Arizona republican., 1912-06-18
ELECTION OF ROOT
 REGARDED CERTAIN
Both Sides Express Conf dence as to Ultimate Re suit - Roosevelt People Plan to Prolong Conven- tion Till Next Week.
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 CHICAGO, June 17.-WhiIe still claiming that Roosevelt would control the republican national convention and be nominated on the first ballot, the Roosevelt leaders spent the day working out details of their plan of attack on the Taft program as out lined last night There was talk of 2 stampede" among the Taft forces to- day
 Tonight the Taft leaders were con tinuing their council of war begun early in the day, while the Roosevelt people were whooping things up at remarkable meeting at the Auditorium The uncertainty of the result of the convention was as prevalent tonight as at any time since the republican forces began the invasion of Chicago Final claims and figures were put out on each side. claiming a clear major ity, but those are of hope rather than of conviction. One outline of ROose- VeltS campaign, coming from the colonel himself, served to set at rest all doubt as to the change in pro- gram from that decided upon at a conference of Roosevelt leaders last night to fight from the drop of the hat"
 On the evening of the convention both sides are plainly nervous It is difficult for them to reach any sort of a conclusion as to how the dele gates finally would line up on the question of the nomination, and it is next to impossible to determine just what delegates or delegations could be depended upon to put through the preliminary program.
 The Roosevelt plan tonight stood fully revealed. It is to force a roll call at the earliest opportunity on the proposition. Purge the convention of the delegates fraudulently seated by the national committee" Failing this, the Roosevelt people will submit a temporary organization of the con ventiOn and then carry the fight be- fore the committee on credentials, demanding that each case passed upon by the national committee be reOpened and reheard. If defeated in this com mittee, it is planned to take the con- tests to the floor of the convention and there demand a further hearing of each case.
 The Taft managers said they were not alarmed at this plan of cam paign They said they would control the committee on credentials and that the committee would make rules which would cut off long debates and bring the hearing of the contested cases to an early close. This action will be taken with a view to frus- trate the purpose of the Roosevelt forces to delay action in the creden- tials committee and in the cOnven- ton for several days, throwing the final sessions of the convention to next week or later. As to what ac- ton the convention would take on the contests the Taft leaders said they had no doubt.
 All talk of physical violence in the convention has seemed to die away. Fifty policemen took charge of the Coliseum tonight with 800 more in re- serve for tomorrow. The convention will be called to order promptly at noon tomorrow.
 The presidents adherents said posi- lively that they would control the convention and that the delegates seated by the national committee could not be menaced by the strategy of Roosevelt's managers. Moderation was cOunseled in the two warning camps throughout the day, and this had it's effect There were occasional flashes of fire and charges of theft and fraud" from the Roosevelt forces. These were offset by charges of bribery" and corruption" from the Taft forces but it was everywhere agreed that the day had bee none of the uuietest preceding a convention in vars