The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-17
THE TIMES RICHMOND VA MONDAY JUNE H. 1912
RUMOR OF BREAK
AND STAMPEDE
CAUSES PANIC
IN TAFT'S CAMP
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TN lAfI . UAMI
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with the square deal was in the field;
| the party as well as the country bucked
up. 1t was now q fight worth while.
was night that meant something"
The Mississippi Letter.
The Mississippi letter, as given out
oore the names Of Charles Banks. w
| L. LOCKER. Percy w. Howard. Daniel W
F., Gary and Wesley Crayton. This letter
! said in part:
we. the undersigned delegates to the
Republican National Convention from,
the State OF mississippi. having. after
| iul conference and discussion among
ourselves. and having only in view the
welfare OF the Republican party and oil
the nation, and fully approciativc OF
your Known stand for u 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 II
to victory in November, have this day
J decided to tender your our support in
I the national convention as the nominee
/ OF the Republican party for President
of the United States"
This Mississippi letter was quickly
followed by a report that the two del
egates from Hawaii Instructed for
TAFT had decided to join hands with
Colonel Roosevelt. This report later
| was denied by tho delegates. who de-
clared they would abide BY their in
structions.
When the hotel corridors began to
murmur gossip OF Roosevelt land
slide tho Taft headquarters were
spurred to activity. Director Mckinley,
Senator Penrose, William Barnes. Jr, OF
New York. and several other Tat lead
ers talked over the matter. and Director
Mckinley Instituted rapid fire inves-
tigation of individual cases of des.r-
lions which the Roosevelt statements
embraced. After several hours or dis
cussion. Director Mckinley decided that
the Roosevelt claims were uMfounded
except as to Two dcl.g gates, Charles
Banks. of Mississippi. and Timothy
Woodruff. of New York, and the s!tua-
, ton unchanged. :
"On the contrary" says Mr.. Mckinley,
/ there are over 100 delegates in this
/ convention who have been instructed
for DR.. Roosevelt who are unqu4nfedly
opposed TO his nomination and who Will
only vote for him because OF such in
structions. President Taft has votes
enough to nominate him on the first
ballot"
Mckinley Attacks Colonel.
Director Mckinley il a statement
attacked the work Of former President
Roosevelt and his managers.
The first work of Theodore Roose-
Welt on arrival in this city was the
assertion that Chicago is a poor place
ter men TO try to steal in. Notwith-
standing this fact, Mr. Roosevelt has
been busiy engaged throughout Sun
day. after attending church in the
morning. in attempting to steal dele
gates away from President Taft al
/ though these delegates are solemnly
instructed and pledged TO support the
President.
AT a conference last night with
BIZ Finn. of Pittsburgh. within
four hours after he had made his
denunciation of alleged theft COL
onel Roosevelt agreed to plan
whereby he was TO make personal ap-
peals to Taft-instructa delegates TO
break their instructions and vote for
him.
Announcement Of Timothy Wood
rufus detection was male by L. A. Van
Valkenburg. OF Philadelphia.
Colonel Roosevelt has authorized
NE to state to the newspapers that
former Lieutenant-Gov Timothy
l. Woodruff. head Of the Kings coun-
t. delegation OF New York. has just
assured the Colone! thai he will vote
tor Roosevelt" said Van Valkenburg
MI Woodruff states that the gross
ana indefensible injustice showing in
Inc unseating OF the legally elected
delegates from Texas and Washing
ION mas forced him to adopt this
course. MIR. Woodruff stated to Col
onel Roosevelt that he is convinced
that members of the rational cor-
mittee who voted for these outragcs
did so knowing full we'll that Presi-l
dent Taft cannot win. He therefore
ieels ahsolved from any obligation to
further support a candidate whose
managers have demonstrated that
/ they have not the good OF the Re-
publican party at heart"
Comes With Petitions
another statement announced that
Alfred Hayes. Jr.. law professor at
Cornell University. who arrived to.
day had been designated to deliver to
the delegates the Thirty-seventh Con-
Giessional District of New York petit
Hons. urging them to support Mr..
Roosevelt The petition was signed
| BY 700 Republicans from the Progress
sive Republican Club. of Tompkins
county. NJ Y. and the Roosevelt
| League OF Chemung county.
/ The Woodruff announcement led to
! considerable lobby tall. that other
brooklyn delegates would go with
/ him. The Taft leaders rounded up the
delegation, and tonight issued state
ment in their behalf
| The delegates. according to the
statement. renew their allegiance to
| MIR. Tafts candidacy and publicly an
| woodruff has taken in no way affects
! tho position of the delegation from
, that county"
The statement was Gigned by twelve
( OF the sixteen delegates from Kings
| county The four Bro oklyn men APP
peaFing on the temporary roll who did
rot sign the statement were Timothy !