The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-18
INCONSISTENCY
and INSINCERITY
Fea lures Of Roosevelt Gampaln
In Ohio and Elsewhere.
DECLINES OFFER OF LAYLIN
Roosevelt Manager Walter Brown
Cried For Primaries, But Calls Con-
Ventlon in His Own District.

Columbus, O., April 16.-(Special)
-Reports received at the Taft head
quarters in Columbus from nearly
every congressional district in the
state during the last few days indi-
Uate that the success of the Roose-
velt forces in Illinois last Tuesday
has only served to arouse Ohio Re-
publicans to greater activity and
more earnest effort IN behalf OF Pres
ident Taft. One feature of the situa-
ton which has been most gratifying
to the Taft leaders, is the activity for
Taft among thousands of Republicans
who have heretofore taken very little
interest in politics, and the outspoken
endorsement of Taft by many Repub-
licans who were inclined few weeks
ago to lend their aid to the Roose-
welt boomers.
Since the Illinois primaries were
held the Roosevelt leaders have been
working desperately to reinf1ate the
collapsed Roosevelt boom in this
state, but thus far have met with
little encouragement and no success.
This failure is due in some measure
to the glaring Inconsistency and insin-
cerity of those in charge of the Roose-
welt campaign and to some extent OF
Roosevelt himself.
One occurrence which shattered the
faith of many Republicans in the sim
cerity of Roosevelts Ohio campaign
managers was the action recently
taken by the Lucas county Republi-
can central committee, completely
dominated and controlled by Walter
F. Brown of Toledo, the recognized
leader of the Roosevelt forces. In
compliance with his orders his COM
mittee, in making provision for the
Republican primaries on May Il,
adopted a rule prohibiting the cleo
ton of Lucas county delegates to the
state convention by popular vote.
For weeks prior to the recent meet
ing of the Republican state central
committee, Brown wrote reams of let
ters to Chairman Laylin and issued
newspaper interviews ad infinitum
demanding that the Republican voters
of the state be given an opportunity
to vote directly for the election OF
delegates to the state convention, as
we'll as delegates to the national con-
vention. The state committee adopt
ed a rule leaving it optional with each
county central committee to provide
for the election of delegates to the
state convention by either a direct
vote or by county convention. Brown
and his followers Immediately de-
nounced the state committee for even
permitting the county committees to
call county conventions for the selec-
ton OF state delegates, and yet his
Lucas county committee. acting under
his specific orders, was one of the
first county committees in the state
to provide for the selection Of state
delegates in that manner
Still another occurrence during the
week which has served to shatter the
faith of many Republicans in Roose-
Yelt's sincerity was a report pub
lished generally a fAw days ago that
Roosevelt, in one of his campaign
speeches in Illinois. declared against
reciprocity with Canada, hoping by
so doing to hold in line the Republi
can farming element. This amazing
change of front on RooseVelt's part
has injured him among the Republi
can farmers Of Ohio, many of whom
I'll In pe
inclined to oppose President Taft fol
that reason. still recall with great
clearness RoOsevelt's unequivocal an(
oft-repeated declarations in support
of President Taft's reciprocity pro
gram.
Additional evidence of the demora
lization of the Roosevelt propaganda
in Ohio is the renewed activity of the
LaFollette leaders. They are OpeI
and bitter in their charges of ba(
faith and insincerity against Roose
welt. The LaFollette leaders are nov
entering LaFollette candidates 70
delegates to the national convention
in every congressional district of tn,
state and they are directing thei
fight primarily against the Roosevelt
delegate candidates. The Scripps
McRae newspapers, realizing the drif
away from Roosevelt, and fearing tn,
complete collapse of the anti-Taf
campaign, have, in the last few days
denounced Roosevelt as being a SO
called progressive for votes only, AM
in effect have charged him with in
sincerity.
On this phase of the situation tn
Scripps papers stated editorially
Robert NJ. LaFollette, during the en-
tire Is years of his public career, ha
never compromised on principles TO
she sake of votes"
Meanwhile the Taft sentiment ha
been growing steadily in every sec
tion and particularly in those district
where the radical movement appeare
to be the strongest few weeks age
81 admit without hesitation" sal
the man who tries to conceal his sell
esteem, that whatever l am today
due to the influence of my wife"
That's right" replied Mrs. Growch
or, always blame the woman
Washington Star.
Children Cry
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