Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
Roosevelt at Antipodes
of TRUTH Says IIIi-
nois Executive.
OWN COURSE DEFENDED
Declares Ex-President Former
Close Friend OF William
Lorimer.

Chicago. Oct 14-Colonel Roose-
velt, replying to Governor Deneen.
said today, IF Deneen at that time
Uorimer's election to the senate) was
such an innocent lamb as not to know
about Lorimer and what was going on
under his own eyes in the Jackpot leg
islature than Deneen is an altogether
too innocent creature to be allowed
at large in American political life"
Regarding the Chicago convention, the
colonel said: "Deneen can now face
whichever alternative he chooses. IL
those delegates were stolen, then his
conduct is Infamous now; if they
We're not stolen then. his conduct was
infamous then"
Springfield, H., Oct. 14.--In reply
to the attack made on him by Colonel
Roosevelt in Chicago Saturday, Cover
nor Deneen late at night issued a
statement defending his course i'll the
Chicago republican convention, deny
ing any defensive alliance" with Will
liam Lorimer, and closing with the re-
tort that because Roosevelt failed for
nomination. and because l refused to
desert the republican party, / am sub
| iected to unmerited abuse"
ReSenting the imputation that he is
allied with Lorimer, Governor Deneen
declares: Colonel Roosevelt has evi-
dently forgotten his old-time friendship
! for Mr.. Lorimer. Mr.. Lorimer was an
| At II L.. 49,,
he was president for q long time and
number of federal appointments
made during Colonel Roosevelts ad-
ministration were friends of Mr Lori
mer.
practically all of them Joined with
Mr.. Lorimer. not only in opposing me
during Colonel Roosevelt's admins
tration, but in trying to defeat me at
the polls four years ago, when Colo
mel Roosevelt was still president OF
the United States. The colonel should
cultivate his memory also. because
the Roosevelt machine in Illinois dur
| ing his administration opposed nearly
/ every progressive reform which | aid.
vocated and secured despite it's oppo
! sition.
DENIES CALL BY LORIMER,
'1 shall not answer Colonel Roose-
velt'B abusive epithets except to say
that a committee OF five representing
his party and with his approval. as /
| have been informed, called upon me
at the state house July 22. 1912, and
stated in effect that II would agree to
vote for Colonel Roosevelt and an
nounce that fact no third party ticket
would be nominated against me and
/ would be indorsed and supported by
the coioneis friends.
Lastly, Colonel Roosevelt states
that Senator Lorimer called at the ex-
ecutive mansion at 2 o'clock in the
morning and that | congratulated him.
Again the colonel is at the very anti
podes Of the truth"
81 shall not answer Colonel Roose-
velts abusive epithets," says the gov
ernor, after a careful analysis OF the
Chicago convention contests, "eXospt
to say that a committee Of five, rep
resenting his party and with his ap-
proval, as | have been informed, call
ed upon me at the state house July %,
1912, and stated in effect that II I
would agree to vote for Colonel Roosc-
yelt and announce that fact. no third
party ticket would be nominated
against me and would he indOrsen
and supported by the Colonel's friends.
THE abuse and opposition which I
am now mourning at the hands OF col
onel Roosevelt and his friends is due
to the fact that | am trying TO make
effective in Illinois the rule of the peo-
pie by standing by the trust reposed in
me by them at the primaries April g..
ROOSEVELT FAIRLY TREATED.
"The colonel states that / have hes
itated in making choice in this mat
ter. There is no foundation for such
charge Before the national con-
yention met and when It was plain
itfat Colonel Roosevelt intended to bole
If he could not be nominated, | gave
an interview stating that Illinois dele
!, gates would not bolt When our dele
cation decided 10 remain in the con-
yention It decided TO support It's nom
inees.
Colonel Roosevelt has received fair
? treatment from the republicans Of IL
. liEois. from its delegates to the ma
tionaI convention and from myself
voted with his friends On every mo