The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-04-09
THE ROOSEVELT
COUNTfR-CLAIM
Taft Managers Shown Up By
Roosevelt Bureau.
LIST OF PLEDGED DELEGATES
VERY SMALL AS YET,
Mckinley Lambasted for Giving Pro.
phesy Rather Than Facts for Pub.
licatiOn.

The Roosevelt publicity bureau has
invaded Idaho with material in which
the Taft manager is called to account
lor the statements made, to the asso-
ciated Press and which is being scat
tered about the country to increase
the Taft sentiment. McKinley's pro-
phesy OF the result of the congressio-
nal election in the off presidential
year is given as the basis of ques-
tioning his premises on the coming
national election and convention.
National Roosevelt Committee, March
30, 1912.
The National Taft Bureau, in the ef-
fort to create and foster false i'm
preston as to the strength of the
Taft candidacy, is publishing daily a
statement purporting to give exact
figures as to the delegates elected to
the Republican National Convention
They are now claiming to have elected
more than ,270 delegates for Taft.
The best possible commentary upon
this claim is the letter written by
Congressman Mckinley, director of
the National Taft Bureau, to Mr.. Taft
on October %, 1910. Mr.. Mckinley
was then chairman of the Republican
Congressional Committee and had di-
rected the Congressional campaign of
that year. His letter to Mr.. Taft was
his final report upon the campaign
and he put himself on record une-
quivocafy with claim for the GER
tain election of a Republican House
OF Representatives. Mr.. Mckinley
said: 's,
Dear Mr.. President:-It gives me
great pleasure to inform you that
every sign points to Republican con-
troll Of the House of Representatives
in the 62nd Congress. This informa-
ton Is based upon what l believe to
be reliable reports from practically
every one of the so-called doubtful
districts. We have made, and are
making substantial gains in districts
which we lost in the election of two
years agOsby narrow margin.
Three months ago pessimistic Re-
publicans and optimistic Democrats
expressed the belief that this was a
Democratic year. This prediction was
not shared by yourself, or others
charged with responsibility for carry
ing forward the Republican campaign
there has been a decided change in
sentiment in the last few weeks, Demo-
cratic hopes are fading and Republf-
cans generally are now enthusiastic
in their belief that while this may
have been a Democratic year in June,
it is Republican year in Novem-
ber."
Mr.. Mckinley closed his letter with
exactly the same kind of a statement
he is now putting out daily about
the election Of delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention, saying
Il am looking with the greatest pos
si5le confidence to the result" The
election to which Mr. Mckinley looked
forward with such confidence, and
which he claimed with the same as
surance that now marks his claims
for Taft delegates, resulted in sig
nal Democratic triumph. The Repub-
lican majority of Al in the 61st Con-
gress. was changed to Democratic
majority of 81 In the 62nd Con-
gress. These are the indisputable
figures of Mr.. McKinley's record as
a claimer and prophet.
The Roosevelt National Committee
has kept with much care full and
accurate record of every district and
State convention that has elected del
egates to Chicago. Compilation OF
these figures shows that to date there
have been elected 62 delegates favor
ing the nomination OF Colonel Roose.
welt, 36 delegates favoring the nomina-
Of Mr.. Taft. 2 delegates favoring that
OF Senator Cumins. and 10 that of Sen
ator LaFollette.; "a delegates have
been elected without instruction There
are pending contests as to 112 dele
gates. These contests are wholly in
the Southern States where the Fed
eral office holders machine has opera.
ted regardless of right and decency