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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1912
Page
2
Chicago dispatch details Roosevelt plan to reach Chicago with a quiet reception, while Taft and Roosevelt supporters jockey over delegates. Roosevelt offers McGovern for Temporary Chairman to peel away La Follette and Cummins votes, but La Follette’s bloc and New York delegates complicate prospects. Roosevelts’ entry sparks loud lobby demonstrations as party factions clash.
Chicago June 14 The Republican contest hearings wind up as Taft and Roosevelt camps size up first ballot strength from the temporary convention roll. Taft aides predict a first ballot win with 565 votes to Roosevelt 468, while Roosevelt backers face a tense run of disputed contests and possible floor battles ahead of the convention.
John Candler Cobb will urge a permanent tariff commission and schedules based revision at the Republican resolutions committee in Chicago. Henry R. Towne, treasurer of the National Tariff Commission Association, says a scientific basis for tariff laws will aid industries wages and consumers and seeks cross party platform adoption.
United Ethics Senator Elinu Root attended the trustees meeting and related exercises for Hamilton College's commencement. He was slated to reside at the centennial celebration next year but will depart for Chicago tomorrow.
President Taft telegram to C D Hilles denies any interest in a compromise candidate and says he will be nominated on the first ballot with votes to spare. Friends say he would oppose Cummins or La Follette as compromisers over courts and judges recall. Some suggest Root or Fairbanks for support. Fairbanks is named as choice for Resolutions chairman.
Chicago reporters describe Charles Nagel Secretary of Commerce and Labor and Taft partisan as he travels Missouri. Nagel pushes fair seating for Roosevelt delegates, prompting central committee confusion. A gentleman’s agreement allocates delegates at large evenly with no instructions.
Col Roosevelt leaves Oyster Bay by the 5:40 train after a Rock Island incident near Rockefeller home. He plans to go to Chicago, urged by delegates who say the party must nominate him, and his campaign managers expect impact on Texas and Washington contests. The Roosevelt family will stay at the Congress Hotel with three generations represented en route to the convention.
Special to The New York Times Albany June 14 Col Roosevelt's train arrived an hour late at 10 o'clock after striking a rock near Tarrytown. A small crowd gathered at his car but he did not leave the state. He received telegrams from campaign managers Senator Dixon and ex Senator Flinn, and remained in good humor.
In Syracuse crowds gathered as the Lake Shore Limited was delayed by an accident at Tarrytowns. Despite a 1 30 a m arrival, about 300 admirers waited at Central Station hoping to see Col. Roosevelt, but officials said the train would not awaken him.
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