The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-25
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BATTLE WILL
BE DESPERATE
Mckinley Gives Warning That
Roosevelt Hopes to Terrorize
Convention-Colonel's Fol
lowers, Confident of Control,
Will Not Submit to Root
as Temporary Chairman.

Washington. May 2a.-The bitterness
OF the tight that is TO rage about the
Republican National Committee when
IL begins consideration of contest eases
in Chicago June was emphasized to-
day BY statement from Represents
live william y. Mckinley. mead OF the
Taft campaign for President. Mr. Nc
kinley declared IL was becoming APP
parent that Colonel Roosevelt and his
followers would resort TO every known
means TO tcrrorizc the Chicago convcn-
ton"
'Tha, the time has come when the
moral stamina OF the leaders OF the
Republican party Is 10 be tested It
has not been since tho Civil War Is
certain" Mr.. Mckinley continued. 1T
is within the power Of the national
committee to make or break the Re
publican party for many years 70 come.
The party is strong enough u with
stand the shock OF any attack, within
or without. but no party can survive
a compromise with principle OF an
abandonment OF ali principle"
The Mckinley statement was given
out as tho result OF widespread reports
that Colonel Roosevelt desired the re-
moval from the national committee
of certain members whom he knew to
be strongly opposed 10 him.
Senator Dixon. the Roosevelt man
ager, was not in the city to-day, but mis-
close associates declared the Roosevelt
committee gave no approval TO the
stories that the national committee
was controlled against their candidate
Mr.. Mckinicy's statement WAS fo!-
lowed by another from the TAFT bureau,
in which II was asserted that tcle-
grams circulated by the Roosevelt head
quarters tending TO show that the Taft
supporters ware considering compro-
mis-
ton.
Taft In Fight to Stay.
"Tirst, last and all the time said
this statement president Taft is in
the present light to stay. and his
friends viii stay with him until he is
Tenominated and re- elected President
of the United states for d second term
The statement by Manager Mckinley
o; the attitude OF the national commit
tee toward the contest cases which in
volve the seats OF large number OF
delegates al Chicago was most open
and direct
1t must be expected tina, those ma
t!onal committeeman whose consciences
may force them To disagree with MIR.
Roosevelt Will be openly denounced by
him." said Mr.. Mckinley, and the whole
committee sill be misrepres ented and
vllifed. collectively and individually, by
Mr.. Roosevelt, exactly as he has mis-
represented ana denounced tnoSe VINO
have hitherto disagreed with MIN dur
ing his public career.
The Republican National Commit
tee itself made the rules under which
delegates have been elected to the ma
tlonsl convention and It's sole duty
now Is to see that these rules have
becn obeyed 10 the letter. The mere
fact that one candidate. Theodore
Roosevelt. has seen fit TO bring o5 per
cent OF the contests before that body
does no, alter the Issues involved.
The friends of President Taft be-
i!evc that the Republican National
Committee, as now constituted. is rep
rescntativc of the Republican party
and that 1t will do its full duty by the
party at Chicago The friends of the
President will not try their cases Of
contested delegates before thu country
until the national committee meets.
They have no sympathy whatever in
Roosevelt's end =avors to bring influence
10 bear upon the party tribunal-the
national commIttee-before the evil
dorcc is heard.
ITO the country at large. however.
tn, friends of the President protest
against the tactics now being employed
by Theodore Roosevelt in an endeavor
to excite popular passion against the
members of the controlling body of the
Republican party before an iota Of
evidence In the Contests TO be decided
has been laid before that body"