The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-09

Washington. March i.-The nation
nj Taft headquarters In Washington
today gave out the following state
ment:
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon. of Mon
,ana. the new chairman of the Roose-
welt national executive committee, to-
day took formal charge OF the cam
paisn OF the former President for re-
nomination by officially opening spa
ciouS headquarters In the Munsey
building In Washington. This building
Is owned by Frank A. Munsey. the
well known publisher of Munsey's
Magazine. and the owner OF a string
OF newspapers In Eastern cities. He
Is the personal and intimate friend OF
Geo. Perkins. OF New York. director
and formerly chairman of the finance
committee of the International Har-
vester Company. Mr.. Perkins Is Civ
en- credit by Walter l.. Houser. di-
rector OF Senator LaFollette's cam
paign. for being the good angel" OF
the Roosevelt Presidential BOOM
which means that he Is the cam
paign collector. as well as a sub
stantial contributor. to the Roose-
Welt campaign fund.
That the Roosevelt committee
through the personal campaign con-
tributions OF such gentlemen as
Messrs. Perkins and Munsey and
their associates Is well heeled." eth
er by fianancial contributions or by
the gratuitous tender OF headquarters
rent free. Is manifest by its various
activities. Because OF his close as
socistion with Mr.. Perkins. who per-
sonally financed. in large part the be-
ginning OF the Roosevelt hoom for
the Presidency. Mr.. Munsey Is now
part and parcel OF the Roosevelt
movement. and the location Of the
national Roosevelt headquarters in
his fine building I'm Washington.
therefore. becomes especially signih-
cant.
The enthusiasm with which the
Roosevelt boomers took possession OF
>fe nfw headquarters led one of them,
ID snsunguarded moment. to say that
n letter. purporting to have been writ
ten by head OF the Steel Trust 20
its employees. ordering them to work
for Taft" was In the possession OF the
Roosevelt managers. and would he
sprung as an offset" to the undenied
charge OF Mr.. Houser that men high
In the councils Of the United States
Steel Corporation and the Internat7.
ionai Harvester Company were openly
supporting Mr.. Roosevelt.
THE remarkable fact about this al
legged letter Is that the only copy In
existence. II II exists at all. seems 10
be I'm the sole possession OF Mr.. Roose-
velts campaign managers OF their
ability. by reason OF their intimate
connection with Mr.. Perkins and 9th
ers. TO knew what the United States
Steel Corporation Is doing or con-
templates doing to escape the charges.
made openly by Mr. Houser, repre-
ten'ing Senator IGFollette. there can
be no dispute. So far as Mr.. Tait's
campaign managers are concerned.
they would have remained In total lg-
norance Of the frame up" had not
one OF Mr.. Roosevelt's boomers let
his enthusiasm get the better of his
Judgment"
Representative VIM. n. Mckinley.
director OF the Taft headquarters.
made an optimistic statement to news
paper men today. declaring President
Taft's nomination and election GER
tain.
IT am thoroughly convinced of Mr..
Taft's success at the Convention in
juno and at the polls In November"
he said. our preliminary canvass OF
the country shows that the President
IL gaining constantly In the confidence
OF the people.
'I am satisfied that Mr.. Taft will
have more than two-thirds OF the
delegates to the Chicago Convention.
He has already won the nomination
land no will win the election"
a The national Taft headquarters to-
day made public the complete letter