The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-06
.EBERHART LISTENS!
WHILE ROOSEVELT
LAUNCHES TRAD
Minnesota Governor Sits Still
Under Scathing Arraigii-
ment OF Colonel
SMALL CROWDS HEAR ~
HIM IN MINNESOTA
Third Party Candidate Tells
Audience That Clark Was
Cheated Out of Nom
nation

ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 5.--WhiteS
Governor Eberhart, the standpat caH1
cidate for the gubernatorial nensinas#
ton In Minnesota, sat s4uirminE I'M
his seat. Colonel Roosevelt let soo1H
today burning attack upon him f0f
daring to support Taft's stolen" nOnlsga
nation.
The ex-president did not mention n
the governor by name. but Eberhnfk3
knew he was the large, and eyeryoxG
else at the luncheon OF the Minno&
sofa PTogressives at tine West hUte3s E5
Minneapolis. where The colonel let NX
at the governor, understood it, too.
The governor went 10 the lunchGOMi3
OF the Progressives. only after belat4#
persuaded that the chief executives
ought to pay courtesy TO the e1.pre14s
dent. Ebert1art looked hike Il ghutk
at the feast. Not ,nce did ne emfIe
Roosevelt wasted 40 time IN gettsmGss
after the governor. once ne start&dxsS
Looking In Eberhart's way---the c0I0~
mel and governor being separated onix
by the toastmaster---the colonel with
burning sarcasm remarked that hoS
could not understand how certain It,
publicans could hope to maintain 4
shred or decency by supporting tho
nominee of the stolen goods cOnveuSSs
ton at Chicago.
ANY man who falls to condemn t4
Is unworthy of public nffdence. 80:
ciferated the colonel. S
Eberhart Sits Still. 3sS
All eyes turned upon EbeThaFf
who sat looking hard into the MR.
Roosevelt shook his fist. almost UNDER
the governors nose, crying: ss
Every man knows Mr.. Taft's mona
ination was handed him by deceft
No man of honor can conntenAnnq3
it." sssS
Still Eberhart gaxed ahead LaseAa
the governor was asked IL he Noul44
continue to support Mr.. Taft.
II am a regular Republican,. 49,
replied. sententiousiy.
Although the Progressives naint4t1a
that Roosevelt win carry Minnesota
by an even greater majority than thAEz
by which he swept the State In fh4s
spring primaries, they have little n0p4A
for their State ticket. 5a
Roosevelts stay in Minnesota -
divided between this city and MinnN4T
apolis AS he rode through the strset4s
this morning on his way to the nol4AR
where ne breakfasted. slight enthustN
asm was evidenced. He got per-
functory cheer from slim ere M
While two years ago nearly one nuM&5
bred thousand people heard RooSevsM&
talk at the Minneapolis State tAiks
grounds, where he was the chief At$5
traction, but twenty thousand shoWG
lp. The Roosevelt boomers were ys
j; Holy disa ppointed.- hut tried 70 exCq1As
the vast difference in the two er0N09$
with the suggestion that the ReOp1H
have made up their minds TO vote fC4s
Roosevelt anyhow, and did mol H. (
to come out. sz Il
No Wild outburst.
The throng az the fair grounds rAS3|
Trained from any wild outburst 0N4&#
the colonel Roosevelt spoke fru
ia grandstand beneath the trees IN
plunged into his usual denunciati0uNl8
| the bosses of both parties. sAytM
that By voting for Wilson the peQps$
will only change from Republicans b.
rule TO Democratic. .4s a ss2
In attacking the bosses. RoosNN@t
let it be known that he beltSEMa
Champ Clark had been cheated out 4
the nomination at the Baltimoro c.
vention.
..In most of the Democratic prIu
RES, said the colonel. the vote NM
against MIR. Wilson. In most priM1a
rtes the states were carried ~ !gsz
Clark. n no case In the primary kaS ~
before the conIsnffUu WHS u t1EI1nf1E55
tic boss beaten in his own State
The bosses got together az BA1e
Smore ana put MIR pViis0n
kHullivan. Of Illinois. and TagSArts
Indiana MANIPULATED tho neHaanA444#
| and they we're joined by Murphxs
NEW York So you see tho boeDeA III
| ed the Baltimore convention.
t Bceses In C<sRtEol
THE bosses OF the Democratic pa14
were enthroned in power ~ the IT
OF the Baltimore c0nyenti0sls -
Fundamental difference hctweAn
Democratic AMI Republican, hca
fsvas that the Republican bnsses ID
| cago knew that our triumph
meant their deathknell. ana
baltimore convention It was the be
themselves who arranged the osatN4
because 1t tended to perpetuAt&
rule"
| AT the fair q ounds Roosevelt
piled to the Democrats cAndi&
utterance of yesterday that "thexA
circumstances in this country
lrender it absolutely imp0satbla H.
time that we should have 2re0 t14
What does Mr.. Wilson mean Es
ed the colonel: does he mean
Irepudiates the platform or tn
more convention? II the tAr14
lnf the Democratic party n not
the trdth--and OF course -
discuss it With them-If II
ling thu truth-AMr. Wilton Al
repudiate II openly. r. II n
seifect il will plunge thiz cuuN
| q period commercial disHsto6
1--WE have not seen In our ltkX
While Roosevelt was spN4
1.-The Republican convant&&
some one In the crowd ~
'srhSy cirE'f stt&f Ihs
Exactly" chilnsd tho N11
can't beat W out " n tm
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