Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-06-20
MAY SPLIT BEFORE
BEING ORGANIZED
ROOSEVELT PEOPLE MAY ATTEMPT
TO BREAK UP CONVENTION.
Fight VIII Come when California A
tempts to Cast All Of Her Votes for
Roosevelt Candidate for
Chairman.

Chieago.-Out Of n chaos Of claim,
and eounier-ciaims, reports of a break
TO Roosevelt from the Taft ranks and =
declaration by the Taft managers that
Col Rcosevelt's attempts to ~steiT-
their delegates had met with failure.
there come the frank statement bv
Roosevelt leaders that, regardless Of
what the fnal roundup Of delegates may
show. Col. Roosevelt will leave Chicago q
nominee for president.
There VIII b. no bolt. thsv saw. but IL
there IL an attempt TO make permanent
the temporary roll reported by the ns-
tionai committee, the Roosevelt dele
estes, believing they have q right to act
- representatives Of the people, NAV
take matters in their own hands. nomi-
nate Mr.. Roosevelt in the Coliseum and
claim for him the regularity of the Re
publican party.
Senator Borah, talked Of az the Roose-
veit candidate for temporary chairman,
discounted the talk Of a bolt.
Personally, don't believe there i.
any chance Of third party or a bolt, .
he said. History shows eonclusiveiy
that no successful party eve- vas born
under sueh auspices. Il would be ere
st.d half-formed sui would 20 into the
heht with the likelihood Of its parent
weighing IL down.
Roosevelt does not want 20 70 too far
with his bolt talk now. becanse he is
hard at work using his influence with
delegates now in the Taft lineup. whom
hs expects to have on his totals vhea
the roll Is called.
~Hov coud the Roosevelt, forces CON
sistently support q nOminee put up
through the aid Of votes Of delegates
whom they charge were frsudulently
seated BY the national eommitteef' vas
asked OF the colonel
Roo-evelt's face became stern.
That" he replied sharply, is . bridge
We will cross when We get to it,
-will you saw that you will support
the nominee Of the convention, whoever
he isr' was asked
Il have nothing further to say, /,
snapped the colonel.
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er and conflicting claims are made of
,b.i- .,,nror, 18th at. nl,;,Ix ~.
,,x;o,,. 80 ~. .;,,.,;,, - ..;.h
knew Just what could Be depended upon.
The solution apparently will have to
~. "a N. Roo..r.I, fo-,.. xo.,,1
u.k. ,h.;- .,,,a - a. .aox.,,;or -
SON a. /, meet. md !. -,II.s 4, ords-
hv Chairman yie.- Ro..xa,.r of IN.
n.,io,.I .o,,u;,,.. so,,. :. -. poo..
vsI. iesders we're in favor Of def.rriny
the first great 6ght until the question
Of ADOPTING the temporarv roll should
arise.
This plan was abandoned. IL !. said.
when IL beeame apparent that Senator
Root va. likely - b. chosen a. tenn.
porary chairman. The Roosevelt afher.
~nts frankly admitted tia, thew feared
Senator Roots prestige in the conven.
sion and prepared 10 make their Fight
over his selection. which in itself will
Involve the question of the temporary
roll.
A soon a. Mr.. Ros-water presents ths
name Of NJ. Root for temporary char
man, the Roosevelt delegates viii place
smother name in nomination. When the
California delegation Is reached. Gov.
Hiram johnson. according to report, will
attempt to cast the entire twenty-six
votes OF the delegation against the New
York senator His right to do this will
b contested by the Taft delegates from
the Fourth california district, seated
by the NATIONAL committee
The vote on the temporary chairman
ship usually is cast according to the tenn
porary roll The Roosevelt sdherents do
not propose TO submit to any such al.
rsngsment, claiming the national com
mittee Is attempting to deliver stolen
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