The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-21
OUR CONGRESSMEN AND
SENATORS, TOO, ARE DUSILY
ENGAGED IN WASHINGTON
Discretely Absent From the
Obsequies Over the G. o. P.
in Chicago
CHEERS FOR TAFT ARE FEW
But Cusses for a Well-Known
Resident of Oyster Bay
80 Are Plentiful
CHEERS FOR TAFT ARE FEW
BY JAMES scHERMERHoRN.

CHICAGO, June 2l.-They are hav-
ing so much fuss over them they must
be the seats Of war" one hears so
much about. Twelve thousand people
came to the Coliseum at IL o'clock
only to be gold TO call around again
at 4, and at four they found the
Republican party still In court. The
litigation over delegates which began
before the national committee two
weeks ago, has consumed the first
three days of the convention.
Perhaps all this show OF judicial
deliberation is because certain
guest at the Annex continues TO
shout his opinion OF pilfered conyen.
tons or mayhap II is designed to
allow more time for the compromise
and conciliation leaven TO work within
the whole lump. The get-together
folks have been carrying gentle peace
in their right hand among the Taff-
ties all day, and the Cummirfs crowd
have perked up bit. y
They're droll majority, these ad.
ministrationlsts. They have the votes
counting the contested ones which
the credentials committee are expect
ed TO give them-yet they seem in no
hurry TO give the president the NOM
ination. 1t is announced now there
will be no choice until Saturday. In
the meantime the ex-president has Is
sued his declaration OF independence
and the compromisers are abroad In
the land.
or course, the Taft wheel-horses
lrr NJ frnV
his standard, but still the talk OF a
third candidate persists. II doesn't
seem TO come from the Roosevelt
camp. although there Is said TO be a
slight confusion Of tongues there. The
Michigan factions were to go into con-
ference Thursday afternoon on the
compromise matter. but the colonel's
platoon OF 10 failed TO appear. II Is
known that the Roosevelt strategy
board has been in session all day
while his pronounciamento foreshad-
owing a new party, has been In every
bodys hands.
William III. White. OF Boyne City.
announced tonight that the TAFT 20
would stick TO the president as long
as there was a chance OF nominating
him, and they would never go 10 a
man satisfactory 10 Roosevelt. as they
were done With that fellow"
The scarifying OF the colonel Is
personal and venomous. The devil
would have 10 be painted block TO
look like him. according to his ira.
ducers. On the other hand. there is
no traducement OF the president. II
is his official lapses and omissions and
the stripe OF his supporters that the
progressives assail. Taft's name has
been heard with singular lnfrequency
throughout these troublous days. Only
once has II been received with en-.
thuslasm. and that was when Chair
man Mckay brought II into HIS con
else little speech on the Michigan
contest
The absence OF the Michigan con-
gressional delegation-senators and
representatives-excites comment al
the headquarters az the Annex. II Is
considered discreet but not heroic
for the statesmen 10 classify them
selves as noncombatants an- keep
outside the war zone. Besides. II has
stripped the state of the official clan
a used TO have at national conven-
tions. The cautiousness OF the Wash
ington contingent calls TO mind Harry
LADDERS decision TO stay with The
general I'm the canteen during the
fierce engagement.
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