The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-07-29
CONTESTS OF
ROOSEVELT
/ DENOUNCED
o. MILES SAYS FRAUD
CRY 10 RAISED TO HIDE
! WEAKNESS.
titss Aiseams Case AZ . Sample Of
the Fake Protests-Mr. HiiIes
Ftays the Colonel.

Hilles. formerly secretary 10 Presi-
dent Taft. and now chairman of the
Republican National Committee gave
out q statement to-day at the head
quarters Of Inc Republican National
Committee in this city as follows:
The only possible justification OF
the avowed efforts of h third party
leaders to induce the Republican
ELECTORS in at least six States to be-
tray their trust and cast their votes
in h electoral college for ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt would be the truth
of the charges that President Taft
was nominated by the fraudulent
seating OF a sufficient number of del
iegates to affect he choice OF the Ma
fional convention.
There is no truth Whatever in that
charge. Mr.. Roosevelt and his asso-
ciates kno there Is no truth in Il
bu they have been attempting. by
moderation and reiteration. TO be-
cloud the fact that they have no
proof to offer. They would drown
put all attempts to establish the truth
10y persistent cries OF thief and
fraud
1 Sonsor OF Fake Contests.
The third term party Is the self
confessed sponsor for 100 fake con-
rests by which II attempted TO Sc
cure fraudulent control OF the Nation.
hal convention. and now Il has the
Ptemerity 10 ask the American public
10 believe that in the remaining rs
contests the right was all on its side.
OF the 23S contests which Mr..
Roosevelt ordered TO be brought be-
fore tho National COMMITTEE, his no.
htical managers voluntarily abandon.
ed 100 and one OF his press agents
announced that these contests were
instituted solely for psychological eff.
feet end in order that a table of del.
egattb elected might not reveal he
large majority of ligitimately elected
delegates instructed for President
Taft.
This cross misrepresentation of
the Republican party has attained
proportions far greater than n fac.
tional quarrel. Were the charges
true IL would be a national scandal.
For that reason. the proper authori-
Ties have caused TO be prepared a
complete review OF all the contro-
vered cases. a review which IL IL the
duty OF every loyal American to read
"A resume OF this bill will he pub
ifshed more less fully in the news
papers OF Monday morning. and
copies OF the complete statement will
be available to all who write for
them TO the Republican National
Committee AZ its headquarters in the
Times Building. The document fur.
nishes all the facts in every contest.
Sample OF Fake Protests.
why. take the state OF Alabama.
MIR. Roosevelt. through his political
managers. asked the national commit
tee TO unseat - Taft delegates.
Twenty OF the contestants were
thrown ont by the practically unani-
nous vote OF the committee and one
avoved Roosevelt Committeeman re
marked. ! am convinced the country
VIII be astounded by the fimsy Char
acter of the Roosevelt contests. There
was no steam roller in operation: the
committee voted Ia accordance with
It's convictions and as IL was com
PEELED 10 on the evidence Mr.. Roose
vGt confessed his own knowledge OF
the fraudulent character OF his CON
tests and testified 20 the justice Of the
committee work when. at OYSTER
Bay. on n night the committees
action was taken. he showed to the
representative o. the press. a section
OF his confidential list OF delegates
This list showed that Mr.. Roosevelt
expected only two of his contesting
delegates in Alabama 10 BE- seated and
Mr.. Roosevelt added. We hadn't
counted on any but those two. Yet
ne sought 10 cast e cloud over the
title 10 twenty other seats.
Fraudulent Delegates.
When Won 70 seeking cquitv do
equity. That is an old maxim ~
equity Law and r. JUST ono. Nr Roose
welt. pretending ~ sock equity from
the Republican national committee
sought 20 Induce that committee q,
unseat ~ least isD regularly elected
deleRs'es n Boz their stead % scat
FooseveIf delegate whose election ha
bad admitted was fraudrfer- al
United - by abandoning ffo cases
efher before no national commune
or before mo tine ra1e -r present
hem ~ fhe omm'f're on r-ofan-
a. Convention
What s0uif rrr ft -r ~ fra-rr
WIN advised bic CLIENT FL. bring ar.
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