BEFORE THE BATTLE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1469, 18 June 1912, Page 5

BEFORE THE BATTLE.

MR- TAFT STILIL AHEAD

AN ABSOLUTE M \JORITY CLAIMED.

DOUBTFUL DELEGATES Fofi3>. By Telecraph-Pre.ss A'ssq'eiaiiq'n-C'ppyrlsht (lice. JiuiP. ; i?,'iiv:ihi».!i!.) .'■■■■ -Chicane,. ..liino. 17.. iff. 'i'aft's n)aMsors:^!ajiii.-tiiPy/liii : of the 107(i tt'.n:rention. This Jyniiid ; be aii;' :inajority and suffic-ieii't-tti. 'cliiiit \Nli'.. U.>.;(:l'.t oil the first ballot'?:;.':'■? ?'■.'"'■

Mr. l{oo.-erelt^s/ , 'sui)ppi^i v s : ' , S , ,'Ui'. .conccilc Mr. Tat't only 535 : :;ivot:es;,\-Vvliicii woulcjf be. insufficient. They il'tateV; Hva.t -if. ■Seiiatbr' La Follcttc, not be nominated, : Hhisp.doipgal;lon:.ivilJ -g'tf to Mr. Kooseveit;;-"•;. ■■ '■

If Mr. : .dbmirtate tlioConvention his>i;foilpvvyTs'':'v:iit' ■fsmifl' a new party. ],■''" fp:'< ■.". .-•',.

Every doubtful;' delegate' Is ibping- feted by both partie's;)parHcujar!y 'tlio : : : iiesi'o'e's-. Erominpnt ia Chicago iii the'-licgiq delegates to supirart^lrlljepseyelt.

MR. RO.6^EXEI^-,Bpti;ri,: ALLEGED Tltf /VDJES. ; ''■ (Eec. ■ Mr. Eoosevel"s'.■:arr.i.va!: : v.:as■■ 'exppileat'y; timed, and (iou tjie operandi was at'-itsvlicigliti The 231 of the coiiteateHfEcats'rind: Mr, l:;Q6i.pvelt twenty. ;:.'-'; '; "■ ''''' jrr. Roosevelfi said it would?l)^% : ";nakecrSght agaiiiM': (heft, but Hio:^tliieyf^.Vore' i .-'''ioj^-g , !>'i i i i i|j':'i']B; wiu. Tho fuso to poinitena'iic-e'--.t1i0:./tlip.ft ;.ef.. '.tlipir■, votes by profes'siqiial'.'polil.iciaii?' .i,{;pre;on't;.: ing what wasC>iiio^t^''icor|^ip'.K", h iii;. .tlio-; country's politipaVyifevß-'He-.■ demandeV]-: that the CreH(»htinls''iCnniinittep..;.^lip,'jsl(l; : reject the mittce, and to tho ConventionS-i' ,;•'';];' *■'-~ EXCITEM ENTfR Up;;HJ(Q.rt. DELEG ATESvJhAE te^DA^. :-,-';-:{ ;? ■ a Republican i^rcsiidipifcy. is at fever heat;?;:;-:-.';;^',■;!:.';>.;.;. i,.' V,..' Mr.. Roosevdi's' ; siippbr)ers;;a.f^ ing the ConvP)itibii:-delega.tes'.;;coi\t,mUpuslyf Altogether ;Mr;^affcha^Jsecuriid''^tljb; vetes of 135 ColiW3te^t^plegatc^^illd■ ;: sfliv Eoosevelt 19. :*4M'-lffi feV <? '-.i ■■-'■'

