The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-31
H|LLES TELLS
OF CONTESTS
Charges Roosevelt Forces of Fax
ing Contests to National Con.
vention to Show Strength
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
ON FRAUDULENT CHARGES

Brought by Roosevelt in Con-
vention That 161 Were Con-
fessed to Be Without Merit
| NEW YORK, July 27-Charles D.
Hilles, formerly secretary to Taft,
and now chairman of the republican
national committee issued a state
eul pIvs gu uoIqM uI Hspol lusu
only possible justification of the
avowed efforts of the third term party
leaders to induce republican electors
in at least six states to betray their
trust and cast their votes in the
electoral college for Roosevelt would
be the truth of the charge that Taft
was nominated by the. fraudulent
seating of a sufficient number of
delegates to effect the Choice of the
national convention.
| No Truth in Fraud Charge
| = There is no truth whatsoever in the
charge that Roosevelt and his asso-
ciates know there is no truth in 1t
but they have been tempting by vo-
ciferation and reiteration to becloud
the fact that they have no proof to
offer they would drown out by per-
sistent cries of thief and fraud all
attempts to establish the truth.
| Sponsor for Fakes of Its Own
The third term party, confessed
sponsor for $50 fake contests, by
which it was attempted to secure
fraudulent control of the national
convention has the temerity to ask
the American public to believe that in
the remaining IS contests Roosevelt
wa sail on it's side. OF the 23S con-
tests which Roosevelt ordered to be
brought before the national commit
tee. his political managers voluntar-
lily abandoned 161. m EtGu #
Why Roosevelt Faxed.
His press agents announced these
contests were instituted solely for
psychological effect and in order that
the table Of delegates elected might
not reveal the large majority of legiti-
mately elected delegates instructed
for Taft
No Steamroller There.
| There was no steamroller in opera
ton. The committee voted in accord
ance with its convictions and as it was
compelled to on the evidence. Rocse-
welt confessed to his own knowledge
Of the fraudulent character of his
contests and testified to the Justice
! re - MI a
Oyster Bay the night the committee
action was taken. He showed to rep
resentatives of the press sections of
his confidential list of delegates
The list showed Roosevelt expected
onl.- two of his contesting delegates.
Roosevelt added we hadn't counted
on any but those two, yet he sought to
cast cloud over the title to 20 other
votes. When you go seeking equity
do it that is tn cold maximum OF
the equity law and just one.
Roosevelt Should Give Equity.
Roosevelt pretending to seek equity
from the republican national COM
mittee, sought to induce that commit.
tee to unseat at least $50 regularly
elected delegates and in their stead tC
seat Roosevelt delegates. whose cleo
ton he had admitted was fraudulent
He admitted it by abandoning the
case either before the national com
mittee or before the time came te
present them to the committee or
credentials of the convention.
What Teddy's Lawyers Did.
What would you think of q
lawyer who advised his client to brins
23S suits, knowing there was justice
if any, at least in only 49," saif
Hilles, would not such course pre-
JUDGE the most just court on earth
But that is precisely what Roosevelt.
lawyer did In the case of the repub
lican national committee. Why the!
knew the revelation of the fraudulen
character of their cases in one con
! test after another must prejudice tn,
court against them and thus tend tt
, lose any of their cases which pos
sesssed merit Hilles declared tn.
course of Roosevelt's lawyers was un
scrupulous. not seeking equity blu
seeking political advantage.