The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13

~ HICAGO. Oct. IA copy of
Governor Denen s recent speech
in Springfield was given to Col
onel Roosevelt on his arrival in
Chicago.
II have not hitherto assailed Mr..
Deneen, he said "Mr Denecn has
now seen At to assail me by deliberate
and willfui perversion of the truth.
Mr.. Deueen says + asked him to
limit his resolution concerning the con-
tents TO thirtyfour Of them. This Is
falsehood | had no private deal.
ings with Mr.. Deneen during the Chi.
cago convention. During that conven-
tion ] became convinced of his shuf-
fling and doubledealing I grew to
feel very hearty contempt for him
and entirely TO mistrust his sincerity
and loyalty to the peoples cause
"All the conversations about tho
contesting delegates were held literally
with scores of leaders.
Gives Deneen the Lie.
"Mr. Denccn when he utters false
hoods should cultivate his memory. He
bN dNJUH lHdL all "
these thirty-four contests been decided
in favor OF me, | would still have been
IN the minority. Mr.. Tart was nomi.
mated by twcpty-ope majority and the
81 lgc of thirtyfour votes therefore
wuGld have put him some fortyodd in
the minority. Mr.. Root was elected
permanent chairman by fifty-six votes
over Mr. McGovern. He would have
been defeated for permanent chairman
- alo, DT
his column to that Of Mr.. McGovern.
"My attention. nv the way, has been
called TO testimony by Mr.. Denecn be-
fore the senate investigating commit
tee OF which / was ignorant and which
conclusively shows that Governor Den
cen was q friend and ally of Lorimer,
that he suggested TO Lorimer that Lor.
inner elect himself to the senate and
that he formed defensive alliance
Unfit for Governor,
II wish TO call the attention of the
people of Illinois 10 the fact that Gov
ernor DeneeD has made admissions
about his actions with Lorimer which
show that he is unfit to occupy any
position Of trust in the government.
"Our opponents in this campaign
trust for success exclusively on violat-
ing TWO Commandments n00 SudlG not
steal, and the commandment, Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy
neighbor.
''The man who TO get an office will
bear false witness against his neigh
Dor cannot be trusted TO keep the other
commandment while in Office. Mr.. De-
neen is seeking office by bearing false
witness against his neighbor"
Attacks Wilson.
Col. Roosevelt IN an address at the
Coliseum tonight attacked Woodrow
Wilson g record IN the New Jersey Gov
ernor's chair on the trust question and
declared that II the Democrats were
successful in November the great trusts
of the country would find Gov. Wilson a
most delightful and harmless compan-
ion.
Col. Roosevelt further insisted that
Now Jersey was, above any other com.
monwealth, the ''trust state of the
country, and while it had laws which
could be used with great effect against
the trusts, Gov. Wilson had pursued a
do-nothing' policy in this regard
While sketching his own record on
the trusts while President, Col. Roose-
welt said:
81 made such an impression by my
repeated messages and addresses that
the Republican platform in 1908 did
definitely promise action along the lines
/ had indicated- although the promise
was broken by those in charge Of the
Republican party as soon as l left the