Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-05
News From Oklahoma PIeases
Roosevelt Managers.
RETURNS FROM PRIMARIES
Alleged Overwhelming Vote in Favor
Of the Colonel.
RESPONSE TO TAFT BUREAU
Director Not Worried Over Criti-
cism Of His Selection of
Headquarters.

Senator Dixon, director of the Roose-
Welt headquarters, was in high spirits
this morning over the receipt of a tele-
gram from Oklahoma declaring that last
Saturdays primaries showed an over
whelming vote in favor Of Roosevelt.
There Is an instance of the condition
that prevails throughout the country" he
said. Wherever we can get a show
down of popular sentiment 1t is for
Roosevelt overwhelmingly. I am in
earnest when say that 1 believe Roose-
welt will be nominated"
Senator Dixon made this statement in
the course of an informal talk with
group Of newspaper men who had called.
and in the same interview made a few
caustic remarks about the campaign of
the Taft managers.
81 see that Taft headquarters is shock
ed because we occupy rooms in the Mum
sey building" said Senator Dixon. why.
four years ago. Tafts campaign in Chi
cago was conducted from the Harvester
trust building, where We had a whole
floor. And so far as my knowledge goes.
1t was not paid for at all.
Notes Change Since 1908.
There have been some queer sychical
changes since Them the senator went
on to say. AT that time was working
for Taft's nomination, and Mr.. Mckinley.
who Is now directing his campaign. was
down south seeking delegates for Uncle
Joe Cannon. In fact, 1t seems to me that
everybody who is now trying to cut our
threats was working against Taft four
years ago."
The criticism OF the selection of Roose-
haQdn1arfarS RI w IONS fnr
DIXON was given out from Taft head
quarters. and is as follows:
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon OF Montana,
the new chairman of the Roosevelt ma
fional executive committee, today took
formal charge OF the campaign OF the
former President for denomination by Of
nciAlly opening spacious headquarters in
the Munsey building. in Washington. This
building is owned by Frank A. Munsey,
the well known publisher of Munsey's
Magazine and owner OF q string of news
papers In eastern cities. He is the per-
sonai and intimate friend Of George w.
Perkins Of New York. director and for
merry chairman Of the finance committee
OF the International Harvester Company
MI. Perkins Is given credit by Walter L.
Houser, director Of Senator La Follette's
campaign. for being the good angel Of
the Roosevelt presidential boom, which
means that he Is the campaign collector
- well as a substantial contributor to
the Roosevelt campaign fund.
Committee "Well Heeled."
That the Roosevelt committee, through
the personal campaign contributions of
such gentlemen as Messrs. Perkins and
Mfunsey and their associates, is well
heeied' financially. either by actual money
contributions or by the gratuitous tender
OF headquarters rent free, Is manifest
by its various activities. Because Of his
0fot Hoo x,,lkt,
personally financed, in large part, the
beginning of the Roosevelt boom for the
presidency. Mr.. Munsey is now part and
parcel OF the Roosevelt movement, and
the location OF the national Roosevelt
headquarters in his fine building in the
pecialiy Significant
The enthusiasm with which the Roose-
Welt boomers took possession Of their new
headQuarters today led one Of them, in
m unGuarued moment, to say that a let
ter purfsorting to have been written by
q head Of the steel trust to its employees
osuerinS them to work for Taft was in
the possession Of the Roosevelt managers
undenied charge OF Mr.. Houser that men
high In the councils OF the United States
steel Corporation and the international
Harvester Company were openly support
ING MI. Roosevelt.
But One Copy, IT'S Said.
Tho remarkable fact about this alleged
letter Is that the only copy in existence.
II It exists at all, seems to be in the sole
possession Of Mr.. Roosevelt's campaign
managers. OF their ability. by reason of
their intimate connection with Mr. Per-
kins and others, to know what the United
States Steel Corporation Is doing or con-
templates doing to escape the charges
made openly by Mr.. Houser, representing
n M II a EnIl |1,nrn <li,
pute. So far as Mr.. Taft's campaign
managers are concerned. they would have
remained in total ignorance OF the
'frame-up' had not one OF Mr.. Roosevelt
boomers let his enthusiasm get the better
Of his judgment"