Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-10
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Special 70 Times-Rspublcan.
Des Moines. July 1o.-FoIlowing 4
he correspondence between James y
Fierce and Theodore Roosevelt, read Il
he state convention hers today:
Theodore Roosevelt. Now York:
The positive statement 10 being
made here In Des Moines that q
proposition was made to you ~
the Taft people directly and IN.
equivocauy that II you would
withdraw from tho presidential
contest Cummins should be n0ni-
mated without any conditions what
ever. The further statement y
made that this was put up TO you
not once. but twice or three timeos
and that you declined each time
the proposition. What II the truth
about the statement? Wire at my
expense. JAMES M. PIERCE. !.
The Reply.
James NJ. Pierce. L>aS szossss-s
Ia: The righteousness OF the state
ment is sufyiciently shown by the
fact that the identical claim -
made that at that identical time
the same offer was made to mo In
connection with Cover nor HAdley.
AS u matter OF fact no offer Wa
made to me by any one AUTHORISED
to speak for tho Taft people on be-
half of any third candidate. vari-
GUS propositions were informally
made to me under circumstances
that did not convince me that those
making them were acting in good
faith or had the power to carry ont
their promises, and generally with
assurances that X I would
accept them would myself
be nominated. answered to
them all that was Interested
primarily In principle and only
secondarily in myself or any othsr
possible candidate. What ! insisted
upon was purging the roll. Ietate0
that II any sufficient number OF
Taft delegates would Join with sust
In purging the roll and scattng tho
honestly elected delegates. would
gladly abide by whatever tho con-
vention might do. my only reserva.
ton being that would not 4ivo my
personal support to MIR. Taft, on
account OF his conduct In endeAv-
oring to secure the nomination by
improper means. Friends OF Sena-
tor Cummins and Governor Hadley
came to me Mt tho same time, each
assuring me ut that very moment
that the Taft men or some Of them
were willing to nominate both Mr.
Cummins and Mr.. Hadley. tho
friends OF each being of course.
ignorant that tho identical propo-
sition held out to them was at the
same time being held out 10 friends
of the other and MS believe to
friends Of various other men. but In
any event. as I was fighting for q
principIe--the principle that tho
will of tho people should be re-
spected and therefore that the roll
should be purged. It would have
BEEN an act OF infamy to have
acouiesed in the nomination OF
ANYBODY until the roll was purgcd.
and no honest man could have cx.
nectcd rne to do so. I may add that
four ffths OF my supporters, X l
had cnndesccndcd to such improper
action. would have refused to fol-
low me AS you know. l publicly
stated that I would not accept the
nomination myself and would not
support any man who was nomt-
mated unless the roll we're purged.
I may add that was clearly given
to understand that II 7 would let
my name 60 before the convention
! would be nominated anyhow. to
which 7 answered as stated above.
that would not accept the nomi-
nation unless the roll were purged."
"TuE0DORE ROOSEVELT"