Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-20
Director William B, Mckinley,
of Presidents Campaign, De-
clares Roosevelt Third Term
Bubble Has Burst,
ATTITUDE ONE OF "ALL
OVER BUT THE SHOUTING"
Predicts Further Desertions
Today from Co|onel's Stand
ard; Ex-Rough Rider May
Bolt Without Success.
tBy Morning Joueaar npeciAi. I.assS w'r.'

(By Morning JournaI Apecial. Lsase6 wlrs.)
Chicago, June 19.--At Taft head
quarters a general sentiment OF relief
was felt tonight. Director Mckinley
and his staff presented an its-all-
over but the shouting attitude ana
asserted that today's vote
of 564 to 510 against the Roosevelt
forces showed conclusively that Taft
would be renominated.
They claimed that Roosevelt would
lose on the nomination roll call forty
six of the 510 votes he had today. He
declared that Wisconsin's rs votes,
South Dakota's ten and the ten Cum
minis votes from Iowa would desert
the Roosevelt column on any decisive
vote. From this they argued that the
real strength of Roosevelt In the con-
vcntion at most 464 votes.
president Tafts denomination Is
a certainty" said Dircussr Mckinley.
Each succeeding roll call from now
on will show steady losses from the
Roosevelt column and gains for Taft
A statement was issued by Mckin-
ley tonight In which he said:
president Taft will be renomi-
mated by the national convention.
Theodore Roosevelt has been elimi-
mated as candidate. The test votes,
one today and another forced by his
leaders yesterday, have demonstrated
that he cannot be nominated. The
delegates have repudiated his third
term pretensions. His managers have
resorted to every known method OF
political strategy but without success.
They have attempted combinations
with other candidates; they have pre-
sented unfair and revolutionary plans
OF procedure under the pretense Of
honesty and they have endeavored by
every means to make Taft delegates
break their solemn pledges and IN
structions.
I'm the face Of these desperate ef-
forts, the Taft column has steadily
grown. Tafts majority today was
larger than it was yesterday.
"The Roosevelt followers, knowing
t,i. II candidate can never get enough
votes to give him majority OF the
are now seeking in hope
less and discouraged fashioned for an
other leader. Their search vii. be
in vain President Taft's demon
s;rased majority in the convention re-
delegates who have come 20
Chicago determined to renominate
him and they will not be swerved
from that purpose. They have shown
their loyalty and devotion to the pres
ident in two test votes and their So
lidlty was not In the least affected by
"A deliberate and futile attempt to
stampede the convention through n
planned demonstration. They
gave their answer to that demonstra-
tinn by casting more votes today than
they did yesterd ~.
They have shown that they pro-
pos, to remain with the president un-
t.l his nomirstion Is an accomplished
fact; that they will receive accessions
to their ranks from those who have
teen temporarily carried away by n
noisy, clustering, braggadocio cam
raign. The balloon-like character of
that campaign has been twice pune
tured by decisive majority votes.
The southern delegates, Instructed
for Taft, are carrying out their In
siructions with courage and fidelity,
the temptations Of
fered them In the way OF money. pa
tronagc and political preferment.
They have shown a laudable loyalty
to party pledges.
Roosevelt not only lost In votes
today but his delegates INDUCED in
forty minutes of continuous cheering
for Governor Hsdley. of Missouri. one
OF his campaign managers. showing a
decided tendency TO desert the Roose-
welt standard.
"Roosevelt's repeated threat to bolt
has not matcrialized and statements
are made by many Of his leaders that
should bolt be attempted II will not
be generally participated in.
The solidity of President Taft's
line and the wavering weakness of
the Roosevelt forces will tell their
own story Of victory for the president
and the bursting Of the Roosevelt
bubble"
The Taft leaders while outwardly
ridiculfng talk of a Roosevelt bolt.
privately admitted that the colonel.
when II became apparent tomorrow