Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
Statement Regarding Assault
on Roosevelt Denounced.
ANSWER MADE TO CHARGES
Republicans Declare the Senator's
Accusation Is Absolutely Baseless.
DEMOCRATS ALSO EMPHATIC
Taft Men Willing to Abstain From
Personalities While Third
Termers Refrain,
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

BY N. o. MESSENGER.
| CHICAGO, ILL.,. October Ex-senator
| Dixon, chairman of the third partys ma
| tional committee. has stirred up. hor-
| nets nest by his statement of yesterday
| charging the shooting of Col. Roosevelt
to the political attacks that have been
made upon him. The statement was
wired west and was read with indigna-
ton at both democratic and republican
headquarters.
Dixon cannot say that and get away
with it, was the ejaculation at republic
an headquarters and the publicity bureau
Immediately got busy. Director Mulva ne
of western headquarters assumed the re-
sponsibility of answering Senator Dixon.
and issued the following statement:
1T is to be regarded as extremely un-
fortunate that at this time, when the
entire country deplores the assault upon
Col. Roosevelt, and w en- it is. all the
more important that nothing should be
done to still further inf1ame the public
mind, Senator Dixon the manager of the
third party, should deem 1T proper to give
utterance to extravagant, Incorporate
and absolutely untrue statements.
Quotes From Dixon Statement.
''In an interview, given widespread pub
licity this morning, Senator Dixon takes
occasion to assert that the enemies Of Mr..
Roosevelt, in public utterance and private
speech have combined to assassinate Mr..
Roosevelt's public and private character,
and adds that their violent and lntem-
perate assaults upon him are directly re-
spons.ble 1Or the numerous attack upon
him IN Milwaukee.
Senator Dixon and the American peo-
pie know that this is untrue. 1t Is In At
self violent and Incorporate language
which has no foundation in fact. The
evidence shows that the halr-witted man
VINO nred tine shot has been for eieven
years the victim of homicidal mania
against the tnird-term CANDIDATE. Moth
ing said or done IN this campaign by any
Opponent of the man whom Senator Dixon
euloslzes has been the inspiration of the
0epioraDle act OF an insane man..
DeIiAOcrd.ic headquarters issued the fol-
loving statement: I'm common with the
otner memDers of the democratic natioAai
committee. l. was deeply distressed to
learn of the murderous attack on former
President Roosevelt at Milwaukee. 1
am very sure, every one, regardless Of
politics, will Join in cofigrat,iiating Mr..
Roosevelt upon his fortunate escape from
more serious INJURY tnan he received. It
Is one of those unfortunate incidents that
might happen at any time to any man of
prominence at cleo -.On time. 1t has been
my belief for years that candidates for
the presidency should be guarded just the
same as Presidents are protected from the
possible attacks of maniacs.
Classed as "Demagoguery."
MY attention has just been called to
the statement of Joseph NJ. Dixon, Roose-
velts manager, in which he charges the
attempted assassination Of the colonel to
the political attacks made upon him. This
charge appears to have been made be-
fore Mr.. Dixon even had an opportunity
of knowing by whom the shot was fred
or what the motive might have been.
'DemagOguery of this kind is almost as
reprehensible the attempted assassi-
nation itself. for it is manifest that the
tactics of Mr.. Dixon are such that he
fortunate affair to make votes for his
candidate, regardless of whether there
might be a sclntilla of justification for
such charges or not.
election of Il President Of the United
States will be sought by such reprehen-
sible methods"
Willing to Declare Truce.
From now on there will be cessation
of personal criticism Of Col. Roosevelt by
republican speakers unless the third term
takers keep UP their attacks upon Pres
ident Taft and the course Of the national
committee and convention.
Much curiosity is felt as to the mes
in behalf of Col. Roosevelt in his speech
at Louisville. That speech will probab. y
govern the policy Of the republic an ora
:ors. That is to say. If Senator Bever-
dge uses vituperation against the Presi-
| -ent. he can look for retaliation from tho
r,.UlblicanS
Everybod in the republican organiza-
non deplOres the assault upon the colonel
and is Wiling to let him alone If he
will let them alone. But it will have to
in a fight and do not propose to let
mistaken ideas of sentiment run away
with them.
The republican managers have on their
desks copy Of the statement which was
put out by Col. Roosevelt, on the very
night he was shot. for publication the
fol owing day. 1t was an attack upon
| National Chairman Hilles in words OF
| the most outrageous character
| While Col. Roosevelt was addressing
| his Milwaukee audience and saying that
| he would disavOw personal attacks by
| his friends upon men Of the other party
| that statement was on the wires. 1t
was recalled after Roosevelt's Milwaukee
speech Nothing that the coiOnel has ever
| sa d about anybody was so harsh as the
words ne used in that statement directed
| against CHAIRMAN tllleS.
Cabinet Officers on the Stump.
| Three cabinet officers will be upon the
stump in the western states during next
week Aecretary James Wilson Of the De-
partment of Agriculture VIII open his
speaking campaign at Hart, Mich, next
! Tuesday, the 22d and remain in -Iichigan
| for three days.
Secretary Henry L. Stimson Of the Wa,
Department will speak in st. Paul next
| W eLnesday. Secretary Knox Of the State
Department, who is on his way east, has
spoken in Seattle and Portland and will
make additional speeches in Chicago, MI.
waukee, Ind ana and Ohio on dates vel
to be selected.
Gen. +. r. Hicks, former attorney. gen.
/ eral of Wisconsin, will make an extended
speaking trip through the west. ,beginninu
next Monday He will deliver speecne:
in Montana, Idaho, Utah. Colorado, Kan.
sas, Missouri and Iowa.
| j. Adam Bede of Minnesota left this
morning for Muscatine, Iowa, and viii
go from that city to Baltimore, Md.
where he will speak next Friday night.
Philippine Legislature Meets.