The Washington times., 1912-06-09

ing the story that he is organising a
gang Of strong-arm specialists who are
to be brought into the convention hall,
and at the correct moment are to form
transfer the gavei by force from the
hand of Senator Root, supposing the
Senator holds II, put II into the hand OF
some Roosevelt person, and, In short,
start second convention in the same
hall, at the same time, and pull 1t over
with all proper form.
This notion that there will be two
conventions in the hall at the same time
Is not to be secuted. Talk about riot
and physical mix-up Is heard con-
funny. l saw a Minnesota Roosevelt
man and an Indiana Taft man doubling
up their fists, rolling up their biceps,
and feeling each others muscle like
were discussing in perfect amity, the
question of which of them would be
able to throw the other out IL the
fracas should come. Now, those two
men are excellent personal friends; and
yet theX are so intense about this fight
that either would start breaking heads
at the drop Of a hat, and either would
cheerily, blithely, and with perfect
amiability, break the others head If
that particular head got In the way.
Expect Roosevelt There.
Colonel Roosevelt's bitter denunciation
of the national committees action in
seating the Ninth Alabama Taft dele
cation, caused much excitement. AL
most everybody now thinks he will
come in person to Chicago; the chief in
quiry Is as to what he will select as
the psychological moment for the in
vasion. 1t violates no confidence to
say that the Mckinley people are fear
full that his personality, injected into
the thick of the fight, will smash all
their states and plans.
Both sides are sending word out to
their lieutenants In adjoining States,
Michigan, Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa, and
porters with the purpose of making a
show of public opinion in support Of
their respective sides. These efforts
promise to counterbalance each other,
and merely to add to the tensity, the
confusion, and the possibility of an out
break of violence at some point.
No-Roosevelt Bolt.
and definite. There will be no bolt by
the Roosevelt people. They expect to
nominate the colonel, and they intend
to nominate him in the Coliseum There
Is no more chance of their boiling, of
of their betaking themselves to any
other place for their deliberations than
there Is that they will take wings and
ny.
Tomorrow the National Committe.
will get down to the Indianapolis case,
which will bring matters right under
the guns. This is the first great big
piece Of burglary that the Taft forces
expect to put over. 1t is not necessary
to recount circumstances in the case; /;
how the State convention found two
delegations applying for seats from
Marion county Indianapolis. and how,
with these two excluded. the Roosevelt
forces would have had a snug majority;
how the contesting Taft delegations;
from Marion and two other counties
were permitted in all violation of pre-
cedcnts and decencies to vote on the
question of their own right TO sit ara
how this gave control of the conven-
ton to the Taft people.
This Indiana case will take a good
deal of time and raise feeling to an
intensity not yet developed Senator
Crane, Harry New and other Taft
leaders say there will be no objection
to giving this case all the time that
may be desired for presentation and
argument. Members of the committee.
moreover, will ask questions almost
endlessly and it will be a slow pro-
cedure 10th sides have pre- pared their
cases with great care and the ground
will be covered in the utmost detail.