The Washington times., 1912-06-21
TAFT REFUSES TO
HEAR SUGGESTION
Of COMPROMISE
He Tells Aides to Let Steam
Roller Continue Its Ruth
less Course.
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tCOnLlnueu ITOin rhSt IdBVj
circles that the President insisted on
the nomination, and would stand for
no betrayal.
The plan favored at the conference
OF the Taft leaders last night was to
nominate some progressive like Had
ley on the ticket with Taft for Vice
President
The third man talk still keeps up
among the delegates. They are un-
willing to go to what they consider
certain defeat with Taft. But by
use Of whip and spur the Taft
leaders think they can put Taft
across on the first ballot.
Director Mckinley this morning
declared 1t had been fully decided
to carry the Taft program through
and that all plans for third man
had been abandoned so far as the
anti Roosevelt leaders were con-
cerned. He asserted that some of
the Southern delegates were coming
back to Taft.
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nagel said Taft would be renoTi-
mated.
Senator Dixon declared that PEN
rose, Crane, Barnes, and Mckinley
were planning to throw Taft over
board and try to nominate third
man. 1t cannot be questioned the
Taft leaders have endeavored to find
away to do this.
But in view of the fact that they
now seem bent on trying to push
the nomination of Taft through and
on retaining the stolen delegates or
nearly all Of them, nothing remains
for Roosevelt but to carry out the
plan he has declared he would carry
out. That is to run for President
without reference to this convention.
Time and again. about midnight.
Senator Dixon repeated the declaration:
"If you do not purge the convention
OF those stolen delegates we will not
recognize it's action"
Will Not Be Tolerated.
THE people will not stand for this
thing" ID declared. '"They will have
nothing to do with tainted nomina-
tion. Already Mr.. Roosevelt is getting
hundreds of kilograms from nearly
every section Of the country urging him
to be a candidate. The work OF the
Old Guard ,ealers: their high-handcd
methods. has made Roosevelt g. million
votes stronger in this country"
lie told of a Mississippi man. whom
he wired
1T doesn't make any difference if
you nominate Roosevelt out in the
street"
Senator Dixon said the program as
to nominating Colonel Roosevelt in a
second convention was not fully set
tied.
I'VE will nominate him in any event
before we leave Chicago" he said.
Senator Dixon further declared that
II the old guard tried to throw sop to
the Roosevelt men by unseating a few
of the Taft delegates II would not 60.
He declared a clean sweep of the taint.
ed delegates must be made.
Senator La Toilette Is planted in
Chicago. His managers. realizing that
something might break loose which
would demand his presence at the con-
vention and that a point might be
reached in the convention which would
make his sudden appearance in the
hall full of dramatic possibilities, have
brought him here. He Is slowed away
in a room at leading hotel here, ac-
cording to the statement of a promi-
nent member Of the House of Repre-
senaoves. who said TINS morning ne
La Toilette.
Senator Cummins has been urged by
his leaders to come, but he has thus
far taken the position that It was not
advisable, unless specially urgent con-
ditions demanding his presence arise.