New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
Signal Victory for President on First Test
Vote, $50 to 5O2, Though Anti Taft
Forces Combined to Elect NJ Govern
FIGHT ON ROLL TO GO ON TO-DAY
Anavsis Of Baong Shows Administration Forces Should
Have Plurality Of at Least Seventy, and Gloom
Settles Over Camp Of Third Term Candidate
Senator Roots Keynote Speech
Mastery Effort.
rsy staff correspondent Of The Tribune

in the national convention to-day by so7 the issue
coming the election Of chairman and the TAFT forces
fifteenth Republican National Convention
Realizing controlled the convention by comfortable
majority the Roosevelt managers did not dare force the issue on
that contested delegates should not be permitted 10
for temporary chairman but subeuge they sought 10
achieve an apparent victory by throwing their strength Governor
La Toilette candidate for temporary chair
hoping by combination make appear that President ar
had been defeated
induce the convention to eliminate from actual par
cpation delegates against whom they had
brought which Of their number has ex
planned were brought simply psychological effect and IN order
that table look favorable to TAFT
solely ground have been contested will be renewed
tomorrow quite possible that then not be pushed
to an issue
Tody Developments bolt the part Of Mr.
Roosevelt either itself through the medium of
vention within convention or by walking of the hail. The
people talking nothing but bolt this evening
PRESIDENT HAS SAFE MARGIN.
Although the figures tody indicate precisely the
strength Of the candidates. their analysis makes oo
that MI Taft has plurality OF at least seventy over MI RooSe
ve The respective strength Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
vote for the nomination probably SAT for the President to
47 for Colonel Roosevelt This calculation based the assup-
ton that delegates will with the exception OF
changes recorded to-day obey their instructions
From apparent strength of Colonel Roosevelt shown by to-
DAYS votenaey 5O2ust SO being the
delegates Cuns the from North Dakota
La Toilette and the "A from Wisconsin also SO
instructed favor Of the election of Governor
McGovern be added votes from Maryland cast
for Mr. Root leaving the total Roosevelt strength 47
From the apparent strength President Taft be deducted
the Maryland and the from Oregon cast for Mr. Root
but instructed for Mr. Roosevelt leaving the total Taft
strength 547 plurality 70 M Roosevelt 1t noteworthy
however that to-day included the
eight large Massachusetts, and there to believe
that these violate three from Oregon and possibly
regard themselves at liberty to disregard er instructions
and for the President
SHOWS ROOSEVELT GAINED ONLY NINETEEN.
Today vote indicated efforts Of Colonel Rooe
away Taft delegates had produced apparent net result
CT nineteen as follows:
Arkansas Georgia s. Mississippi Virginia and Hawaii
1t is asserted by the people however that while the Ha
vaian were pledged California matters of oganza
they for the nomination of Mr. Taft If they do 1T will
President than are SHOWN IN te calcusons
n this dispatch.
The Taft people Mr. Roosevelt has made all the
noads ranks which he possibly accomplish and that
any shifting there be will be to- and not away rom
the President.
William U loah the convention adjourn this
evening follow up the days advantage Immediately by
raining committees getting position to make the
platform But the session had lasted SO long and every
enc was so the ensy of the situation by
re ese decided permit Governor Hadeys motion to
the contested delegates go over until tomorrow the
unfinished business.
At conference leaders tonight decided that
parliamentary points should be made against the Hadey
motion and that should be given for debate The motion
will either allowed its merits or motion to
refer entire to the committee on credentials
This conference by Senators Penrose Penns
ynia Crane of Massachusetts, Smoot of Utah Lppi of Rhode
.rd Sanders of Tennessee: Barnes York. Thomas H.
Devc slated for chairman of the credentials commie
the temporary chairman Senator Root ex-senator Hemnway of
indiana Omsed of Pennsylvania the convention
Representative of Massachusetts, and James
E. Watson, of Indiana, the Taft floor leader
The speakers on will debate the question have been
and the stage the second clash This
ame tedious day. addition to the three hours
debate it will require three hours call the individual roll
Senator Roots eloquent speech temporary chairman was made
under trying conditions many OF those IN the galleries
leave the Coliseum
Taft had the day and that Mr. Root
oo been elected comfortable majority So eloquent however
from New York that OF those
who had leave decided remain and both delegates and
oenc manifested appreciation with prolonged handcappng
and cheering at frequent intervals
It generally remarked of the convention whole that it
enthusiasm description hardly lack
noisy which frequently puncuae
affairs tensiy the which all could
I and perhaps indicated quite much and enthusiasm
the customary displays applause and cheering often largely
worked up by the leaders H. H.