Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-28
UNAeLE TO ENTER SOUTH DA,
koTA CAMPAIGN he SENDS
MESSAGE TO PEOPLE.
FIGHT OF COMMON PEOPLE
AGAINST POLITICAL BOSSES
Vote For Any othsr Progressive Gives
Aid and Comfort to Reaetionaries--
MeHara Declares Roosevelt Can Win
Without Contested Delegations
TAFT Aware Of Defeat For Weeks.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 2S.-The
Sioux Falls Press today prints tele-
gram from Colonel Roosevelt advising
that he can not come to South Dakota
on account of his Memorial Day speech
at Gettysburg. His appeal to the peo-
pie is outlined at length in a mes
sage, which Is in part:
There has never In our. history been
a cleaner line up than this between
the plain people and the bosses. We
are fighting for the fundamental prin-
ciples of American citizenship. I only
went into the fight when 1t became
evident that unless l did so there was
not the slightest chance to nominate
any progressive candidate at Chicago.
Events have made it certain that at
Chicago either vii! be nominated or
that reactionary will be nominated.
Any progressive who casts a vote to
any other candidate is merely giving
aid and comfort to a reactionary. Any
such vote is equivalent to half vote
to Mr.. Taft. Every boss in the country
is against us but the great majority of
the rank and file of the people are
with US for this is their fight
Crooked Politics Typifisd by lorimsr.
1--WE are fighting for their rights to
rule themselves. The combination Of
crooked politics and crooked business
we are fighting is best typified by Mr..
Lorimer.
1--WE believe that the government
should control in thorough going
fashion not only interstate railroads
but also great interstate business. We
believe in a conservation policy and
all big irrigation work. We. are against
reciprocity or In any other fashion to
put the burden Of tariff reduction ex-
clusively upon the farmer. The farm
ers and the wage workers are the two
men whom we especially desire to see
benefited by the protective tariff. 1t
must be tariff to protect the little
man, not to favor unduly the big man.
Conference Of RoossvsIt Delegates.
Chicago, May 2S-1llinois delegates
instructed for Roosevelt we're invited
to visit Oyster Bay next Saturday. The
object of the meeting, the Roosevelt
for concerted action by the central
states delegates in advancing the can
didacy of Colonel Roosevelt.
Chicago Roosevelt supporters believe
the position Of the former president on
the proposed election Of Senator Root
as temporary chairman of the national
convention would be clearly defined at
the Saturday meeting. The invitation
came thru Medill Mccormick.
Ormsby McHarg, who has charge Ut
the Roosevelt contest for delegates, de-
clared that his preparations were prac-
tically complete for tho contest COM
mittee's hearings which are to begin
June 6. He asserted that regardless Of
the outcome of the delegates contest
Colonel Roosevelt would be the repub-
lican nominee. ~
Taft Long Aware Of Defeat.
There will be about 260 contests" !"
said Mr.. McHarg, "and we expect to
win at least majority Of them for
Colonel Roosevelt. altho he can be
nominated without winning a contest.
President Taft knows this and has
known 1t for weeks. Colonel Roosevelt
is the only republican who can be
elected"
Mr.. McHarg declares that he expect
ed to win the contest on the Illinois
delegates at large where the attack Is
aimed at Colonel Harry s. New. chair
man Of the subcommittee on arrange
ments for the convention. and also the
Missouri delegates at-large.