Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-18
COOL counsel PREVAILED
FROM THE SURFACE THINGS
APPEARED VERY QUIET
LAST NIGHT.
bolt IS A LONG WAY OFF
Every Strategy VIII BE Used By Many
Trained Fighters Bcf"re mo
Break VIII Come.

CHICAGO, June l7.--While still de-
claring Colonel Roosevelt Will control
the republican national convention and
bo nominated on the first ballot,
Roosevelt leaders spent today working
out details Of their plan Of attack on
the Taft program as outlined last
night. There was no tax OF 'slalh-
pede" among the Taft foMes To-Day,
The presidents adherents asserted
positively that the president would
control the convention through mo
delegates seated by the national COM
mlttee and could not be menaced by
the strategy OF the Roosevelt mana
gers.
Moderation Prevailed.
Moderation was cOunseled In the two
warning camps throughout the day ana
had its effect. There were occaslona!
flashes OF fire and charges OF fraud
and influence" from the Roosevelt
forces, or charges of bribery and
"oorruption" from Taft headquarters,
but IL was everywhere agreed that
from the surface the day had been
one OF the quietest Immediately pre-
ceding convention in years.
Tonight Taft leaders were contlnu-
ing council of war" begun early in
the day, while Roosevelt people were
whooping things up at a remarkable
mass meeting in the Auditorium thea
ter, where Colonel Roosevelt address
ed a cheering mass of humanity. Tho
doors OF the theater had been be-
sieged for hours before they were
opened and II seemed that half the
police force of Chicago had been
thrown about the approaches to the
building.
Much Uncertainty.
Uncertainty as to the result of the
convention was as prevalent tonight
as at any time since republican head
quarters were certain as to the num-
Der Of delegates they could depend
upon with any degree Of certainty.
one thing appeared certain tonight,
that If there is to be a bolt ii Is u
long way off and will come only after
every eXpedient of strategy and parli-
mentary practice have been exhaust
ed by trained and resourceful fight
ers. The element among Roosevelt
supporters who counseled moderation
among their assistants had the salts
faction of apparently defeating the
Elan to force a motion for the noml-
nation of Roosevelt the moment act
ing Chairman Rosewater should re-
fIse to entertain the proposition OF
substituting Roosevelt list OF dele
,-pates for the district represented Dy
tho national committee, Although
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech at the
Auditorium came as close TO sug-
gesting q bolt as at any time during
his campaign, it had been tentatively
decided by Roosevelt leaders to fight
to the end, through all Of the parll-
mentary channels open to them before
taking any radical step.
The Roosevelt leaders are going to
attempt from the very start tomor-
row to appeal their case to the con-
yention itself, minus the contested
delegates seated by Hhe national COM
nittee. Taft forces are going to IN
sist that the proceedings shall move
strictly according to precedent.
Both Sides Are Nervous.
On the eve of the convention both
sides plainly were nervous. 1t was
difficult enough for them to reach
any sort of conclusion as TO now the
delegates finally would line up on the
nomination and next to impossible to
determine Just what delegates could
s be depended upon to put through the
preliminary arrangements.
Some of the delegates instructed for
Colonel Roosevelt, II was Known,
would not support all Of the moves
n. ade by his steering committee made
on the convention floor, while II ap-
reared equally true that many of the
delegates instructed for Taft feel OBJ
lIyated to support their managers. In
fact there Is an element of doubt
in the situation that gave every pros
pective move in the convention an
uncertainty unknown in recent years
I'm the republican party.
The Roosevelt Plan.
The Roosevelt plan tonight stood
fully revealed and but slightly changed
from the tentative program approved
last night. 1t is to force roll call
at the earliest opportunity on the prop
osition to purge" the convention OF
the delegates "fraudulently' seated by
the national committee. Failing In
this. Mr.. Roosevelts people will sub
nit to a temporary organization and
then will carry their fight before the
credentials committee, demanding that
the cases passed upon by the national
committee be reheard.
1t is the Roosevelt plan to take the
contests to the floor of the convention
and there to demand further hear
ing on each case. This plan carried
with 1t threat to delay action In the
credentials committee and in the con.
ference several days, through the fina