Show Had No Intention of Allowing pc > slble Defection of Strength Chicago The Taft managers In o > der to fully conserve the Interests cl their candidate early In the day ol the third session of the national contention con-tention placed on tho floor of the convention but not In the capacity ol Ither delegates or alternates a nun ber of the most prominent men intht party who are attached to the Taft candidacy The duty of these men was to watch tho work of the opposition opposi-tion candidates and to promptly heal off any possible defection of strength and to hasten all decisions These men were Senator Fulton of Oregon Warren of Wyoming Burkett of Jfe braska Long of Kansas Borah ot daho National Committeeman Chas F 1 > Brooker of Connecticut Powell Clayton of Arkansas and E C Duncan Dun-can of North Carolina Frank H Hitchcock the Taft man oger was also roaming around tit convention during the entire dir seeking occasion to aid tho cause ol tho secretary In all possible ways |