The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-15

mated. Maryland electors will vote foi him in the electoral college. That point is definitely fixed"
 The Maryland and West Virginia delegates arrived on special train and s. G. Smith of the former and Roosevelt man said fl Taft is nominated he would place Richard A. Ballinger in nomination for Vice president. Col. Edward Caring ton of Baltimore, chairman of the Maryland delegation. said.
 T have special reasons for my be- lief that Colonel Roosevelt will be nominated But regardless of where or when Colonel Roosevelt Is nominated Maryland will support him. 1 "The biggest surprise to the Taf I forces will be the way the Taft de pendables turn their coats through tn, southern quota" he said. The Tafi managers have underestimated them. | T. K. the Mainspring
 The announced departure of Theodore Roosevelt from New York for Chicago formed the handspring for the activities CT the Taft bureau here today. Through out the day and evening Taft leaders discussed the effect his arrival and his efforts are likely to have on the situation Tonight three statements were issued from the Taft headquarters, two by Dl- iNNtoi NehHllty anu one Dy w llllanl i Barnes, Jr., of New York. Of these twc were inspired by Roosevelt's start for 1 Chicago.
 Director Mckinley declared that the Roosevelt managers here had sent for their chief as a last hope when they were convinced of impending defeat.
 After comparing Roosevelt to Napoleon and the Roosevelt campaign for the nom- ination to the hundred days, the state ment concluded
 ITO date Theodore Roosevelt has per sisted in remaining away from Chicago and assailing the republican party, its l Principles, f.s President and the leaders Of the party at long range
 He has himself said that he did not !n- 1 tend 10 come to Chicago unless it was at- solutely necessary for him to do so to pre-. vent his own defeat That defeat is al 1 hand and MT Roosevelt in violating all precedents in political history in this country, as a self-seeking candidate, pro- l poses to take charge of his own campaign for re-nomination for third term as President"
 Soon afterward the Taft manager l,ut out statement by William Barnes. ,Jr. of New York, in which the latter said: MT. Roosevelts departure for Chica ago was inevitable. Undgnihed as 1t is and impotent as 1t will prove to be tfs~chief
 
 mania for power over which Mir Roose. welt has no control"
 Talk of Compromise During the day the hotel lobbies and the various headquarters have buzzed with compromise candidate gossip. Reappear. anco of compromise talk called forth a lengthy statement from Director McKfn- ley. in which he charged the Roosevelt forces with encouraging it.
 Within the last 24 hours" said tg,e statement, men high in the councils of Theodore Roosevelt nave energetically en- |couraged talk of a compromise candidate for President. This is an admission of a patent fact-namely, that Theodore RooSa- welt is a defeated candidate in this con yention."
 Plans for demonstration of various sorts to offset the arrival of Roosevelt tomorrow were discussed by the Taft leaders but no scheme was adopted. n was practically decided to treat the pres- ence of the colonel with silence and dis dain although the Taft reception com mittee, which has begun the work of rounding up and caring for them, was urged to additional activity tomorrow.
 The Rooseevlt leaders. themselves some what surprised by the colonePs sudden decision to come to Chicago. immediately planned to avoid anything of the spec tacuIar in his arrival. 1t was greed that Mir Roosevelt be met at the train and taken immediately to the Congress hotel, where the rooms formerly known as the "Presidential" suite had been reserved for the former President. The new pres