The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-26
Consolidated Aug. 3, 1881.
BEAT TO 4 FnllllE.
PRESIDENTS FOLLOWERS SHOW
THEIR DOMINANCE OF MEET
ING ON TWO TEST VOTES.
With Taft denomination OH First
BALLOT a Forcgonc Conclusion, Only
Things Left for Squabble are Plat
form. Rules and Useless Delegates
May Adjourn by Tomorrow.

! Chicago. June 21.-The Republican
O<aoers directing the affairs of the
national convention are going to try
tomorrow TO crowd the work of three
days into one. With permanent or
sanization yet to be effected. with sew
Soal important contests cases yet TO
heard. with rules to adopt. plat
fofm to be threshed out. and nomina-
tons for president and vice president
to be made. the convention will be
called TO order at 10 a. m. and every
possible effort will be made TO dis
pose OF the accumulated business be-
(Hre adjournment of the session is
aiken.
IL In a foregone conclusion tonight
hat President Taft will be nominat-
ed on the first ballot. Col. Roosevelt
Indicated that his name would not be
PRESENTED to the tainted convention"
~ hts wishes were followed. Talk of
- compromise candidate. dropped two
days ago. showed no sign Of revival.
: IL was generally believed that the
delegates instructed for Col Roose-
Welt would offer his name. despite his
expressed desire.
- The Roosevelt forces have not
abandoned their general fight in the
convention by any means ard a hard
struggle Is In prospect tomorrow over
the Texas and Washington contests.
The new rules. which the Roosevelt
people say are framed to perpetuate
<be present system Of controlling a
~vational convention. arc sure to pre-
cipitate a heated debate, while the
platform may be assailed by the La.
Toilette delegates as well as some o.
the progressives In the Roosevelt fac
+ ton. So II Is with some trepidation
That the leaders look forward tonight
accomplishing the hereculean task
before them by Sunday morning.
The platform makers determined
tonight TO disregard entirely the ques-
ton Of woman suffrage. A COM
promise has been reached on the
tSariff. the platform declaring the
tariff to be a matter for consideration
and recommendation by the tariff
board.
Justice Hughes of the United
States supreme court, evidently dis
turbed by the prominence given his
name In talk of compromise cam
didate several days ago. has sent two
telegrams To- Senator Root, couched
in most positive terms. to the effect
that his name must not be considered
under any circumstances for the pres
idential nomination: that IL he be
vpominated he would be under the en-
! barrassing necessity OF declining the
honor. so that the convention would
have to reconvene and name some
body else.
Mr.. Roosevelt's leaders were loath
to discuss tonight the probability that
the colonel would not be placed in
nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself has repeat-
edly declared that he would have
nothing - do with the convention
unless II is purged of tainted dele
gates"
IL was reported late tonight that
rcol. Roosevelt had already told Will
'ham \. Prcndergast. who was TO
place him In nomination. not 10 pre-
sent his name unless the present
control of the body should 10y chance
be overturned
other Roosevelt leaders indicated
strongely that MIR. Roosevelt's name
would not De presented.
Frank Mtnsey. one Of the Roosevelt
force said tonight;
MIR. Roosevelt will he nominated
for president ~ new party. He re-
fuses To have anything more To- do
with the Republican convention now
I'm session In this c1ty. He would not
now take "a nomination from that
body II it were given to him Taft
probably will be nominated late to-
morrow. II IS now the earnest wish
of Mr.. Roosevelt and his friends that
the nomination GO to him. They re-
gard him as the proper nominee Of
such a convention"