The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-06
WILL MAKE ROOT
PERM ANENT
CHAIRMAN
Plan of the Taft Men at the
National Convention
COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
Leaders for the Two Prominent
Candidates Confident and Each
Side Claims Control.

# once the full force OF Col. Roose- |
yelts fight to control the organl-
,ation of the republican national con
yention by making permanent the
temporary organization With Senator
Elihu Root as chairman was partly
agreed upon yesterday by Taft lead
ers who are here for the opening
session of the republican national
today. Control of the ma
tional committee by Taft forces is
said by them to be certain.
The committee will select sue
cessor to Chairman John f. Hill OF
Maine, who died last winter; adopt
rules to govern the hearing OF the
contest cases. decide whether to give
to the hearings and ar
range the time to be allotted for each
case There are at present more
than 23S delegates seats in the con-
vention for which contests have been
by either Taft or Roosevelt.
The first of the cases Will be taken
up tomorrow morning.
Senators Crane, PenTose and San
ders. who arrived from Washington
yesterday, were kept busy canvassing
the situation. Ii is said that TAFT
leaders regard at least 30 of the %
members of the national committee
as favorable to the presidents can
didacy. The ultimatum from Col.
Roosevelt that Senator Root must
not be elected as temporary-c chairman
which was reiterated by Senator Dix
on on his arrival in Chicago, was
met by strengthening OF the TAFT
forces in opposition. The Taft lead
ers determined not only TO adhere TO
their purpose to seat Senator Root
but to call upon their forces to help
make him permanent chairman OF
the convention.
The fight by Roosevelt attorneys
for the contested delegates from
southern states will include a claim
of legality for every convention
where they said they had a majority
of the delegates. II is contended thai
in many cases delegates were kept
out of the convention halls and
where such excluded delegates would
have made a majority. Col Roose
velt's representatives will demand
that their conventions be recognized
as the regular" ones.
Senator Dixon outlined the Roose
welt program at Chicago late yester
day. He declared the Roosevelt fol
ces would fight to the last in thu
effort to overthrow Senator Root fol
temporary chairman of the conven
ton, but that they would take NJ
part in the effort to seat new mem
bers of the national committee to de
feat Victor Rosewater of Nebraska
for chairman of the national com
mittee or to procure control OF a ma
jority OF the members of the com
mittee The Roosevelt manager de
MED many current stories regarding
/ Col. Roosevelt's plans and asserted
that mo statements will come from
any source but my Office" as to tn
plans of the Roosevelt forces. 81
held a short conference with Roy Q
West, chairman of the Illinois repub
lican state central committee. ant
later declared that at least So I'LL
nois delegates would aid Col Roose
welt in the fight against Senate
Root.
"The vote against Senator Root i
part of the moral support whicl
men pledged to Roosevelt must Civ
II they are to carry out the spiri
Of their instructions and pledges" h
said. Believing in the perfect fail
ness of the members of the nationa
committee we have no fear in rest
ing our contests upon their decision
We have no mental reservations 4
saying that they will try in judicia
spirit the 200 contests now pendin
before that body and that they wi
decide them according to thei
merits"
The talk of a bolt from the col
vention by the Roosevelt forces h
designated as Junk. I'VE hav
control of the convention irrespel
tive Of the contested seats" he sal,
The Taft leaders exhibited great col
fidence during the day in their abil
~ TO procure scores of so-calle
Roosevelt delegates for the supper
of Senator Root when the issue
forced by Col. Roosevelt. COME
ences participated in by Senator
Crane and Penrose, Directors NJ
Kinley of the Taft national burea
and many Taft adherents on the n
tional committee were followed /
the prediction that delegates from
linois, Maryland. Kansas, Gregg
and other states. who will vote I,
the nomination of Col. Roosevelt
] will refuse to support his forces
the fight against Senator Root.
The Taft contest attorneys. Cha
Dick and Frederick G. Brennan
! Washington, yesterday gave out Il
basis of the Taft claims in the co
test cases from Alabama, Arkans
and California. which will be call,
first by the national committee
morrow morning. p. ID. Barker, n
J tional committeeman, and. Pope
Long state chairman from Alabam
Gen Powell Clayton national col
j mittee man from Arkansas. and
4 l.. Rommell state chairman of Arka
sas. and Il. n Tryon. representa-
: the contestants In the ith Califoru
district, went over these cases wi
the attorneys and will assist In 81
sentlng the arguments to the co
mittee In the Alabama cases, >Chi
j man Long contends that the do