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CALIFORNIA DELEGATION AWAITS WORD
TO BOLT PROM THE TAFT CONVENTION
Chicago, June 15.-California's delegation, shouting for Roosevelt, arrived today and, headed by a band,
marched to th6 Roosevelt headquarters where they were given a rousing reception. The republican national com
mittee was denounced for unseating the two Roosevelt delegates from San Ffanclsco by members of the dule-.
gatipsi.
Many banuers w ere carried by the westerners bearing inscriptions of various kinds. Among them were:
paltqrtya refuses to try title to property before the thlief who stole it." y)j lu (
'La-t the people rile."
"Calior.ml for Roosevelt by 77,000."
Aroused by the unseating of two of the Roosevelt delegates from California, the California delegation held a
Conferenge today and adopted resolutions whloh were construed by many to Indicate they stood ready to par
ticlpate in a bolt if their leader, Governor Johnson, would say t(t w i. lPollowing are the resolutions:
"Resglved, That the California delegation will not, under any circunlstuwlcs, stand for a reactionary program
and' that we are prepared to insist on going the limit in order to carry out the will, not only of tew reppblicans
of CIalfol.tla, but of the real republicans of the United States. We' authorise our chairman and recognised leader,
. Goernor Jobaaon, to commit this delegation in asny manner that he may' deem necessary or advisable In order to
I oary out our determination and to secure a progressive victory through the submission of the name of 'heo
dore Roosevelt to the voters of the country."
CHEERS GREET TEDDY
AT CHICAGO STATION
Ohl0ago, June 15.---olonoel Theodore
Roosevelt, wearing his new fighting
hat, a compromise between a som
brero m a a rough rider's headgear,
l l ate today and was
LmsW ~r louiands of his sup-
Dp1M a dp.i rers. The* hat waI
I' n the r througlhout the automobile
sid ema Lig UIle street station to
tWI Conpieg. hotel, waving salutes of
4asq.fcl WFnint of the chbeers that
l.siCed the etofmer president's Zprog
)5r. 8ooge.et said, tonight he had
atm aS UPp t a campaign. He, was
,Ibe lieilg ial e *veral hours with
u .lM.p cad.a then assumed
L r te Ip it What he termed
!'this 'il fi ght between corrupt
. IUioe._a a thleves and the plain
pie," a' w.U.d 'ot discuss his
' rabDi se a iegiatoe on the conven"
tp lel -f oor k tere weeas no 4bubt
tH that he would be
y 'f být' `New, Isn oirge
of oOV ments, sald Mr.
Sooe o . , applied for a iset.
"We will do tbh
,e 0"Sf _ ltW,"i a thi colonoiq
New. "But unfortunately all of the
good seats are gone."
I0arly in the day it was announced I
at the Roosevelt headquarters that
the colonel's arrival would be devoid I
of the spectacular.
A Cheering Multitude.
Many delegates, however, would not
have it thus. aad when the train
bearing the candidate rolled into the
station there were three, bands and a
cheering multitude to greet him. The
CaHlfgrnla delegation, the most ag
gressive and outspoken of the Roose
velt adherents-a delegation which to
day issued a thinly-veiled threat of
independent action if things do not
,o well for the colonel In the evonven
10nr-marched to the station In a
body 'and escorted Colone) Roosevelt
to his itDl. 'They, bo.e aloft a ban.
nor which read:
".'Californa refuses to try title to
property before the thief wh9 stold
it," an d'on the reverse sides 'i0ii.
foiala's solid 86 for Theodore eoo4d
volt." t
Tvhe b~gper esu t the colonel'$ oItr
'ppo `ad Ie e sd With pleaeurs
Later, as, he stood on the balcony of
his hotel and made a brief address to
a throng which blocked all traffic lin
Miohigan boulevard for half. an hour,
he alluded to the sign and made the
so-oalled "thefts" of the republican'
national committee the topic of his
remarks.
