The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04

IuH committees, InurSuay, LOT us Worh
OF organization.
According to present plans none OF
the contest cases will be taken UP be-
fore Friday. Word vas received al
Headquarters hat s. A. Perkins. ma
ticnal committeeman from Washington
because of an accident, would be de-
layed in arriving for the national COM
mittee meetings possibly until the last
day. 1t was said his proxy probably
would be given to William Barnes, ,jr.,
of New York.
The first of the Roosevelt contesting
delegates ave arrived. James A.
Conner, and w. S. Holt, of Arkansas,
representing the Roosevelt contestants,
had a long conference with Ormsby
McHarg, attorney for the Roosevelt in
terests. John Eversman, assistant to
Representative Mckinley in the Taft
headquarters, arrived from Washing
ton.
Makes Root the ISSUE.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, June
the selection Of temporary chairman
of the Republican national convention
may hang the political fortunes OF
former, President Roosevelt. He mas
decided to oppose with all his
the seating or senator Root, ana issue
a call TO all his supporters TO STAND
by him. Colonel Roosevelt declares
hat Mr.. Root has ranged h1mselr
against the men who stand Tor pro-
pIG SSINS pI1l1CIplGS Ill LIZ
lican party" and says it is William
Barnes. jr., of New York who is to be
the real head of the Taft anvao at
Chicago.
The coloners. decision to make a
square issue of the seating OF Mr..
Root was reached after a long consul
tation with advisers. AT Hill
were n Dixon, Clifford Plpchot,
William L. Ward, New York; George
w. Perkins, New York; Frank B.
kellogg and Andrew Rain, both of
whom are from Minnesota, and IruX-
ton Beal, a delegate from Callfornia.
After Colonel Roosevelt had COM
pleted his statement he u up the
question of whether he is to go TO the
Chicago convention.
After hearing what the men l have
seen have to say" he said, my i'm
preston is that 1 Will not 60. l may
reach a different decision, II any
arm tactics are m
Following is the statement dictated
at Sycamore Hill by Colonel Roose-
welt:
I'm the past Mr.. Root has rendered
service as secretary OF
and secretary OF war. put IN .nis
Mr.. Root n hlInseIl
the men who stand for pro-
principles within the Repup-
party, that is, gains the men
who stand for making the Repupllcan
party in relation to the issues OF the
present day what it was in the days or
Abraham Lincoln. He stands as the
representatives of the men and the
of reaction. He is put forward
by the bosses and the representatives
of special privileges
what has recently come to my
knowledge makes it clear that 1t is a
of the absolute duty of every
progressive Republican to oppose the
as temporary CHAIRMAN al
of any man put forward in
the interests of the supporters OF Mr..
Taft in this contest. I have before me
a copy of the following telegram sent
to a Roosevelt delegate from
yania, Mr.. Philip K. Barber:
The national committee has select
ed Senator Root of New York for tenn
porary chairman of the convention at
1t is reported that the Roose-l
Welt forces will oppose the action OF
behalf of the New York delegation,
with the exception of a very few, 60
ask YOUR support for Root,
for chairman. We believe this contest
is the most serious n when mas az
the Republican party I'M that
attempt to nominate Mr.. Roosevelt
lead My to disaster. The doc
which Re has advocated we de-
,lared in our platform at the Roches-
-er convention to be subversive Of our
sorm of government. Will you please
wire me. New York city, collect,
we can rely on your support
or Senator Root for temporary CHAIR
W civilian BARNES. JR."
The Issue Is Clear.
"TeIegrams like this have been sent
n q great number of the delegates, ap-
to a great majority of them.
rhis telegram makes the issue perfect
" clear. 1t is one of principles, no.
,ersons. Mr.. Barnes demands Mr.
selection as the sign of repudia-
ion of the principles for which 1 stand
md as an Endorsement of the doctrines
unrelated at the Rochester conven-
ion, doctrines not merely r~eactionary,
mt of such a character that in every
,pen primary in every northern state
since the Rochester convention was
,eld. the people have overwhelmingly
them.
tsThere have beer direct presidential
preferential primaries SO far in the
tates of Illi1 DIS, Pennsylvania, Massa-
Ohio, New Jersey, North Da-
,ota, Maryland, California, Oregon and
Nebraska. In these states the popular
-ote against Mr.. Taft has been be-
ween two and three to one, and often
yer that. and he has secured only Sc
~elegates out Of a total of S44. In GER
ain other states, Minnesota, Missouri,
Maine, New Hampshire, kla
,oma, North Carolina, West Virginia
Washington and Vermont, there were
which, while not directly
residential primaries still give a rough
al innate of the actual sentiment Of the
In these states I secured 154
and Mr.. Taft secured II, with
u-ninstructed. In those cases
vhere the Republican voters have had
fair chance to express their convic-
ions they have repudiated Mr.. Taft so
that he has been able tc
btain less than one-eighth of the del
gates, his popular vote being but one
three or four and in some cases
one in nine or ten. |,
Says Taft Wa Repudiated.
1.-THE great majority of the Republic
an party have unequivocally repudia-