Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-18

Chicago. June 1s.-The Roosevelt delegates in caucus early this morning voted that it was the sense of the meeting that nothing less than $40 of the uncontested delegates could be re- Earded as binding majority of the re- publican national convention.
 This was construed by the delegates present as meaning. as one of them put it "a bolt at the go of"
 4 Telegram to Taft.
 The meeting adopted the text of long telegram to President Taft ap- pealing to him to disavow the action of the national committee in it's defeat or the Roosevelt contests. The tele- gram was held up after being given put in order 10 get the approval of Senator Dixon.
 A resolution was adopted at the sug- gestion of the Illinois delegation read Ing as follows;
 "No vote on the temporary organ tzation or any question concerned therewit1 shall be valid unless 1t re- eeives the affirmative vote of $40 un- contested delegates"
 This would be a majority of the J,07S delegates constituting the full convention.
 The Telegram to Taft.
 The telegram in protest was drawn pp Co be wired to President Taft egainst "the announced intention of Victor Rosewater. chairman of the na- tional committee to allow the contest ed delegates to vote on their own cases"
 The meeting was attended by all who could be drummed together al the late horr. and all were invited to sign the document
 Mir Taft is asked to use the weight Of his influence in this crisis to pre- vent such action by Mir. Rosewater. Say Roosevelt Will Control Convention
 Chicago. June 17.-While still claiming that Colonel Roosevelt will control the republican national con Nention and he nominated for presi- dent on the first ballot, the Roose- Nelt leaders spent today working out the details of their plan of attack on the Taft programme as outlined last night. There was no talk of "stam- pede" among the Taft forces today. The presidents adherents asserted positively that their control of the convention through the delegates seat Fd by the national committee could not be menaced by the strategy of the Roosevelt managers
 Day Was Comparatively Quiet
 Moderation was counseled in the Two warning camps throughout the day and had it's effect There were oc- rasional flashes of fire and charges of rtheftT and fraud" from the Roose- welt forces, offset by charges of "brib- cry and corruption" from the Taft headquarters but it was everywhere agreed that the day had been one of the Quietest preceding a convention in years.
 Tonight the Taft leaders were con- tinuing a council of war begun early in the day while the Roosevelt people were whooping things mp at a remark Rble mass meeting in the Auditorium theater, where Colonel Roosevelt ad- dressed a cheering mass of humanity. The doors of the theater had been be- sieged for hours before they we're op- ened and it seemed that half the po- lice force Of Chicago had been thrown about the approaches to the building.
 Neither the Taft nor the Roosevelt managers were certain tonight as to the number of delegates they could depend upon. The final claims and figures put out-each side claiming a majority tlosc of hope rather than conviction.
 D0fA FNNl pc EaNh CNpeQlenLs
 Onc thing appeared certain tonight. that bolt is a long way off and will bot come until every cxredient of strategy and parliamentary practice hns been exhausted hy-trained and re- Eouiccful fighters The conservative element among the Roosevelt support Q CTS had the satisfaction of apparently defeating the plan to force a motion for the nomination of Theodore Roose- welt IS soon as acting chairman Rose water should refuse to entertain the proposition of submitting to the con- Vention a Roosevelt list of delegates for the list reported by the national committee.
 Although Colonel Roosevelt in his speech si the Auditorium came as close Co suggesting a possible bolt as at any time during his campaign, it had been tfHtatvely decided by the Roosevelt lesdsrs to fight 10 the end, through all e the parliamentary channels open to tRem before taking any radical step.
 Colonel Roosevelt asserted that the Fuesl fraudulently put on the tempor- CT. ruil by the dishonest action of the majority of the national committee must not be allowed to vote on their own cases. or to vote on one another's.
 To Appeal Contests to Convention.
 Then he added Tt Is the duty of all honest members of the convention to fight that action from the moment the convention assemblies. It Is our duty to the rank and file of the republican party. it is our duty to the people of Ghis country, to insist that no action of the convention which is based on the votes of these fraudulenty seated Delegates binds the republican party or Imposes any obligation upon my To- publican"
 This outline of the Roosevelt cam baign. coming from the coionei him. kelf. showed that the programme would D. that decided upon at q conference ef the Roosevelt leaders last night- eVo fight from the drop of the hat"
 The Roosevelt leaders are going te Attempt from the very start tomorrow o appeal their cases to the eonVen- tion itself. minus the contested dele gates seated hy the national coHi- tEittee.
 The Taft forces in ecntrri cf th,