Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-15
WILL
Be IN THE SADDLE
Will Take Personal Charge of
Campaign as Soon as He
Reaches Chicago.
ALL MOVES TO BE UNDER
HIS DIRECT SUPERVISION
Discussion of His Trip the Chief
Political Topic.
HIS FOLLOWERS ENTHUSIASTIC
Coliseum Fully Prepared for the Re-
publican Convention Next Week.
Employees to Be Rehearsed
Monday.
Discussion of His Trip the Chief
Political Topic.
HIS FOLLOWERS ENTHUSIASTIC

CHICAGO. June 15.-The imminent ar
rival in Chicago of Col. Theodore Roose
welt today overshadowed all preliminarie:
to next weeks republican national con
vention. Throughout the day discussion
of the former Presidents sudden triI
from Oyster Bay to Chicago held the fore
ground. to the practical exclusion of other
preconvention activity.
All indications pointed to a lively
demonstration by the Roosevelt adher.
ents tonight. The leaders had planned
the demonstration for Monday nights
mass meeting at Chicago's largest thea.
ter. but it appeared impossible to restrain
the enthusiastic delegations until that
time.
The Roosevelt party. on its arrival here
will be met by a committee headed by
Alexander H. Revell, chairman of the
national Roosevelt committee, and Edwin
w. Sims. secretary Of that committee
Hours before the Roosevelt train was
scheduled to enter the La Sale station
hundreds of persons had gathered at that
point. determined to hold their vantage
ground until they had seen Col Roose-
welt. In the waiting throngs were many
delegates to the convention.
But these are not the only ones on
hand to greet the former President
Bat" Masterton, one time resident OF
the Black Hills, S. D., and now Of New
York, together with a number or his
friends and a crowd OF western admirers
of Col. Roosevelt, who reached Chicago
last night, impatiently awaited the train
from the east.
The entire republican convention strug-
gle will center about Col. Roosevelt from
the moment he alights from his train
here late this afternoon. 1t will be his
power of political manipulation matched
against the wits, the strategy and stay
ing powers Of the Taft forces.
To win the nomination Col. Roosevelt
either must break into the Taft ranks, As
they appear near the settlement OF the
last Of the delegate contests by the ma
tional committee, or else win the support
Of the La Toilette and Cummins dele
gates, or both. His followers are en-
thusiastic in their belief that he and they
together can sweep the convention.
Roosevelt to Direct All Moves.
Everything pertaining to the convention
on the Roosevelt side from the election
of temporary chairman to the final strug-
gle for control will be directed under
the supervision Of Col. Roosevelt him
self from this time. Roosevelt leaders
said that it was principally to have his
personal advice at first hand that they
urged him 10 come today Also it is
planned to have him get in personal touch
with delegates who have been counted
nominally as Taft supporters. but who
are regarded possibilities for the
Roosevelt side. A ma jOrity of these come
10 I.
ranged no fixed program of activities for
Col. Roosevelt while here. He will be
permitted to take personal charge of his
campaign and do just as he sees fit TO
do. There is but one exception to this
rule. of personal freedom. and that is
Monday nights mass meeting.
Here the former President is scheduled
to deliver long address. All Of the
speakers who were to appear at that
meeting have been told that their serv-
ices will not be required. and the colonel
will have the entire field to himself
According to tentative plans announced
this morning he will remain in Chicago
until the close of the national convention.
This in itself is such a departure in the
accepted procedure Of past candidates as
to furnish much food for speculation. II
seems proba BILE that he will attend the
convention during it's sessions. His fol-
lowers insist that if he attends the con-
vention he will address the delegates in
explanation of his attitude on the issues
that he has raised Such an address
would give opportunity for a stampede OF
the variety that was feared even by Col
Roosevelt himself four years ago. Roose-
welt followers are hoping that such ar
opportunity will arise.
Convention Hall Ready.
The task of physical preparation 70,
the convention is practically finished by
the hundreds of carpenters. artisans and
executives in whose hands the Chicago
Coliseum has been for more than a
month. Monday morning there will as.
semble at the building the hundreds OF
ushers, messengers, pages, doorkeepers
and assistant sergeant-at-arms who are
to care for the crowds, to receive the
necessary training and instruction in theil
important duties.
A complete inner structure has beer
| reared within the hall of the Coliseum
and its adjoining annex and anteroom
Tonight all of the IL 1873 chairs that arr
to accommodate the delegates alternates
candidates, correspondents and the few
favored private citizens will be in place
The hall is draped with colors; the tele
phone and telegraph equipment is in plac,
and little remains but to usher i'm tn,
spectators and participants and bid tn,
chairman of the republican national con
Harry $. New of Indianapolis, William
F. Stone of Baltimore and Edwin p
Thayer of Indianapolis arc the men wht
have held the strings of activity durins
the weeks just past in arranging the seat
ing and management of the big conven
ton. AS chairman of the subcommittee
on arrangements, all business has passed
through Col News hands. AS sergeant.
at arms, Mr.. Stone has been the directins
force in the organization of the motive
power that will handle the delegates ano
the public in the busy days Of the con.
vention. Col Thayer, as chief assistant
sergeant alarms. is charged with the
task of running things when the force
of employees gets under way next Tues
day
Back of the Coliseum Hall. in the base.
ment of the annex, scores of telegraph
instruments are already in place Two
| telephone exchanges have been installed
on the main floor of the annex, tenn.
porary hospital, with a full surgical
equipment has been constructed within
| easy reach of the convention auditorium
| and police headquarters has been opened
in the rear Of the hall