MR. TAFT WINS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1474, 24 June 1912, Page 5

MR. TAFT WINS.

REPUBLICAN NOMINATION,

ROOSEVELT TO STAND AS AN INDEPENDENT.

EXCITEMENT IN CHICAGO,

GREAT PARTY SPLIT FEARED

By Tcleffraph—Press Association-C'.o'pytfsiht (Rec. June 2|'j jD,2a a.ui.) Chicago,,. Ju.ne 23, Tho first ballot at:, lite 't'oiivciitipu- resulted in. the nomination jjf Mr. I'd ft as tho Kejmblicnn for the, Presidency, and of llr. Kheinian i'tlia present occupant of the office) for the'. Vice jrts'i(lencv. ■'''

Mr. Eposovelt has definitely decided, not to take any further part in tho Convention, wliich has yet. to draff, tliji' party platform, and will cpiitine 'his ■.eSlbrts fe the formation of a 'third party. An announcement was made that Mr. lippsevelt's name had not been submitted' to tlio Convention. Two Itoosevelt men,' 'Governor Hadlcy. of Missouri, and tiovoriipr J)onoen, of Illinois, refused to acqept- np'ni'iria}ipii fo.r the Vice-Presidency,. Terrific enthusiasm iyris .sliow,n : V.h.eii.. tho voting indicated'..:.that..'Mn T'aft w:as winning at the outset,■ 'The Kopsevcit supporters stood on chair's and shook Ilieirfists at tho chairman,; calling liiin abusive names, 'while cries s oi' "Thk vos and "robbers!" were:.®ard in alt direb tions. Tho police were 'obliged to .intervene several times, and the sergeants-at-arras were actively in calming over-excited delegaies. . Three, hundred Roosevelt delegates'' refused to vote. Mr. Taft received 561 ot 1078 votes in the convention.

Mr.' Roosevelt, in ■,-replying t0,..,a. 'question as to his ent candidate, declared tbat tlio Taft men did not represent the. Republican par.cy, but had shown a cynical,- doSa-ace of thn people's wishes. The, Tail fa'clion had used the :to advance crooked financial interests.

Mr. Roosevelt intendsito/.eall a Nfl.'tibh.a.l Convention in August.:;', v.

DEMOCRATIC DARK HORSE. POSSIBLE SPLIT IX BOTH PVRHE& (Rec. June 23, .5.5 p.m.) ' June 23.. Attention is centring oil the Democrats' dark horse. Sir,- V>". J. Bryan is creating trouble in thei/Democratic; r.anks.. Ho objects to Judge Parker ,as chairman, of the Democratic Convention, to bo held at Baltimore mi July'lo.' .Judpe Parker has a largo folioivin^g'ntf"ft.ftjjiimst' -pertain to win.

Mr. Bryan lias 'telegraphed i« prominent Democrats appealing to them tP prevent Judge rarker's'.-eiectioiit-tp' the chairmanship of the'sßaitimore Goriven-' tion, and describing ; Jnd?e- Parker e.s a. reactionary. -, ■"

Mr. Bryan stales that, thrrr. is a te:ideney in both parlieV : ib : -£plit iiitp. Pvogressive and Conservative', .in'.iigs'y a.ii'd 1 Jiis"; may ultimately invniVe'" tiip'i'xean'iuig'er ment of party distributions ROOSEVELT PARTY'S PLANS. TAFT PREriilißEn'TO A CO3IPi;O- • MISSJ. v(Rec. June XV 5.5 p.m.) ... Chicago,.-, Tune 22> Tiie Repubiican Couveutipii ha;s ; ,!lajv. jib, CPme quieter, and the s'j-Regivlai:"' .liepublicans have ing the voting on the 'reports-of the Credentic.ls Committee by..ir,ereu:cd ;i:;:jorities, oivi'ag to the fpllpv.'ers: of,', Senator La I'ollette, the Wikon.-iu .-.jrogrfsM.ve candidate, oppj?ing (hoTioo-uvolt i-ui !y. The people in the galleries giee'ed every fresh "i'aft victory with; i) noise like .-a:. steam-roller. The Rppscyelt '■ buppirfers' were dejsoted, whiles ingly stated that the buii inooie had b;er. capped. . : Many urged the seiectior of a safe compromiso candidate ivhasp'';ErbgrPs.siye record is unquestioned/ . . •'

