The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-23
TAKEN FROM JAIL As
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES
Four COnvicts Used by Judge in
Convention. Say Taft
Managers.
LYON ALSO Is ACCUSED
Texas Committeeman Said TO Have De-
manded Officeholdcrs'
Support.
LYON ALSO IS ACCUSED

WASHINGTON. March 22.-Four con
viots were Roosevelt delegates to tn,
Christian county. Missouri, convention
on March IL. according TO a Statement
issued to-day by the Taft campaign
bureau. A letter from b. l.. Morse o
Excelsior Springs has been made publ,
charging that Judge John T. Moor,
ordered the prisoners released. dine,
them at hotel and then took them int
the Republican convention as Roosevelt
delegates. Here il the Morse letter:
Judge John T. Moore. State circuit Judge
OF Missouri. on the day the Christian county
Republican convention was held at Ozark
Mo-. was holding court In the county adj
joining. He adjourned the court and came
TO Christian county to lead th- fight for
Roosevelt and in his despera tion, being
overwhelmed with Taft sentiment. sent
word TO the Circuit clerk to cupmute the
sentence of four prisoners who had been
cow victed in his court few days previous.
The Circuit clerk refused 70 do so unless
the Judge would come in person Judge
Moore then cans in person aud ordered
the Circuit clerk 10 commute or parole
the sentences Of the prisoners The
prisoners were then taken to a hotel, enter
tanned at dinner and taken TO the Roosevelt
meeting AZ delegates
The Taft people had more than 700 people
present. and all told the Roosevelt people
had 537, OF whom I,5 were Democrats,
showing clear Taft sjority OF AT least $50.
The Roosevelt men bolted the Convention
and will send cont esting delegation.
The Taft headquarters also tackled
the Roosevelt peoples charge that i'm
proper methods are being used among
Federal officeholders in the South in favor
Of NJ. Taft. The Taft managers reply
national committeeman. il doing for
Roosevelt exactly what the Colonel q
bureau charges against Taft The reply
says:
The open aud unblushing attempt OF Cecil
Lyon. not only TO force Federal ofIlceholder
In Texas TO Join him in eiecting Roosevelt
delegates from that state, but the further
attempt Of the opponents OF President
Taft in Texas TO collect a "siGsh "fundlfron,
lhe Federal officials in that state has been
revealed by Mr. Roosevelts campaign
managers in Washington and by Col Lyon
himself
The statement quotes a circular letter
sent out by Lyon to Federal otficeholder RS
as follows:
] take this means Of announcing that
vine nave rtcohnehoeu Tor ono" every
.''.n "',"k rre>'oen''a' eo",h,ss'oh
", " III III VI inAu9eA'ep' "Ne, ~'sh 10 say
- 'a' Npe.'''s w ee"u '"N '"c"'si
for office aud take this means of saying to
them and 10 the State at large that ! shall
cherish no malice against any mau who
sees M TO differ with me in his Presidential
preference. I grant TO every man the right
10 make his own selection.
,,,.i' :. 'a,'nk my o"h pos''on
" :" ou'' 20! w ''io '"a' 'nosc "noi''
w o,e 'V opus",
-, " e' - W '"' e"" eneoro 'aiu
',a an. ne. ~" Ie.n ~ .o ,he
form.tiop 10 ,aouirad sor en-. owr n.,.on.,
Guidance md ssr an imm.aio,. rsri,
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st .,,s "1p' ~ .Airy NeI oh
uon" u''m snoues. ~ anu ,, On 'nA. Aecouh. mere
~ 10 o ""' VIZ, 1ee. W o'o'o p'ao'"s
themselves on record ana VINO would Or
oinariy therefore not comply with my re-
quest that they oil out and return this card.
To such Will say that will make my own
classification II receive no reply in ten
days.
The Taft beadouarters s,atement in
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.on.nH rom 'he h,id nanhered ana
,hotoushiy ooc'io 'oi Lyon VINO has the
haoN OF turning the lett check TO the enemy
after the tight mas been smote. this docu-
ment Is seven days wonder. Literally
translated. il means that every postmaster
in Texas. every United States Marshal and
District Attorney in Texas, every collector
OF customs and of internal revenue and
every Federal Judge whom J.yon admits
n. appoipted TO ofite in .varv nar,Icuiar
instance ssye i've on, NJ nearlv o0, mu.,
si,h.r t.La .id.. in his e.,h, mr. ."sy.r ,h.
cnns.,uanos sro,, -, ,aw,' WIG
w. ;,,d no a,"n ps,'J"as I'
""eh !uuses pronounce such sentences
'aeE ns"a'H "aNe ,1e "ecehcy 'o aea'
Aha may 20" nave mercy on your soul
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt man
ager. virtually accuses President Taft
OF bribery in the matter OF Federal pat
ronage in a statement issued tonight.