The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-20
Presidents M anag ers
Will Answer Roose-
velt's Accusations.
MATTER TO COME
UP IN CONGRESS
Work of Committees at Chicago
Convention Will Be Defended
by Representatives Mondell
and Bartholdt-Root Sug-
gested as Taft Spokes-
man in Senate.

man In Senate.
Washington. July ls-TAe reply OF
President Taft and his friends to Col
onel Roosevel,s repeated charges Of
fraud" and the stealing OF dele
gates In the Chicago convention
promises to be loosed from several
sources in Washington next week
couched in terms that VIII be In many
ways countegattack upon the Roose
Welt preconvention campaign
The statement that Will he issued
from the White House. the anal draft
of which was considered at two
hours meeting OF the Cabinet to-day.
viii be an exhaustive analysis OF thu
contest cases, and reply to all OF
the Roosevelt charges Of unfair deal
ings on the part OF Tafts friends on
rhe Republican National Committee
and tho credentials committee.
While this statement Will not. so far
as can now be Learned. make any di-
rect charges against the Roosevelt
managers, II Is understood that TAFT
supporters in the public press propose
TO attack in unmeasured terms the
contests brought by the Roosevelt
forces in Southern states. many OF
which were unanimously decided
against tho Roosevelt contestants.
Representative Frank w Aiondell.
OF Wyoming. who was a member of
The credentials committee at the Chi
cago convention. will make one OF the
chief speeches defending thet seating
Of the TAFT delegates at Chicago.
While his speech Will deal prtncipal
" with the cases Of the seven,v-two
delegates against whom the Roose-
Welt forces made their chief attack, he
let II be known to-day that ne would
attack the Roosevelt followers in
Southern States and attempt to show
/ that they had ben brought with
out foundations"
representative Bartholdt, OF Mts-
s-ouri who participated in the work
OF the national committee, will also
defend the action of that committee.
Senator Root had been suggested as
me spokesman for the Taft forces
IN the Senate. but he said TO-DAY he
did not EXPECT to speak upon the sub
ject OF the Chicago contest decisions
Sure OF Illinois.
We are going to carry Illinois for
Taft and the Republican ticket on tho
tariff issue-the tariff -for-reveni,a
plank of tho Democratic platform
said ex-senator Mason. of Illinois n,
the White House to-day Mr. Mason
was nominated in the Illinois pri-
inaries for representatives t-larra
from Illinois. and says he expects 70
be elected
/ The Democrats always win in tho
summer and lose in the fall" Wont on
Mt Ma son but on the tariff issue
! 'hat OF protection TO American indus
10 , ana workinsmen-they cannot
carry Illinois. There will be no tro,,hi<
| on that issue when we get to it. haya
| collected important data showing Tho
number OF soup houses ana the niinhar
81 people fed in Chicago during The mis-.
cradle wears of Democrats rule from,
~ TO 1896. and think these will
Mr. Mason said there was no trorh,.
In Illinois over the Republican eiec-
+ tors The Illinois Republicans took
I me trouble 70 see that men OF The right
is'th we're nominated as electors rha
! Roosevelt people will he 'compel,ed 10
put their own tioke, OF electors in the
Meld II they wish to make a contest
/ there. Mr.. Mason said
+ MI Mason is to have another tals
with President Taft as to the situation
/ IN Illinois. which the former Senato,.
/ from that state declares 10 look bright
for the Republicans in spite OF confus.
ing and contradictory conditions else
/ where.
Sends 81 Contribution.
The White House to-day received
addressed to Charles r. Hil.es. a 81
bill from minister in New York state
The minister offered the money as a
contribution to help in the reelection OF
President Taft He said that It was
all ne could spare. but that he thought
( the country should awaken to a spirit
of fair treatment for the President and
I bring about MS reelection
y bum" bomb Joke has hoo, no-oa
trated on the newspaper men at the
White House as result of the fake
story that Comb was recently sent
there ana opened ny Assistant Score
! tary sherman Allen.
AS some Of the newspaper boys like
bomb stories so we'll" said Mr. Allen
! 10 the head messenger az the White
House please open all suspicious pack
a ses in future in the corner of the room
adjoining the press room"
The Joke may be appreciated when
1t is stated that there IS nothing but
thin PARTITION between tho press room
and the corner where all express pack
ages are TO be opened hereafter.