Mr. EPoS3ve!t;?(lcc : lai:cSr!tfe' : figii|is ?™ pf tlio people tliicvcs, anil cbrriiptHeadev^j.:,';':' ; "■ ■.'■- THE HOW THE/i^AIiTY^I^HiNERY'-.,, 1 .;■;.., The BepublicauSNatibnafeConyeiitibii; meets at Chicago ]y bo one of tkenriostexciting;.iu;:|lie.M«s< t'ory of Amcrica2Ai:olities;;v--It : !;wiJi.r:'cqni;fist of 107G ber of 'Tre^i<!ential ; a few rcprcswitatives^tojii'.'Haxaii;iiii(l: the other lho :i Convention Chester Guar(lian' , -;tn.i(V:;^By' , ;:this!i;iirie;7lß;; delegates have bceuizuppbiitfed,-* bf...whp# •117 arc claimed..byiU^"ed.(lent : ::;'raft ; ,,;sb; : that ho majority. largest individual;:; ccntnl)utie.n's:.'.''"tp,'. t.iio; total-including : votes, Pennsylvania. with uS-haveialrcady.j"?declared;' ; 'elves, as have' ; -alsb:Massachuse,tts,,: Mis ; ; fouri, and numerically. '■' The'; decisiori';of the:Repuhf.; licans in the remaining' less be influenced in-some measurciby.-ilio:, present slate of .the'noli, l>ut;.it:,wpuldinot: be safe to predict.'whether, will be given'..to Mr. Taft.'s,:lead.,m.'lhe. race or to the remarkable andv-uncxpeptetl; gains Mr. Roosevelt-'has.b'e'en,mahngjdm/v ing the last few-.TveeksA;jt';isjclear;|.that the task of the creden-. tials" will this "year cult. At thei ; Micbigait : -conyennon; : :;for;, instance, there Was: a -freeifighybetween; the Taft and-'ther-'Roosevclt -.supporters;with the result 'that.eacb. cd a convention^of:' Chicago two.: rival-' delegations Swills claim;* the seats stated that tlirbugnouUhe'So'iith.'vWheve.in.;. almost all cases\ tho'y'delogates vliaye;.ibcevu 'Miistructed" . for,;Mr;fvTaft;,Uhe;. Rppsevcl!;:; managers liayc volitions fronv-Vw'.hicli¥i : tions will procecrt"to"i.Clii'c , a ,^'VK;.::J*iS..'-;;.-A great deal-:wilhprobabjy;:bo?:]ieard;.ot:. these vepresentati ves'! fromfvthe: •Squtjv.Acs;: peciallv if the"-. :Prcsident-y?ha);.W ; fniVlo.:' secure a maior.ity ;at : -theMiW:tnaK'ot., strength. oral aro usuallyi.carefulftnqtr ; tb;f ; inii}re i .K : heir.: own date whoso "l>oom' , ''s.esnistlikeiy.Hi:be;''«ii'succcsful. iThe¥pi''eseiice.ispT jtli;?: (South*' ern delegates'tiideodris^cp'nstaiitv,dra>--i<-back to' thov ; ;6niciohoy ; iof.v;the>.:Nnt'RnE(l;, Coiiventinn ;'sys;criv..-',viiv.-. 'tlje? PspiiWitw-.' nartv. WhbevVn^mayVrl^tiip'Mn'jfls^'t.lii.o--Republican 'canili'rtate'i'Uie. lias'|m!; : v ,'tte ghost of a single electoral voteVfrniri'..:Hiesp.Stales, -in '.thp. PrpsidPiilial :Jelcctiohl-.ilVelf-:- ; fei#of thnt elocfiba ,mav;;depe>Hl.,.;bi! .;th'o,--\vnt«: of a Yath ;am\ the vote of'that'State" niayv.uerit , n<i'' i ".AwV the selection'of'orieVinajitnlher; ihaiv sip. other a? the; choice of b« decided .Ijy/.Sbutliorii'. 'ftonj. States where'■ilipJauality. 'isiidtrfcpyd;'' ..nf,. the ferencc. lt' : .-ivas.:;b>ftthi>: rltiiilitfnl.>iicl; ot 'he Southcrri-delesatps.;tliStj'.Harvrsni!:.\vHiy'.. bis rpnomiiiafibri' , b.e' As-. feated at ■ a few. months lateP:; , ;f.; ; 'J;.'":'. ,; .V M " , ''J.. :.,\ ■;..'.

A novel featiirev.'ofivtlfi?; .pplitrcnT- -sUjiS*. Hon this Hie (le'egnfe,^;fe^the"Xa'HpiVn! : in parh paHv7.hh¥eJhW; ; ehosen\p'ir*etjy' hv the ranlcjfnnd^ladnW'prliriarie?::" '% stead of The new methort, , ha'«;l^>ri,,ad,vncrit€d , 'ijjaijvj lv n= a mea'ns»£fsles?eriiri?' the will to find:':fnllej. : 'MProsfinn.~;:'f!q' far itseems to h'aye' fettered' tfe chatices of thos? candirt i a\t's'-''fln- J ?itKer'fj4eC^^fl :i ?^A ,,: the grentest : .?lulVoii/; : play'iri* iq th<j""' galrlory. It is-.Til' : Sfrttps; tii.|if; , ;.>ia..7:f. adftpfed 1 the 'TrfiS!dciiJ , ial:rpr.i"jnhrs' ? 4b't'ipf)th'Sfi'■Roosevelt, n'rid. hayg von their jnoyt'siivpridris A : ictories.