The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-17
PLAN TO GUST
THE C0k'1Ii2s::?:! yes
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Roosevelt Forces to Attempt
to Defeat Work of Ma
tional Committee.
MANY TAFT DELEGATES ARE
AGAINST PARTS OF PROGRAM
Mine Virginia Delegates for Taft Are
Against Committees Action in Seat.
ing Taft Delegates From Texas, Cali
fornia and Washington.


Chicago. June 17.-Senator =
Dixon today declared the count =
showed forty-two majority for :
should open and said: 1--WE are !.
going to fight from the jump and I.
will elect the temporary chair y
man by a majority larger than =
forty-two. think Senator =
Borah will be temporary chair =
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Chicago June 1.-THE Roosevelt
and Taft leaders today are stalking
their final hands in the bitter struggle
with less than twenty-four hours be-
tore the gavel falls at the Coliseum for
the formal opening of the republican
national convention tomorrow. Every
arttfce known to the leaders, many Of
whom have been in the game for
years. Is being used to swing the bal
ance to Roosevelt or Taft with the
CORNER president present and leading
his own ght.
The division of the delegates be-
tween the two men apparently does
not hold good on any other question
that may come before the convention,
as Is instanced by the attitude of the
Virginia delegates. which although for
Tafts denomination. nine of them ex-
pressed themselves opposed to the ma
tional committees action in seating
delegates from California, Texas and
Washington.
Colonel Roosevelt and his leaders
have determined as result of the at
titude of the delegates on the other
convention matters. to break down
Tafts strength in the convention
through the medium OF the .prelimin-
ary ballots. and to focus the fight the
minute, the convention is. called to
order. by precipitating roll call in
which only those delegates whose
seats are undebated by Roosevelt shall
vote. It is then planned to have Gov
ernor johnson of California cast the
IS votes of that state on the ques-
ton. This action it is expected, will
be objected to by the two Taft dele
gates and the juncture will be seized by
the Roosevelt floor leader as the one
on which to get an 'expurgated" vote
on the delegates and move that the
temporary roll made by the national
committee be rejected and that as a
substitute the roll including more
than seventy delegates claimed by
Roosevelt be adopted. In thus sub
mttting the question of debated seats
the contests could vote on the ques-
ton. and the Roosevelt men believed
such a poll will give them the upper
hand in organizing the convention.
Senator Borah of Idaho. early today
was selected as the choice of the
Roosevelt forces for temporary chair
man in place Of Governor Hadley of
Taft forces announce that Senator
Clarence Clark of Wyoming has been
agreed upon as chairman Of the COM
mittee on rules and Congressman f..
Olmstead Of Pennsylvania has been
selected as parliamentarian of the
convention.
The Taft forces characterized as
which emamated from Roosevelt's
rooms last night Of submitting a new
temporary roll for that created by the
national committee.
I'VE are ready for that scheme or
any other chimerical proposal which
comes from the same source" declared
Senator Penrose as he welcomed a
number Of other Taft leaders for an
early conference to discuss ways and
means.
The visit Of Chairman Rosewater to
the rooms Of Roosevelt at midnight
was not known to his associates On
the national committee until this
morning. The secuted idea that Rose
water had sought to make peace with
the Roosevelt forces.
The temporary roll Of delegates
as arranged by the national commit
tee will organize the convention" said
Director Mckinley today. in speaking
OF the convention. It is stated the
TAFT leaders are we'll acquainted with
the various plans coming from Roose-
yelt headquarters and are prepared
for any move.
It is not expected by Taft's friends
that there will be an effort to chal-
1enge the report of the national com
mittee until the vote comes on the
lection OF temporary chairmen, but II
there should be. it will be met with a
stubborn resistance, and any motion
will be challenged by motion to lay
on the table