The Detroit times., 1912-06-05
Ohio Convention Instructs Del
, egates-at-Large For Presi-
dent Despite Primary
FACTIONS LINING UP
FOR FIGHT IN CHICAGO
Roosevelt is Likely to Go to
That City to Direct Fight
For Control

CHICAGO, Ills, June 4.-That the
Taft followers plan TO emphasize
their control OF the Republican ma
tiona committee at the outset when
that body gets down to business
next thursday morning was indicated
by Cor. Harry s. New, It's Indiana
rspr. sentative today In doing SO the
committee will strike directly at the
rreta ntions OF the Roosevelt follow
ers. WHO are demanding that all OF
the new members OF the committee
from states carried By them at the
recent primaries shall be seated as
members OF the present committee
instead of waiting until af'er the new
committees organize following the ad.
journment OF the national committee.
The bone OF contention will be the
demand OF r. b. Howell, who claims
70 re the representative OF Nebraska
on The committee by virtue of sue
cess at the recent primaries and the
possession of a certificate OF election
signed by the governor and counter
signed by the seal of the state. When
Howelis request is submitted IL win
be lsid on the table Then, according
10 ,he present plans, II will be an
HOu cA llAdl TIC ulol OIutI VI DucF
ness Is the election OF a chairman 10
I'll he vacancy caused by the death
OF tile former chairman, former Gov.
rIill OF Maine. The committee will
then II present plans are carried out,
elect Victor Rosewater OF Nebraska,
the iresent Merchantmen. IT WIS ad.
mittcd this afternoon that this action
coup.eu with the tabling of the
g3a ha
contro of the Taft followers.
Col New made II very PLAIN, he be-
levtd this plan would go through.
He otated that he saw no reason why
Rosewater should not be elected for
the fortnight remaining OF the life OF
the old committee, but when pressed
to express an opinion regarding the
way that action would be Interpreted
by the Roosevelt following be simply
shlrgged his shoulders and smiled,
The Taft men were juriiant over
the word from Ohio that Taft had
wor out there and they insisted this
was the fore-runner of victory all
alons the line. Gen. Charles Dick,
who will have charge of tue. contests
for the Taft forces arrived today and
made il very plain that he expected
every contesting delegation headed
by raft men TO be seated Incidental
.ly II became almost certain today
that the contests will he held in the
oper. The Taft men insisted today
that the secret sessions OF four years
ago were at the request OF the so
cal,eG Allies and not of the regular
organization and count OF noses OF
the committeeman ON the job today
Indicated that the majority favored
publicity in disposng OF the contests. |
we have right On our side AID We
intend that the public shall realize
it," said Gen Dick. The majority OF
the Roosevelt contests are SO fims;
That any impartial body would throw
them out, and all we are asking al tn. !
hands OF the national committee Is a
fair and square deal
Gen. Dick stated that he will haE.
die the contests in person, aided III |
each instance BY local attorney from
the district ca state affected Tho |
briefs already prepared in all OF the |
case are very voluminous, but Il is |
believed me. committee VIII decide thu |
cases on argument OF the majority. |
without regard TO briefs.
The Roosevelt followers declared !
this afternoon that they were satisfied !
that I'm view Of the result in Ohio ~
day, which they characterized as tho |
most outrageous steal In the history !
of American politics. Roosevelt is Ger. |
tain 10 come TO this city. They Ce !
clared their belief that he will come |
here early next week and personally |
take charge OF the fight.
The Roosevelt leaders on the ground !
ARE vEay bitter over the OHIO outcome. |
They ansisted that the fact That Rose |
welt carried the popular primaries ana
then. failed TO get the delegatcs-at- !;
large was a travesty on justice ana |
deprived the people OF their rights
While all refused TO talk for puphca-
ton, privately they assured inquiTers
that the regularly elected delegates
would not abide by any such results
and the talk OF a bolt was more IN |
sktent than at any time since the
lplitical situation passed into tho
ever zone.
II was generally accepted tins af'er-
noon that II the Taft men control The
national committeeman the hoose-
Welt men privately admit the fear that
they will-the only hope the Roose-
Welt followers will be TO get pledges
OF delegates to support the temporary
roll OF delegates when It is presented
TO the committee at the opening OF
the convention.
II that vote should be adverse to
Roosevelt. and II will be the real test
vote OF the convention, then II was
whispered today the Roosevelt forces
will withdraw from the convention In
body, proceed to the Auditorium md
organize a convention OF their own, |
al which they will nominate Col. |
Roosevelt for the presidency.