Tho Roosevelt partys; , teh'dcd ; .,, : td.' prefer Mr. Taffs another candidate, bclioving vour an nscnt. It was fljgjf 'sti'dUM. regain Uio Convention,j-ibiifc..Mio'nid ■■r.d.fc vote, bill subsoqaentl^&hlia?» Convention in August for^tli'o■■ -xio"raiiiStio?\ of Mr, SoasovcU on an In<iejifß(!TOt':.H.<;lv«fe. '

Jlany of Mr. been working vigorously \to'^prcyeiit- "iri.Hoosevelt from holdiiur a (onychtiou of. his own, lest the Kepnblican party :~iir.ild be irrecoverably split:.-'"." ' THE PARTY MACHINE WHAT MR. OF' 1-IGIITIXG. " ' ■ / In view of the announcement 'thgti. ,sip:' Boosoveit will enter the lield as an 'indcpendent candidate and\atfenipt>io'.i!'ght .the Republican party, a 'sketch",Cof- -tho -huge, organisation possessedtby^th'^- s gmfc.j)6li-' tical parties of America is of int'eie-'. A' cable niL'.«age on Saturday state:!, for. instance, that it was estimated that Mi'. Roosevelt would reqniie ,0(j0' to conduct an independent fcaiiipaigh:'.',;'Aii" interesting description 'ol';:;:'the:.>:pai?ty. chinery is given by his book "The American Coiimionweaiih." He says:— Tho organisation of;.aii; : ('American./pai : ty. consists of two distinct, bat inti'iiali'iy connected, sets of bodies,, the one tiermaneut, tho other temporary..' The - function of the one is to liiariageSparty biisi,--ness, of the other to noriiiiiate.party' ..cah:. didates. siV . 'yy~.

The first of these is in? committees. In some States every election district has .'siicli|:a. whose functions cover the:,po!itical ivo'rk of the district. Thus in cour.tr; places thera is a township a ward committeo. There is n fbmin!itee for every city, for every^«Wrict',i : an'(l; ) ;foij l every county. In other-States it is only tha larger areas, citipsJfwnhHeSVj!»rid'.-!(Jnjj»i' gressional or State A=sein.bly ; -'di'sfriets that have conuuittccs. There 'is,« of course, -a-' committee for each State; ■.with a- .geiVeral :■ supervision of suc.h political- wp'rk "as . has to bo done in the State as a.wbole. There is a National Comniittee'j-.To'rjtl'is! .politicalbusiness of the party if. the IJnioii as 6 whole, and especially fori.lit>S.l'r-"^'dciitia 1 contest. The whole co'iiii'try;■■is''-co\"p.ijDtl= .Tij:'■ this network of camuiiit.p('=; each' w-!tli ;i. sphere of action corrcsporitliiife'fp.' -seine'' constituency or local election".hvpa.«■so'itl.ia.t' the proper function of^VJ'ieity'i.'^iArniJleSi. for instance, is to atteu<l!.;td,;elec.fip'iis: ifor', city offices, of a. ward conimitici' to elccti ins for ward offices, of a district committeo lo elections Qfcourse, the city committee!- .iHiile fu»evvising the general c.o:'.<luct of ci'y eicctions, looks to eacli ward cr.sanis.i'inn to giva spec.istl attention to the ek'ftions in its own ward; and tlie .State, tpinpiitf.ee will in State election? cxpcct hjlpfrom, and be entitled'■fp;.i.ssue; i ;.dir'ecfibns to. oil bodies acting for .tlsc ;e.]it'ior a'rc.is --districts, counties, wards—comprised in 'he J?f.:te. The smaller local committee? are in feet autonomous for their specinf lotedV but subordinate in so -for-as- they servo, the larger purposes coni'mp.ii -f<s the ivhoie. party. The ordinary .iif- -tliiise' eominittees is to raise' o'iul a'nply htmls .for election purposes and for politjeal; agitation generally, to. oraanise njpo.tin.gs, when necess;iTy, to disseniinat'e. '.ppJiU'col:; tracts and -other informal ion'. Jo l.pok :af--' ter the press, to at tend to .the . adm i.-;-, nr i of immigrants as citizens niid thcir enrolment on the party lists'.' At .elect,lon.fiiiies. they have also to superintend the canTa3s, fo prosnrn and distribute av.;if.elf .«.>■■ I the pulls, to allot ffiout'j tci vanous clc:

lion ■.soryi.ee>'; but t hoy are often aid." l '! 1 , :<H' viihialiy licsi, in iii-. »:cn!; li.v

