The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-18

disposed OF its work in twleve hour ses-
sion. but then there was not the POLITICAL
bad feeling surrounding these contests
as exist nov
ROoSLvELT STATEMENT.
The Roosevelt managers came back Al
the Taft managers with a statement as
follows
We denounce the fraud by which the dis
credited ma ioritv of the Repuhlican Ma.
tiona' Committee has made rIp a TEMPORARY
roll of the national convention and we
deuy the rlxht nj the committee - make =
roll that might result IN a nomination. that
/ j. elected hy die honesty and triCkcrv. We
desire 10 serve notice ON the committee q nd
on the convention that the rank aud file o;
our party never has permitted dishonest ,
IN the party mat chinery 10 he test OF party
rerularIty
HrNRY + WAsso>. chairman rennsyl'
yania Republican state ,ommitte.
W,Lrrr :. BEowN. chairman Onio Re-
publican state Central ommittsc
noEpEN u WHiIING. National Commit.
'eeman elect OF New Jersev.
WILLIAM ALLEN WHiIF. National Com
: irlttesnan oi Kansas
NryIR LissNLu chairman California Re
publican state Committee and National
committeeman eject
Il u. HOW'LL. National Committeeman
elect of Nebraska.
! THOMAS TnoRsoN. National Committee
man of South Dakota.
/ tAswtLl National tommitteema r
of Minnesota
THOMAS II \ifrrl>GHAtS. National
committeeman oi Ml>>ou,i
4 Ei,HMoNr HfArsO' NlI.oua Committee
man Of North Carolina.
GroRCF 4 PrIrsrLY. National commit
teeruan of OSiihoma
WILLIAM 81 YMotG Lpw.EDs Nationa
Committeeman Of West Virginia
fHASk k&oN. Chairman Michigan Re
publican State Central Committee.
DIXON CLAIMS LEAD or :?
Mex, Senator Dixon issued an au, hor-
iI.d interview
AT O'Clock this morning-the last
check We made-showed that Col Roose.
welt ought TO have in the convent ion about
= majority-the Southern delegates broke
yesterday These are the first definite
figures have given out
will that majority he on the frs
ballot
Yes sir
"ln what other States, outside Of Georgia
and Mississippi, have the delegates broker
away from TAFT
TO lie candid, think Col Roosevelt
will have IL in South Carolina. and ny
to now have signed letter to Col
Roosevelt 10 that effect
Has the break in Georgia TO Roosevelt
increased"
The last time ] saw the Georgia lette
II had the signatures Of four more dele
gates, or nine altogether ! think ther
will he two or three more States. abou
which we will have statements lat ter
There i, not a South hern State that has no
been broken into by the Roosevelt forces
When the convention convcnes 10
morrow We are going 10 fight from tn
drop Of the hat on this crime Of AT tempting
10 ruin the Republican party. but tn
board Of strategy-a separate Roosevel
organization. is look ing after that
am seeing TO the delegates
PREDICTS ROOTS DEFEAT
we will have enough on the temporary
roll against Root We are going to elec
our own temporary chairman"
who will he be-"
He may be Senato or Borah-thAt seem
TO be the consensus OF opinion The who'll
fight against Col Roosevelt will collaps
before the roll call on the nomination TO
President is reached
Senator Dixon addressed the Missouri
delegates to-day.
Outside OF Indiana and Michigan. h
said. "Taftjhas no delegates from Republi
can States, His only hope was to TAX,
the 200 delegates from the Southern
States, where the Republican party exist
only on paper, II has Just dawned on tn