Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-31
COL. NEW DENIES THAT
HE SNUBBED ROOSEVELT
Treated Dixon's Request for
Convention Tickets as He
Did McKinIey's.

CHICAGO, May 31.-The ticket angle
continued to furnish excitement at the
republican national convention headquar-
tiers today and exception to the statement
of Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. Roosevelt
campaign manager, that he had asked for
tickets for Col. Roosevelt's personal use
and had been refused, was taken by Col.
Harry 8. New, chairman of the subcom-
mittee on arrangements for the conven-
ton.
II wish to deny Senator Dixon's public
statement that he asked for $50 tickets
for the personal use OF Col. Roosevelt.
said Col. New. 1.-The telegram which /
received read: For the use of the Roose-
welt national committee L do not want
to be put In the position of having been
discourteous to Col. Roosevelt or any
other distinguished citizen. In denying
Senator Dixon's request simply followed
the precedent established by my prede-
cessors in the national committee and
carried out the rule that no tickets
should be allotted to the managers Of
presidential candidates.
Personal Request Would Be Honorec
IF Col. Roosevelt were to make appli-
-
for his own use, for the use of his fam
lily or for personal friends. he would get
them.
the Taft manager. called me on the long
distance telephone and asked me for a
number of tickets. / was obliged to re-
fuse, and explained why / refused. The
manager Of Senator La Follette's cam
paign has asked for tickets and has been
refused Presidential candidates are be-
Ing treated alike In this matter.
Did Not Snub Roosevelt
President Taft has been allotted $50
tickets as President of the United States
for the use of himself, his family. public
officials and foreign diplomats. This
courtesy Is one which always has been
shown by the national committee.
Il object to Senator Dixon's statement
which makes ii appear that had snub-
bed Col. Roosevelt. Nothing of the kind
was DONE
Dixon Indignant.
Indignant at the refusal Director Dixon
OF the Roosevelt national committee
wired to Mr.. New at Chicago last night
as follows:
knowing that the subcommittee Of the
republican national committee having
charge of the arrangements for the ma
tional convention had made most liberal
allOtments of tickets Of admission to Mr.
Taft and his friends. / wired you yes
terday asking for an allotment OF tickets
for members of Col. Roosevelts family
and immediate friends at the national
convention.
This morning l have your reply saying
that not one ticket would be allotted by
the subcommittee Of the national commit
tee to Col. Roosevelt for his personal
friends at the convention.
The Assoc .ated Press dispatches this
afternoon. under Chicago date, carry the
story that, while you have seen fit to re-
fuse this small courtesy to Col. Roose-
welt, you have at the same time on your
tickets to Mr.. Taft for distribution among
his friends.
Terms Refusal fractional.
up to this time 1t had been my belief
that the men temporarily occupying the
positions as members of the republican
national committee were sposed to act
as trustees OF the republican national
and for the general good
and welfare Of the republican party.
1T had not occurred to me that any
man temporarily occupying a post on of
trust would be SO narrow and factional In
his disposition as to refuse to extend a
personal courtesy to a former President
of the I'm ted States in the matter Of ad-
mission tickets to the national convention
of the republican party, to whose record
his acts as President had added additional
luster.
Will Appeal to Committee.
Il cannot conceive II possible that the
other Xfty-one members Of the republican
nat onal committee, who, trusting in your
fairness, delegated Temporary powers to
you In the matter of arrangements for
the national convention, could have be-
lieved for one moment that you would
have assumed SO narrow and partisan a
viewpoint as to refuse the ordinary cour-
tesies in a matter of this kind
Il shall not permit you as an individual
partisan to arrogate to yourself the final
d spOs ton Of this very reasonable re-
quest but shall Immediately lay the mat
ter before each individual member Of the
republican national committee"
Dixon Renews His Attack.
Senator Dixon today renews his attack
on Col. New for his refusal of 25O tickets
of admission to the Chicago convention
hall. He charged while Col. New was
refusing 'one single. solitary ticket TO
ex-President Roosevelt" he had 1890 con-
vention tickets now in his inside pocket"
Senator Dixon tomorrow or Sunday will
go to New York to confer with Col
Roosevelt before going to Chicago. He
expects to reach the latter city Tuesday.
STREET REPAIRING HATED