Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-06-22
TO INVITE ALL PR0GRESSIVES
Kenyon and Prouty Active in Inter.
terest of Cummins of Iowa.
DELEGATES ANXIOUS TO FINISH
Members Of Credentials Committee
Not Ready with Report.
PLATFORM MAY START DEBATE
Councils and Steps Taken by
Leaders to Bring About
Speedy Action.

sF"HICAGO, June N.-The fourth day Of
the convention opened with President
Taft strong favorite for denomination,
possibility of a third candidate as second
choice in the betting, and Colonel Roose-
welt apparently out of the race so far as
this particular convention Is concerned.
Delegates to the fifteenth national con-
vention, frankly tired and eager to return
to their homes, today prepared for de-
cisive action at the Coliseum after three
days of skirmish firing between the Taft
and Roosevelt forces, that had resulted
in nothing but tangible delay.
However, as the hour for formal re-
sumption of the convention sessions drew
near there was increased discussion Of
just what action would be taken by the
Roosevelt forces during the day. Repeated
efforts were made to get from Colonel
Roosevelt the details of his further plans,
but without immediate avail.
Many were inclined to think that the
plan of passive resistance" mapped out
by the Roosevelt managers, would be
discarded before it had been placed in
fair working order According to this
plan the Roosevelt delegates were not to
vote on motions connected with the work
and organization Of the convention, but
were to place Colonel Roosevelt's name
in nomination.
Also. if a candidate Is nominated with
the votes of the alleged fraudulent
delegates, it was announced that the
Roosevelt forces would call convention
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to which all progressives will be invited
and at which it is expected that Colonel
Roosevelt will be nominated for the presi-
dency.
According to one of the progressive
newspapers Woodrow Wilson would be
selected as Colonel Roosevelts running
mate.
Active for Cummins.
With the approach of the time for nomi-
nations United States Senator W. D. Ken
Won and Congressman S. E. Prouty of
Iowa were particularly active in behalf
Of the candidacy of Senator Cummins.
Both said they expected important de-
velopments today that might decide the
chances of the Iowa senator's success.
There were strong indications in the
Taft camp that the leaders had gotten
together in their program and that the
sessions of the convention today might
bring forth clean cut outline OF what
these leaders intended to do. Final plans
were discussed at breakfast councils, dur
ing which communications were received
from nearly all state leaders as to late
developments last night.
Meanwhile the veteran leaders in COM
mand of the Taft campaign used thei-
political genius adroitly for the purpose
of disintegrating the Roosevelt support
They were reported to have encouraged
dark horse compromise talk at every op-
portunity and in other ways to turn the
fire from their candidate until the pre-
liminary steps in the organization of the
convention had been concluded.
Congressman William B, Mckinley of
Illinois, President Tafts campaign man
ager, insisted that at no time had he con-
sdered a third candidate He declared
that all talk of a compromise candidate
had come from the Roosevelt men and
that none of it had been given his sane
tion either directly or indirectly.
Taking cognizance of the situation as
appeared to him before the convention
was called to order Mckinley declared
that the Roosevelt forces were demoral.
lied and disorganized to an extent which
would preclude any further united action
in or out of the convention.
Taft Leaders Confer.
The Taft leaders went into conference
early. today for the purpose of advancing
plans for both day and night sessions of
the convention with view to winding
up the convention certainly by Saturday
night.
There is absolutely no reason said
one of these leaders, why these dele
gates should be forced to remain in Chi
cago over Sunday. Many of them, who
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