New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07

have been making pretty extravsgant
claims regarding delegates. but the IN
side Roosevelt figures give the coiohei
only 504 votes in the convention, atter
the contests have been settled, to whlch
they add La Folletts's thirty and cum
minss ten. and thus force majority Oh
two out of the 1,07S delegates who they
claim will be seated in the national con-
vention
Discouraaine Roosevelt Men.
Another phase Of the situation when
is discouraging the Roosevelt supporters
and retarding those who wish TO De on
the winning side, irrespective OF canui-
dates. is the detection in the Illinois dei-
egation. Many members Of the Illinois
delegation who are instructed for Mr.
Roosevelt are not personally for hlm'
They are watching the course of the
eight delegates-at-large from Massa-
chusetts.
The Roosevelt managers are compelled
70 include the Massachusetts eight in
their calculations to give their candidate
a majority of two. The Illinoisans. how
ever contend that If the Massachusetts
eight disregard the instructions of their
state and vote for the colonel they IN
turn will be equally free to disregard
their instructions and vote for Mr.. Taft.
For this reason 1t is. probable that tire
Illinois delegation will ask to be passed
over when it's turn comes to vote in the
national convention until it can be seen
what course the Massachusetts, eight
pursue. Then, too. on questions of or
ganiZation, where instructions do not
bind, as. notably, on the acceptance OF
the report of the committee on creden-
tias. Mr.. Taft is likely to enjoy consid-
cradle support from the Illinoisans
The third factor in promoting Taft
sentiment here is the obviously large
which favors. the President and which
will be all the more of a menace to the
Roosevelt candidacy because of the
flinsy character of the Roosevelt con-
tests. Indications tonight are that Mr..
Roosevelt will enjoy the support of only
fifteen OF the fifty three members OF the
national committee. Those who are out
and out Roosevelt men are Messrs.
knight, of California, represented by
Senator Borah; du Pont, of Delaware;
Sidney Bieber. of the District of Column
bia: Burnam, of Kentucky; Wight, OF
Louisiana; Flanagan, of Nevada; Ward,
of New York; Capers, of South Carolina;
Thorson, of South Dakota; Monday. OF
Tennessee; Lyon, of Texas. and Loose,
of Utah.
To these must be added the following,
who profess to be judicially minded. but
who have at least strong Roosevelt lean
ings: Messrs. Borah, of Idaho: Kellogg,
of Minnesota, and Rogers. of Wisconsin,
who Is for La Toilette.
OF course. all the members Of the COM
mittee declare they will decide every
contest on its merits. but none better
than the Roosevelt contestants know
what a series Of purely judicial decisions
will do TO them. 1t Is possible Mr..
Roosevelt may gain one or two moro
votes, but there Is no possibility OF his
securing anything approaching a ma
jorjty.
Conspicuous outside Of the committee
room during its session to-day was that
wild-eyed insurgent and progressive, ex-
Representative Lucius n. Littauer, Of
Gloversville, n. Y, who Is best known in
Chicago as the man who made so sue
cessful campaign for that other monu-
mental insurgent, James Schoolcraft
Sherman, when he was an aspirant for
the presidential nomination four
years ago. Mr.. Littauer hoped 10 be ad-
Ynitted 10 the session Of the committee
to-day by virtue of the telegraphed
proxy of r. L. Flanagan, Of Nevada. Mr..
Flanagan said he had telegraphed Sec
rotary Haywood also but that telegram
had not arrived, I'd consequently Mr..
littauer was banished 10 exterior dark
ness, for the time being.
For Taft's Running Mate.
The question Of a running mate for
President Taft is already beginning TO
attract attention. and the names most
frequently mentioned thus far are Sena-
tor KENYON, of Iowa. who has just been
re-nomnated for Senator by a large ma
1ority in the popular primary; Walter L.
Fisher. Of Illinois. Secretary OF the In
terror. and Henry L. Stimson, Of New
York. Secretary Of War
There is also possibility that strong
pressure may be brought to bear on JUS
tice Charles T. Hughes, Of the Supreme
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