Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1912 — ROOSEVELT BUSHES TO THE FIRING LINE. [ARTICLE]

ROOSEVELT BUSHES TO THE FIRING LINE.

Big Convention. Theodore Roosevelt will reach Chicago this afternoon at 4 o’clock and will take personal charge of his race for the republican nomination for president. He will arrive in Chicago after the national committee has finished its work of settling contests. He has alleged that the national delegates have been stolen and determined to come to the “wipdy city” to look afteig his interests. The Taft people allege that the trip to Chicago is the last desperate act of a defeated candidate. The Roosevelt people say that their candidate is by no means defeated but that he is coming west to confer with his leaders and to be on hand when the final action of the convention places bis name at the head of the republican ticket.* The only arrangement made for Roosevelt is to address a big mass meeting to be held at the Auditorium theatre Monday evening. Others who had been asked to speak at the meeting have been Informed that their services will not be required and Roosevelt will be given a free hand with all the time that he wants. ■ . As the time for holding : the convention draws near it looks more and more as .though Taft is certain to be nominated. The Record-Herald states today that if all the claimed Taft delegates stand “hitched” he has within 21 of enough to nominate. These he is certain to get out of the 68 contest cases pending. But should he fail to get enough, then the 36 held by Lafollette and the 10 by Cummins will retain the balance of power. ■ New contests were filed yesterday against the Taft delegates from Alaska and the Philippines. The contests were ruled out as they had not been filed within the time required. This is another victory for Taft.