The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-17
NO HARNESS TO
FIT DARK HORSE
Careful Search Through the Stable
Reveals Nothing But Taft or
Roosevelt Trap
pings
WILL BE NO COMPROMISE i
Sergeant at Arms Bill Stone VIII Be
the Busiest Man In Chicago
Tomorrow at
Noon.

CHICAGO, June 17.-All talk OF q 1
compromise candidate On whom the
progressives and the Taft men could
unite to heal the breech in the republic
can party, was shattered today. The
Taft leaders, after counting noses, de-
ctded that they still hold control.
They accepted the assurance Of Will
liam Barnes. Jr., that he had enough
votes to elect Elihu Root temporary
chairman. Immediately they stiffened
their lines and prepared to present a
united front.
Two conventions In the same hall
seemed inevitable. The Roosevelt
fighting men have decided to go
through with their program. They in
sisted today that they would go right
ahead and nominate Roosevelt and
adopt progressive platform. They
declared they could do it in the face
OF the Taft delegates and that they
would protect themselves from
"strong-arm' methods.
They will fight, they add, to take
the convention away from the nation
al committee. Victor Rosewater,
chairman Of the committee, on whom,
under the rules, the duty of calling
the convention to order, rests, has
been in consultation with the Taft
men on the committee. He has III
strueGed Coionel isiii stdas, The ssGTs
i geant-at-arms of the convention, thai
j he will expect protection in the dis
charge of his duties. Stone has ar
j ranged for this. He declined today te
! discuss what he has done.
This convention will be conducted
so that the regular representatives Of
the republican party in the nation car
carry through their work" declared
Stone.
N Let those who wish to, make
threats. All wish to say Is that the
officers of this convention will be pro
tected in carrying out the duties with
which they are charged"
1t was learned however. that Stone
had secured what he considers ample
! police protection. Through the Chi
cago citizens committee, he has had
4 police officers detailed to obey his in
4 structions, and If an attempt is made
- rush the platform, and one is anttc
1 ipated, then Stone will keep it clear
with his men.
4 California elected Governor Hiran
johnson chairman, Francis J. Heney
committee on credentials; George G
Pardee, rules and order Of business;
I Chester H. Rowell, committee on res
:, olutions: Meyer Lissner, national com
mitteeman.
\ The Nevada delegation organized
on the train enroute to Chicago Oh
Sunday, as follows: e. F.. Roberts
chairman; H. V. Moreland, committee
on resolutions; E. F. Roberts commit
tee on credentials; H. B. Macon, ma
tional committeeman.
The Pennsylvania delegation toda,
confirmed the election of VIM Finn
Z the Roosevelt leader of Pennsylvania
: as national committeeman from tha
state.
The Oklahoma delegation toda,
started boom for Arthur c. Trumbo
of Muskogee. Okla, to be vice presi
dent of the Roosevelt ticket. Trumb'
! is president of the Mississippi
Commercial Congress,
State central committeeman ant
. Roosevelt leader, Walter Brown o
Ohio, was today elected national com
mitteeman from his state by the OH,
: delegation.
J. Sullivan of Cleveland, is slated t
; be member of the committee on res
: oIntinns He lis a Roosevelt man