Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-16
District Delegate Says He
Was Urged to Bolt.
TELLS OF DIXON'S TALK
Taft Delegate Declares Refusal Is
Reason for Contest.
WOULD NOT SIGN REPUTATION
District Republican Asserts Roose-
Welt Manager Planned to Pub
lish It Broadcast.

/ That Senator Dixon. manager of the
Roosevelt campaign, has made overtures
to w. Calvin Chase, one of the two Taft
delegates in the District of Columbia, in
an effort to have them both sign a re-
pudiation of President Taft, is the state
ment made today by Mr. Chase
Senator Dixon was shown the statement
made by Chase this afternoon. He de-
clined to make any comment whatsoever
in regard to it at this time.
Calvin Chase's Statement.
". Calvin Chase's statement is as fol-
lows:
Il accompanied a prominent Georgia
politician to the residence of Senator
Dixon about three weeks ago and re-
NAMED with him two hours or more. He
wanted me to repudiate President Taft
and declare for Theodore Roosevelt He
was anxious that 1 should prepare a
document similar to the one prepared by
gates. which, he said, would have a great
effect upon the country. He outlined to
me what the Roosevelt committee intend
ed to do. He declared that the Georgia
delegation. headed by Col. Lincoln John
son, would not be admitted to the con-
vention. He also spoke of certain dele
gates that had been elected in Virginia
and what would be done with them. He
ass lred me that Roosevelt had control of
the national committee, and If 1 would
and bring 1t to him next morning he
would have 1t telegraphed throughout the
country.
He assured me that 1 would not lose
nything. and that it would be better
for me to do this, because 1 would get
hot
others would not get.
Bradshaw, Too.
He was anxious that Aaron Brad
shaw, the other Taft delegate from the
District Of Columbia. should join me in
the reputation. OF course. Bradshaw
knew that 1 was going to confer with
Senator Dixon. After 1 had the inter-
view. which lasted two hours or more, 1
was requested by Senator Dixon to have
Mr.. Bradshaw go to the senator's resi-
dence the next morning. When I told
Bradshaw what Senator Dixon wanted,
became frightened. The next
morning. while Bradshaw was in my Of
ice. Senator Dixon called me on the tel
ephone and said:
I have been waiting for you and Brad
shaw since o'clock and 1t Is now 1890
Il turned to Bradshaw and told him
what Senator Dixon had said. Bradshaw
requested me to ask the senator what
assurance he. Bradshaw, would be
given that he would not be discharged.
knew. of course, that he would
not be touched; but we wanted to find out
the interest certain District government
officials have in the candidacy of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. When l put the question
TO Senator Dixon the night previous and
also on the morning he telephoned to me
! was assured that Bradshaw would not
be disturbed in his position at the Dis
trict building. This satisfied both Of us
In what we wanted to know.
Contest Result of Refusal.
Had we declared for Roosevelt there
would be no contest. am thoroughly
convinced Of the methods that are being
resorted to by the Roosevelt managers.
Right or wrong-if you are for Roosevelt
there will be no contest. 1 have more
to say II Senator Dixon denies what
have charged against him. My existence
doesn't depend on my being admitted to
the Chicago convention, and II i am
not admitted it will not be because 1
was not elected, but because the Roose-
welt clan ara in control of the temporary
organization. / am for the denomination
and reelection OF President Taft be-
cause he deserves it and because the
fight against him is cowardly."
Sidney Bieber, one of the defeated can
didates for the District delegation to Chi
cago, is preparing to file a contest
against the Bradshaw-Chase delegation.
Bieber is at present national republican
committeeman for the District of Co
lunlbia and is confident that he has con-
siderable strength with the committee.
In the papers which Bieber is preparing
are affidavits from two men who allege
that the ballot box In one district was
tempered with: and other affidavits have
been prepared with a view to strength
Bradshaw-Chase people juggled with the
polling places in other ways. Regarding
this Calvin Chase said today:
Says Bieber Named Board.
II don't know why Messrs Bieber and
Wilder filed such a contest These two
were defeated at the polls by the voters
who favored President Taft The de-
feated candidates cried fraud the mo-
ment the vote was announced by the re-
turning board. Sidney Bieber. national
committeeman for the District, selected
the election board that arranged for the
election Of delegates. had nothing what
ever to do with the appointment OF any
one member Of the board and neither did
i name Judge / selected several names
of good men for election judges, but not
one was appointed. 1t Is fact, however.
that both Bieber and Wilder submitted
two complete lists of judges through
Bieber's man Friday Andrew T. Thomas
his special member of the election board,
and who refused to sign the majority re-
port of the judges of election
FAUST" NUMBERS FEATURE.