The Washington times., 1912-06-19
Will Welcome a Bolt of
Colonel Roosevelt's
Followers.
OZARK HORSE" TALK
STILL ON INCREASE
Conservatives Alarmed At Chasm
Between Factions, and Want
New Candidate.

CHICAGO, June 19.-That they expect
| and hope that Colonel Roosevet's infu-
ence on his delegates will result in
their bolting or attempting the organi-
| cation of a second convention on the
| Coliseum floor was admitted by the un-
compromising Taft leaders just before
the convention resumed it's session to-
day.
They carefully counted noses on the
Roosevelt demand, put forth through
Hadley, of Missouri, that the seated
Taft contested delegated be eliminated.
They declared that they had against
this proposition more votes than were
cast for Senator Root yesterday.
And they will welcome a walkout by
the Roosevelt forces, as they declare
positively such a move would purge the
party of Populism. Socialism. and all
other issues. They also say that such
an action would not be countenanccd
by the Republicans Of the nation.
Will Claim Regularity.
| The Roosevelt men have helped or
ganize this convention" said William
Barnes. jr.. today. They were beaten
in fair test of strength. II they try.
after being beaten a second time, to
withdraw from the regular deliberati
! Of the Republican national convention
and put out their own declaration Of
principles and their own tickets into
the field, there is nothing TO prevent
them. But they can make no pretence
of regularity for any such program IL
based on their private isms.'"
Other Taft leaders took the same
view. They stated that the regular
Republican convention came into being
With the election of Senator Elihu Root
as temporary chairman, and even
though the Roosevelt men put a ticket
into the field, they cannot have it
| labeled regular by claiming that the
candidate named by the Root convea-
tion is fraud tainted.
Will Go To Court.
BY mandamus proceedings, brought
in every State. the anti Roosevelt men
will, If necessary, they sav, force tire
recognition of their ticket as the regu-
lar Republican ticket and they will,
they say, prevent the recognized Rooso-
Welt electors in such States as Missouri,
. Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, vot-
ing for any one but the candidate bear
ing the trade mark of Republican regu-
larity.
, The legal experts Of the Taft forces
srent nearly all of last night examin-
ing the law ind prccedents affecting
Zach condition, ana they lave agreed
that thu proSressiv:s' plan cannot h"
> certain to be nc accompli shed. however. II
the Roosevelt men hold their side COIL
>untion they threatened. will be th4
nomination of President Taft BY the
RI urh Al IN Vpn
5 ton and recognize its regularity.
Dark Horse" Talk
l Should the Roosevelt delegates take
the floor" and if beaten on the rolls
question. continue their fight TO the en- |
there is il generally admitted strong
Lroba bilitJ of dark horse candidate
Icing nominated President Tar, SOME
OF his friends believe. would now be
l Wiling to withdraw as a candidate If
assured that the Roosevelt men have
e uccn defeated.
n MANY of lh4 leaders who insist tina I
what is wanted now is candidate
who co"l1 win NJ the polls are rea1y
to use their influence to have thc
" President pull ou: n the interest OF
harmony. But he will absolutely refuse
r to take any such action, 1t is SAID, o.
l. even admit that he would he Wiling
!; tC do so until assured that Roosevelt
= is certainly defeated and that the
: Roosevelt followers are wiling to re-
: main eGular.
= the delegates in the regular convention
will have no alternative but to name
e. the President for a second term. There
| would be no use of putting another can
=. didate into the field at that stage, they
say as the President would be tar
l. stronger than any man that might oe
drafted for a fight where two Repuoll-
! cans each claiming to be the regular
"a ndidatg ODnOSinR a Democrat.
Up To Roosevelt Men.
,. The crux of the situation therefore
rested with the Roosevelt men today
" The real Taft leaders quietly but con-
fdentlv asserted early TODAY that their
i opponents would remain regular. They
+, claimed to believe that most of the
7 froth and buster over the temporary
roll was for the purpose of 'gettins
I, right with the people at home. The
/: Taft Chieftains insisted that regularity
was a strong card in their favor to pre-
l, vent a bolt and they claimed that a
l. the outside not more than one-half o.
the Roosevelt men would participate II
any proceedings that would lay then
open to being accused of being bolters
1t was pointed out that there Were
State contests to be considered anC
z Congresmen to be elected and ther,
were a number of big Taft men-th
=. ones that went into yesterdays fght
is might but If licked to acquiesce in tn,
al will of the majority who declared tina
,s the Roosevelt chiefs were weakening.
s. Taft Men Firm.
I'd We have them licked, and we vii
lg make them take their medicine" wa
the last word of Congressman MCkin
&c ley to his floor managers as they en-
W tered the convention hall
in But whether there is to be a deadlocl
| fhA limo lon " a
r for the. naming of dark horse ol
I'd whom the Republicans of the CountT!
be can unite. or whether MIR. Taft is 70 b
the choice OF the convention now Il
u session will rest entirely on what tn
b. Roosevelt men do after the vote .
as taken on their motion to purge IN
OF | roll today.
he This vote was expected to be Lea's I
IL about o clock this afternoon but IN
he result will probably not be known 10
is two hours as that period will be re
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