Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-26
TAFT IS Confident BOSSES HIS TARGET
Colonel wont Stand for
Them' Running Convention.
is Confident OF VICTORY
Tells Throngs Only by Deliberate
Cheating Can His Opponents
Win Victory.

ELIZABETH. N. j.. May 25.-With all
the emphasis at his command, Col. Roose-
Welt declared today that he would not
permit "discredited politicians and boss
es' to take control Of the republican ma
uonal convention. He asserted that pro-
fessional politicians in the past had been
accustomed to try ''strong-arm tactics"
won't stand for it a moment" he said
Col. Roosevelt made these statements
in what he called fighting speech" at
Plainf1eld. toward the close Of the most
spectacular of his days campaigning in
this state. He shot about from place
TO place by train or automobile, firing
OH speeches In rapid succession to throngs
of people who cheered him enthusia sticaI-
ly. Leaving Trenton early this MORN
ing, he cut across the state to a number
Of coast resorts and then worked his
way toward New York making his last
address in Elizabeth this evening After
speaking here he started for Oyster Bay.
to remain over Sunday
Hints Deliberate Cheating.
Our opponents have no thought of
winning, unless they can win by DELHI
crate cheating in the national conven-
tion." said Col. Roosevelt at Plainfield.
THE national committee is supposed to
pass upon the right of delegates to sit in
the convention. II it chooses, 1t can
turn out delegates lawfully elected by the
people and put in others. 1t is therefore
vital to have a national committee that
really represents the people. Our on
pOnents have shown that they intend to
try to use the national committeeman
who nave been beaten in their own states
to sit in judgment in the convention that
represents victory over them.
For example. we have thrashed the
bosses in Illinois and Pennsylvania
but the national committeeman who
sit In the convention from those states
represent not our seventy delegates
In Pennsylvania. but our opponents
SIX; we got f1fty-four in Illinois, our
opponents got two.
Won't Stand for Bosses.
Il want our opponents to understand
this: If the people are against me. l
have nothing to say, but il the neon,e
are for me, and discredited bosses and
politicians try to upset us, shalr have
a great deal to say. and 1 won't stand
Tor 1t a moment. We will not permit
the representatives of special privilege
10 upset the verdict that the people
nave come TO. We mean every word
we say.
When We went into this fight we wen,
In on the assumption that the people had
the right to decide who their candidate
should be. The professional politicians
nave been accustomed to try strong arm
tactics, and could do so with immunity
when the fight represented a contest he.
tween two factions. 1t is not that sor,
OF a night this time. 1t is the people
against the bosses, and l serve nofice
that the bosses will not be allowed ~
upset the will of the people
1t Is win or lose with us. In Chica 1o
We intend to put through our platform,
we intend that 1t shall declare outright
for popular rule. We are tired OF fhs
rule of the bosses.
Cites Result in Ohio.
President Tafts expression NJ h.,.,
that he will win the nomination was re-.
ferred to by Col Roosevelt here tonight
Il see that Mr.. Taft says he is goins
to win," the colonel began. well, dur.
ing his Ohio campaign he announced tha,
the decision of Ohio would settle it. Ohio
has decided and has given me forty ou,
of its forty-eight delegates. II Mr.. Taft
| is contented with that decision then sure.
| ly no human being In the United State,
has a right to be discontinued
| Most OF the afternoon Col. Roosevelt
| spent in an automobile, leaving his train
| at New Brunswick.
The colonel said several times that he
was sure of victory We've got them
going" he said at Crawford, ''and we're
going to put it through. l believe that
we are going to sweep New Jersey as
we haven't swept any other state"
Our opponents say they're going to
| win.' he said in another speech. II don't
| believe il. Wa'n hammer them through