The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-20

O~~-~c~~SocscScS-~-.~>-~-S ~-S.~cS~Sc-c->~ocS~Sc-N of these possibilities with hard cash.
 Taft, Roosevelt and third candidate partisans claimed the strategic advan- tage as result of Tuesdays election of United States Senator Root of New York as temporary chairman Of the convention.
 It was a wonderful opportunity for the political prophets, who wandered in this maze of chance in a condition of acute statistical intoXication. The vote of 55S to 502, by which Senator Root was chosen temporary chairman over Gov McGovern of Wisconsin, was construed in so many ways by those armed with pad and pencil that the average mind became confused and finally rejected all the forecasts.
 HadIey Renews His Fight.
 But one thing seemed sure and ccr- tain as the time for reassembling the delegates at II o'clock approached, and that was that Gov. H. s. Hadley of Missouri would take up the fight
 
 his motion to strike from the tenn porary roll of the convention as pre- pared by the national committee the names of 92 Taft delegates seated by the national committee in contested election cases and substitute those of the Roosevelt men.
 Then, it seems equally certain the Taft leaders would move to refer Gov. Hadley's "expurgated" list to the ere dentials committee, and that on this motion there would be a roll call of all delegates, individually.
 Gov Hadley, floor leader of the Roosevelt forces, will be pitted against ex-Representative James F. Watson, Taft leader, for an hour-and- a-half debate by each side on the ques- ton. With the time necessary for the long roll call, this would take this one phase of the bitter fight into the late afternoon. Whatever the outcome, it was planned to Appoint committees before adjourning the session, and then take a brief recess until s or 9 o'clock in the evening.
 As now laid out by the leaders, the convention would be organized to pro ceed with business Thursday morn ing.
 important Reports Thursday.
 It is expected that the credentials and platform committees will report Thursday night At this time the
 
 demands for "purgiag" the roll of the convention and have another individ- ual roll call of the convention. Then, if the Roosevelt partisans are beaten, may come the much talked of double convention.
 In this connection it was rumored frequently that Roosevelt had argued with his managers to take steps to force the issue regarding the demand ed revocation of the action of the na- tional committee in the contest cases.
 It also was said that the Roosevelt forces would refuse to recognize Sen ator Root as the legally elected tenn porary chairman of the convention.
 The Roosevelt managers claimed to be extremely confident of their ability to swing the situation to their candi- date. They declared they would have many additional votes in future roll calls. To support this claim they said they would have eight votes from Maryland, which went to Senator Root on the temporary chairmanship deci- sion and additional votes from North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Oregon.
 We will win out beyond question:" said United States Senator Dixon, Roosevelts campaign manager.
 Senator Miles Poindexter of Wash ington was among the Roosevelt lead CTS who intimated that the possibility of a bolt by their forces was immi- nent.
 "In case these contested delegates