The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-06-21
Mr.. M'K|NLEY ADMITS
TWO HAVE GOT AWAY

chicago, June 1a-Ine StineninQ
up process to hold the Taft support
ers firmly in line was the order of
the day around headquarters. Di-
rector Mckinley has arranged for a
conference of all the presidents
delegates for tonight.
Aside from the desire to keep the
delegates away from the Roosevelt
meeting, the plan is to put through
a pledge for the acceptance by
every delegate that he will stick to
the president through thick and
thin.
Chicago, June 17.-After several
conferences the Taft managers issued
a statement denying the Roosevelt
claims of accessions and asserting
that only Charles Banks, one of the
negro delegates from Mississippi, and
Timothy Woodruff of Brooklyn had
deserted to the colonel.
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt cam
paign manager, was 1ubilant over
events.
We've got them coming" he ex.
claimed. 1--WE have lots more OF them
to tell you about. but we don't want
too much excitement in one day"
''The situation is absolutely un.
changed" said Mr.. Mckinley, director
Of the Taft headquarters. mr. Roose.
welt has been sending for delegates
who are opposed to his nomination
and has endeayored to persuade them
to come over to his standard. This
work has been failure, although
claims have been made to the con-
trary"
The day had been exceedingly quiet
and devoid Of Jews until the Georgia
letter suddenly was sprung from the
Roosevelt headquarters. AS given out
the letter bore the signatures of Clark
Grier, ]. H. Boone, ]. C. Styles, j.
Eugene Peterson and S. ]. Mincey.
Mr.. Grier alone of these is in the city
and acknowledged authorship of the
letter, claiming that it represented the
sentiment of many of the Georgia
delegates and the Republican senti.
ment in Georgia.
Taft and Inevitable Defeat"
when we were elected there was
but one candidate in the field" said
the letter, '.and there seemed to be
nothing to do but to accept Mr. Taft
and inevitable defeat in November.
At that time it seemed to make little
difference whether there were instruc-
tons or no instructions, delegates or
no delegates, for 1t seemed then
foregone conclusion that Mr.. Taft was
to be the Republican nominee and a
Democrat the next president.
with the announcement of your
candidacy the party was given a new
lease of life; countrywide sprung the
sentiment that the future contained
some promise of business stability
ship; the man whose name was synon-
ymous with the square deal was in
the field; the party as we'll as the
country bucked up. 1t was now
fight worth while. 1t was fight that
meant something"
The Mississippi letter, as given out,
bore the names of Charles Banks. w.
P. LOCKER, Perry W. Howard, Daniel
w. Gary and Wesley C. Rayton. This
letter said in part:
"We, the undersigned delegates to
the Republican national convention
from the state of Mississippi. having
after full conference and discussion
among ourselves, and having only in
view the welfare of the Republican
party and of the nation. and fully APP
preciative of your known stand for a
square deal to all men irrespective Of
race or creed, and believing that in
the crisis which now confronts the
Republican party you are the only
man that can lead it to victory in No
vember, have this day decided to
tender you our support in the national
convention as the nominee of the Re-
publican party for president of the