The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-07
WILL STRIVE TO
WIN DELEGATION
Koosevelt's Plan Is to SIAM
pede New York Repub-
ilcan Convention
STATE IS ALMOST
SOLID FOR TAFT
Battle Will Start When Col
cners Herchmen Protest
Against the Seating OF
Committeeman

NEW YORK. April 6.---Because OF
New York states conceded barometri-
cal position in the national political
game and the bitter Hght that Is De-
ing waged between the Iaft and
Roosevelt factions. interest through
out the United States Is today CEN
tered in the hepubiican state conven-
ton. which is to be held at Roches-
ter. ApraI 9Th. With seventy nine Re-
publican national delegates already
instructed to cast their ballots for
President. Taft. as q result OF the
Statew ide primaries held on March
10Th, as against seven for Ioione!
Roosevelt. the fight at the Republican
state convention viii center ABOUT the
election OF the four delegates at-iarge
TO the national convention. and the
adoption of planks TO be supported by
the New York delegation.
The Coloneis defeat at the pri-
inaries has only served to sharpen his
appt tile for the contest. and he H.
tends to carry his fight on In the con-
yention. His adherents are sti!l de-
nouncing the primaries as fraudulent
and while the Taft supporters admit
that the election was II farce, they
content themselves with hurting back
the tantaiizing question: We'll. what
are you going to do about III" They
d
would have resulted In q larger ma
iority for the President.
Battle Starts Tomorrow.
The battle will be started tomorrow
when horde Of Roosevelt henchmen
will sWoop down on Rochester ana
ale protests against the seating Of the
Taft committeeman with the state
Republican machine, In an effort TO
"a in control ef the Republican state
x~ifE ias.t 10
en- the around that the machine com
,nitteemen do not represent the popu-
Jar choice II the people, and upon
ehe Acknowledgement OF many en-
rolled Republicans by technical blum
siers in the preferential primaries.
This step, however. VIII undoubtedly
result In another defeat for the colo
mel as the comnsitt eaa Wi La sIskshssass taae
rnyitions VIII be fled. Is controlled by
the Barnes machine, which In sup
porting Taft. Failing In this. the col
onal will make his fight In the con-
venticn.
His adherenis feel confident that
the coioneis personality will be toe
strong for the machine. and he VIII
again stampede the convention. In
stand pat Republican circles. how
ever. this popularity is regarded as
neEHSibts au3hGtS' AZ ~ eNe' VA
the wane. according to Boss Barnes
and the sage of Sycamore I'm is no
longer the national figure whose word
IS law irrespective OF party lines. II
is therefore. confidently predicted
that New York" States four dele
eates-at-large Will 20 to swell the
Taft majority at the national Re-
publican convention In June. In the
event OF the CoIonefs defeat, his
managers viii Immediately begin
preparations fer carrying their Hghi
10 the national Republican commit
zee. They will contest the seat OF
nearly every Taft delegate on the
ground that the selection was fraud
rient and does not represent the true
choice of the people.
On Arr'i nth. two days after tbs
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