The Washington times., 1912-04-07
ROOSEVELT SURE TO
WIN If PEOPLE RULE.
SAYS SENATOR DIXON
Campaign Manager for For
mer President Enthuses
Boston Republicans.

BOSTON, fdass.. April THE Roose-
Welt workers in this state are very
enthusiastic over the success of their
meeting in Ford Hall yesterday. and
over the optimistic words Of United
States Eenator Dixon of Montana,
chairman of the National Roosevelt
COMMITTEES, the encouraging report
from Pennsylvania by ex-State Sena-
Tor Finn and the remarks OF Charles
y Bird, of Walpole, and Matthew
is bsrs who presided at the esaing l0se,
sive Republi cans present. called to.
xether mainly to get acquainted with
Senator Dixon, In his address sera-
''lf / hadn't been of the belief that
the Roosevelt Republicans in the old
Dav state were entitled To Carnegie
medals for the heroic r. frciT MGrk they Sr did
mary bill through the Legislature. I
should not have como on here from
Washington today. You who have done
days are entitled to every encourage
Eent and help in your effort to nomi-
nate Mr.. Roosevelt.
Would Save Party.
my only ambition is TO save the
Republican party from committing sui
eide next November Up TO ninety
DAYS ago, II looked as IL the Repub-
lican party. like the old guard at
Waterloo. was going to certain defeat
next November. Then, in response to
greatest Amcrican living, with nothing
to gain but abuse, finally consented to
enter the fight to save 'he Republican
party that he might bring 1t back for
ffty wears more Of work In this great
Il might say he has been disloyaI to
Taft. He took Taft by the nape of the
the Presidency. Taft never would have
been thought of but for Roosevelt
II said to Roosevelt: You are re-
Bponsible for him, Mr.. Roosevelt, and
now you've got to get us out of the
jackpot you put us in
voice-He'll do 1t.
Senator DiXon-Yes, he'll do II, just as
certain as the sun will rise oht of Bos-
ton bay tomorrow morning.
Some of the papers have printed day
after day-in order to discourage you
a table of Taft delegates which is abb
solutely without foundation. You would
the North and West twice as many del
egates have been elected instructed for
Roosevelt as for Taft.
People for Roosevelt.
wherever the people have been given
an opportunity to vote fairly the Roose-
welt forces have won decisively. In
North Dakota the fight was along local
lines between two factions, and the
strongest faction won. But seven
eighths Of the delegates elected on the
La Toilette tickets are really Roosevelt
men, having signed statement printed
in the newspapers before the election
that II elected they would vote for
Roosevelt on the second ballot.
II heard them say Vermont was solid
for Taft bste eaSeS rsaS hSusss Ss SECOND % Tad district se
there by 22O to ll2 and we control the
State convention by thirty to forty
votes. And they tell me that we have
carried the Pine Tree state and that
our chances are bright in New Hamp-
Now. think your victory here for
the primary ballot is the best victory
your lead, and next Tuesday 10000 vot-
ers in that State will choose delegates
TO the national convention by direct
vote. and If Roosevelt doesn't carry
sibly that of Billy Lorimer, then you
can put me down as fit subject for
. the insane asylum. Gentlemen, say to
you without bluff, that the next ten
Roosevelt days. The fight Is going to
be decided by the States in which the
electoral votes are and not By the grave
yard delegates Of the South.
THE Taft people started out sixty
days ago to hold fake conventions in
the, Southern States, where they have
ored delegates. They held convention
In Alabama four weeks ago. 1t was
paraded in the newspapers as another
overwhelming Taft victory. Two more
delegates Instructed for him. Our man
on the ground reported that there were
four colored letter carriers and two
postmasters as delegates to that con-
vention. And that is a fair sample of
are chosen"
Charles 8. Bird, the Massachusetts
member of the Roosevelt committee, as
sured the delegates that were going to
against us, q well-oiled machine headed
by our ever silent Senator."S