The Washington times., 1912-05-19
DIXON DECLARES
BALLOTS REVEAL
CHOICE OF PEOPLE
Cites Figures to Show That
Voters Are for Roosevelt
Overwhelmingly.

CINCINNATI, May 19.-Charging that
the effort TO renominate President Taft
has been attended by the greatest con-
spiracy to keep the truth both from
the public and from President Taft
himself, Senator Dixon OF Montana ad-
dressed an enthusiastic audience OF
1000 In Music Hall. in this city, last
night urging that every person pres
ent go forth as an evangelist OF the
progressive movement to defeat Presi-
Tuesday.
The sarcastic sallies of both Senator
Dixon and william Prendegast, of New
York, brought forth continual laughter
| and applause from the audience, and
there was a phenomenal burst of en-
thusiasm when Senator Dixon said:
1T will not be necessary to follow
| the established custom and place Mr..
Rooseyelts name in nomination at the
| Chicago convention.
Nominated BY People.
"It has already been placed in NOM
ination by the American people, who
did 1t with their ballots the most elo-
quent OF all speeches. One million and
seventy-five thousand of them have
asked that Roosevelt be nominated, and
\
Presidential courtesies to President Taft
by giving him a second nomination with
| out asking any questions about his lack
Of success during the four years he has
occupied the White House.
| Every place where the voters have
had a means of expressing their pref
erences directly they have overwhelm-
ingiy defeated Taft and asked for the
not here to abuse President Taft. He 10
a most affable gentleman, but tell you.
my fellow citizens, 1t requires more than
affability to make a good President.
President Taft. by training and tenn
permanent, is out Of sympathy with the
people. He does not trust them. He
ern yourselves. His Cabinet is a hand
some array of silk stocking gentlemen
who would be an ornament to any
drawingroom, but not one of them ever
man who combats the elements and
labors for his bread
They would not know bow to act In
a precinct primary"
Senator Dixon closed by saying: "The
coldness of death has been settling upon
the Republican party during the past
four years. President Taft has raised
1t out of all touch with the vitalizing
forces, which spring from the people.
1t has lost power and is losing prestige,
and unless the people throw aside con.
siderations of Presidential courtesy,
and vote for a man who can ana will
. bring the party back to harmonious
cooperation with the people themselves.
1t will most surely be defeated and
wiped out next November"
Both Senator Dixon and Mr.. Prender-
CAST characterized Taft as a man who
cannot tolerate the truth when It is IN
| pleasant. .....
t.. Ridiculous Claims.
Amid tumults of laughter Mr.. Prem
dergast ridiculed Tafts claims to pro
gressiveism." He told of the progress
sive movement as exemplified by scores
of leading statesmen whom he named
and then said: .s-
"And who are Taft's supporters at the
! present time? They are the same ones
who told him pleasant things about
himself and made him smile, and the
ones who kept him from knowing that
Roosevelt's strength had long ago out
7 grown his. They are the same who
now assure him that his unparalleled
abuse of Federal patronage has already
secured a majority of the national dele
gates for him, when in fact he Is GER
tain of less votes than Mr.. Roosevelt.
They are Senator Gallinger OF New
Hampshire fame; Senator Penrose, we'll
known for his Pennsylvania machine.
which was swept out OF existence py
! Mr.. Roosevelt; Senator Lorimer, OF
Smoot, who represents Utah, the state
that is owned by the clergy of the
| Mormon church, ana so on. Inere II
not one progressive in the list.
These are the ones who counseled
, him to chloroform the voters of Ohio
. by denying them a preferential vote.
: Even the Democrats have 1t here. They
u can mark their choice for the Prest-
dency definitely on a separate ballot
! but Mr.. Taft feared you might make un-
pleasant revelations to him, so ne
! smiled and chloroformed the franchise
= Of the citizens of his own State.
In closing. all the speakers urged tht
= audience to vote for Roosevelt, ano
against Taft, saying: IF Taft is beaten
/ in Ohio his boom collapses. He has nc
II further chance You do not believe
II in him nor he in you, and 1t would be
better to have a man you trust"
II Today Senator Dixon gave out tine
| following statement of the popular vote
as thus far recorded. which figures ht
said have not before been published
Nine States have held Presidential pri
maries, and on the Republican side thu
II lineup between the conservative anc
II progressive factions as represented OF
the one hand by the candidacy of Presi
dent Taft and on the other by the can
| didacy of Colonel Roosevelt and Senator
La Toilette has been as follows:
ii Roosevelt