The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-06

strong arm tactics. attempt 10 reverse
the plain verdict Of the Republican voters
| ] resent these insinuation,
Believing in the perfect fairness of the
Republican national committee. whose mem
bers are temporarily the trustees Of the
Republican party. wc have no fear in rest
ing our case in tho matter OF contested dele
gates on their decision This is all the
Roosevelt management will ask of the ma
tional committee and it is all 1t has right
to demand No contests have been brought
by the national Roosevelt committee which
we do not at least believe rest upon u solid
foundation of fact. law and equity.
Too much emphasis. in the opinion Of
influential Republican nat ional commit
teefncn favorable to President Taft r
| denomination cannot bc given to the
exact situation here tonight They are
PERFECTLY aware that the Taft forces will
control the nat ional committee by a large
majority, but they add: "lf tho Southern
dele gates stand by the President he will
I've rcnomlnated. II they do not he will
lose the battle. But the nominal ion can
not go to cofnprOinise candidate. In
h" event of break up among the South
ern delegates for Taft Roosevelt will he
nominated. or course he could not tr
elected. He would I've more easily beaten
than Bryan was in 1906 and 1900 or 1908
The Republican party has got to win with
Taft or lose with Taft or forever I've de-
stroyed."
THINK NEITHER WILL 30.
There is no cainsaving the statement
heard in many authoritative quarters tina,
many Republican voters believe that
both President Taft and Col. Roosevelt
should DO set aside in this convention and
that the nomination should 90 TO dark
horse You hear this ON all sides You
hear il from nearly all Of the States eas
e
or overlooking New York. Ohio. Indiana
and New Jersey. You also hear il west of the
mississippi River. But the majority in
the national commit % believe thet mas
much as Col Roosevelt "has attempted to
DESTROY the Republican party for his own
personal ambition" there is nothing to
do here hut to renonHnate President
Taft il possible even if it presages sure
defeat. They believe the President. how
ever. TO he far stronger candidate than
Col Roosevelt: that Col Roosevelt's
nomination would not only res,i II in
certain defeat but in tho ultimate estruc-
ton of the Republican party.
National Committeeman Harry $ New
OF Indiana said tonight that he would
at Tomorrow meeting of the national
committee nominate Victor Rosewater
oi Nebraska for chairman of the national
committee and that MIR Rosewater would
he elected.
MIR. Rosewater is acting chairman and
his election tomorrow H. chairman will
last during the life of the present COM
inittee. which will be about two weeks. as
this convention elects a new national
COMMITTEES.
no Bolt. SAYS DIXON.
Senator Dixon. chieftain of the Roose-
velt forces. discussed tonight the talk
that Col. Roosevelt failing a nominal ion
here is to bolt the Republican party.
senator Dixon said
This talk Of bolt is all junk What
have We To bolt about when we have the
Delegates ] tell you this bolt agitation
has come from the other side; il is all
noonshine. We have the delegates by
Ia good margin. Our cause has been
| won 10y the people"
Senator Dixon was more bitter in speak
ing of the Roosevelt result in Ohio when
he said
In Ohio it was "A cold blooded steal
10 take six delegates AT large from Roose-
velt after the State had gone 1000 for
Roosevelt. They manipulated the county
machines. rever,ing To the old tactics of
the machiniStS in politics"