Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-19
TELLS OF ALL CONTESTS
Statement to Be Used as Taft Cam.
paign Document.
EX-SENATOR MASON HOPEFUL
Says President Will Garry Illinois.
Minister Sends 81 to Help Re-
Elect Executive.


able to make public the long statement
refuting charges that the republican non-
ination at Chicago was obtained through
fraudulently seated delegates. Ex-Sen-
ator Dick, who conducted the contests at
in detail, handed to Secretary Carmi
Thompson today the final draft of the
statement. A synopsis Of the matter also
has been prepared for the newspapers,
and will be given to them along with
copies Of the full statement, which would
more than occupy all the reading space
in any large American paper.
The statement is to be printed as
document for use during the campaign.
1t will be text book for republican
speakers, presenting authoritative details
of each of the 252 contests that were
considered by the republican national
committee. Republican leaders do not
know how far it may be necessary to
use this material during the campaign.
That will depend on whether the issue of
fraudulent votes continues to be made
prominent by the Roosevelt leaders.
Will Distribute Copies.
If the colonel and his hackers persist
in reiterating these charges in their
speeches and in their platform the repub-
lican managers will equip every repub-
lican worker and speaker with copies OF
the statement, which gives the vote on
each contest and points oub the weakness
of the opp osition claim as to each. 1t Is
shown by the votes In the national COM
mittee that the vast majority Of the
delegates charged with being fraudulently
seated by the national committee and con-
vention were approved by the Roosevelt
national committeeman.
Is Sure of Illinois.
1--WE are going to carry Illinois for Taft
and the republican ticket on the tariff is
sue-the tarifr-for-revenue plank Of the
democratic PLATFORM said ex-senator
Mason Of Illinois, at the White House to-
day. Mr.. Mason was nominated in the
Illinois primaries for representative-at-
large from Illinois, and says he expects
to be elected.
''The democrats always win in the sum-
mer and lose in the fall went on Mr..
Mason, "but on the tariff issue-that of
protection to American industries and
Workinxmen-they cannot carry Illinois
There will be no trouble on that issue
when we get TO 1t. I have collected I'M
portant data showing the number Of soup
Chicago during the miserable years Of
democratic rule, from 1892 to 1896, and
think these will have some effect"
Mr.. Mason said there was no trouble in
Illinois over the republican electors. The
Illinois republicans took the trouble to
see that men Of the right faith were nom-
mated as electors. The Roosevelt people
will be compelled to put their own ticket
Of electors in the field, If they wish to
make B. contest there Mr., Mason said
Mr.. Mason is to have another talk with
President Taft as to the situation in ILL.,
nois. which the former senator from that
state declares to look bright for the re-
publicans, in spite Of confusing and con-
Trajectory conditions elsewhere.
Sends 81 Contribution.
The White House today received, I'd
dressed to Charles D. Hilles. a one-dollar
bill from a minister In New York state.
The minister offered the money as a con-
tribution to help in the reelection of
President Taft. He said that it was all
he could spare, but that he thought the
country should awaken to spirit of fair
treatment for the President and bring
about his reelection.
A bum bomb joke has been perpe-
trated on the newspaper men at the
White House as q result of the fake
story that bomb was recently sent
Sherman Allen.
"As some of the newspaper boys like
bomb stories so WELL" said Mr.. Allen to
the head messenger at the White House.
please open all suspicious packages In
future in the corner Of the room adjOin-
ing the press ROOM
The joke may be appreciated when 1t is
stated that there is nothing but q thin
partition between the press room and
the corner where all express packages
are to be opened hereafter.
Urges Porto Rico Citizenship.
Senor Santiago Iglesias, president of
the Free Federation Of Porto Rico, called
at the White House today to ask Presi-
dent Taft to send a special message to
Congress urging the immediate consid-
GRAFTON Of the bill granting citizenship to
the people Of Porto Rico. The bill now is
In the Senate committee on Pacific Is
lands and Porto Rico.
dressed to Mr.. Taft In which all but two
members OF the committee are quoted
either favorably toward the bill or as
sideratiOn. The letter also presents the
poll taken by the American Federation
of Labor, giving ffty-seven senators as
favorable and only three unfavorable to-
ward the bill Senor Iglesias complained
that the bill has been in committee since
March 4.
The President is said to favor the bill.
He promised Senior Iglesias to give the
matter his attention.
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