The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-14

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 Gossip of the planned fight agains Senator Root awakened interest il his expected arrival. He had beri expected today and rooms were il readiness for him. MT. Root, nowsv l CT, had not reached here at a late 1 hour and inquiry failed to reveal hi. whereabouts.
 About the Headquarters were con. stant rumors of the approach to Chi. cago of Mir Roosevelt himself. Many of his staunch friends insisted thai he wuld be here Sunday night oi Monday morning in time to particl pate in the mass meeting planned in his interest Monday night | Rumors of a bolt in the party, SC current for the last few days were conspicuous today by their absence and this kind of talk was over shadowed by continual discussion oi possible compromise in case the Taft Roosevelt struggle should be- come too bitter and entangled.
 Events of the day gave Roosevelt | leaders their first real cause for iu- bilation and they were not slow to take advantage of it. While the ma tional committee was disposing of the Missuri contests, Roosevelt delegates iii Chicago were assembled in the Con gress hotel listening to a speech by William Flynn of Pennsylvania, who urged that every man must do his full duty and not give up the fight Francis J. Heney of San Francisco brought the good tidings. When he arrived Senator Dixon was declaring that the Republican national com mittee could not possibly get eonugh ! delegates for Taft to nominate.
 The members of the national com miUtee cannot stand the strain of public opinion, which is with us. much longer" he declared. l Then Mir. Heney took the rostrum. when he announced that the national committee had given the Missouri delegates at large to Roosevelt there was tumult and then Mir. Flynn asked:
 Do you still compare the national committee to forty thieves?"
 Yes" responded Heney. q still compare some of the committee to the forty thieves"
 But don't you think the committee s im3roving?" Flynn continued. Only as to results" said Heney. Following this meeting the mem bers of the national committee be- gan to arrive from the adjourned meeting at the Coliseum and they were at once surrounded and pressed for explanations of the sudden ad . journment following the Missouri contest decision in Roosevelt's favor. Senator Borah of Idaho confessed to inquirers that he was ignorant of the reasons for the sudden adjourn ment and said it was at the request of Senator Crane. The Idaho sen ator said he thought it possible that some of the committee leaders had been fooled on evidence in the Mis- souri contest and wished to look earthly into the evidence in the Washington and Texas contests be- fore bringing them up in the com- mittee for action. These contests, like Missouri were instituted by the Taft forces.
 Senator Dixon took an entirely dif- ferent view of the matter
 T positively know" said Mir Dix Oil, that two members of the na- tional committee who have been vbt- ing with the steam roller served mo- tice last night that they would go no further in unseating Roosevelt delegates who had been regularly chosen. l know who they are and could name them if I would. There are other members of the committee who cannot stand the strain much longer. That's why Penrose and Crane fled to cover today to counsel on a change of plans"
 The Roosevelt campaign manager concluded his statement with the flat declaration that the Roosevelt forces would control the temporary organ ization and nominate Roosevelt The senator, however, admitted that the Roosevelt forces might not control the credentials committee, each mem Der of which is selected by his state 1 delegation
 "All the evidence in all the con tests before the national committee lyill have to be gone over again" said MT. Dixon, ''and there may be Taft men on that committee who will not stand for steals of Roosevelt delegates 1 like the steal in Kentucky and in California. It may be that we will not nominate candidate for ten days after the convention is organized"
 Reports from other sources had it that Senator Borah of Idaho had been selected for temporary chairman. Notwithstanding positive declara- tions from leaders of both sides that talk of compromise was foolish there are many delegates and leaders who think that another man may win the conventions crown Senator Kenyon, of Iowa urged Senator Cummins in this connection.
 1 At the Taft headquarters a period of great activity followed the an- nouncement of the adjournment of the national committee after the de- cision in the Missouri cases. The Missouri result was communicated to the white house over the long dis tance telephone by Secretary Hilles and the Taft advisers were called in. Mir. Hilles would make no comment on the situation.
 Senator Penrose was the first to arrive and he went over the days developments with Director MeKin- ley Senator Penrose asserted that the committee had adjourned simply because it was desirable, to allow | time for tha nrnna ara fiop of varfo,.e