Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-18
TAFT DENIES I. RS CLAIM
kilograms from Washington Esti-
mate ES for President.
COLONEL HOLDS TO CLAIMS
Two Candidates Make Many
Speeches to Large Crewds-Tsffs
vsiee show. Improvement
After Rest.

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After Rest.
CLEVELAND. o.. MAY f7.-Replying TO
the claims of Theodore Roosevelt that
he had Sc delegates to the republican
national convention. President TAFT has
in a public statement pointed out that
Mr.. Roosevelt had only se delegates and
for the first time admitted that the re-
suit OF the primaries in Ohio will settle
the question of the republican nomins-
ton.
The vote in Ohio, my home state, much
to my qualification. viii be the decisive
one and viii settle :he question Of the
nomination" said the president
The president tonight received tele-
grams from his secretary. c. d. lilies.
and Director William b. Mckinley Of the
Taft bureau. claiming Sas delegates to the
Chicago convention sor Taft. Five hun
dred and forty is majority In the con-
vention
The kilograms said the president had
$40 delegates counting four from Idano.
The president had nothing TO add to
! his statement earlier today regarding the
delegates to Chicago.
Issue Concerns Caantry.
Il would not be here TO bother you to-
night II II did not concern the American
people more than II does me to defeat
Theodore Roosevelt for the PRECEDENCE"
That was the way President TAFT IN.
/. PRODUCED his criticism OF Colonel Roose-
! welt here tonight.
After day OF rest during which ne
made two talks 10 worxingmen at local
manufacturing plants and conferred with
Senator Burton and other state leaders.
President Taft spoke tonight In the
Central armory here TO q great crowd.
The care taken TO spare his throat and
] keep him quiet today showed In the night
speech and Il was a rejuvenated presi
dent that faced the audience In the big
armory. He was more emphatic In man
ncr and more inclsive In speaking than
he had been for the last two days Al
though his voice was still ho2rse. II was
strong
The president made the same sort Of
speech as throughout his Ohio tour but
At times he varied the argument for sup
port OF his administration. Speaking OF |
tho Payne tariff bill and the need exist |
Ing for further tariff revision. Mr.. Taft |
got laugh and cheer by remarking
III the democrats will only give me the |
money. I'll see that the schedules that |
are TOO high are revised"
y. x. riKnr-s Delegates.
TOLEDO. o.. May iI,-"of the delegates
already elected l have 50i." said Colonel |
Roosevelt today. lie stood by his state
ment tina, hs had more than 800 delegates
and was confident that he would be noml-
mated on the first ballot at the Chicago
convention.
The third day Of Colonel Roosevslts
ohio campaign took him from Greensvills
to Toledo. He made thirteen speeches and
had as little time for rest as on thu
previous days Of his campaign in this
state.
His voice showed no effects from the
strain.
Colonel Roosevelt was told today that
President TAFT would dispute hls claim
~ TO delegates and he directed the prop
srstion Of figures 10 reinforce what he
had said.
The Roosevelt column Of the list foots
no sol. Under the heading for some
other candidate are placed ~ delegates
while cighty-four are listed as unin-
structed and thirty-eight as contested.
II have gone over this table In minute
dstaii.r said Colonel Roosevelt, and
consider n . guarded estimate OF our
strength"
Tho former president asserted that lists
Of delegates which have been given out
By the Taft managers were 30 misleading
a. to give little idea Of the lineup and
that II was bis purpose 10 show just
whst was the situation.
Lists Twenty fross New Work.
From New York state. twenty dele
gates are listed for Roosevelt An ex-
plansiory note says;
The Taft people claim eighty-three.
bot We have pledges from at least twenty
that viii vote for Roosevelt all the time"
From Michigan ten delegates are put
in the Roosevelt column. with the state
ment that In that state the contests Of
the Taft delegates have literally no
foundation whatever
The entire delegation from The state Of |
Washington Is claimed With the state
meat: The Taft people have chosen
what they term 'contesting delegations.
but Il Is admitted even BY the Taft papers
that the Roosevelt forces controlled the
convention By at least 80 10 sss."
The entire Mississippi dslsgauon Is
listed for Roosevelt with the explanatory \
remark that while II is claimed for Presi-
dent Taft. I'm the state convention the /
Roosevelt, people outyoted the Taft PEG.
pie. 20 I. thus controlling every dele.
gate"
Denounres Taft Men.
DEFIANCE. o.. May r.-when cob |
onel Roosevelt learned Of the outcome Of |