New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
HOPE KEEPS BOTH ALIVE,
SAMUEL G. BLYTHE FINDS
Each Side, He Says, Is Going Into Io-days Conveno
Striving for the Best and Fearing the Worst

preference for the latter. and then will
been witnessed since the sanguinary day
when that murderous King Of France
marched up the hill and then marched
down again.
II Is bound 10 he horrible-horrendou
even. No ren will be able to describe
those frghtful scenes. but a good many
typewrters will. so the story will not be
entirely lost to the coming generation
The situation. as William Barnes said on
Friday afternoon while posing for his
picture. with his finger cutely tucked up
alongside his cheek, will be appalling.
The shrieks for recognition will mingle
with the raucous cries of Get off my
foot"
But with that true devotion 70 duty
that marks the alert chronicler Of events
it has been arranged by the newspaper
reporters that when the enraged patriots
start to tear down the Coliseum in order
that the colonel shall have his rights they
shall begin the work Of terrible destruc-
ton at the Wabash avenue end of the
structure This will enable the press
stand to remain on the job for some time
before il becomes necessary TO plunge
into the FRAY and die for such affairs and
sires as there may be in stock for dying
for purposes.
Great Deeds-But WHAT
There was strange unrest You could
feel it in the air. which, by the way, was
a fine. enlivening air. coming in from
over the lake. No man was able 10 fore
tell what ar hour might bring forth.
Great deeds We're imminent That was
cinch But what great deeds? In an
swering that question all those present
begged down All, however conceded
there must be a riot. Nothing else
would do
Picture to yourself Herbert Hadley. Of
Missouri, who weighs 100 pounds, rioting
against Victor Rosewater, who weighs lO2
pounds. Something inevitably must give
way II may be what will give way will
be Senator Dixons temper, or the colo
neTs vocabulary, or Harry News smile,
or Charles Warren Fairbanks receptiv-
ity. but il must be something. When
everybody says this convention is to be
opened with a call for the police re-
serves instead of the usual invocation
what everybody says must be so.
Still. there is faint glimmer Of hope.
A no bo
the advertised riot rarely comes off. 1t
is barely possible that, despite the dire
predictions of trouble from the start,
this will happen. Mr.. Rosewater, as
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee, will order the roll to be
called, the temporary roll. as evolved by
the committee. There will be protest
from the floor, and the Roosevelt floor
leader. Governor Hadley, will offer as a
substitute a roll that fits in with the
Roosevelt ideas Of what a temporary roll
for this convention should be.
Then there will he a long parliament
tary wrangle and an unlimited talkfest
that may get excited. but will hardly be
deadly and finally the convention will
vote one way or another, and the at
tempt will be made to induct Mr. Root
into his keynote position.
II is barely possible that the Third
Commandment will suffer more fractures
than the heads or arms, and it may be
pickering will be more conversational
than critical
But the prudent managers of the con-
vention have provided for every con-
tingency, save the highly important one
of getting ear muffs for the patient dele
gates who must sit and listen 20 the
flow Of talk, If say the Taft men,
the Roosevelters attempt 10 strong arm
this convention they will find that we
have made preparations to meet that
contingency or any other that may en-
sue And following this comes the stern
declaration of the Roosevelt people that
they will have their rights"
Calls Situation a Stand off.
Thus II seems about a stand of. The
Tafters are prepared and the Roose-
velters are portentous. Between the
two, the chances are there will be a right
lively session Of the convention. but, al
though hazardng is particularly perilous
and fraught with great danger at this
time, ! hazard the prediction. neverthe-
less, there will be but a modicum Of
bloodshed and not enough dangerously
wounded 70 keep the ambuances BUSY.
1t is quite true an obstreperous delegate
or two may be thrown from the hall hut
care will be taken TO throw them on the
softest part Of the street. so the damage
TO both street and delegate NAV be re-
duced TO A minimum.
So much for that. AS for the general
situation it has not changed since there
was situation. Taft and Roosevelt
each have number Of votes. but neither
knows exactly how many votes he has
nor how many votes the other side has
The human equation prevents absolute
knowledge The La Toilette men and
the Cummins men are standing firm. MI
merous persons are still busy on plan
10 get third man. Each side processes
confidence, but neither side has any con-
fidence, because neither side has precise
information that covers the entire
ground.
Anything may come out Of that sjua-
ton on Tuesday. II may evolve into
showdown that will bring about the