The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19
MONY LEAD Tenn
PORARY DEFEAT
Continued from First raae.

forces were 10 have made and might
have made Ola Monday and on tues
day, with the colonel, himself. In per
sonal charge of his campaign. nave
utterly failed under fne temporary
roll OF delegates made by The nations
al committee 10 diminish the .stt-
mated Taft majority b. even ten
votes, and in point Of fact ;he TJft
vote. in the temporary organization is
fwenty-slx more than his conserve
tive leaders estimated that It would
be
These are the simple impartial facts
Of the situation. Tney indicate taat
Colonel Roosevelt has failed 10 break
the Taft column.
Thar the Taft claim. a. 10 his on
vention vote, has been Justirtcd in
the first fair definite test, ana il IA
stronger than the conservative men
on either side have expected that it
would BE-.
Colonel Roosevelt wus. by me sw-
deDce or tho prirlla ries the popular
thotce Of his party Throughout: the
country His mhtorities were large
and by all the evideaCcs he has pr itl-
ably Ave times as many frierds IN
the rank and file 81 his party Is
President Taft.
Out Of the eunnina.
But measured by the cold, r+marse-
less logic Of rhe situation as II stands,
he is absolutely out Of the running
in this convention. and las not a
chance Oh earth H. be nominated.
when il comes Ia q general vote
Now then what IS colonel Npo&e~
welt 70 do
With the convention jOsr aoio'tr' ~
! have not been abfe 30 confer win
mel Roosevelt himself, ana Therefore
find it Impossible 70 SOCK ~ a9-
fIorft3 FUI, on lhf common soliSe
Of the situation, shouid sag, un~
hesitarngiy, that tbe. Vet" fnr sung
Root. Just announced, ieaves 'f'8-
rel Roosevelt just Exactly who're ne
vas when the convention began. li.s
argument and excuse for b"ltIhF the
convention. and for running noe
tendefJty, upon a thIrd nc k@.. IS JAhl
as good, and Just u~ definite ~ II
illegal Delegates.
TIE coioners Whole complaint has
beer upon the Illegal tenure o. tEe
aelegateF who hold their seats n"-n
sEveYAt SrHvpE t7y- rrye TTgrcs n TfTF re-
f1orseless" steam roiIef o. tne i"ls
machine
THE delcga res that were il,Aga., ani
were fraudulently scared. u the} WeFS
illegal and we're fraudulentiy s"ate's
arc 1ust as mucn so, after the vote Tor
temporary chairman, az they We're
before. <..,.-t
The principles which -An-nhe4
Roosevelt and his friends felt 10 he
At g4ake before his party ana me
country IN this convention, are just
~ much al stake no~ as they ever
we're. 80,
,nnxe principles ARE as important as
a. has profeesed to feel and he f@eis
as strongly ss he did this morning.
thai he is & responsible custodian "Ad
advocate Of the principles before the
country, then Colonel Roosevelt can
not IN simple honesty. ram 70 iuirl'
10 the uttarmost HE Unreal 70 S"ceae
from convention. packed win DER
gates by an ubiquitous and t5F"Haio"i
ma jority@ ~ tbg u1 ti"na committee,
ard 70 appeal - turr"untry a. An lH
aepenacn; ErIub,a au candidate VINO
has aeeons. go Tar "a h.s party IL cop-
eerued. the foremost representative
ana adyoCate ~ those progressive
ideas wn4eh Involve The people,
.ul. litS and Inc people tuie.
Meanwhile i must be noted 'n2t
the pelseesl5 4u4e, and comparative
rs order3 aa. tlauGl.i proceedings
Of t@arA rel.t e-".s pr@pbrfN r.
1854 ord rsEo4.t.a WG4ru has br".4
Efaealsut &, ~" " ~ .ty,d UpcH IN
II 4 or -ff3is1- ~ .h jHtc3 sent
,3 tc4ats -}o