The Detroit times., 1912-06-22
WHEELS OILED TO
RENOMINATE TAFT
1co.tlnuea from First raEsJ


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But the Taft men have not de-
ciared themselves regarding the abil-
ity OF the colonel and the one thing
feared most was visit 10 the Coll
scum In person and stirring denun-
cation OF their methods from the
floor In order that this contingency
E,ight be met, and the Roosevelt sup
porters prevented from taking posses
sion OF the Coliseum, the police ar
rangements on this, which was hoped
TO be the last day, were fully as COM
plete as at yesterdays session, when
every aisle and open space near the
platform was guarded by uniformed
police armed with their riot sticks.
When the convention met at 10
O'Clock today il resumed considera-
ton OF contests. II was expected that
record rolls would be demanded on
the Washington and Texas contests.
The latter was the only one left when
the credentials committee went into
session at $50 a. m. and as the issue
there was a clearly defined one be-
tween the Lyon and anti-Lyon fac
tons, with three-quarters of the com
mittee opposed TO Lyon because OF
his flop 10 Roosevelt. there was no
doubt OF the outcome.
The credentials committee had sus-
tanned the national committee on
every contest, although IL has de-
voted twice as much time TO the
cases as TO the time used by the ma
ticnal committee. The Roosevelt men
were arguing today that this proved
their contention that the temporary
roll had been manipulated so as 70
give the Taft men an impregnable
defense. But in reply the Taft men
pointed out that in more than half OF
the contests decided the progressive
representatives from Idaho and Wis
consin had voted with them.
Praise for Roots Devices.
AS soon as the credentials commit
tee report was completed and the
final roll OF delegates made up the
report of the committee on temper
airy organization was TO be in order
I mis- report was brief and recon-
mended that the temporary organiza
ton be made permanent. The reason
for this was two-fold The mastery
handling OF the most difficult situa
ton that has ever confronted tenn
porary chairman OF a republican ma
tional convention by Senator Root
won the gratitude of the Taft men
and the respect OF the Roosevelt fac
ton by making him both temporary
and permanent chairman, signal
honor was paid him. In addition time
was saved as there was not the ne
Cessity for listening TO second Key
stone" speech or having 10 wade
through another record rollcall which
would consume an hour and a half.
There was expected to be a brief
fight over the report OF the rules com
mittee. This might precipitate the
assault on the southern states repre-
sentation, but the leaders were work
ing hard to prevent this. With the
rules out of the way the platform was
expected TO be taken up late in the
afternoon. There were to be minor
ity as we'll as majority reports on this
document, but the minority report was
coming from the La Toilette men in
Wisconsin and the Taft leaders ex-
pected TO limit the debate TO 20 min
utes side. They had the votes be-
lieved 10 be friendly TO the Utica
neighbor. II is certain that IL Barnes
says Sherman Is TO be renominated,
he will be. The New York chairman
has been tower OF strength to the
Taft forces. Drafted by the president
10 take the fight out of BIZ Finn,
OF Pennsylvania, Barnes so handled
the situation that after the first day
Finn subsidized and has not been a
factor since.
But Barnes wants to carry his state
next fall. He Is more anxious about
the result there than he is about the
outcome in the national convention,
as his career as state boss depends
on this very contingent. And he was
very carefully weighing the desir-
ability OF every man suggested before
deciding TO put the platform over and
we're certain that they would be able
to do SO.
After the platform the nominations
were in order, President Taft's name
was to be presented by Warren G..
Han ding, of Ohio. The Roosevelt can
didacy was not to be brought before
the convention, according TO the early
plans of the colonels leaders. They
asserted that as the convention had
failed to purge the rolf they would
refuse to consider the convention
legal or TO abide by any OF It's ruiz
ings or It's actions. Senators LaFol-
lette and Cummins were 10 be pre-
scented TO the convention and their
strength was believed to be indicated
by their instructed votes. The Taft
men insisted the president would be
on the first ballot and
that his showing would be a surprise
to 'the enemy"
The rift in the lutte today was the
program. The lead
ers wrestled with 1t all night. Most
of them want to nominate Gov. Had
ley, of Missouri. His verile personal
ity has been revelation to the Taft
men and they would like to draft him
into service. Hadley continued to in
sist today that he was not a candidate.
but this did not discourage many OF
those who were boosting for his boom.