Evening star., 1912-06-17
Wanamaker a Dark Horse.

General Will be put FORWARD IN the con-
vention as compromise candidate. and
probably will receive few votes on the
first ballot.
The Roosevelt forces are anxious to
have all the compromise candidates in
the field in the hope that they will draw
from President Taft 1t is expected
that William II. Ware and Hugh Black.
Philadelphia delegates. may cast their
votes for Mr. Wanamaker. Other COM
promise candidates are now appearing
thick and fast. Here is the list OF dark
horses" to date:
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia
Robert T. Lincoln of Illinois.
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa
Charles Z. Hughes of New York.
James R. Mann. minority leader of the
House Of Representatives.
Jerseymen Have a Marching Song.
The New Jersey delegation paraded
behind a band when 1t arrived yester
day. It swung down the street sing
ing:
"Rah. rah. rah, who are we?
I'VE are the delegates from New
Jersee.
Are we in 1t? Just you wait
It'll we give Teddy twenty eight
straight
The delegation came into town al
ready organized. Borden D. Whiting
was named for national committeeman,
and as members of committees the fol-
lowing were chosen:
Resolutions, George K. Record: ere
dentials. ]. Boyd Avis: rules. James G..
Blauvelt. and permanent organi.ae eton,
William G. Lord.
Rival Delegations From Bay State.
The rival delegations from Massachu-
setts both came in yesterday and open
ed headquarters in the same hotel The
Roosevelt half Of the delegation held
an informal meeting in the evening.
and will go into the full delegation
meeting tomorrow with a purpose to
''harmonize things" as to the selection
Of members for the convention COM
mittee.
Roosevelt delegates stated last night
that there would be no change in the
complexion of the Massachusetts, dele
cation as to support of the rival can
didates.
There will be eighteen firm for
Roosevelt and eighteen firm for Taft"
said Charles L. Baxter of the Rooss-
Welt delegation.
Oklahoma Has "Houn' Dawg" Song.
The Oklahoma delegation arrived yes
terday. headed by Dynamite Ed Perry,
its chairman. The delegates ana their
friends travelled in three special trains.
More than 600 are in the party. and the
first arrivals, headed by a brass band,
marched through the streets to their
hotel. waving Roosevelt banners and sing
ing a Roosevelt 'Houn' Dawg' song
Suffragists Favor Roosevelt.
At meeting yesterday attended by a
large number of woman visitors, under
the auspices of the suffragists, speeches
were made denouncing the republican
national committee for it's so-called steam
roller tactics. The meeting was held in
the Illinois Theater. and the women unan-
imously were for the Oyster Bay candi-
date. They did not denounce the men,
bers of the committee thieves, but re-
ferred TO them as 'shorfsighted" and
thick-hided Woman suffrage was de-
ciared 10 be the only remedy that can
| cure the ills of the republican party
Mrs. Isabel Blaney. one of the delegates
from California declared that the suf-
fragists should hitch their wagon to the
progressive republican star.
Other speakers at the meeting were
Mrs, Catharine Waugh McCuIloch of Chi
cago. Mrs. Frederick Nathan, president OF
the Consumers League OF New York,
Miss Helen Todd OF the University OF
Chicago, Mrs. Antonette Funk, DIR. Anna
Blount and Mrs Fannie Mccarthy
Worthington. all of Chicago.
Movement for Justice Hughes.
A movement in behalf of Justice Hughes
OF the United States Supreme Court as a
compromise candidate for President, took
definite form here