New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-01
TAFT SURE TO WIN
IN OHIO CONVENTION
President Told the Platform Will
Strongly Indorse His
Administration.
STATE DELEGATES FOR HIM
Poll Convinces Leaders That
Senator Root Will Be Made
Temporary Chairman
at Chicago.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, May 31.-Tho Ohio Repub-
lcan platform will contain ringing in
dorsement OF the Taft administration, che
six delegates-at-large from that state will
he instructed for President Taft and the
President will win big victory at Chicago
in the selection of Senator Root as tern
porary chairman.
These predictions were made to-day after
several conferences between the President
and his political advisers
Warren G. Harding. ex-Lieutensnt Gov
ernor Of Ohio. was with the President some
time to-day. He said the Taft men would
control the Ohio State Convention by a ma
tority OF between forty and eighty dele
gates. There are 755 delegates to the con-
vention. with S7S necessary 10 control. The
President Is ired he will have not lees
than i16 DELEGATES. a majority or thirty
seven, with prospects Of much larger
number.
Mr.. Harding said the six delegates at
large would b. instructed for the Presi-
dent. He said there promised to be a live
ly time In the convention but there was no
doubt that the Taft men would name the
delegates-at-largc and that the admlnistra-
ton would be strongly Endorsed in the plat
form
a poll is being made Of all tho delegates
10 the Chicago convention 10 ascertain their
attitude toward the naming Of Senator Root
as temporary chairman From the present
outlook-and advices have been received
from a large number of the delegates-Mr.
Root will be named Such result will
be regarded as a big victory fer the Presl-
dent
The Taft managers have gone over the
list and expect 10 have safe majority
Of at least thirty votes In the Chicago CON
veDtion. The Roosevelt managers say they
will have a majority of forty. claiming $50
delegates.
There is considerable speculation about
the attitude that will he taken by Senator
La Toilette, the general impression being
that he will try 10 hold his delegates to the
end and VIII not release them to either
Roosevelt or Taft. Roosevelt forces how
ever, are counting on the ten North Dakots,
delegates should there be a second ballot
While the Roosevelt headquarters remain
silent on the rumored effort to unseat
members Of the Republican National Com
nittee before the settlement Of contests
begins. the Taft bureau asserts that II
knows the attempt IS TO be made. In a
statement issued by Director Mckinley. the
following assertion is made:
An attempt 10 recall the members OF tho
present Republican National Committee IL
already being advocated by Theodore
Roosevelt. William Finn. OF Pittsburgh.
and others OF Mr. Roosevelts campai gn
managers. are now working on a plan to
substitute for the members OF the national
committee new men on whom Nj. Roose-
welt can rely not to give a judicial decision
on the contests pending before that body.
but 20 seat all Roosevelt cOntesting dele
gates. regardless OF the merits OF their
contests.
or course. the proposal ~ Mr.. Roosevelt
r. wholly revolutionary and IN that regard
II ia line with his demand for a third term
as President
The President vii hold several confer
ences during the next two weeks. Repub-
lican leaders from every section ~ the
country are expected 10 come 10 Washing
ton next week TO confer with the Presi-
dent, Secretary lilies and Director McKin-
Icy. Secretary IIilles plans 10 leave Wash
ington FOR Chicago next Wedu' sdRy.