Colonel Robsevelt appeared in fine
ettle and seemed to enjoy thoroughly
b.ing on the battleground in person.
The band which led the way. kept
up a continuous crash while the two
other bands in the rear were equally
l usy. The tune that was most in
favor was the battle song oft .n
Juap till and. Santiago, "There'll Be a
Iot Time In the Old Town Tonigblt.'t
All lut Mobbed.
Colonel RoosEvelt was all but mobbed
when he resached the hotel and it t$..o
hid, of the oelelseP effort as well as
that of his esdars to tLoNe adir
thraoug the lobby. The crowd presee
u~l~'tp the steps to the eaond .. lpuuw
o bhn he, stepped qut on t. H l
ty i t)e crowd surged4 forward 4d
C outiaueg From Page *i4s. -
'LYO "'S FIGHT
FOR TEXAG
IN VAIN
q.uicioD CLUB 1IVES MOST OF
LONE STAR STATE AND ALL OF
WASHINGTON TO TAFT.
SBATTLE IS TRENII U,
THE COMMITTWE'S WORK.
Total number of contests heard,
2114. Taft delegates seated, 285.
Roosevelt delegates seated, 19.
Today's results: For g'aft, Tex
as delegates at large, 3$ First, Bee.
ond, Fourth, lifth, Seventh, lighth,
Ninth, Tenth aqd Fourteenth dis
trlcts, 18. Total, U.
Virginia delegstdh at large, 4;
Pirst, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth, Ilighth and Tenth districts,
1. Total, 20.
Washington delegates at large, 8;
First, Second and 'hitd districts,
6. Total, 14.
District of Columbia, 3.
For Roosevelt: Texas, Tulrd and
Flfteenth distriots, 4.
North Carolina, Fourth. district, 2.
Total for Taf t ody, 62.
Total for Roosevelt today, 6.
Chicago, June 15.-Its eldaing hours
attended by exhibitions of tense par
tisan and personal. feeling among its
members, the rse},bliean committee
copcluded tonight the hearing of the
contests Involving 314 seats in the as.
tonal convention, which is to .as
serble Tuesday. The sum of Its
wobk is: Roosevelt, 10; Taft, 4I5,
President Taft roetyed today N3 del
egates; Colonel .iOoeeyelt, 6.
All of Washlu 's 14 west td
Prtsident Taft a+i.-t the protests of
tSnator Poindexte. that the '"ountry
would judge the asse,'" Out of Tease,
'Irft 'btdined 26'of ctli eonteeste 10,
eQpr the protest,', lone Cecil A.,
4Fon, who asserted "'ou may depose
me; nQW, but I `*illi' be back .four
ylars from now when many of you
ll not.,"
In Virginia, willre he issue wea
4,wp bltween uepojs~trs and the
regt atb ' ,ate orga$q . a, the p7rel*
dat respived. the. .. ogated dil*
egatlon of 20. , ,.the Distriot pf
. $utto~a ý wcevjý
gbteen Delegates From Brooklyn Claimed
ty Taft Forces Wlfl Vote for the Colonel
in the Convention---Campaign Is
Mapped Out
Chicago,' June 15.--Distinct and unmistakable was the change in the atmosphere
which followed the arrival of Colonel Roosevelt. If feeling had been intense before it
became explosive and in every quarter of the city from the densely packed throng
which greeted him in front of the Congress hotel to the uttermost corner of the distant
hotel .where delegates gathered, it was plain that it would take very little to precipitate
an outbreak.
Something of the piercing quality of the famous "rebel yell" characterized the snap
ping cheers which interrupted Roosevelt's speech from the hotel balcony shortly after
his arrival. In the midst of that crowd the note of truculent defiance stood forth on
California's banner, which waved with the cheering: "California refuses to try title to
property before the thief who stole it," and Mr. Roosevelt caught up the note and made it
the key of his speech.
The feeling that matters had come to some kind of a crisis is permeating both factions.
