The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-31
Roosevelt's Campaign Manager Wants
$50 Passes to Convention
And Cannot Get
Thorn.
NOT ENTITLED
Makes Big Stir Because New Refuses
to knuckle Down
and Humor
Him

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, May 31.--In answer to a
statement made by Senator Dixon
and published today, regarding the re-
fusal OF Harry S. New, chairman Of
the subcommittee on arrangements
| for the republican national conven-
ton. to allot ESQ tickets to the con-
vention hall to Colonel Roosevelt,
| New this afternoon issued the follow
| ing formal statement: "An attempt
has been made by Senator Dixon to
raise furor over his failure to OBJ
4 tain for the Roosevelt national COM
mittee $50 seats in the republican ma
tional convention, and in telegram
4 addressed to me, but which was
! printed in the morning newspapers to-
day before received 1t, he SO mis-
stated the facts that in order that
there be no misunderstanding as to
what was actually done, am willing
to make this further statement:
In the first place, all tickets to the
\ convention are distributed through
the members of the national commit
ltee. For this convention exactly the
same rule has applied that has been
followed at all preceding conventions
of which have any recollection. 1t
has never been the custom to allow
tickets to the managers of campaigns
for presidential candidates. -Four
years ago, not a single ticket was
-lgiven to Mr.. Hitchcock, manager for
Z Mr.. Taft, or to any other individual
8 as the manager of the campaigns Of
| Fairbanks, Knox, Foraker Hughes OIL
iLaFollette, nor to any of these gentle
1 men themselves. 1t has always been
$ the custom to set aside a reasonable
9 allotment for the president of the
: United States out of which he may
2 provide for foreign ambassadors and
!. such distinguished persons as the
| white house may feel are entitled to
! the courtesy from that source. -Four
( years ago the president of the Unit
: ed States was given $50 tickets as
ipresident. This year the same thing
was done for Mr.. Taft as president.
Senator Dixon's telegram to the
public states that he wired me asking
for an allotment of tickets for the
: members of Colonel Roosevelt's family
. and immediate friends This Is 8
pure misstatement. This is the tele
5 gram received from Senator Dixon:
1--WE have received no notification
Of any allotment of tickets to Roose
Welt national committee. We are
simply overwhelmed with applications
I etc r. 1nad adnrc fhT0fl h
out the country, who have equitable
claims for tickets of admission. | be
r lieve under the circumstances con
Z. fronting us you will agree with me
J that we shauld have an allotment o.
at least $50 tickets of admission.
have delayed writing you regarding tht
matter under the apprehension tha
y the committee on arrangements would
e make the allotment to the Roosevelt
a organization without formal applica
s tion, but understand this morning tha
i no action has been taken. Am wirins
J. Fred Upham and Victor Rosewate
e ALSO (Signed) Joseph M. Dixon
n when the interview with Senate
a Dixon in which he said that will
L stories that the convention tickets ar
g quoted at $50 apiece, republicans ar
d interested In knowing by what author
r fly Mr.. New has arrogated to himsel
L the distribution of Them Colonel New
y said this afternoon:
There is only one way to answe
that, and refuse to match insultin'
inuendo with Mr.. Dixon or anyon
r. else"
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