Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-13
WILL HOLD IT UP, SURE
HE ASSERTS THE SENATE WILL
NOT CONFIRM SUCH APPOINT
mENTs, " MADE
DARK HORSE TALK is HEARD
LEADING REPUBLICANS IN CHI
cAeo THINK THAT IS a
GOOD SOLUTION

Cicago, June 1S-Charges of at
tempted bribery in the fight for dele
gates were made today by Senator
Dixon, campaign manager for Colonel
Roosevelt. He charged that mem
Der Of the republican national com
mittee had been Offered a United
States marshalship if he would vote
for Taft on the contests now under
consideration.
Il am prepared to name the man If
necessary" said Senator Dixon. Il
sent word to the committeeman that
any federal appointment made in the
nature Of bribe for Taft votes will
be held up in the senate"
Senator Dixon dared the Taft man
ayers TO be specific and give the
name of the Roosevelt leader who IS
reported to have offered bribe to a
delegate in Alabama and the name Of
the man who received the money. 1t
was reported that the Taft managers
aave under consideration the intro
duction of a resolution in the conven-
tion requiring all delegates to vote
according to instructions given by
Ptheir states until released by the can
didate. Taft leaders, after a can
vass of the situation, declared they
expected to control the credentials
committee by a vote of 80 to 81.
Many delegates to the republican
convention today talked of the ad-
visibility of naming a dark horse
candidate for president in the hope
Of bringing party harmony success.
The leaders apparently feel that the
lines of battle have been so sharply
drawn and such high feeling aroused
that the fight will have to be fought
to finish.
Taft supporters were more conf
dent than after yesterdays victory In
the contests and freely reiterated
their predictions of the denomination
of the president on the first ba''ot.
Roosevelt managers declared their
candidate wouii have the necessary
s40 votes 20 secure the nomination n
the first ballot.
The followers of Senator Cumplins
of Iowa and Senator LaFollette of
Wisconsin are saying there will be
no choice on the first ballot leaving
the inference that they hope their
men may be chosen as compromise.
There was less talk of opposition to
Senator Roots selection as tempo
rary chairman. The Roosevelt men
have not agreed on candidate but
declare they will have one. Several
conferences of Taft leaders were held
at which plans for the organization
Of the convention committee were
considered.
Former Senator Dick of Ohio was
brought forward as candidate for
chairman Of the important committee
on credentials while Charles w. Fair
banks of Indiana is mentioned for
chairman OF the resolutions commit |
tee. Several reasons were assigned
for the pcstponement of the Roose-
welt mass meeting until Monday
evening. One was that the promoters
desired 20 hold off until the last min
ute in -he hope that Colonel Roose-
welt may tecide to come here and be
the principal sneaker Another story
was THAI i; vas deemed advisable TO
delay until after the national com
mittee finishes hearing contests.
The list of seconding speeches to
President Taft's nomination was COM
nleted today by the selecting of Will
liam Fletcher Penn. of Atlanta,
negro delegate from Georgia. Tne
other seconding speeches will be
made by Senator w. O. Bradley of
Kentucky and Nicholas Murray But