Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-20
ROOT IS ELECTED
TEM'Y CHAIRMAN
Are you afraid to trust a r7,linp q, en-
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Are you afraid to trust a ruling on +ho
question. who shall vote in the copven.
ton to n representative like Robert NJ
Ia Toilette. We are not afraid to trust i,
there.
Again appeal to every Taft man who
does not Want to see his party wrecked r.
vote for Governor McCiovern."
Mr.. Heney was allowed to conclude ,r
comparative quiet
John j. sullivan, Roosevelt delera.e
from Ohio, followed in endorsing Cover.
nor McGoverns nomination for the chair.
manship.
From the home State OF william II
Taft he said. lin behalf Of tho 81 Roose.
welt delegates. I support McGovorn."
Charles II. Carey Of Oregon. another
| Roosevelt delegate. followed him in on.
dorslng McGovern.
DIXON CLAIMS A VICTORY
I'VE have them whipped" said Soma.
tor Dixon, manager Of the Eooseve,
campaign after the convention hat
elected Senator Root temporary chair.
man. The vote this afternoon prove,
it. 1t demonstrates beyond . doubt tns
imposslbity of Taft's nomination"
at takes $40 votes to nominate" h,
declared. MIR. Root received for TEN,
porary chairman 55S votes. In this vot,
were included seven votes from Illinois
instructed in the primary for Mr.. Rooso.
Welt and these delegates have already
announced their Intention to carry on
their Instructions
Further analvzing the vote Senator,
Dixon claimed for Roosevelt - vote cas-
to-day for Senator Root which are instruct.
ed for Roosevelt and expressed confidence
mat the credentials committee Of the con.
ventlon would throw out some of the con.
tested delegates seated by the nationa
committee.
These - votes deducted from the -.
votes cast for Mr. Root for Temporal,
: chairman leaves only 500 votes for Mr.
Taft. being four short of n majority" he
declared "Besides these Instructed FOX
: Roosevelt delegates from the prnar7;
) States. there are delegates from at least
six other states who voted for Mr. Root
to-day who are openly avowed Roosevelt
delegates, and who will vote for his nomi.
nation.
STILL RELIES ON CONTESTS.
The above figures take no account
Of the fact that commencing to-uor-
wv ii4'I INNS W. w III present the cases
of the delegates fraudulently seated bv
the national committee from cali
fornia, Washington, Arizona. Texas.
alabama, Kentucky. Indiana and other
states aggregating upwards of -
delegates, to new court in the shape
Of credentials committee. and beyond
that the reports Of that credential com
mittee must he finally adopted by the
convention itself"
The action OF the Wisconsin delera-
ton in splitting on the temporary
chairmarsh'o was regarded as omin-
Gus by some Of the Roosevelt leaders
Some Of the delegates are said to he
considerably aroused because Senator
La Folle.te urged the delegates to take
no progressive action on the temporary
organization.
TAFT BUREAU COUNTERS
The Taft bureau counterei on the
Roosevelt men with two statements,
one from Director Mckinley and the
other from william Barnes Jr. Mr..
McKinleys pronouncement follows in
part:
president Taft to- lay demonstrated
his absolute control of the national re-
public an convention. Mr.. Roosevelt adj
mitted his own lack Of strength by de
Ginning to place before the convention
a candidate for temporary chairman
The full limit of the Roosevelt strength
has now been polled and Mr.. Roosevelt
still lacks 20 or more votes of the neces
sary majority"
Mr. Barnes had this to say: The re.
suit of the convention to-day is con-
elusive proof of two things. first, tina,
|
Welt convention. and secondly. that even
the vote that given for Nj NJ
Govern does not represent by large
number If votes the Roosevelt strength
In the convention.
SAYS TAFT WILL. HAVE MORE.
Mr. Taft's strength in this convention
: is not represented toy the vote for Sena-
tor Root because IN my judgment Taft's
vote will exceed that given on temper
any chairman. No republican convention
has ever been SO near violating the
spirit ard meaning of repubAcanism as
has his. but fortunately the danger IS
now passed and as the next few days
succeed one after The other the emptI-
ness OF the third-term candidacy Will
become clearly apparent
Il regret that a few delegates from the
State Of New York have failed to COM
prehend their patriotic duty and through
the lure Of possible political advancement
have misrepresented the backbone of the
republican constituencies which they We're
elected to represent"
The Taft managers Tonight privately
admitted that the vote on the question II
! senator Root As temporary chairman
| was TOO close To be comfortable al
| though they insisted they would be able
tc maintain control of the convention.
Talk of a bolt as a result Of the de-
oision to disregard the action OF ma
jority of the convention unless it be
composed of uncontestei delegates wa,
sail to be unfounded.