Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-18
Intimation Made in Speech
Delivered at Col
umbus.
SAYS He IS ONLY HOPE
Rival Managers Make Claims
and RidiCuIe Assertions Of
Each Other.

Columbus, Ohio, May ia veil
ed threat to bolt the republican party
II President Taft is nominated by the
seating OF fraudulently elected dele
gates was voiced last night by Colo
mel Roosevelt.
II was while Roosevelt was pound
ing the president ;or winking, as he
charged. at the election OF delegates
by fraud that the colonel made his
threat. The colonel referred to the
action Of the Taft leaders in the state
OF Washington in holding a "rump'
convention and arbitrarily electing 4
delegates at large after shutting the
Roosevelt men out.
Roosevelt attacked President Taft
for assuming 70 call himself pro-
gressive. lie warned the throng that
II he. Roosevelt, is not nominated
next month the convention will have
20 put up a reactiOnary.
PUTS 1T ALL on T. n.
Columbus, May 1S.-Taft, through
his Ohio campaign headquarters today,
gave a statement which laid the blame
for the discharge Of the colored sol
diers at Brownsville entirely upon the
shoulders Of Roosevelt, who was then
president.
oct. %. 1909. Inspector General Gar
lington submitted 10 the war depart
ment his report II concluded with a
recommendation that every man in the
three companies of the 25th infantry,
colored. be discharged and forever dis
barred from reenlistment
TAFT AWAY AT TINE.
"Nov. Roosevelt personally direct
ed that the recommendation Of Gar
lington be complied with, and the or
der was issued Nov 9. Taft, then sec
retary OF war, had left Washington on
a tour Of inspection. The dismissal
order was issued in his absence by
Acting Secretary oliver
When Taft returned to Washing
ton he cablcd Roosevelt. who was in
Porto Rico. asking that the order be
suspended until a further hearing
Roosevelt denied the request"
The statement declared Roosevelt
while at Oyster Bay later said Taft
had nothing to do with recommending
issuing the order
FEARS BLIND BALLOT.
Delaware. Ohio. May lS.-"There Is
but one feature In the Ohio situation
which makes me have any doubt al
ALL" said Roosevelt in a speech today
and that is the fact OF blind ballot
We tried 10 have put on the ballot the
names Of Taft. la Toilette and myself
The republican state central commit
tee refused because Il did not wan
you 10 express preference. The com
mittee believed IL could fool you. anC
want you TO fool il. / want you e
find out who the Roosevelt candidatei
are You won't find my name on III,
ballot because the Taft manager
wouldn't put II there"
RIVALS MAKE CLAIMS.
Washington. May 17.-Directo
Mckinley OF the Taft bureau las
night issued statement claimin
$50 Taft delegates among those al
ready elected 20 the national conven
tion. Chairman Dixon OF the Roose
welt bureau issued a statement, de
claring that Roosevelt has, "electe
and in sight" more than 600 dele
gates. Each campaign manage
heaped ridicule upon the others ny
urcs.
FORCES IN PANIC.
Theodore Roosevelt. Senator Jos
eph VI. Dixon and the whole Roost
welt national management have bee
thrown into panic since confronte
with the actual fact that Presider
Taft is already in control OF the n
publican national convention. hayin
552 delegates, / ? more than a majol
ity.' declared Mr.. Mckinley.
RIDICULOUS, SAYS DIXON.
Mr.. McKinley's claim Of $50 del,
gates for Taft is as ridiculous now ;
was his positive claim of 729 Il
Taft made in March," stated Chai
man Dixon. He still carries in h
list every delegate from New Yor
except seven, in the face OF the po:
tive statement OF - delegates fro
New York that they would vote Il
Roosevelt. His present preposte
Gus claim rests on the same films
foundation as did his positive clai
OF a republican majority in the houi
OF representatives made 10 Mr.. Ia
lust one week prior 10 the overwhelI
ing democratic victory in the CO.
Eressional elections in 1910.
ALL TO I. u.
Huntington. W. Va. May 1S.-Tl
West Virginian republican conventiC
u7mod six delegs IS al large TO u
CE!lago convent 4, gave Theodo!