Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Accused by Roosevelt of 'Wi'-
full Perversion of TRUTH"
STYLED ALLY OF L0RIMER
Third Term Candidate Cancels Grant
Park Engagement.
ENDS LOCAL; CONTROVERSY
Knights of Columbus Had Objected
to Presence of Presidential
Candidate.

CdnQ1Qate.
CHICAGO. October 12.-Gov Deneen OF
Illinois was accused by Col. Roosevelt to-
day of deliberate and willful perversion
of the truth" Col. Roosevelt character
lied the governor as the friend and ally
of Lorimer."
A copy of Gov. Deneen's recent speech
In Springfield. ILL.,. was given to Col
Roosevelt on his arrival in Chicago anC
he at once began the preparation of hi
attack on the governor. The colonel.
statement follows:
Il have not hitherto assailed Mr.. De
neen- Mr.. Deneen has now seen fit to as
sail me by deliberate and willful per
version of the truth. Mr. Deneen say,
that / asked him to limit his resolution
concerning the contests to thirty-four o.
them
This is a falsehood. I had no private
dealings with Mr.. Deneen during the Chi
cago conventions. During that convention
l became convinced of his shuff1ing and
double-dealing. / grew to feel very
hearty contempt for him and entirely to
mistrust his sincerity and loyalty to the
peoples cause.
"All the conversations about the con-
scores of leaders
Mr.. Deneen, when he utters false
hoods. should cultivate his memory He
continues by saying that, had all of those
th1rty-four contests been decided in favor
Of me, 1 would still have been in the
minority.
Mr.. Taft was nominated by twenty-one
majority and the change of thirty-four
votes therefore would have put him some
orty-odd In the minority. Mr.. Root was
ted Oh H. IL
otes over Mr.. McGovern. He would have
zen defeated for permanent chairman by
change of thirty-four votes from his
umn to that Of Mr.. McGovern's.
Mt Deneen knows this perfectly well.
ii he is trading on the short memory of
e people when he tries to assert that
3" contrary is true.
oeneen's Relations With Lorimer.
My attention, by the way, has been
led to testimony by Mr.. Deneen before
Senate investigating committee of
y Hich 1 was ignorant and which con-
Z dsiyeiy shows that Gov. Deneen was
end and ally of Lorimer, suggested to
frimer that Lorimer elect himself to
&c Senate, and formed a defensive al
nee with Lorimer in the city of Chi
go.
According to Gov Deneen's own
element he suggested to Lorimer that
should elect himself saying: If
u have the power to elect Mr.. Shurt-
II. why do you not elect yourself?
After he was elected. about o'clock
the morning. Gov. Deneen testified
str. Lorimer came to call on him at the
%ecutive mansion at Springfield, and
I'D him about the election. which they
scussed. and then, said the COVER
or; congratulated him on his cleo
on
And. continued the governor: Lori
er said that If / had gone out and
;Hught him hard it would have been
lore difficult for him to win
And later speaking of the relations
etween Lorimer and himself, Gov De-
cen said: 1T was a defensive alliance,
tween them, and added that he and
enator Lorimer were always very
fiendly.'
Seemingly. Gov. Deneen has only
hanged now to the extent that his alli-
nee with Mr.. Lorimer Is not only de-
-ensive. but offensive
Il wish to call the attention of the peo-
9 Of Illinois to the fact that Gov. De-
zen has made false statements to but
s-ss his position, and has also made ad-
ssions about his actions with Lorimer
iIich show that he Is unfit to occupy
~ position of trust In the government.
Our opponents in this campaign trust
'.r success exclusively on violating two
mmandments. Thou shalt not steal
I'D Thou shalt not bear false witness
ainst thy neighbor.'
The man who to get an Office will bear
Sc witness against his neighbor can
IT be trusted to keep the other COM
,landment while in office. Mr.. Deneen
seeking Office by bearing false witness
ainst his neighbor."
Cancels Grant Park Engagement.
Col Roosevelt arrived at go o'clock
&c headed an automobile parade which
,rnned at the station and escorted him
his hotel Within two hours after his
rival he decided not to attend the Co
INDUS day celebration at Grant Park,
o which he had been invited.
This action was prompted by contro-
"ersy which had arisen among local lead
els in the celebration, some of whom OBJ
tected to the presence of a presidential
candidate at the fete. Members of the
i nights of Columbus. who We're most
active as DIRECTORS. had sent notices to
ewspapers declaring that they desired
10 keep politics out of the celebration.
Col ROosevelt's decision to cancel the
engagement was contained in telegram
10 Alberto Gudhaus, president of the
Italian Progressive League. and in a let
ter to Thomas A. 'Shaughnessy. direc-
tor of the Columbus day pageant.
A statement had been given out by
john T.. Byrnes, chairman of the enter
tainment committee of the Chicago Chap
hnlXfIlS OF COLUMBUS, expressing If0
wish that II be made clear that the in
vitation sent Mr.. Roosevelt to take part
in their program was not sanctioned by
any one in authority.
Neither Mr.. Roosevelt nor any other
politician has been asked to speak" said
the statement. THE pageant is to be
entirely non-political undertaking."
Mr.. OShaughnessy, who issued the in
vitation to Col Roosevelt to meet the
Italian Societies. said he had done SC
after members Of these societies had
made the request. The invitation was
accepted for Mr.. Roosevelt by the local
managers of his campaign.
Progressive party members planned to
give Col. Roosevelt big reception today
Conferences with party leaders and two
speeches were on the program. After
this the colonel planned TO get some need
ed rest by remaining here over Sunday
and a considerable part of Monday.
Tonight he is expected to make two
speeches. the first under a great tent or
the West Side and the other at a mass
meeting in the Coliseum.
Regrets La Follette's Opposition.
OSHKOSH, Wis, October 12-Here. in
Senator La Follette's own state Col
Roosevelt last night discussed for the
first time in his campaign the senator's
opposition to him. He replied to Senator
La Follette's attacks by taking up q
number of points on which the senator
has based his criticism.
He spoke in a warehouse as available