The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-31
HE SETS DIXON RIGHT
Colonel New Explains the Roosevelt
Application for Tickets.

Chicago, May 31.-Denial of Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon's statement that he
had asked for tickets for. Colonel
Roosevett's personal use and had been
refused was made by Colonel Harry s.
New, chairman of the subcommittee
on arrangements for the Republican
national convention today
1.-The telegram which 1 received
from Senator Dixon read:
For the use of the Roosevelt ma
tionaI committee" said Colonel New.
eff Colonel Roosevelt were to make
application for a reasonable number
of tickets for his own use, he would
get them.
"a week ago Congressman w. B.
Mckinley. the Taft manager, called
me on the long distance telephone and
asked ne for a number of tickets l
was obliged to refuse, and explained
why refused. Ths manager of Sena-
tor LaFollette's campaign has asked
for tickets and has been refused. All
presidential candidates are being
treated alike in this matter.
"Pres.den Taft has been allotted
$50 tickets as president of the United
States for the use of himself, his fam
lily, public officials and foreign diplo-
mats. This courtesy is one which has
always been shown by the national
committee to Republican presidents.
st object to Senator Dixon's state
ment which made it appear as if 1 had
snubbed Roosevelt. Nothing of the
klnQ WIS QOn0.
Arrangements have been completed
for the installation of the emergency
hospita for use during the convention.
There will be 25 cots in the hospital
room, which is in the Coliseum annex
and a special room has been fitted up
as a surgical room with full equip
ment. The hospital will be in charge
of some cf the most eminent physi-
clans in the city aided by corps of
Red Cross nurses.
The medical staff was appointed to-
day by Chairman Fred Upham of the
Chicago convention committee. John
Barrett director general of the Pan
ama-American Union at Washington,
wired Chairman Upham asking tickets
for the Latin-American diplomatic
corps. The request was turned over to
Colonel New, who said that every ef-
fort would be made to provide seats
for all members of the diplomatic
corps who applied in person.
Nc. Intention of Going.
New York, MAJ 31.-Ex-Presiden
Roosevelt said today that the report
that he intended to go to the Chicago
convention is untrue.
"Of co'pse I may alter my plans, but
at present have not any intention of
going to Chicago"
The suggestion of a compromise be-
forces a. the Ohio convention, which
is to elect six delegates at large to
Chicago was denounced today by
Colonel Roosevelt. The colonel sent
this telegram to Walter F. Brown, his
Ohio marager, at Columbus:
ct have just seen the telegram sent
by Mr.. Taft to Mr.. Vorys about a COM
promise in Ohio. Until I saw this tele-
gram I lad never heard a suggestion
that there should be any compromise,
and of course assumed that any such
came from the Taft forces.
In the first place, 1 would not consent
to a compromise anyhow, and in the
next place We carried Ohio by over
30,000 on the popular primary.
'Any attempt to give Mr.. Taft
single delegate at large would mean
to sancF!on~ a deliberate effort to de-
fraud the people and by a trick to
nullify their expressed will. Mr.. Taft
has in morals anC equity no claims
whatever to a single delegate at large
from Ohio and any attempt to secure
him SO inuch as one delegate at large
is committing an act of treachery to
the people, and any man who con-
dones Or approves such act is condon-
ing and approving treachery.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Colonel Chauncey Dewey, Roose-
ve1t's Illinois manager, and Medill Nc
Cormick of Chicago, one of the lead
ers of the Roosevelt campaign, came
to New York today to confer with
Colonel Roosevelt
Both Mr.. Dewey and Mr.. McCor-
mick said there was no truth in re-
ports oe serious dissension among the
illinois delegates elected for Colonel
Roosevelt