New-York tribune., 1912-06-11
CHICAGO STAGE ALL SET
Managers of All Candidates
Ready to Greet Delegates.

Chicago, June l0.-The stage setting sor
! the Republican National Convention was
completed to-day with tho opening Of La
Toilette and Cummins headquarters. Cum
Minis headquarters was established in the
same hotel that houses the Taft and Roose-
welt workers. The La Toilette headduar-
ters. opened by Alfred r. Roger, national
committeeman from Wisconsin. is six
blocks from tho others.
a direct appeal Will be made to each dele
gate BY the campaign manager of each can
didate for tho nomination. despite instruc-
tlons or pledges. No possible vote in tho
convention will be overlooked. and any indi-
cation among delegates of shifting senti-
ment will start lively scramble among the
managers.
Roosevelt headquarters was particularly
alive with meetings and conferences this
afternoon and tonight. Several Roosevelt
adherents. including Judge Bon r. Lind
sey. of Colorado: James X Garfield OF
Chic; Representative William Kent Of
California and clifford Pnchot. OF Wash
ington. were among those who took part
in various councils. Mr.. Garfield said:
We've got them "skinnel.' despite the
work of the national committee. This
committee cannot stop the nomination Of
Roosevelt. Tho verdict OF Ohio T. still
fresh In the minds OF the people Of this
country. Penrose. Crane and the others I'm
that committee room do not realiZ" what
the people as body are thinking. Their"
will he ar uprising against the action
here.
This nation has been aroused as it has
not been In a Presidential campaign Of re-
cent memory, and the verdict IL on the
side Of the Progressives. The convention
proper will undo the raw" things this
committee may put over. Colonel Rouse-
velts friends are confident of the out
come.
Reports that Presidential electors IN
states where primaries were carried by
Roosevelt would refuse regardless Of the
result Of the national convcntion-to vote
for any other candidate when they reached
Washington after the November election
brought smiles from even the Roosevelt
leaders
Franklin NacNeagh, Secretary of the
Treasury. visited the Taft headquarters
and declared President Taft would be
nominated on the first ballot lie said:
Things are looking better for President
Taft every day His friends believe he
viii be nominated on the first ballot. thus
disposing OF lot Of discussion that might
follow. The contests which the Roose-
founded. The action of the committee in
voting them Ia President Taft with prac-
tlcal unanimity is clear evidence OF this
Senator Kenyon. who left for Washing
non tonight, said:
Friends % Senator CumminS believe the
rank and nj" OF the Republican party are
tired OF the preseEt controversy aud tired
OF personal politics. We present IN him a
man who can unite the party and lead II
to an old-time victory. His candidacy Is
not Tor the purpose of iniuring any one or
Furnishing any one.
Discussion Of panks for the party plat
form Is becoming more general in the
various headquarters one OF the mission
aries" is James r. Williams. ir. formerly
federal civil Service Commissioner and
named as a deleSate-at-large from Arizona.
Two particular plankS are Ia Mr. Will
iams's programme. one would extend tho
civil service to include all postmasters,
collectors OF customs and internal revenue.
and practically all other federal appOintce3
not already in the classified lists His other
plank would commit the party 20 a liberal
irrigation policy.