New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-20
WILL TURN LIGHT ON
ROOSEVELT CHARGES
Presidents Supporters Will
Give Facts Regarding All
Contested Delegates.
WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
Colonels Own Methods OF Try
ing to Force His Nomination
Will Be Exposed for
Benefit of Voters.
lrrom The Tribune Bslreau.l

From The Tribune Bill
Washington, July 19.-Stung to ac-
ton by the reiterated charges OF
Co,one, Roosevelt and his supporters
,ba men who were in part responsible
for the unseating Of the Roosevelt con-
testants for seats in the HepaplioSu
National Convention purpose 10 ten
Congress and the country the uo'o"'
+rptb about the Roosevelt contests
They will tell Of the determined eiiof'
Of Colonel Roosevelt and his henoiiiiien
TO gain control Of the natiohai ool
.,or NV means OF more than two nun
dred and fifty contests for delegates
and the rage Of the third term canu,-
date because he could not 1orce ms
own nomination by seating ueleea.e'
,,,hose csses we're so rank tnat' Win
<ew executions. no one of them received
ivan the unanimous vote Of the avoWeo
Roosevelt members OF the f'ep"Oi''AN
National Committee.
representative Bartholdt whose lung
and honorable service IN Congress mas
,Von for him the respect OF all save
+bosA who hate arbitration and ioalhe
universal peace as productive OF Soi'
living" and who, as proxy for secre-
tsrv Nagel, sat with the national coli-
rnittee. will tell the House the fac's re
aarding many Of the cases when came
heyore n. while Senator Root VIII IN
form the Senate regarding some OF inc
cases which came before the creoen-
tials committee Of the convention anu
regarding his rulings, notably that IN
mitch he called the names or the
aI..,nates from Massachusetts when
their principals, who had peeal III
structed to vote for President Aal'
ond who had been admonished py
Colonel Roosevelt TO do so, sat sllen'
and refused to reply 10 their names
pon-esantatiye Olmstead, Of Penn
svIvania, whose service in the house
entries what he says to confidence and
respect. and Representative MonueA
will also discuss certain phases OF the
contests. and will make clear the worse
than absurdity Of the claim that the
Roosevelt forces were steam rol!erSo
out Of the convention. II VIII DC
shown. for instance, that the Roosevelt
ne1 abandoned all except - out Oh
the 80 contests they brought because
they we're 50 patiently fraudulent ana
mat a Roosevelt press agent cahdioiy
explained in one Of the Munsey pup
lj.ations that most Of the contests were
Instituted purely for psychological et-
feet" and in order to deceive other sec
tons Of the country into believing the
Overwhelming demand for Mr..
Roosevelt nomination which never
existed
ordinarily the Nominations Of de-
lated candidate who had stopped to
s.,h methods would not receive any
.tcn,.ol in Congress, and even now
,Eeco is no purpose TO ask Congress TO
e. iirat, the nomination Of President
aft. But as the cry of fraud is being
,.-79 20 create q specious excuse for
...tional electors TO repudiate their
pledges. II is felt that it is essential
mat the facts be made so plain that he
who runs may read.
There is not a single instance in
which the Republican National Com
mittce decided adversely to Mr.. Roose-
Welt when 1t was not amply warranted
in so doing OF course, this Is as we'll
known to the Roosevelt shouters as 1t
is TO the supporters Of President Taft,
but some plausible excuse must be de-
Vised for the effort to induce men TO
10 that which would otherwise make
them despised in their respective COM
munities. The facts are TO be set forth
by men familiar with them and amply
capable of calculating the situations
which existed I'm the several states, and
the evidence which confronted both the
national committee and the committee
on credentials.
II Is also probable that an exhaustive
statement concerning all the contests
will be issued from the headquarters
Of the Republican National Committee
in New York, in order that all who
may desire TO know the facts may have
an opportunity 10 inform themselves as
10 the precise merits Of every case.
While the statement will not, so far
az can now be learned, make any direct
charges against the Roosevelt man
ayers, it is understood that Mr.. Tafts
supporters purpose TO attack in un-
measured terms the contests brought
by the Roosevelt forces in Southern
states, many Of which were unani-
mously decided against the Roosevelt
contestants.