Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-15
Guns Trained from the Washiug
ton Offices of Roosevelt Na-
.iona. Committee.
NEDlLL N'CORMICK, CANONEER
He Declares the Administration
Has Embarked upon a Policy
of Political Suicide
and Murder.


sued tonight at 'the Washington Office.
of the Roosevelt national committee II
the interest of Colonel Roosevelt ant.
signed by, Medil Mccormick declared thai
President Taft's administration has en-
barked upon a policy of political suicide
and murder"
President Taft's New York speech III
which he referred to political neurotcs'
is criticised, as is Secretary MacVeaghs
speech at Lansing in which he declared
that Mr. Roosevelt would not and could
not be a candidate for the presidency.
Mr. Mccormick, who recently withdrew
from Senator La Follette's campaign. has
opened offices in downtown office build
ing The statement was issued from
there.
Until tonight there had been no Roose-
welt "headqua rters" here and these Of
fees are hot now known as such, but
the former presidents friends say they
will be as soon as the colonel makes
public announcement of his position,
which they think will be soon The state
ment follows:
THE administration has embarked upon
policy of political Suicide and murder
murder IL possible and suicide If neces-
sary. In its effort to discredt the friends
Of Mr.. Roosevelt it has sought to destroy
the republicans who favor his candidacy
and has cast its lot with the morbund
reactionary leaders Of the Republican
party, at the risk of losing the support
Of the great mass Of progressive voters
| throughout the country.
ALLEGES MISINFORMATION.
| ~. . ,,,,., ,,ic,o,,u,v ott ack inn
the progressves in one speech. In another
| II has sought TO divide the republican op-
position to the President. by confusing
! facts with reference TO Senator Cummins
Senator La Toilette and Colonel Roose-
welt. 1t Is not credible that the secretary
| of the treasury could have made his Ian
| sing speech II he had not been misinform-
| ed as to facts.
| "The country will not be confused
bv the Presidents characterization OF
Colonel Roosevelt's supporters as pol
Iitical neurotics. 1t has noticed tha'
1.-The elements which opposed president
Taft's nomination in 1905 are back OF
the movement for his denomination
under the leadership of the extreme
reactionaries in the House and Senate
Those republicans who really
secured his nomination and election
ARE now opposed to his denomination.
At first. they were merely disappointed
Inv the administrators vacillation
and hoped that the administration
eventually would adopt a conststen t
and progressive course. But what at
first they took for temporary weak =
lness they have now discovered to be
political paranoia.
(Signed) "MEDILL MCCORMICK.
| Later tonight a second statemt( nj
was given out at the headquarters
analyzing the political situation as
favorable to the nomination Of Colonel
Roosevelt.
CLARION CALL FROM M'KINLEY.
Washington. Feb. 1.-THE national |
Taft bureau with Representative Will
liam b. Mckinley of Illinois. as Its
director. will open its doors for busi-
ness tomorrow morning.
| Mr.. Mckinley announced tonight
that during the preconvention cam
paign he will not act as chairman or
| the republican congressional commit
tee. a position to which he was re-
elected last week 4 meeting OF the
executive committee has been called
for Friday. at which Mr.. Mckinley
will ask that Representative Burke
of South Dakota he designated to act
for him until after the Chicago con-
vention.
A statement given out by Director
Mckinley says the republican congress
sional committee never has and Will
not now attempt to influence any
lprmary or convention fight for CON
gressional nominations. The state
mont concludes as followe;
Eve welcome all republicans TO these
ihcadouarters We want their cooper
ton president Taft has proven himself
tho real progressive leader of the party.
| "I'pun the record established during
the last three years the Republican
party will 20 before the American cleo
toratc That record is the record of Will
liam Howard Taft and II demands the
denomination of the President. The Re
publican party will not repudiate MIN
He Is the only man who can carry New
York and the doubtful States, That he
will be renominated is II foregone con-
clusion. renominated on tho first ballot
with plenty Of votes to spare. That he
will he reelected We have not the