New-York tribune., 1912-04-02
NEW ATTACKS PLANNED
Roosevelt to Speak in Louisville,
and Parkersburg, W. Va.
hottest YET" DIXON SAYS
"Unspeakable Steam Roller" and
Graveyard Delegations" Will
Be His Themes.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune J

| BY Telegraph to The Tribune
Oyster Bay, April 1-Ex- President Roose.
welt is preparing another attack on Presi-
dent Taft. when he speaks at Louisville
| Wednesday night. II Is said he will de-
| liberately accuse President Taft Of po-
| litical chicanery IN the South by means Of
the "unspeakable steam roller and what
he calls the Presidents graveyard, Or
negro delegation"
After a long conference with the third
term candidate at Sycamore Hill to-day
Senator Dixon, Roosevelt commander IN
chief, announced that the hottest md
most aggressive attack on the adminlstra-
ton" would be made in the coonel's speech
at Louisville Il Will be followed by IN
other attack at Parkersburg. W. Va.
Thousands OF letters hav. been sent %
Roosevelt asking him to speak I'm some Of
the Southern states, he said.
In response to the appeal of Edwin G.
o Rear. former Supreme Court Judge nf
Kentucky and Governor Glasscock Of
West Virginia. the candidate decided to-
day TO go down and tell the people how
the Taft machine has been cooking" .hs
Southern primaries.
Senator Dixon got his back up against
the wall tonight and struck out at chair.
man Mckinley with all his might
He not only claimed all the present con-
tested national delegation. but he declared
that Roosevelt would have control Of tho
national committee. Every table of tho
showing made by Taft delegates, nc said.
vas deliberate lie. The trustworthiness NJ
Chairman McKinley's figures could be esti-
mated easily, he said. by going back -
Mckinley's letter OF October 60 1910 In
which he assured President Taft that the
next House Of Representatives would b.
overwhelmingly Republican. and that the
assertions OF dissatisfaction with Repub-
licansm were mere buncombe.
Leaving the Pennsylvania station to-mor-
row afternoon on the sos train over the
Chesapeake & Ohio, Colonel Roosevelt will
arrive at Charleston, W. Va, about noon
on Wednesday He will speak for A few
minutes from the rear platform OF his car.
At Ashland. Ky, his car will be attached
10 special engine bound for Louisville.
On the return to Washington he will leave
Louisville early Thursday morning for Gin
cinnati, and thence through Northern and
Eastern Kentucky to Parkersburg, w. Va.
where he will cast his second thunderbolt
on Thursday night.
Friday morning he will start for home.
arriving at the Pennsylvania station over
the Baltimore & Ohio at p. IN.
Next Monday night the candidate will
make a dash for Pittsburgh. lie may wait
until Tuesday, but probably will not. On
the way back he will stop off in Phila-
delphia to throw some hot shots at Senator
Penrose. The promised Baltimore speech
won't be made until the colonel has rested
up bit at Sycamore Hill. according 10
Senator Dixon, who took pains to-day 10
point out that the hero of San Juan Hill
was but human, after all.
The Newark, y. j., speech has been
crossed off the list. u may get back on
some time in May The primaries, Senato-
Dixon says will be held June :. Anyway,
the colonel isn't banking strongly on New
Jersey nor is he hopeless Of his prospects
there, the Senator says.
The Senator tucked his thumbs under his
waistcoat and announced that Roosevelt
would get all the present 112 contested
delegates TO the Chicago convention.
How many national committeeman has
Bill Ward captured?" some one asked.
We'll that don't know. But we are sure
of q ma jority." he replied.