The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
,ction of $40 Uncontested Delegates Will Be Re
 garded as Binding COMPLETE CHANGE
 IN THE SITUATION Till Introduce ResoIution-Rosewater Will Be Urged to Refuse to Enter tain It - Senator Kenyon
 Agrees to Plan


 elegates in caucus early this morn- lg voted that it was the sense of the aeeting that nothing less than $40 f the uncontested delegates could be egarded as a binding majority of the epublican national convention.
 This was construed by the delegates resent as meaning, as one of them ut it, "a bolt at the go-om." !"
 The meeting adopted the text of a bng telegram to President Taft ap- ealing to him to disavow the action f the national committee in it's de- sat of the Roosevelt contest.
 The telegram was held up after eing given out in order to get the pproval of Senator Dixon.
 Adopt Resolution
 The resolution in full, which was unanimously supported by delegates rom every state carried by Roosevelt, as follows:
 Resolved, that no election of tenn orary or other officers of this con- ention, or other proceeding shall be hken as the act of this convention, r have any effect unless it shall re- eive on roll call the affirmative otes of $40 delegates whose seats re uncontested and this resolution hall govern and be in force during he temporary organization of this onvention and until the permanent rganization thereof shall have been Effected"
 \ This would be a majority of the |E07S delegates constituting the full onvention.
 The delegates were frankly told by .aders, it is said, that they did not lave enough votes toIeontrol the con- ention, as. constituted by the national <onnlittee, which seated so many of he contested Taft delegates. It was hen that the Roosevelt delegates de- Eded on this drastic action.
 The midnight conference completely hanged the situation from what it ad been earlier in the evening. Col. oosevelt's speech at the Auditorium Theatre, urging his followers to fight |from the jump and the uproarious pproval given his fighting words out keighed the counsel of the moderate members of the Roosevelt faction.
 R. R. Mccormick of Chicago, one f the Illinois delegates and Roose- elt leader, was asked if the resolu- ion did not forecast a certain bolt of he Roosevelt forces.
 sThis resolution would prevent a lolt; it was designed for that purpose Because if $40 delegates vote on tenn Iorary organization you then have a Convention and there could be no bolt"
 The resolution, it was stated, will be introduced in the convention im- |neditely after the convention is called b order.
 Kenyon Approves Course
 Senator Kenyon of Iowa was routed hut of bed after midnight and called nto the Roosevelt conference. The htest proposal was submitted. He ex- pressed the view that it was fair one, That the 10 Cummins delegates from Iowa would support the proposition, nd that, in his opinion. the 36 LaFol- ette delegates from Wisconsin and Worth Dakota would also. He said he elieved 1t would be d good idea to old up the convention proceedings for while. to give the people chance for
 sober second thought" on the sub ect
 Taft supporters did not hear of the ction of the Roosevelt delegates until ome time after and no plan had been nade to combat the new line of attack. was believed, however. they would lree Chairman Rosewater not to en- ertain the resolution.
 The Wisconsin delegation adjourned 'oon after 1:30 q. m. without action lnd probably will meet again tomor- Tow morning.
 Bully" Says the Colonel
 When MT. Roosevelt was acquainted |xifh the action of his supporters he laid, Bully for them
 T think I will have to shake hands Xyith those delegates again. he added T had not heard that all the Roosevelt deelgates had taken this action thought 1t was just the Illinois delega- Xion"
 l It was suggested to MT. Roosevelt thai In some quarters this action was taken is indicating bolt.
 T will not say word as to that he Exclaimed The colonel then went to bed
 Early this morning call was issued For caucus of the following states:
 Pennsylvania Nebraska. Michigan Kansas California, Iowa. Maine nnil Maryland These delegations. while rep resented in the caucus did not have their Delegations present and the caucuses art 'or the purpose of ratifying the resolu- ion.