New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
Consider Issue Urimportan',

The delegates HON J have seen 70 da,
. consider tne matter Of the temporary chair
manship as uNimportant. Ii.eN tooh me
ground that whatever The temp9raTEXt Ets cham, ar,
opinion and the opinion Of the national
comrattea, and in no way the opinion OF
. the convention, and their ,bfuef vas "a "a
rorsry. chalnanship.
! said that ! would carefully consider u
thar they had said and would be very gao
10 hear from any others. -.
Both the illinois and the Maine men also
protested about the matter Of the dlstrlDI-
ton Of tickets to the convention SdyIn5
that their delegations had been n alio%so 10y, :
, hitherto allotted 10 them. and they leit
that this indicated deliberate purpose OF
the part OF the national commute. ~ US ,Ee
gallery with shouters. who viii Try py
clamor 10 overawe the convention -,o,.
They also made TO me point with whiSn
heartily agree-that the hearings on tIle
contested election OF delegates should be
open 10 the press. All that We are strlv-
ing for Is an absolutely honest dsclSlon IN
The contested delegates cases There can
lie no objection to the hearings being heid
nubliolv If there IS real determination 70
decide each contest directly on It's merits.
The delegates from Illinois asked a, IN me ~, ~
20 ont TO Chicago ! told them that my
6ersonal Intention was not to- do 1t, Ger
;ainlv not unless some grave emergency III
the shape Of unfair play should ARISE
TT is clear that the Roosevelt leaders
have found out that they haven't got
ghost of show TO defeat Senator Koot
for TEMPORARY chairman" said Taft
leader when he heard that the colonF!
was considering the advice from Name
and Illinois that the fight on temporary
Chairnanship be given up. 1t would De
one of the most foolish things they couid
do to make such fight. 1t would force
ali the delegates claimed for Roosevelt
to line up squarely for or against the
Roosevelt policies.
"As matter Of fact many OF the men
who are counted for the colonel favor
him simply because they are opposed TO
President Taft. and they are not pre-
pared to set their hands against pres
entation of Republican doctrine such as
Senator Root would make.
The Roosevelt forces cannot hope for
enough delegates to defeat Senator Root,
and they know II. If they should force
a lineup on this question and be de-
feated II would be the beginning OF the
end, and their ranks would go to
pieces
Robert r. Mccormick, when seen at
the Waldorf on his return from the
Sycamore Hill pilgrimage, said he did
not know what Colonel Roosevelt would
decide in regard 10 giving up the fight on
Senator Root, but the colonel seemed
much impressed with the arguments
that his visitors had made, and indi-
Gated he would probably be guided in
his decision by what he heard from other
delegates with whom he had communi-
Gated.
Represents Committee Only.
we consider the temporary chairman
ship Of the convention as mere de-
tall" he said. Such an officer cannot
presume to speak for all the delegates;
he can represent only the majority OF
the present national committee. Sena-
tor Root is well and favorably known
and some OF US do not care TO make a
fight against him"
Speaking OF the long trip Of the Hi
nois delegates to oyster Bay. Bob
Mccormick said that one Of the main
reasons they came was TO urge upon the
colonel the great Importance OF his going
70 Chicago. He indicated an appre-
hension that possibly some OF the old
line politicians might put it over the
unsophisticated Roosevelt leaders and
delegates.
You see. we have no organization
he said. I'VE do not know one another
and We have got few people who know
the ropes at a national convention. We
want TO have somebody there who is
more than match In shrewdness fol
any ore the Taft forces will have. We
might be walking along and see dele
gate with Roosevelt button on, but W.
wouldn't know whether he VAS really
Q Roosevelt man or not. For that req
son we are going 70 try 10 get ell th'
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