The Washington times., 1912-06-19
ROOSEVELT Will.
FIGHT TO PURGE
DELEGATE ROLL
Gov. Hadley Leading Battle
l. Against Lists In Con-
+ vention Hall.
REFUSE TO ADMIT
ELECTION OF ROOT
All Supporters of Colonel Are
Hanging Together In Mighty
Contest at Chicago.

COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June ia-"The
Roosevelt forces will not recognize
Senator Elihu Root of New York, as the
legally elected temporary chairman of
the Republican national convention.
Either the roll of the Republican ma
tional committee will be purged of dele
gates fraudulently appearing on it or
there will be double convention held"
This outline was given just prior to
the opening of the session today by a
leader of the Roosevelt forces. 1t was
program of fight. Already the lead
ers are ready for the first engagement.
At the very opening of the session to-
day, according to the plans that were
made in. a long conference between
Colonel Roosevelt and his chiefs. the
struggle was to begin
Herbert s. Hadley, floor leader of tRe
colonels forces, was ordered to start the
battle. He had wheeled his war en-
g1nes into line just as the first days
session. of the convention came to a
close.
The contest hinges on the unseating
OF seventy delegates put on the tenn
porary roll Of the convention by the ma
tonal committees steam roller. They
! are the cases that made Colonel Roose-
velt cry naked theft" In order to put
them on the roll the Oyster Bay candi-
date Is determined that the contested
delegates seated from one State shall
not be permitted to vote on the con-
tests In any other State. The cases are
TO. be taken up ''en bloc" IL the Roose-
FeIt forces can bring it about
Every step Of the fight had been
he
they entered the Coliseum today. Their
plans included the probability of defeat
In the first fight. But that will not end
the campaign. II they are voted down
In their effort to have all the contested
delegates cases taken up by the CON-
Vention as whole. they will make
another Night before the committee on
credentials. II this fight fails. there
will be two conventions.
The foundation for today's fight was
laid when. after seven hours Of fight
1ns' Senator Root had been elected
temporary chairman and had delivered
the keynote speech. Immediately after
ne took command of the machinery of
the convention the Senator gave a fine
example of his craftsmanship in that
role. Without waste of time he rec
osnized delegate from Wyoming, who
moved that the rules that governed the
last national convention be adopted to
apply during the present function.
Hadley made move as II to object,
but after hurried conference with some
OF his associates in the Roosevelt
camp he permitted the motion to be put
and carried with viva voce vote
Root then recognized Watson, the Taft
moor leader. who moved that the roll
~. ~ stateS onn,,t. Te called for nominations to
resolutions and credentials Hadley
did get in action here and was roundly
stss Shsered by the Roosevelt men, who in
stii, Iteu eE,, oy " their & ms nner that they were
The Missouri governor came forward
holding in his hand sheaf OF manu-.
script. which contained the names OF
.ne seventy-eight delegates put out oi
business by the Taft steam roller. II
was his manifest purpose to renew the
night of the Roosevelt forces before q
single step had been made in the per
manent organization of the convention
After making his motion. however, tc
substitute his list for the one that hac
been reported by the national commit
tee, he gave way to Watson. who sug.
gested an adjournment until today
with the understanding that Hadley'i
= motion should be regarded as the un
finished business of the convention.
This was agreed to without a vote.
The main hope of victory Is stakeC
on this fight. If the Roosevelt mel
can force a vote, and II the contested
delegates can be excluded from th
voting. they will be able to seat thei
men. The fact that they have mad,
plans for subsequent moves shows tha
their own hope of victory is not yer!
strong.
The battle will continue until tn
credentials committee. pro-Taft, re
ports and the convention votes upol
the minority report that will be brough
in by the Roosevelt members. The
the whole AFFAIR will be directly in tn
hands of the colonel himself.
From that minute on. whether ther
is to be a bolt and when 1t Is to come
will be determined by Roosevelt. H
will give the signal
Throughout the convention he wi
keep in constant touch with AFFAIRS. H
may go to the convention hall person
ally. He may stay In the Presidents
suite at the Congress Hotel
The colonel may order the split whe
the credentials fight is lost, II II Is los
He may wait until the roll call on tn
Presidential nomination itself begins.
It's to be a case OF fine political dis
elimination. When the last shred of
chance for a nomination before til
present convention has vanished. tn
~coloners delegates will be given tn
signal to leave their seats. In fact, II
stead of being called from the hall. tn
coloneIs forces may strive to organi1
their own convention on the floor
ha