Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-16

/ ~ -f-tsNO
Colonel Roosovelts claim was based
upon a table of delegates prepared by
his secretary. According to this call
culation, there are nearly 500 dele
gates already elected and instructed
Tor Roosevelt. The table did not TAX.
into consideration the chances Of OBJ
tanning delegates from Ohio or New
Jersey.
To Kick Up Dust.
new broom was tied to the rear
platform Of the Roosevelt special
train today.
Colonel Roosevelt began the second
DAY OF his Ohio campaign In Elyria.
Where he made a speech before break
iast, at Gao o'clock, and ended IL at
Dayton tonight He delivered fifteen
speeches during the day.
In his address at Springfield Colo.
mel Roosevelt criticised President Taft.
A Deep and Dark Plan.
"A certain Lorimer congressman
from Illinois. said he who is sun.
porting Mr. Taft, has come into Ohio.
bringing a number of members Of tho
TWO companies of the colored regiment
which was discharged on account of tha
riot at Brownsville. These men arc
brought here by the Taft managers
to assall me for what | did at Browns
vile. to try to get our colored fellow
cItlzens TO vote against me.
Il did take the action at Browns
vile, and my judgment in taking it
has been ratified over and over again.
want you to understand that | am
not taking back by one fingers
breadth any action of mine, III [
should lose every delegate in every
state IN the union by taking it.
would take that action over again
And Taft Told Him to DO Ii.
Colonel Roosevelt held up a copy Of
the annual report of the secretary of
war Tor 1906 and read an extract from
IT In which reference was made to the
Brownsville affair:
There is Mr.. Tafts own report up-
on which | acted, he continued, Il
do not shift any responsibility upon
Mr.. Taft. | take it all. But MIR.
Taft should be responsible for his
action, too. MIR. Taft recommended
that these men should be discharged
Tor henious crime Does Mr.. Taft
now say that when he made that re-
port to me and submitted it to con-
5ress he said what was not true? He
mas for three years been president and
ne could have reinstated every man
II that regiment
In several of his speeches Colonel
Roosevelt charged that he was being
opposed by democrats in his campaign,
rs well as by members OF his own
,arty.
They Don't Like His Style.
AT Washington. the Lorimer sena-
ors among the democrats and tho
ntire democratic organization Of the
over house he said, are giving any
'elp they can to our opponents. They
iont Ike to see the movement
rumph in the republican party, be-
ause they feel that it would mean tho
liminatiOn Of bosses and the speciat
interests in the democratic party.
Another reason why they are against
ne is because they don't like my
tyle."
The colonel asserted that many OF
he large newspapers We're opposing
i'm at the behest of Wall street
Those papers in New York and
Massachusetts, are the chief sources
T strength of Mr. Taft. he said
Their politics are secondary 20 their
ockets. Their politics are the politics
( the till"
Crowds Are Immense.
In some places the crowds .yere 50
reat that Mr. Roosevelt had consid-
rable difficulty in getting to aud
rom the place of speaking. At
where he spoke in a largo
uildlng erected for revival services,
dozen policemen were summoned to
Ntricatc him from the jam.
After delivering his speeches here,
olouel Roosevelt left for Greenvllle,
here he is to make his first address
morrow.
Colonel Roosevelt said today that
William Pendergast OF
ew York would make the nominate
z speech for him at the Chicago
invention.