The evening world., 1912-04-08
la TOILETTE FlAYS
P|NCHOT IN TALK
OF DISCRETION
Senator Accuses RooSevelt's
Friend of Trying to Make Deal
ir. Presidential Race.

LINCOLN. Neb.. April 4.-Denouncing
clifford Pinchot and others" who pro-
fsssed to be his supporters n then
'dsssrtedf' him for Roosevelt camp.
Senator Ia Fohette. in a telegram to
Rudolph Spreckles In San Francisco. to-
day charged these former supporters
With . ''perverSon Of fact IN trying to
Justify their desertton." La Toilette
says.
Tho attempt a any Of my former
to Justify their desertion Of
my candidacy by making Houssr thsr
scapegoat Va a cowardly ~perversion OF
fact. They know that no one had
authority to withdraw me "a a candi-
Date. n that no one ever PROGRESSED
to have C authority or ever attempts
ID TO assert u. And they know, one
and all. that I persistently refused to
withdraw in favor OF Roosevelt or any
n else and stated to them again and
again that. entered upon the contest, I
would not back out.
'Pinchot and others who professed to
be my supporters. but who. In fact,
we're supporters Of Roosevelt. became
very ~inslste,t Just a. soon ~ my oan.
didacy began to show promising
strength In ohio. Michigan. Illinois and
elsewhere. that Roosevelt's name should
be Joined with mine IN resolutions Of
Endorsement and that combinations
should be made on delegates by placing
Roosevelt's men on my tickets. This
was made while Roosevelt was still pro-
testing that he was not . candidate. =.
II refused to consent to this and d.
rected that my headquarters in WASH
ington. Ohio. Michigan and Illinois
should be run strictly a. La Toilette
headquarters. saying to Pinchot and his
friends that ! would not play . double
Fame or he a stool.pigeon for Roosevelt
or any other Q
"Pinchot thereafter called con6srsnosa
Of my supporters to inset at the head.
quarters In Washington and sought "a
force me into such . combination. FAIL.
Ing In this he called . dnai confsgenes
1T which time No and his associates put
up to me the following alternative;
"1-That La Toilette should with.
draw In favor Of Roosevelt with reser,
v~ations as TO differences Of opinion ant
continue to stump,
"1EThat La Toilette should with,
draw. hut not In favor OF anybody, snt
continue to stump-leavinG the ihdivtd
uals Of the group to take what cours,
they choose
" answered that ! had never playe<
that kind Of politics and never would
that ! had become . candidate at tn
earnest solicitation Of progressive Re
puoicans because ! stood for certail
wei defined. progressive principles; tina
! did not recognize Roosevelt a. stand
Ing for these principles; that I refuse.
absolutely TO be a stalking horse for tn
candidacy OF any other man.
'Pinchot knows that Jan. - ended h,
connection with my candidacy and tina
It was 80 understood when he left tn
h~eadqusstnrs after. the conference o
that day: that when I'VE days later
had to Yield for a few days rest ar
recuperation he seised upon that as hi
opportunity TO make public the suppo,
which he had long been giving TO Roos,
velt's candidacy.
These gentlemen all know that ju,
before Pinchot left the headauarter
and after he had finally made his II
tention plain. ] said TO him that ha
. no power to prevent his quitting. b,
, that he was obliged hlmseH to suppo,
mo; that I had told him ~ the outs.
that II became q candidate ! shoul
remain a candidate TO the end and this
would not release him from that o,
legation. and that II no left me \
would have 10 reconcile his course wit
: his conscience a. best he could.
This was cn Jan. %. With Pinchs
Wspi hs sratesr Ames; else xsdil y,