub-
! lican votes have successfully given tho
mandate at each succeeding national elec'
| ton where constitutional Uues ions have
been involved that no principle suhvcrsiv'
of the Onstitution should be proposed
or defended by any Republican admlnlstra'
ton.
! DEFESps CONSTITUTION.
| In this contest an issue has been raise,
within the Republican party itself invov
| ing suhvcrslon If the Constitution H. i
| has hitherto been interpreted and defended
| by the Republican party. II is propose,
that Federal Judges and judicial decision
shall he recalled by popular Vote, TIN
suggestion alone involves a change In th
Constitution and in the laws OF the Ian,
to be made effective.
| In addition Il il proposed that the in tia
| i've and referendum shall become a par
| of the system of national legislation fo
| a ma ion of approx Aimately iw,w"oo0 people
| Withou, stopping 10 argue for one momen
the merits or dement's or the practiuahllt!
or impracticahility Of this suggestion i
| should he remembered that the very llrs
sect ion Of the First.Ar'lcle of the Cunslitu
| tlon of the piied States saAs
| An logisla'iv" p"Mers herein granted
| shall he vested in Congress Of the l'nite'
states, which shall consist Of Senat
and House of Representatives
| The issue involving constitutional qies
tions has been sQuarcly raised by Theodore
| Roosevelt in this campaign, Hc is the frs
and only Republican Of prominence in thi
country who has expressed dissatisfaction
| with the Constitution under which tn
nitcd States have risen from Colonin
government, 10 the foremost rank OF nat ion
OF the world in the brief period OF ic3 years
The nn,ithesis of Mr., Roosevelt in thi
contest il President Taft. who favors pr,
gressve popular government under IN
Constitution. enforcement Of the laws with