New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
THINK ROOSEVELT MlSLE0
Dixon's Statement About De
serting" Governors Denied.
IFrocl The Tribune Bureau.


Washington. March 6.--The supporters CT
President Taft declare that Senator Dixon
and his associates in charge Of the Roose-
welt headquarters are fooling no one nut
Colonel Roosevelt but that they are ooVl-
ously deceiving him, In support OF Which
assertion they point out that recently
statement was given out By the Roosevelt
people here saying that three RepuoHcah
Governors had deserted Taft, and deciaI-
ing that Governors Pothier OF Rhode ISL
snd. FIooo4r OF Tennessee and Odole OF re
yada had deserted the Taft standard aho
come out for Mr.. Roosevelt. No PAIN was
taken 20 prevent the erroneous impression
that these three state executives nag oeeh
among the nine Republican Governors VINO
rod declared themselves for Mr.. Tart I'M
r,s6iatA,v after Colonel Roosevelt an
no,,noed his candidacy. In view OF me
generally untenable claims put out py MI
Tivon and his associates there would nave
her no disposition 10 pay any attention 70
+bi. erroneous statement nad not MI
poo~evelt referred 10 the seven governors
WIN asked hirn 70 be q candidate ana 4e-
,osr1ed narerthetically. since lncreased
10 ten, By the way
,c,uau,. onlv cre Of the Governors
c,airned By the Roosevelt people has come
~, ro,. him. Governor Pothier has declared
bt,,ee1f for President Taft Governor Hoop
er has announced that he VIII De IeU,i q,
se,,re h believes that course 20 De nest
80 ~. r,rt, in Tennessee, and only Gov
..,o~ O5die. who represents state "i,h
tbree votes in the Electoral CoHese' iaS
changed his allegiance to MI Foose'si.'
COMES of the declaration OF o'eli'ol
painter OF Rhode Island were gwen OUT a.
-. TAFT headquarters to-day. rms ap'
reared in the form Of an interview IN Inc
providence Journal" and is as follo"S.
.1 ~, for Taft" declared Governor
uotbier early this morning, IN coIHIl,SI'' ',i5S E
80, an announcement put out IIoul M, eI0 ~
gpolI ggpoolII.,1ait national headquarters AZ Wa3n-
49,, igsf evening. denying ttatentea. ~!
iSSeG IN behalf OF Mr.. Taft iast Ween ;,iai
tie Rhode Island executive nad SSi6scv cCit.iii''0
Lir,seif 10 the Presidents cano!o ScS do,,ar.
tIE1ben the news from Roosevelt hseauq a. .aa
w "Sn Us Communicated 10 him, Governor
Pothier iSr.r 9alG -, ~ Endorsement Of President
Si1 ,s6jC6 appeared IN The JOu!Hdl f CL
Febryary 23 was perfectly quoteo' ''i'
III, c.overror's telegrs m to which ne re.
- ond the authenticity OF W!lCh IdIt
lsil lsii,9'e go announcement from the I'oOSeVeiS G
sEootdj,TIaT+zrs attempted 10 discredlt' was dS
fo!i9ws lent Taft is safe man at the neaa
-, tbs ration His administrator NJ sSaIt DISrt
% " cH and statesmanlike IN the DssI DrosossI
aDle a. His record entities him 10 IenotIt Ieitia
sen.Jtor in which event he snoulo reeve
inaclott a,ooet emphatic popular indorsement' ,r--
III Governor declines TO MAKE any ,!o1+ tuI
nc corcr,ent on the Roosevelt staLelner,I en-
tnet tsIk concerning Mr.. Roosevelt can
OF 99FIdeCv ~ otben than 70 repeat.
II am Taft man
r,o+ Governor Oddie does not represent
~ continent of his state is the contention
egH Y Morehouse. Of Goldheld' VINO was
deleeate to the last national convention
1vbo said in letter received To-Day
.xAvada will give its vote in the national
..,,sntIon 10 William Howard TAFT
Tnat the greatest harm being done by the
p1oeeyslt boomers is the extent 10 Which
49, are deceiving their principal colonel
Dooseyelt is the cor rtention OF the sup
ror,ers Of the President;
POtt t..antion is also called TO the fact LAT
A,ha seven Governors who urged Mr.
- 8gsossevelt 10 be a candidate, one, Governor
Eersv Of Wyoming. while calling himself a
66aLeEtlioan. was actually elected on the
rep tePuacystic ticket after having been turned
DEM penn bv the Republican state convention.