Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-02
DIXON ATTACKS PRESIDENT
Roosevelt Campaign Manager Gives
Out Statement as First Act.
TWO COMMITTEES ARE F0RMEI
senator ASSERTS Lack Of Positive
Leadership Has Injured Party and
Prodaced Condition OF Busi-
ness Bewildcrmcnt.

to assume active management. Senator
Joseph NJ. Dixon OF Montana is TO be the
man at the helm. His official title is
chairman OF the executive committee Of
the national Roosevelt committee
Mr.. Dixons first official act was TO
give out a statement attacking the ad-
ministration OF President Taft.
The appointments were announced after
an all-day conference between Colonel
Roosevelt and a half . dozen of his lead
ing supporters. Alexander II. Revell OF
Chicago. who was temporary chairman of
the national committee formed several
weeks ago. will serve as permanent chair
man and Z. w. Sims Of Chicago. former
United States district attorney. will be
secretary. -..
| An administrative committee is to be
formed, with Truman II. Newberry Of
Detroit. ex.secretary Of the navy as
chairman.
| Will Supervise Campaign.
| The executive committee Is to have
general supervision over the campaign.
Senator Dlxon's associates on the COM
mIttee are Frank Knox. chairman OF the
republican central committee of Michl-
gan: william l.. Ward. republican ma
tionai committeeman from New York;
Walter L. Brown. chairman Of the re-
publican central committee: Cecil Lyons.
Texas. national committeeman. and Sem
ator william Flynn OF Pittsburgh.
Senator Dixon will have headquarters At
Washington, Mr.. Knox will be in charge
In Chicago and Mr.. Ward In New York.
while Mr.. Lyon will look after the cam
paign In the south.
Mr.. Newberry's, administrative commit
tee Is TO have charge of the business side
tain headquarters and oversee the col
lection OF funds.
Senator Dlxon's statement follows:
For more than fifty years the repub-
lican party. responding to the demands
OF majority OF the voters Of this coun-
try. has controlled the policies OF the ma
ton. This extraordinary lease OF dele
gated power from the people has only
followed the response OF its leaders to
the intelligent demands of political growth
aud progress. A politicai party can only
retain power when.its leadership can COM
man da vote OF confidence from the peo-
pie thernselyes.
-Four years ago by more than 100000
majority Metropolitan party was again
mand q vote Of confidence from tho peo-
vember we must again submit our claim
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