Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-31
Roosevelt Opposes Compro-
mise in Ohio Convention.
SAYS TAFT HAS NO CLAIMS
Denounces as Treachery Effort to
Give President Delegate.
CHICAGO TRIP NOT HIS PLAN
Denies That He Intends Going
There for the Convention, But
May Change His Mind.

NEW YORK. May 31-The suggestion
OF compromise between the Roosevelt
and Taft forces at the Ohio state con-
vention which is to elect six delegates
at large 10 the Chicago convention next
Tuesday, was denounced today by Col.
Roosevelt. The colonel sent this tele-
gram to Walter F. Brown. his Ohio man
sger. at Columbus:
Il have just seen the telegram sent by
Mr.. Taft to Mr. vorys about COM
promise in Ohio. Until l saw this teie-
gram | had never heard any suggestion
that there had been a compromise, and
I, of course. assumed that any such sug-
gestion came from the Taft forces.
In the first place. l would not con-
sent to a compromise anyhow. and in the
next place, we carried Ohio by over
:0.0Oo on the popular primary.
Any attempt to give Mr.. Taft a single
delegate e-at-large would mean TO sanction
a deliberate effort to defraud the people
and by trick to nullify their expressed
will. Mr.. Taft has in morals and equity
no claims whatever to single delegate
at-large from Ohio and any attempt to
secure him so much one delegate-at-
large means a deliberate effort to thwart
the will of the people. as expressed freely
by them in the primary; and We cannot
afford for one moment to consider such
an effort to defraud the people of their
right in this struggle for justice and Tor
popular rule
Il wish the issue clearly made We
stand for the right of the people to
choose their own candidates and TO have
the delegates carry out their Will; and
any individual who attempts to secure
one delegate-at-large from Ohio for Mr..
Taft is openly taking the position that
the convention is not to represent the
VIII of the people and that the politicians
are to be encouraged to defy the popular
viii and to commit an outrage on justice,
Ind to defraud the people of their just
ight.
Any district delegate to the state con-
Sention from any one of the districts
which went for me in Ohio who himself
votes for a single Taft delegate at large
: committing an act of treachery to the
people. and any man who condones or
approves such act is condoning and ap-
i'roving treachery.
Has Not Planned Chicago Trip.
Ex-President Roosevelt said today that
reports that he intended to go to the
iIicago convention are untrue. His at
lention was directed to q statement made
j. Chicago by Col. Harry s. New. chair
iaan of the committee in charge of the
publican national convention arrange
irents, that the former President had en-
aged rooms at a Chicago hotel for use
turing the convention.
Pure fake" said Col Roosevelt .tOf
tourse. I may alter my plans. but at pres
mt 1 have no intention of going to Chi
tago-'
Col Chauncey Dewey, Roosevelt
manager in Illinois. and Medill Nc
Gormick of Chicago. one of the leaders
Of the Roosevelt campaign, came to New
ork today to confer with Col. RoOse-
welt. Both Mr.. Dewey and Mr.. Nc
Cormick said that there was no truth in
reports of serious diSsension among the
Illinois delegates elected for Col Roose-
yeit- Mr.. Mccormick said that some of
The delegates had expressed a wish to see
the colonel before the convention. and
that he had invited them all to visit him
at Oyster Bay. Many Of them, he con-
tinued, were unable TO make the trip. and
in the delegation which Is to reach here
tomorrow.
Pleased With Demonstration.
Col. Roosevelt remained in New York
overnight on his return from Gettysbure
and went TO his Office this morning In
speaking of his reception at Gettysbure
ne said that he had been impressed with
the attitude of the people. He mentioned
ne fact that his arrival attracted little at
ten1on. In the morning." he continued
the people seemed imbued with the
Solemnity OF the occasion. as they should
have been In the afternoon they warmed
up In demonstration which was one OF
nf my