The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-13
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< Chicago, June 13-While the big pol iticians in the Republican party are adding to, their stock of gray hairs in the roundup of the elusive delegate, the rank and file of the party work CTS, whose only hope is that candi- date will be nominated who can se- cure the support of the party Organi- zations everywhere are having an easy time of it Excepting when they are being impOrtuned to use their infiu- ence for a friend who wants a ticket, they stroll in state from one head quarters to the other, telling the at taches what they think will be the outcome. And it is new tale fitted for each headquarters that is visited. It was estimated, to-day, that more than one-half of the actual delegates to the convention are in the city. 2 Boomers and marching clubs are on the way. They will begin processions about tomorrow. And from then on sleep will be banished in the hotel dis trict.
 There is no denying that the major ity of the delegates, even some of the most enthusiastic Roosevelt men, would welcome compromise candi- date. They say so privately although for publication they insist strenuously to Teddy or to 'Bill' as the case may be. But deep down in their hearts they are hoping something will happen to prevent the nomination of either man and the substitution of someone who will command the sup port of the united party.
 . Most of the delegates here are get ting some comfort out of the promise that the Democrats at Baltimore will have their troubles, too They be- lieve that no matter what is the out come of the convention here unless a positive bolt takes place, the Republi- cans will have time enough to forget their bitterness in the months that will elapse before election rolls around
 One of the jokes of the convention is the appointment of 1.200 sergeant at-arms. They are supposed to have been named to keep order in the big that they would have their work cut out for them. But an examination of the list shows that many of the men are worthless for keeping order at least. Most of them are big politi- clans in their home localities. who. otherwise and anxious to see the con- vention, will be given a beautifully engraved commission and shining badge and then will be expected to go inside of the convention hall and lose themselves.
 The real WOrk or preserving Order inside the coliseum will be in the hands of few picked men who owe allegiance to Colonel Bill Stone, of Baltimore. sergeant-at-arms. But the 1,200 specials will cost the Republican national committee $12,OO0 for their services.
 The first public denunciation of the Taft candidacy by the insiders in the Roosevelt camp will take place, Friday night. The auditorium theatre is rented by the Roosevelt forces and they plan an old fashioned mass meet ing there. The packers of the Roose- welt boom will furnish couple of brass bands to start things going and Francis J. Heney, of San Francis co, Judge Ben Lindsay, of Denver. Governor Stubbs, of Kansas; Cover nor Johnson of California and Colonel Roosevelt if he is here, will furnish the oratorical fireworks.
 And I suppose at the end of the meeting they will all march over and lynch the national committee as good way of getting rid of us,'' cynically de- clared Archie Stevenson when told of the meeting. This meeting is to be one of number that are to be held. The Roosevelt men hope by this
 means to start enough enthusiasm to