The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-01
He Will Not Give Up
25OConvention Tickets.
to Roosevelt.
DIXON PROTESTS
TOCOMMIT [ EEMEN
Sends Long kilograms Com
planning of Treatment Accorded
His Candidatc-New Will
Not Attempt to Match Him
in Use of Billingsgate
and Insult.

Chicago, May 31.-Colcncl Harry S.
New. chairman of the subcommittee on
arrangements for the Republican Ma.
tional Committee, declared tonight
that despite the rumors and reports to
the contrary. his committee would fol-
low the same scheme OF seat distribu-
ton as heretofore in handling applica-
lions for seats at this years conven-
ton.
Colonel New delivered the following
shaft at United states Senator Dixon,
Colonel Rooscvelts campaign manager:
Regarding the Roosevelt seat incl
dent, so-called I simply Wish to say
that ! will make no attempt to match
Joe Dixon in bllingsgato or Insult. and
therefore will have no controversy
with him"
Senator Dixon may take his demand
for $50 tickets to the Republican Ma
tional Convention before the national
committee OF that party when that
body meets in Chicago, June 6. This
course was indicated to-day when it
became known that members of the
national committee had received long
kilograms from Senator Dixon protest
ing against tho action of Colonel New
In refusing the desired tickets of ad-
mission.
Colonel New issued u statement. in
OF Senator Dixon was for tickets for
the use of the Roosevelt. national com
mittee and not for tho personal use
OF Colonel Roosevelt" and that the de-
mand as refused the same as were
applications received from the manag-
ers of other presidential candidates
In tho seat distribution, Colonel New
said. no arbitrary number OF seats
would be given to any Individual ma
donal committeeman. but each COM
mitteeman would receive an equitable
proportion Of availa5le seats.
mo committeeman clit have all the
seats that he wants. said colonel
New, but with thu limited number ut =
our command each will set a just pro-
portion"
Considerable interest in Chicago to-
day centred in the departure for Oys-
ter Bay OF several of the f1fty-eight
Illinois delegates to this national con-
vention to meet Colonel Roosevelt to-
morrow morning.
At tho headquarters of the Repub-
llcan National Committee contests from
the following districts were added to-
day to the list OF a0t contests made
public yesterday, making a total Oft
226 contested seats in the convention
to date:
Missouri Thirteenth District, two
seats contested; North Carolina Ninth
District, two seats contestcd: Tonnes
see. Ninth District two seats contest
ed; Texas, at-large and Fifth, Ninth
and Fourteenth Districts. fourteen seats
contested: Alaska. at-large. two seats
contested. Total, twenty-five.
Colonel Waits Straight Fight.
New York. May 3l.-The suggestion
OF a compromise between the Roosevelt
and Taft forces at the Ohio State con-
vention, which is to elect six delegates
at-large to the Chicago convention
TnrSi3N
BY Colonel Roosevelt The Colonel
sent this telegram to Walter F. Brown,
his Ohio manager at Columbus:
II have Just seen the telegram sent
BY Mr.. Taft to Mr.. Norys about a
compromise in Ohio Until / saw this
telegram 1 had never heard any sug-
Sestion that there had been a COM
promise, and l. of course assumed that
any such suggestion came from tho
Taft forces.
In tho first place. would not con-
sent to a compromise anyhow and in
the next place, we carried Ohio by
over $4,000 on the popular primary.
ANY attempt to give Mr., Taft sim
gle deleGate-at-larEe would mean to
sanction a deliberate effort TO defraud
the people and by a trick TO nuliify
their expressed will. Mr.. Taft has in
morals ana equity no claims whatever
to a single delegate at-large from Ohio.
and any attempt to secure him so much
as one delegateat-larGe means de-
liberate effort TO thwart the will of the
people. as expressed freely by them in
the primary; and we carnot afford for
one moment to consider such an effort
20 1efraud the people Of their right
in this struggle for Justice and for
popular rule,
Il wish the issue clearly made. We
stand for the right of the people to
choose their own candidates and 10
have the delegates carry ont their viii.
and any individual who attempts to
secure one delcgate-at-Iarge from Ohio
for Mr.. Taft is openly taking the posi-
tion that the convention Is not to rep
resent the VIII of the people and that
the politicians are to lie encouraged
TO defy the popular VIII and to COM
NIT an outrage on justice, and to de-
fraud the people OF their Just right.
Any district delegate 10 the state
convention from any ono of the dis
tricts which went for me In Ohio who
himself votes for a single Taft dele
gate-at-large is committing an act of
treachery TO the people. and any man
who condones or approves such act is
condoning and approving treachery.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Has Not Planned Chicago Trim
Ex-President Roosevelt said to-day
that the reports that ne intended to
go TO the Chicago convention are UNI
true. His attention was directed to
a. statement made in Chicago by Coll
one Harry S, New. chairman OF the
committee In charge of tho Republican
Nationaf Convention arrangements,
that the former President had en-
gagged rooms at a Chicago hotel for
use during the convention.
Pure fake" said Colonel Roosevelt
of course, ! may alter my plans. but
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