New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07
DERIDES COLONEL'S CLAIMS
Taft Leader Shows Certainty OF
Majority for President.

Chicago June 6.-Taft and RooseVelt
members OF the Republican National COM
mittee hurried to downtown hotel mead
quarters at the conclusion OF the hrst 1or-
NAL meeting of the committee this AFTER
noon and tonight went into conferences
with campaign managers and advisers 10
decide plans for the beginning OF contest
hearings before the committee to-morro"
morning.
Questions OF policies TO be pursued at the
hearings, and also OF the possible exact
strength OF the Roosevelt and Taft men on
the committee. were debated until late
hour. while the advice OF leaders In Wash
ington. New York and other cities was OBJ
tanned by telegraph and telephone
Taft managers said that a canvass OF all
contests showed that I'm a majority OF cases
to be brought before the committee the
Roosevelt contests were without merit, and,
therefore, President Taft would be assured
OF at least two-thirds OF the contested seats
In the convention.
In a statement issued tonight by Repre-
sentative William b. Mckinley, head OF the
Taft forces, the following appears:
OF the ffty-three states and territories
National Convention this year President
Taft has the entire delegations, or MA
jOrity Of the delega lions. from twenty states
in the North and West ten from the South,
and five from the District OF Columbia ana
territories, or a total Of thirty-hve. MT
Roosevelt has the delegations or the ma
jority OF them, from fourteen states IN tne
North and West and two from the Soutn'
or "A total OF sixteen. Senator Robert NJ Lt
Toilette has two. Wisconsin and North pa
koia
Furthermore President Taft has repre-
sentation on the delegations from seven
of the states which Mr. Roosevelt mas car .
ried I'm this contest. increasing thr nnnpe,
Of political units represented In his total
OF delegates TO forty-two out OF hfty-three
In the convention. -.
In the face OF this analysis Of the ceIe,
cations by states as they have been elected
To the Chicago convention, the utter az,
surdity Of the claims OF MI. kooSeNe'' dlI ,
lis managers that they control thv coin-
ing convention is apparent. They VIII naNc'
I'm fact all tho difficulty possible In mani
ing the so-called Roosevelt sure dele.
gates who already realize inst lnrS ~,
! hcing led into ditch. II not INTO an ac'"d'
bolt by a lost cause.
Charles H. Hilles. secretary to the iFesF
dent. arrived to-day and Joined Repres'n''
tive Mckinley At the Taft headquarters
lie is I'm direct touch by special wire WIN
the White House. and il keeping MT lai'
constantly advised Of developments Mr
! lilies said:
Thor. 4. absoIut.iy no question that res
| ident Taft will be nominal % uhU. he
! ruhlIcan National Convention. iI'u 80
| hos bren President OF the whole Co".s. :
70 ,Lrc. years he has DURING tllst uiiI.
! rorrieI out the Republican platform "a
! 1905 TO ia. letter. and mas pa, 90 ,hs
/ OF promises performed uh-P''''' "
!
! M President merits a renomlnat,oI ai
no viu receive a.. \ majority ~ u. :" IN
Gates 10 the convention "Ir"us ,,,nr
| siruC,ed for. or pledged 20. nv ~ sst,ied
- ,, az INC presidential nomination 70
! .0,csrped f. the size of the ma1o,ly ~
! ~, President on the nrst baIp' III NV w"
vcn,ion
/ .erator Dixon declared the committee
ac,,on i'm voting for sessions open 'o NV
,,oss was a victory for Colonel Koose'e''
n, Mckinley declared II Was an out
,,d.out victory for the President
n p Howell. OF Nebraska, chosen tor
,.,io,ai committeeman al the state pr''
oaries also issued 4 statement AFTER con-
earring with Senator Dixon, In "hich ~
/ said:
NJ Ros.wst.r will retain his seat IN the
,aiionaI committee for the present ~ithou'
nor,est a. have been requested by Sen,
ator Dixon TO defer the presentations oil
| my credentials .,.,, ,,.,,hou,
| While I am now legally entitled "'thou'
question. 10 perform the functions OF ma,
! ,inraI committeeman from Nebraska;
shall attrmpt 10 assume the duties ~ thai
oHca only when the duties ~ colonel
! Roosevelts campaign so demand
| 7 have been thoroughly in accord Win the
| Roosevelt MANAGEMENT in this matter from
! the beginning. and In assuming THIS attl'
| tmde I believe that have been and now
am fully performing the DUTY impoaea
| Nebraska when they 30 decsirely recalled
! NV onponent Mr.. Ros~wster