The Washington herald., 1912-06-09
WILL NOT STAND
FOR ANY TRICKS
Roosevelt Sounds Warning to Re-
publican National Commit
tee Members.
ONE DECISION CALLED STEAL

Oyster Bay. N. Y. June s.-A grave
warning to the Republican National Com
mittee not to dare to trick" him out of
the Presidential nomination is sounded in
dictated statement Issued by Col
Roosevelt tonight at Sycamore HILL The
former President denounces the commit
tees action in giving the two delegates
from the Ninth District of Alabama TO
Taft, saying that such procedure will not
be tolerated by the Republican party.
The Roosevelt delegates IN the Ninth
Alabama District, he says, were prop
erly elected at a regular convention,
while the Taft delegates were elect
ed by a majority, who bolted the
men, he declares, have no more right to
seats in the Republican National Con-
vention than they would have to appear
IN the Democratic National Convention.
Committeeman RcpudIated.
The colonel points to the fact that the
Roosevelt committee voted with the ma
jority in every contest in which there was
reasonable doubt. and raps the majority
members of the committee for their
efforts to defeat the will Of the. voters
miteemen. he says, come from Illinois,
Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, North
Dakota, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, and
West Virginia Every one Of these nine,
he declares, has been repudiated by the
voters and will not be reelected. Each
OF these States, says the colonel has
voted against Taft; yet. the committee
men are for Taft. while the delegates
from their States are 25S for Roosevelt
against only "a for Taft
Into his statement there creeps the
Oft-repeated veiled threat to bolt II
cheated out OF the nomination.
Confers with Leaders.
The Republican party" he declares
in conclusion, cannot continue to exist
unless its official action is determined
by the expression Of the sober and de-
liberate judgment OF the majority OF
the party"
Roosevelt put in a hard day OF con-
ferences with leaders in his fight. some
Of whom he talked to over the telephone
from Chicago and others in his library
at Sycamore Hill. Senator Dixon called
up the colonel early in the day from
Chicago TO talk about the Alabama con-
test decision.
1T was a rank steal" declared Dixon
angrily.
The Senator wanted to know IL Roose-
welt did not think It advisable to get
to Chicago early next week. Roosevelt
replied that he preferred to leave the
National Committee fight in the hands
of Dixon and the other warriors in
Chicago and to remain himself at Saga
more Hill until the committee fracas is
Oves.
Later Roosevelt took a horseback ride
through the village, stopping to say to
the newspaper men: That Alabama &C.
ton was a naked steal We won't coun-
tenance such methods"
Gov. Bass a Caller.
In the CoIonePs list OF callers were
Howard F. Lea, who is seeking a Con-
gressionaI nomination in Kansas City,
and E Montgomery Reilly. also of Kan
sas City, who informed the newspaper
men that they had inside advices'' that
Roosevelt would get at least fifty Of the
delegate contests at Chicago.
IF he gets that many he will be nomi-
mated sure" quoted Reilly, knowingly.
Governor Bass of New Hampshire
headed a delegation of New Englanders
who sat in a two-hour conference with
the Colonel. Assistant United States
District Attorney Reynolds, of New York,
went over the Alabama contests with the
Colonel and helped him prepare his state |
ment.
Roosevelt looked belligerent when he |
stepped to the veranda at Sycamore Hill
at dusk and handed the statement out. |