Rumors of hotheaded plans were given somewhat serious attention by the officers in
charge of the convention arrangements. Some rumors, untraceable to their sources, went
so far as to suggest the possibility that the anti-Taft people might attempt to take posses
sion of the convention hall Monday night; that there might be efforts to prevent the con
vention from effecting permanent organization at all.
Early in the day the democratic administration of the city of Chicago was taken into
council. Mayor Harrison gave assurances that the city police were amply able to pre
serve order.
Police Chief John McWheeny, it was said, would make his headquarters on Monday in
the Coliseum building, which would at that time be turned over to the custody of the po
lice. Chief McWheeny said if any rough-house tactics were attempted he would be
prepared to throw 150 policemen in front of the stage within one minute.
He would be a brave man 'who
undertook to say tonight what a day,.
an hour. a minute might bring forth.
The fact is that there is a situation
in C'hicago now unirecedented in
American politles and no human belin
can tell what will be Its outcome. The
hottest "battles in former convention.
of aqy party seem almost Lnsignlfi
cant compared with that which is cul
minating here.
It is impossible to question the ac
cession of confidence on the part of
the anti-Taft forces which ddted from
the arrival of Mr. Ilnoosevelt. Whether
it has substantial foundation no one
can say. Mr. Roosevelt himself came
on the scene smiling, waving his now
famous hat to the cheering crowds,
and if his confidence was feigned it
bore all thu appearance of reality.
The Taft people welcomed him with
a statement on the part of Campaign
Dlr'ctor McKinley, declaring Roose
velt's plilgrimage to Ohlcago repre
sentod "the last big bluff of a defeated
candidate."
Hae Colonel Roosevelt helped his
cause by coming personally to Chi
cago? To this question there were
many answers. The Roosevelt ad
herents admitted never a doubt that
it has made his nomination a pertan
ty. Nobody could honestly question
the ppceesion of enthuulasm in his
following which makieed his arrival,
but the Taft leaders profess to be
leve that he has come too sooni that
in the two days which remain before
the convention begins the atmosphere
will cool and the situation relas into
one of "plain polities" in whioh party
discipline and inexorable mathematics
will resume their wonted sway.
"Rnthusiasm is all right," said one
of the Taft leaders, '"ut never for
get that a delegate is a delegate, and
it Is delegates that make nomlina
tioni,"
Compromile Talk Sile Dewn.
There virtually was no talk today
of a compromlse candidate, though the
Cummins people continued their qulet
prop.~anda and the I* Foll.tto con
tingent lay low, like 'Uer RabIt.
Nor was there much serious talk to
day of a Roosevelt bolt; though the
subject was ,by no means forgotten.
"It won't be necessary. Rooseyelt has
the nomination cinched," ~ild the
Roosevelt people.
"They will get Into tihe bandwagon;
tifle is their dying gasp," stoutly as
seited the Taft men.
It seemed likely tonight that the
opening of the convention would be
oomparatively peaceful. The first
test, it is thought, will not come on
the question of temporary chairman.
It is on the selectlon of the commit
tee on oredentials that the break is
expeoted. To that committee goes the
appeal from the deolemons of the pa
tional committee and the making of
the permanent roll of the convention.
"If the Taft people try to put this
thing over throuh the committee, you
wilI ms the fun begin," said one of the
Roosevelt leaders,
The "high spot" in the ante-conven
tUpn edtuatlon eme this afternoon
when Colonel Theodore loosevelt ar
rived from New York, received a wel
come from a crowd of delegates at,
admirers and then went Into sonr
i a with his "keeral thtt." -
hatlonal oramqlt.e at ,tl$ pn., fp.
