Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-13
Fight Becomes More Bitter Be-
tween Contending Forces at
Meeting of Republican Ma
tionaI Committee.
BRIBERY AND THEFT
CHARGES COMMON
Roosevelt Men Threaten Bolt
Alleging No Fairness Can be
Expected at Hands of Taft's
Friends.
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(By Morning Journal Special Leased wIre)
| Chicago, June 12.-Differences be-
tween Taft and Roosevelt leaders.
borne on tide of charges of bribery.
theft and other accusations. tonight
threatened to precipitate decisive de-
velopmentS before the opening of the
| republican national convention next
Tuesday.
Charges of corruption were made
in a statement given to the press to-
night by Director Mckinley of the
Taft bureau. which accuses Roosevelt
managers of an effort to capture the
convention by force.
Two sensational possibilities were
discussed in conference rooms, hotel
! corridors and party headquarters. The
first was bolt by Roosevelt forces
and the organization of a progress
sive party If Taft is renominated.
The bolt talk was ever present during
the day, and once in a meeting of
Roosevelt leaders rose to a point
"hSiO II iihh, Va . "a
who was presiding, refused to let 1t
go further.
The second was a compromise can
ddate. A number of leaders de-
clared that now it was beyond ques-
tion to expect the Taft or Roosevelt
people to abide by the nomination of
the other candidate.
The situation was crystallized to
a great degree by action Of tha ma
tional committee in the contest hear
| ings, particularly the California case.
Roosevelt men insisted they could ex-
rect nothing for their candidate at
the hands of the ruling Taft major
| ity in the committee and criticised
the work of that body with increasing
bitterness.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt would
come to Chicago and what effect his
coming would have upon the situa-
ton, came up at almost every turn
of the endless discussions and argu-
ments. Nearly all agreed that the
arrival of Colonel Roosevelt would
bring the situation to a climax, but
the final outcome of such an event
was disputed.
The states that loomed large in the
calculations of the Roosevelt leaders
in case of a bolt, were California.
Oregon, Kansas, Nebraska, Pennsyl-
vania, New Jersey, West Virginia.
South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and North Dakota. Several other
states were named. but the Roosevelt
managers got greatest satisfaction
out of their survey Of those listed.
The third candidate talk included
Cummins and La Toilette and a.
dark horse" possibly. A dozen
names we're mentioned, but there was
no unanimity of expression among
leaders.
Early in the evening Director Nc
Kinley issued "A statement which,
after claiming that Mr.. Taft would be
nominated on the first ballot.
charged that the Roosevelt forces
were planning more desperate meas
ures to prevent the inevitable"
THE effort to corrupt Taft dele
gates to the Chicago convention"
said the statement. has been under
way several weeks. 1t is common
knowledge that seven weeks ago
money was sent to two Taft instruct
ed delegates in a certain southern
state by a well known Roosevelt lead
er, now in Chicago"
within the last week two men
sent from New York to a southern
state have been brazenly approach
ing Taft delegates with offers OF
money in return for votes for Roose-
Welt.
"Other agents on a similar mission
have made their appearance in other
states recently.
s'That'a well-defined effort Is afoot
to buy the presidential nomination
for Theodore Roosevelt is well
known"
"A plain campaign iie," was Mr..
Dixon's retort TO the Mckinley state
ment.
Later in the evering the Roosevelt
committee emphasized its opinion OF
the national committees action In to-
days contests in a long statement.
The Michigan c:se was character
lied as zone of the most outrageous
attempts at stroag arm tactics per-
petrated by the Taft forces in a cam
paign marked by ruthless disregard
OF Justice and fair dealing on their
part"
"The rape of California" was the
KEY phrase OF the Roosevelt state
ment on the committees action inl
the Fourth California district con-
test.
Late tonight tbs Roosevelt leaders
announced that the mass meeting set
for Friday afternoon had been pro-
posed until Monday night.
There was considerable speculation
as to why the date had been changed.