Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-28

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che Republican ranks anne tonight. The
Roosevelt forces, acting, they said, under
the personal direction of the colonel him
self, began to lay their plans for indie
pendent action in the national Repub-
lican convention. As a f%orerunner of the
more dramatic action expected in the con-
yention tomorrow or Friday, Roosevelt
members of the committee on credentials
withdrew from that body ~tonight-with-
drew in person and in effect withdrew all
of the Roosevelt contests, which had been
scaled down from go to rs.
Col. Roosevelt tonight was in the
midst of a series of exciting conferences
and was busy figuring on the loyal dele
gates whom he could expect to carry
with him out of the convention, or rather
into a separate convention on the floor
in event the crisis is reached.
Persons who talked with the colonel
tonight declared there was no longer any
doubt as to his attitude. Convinced hat
the credentials committee was against
him, Col. Roosevelt decided to go no fur
Their with his futile fight in the regular
convention.
The colonel would not issue a formal
statement as to his warlike intentions
early in the evening, but was to have
made his position clear to his followers.
Some of the conferences at his head
quarters were exciting.
Borah Will Not Bolt.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, it was report
ed. declared as he left the Roosevelt
rooms that he would not bolt.
The Missouri delegation held a caucus
to formally launch a boom for Gov. Had
ley for president, it was reported. The
remarkable demonstration today, togeth'
or with the sudden turn in affairs, was
said to have strengthened their belief
that the time was ripe for bringing for
ward a compromise candidate.
In the meantime there was much talk
of Justice Charles E. Hughes OF New
York as a candidate. Some OF the lead
ers ventured to suggest a ticket OF
Hughes and Hadley.
All sorts of rumors were current rs
the crash came.
The fact that the Taft forces strength
ened their hold on the convention in The
test vote today, getting 564 votes as
against, 56S on yesterday, threw the op
p~osition forces into something OF a panic
The Roosevelt vote in the convention
today was $40, but it was realized tina
twenty-six votes from Wisconsin, tel
from Iowa and ten from North Dakots
must be deducted from that on a presl
DENTAL ballot, while but few OF the Tai
votes could be gained.
Taft People Exultant.
The Taft people were exultant. The,
denied limitations from the Roosevelt
side that they were considering a CON
nromise candidate and asserted That Will
q tightening of the lines it was apparen
Taft would win the nomination on tn
first ballot.
Senator Dixon declared that one OF tn
final appeals might be made to the men
bership of the convention.
"We shall exhaust then every lega
and moral duty devolving upon u.s. I'm
future will have to take care OF itself"
William Barnes, Jr., aid
"The vote today was simply an ind
cation of the vanishing strength OF Nj
Roosevelt in this convention. The den
onstration in behalf of Gov. Hadley wa
evidence, clear to my mind, that the az
herents of Mr.. Roosevelt were ready t
desert him for any one OF his follower
who happened to be in the limelight. In
Taft forces, however, are absolutely II
tact and increasing in strength. Talk {
a compromise now comes entirely 1roi
the followers of Mr.. Roosevelt"
Taft forces said they were prepared II
an attempt by the Roosevelt people I
hold a convention within the conventio
hall and had taken steps to preveI
"any such disorder"
It was said that 500 policemen ar
soO assistant sergeants-at-arms would
stationed in the convention hall to pr
vent disorder.
T. was said some of the Rooseve
leaders would plead with the conventie
tomorrow to instruct the credentials COZ
mittee to grant more time for d heariI
of the contests. ,
Col. Roosevelt, it was said, would
present in the convention hall at Il
time, and that while he would have
legal standing in the convention,
might be swept into the fight by his IL
lowers.
Col. Roosevelt counseled delay at
conference of his supporters just befo
midnight. He asked them to ad]ou
until later in the night, when he won
have more facts to lay before them.
i Cause of Trouble.
The rules which brought on the tg
were presented by James A. Hemenw'
of Indiana. They provided:
That no contest cases should be CO
sidered except those appealed from t
decisions of the national committee.
That lone should be taken up whe
the decision of the national commit
had been unanimous.
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