The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-17
EACH ONE CLAIMS
THAT FIGHT IS WON
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column of the list foots up SOL I'm
de- the heading. For some other
candidate, are place: 3i5 delegates
while eiShty-four are listed as unin-
structed. and thirty-e'ght as con-
tested.
- nave gono over thi. table In
minute detail" said Colonel Roosevelt
and / consider il an underestimate OF
our strength"
INC former President asserted that
the list OF delegates which has been
given out by the Taft managers was
so misleading as to give little idea
or the lineup. and that It was his
purpose to show just what was tho
situation.
brown Not "a boss
In his speech here to-nigh, Colonel
roosevelt replied to the statement that
though n, had been attacking political
bossism. Walter Brown. his Ohio man
ascr' was In tho class OF bosses. Ho
uoc!aTed that the talk about Mr.. Brown
ocinS h boss was nonsense
IN Heiense oi-his proposal for the re.
can OF Judicial decisions. Colonel
Roosevelt read extracts from "A letter
written last winter by former Federal
InuSe Peter Grosscup. Of Chicago, to
the effect that the Colonel's contentJon
Was sound one
colonel Roosevelt denied the charge
made by President Taft that he was
preaching class hatred.
hen Colonel Roosevelt learned Of
w" outcome OF the Republican state
convention In the State of Washington
Yesterday. as result OF which two
Sets OF delegates are TO be sent to tho
national convention. he denounced the
action or the supporters OF President
I.,t-
ing he said:
The most scandalous thing our on
pohents have recently tried and failed
an Is 10 steal from the people OF Wash
inS'on tho delegates OF that state
w hereVer we held primaries in that
state We beat them Where they were
strongest We heat them two to one.
w mere they Were not 80 strong we bca,
them about eight TO one. They had mo
chance of any kind. and so ,hev btys
chdeaNored to steal what they could
NOT earn-to try By theft 10 get what
'hsy could not get from the people
While Colonel Roosevelt Was cneak-
ing a Lima man called ont: VIVA,
about the third term?"
colonel Roosevelt whirled abou, and
pointed his finger in the direction OF
the qucst!cner.
You can't ask mo any questions
j.
s"er," he said Il viii answer YOU by
quoting the words OF President Taft's
ihther ABOUT the third term"
lie then read tho lettcr written by
Judge Alphonso Taft. the President
'a'her. to the Cincinnau Enquirer
which nc read In his sIrech IA Day,on
last night After quoting Judge Tat,'s
opinion. m referring TO Grants cnndt-
"acy for third term. that the only
danSer lay in the use or Federal Pat
roHasc for the purpose Of procuring
a third consecutive term. he said thar
Judge Taft's name headed tho list OF
Moinoers Of a Grant third-tcrIn club.
Down among the list OF members
Games the nams OF a bright Young
representative OF tho family. Charl>s
J. TAFT said Mr.. Roosevelt, The
waole Taft family was I'm that move
meni Will am al from son to father
and ask You 10 accept tho sound com
mon sense which tho fathsr sroke as
To the ridiculous folly Of raising any
tax about third term when terms
ar" not consecutive and tho man on;
or power has no earthly means o. In
huencing single Office holder. a single
rriFteged representative OF the priv.-
legged class"