The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-19
TAFT Forces Look For II and Are Hop
Ing That the Colonel VIII Lead
His Followers
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HELPED TO ORGANIZE
Position Of the Rough Riders Is Pc
cullar Now That They Took
Part In Opening cere-
monies.

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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO. June 19.-That they ex-
pect and hope that Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt's influence on his delegates
will result In their boiling, or at
tempting the organization of a second
convention on the Coliseum floor, was
admitted by the uncompromising Taft
leaders Just before the convention re-
sumed its sessions today. They care
fully counted noses on the Roosevelt
demand put forth through Hadley. of
Missouri, that the seated Taft con.
tested delegates be eliminated. They
declared that they had against this
proposition more votes than we're cast
for Senator Root yesterday. And they
will welcome walk-out by the Roose-
Welt field force because they declare
positively such move would purge
the party of populism, socialism and
all other issues. They also say that
such an action would not be counten-
anced by the republicans of the nation.
"The Roosevelt men have helped
organize this convention" said Will
liam Barnes today. "They we're beat
en- in fair test Of strength II they
try, after being beaten, a second time
to withdraw from. the regular deliber-
ations of the regular republican ma
tional convention and put out their
own declaration Of principles and their
own ticket into the field. there is
nothing to prevent them. But they
I can make no pretense of regularity
j for any such program If based on their
private isms.'"
| Other Taft leaders took the same
view. They stated that the regular
republican convention came into bein:,
with the election Of Senator Root as
| temporary chairman and even though
| the Roosevelt men put ticket into
! the field. they cannot have 1t labeled
regular by claiming that the candidate
named by the Root convention is
fraud tainted. By nandamus proceed
! ings, brought in every state, the anti
Roosevelt men, will il necessary they
/ say, force the recognition Of their
ticket as the regular republican, ticket
and they will, they say, prevent the
recognized Roosevelt electors in such
states as Missouri, Pennsylvan'a. and
West Virginia, from voting for any
ore but the candidate with, the trade
mark of republicanism.
The legal experts spent nea.iy al
Of last night examining the law and
nrecedents affecting such a condition
4 Ard they have agreed that The pro
gressives cannot be made to st.ct
! legally. The one thing certain to be
accomplished, however, If thu Roose
Welt men hold their side convention
as they threaten will be the nomina
| lion of Taft by the delegates who re
main in the convention and recognize
its regularity.
Should the Roosevelt delegates
take their medicine" and If beaten
on the roll question, continue theil
4 fight to the end there is generally
admitted strong probability of darl
horse being nominated. Taft, sonie
t,cf his friends believe. would now be
willing to withdraw as a candidate I
assured that the Roosevelt men have
IGbeen defeated. Many of the leader:
who insist that what Is wanted nov
lis candidate who could win at thc
POLLS, are ready to use their influence
to have the president pull out in tht
Interest of harmony But he will alb
solutely refuse to take any snca action
lit is said, or even to admit that III
would be willing to do SO. until as
surred that Roosevelt is ce.'tainly de
feated and that the Roosevelt follow
ers are willing to remain regular
If the Roosevelt forces draw out
then the delegates remaining in III
convention will have no alternative
but to name the president for sec
ond term, There would be no use c
putting another candidate into III
field at that stage, they say, as th
president would be far too strong 70
any other man.
The crux of the situation therefor
today rests with the Roosevelt mer
It was pointed out that there wer
state contests to be considered an
congressman to be elected and ther
are number of big Taft men VIII
, declared that the Roosevelt force
were weakening
I'VE have them licked and we wi
make them take their medicine" wa
the last word of Congressman No