The Washington times., 1912-06-16
TAT 7 CANNOT
Get ABOVE So
IN NEW YORK
Other Delegations Are
Breaking Away From
the Bosses.
SCORE PLEDGED TO
SUPPORT ROOSEVELT
Timothy Woodruff Will Refuse to
Stand for Steal Of Texas
Delegation.
By JOHN sNURE.

BY JOHN SNUkE.
CHICAGO, June 16.-Since Col.
Theodore Roosevelt reached Chicago
score of supposedly Taft delegates
have called on him and given such
assurances as to leave him in no
doubt they will throw him their
votes.
This is one actual development Of
the situation which affords answer to
the question on everybody's lips:
Can Roosevelt win over the dele
gates?"' ,.... ..-...... -.
Another and highly important de-
velopment was the meeting Of the
New York delegation last night and
other developments in the New York
delegation.
Delegation is Divided.
At the meeting. resolution was
adopted indorsing President Taft and
the Rochester platform. The resolu-
tion was passed by divided delegation,
as follows:
sixty-nine for; five against; three not
voting; twelve absent.
Moreover, fifteen of the sixty-nine
votes in favor of the Taft resolution
held by Boss Barnes and County
Chairman Koenig, Of the New York
county committee.
among the Roosevelt leaders today, the
vote on the Taft resolution is proof
that the President can hope for but
sixty-nine votes at the outside In the
Mckinley all along in his tables has
given Roosevelt only seven out Of ew
York National Committeeman Ward.
smensyoe as ,h. proSae numbsr ef
Roosevelt votes in the New York dele
cation.
Ready to Quit Taft.
But this Is not all. Good reason exists
| for the belief that, masked behind the
fifteen proxies, there are a number of
Roosevelt votes. just how many. is
disputed But the fact appears to be
that a, number of delegates with Roose.
Welt leanings preferred to send proxies
to last nights meeting and not to tip
off their hands at this stage of the
game.
Many signs are given that Timothy L.
Woodruff IS getting -eady to go over
TO the Roosevelt forces. His declara-
tlou Yesterday ana last nlRnI tndt JnS
action of the national committee in re-
gard to Texas was too raw for him,
that he would fgh. it in the conven-
ton, and that Taft is beaten If this
regarded everywhere as msaning he
will lead the thirteen Brooklyn dele
gates or large share Of them to
Roosevelt. s..
McKinley's Figures Faulty.
6 Nothing in the entire situation. apart
from the ruthless work of the national
committee in Sc ating the Texas and
Washington delegations. had so pro-
found an effect on the spirit Of the dele
gates generally as the developments
in the New York delegation. These de-
yeloprlents have effectively refued Di-
rector McKinleys figures and hape re-
: Nealrd to the men who VII composs
}, the convention that President tTafts
, paper strength is much exaSgertted
The moral effect If The revelation OF
> this on many delegates ALREADY Maver-
o from the shaky Taft ranks TO the firm
and enthusiasts ranks OF TIE Hoose'eh
, may be imagined. .,
All the while insistently ngfnng
: against the nomination of Presi6ent
= Taft and battling for the nomination2t
: Roosevelt is the endless tide OF tax
n that Taft cannot be elected under any
1t is the Ssts ssDer is tr0rn conn
vinced President Taft is nominated,
even without a Roosevelt ticket in the
n field, would be hopelessly beaten at the
polls. And almost everybody is openly
saying so. 1t is this black cloud OF
L November disaster. forever looming up
: ahead of every man who wants Re
publican success in November that is
s frightening delegates away from the
! Taft columns.
l. Give Them Straight Talk.
Il One Roosevelt accession in recent
: hours is a Taft delegate from Wyoming
Between now and the time the conven-
q ton begins voting Roosevelt will talk
3 personally with scores of delegates. AS
: they are saying about the hotels:
. TEDDY will talk to these boys ike
Il father, and then see what happens?
= Gloom and depression have reigned
= in the Taft camp ever since 1t was
announced Roosevelt ssSulS would be hsre st,ii
= nnttins up a strong talk that they have
the deiegates, but the general 1t. tone s. OF OF
a few more than enough now. they
won't be able to hold them"