Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-13
TAFT FOLLOWERS
ARE CONFIDENT
Every Indication Points to His
Nomination Next Week
at Chicago.
TOO LATE FOR A COMPROMISE
Roosevelt Mass Meeting Is Plan.
ed for Monday Evening in
Windy City.


Windy City.
! tBy Special Leased Wire 10 New Mexlcan)
Chicago, ILL.,, June 13.-Charges of
attempted bribery in the fight for del
egates were made today by Senator
Dixon, campaign manager for Roose-
welt. He charged tnat a member of
the Republican national committee had
been offered United States marshal
ship 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 a bribe for Taft votes
would be he'd 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 a bribe to a
delegate in Alabama and the name
OF the man who received the money
1t was reported that the Taft man
ayers have under consideration the
introduction of a resolution in the
convention requiring all delegates to
vote according to the instructions Civ
ell by their states until released by
candidate.
TAFT leaders after a canvass of the
situation declared they expected TO
control the credentials committee by
a vote of 30 to u.
Many delegates to the Repub' ican
convention today talked of the adyis-
ability Of naming a dark horse candi-
date for president in the hope OF
bringing party harmony successes.
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 a finish.
Taft supporters were more conf
dent than ever after yesterdays vic
tory in the contests and freely reiter-
ated their predictions of the re-nom-
ination of the president on the first
ballot Roosevelt managers declared
their candidate would have the neCes-
sary $40 votes to secure the nomina-
ton on the first ballot.
The followers of Senator Cummins
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 a compromise.
There was less talk of opposition to
Senator Roots selection as temper
ary chairman. The Roosevelt men
have not agreed on candidate bat de-
clare they will have one. Several con-
ferences of Taft leaders were held at
which plans for the organization of
the convention committees were con-
sidered.
Former Senator Dick of OHIO was
brought forward as a candidate for
chairman of the important committee
Oh credentials while Charles w. Fair
banks, of Indiana, is mentioned for
chairman of the Resolutions commit
tee.
Several reasons We're assigned for
the postponement of the Roosevelt
mass meeting until Monday evening.
One was that the promoters desired
to hold off until the last minute in the
hope that Colonel Roosevelt may de-
eide to come here and be the princi-
pal speaker. Another story was that
l. was deemed advisable to delay un-
til after the national committee fin
ished hearing contests.
The list of seconding speeches to
President Taft's nomination was COM
pleted today by the selecting of w.
NJ. Fletcher Penn, of Atlanta, a negro
delegate from Georgia. The other
seconding speeches will be made by
Senator w. 0. Bradley, of Kentucky,
and Nicholas Murry Butler of New
York, after the president has been
placed in nomination by Warren G. |
Harding of Ohio.
Senator Newell Saunders of Tennes |
see has been decided upon for chair |
man of the committee on permanent |
according to an an !
nouncement made from the Taft !
headquarters today.
Statements sent out from here to-
day crediting to the Roosevelt head !
quarters announcement that the col
Onel would arrive in Chicago Sunday
were promptly denied by Senator Dix |
on Mr. Dixon said he had had no
word from Colonel Roosevelt and did
not know whether he would decide to
come or not