The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-26
when He VIII Proceed TO Chicago and
Establish Headquarters Of the
National Committee.
RoosEvELT's WESTERN TRIP
NO POLITICAL SPEECHES EN RorTE
TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
VIII Not Open His Campaign Until
Formally Notified of His Nomi-
acknowledgements Politics.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The fost to-
morrow will print an authorized statement
from Representative Grosvenor. OF Ohio.
in reply 10 the statement of Mr.. Quigg. the
New York member of the resolutions COM
mittee of the Republican national conven-
tion, denying certain allegations of Mr..
Grosvenor of mutilation OF the Republican
platform by Mr- Quigg. Mr.. Grosvenor's
statement follows:
''I have read Mr.. Quiggs statement. I
hold in my hand the original document
which was handed over to him with certain
interlineations of no very material i'm
portance. but which required the redrafting
of one entire page and part OF another
Otherwise II was the platform agreed on
by the committee and the subcommittee.
and no man connected with the transaction
will put his name TO any statement con-
tradicting mine. 1t is I'm my possession.
having been handed 10 me by Senator
Foraker after he recovered IL from Mr..
Quigg. the day following the action of the
convention the platform. IL contains
interlineations in the handwriting of Sena-
tor Foraker and others. 1t contains the ex-
tract from the message from the President
Of the United States proclaiming the policy
of the Republican party in the matter OF
the government of the islands. II contains
plank distinctly proclaiming the policy
Of the Republican party I'm the matter OF
legislation In reference to our island pos
sessions in the words I gave I'm my letter
to the New York Journal IL contains a
direct approval OF the policy Of legislation
in favor of the merchant marine of the
country, all of which is omitted from Mr..
Quigg's platform.
II had this document when I made the
statement TO the New York Journal and I
had the positive evidence OF the truth OF
every statement I made. and any one so
desiring come to me and examine the
documentary evidence to which have re-
ferred, which will convince any man Of the
truth of my statement / have read the
statement of Senator Fairbanks. which
does not say anything. 1t is not question
of whether he approved OF the change OF
the platform not; IL is a question of
whether not the revision which Mr..
Qugg calls the rewriting OF the platform
by him changed the whole character OF the
document. / refer to one single statement
of Mr.. Quigg. and that was that the plat
form was considered TO be too long. The
platform as handed over TO Mr.. Quigg con-
tained 1900 words. the platform adopted
as written by Mr.. Quigg contains 2,3is
words.
II shall have nothing more TO say about
this matter. The document is in my pos
session at this date and will be retained
by me until can return IL according TO my
promise, 10 Senator Foraker. The Repub-
lican party will not be seriously affected
by the matter, for the reason that we have
the two great speeches delivered in the
convention and will have the letter of
the President accepting the nomination
Mr.. Quigg's statements i'm regard TO myself
are matters of the slightest importance &c
me and the controversy ends right here and
row.