The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-28
LES SHOWS
At TAFT WAS
[|NEST CHOICE
nan of Republican Ma
II Committee Issues
htement In Reply to
Roosevelt.
PLETE REVIEW
81 COMING MONDAY
III Every Contest Before
ago Convention Prom
Expects to Set Scan
nous Stories at Rest.
LETE REVIEW
looming MONDAY

r YORK, July 27,-Charles D
hYles. formerly secretary te
-asident Taft and now chair
an of the Republican nationa
gave out the following
ht today:
only possible justification
, ayowed effortsr of the third
,oarty leaders to induce the
mean electors in at least six
70 betray their trust and
teir votes In the electoral col
| ifor ex-President Roosevelt
be the truth Of the charge
president Taft was nominated
frsudulent seating Of suf~
number Of delegates to af-
he choice Of the national con-
jre is no truth whatsoever In
large. Mr.. Roosevelt and his
sfes know there is no truth
bat they have been attempt
vociferation and reiteration,
loud the fact that they have
'Ioof TO offer. They would
out all attempts to estab-
he truth by persistent cries OF
n and "fraud,''
ontests.
third term party is the con-
sponsor for one hundred and
'fake'' contests by which 1T
lied to secure fraudulent con-
the national convention and
has the tcmerity to ask the
Ian public to believe in the
ving seventy-eight contests
7rht was all on its side.
fhs 23S contests which Mr..
Felt ordered to be brought be-
[da national committee, his
'~1 managers voluntarily
med 100 and one of his press
afnounced that these con-
pere instituted solely "for
-Ioeical effect and IN order
table of delegates elected
rot reveal the large major
legitimately elected dele
Instructed for President Taft.
Ihrnish Facts.
gross misrepresentation or
ppublicau party has attained
lions far greater than a fac
quarrel. We're the charges
would be a national scan
For that reason, the proper
shties have caused to be pre-
complete review of all the
Fcrted cases, a review which
ne duty of every loyal Amer
b read, 4 resume Of this
published more or less fully
newspapers OF Monday
pg, and copies of the COM
fntement will be avilabIe to
. write for them to the Re-
ia national committee at its
2rters in the Times build
me document furnishes all
tts in every contest.
n take the state OF Ala
Mr. Roosevelt, through his
! ~ managers, asked the ma
committee to unseat TWEEN
Taft delegates. Twenty Of
lrtestants were thrown out
practlcelly unanimous vote
eommlttee, and one avowed
Felt committeeman remarked,
convlnced the country will
Qunded by the !7imsy char
of the Roosevelt contests. -
oosevelt Knew.
.efe was no steam-rollcr opera.
~ tne committee voted in ac-
p o with its convictions and
Was compelled to on the evil
Mr. Roosevelt confessed
M knowledge of the fraudu-
peracter Of his contests and
q 70 the Justice of :be COM
werk when. at Oyster Bay
light the committees ac-
Al taken, be showed to the
Jetntatives of the press Sec
his confidential list' OF
iist showed that Mt. Roose-
n Fpected only two Of his con.
DF delegates in Alabama to
ted, and Mr.. Roosevelt
I've hadn't counted on
ny these two Yet he
20 cast cloud over the
twenty other seats.
ose Pretense.
would you think of 8 law.
advised his client TO bring
e, knowing there was Jus
~ any, at least in only T89
not such a course prejudice
Just court on earth9 But
precisely what Roosevelt s
A DID in the case Of the Re-
national committee. Why
~ not know the revelation
fraudulent character OF
pcs IN one contest after an,
must prejudice tho court
Enem and thus tend TO lose
Inelr cases which possessed
Unscrnpulous.
they fools to pursue sucl
f0 No, they were wise, il
IN 1ious, politicians. The,
l'ot seeking equity, but po
- advantage. They knew
fMnt,.