New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
bribery CHARGES MADE
Mckinley Openly Accuses Roose
welt Men of Corruption.
OFFERS OF MONEY ALLEGED
Taft Manager Asserts Effort Is
on Foot to Buy Nomination
for Colonel.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

by Telegraph TO the 1rlDube.J
Chicago. June l2-Wiliam b. Mckinley,
director of the national Taft bureau, made
the following serious charges OF attempted
bribery to-day:
president Taft to-day has majority OF
the Republican National Convention In
structed for or pledged to his candidacy
| for a denomination for President. and ne
will be renominated on the first ballot at
the Chicago convention.
Confronted by certainty Of defeat, men
high in the councils of the Roosevelt camp
are planning most desperate measures 10
~ event the inevitable. These measures In
clude attempts at the actual bribery or
Taft delegates and an attempt TO capture
tie Republican National Convention by
force.
"The efforts to corrupt Taft delegates to
the Chicago convention have been under
way for several weeks IT Is common
knowledge that seven weeks ago money
was sent to two Taft instructed delegates
in certain Southern state by telegraph
by a we'll known Roosevelt leader now IN
Chicago, following which these two dele
gates changed their allegiance from Taft
TO Roosevelt.
"WIthIn the last week two men sent
from New York to a Southern state nave
brazcnIy approached TAFT delegates with
offers Of money In return for votes tor
Roosevelt. Other agents on similar mis-.
sion have made their appearance In several
states recently.
THAT a we'll defined effort Is on foot to
buy the Presidential nomination for Theo.
dore Roosevelt Is beyond question.
1T is tho first time in the history OF the
country that the Presidential office, as such.
has been scandalized by such methods. The
honesty and integrity of the Republican
party, as represented BY its delegates to the
coming convention, are now being seriously
tested by the political agents OF man
who has been twice elected President OF the
United states by the Republican party, and
who has assumed 10 himself. in this cam
paign at least, all the virtues and none OF
the vices Of human kind. Such tactics can
only make more certain the defeat OF Mr..
Roosevelt As matter of fact, Mr.. Roose-
Welt. who Is doubtless personally unin-
formed as to these matters, should come 10
Chicago, inform himself and end such dis
graceful work being done In his name.
"The other side Of the Roosevelt move.
ment az this time has to do with William
Finn. OF Pittsburgh, the strong arm man
Of the Roosevelt forces. William Finn, by
nature plays upon the passions OF men.
Persistent and repeated rumors and re-
ports have reached the national TAFT bu'
reau that William Finn, working through
a b,partisan combination In Chicago in
Guiding a we'll known newspaper publisher
friendly 10 Roosevelt, and number OF
equally well known Democratic leaders, Is
endesvoring to influence the police OF chi
csgo. with a view TO packing the conven-
ton hall with non-ticket holders. Further
more. 1t Is said. he wishes 10 perpetrate IN
the convention hall itself during the orderly
procedure OF tho national convention a sys-
tenn Of intimidation and terrorization, when
might easily eliminate in a full.hedged riot.
"Amonp other suggestions In contenn
citation Is rump national convention at