Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-14
roosevelt MEN JOYOUS
DECLARE THE TIDE HAS CHANG
Ed IN FAVOR OF THE
COLONEL.
B0RAH FOR Chairman
Roosevelt Forces win support Idaho
senator 20 Beat Root for the
Craftsmanship.

Events Of the day gave Roosevelt
delegates and leaders their first real
cause for Jublation and they were
not slow to take advantage Of II.
While the national committee was
di9poang OF the Missouri contests.
Roosevelt delegates In Chicago were
assembled In Congress Hotel listening
to a speech by william Flynn OF
Pennsylvania who urged that every
man must do his duty and not give
up the fight
Francis j. Heney of San Francisco
brought the good tdings. When he
arrived Senator Dixon was declaring
that the republican national commit
tee could not possibly get enough del
egates for Taft TO nominate.
The members of the national com
mittee cannot stand the strain of
public opinion, which is with us,
much longer" he declared.
Then Mr.. Heney took the rostrum.
When he announced that the national
committee had given the NJ ssourl
delegates at large to Roosevelt there
was tumult and then Mr., Flynn
asked:
do you still compare the national
committee to forty thieves"
Yes" responded Heney II still
compare some OF the committee 10
the forty thieves"
But don't you think the commit
tee is improving" Flynn continued.
"Only as to results" said 1eney.
Following this meeting the mem
bers of the national committee began
20 arrive from the adjourned meeting
at the Coliseum and there were at
once surrounded and pressed for eX
plantations of the sudden adjourn
ment following the Missouri contest
decision in Roosevet's favor.
Senator Borah of Idaho confessed
to inqurers that he was ignorant Of
the reason for the sudden adjourn
ment and said that 1t was at the re-
quest of Senator Crane. The Idaho
senator said he thought it possible
that some of the committee leaders
had been fooled on evidence in the
Missouri contest and wished to look
carefully into the evidence in the
Washington and Texas contests be-
fore bringing them up in the commit
tee for action. These contests, like
Missouri, were instituted by the Taft
forces.
Senator Dixon took an entirely diff
ferent view Of the matter.
Il positively know" said Mr.. Dix
on, that two members of the ma
tional committee who have been vot-
ing with the steam roller" served
notice last night that they would go
no further in unseating Roosevelt
delegates who had been regularly
chosen. / know who they are and
could name them If | would, There
are other members Of the committee
who cannot stand the strain much
longer. That's why Penrose and
Crane fled to cover this afternoon to
counsel on change of plans
The Roosevelt campaign manager
concluded his statement with the flat
declaration that the Roosevelt forces
would control the temporary organ
ization and nominate Roosevelt The
senator, however, admitted that the
Roosevelt forces might control the
credentials committee. each member
of which is selected by his state del
egation.
We'll, the evidence in all the con-
tests before the national committee
will have to be gone over again,
said Mr.. Dixon. 'and there may be
Taft men on that committee who will
not stand for steals Of Roosevelt del
egates like the steal in Kentucky and
in California. 1t may be that we will
not nominate a candidate for ten
days after the convention is organ
lied"
Reports from other sources had it
that Senator Borah Of Idaho had been
selected for temporary chairman.
Notwithstanding positive declara-
tions from leaders Of both sides that
talk of compromise was foolish, there
are many delegates and leaders who
think that another man may win tho
crown. Senator Kenyon
of Iowa urged Senator Cummins in
this connection.
At the Taft headquarters a period |
OF great activity followed the an
nouncement of the adjournment of
the national committee after the de. |
cison in the Missouri cases. The Mis-
souri, result was communicated to the |
White House over the long distance
telephone by Secretary Hllles and the
Taft advisers We're called in. Mr.. |
Hilles would make no comment on
the situation.
Senator Penrose was the first to
arrive and he went over the days de- |
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