The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-20
Roosevelt Denies He Ever Used
Patronage in His Own
Behalf.
CRlTICIZES EMOCRATS
Naming OF Wilson Secures the
Perpetuation OF
Bosses.

New York. July 1o.-Two phases of
the Republican National Convention at
Chicago are discussed by Theodore
Roosevelt in editorial articles in the
current issue of The Outlook. The
steam Roller" and Men Who 1.-Two
Softly are the headings of tho Col
onels articles. In the nrst. the writer
answers charges that steam roller
methods were used TO nominate him In
1903. and again to secure nomination
for Mr.. Taft in loOS.
There was no contest over my nom
nation in 1875 when this convention
assembled" ne says. Every delegate
was for me. and this was true of both
sides in every contest In 1908, when
Mr.. TAFT was fairly nominated there
were no steam roller methods. as
far az know, and IL anything dis
honest or Improper was done in tho
effort TO nominate him. It was without
brought to my attention and had any
power In the matter. would have in
terfered with IL"
In the second article. tho Colonel
alludes to the respectable mon who
with discomfort. stood behind their
leaders in securing tho triumph OF
and scores the other respectable men
who felt no discomfort in thus sup
porting rascality. who on the contrary
glorifed in their actions"
No Foundation in Fnct.
Some of tho men responsible for
the steam roller work in this conven-
tOn. said Colonel Roosevelt in his
first editorial had sought to excuse
themselves BY saying that they were
only doing what had always been done.
and specifically what was done for me
nj the time of my nomination. and
what was done for Mr.. Taft himself
four years ago. AS regards myself,
the statement has not even the slight
est foundation in fact In 1900 / was
nominated for Nice-Presldent against
tho wish OF the most powerful pollti-
clans who then had control of the
Republican party. and purely because
Of a popular demand too insistent to
be denied. In 1904 the national com
mittec contained n majority OF the
men who were hostile to me and as in
1900, the leading politicians OF the
party would have liked to upset me I
never used the patronage. not to the
extent of single appointment. to Sc
cure my nomination: I never appealed
or used the aid OF the machine; made
my appeal direct to the people over
the heads OF the politicians. and stood
sluarcly on my record: and | received
tho nomination solely because tho peo-
pie believed in me and approved OF
my record. and were so overwhelminr-
~ for me that tho machine politicians
abandoned all thought OF contest
against me before the convention met -
colonel Roosevelt goes into details
as to how. he says steamrollcr methods
were used TO create a majority for
My. Taft a tho recent convention. He
reviews the history OF the primary
campaign In the various Stntes and
contrasts his action in waving techni-
calities In the Massachusetts primary
as against the action taken by the
Taft managers on tho delegates at
large in tho Ohio primaries
Contrasts Convention.
In contrasting the two conventions,
Colonel Roosevelt writes:
There was one essential and In
structive difference between the atti-
tude of the big Republican political
bosses at Chicago and the big Demo-
cratic political bosses at Baltimore
inc former greatly preferred certain
party defeat TO my nomination; tho
latter were willing to accept any nom
nation rather than face certain party
defeat This difference in the attitude
OF the bosses was due to the far
reaching difference between the anti
BOSS movements in the two cases In
my case. the appeal was made
bosses. and the fight was won on that
issue.
The case at Baltimore was wholly
dlnerent In the primaries Mr.. Clark
had carried moro States than DR.. VIII
son lie had large majority in the
popular vote. IN but one or two states
mad Or. Wilson'S cause been triumphant
IN square hght with the bosses-in
deed there had hardly been any fight
made along these lines. The fight af
baltimore was not. as at Chicago. to
eliminate the bosses. and. Incidentally
70 nominate certain candidate: II was
10 persuade the bosses into themselves
nominating DR.. Wilson. thus securing
the prepetuation of their own control
IN tnelr several States. Mr.. Sullivan.