'"cainjiaign cOinfniiU'Ts'' sprriuli.v a'cnled. for fhe!- ■occasi'o.h, ('vtirt-lly. tii.'-v ha : vo to convoke at Vii't'- pva|K'! iiau~ jiuwti lun'.ii. nati.nj: . which font) lJi«f «Hier

l.'ririillo! but i!:-tiiu ! lia|.f' of :h.' |iaiiy or ni>.;!ion.

Tlies'e eoiniiilt'eKs are iwvm.vneii 1 ' br.'di'es, t1)«£ is it) :suj\ tiiiiy am ulwa'.ys in encc ant! callable r bf V.-inj* oivl'le'd' into, acfi'viiy at short.' notice-. Tlivy ore T.«ip•loin'iMl a.mSuiV.V.iy by t'ho- .Miliary of <"!<>»- veiiti'oii (as the case limy be; Jur their local ii'iieii, JiiUl of efiii.is.e tWr foifi'flos'ftioli may lie compklelv fhiiiiged oil a i'"*ivppointiiitfiii. lii practice it is but l'ilflo Changed, ti»v .sa'iiie men n-istin'!ii-ji to f'cf'vo.' year after yeai',. b.ocaii-"e they hold the string: in .their hand-. ber-ai;-.- th- y know m;H and care mc.4 the jVa.rjy business '

One nnu iion ami fln.e ■only is beyond ih.e eouvpC'teAce of ■■ tlie.re. oc>iiiiji'iStoo^^-t.'io cjipi'ce.of. cari.didai.es. That Ijeion'gS to tlie other bvnnf:h of tire organisation,: the iionv--iiiatiilsr a.~fc'ivi!ji'i : .e's.. Every ( : lecthiil liisfrivit, Jjy is meant e.ve'ry local area or consti.tr,en.cy w'i.i.icj.i phocses a person 'for any iVftic.e. or :posi, ■a , dn.!.i'iiisi: ; rStive>. Ipßisiative, of judicial, .h'a'i a party l(» selept. t.'i.o parly caiKl.Hlat.e for tliat o.Rite- # 'Pin's is: cri.lletj' .nomijiatiil?. If tlio tlistricfc is.ijp.t ■(.'ulidlvidcdi i:e., does not coiit.iii'iv any lessr ei: (tistVicts, it's m'ett'ins is. called a : t?r;- . mary. A primary has two ilutii s. One. is to select ttie. candidates for it? ow.it local . district OfTiceS. 'i'lins .'in ili'Q country a ; township primary nominates the. oav.di- ' dates for tow'iisliip Offices, iii 'a city a w.ard ■priinarv roniiitaies ■t.hc.se'' fp? ward .otjlee's ' (if any). Tiro, otiiev duty is. to eluct delr ; jates. to Hie riOininatiri'* iiiCletiiigs. at larger .areas, such as t.h.6 county 'or coiiwreisipiiai: distritt in which the tn\fiiship ""is' ' situatpj or" ; t!io .city' to wliicli tlio 1 ?v.ai*(l. . lic'cnirs.' The. prjinary is composed of all the: r ji'ar.tv ■yo'tqi\s.. resi.dc.iit within the. baiiiids o'l" the Uiwnsliip or w:ir'(!. ■■ The .greatest of .alt noiiiinatin? borne.-, that which is rallc:) the Xatioi-al C'eiivention and ii<Mnin:ite» the paxty candidate lor the presidency, is entirely ; co'm> ' pcseil -of delegates from other conventions, no primary beimr directly, .fepvescj.i.ted; i.ii. it. ■'■As a rule', hoivvVr, there are o.nty two. sets 'of. iwminatinp aulluiriiies, the . pnuVavv- 1 \vhic]\ selects, c.audi.dat.cjj u-j '■■owrii petty. office?, the. cpnycntioh. c.p.nipps- : ,p'd: : 6f. t.iis ;.d ; e'egiitc'S' frqiii -nil- .tlic .'primo.ri.te ■ jri tlite local iircuniscripiip.iis' of tlio. d'.s- ---; trict. for whieii the. corivciition .acts. '