Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-16
Rough Rider Candidate Claims
Five Hundred Delegates at
Present Which, He Says, is
More Than Taft Has Now.
BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR
FIGURES IN OHIO
Members of Discharged Com
pany Brought Into State to
Rouse Colored Vote Against
Former President,
IBy Morning journal special leased wire.l


Dayton, o., May l5.--In the opinion
of Theodore Roosevelt. the campaign
for the republican nomination has
now been decided. He dictated this
statement tonight:
THE number OF delegates necessary
to nominate liz sac. OF the delegates
already elected without counting the
contested delegates, | have more than
500. or the delegates yet to be elect
ed, ! am confident | will receive
enough 10 insure my nomination on
the first ballot
Colonel Roosevelt's claim was based
upon n table of delegates prepared by
his secretary. Colonel Roosevelt re-
ferred to several states. In which he
said he would receive more votes than
are included In the list OF delegates
now instructed for him. The table, he
added, did not take into consideration
the chances of obtaining delegates
from Ohio or New Jersey,
In speaking at Kenton, Colonel
Roosevelt said;
cor uncontested delegates that have
been elected we now have majority
over Mr.. Taft. ON the present show
ing II will be impossible to nominate
him except hy unfairly and improper
y seating delegates who have no pos
sihle claim TO sit In the convention"
Colonel Roosevelt began the second
day of his Ohio campaign In Elyria.
where he made speech before break
fast and ended II NJ Dayton tonight.
He delivered fifteen speeches 70
crowds OF large size.
In his address at Springfield. Col
onel Roosevelt criticized President
Taft.
from Illinois" said he. who Is sup
porting Mr. TAFT as his chief, has come
into Ohio. bringing members OF the
two companies OF the colored regi-
ment which were discharged because
os th, rio; AZ Brownsville. to try TO
get our colored fellow citizens to vote
against me.
II always accept full responsibility
for what | do. l did take the action
at Brownsville, and my Judgment In
taking Il has been ratified over ana
over again by every competent man
who Investigated the matter. by tri-
bunal after tribunal. / want you TO
understand that am not taking hack
by one fingers breadth any action OF
mine. II / should lose every delegate
in every state In the union by taking
IL, | would take such action over
again.
Il want to call your. attention to the
fact that the Taft managers az
time when Mr. tart Is IN tHe State
himself, without one word OF protest
from him, are trying TO use that In
cident to my discredlt and to his ad-
vantage. Now ! acted on the recon-
mendation of Mr.. Taft when he was
my secretary OF war.
Colonel Roosevelt held up copy
of the annual report of the secretary
of war for 1906 and read an extract
from IL in which reference was made
to the Brownsville affair.
There is Mr.. Taft's own report
upon which | acted" he continued. II
do not shift any responsibility upon
Mr.. Taft. / take il all. But Mr.. Tart
should be responsible for his actions.
too"
In several of his speeches Colonel
Roosevelt charged that he was being
opposed I'm the campaign by demo-
rats as well as by members OF ms
lwn party.
In some places the crowds were SO
yreat that Colonel Roosevelt had ar
'iculty in getting 10 and from the
place of speaking.
After delivering his speech here.
Colonel Roosevelt departed for Green
lille, where he Is to make his address