The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
Have Determined to De- mand Roll Call On First Proposition That
 Comes Up
TO MOVE REJECTION
 OF TEMPORARY ROLL
 OF THE CONVENTION
Roosevelt Plan Is a Revolutionary One and Will Be Bitterly Fought
 By Taft Supporters-This 4 Means Battle from the Very Beginning

Chicago June t6.-The Roosevelt plans for the fight to be made in the repub- lican national convention Tuesday were finally adopted at conference of the Roosevelt leaders tonight under the direc- ton of the colonel himself. They have determined that the convention shall not be organized with the contested delegates seated by the national committee. and to this end they have determined to demand roll call on the first proposition that comes up. This undoubtedly will come on the right of Governor Johnson, of California. to cast the 26 votes of that state on the question of the temporary chalrmanship.
 Precipitate Fight Early
 This light will be questioned by the two Taft delegates from the Fourth district. Then will come the move which the Roosevelt leaders have planned They will move at once that the temporary roll as made ID by the national eomnilt- tee, be rejected, and that q substitute roll, prepared by the Roosevelt leaders. be adopted This roll will include the 70 to 80 delegates which Colonel Roosevelt claims were stolen from him. and which would be sufficient to give the Roosevelt forces control of the convention
 Under this plan of procedure-supmit- ting the contests to the convention enbloc none of the delegates affected by the contests could vote Under customary rules, passing upon the contests state hy N. upon the right of another.
 The Roosevelt plan Is revolutionary one. Et VIII he bitterly cppossf 6yf t1s' Taft lenders but it will serve the pur- pose of bringing the fight quickly to the front. and this is what the Roosevelt lead CTS desire.
 Victor Rosewater. chairman of the na- tional committee, will call the eonven- ton to order. t is not believed he will entertain the motion Co consider a second list of delegates. but will insist upon walt ing for the report of the committee on credentials, which ordinarily would not come up for consideration until Wednes- day, If he does this the Roosevelt lead- CTS will move at once "to proceed to the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
 Will Attempt Private Convention
 In other words the Roosevelt delegates in such q case would attempt to hold a convention of their own within the con vention hall.
 Colonel Roosevelt tonight conferred for more than an hour with Chairman Rose water, who sought the interview through F. Montfeily Of Kansas City mutual friend Mir Rosewater explained to the colonel that in making rulings on the national committee in contest cases, he had followed the parliamentary rule that had always governed the deliberations or that body.
 colonel Roosevelt directed severe criticism against individual members of the committee. but MT, Rosewater Is said to have escaped these strictures. Finally the colonel demanded to know what MT Rosewaters attitude would be when the Roosevelt forces propose fe substitute a new temporary roll for3> prepared by the committee.
 "The rules of the committees. apply" answered Mir Rosewater. >.
 When asked If he wouldsnot consent to submit the question to the conven- ton, MT. Rosewater is said 10 have asked for time in which to consider the question. It Is expected that he will confer with his associates early tomor- TOW.
 Borah to Oppose Root
 After midnight the Roosevelt forces agreed 10 enter Senator Borah as their candidate against Senator Root for the temporary chairmanship. Governor Hadley of Missouri was selected as floor leader to conduct the Roosevelt fight during the convention.
 Colonel Roosevelt tonight would give no definite Information as to what was done at the conference. His lieuten- ants said any steps decided upon were subject to change to meet the eonstaut- lv changing situation one report L.. frstf tfrrlf In nf that If the Roosevelt delegates failed in this first test. they would name their own ticket and that two sets of re- publican candidates would be selected.
 Colonel Roosevelt was asked about ft.
 That's nonsense" he said. "Bnt in the event that the delegates whose elec- tion you consider fradulent are seated,' ho was asked. "can your delegates give ceuntenance to this act, by sitting In d convention with them2"
 Colonel Roosevelt paused for mo- raent to consider his answer
 Well cross that bridge when we come to It. he said at last
 "The convention will never recog- nize fraudulent delegates said James k. Garfield of Ohio, 'it would be an illegal convention"
 F. A Van valkenburg of Philafs. phla, who is closely associated " tA Roosevelt said that the contested C. T. eea tes would be eliminated lin Ysg llamentary way He expressed 1at opinion that If test case is made o9 the California delegates under the IlNA mapped out neither they nor the ogR CT contested delegates would have ll.- right to vote,
 Colonel Roosevelt said that he did not know definitely what plan of ac- tiol would be adopted.
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