Ished its .aring of contests fopr dat
li the tempeiry IMakaup of MHe o4.
fenuttio. Aftet the eommlttea bd
Soocluded its labor,. Dieotor IdZinýy
,$v fa4a, tlb º ýaý a .total ,pf
100 NregttM1, tr T hares~ti
nIee.eury for his nIninolti..:i- IIIIna vu,1 - t
ceding only 442 to Itoboseivlt. The i
Roosevelt people declined to give Iut u
any figures. The M'Kinsll.y table h
gave Taft 58 of New York's 10 drlel. 'I
gates, but at the vetry nmolnllnt he was
giving It out the New York dlelega -
tion- was in caucus--the New Yorkers I
called it a conferenle--anld former
.leutenant flovernor Woodruff was
asserting that is delegates front
UiJrooklyn would ftllliw him Into th1e
Roosevelt calnlip. It was rliportt l ater
that the Ilrooklyn delegates were ainy- 1i
thing but willing to ilccept Mr. Wood- t
ruff iss a "bellwetlher" and that, in c
fact, nobody knew what they would a
decide ste do. I'lllonsrvatlivie lstlnlites II
had allowed Mr. Taft not more than V
76 votes frolll New York.
After the New York inmeetling Statel
Chairman Willlt Hurnles, Jr., said: l
"The vote of the New York lelega- -
tlon Indltcaltl that the vlle will standtl: I
Tuaft, 78; Itoosevelt, 9t; antll-Itoosvelt,
2; doubltful, 2. This is counlting the
absentees."
was mapped out tentatIvely tonlight at
a conference of the colonel and hsl I
chief lieutenants. The conlferetnce was 1
an extended one and was held beyond 1
doors which were guarded by t'ono
notl Itxoorvelt's personal guatrds of six I
sood, strong men. When thll mteet- r
ing was begun the colonel got down
to hli real work'. To the clonferenct
he sulnmoneld tenator l)lxon, Juilns . I
, rfleld of Ohio, William lllnnt si
Pennsylvania. Gleorgo W. Perkin of
New York, Oifford Pincholt o.f New
York. Arthur 11111 of tostlon, glovernor
Stubbs of Kansas, Clovernior tllasseoctk
of West Virglnia, Govrrnor Johntson
of California, Governor Hadley of Mis
souri, Frank A. Munsey of New York,
and ..orge . Record of New Jersey.
"
Senatr P.Ind*wkt a Ihi Iur f ~I'* fqr the rev Wsehknytea ei
4aki
1,C IIf the flrst questions to be takop
up was thit temporary chairmanship
iof thil. nItlnual conventlon. The sc
thIn of the national committee In the
T''lxi. andl Washlngton cases, it was
uniliit rIt,+i.I, also wore discussed. Later
i'.,oll R,,'oevolt sent for Senator
Lti+rah, who had not been ln the orl.
rlnul conference. The Idaho senator,
who has been conldered a. the prob.
blie choice of the Rooeevelt leaders for
temporary chairman, remalned with
the Roosevslt conference until a late
hour. It wee learned the conferees
took the subject of the temporary
chairmanship up where it was left oft
alt thie previous conference several
dlays ago. At that medtlng and not
witlt( aoiling reports of dslnatlefactlon
ov+"r flnatletr lorah'e attitude on some
+,f the contests. it was the opillon of
nearly all the loaders that the Idaho
iglliiatr would be the logical mtan to
.ilitolme ,enattor Root.
fiftord Plnohot, who left the con.
f renco before its conclusilon, said the
wholo eltoatlon war being disoussed
and it plan of campaign being art
ranged.
Colneol floosevelt, himself, was
urged by Alexander P. Moore of Pitts.
burgh, to enter the race for the tent.
porary chairmanship, but deollned.
Nenntor IHrah seemed the favorite of
the ltRoosuvelt leaders, but his eligibll
ity wan brought Inat question. HIe Is
not a delegate and It is poselble he
cannot obtain a seat on the foor on
that aiceount. If this obstacle .a.not
Io nurmounted It Is likely Governor
Hadley of Mlisourl will be the Roose.
volt andildute to oppose Senator Root
of New York.
The ltoosevelt Ueutenants disoursed
platform laoking and It developed the
cuolonel has completed a rough draft
eWhich he expects will be the beels of
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