Evening star., 1912-07-16
WILL MAKE REPLY
Taft to Answer Charges of
Roosevelt Men.
STATEMENT is PREPARED
Will Discuss ALI the Contests That
Were Decided at Chicago.
HILLES GOES TO NEW YORK
Assumes Charge Of Republican
Headquarters-Plans Being Made
for Notification.

At today's cabinet meeting the Presi-
dent laid before his advisers long state
ment that had been carefully prepared
contradicting the repeated assertions of
the Roosevelt people that the nomination
of the President was practically stolen.
The statement, which will be made pub
lie In some shape within q short time.
deals with every single contest that came
up at Chicago and points out the ridic-
ulous claims of the Roosevelt people in
each case.
The statement was prepared by Sam
uel ]. Elder of Boston and former Sem
ator Dick Of Ohio. the attorneys who rep
resented the President in the contests.
Mr.. Elder is Boston lawyer and as an
after-dinner speaker has no peer in that
state. He has recently been telling in
speeches the ludicrous things claimed by
the Roosevelt people.
lowing the insistence of number Of the
Presidents friends that there are thou
sands of voters in the country who have
been impressed by the cry Of fraud made
by the Roosevelt followers. The Presi-
dent was told that the facts must be
made public as early as possible before
the fraud idea became too thoroughly
grounded, and the statement seeks to
show that the impression that has gained
ground is a most erroneous one.
Hilles Off to New York.
Secretary Hilles left Washington last
night to take charge of republican head
quarters in New York. He has been too
busy to select the staff that will work
with him. He has not picked a manager
of the literary bureau. but will do so in
a few weeks Richard v. Ouiahan. for
merly Washington correspondent Of the
New York Sun, is prominently mentioned
for the place. He was in charge Of the
literary work four years ago.
President Taft will receive official mott
fication of his nomination August 1. The
notification will take place in the morning
and the notification committee, consisting
Of one member from each state, Will be
the Presidents guests at luncheon. The
committee probably will be received on
the rear portico Of the White House, and
ii this is done the President Will speak to
the committeeman from the pOrticO while
they are grouped on the lawn below. The
Presidents speech will be one Of the mos,
important he will make during the cam
paign. 1t will contain his view Of what
he thinks should be the leading issues OF
the campaign.
1t is the plan OF the fTcSlOoHt 10 go tC
Beverly the night of his notification and
remain there until within a short time OF
the adjournment of Congress, when he Will
return here until Congress has concluded
its work. After being at Beverly for a
month or more the President will go to
Hot Springs in the fall.
Congratulates Our Athletes.
President Taft has received the fol-
lowing cablegram:
Stockholm, July IS. 1912.
1.-The Honorable William H. Taft,
President United States,
washington.
1.-The representatives of the United
States have again scored q glorious VIC
tory in the fifth Olympiad in the track and
field section. The American athletes won
sixteen firsts, twelve seconds and thir-
teen thirds, a total Of eighty-five points.
Finland was second, twenty-nine points
Sweden third. twenty-seven points. and
England fourth, fifteen points Our men
behind the gun, rifle and revolver also
led the world and our cyclists and swim
mers scored heavily in their respective
events, riding competition not concluded.
In this great worlds exhibition, where
each nation enters its best type Of men
representing strength, speed. agility, ac-
curacy, endurance and courage America
JAMES E. SULLIVAN,
United States Commissioner"
The President sent this answer:
washington, July Is, 1912.
James E. Sullivan,
United States Commissioner.
Stockholm.
Greatly pleased at fine showing made
by American athletes in fifth Olympiad.
Heartiest congratulations to commission
er and athletes.
WILLIAM H. TAFT"
Mr.. Bullitt Sworn In.
Frederick w. lehman, retiring So
licftor general of the United States, paid
his farewell call to President Taft to-
day and introduced his successor, Will
liam M. Bulitt of Louisville, KY. Mr..
Lehman will leave tomorrow to re-
sumo the practice of law in st. Louis.
Later Mr.. Bullitt was sworn in as
solicitor general in the presence OF At
torney General Wickersham and Mr..
Lehman.
Marshal for New Mexico.
Among the nominations sent to the
Senate today by President Taft was that
of Secundino Romero. to be United
States marshal of New Mexico. Romero
succeeds Creighton M. Foraker. a brother
of former Senator Foraker Of Ohio. Re
ports from New Mexico stated that For
aker, who had been United States mar
shall for a number of years. was asked
to resign. According to the same re-
ports Foraker had been bitter in his op-
position to President Tafts renOmina-
ton, although Mr.. Taft had reappointed
him marshal two and one-half years
ago. Whatever the facts. the resignation
was handed In, and Romero. a re-
publican leader among the people of
Mexican blood, gets the place.
President Taft today signed the bill
to confer concurrent Jurisdiction on the
Police Court of the District Of Columbia