The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-01
ROOSEVELT RAKES
TAFT FOR STAND
IN OHIO CONTEST
1--WE Carried Ohio BY 10000 and
We Are Entitled to Dele
gates" He Says.
STATE CONVENTION MUST
OBEY WILL OF PEOPLE
Former President May Go to
Chicago to Direct Fight Be
fore National Committee.

NEW YORK, May 31.-Col Roose-
Welt today denied that he intended TO
so 10 Chicago to conduct his fight be-
fore the national committee, but at
the same time said he might change
his plans. The impression prevailed
among local leaders that the colonel
was very likely 10 take the trip. When
shown statement made by Col. Har-
ry s. New, in Chicago, 10 the effect
that Roosevelt had reserved rooms
for his personal use. Roosevelt said:
1t Is pure fake. or course | may
alter my plans, but | have no inten.
tion now OF going TO Chicago
Medill Mccormick and Col. Chaun-
cey Dewey, of Illinois, held an ex-
tended conference with Roosevelt, at
which they canvassed the situation.
Mccormick was nettled because 1t
had been asserted tina; he tad been
compelled TO arrange a pilgrimage Of
the Illinois. delegates TO Oyster Bay
10 prevent bolt.
"Tnat statement Is absurd" declar-
ed the Chicago man. AS matter
OF fact some of the delegates express
ed desire to come mere to see the
colonel before the convention. They
could not AFFORD the trip at their own
expense, and when learned this,
naturally / invited them to come as
my guests. About a dozen of them
are today on their way. Others will
come tomorrow, and they will all
meet Roosevelt at Oyster Bay tomor.
row Afternoon"
Roosevelt was angry because OF
President Taft's telegram TO Arthur
Vorys declaring he would stand for
40 compromise In Ohio. After read
ing the Taft telegram, Roosevelt sent
the following telegram TO Walter
Brown, his Columbus campaign man
ager:
Il have Just seen the telegram sent
by Mr.. Taft to Mr.. Vorys about a
compromise In Chic, Until saw this
telegram have never heard a sug-
sestion that there should be any com
promise, and ,.of course, assume that
any such suggestion came from the
TAFT forces.
In the frat place | would not con-
sent to compromise anyhow, and in
the. next place. we carried Ohio by
over 10000 in, the popular primary.
Any attempt TO give Mr. Taft a single
delegate-at-large would mean TO sane
ton deliberate effort to defraud the
people and a trick to nullify their
expressed will Mr. Taft has, in
morais aid equity, no claim whatever
to single delegate-at-large from
Ohio, and any attempt 10 secure him
SO much as a single delegate-atlarge
means deliberate effort to thwart
the will Of the people as expressed
by them at the primaries; and we
cannot afford for one moment to con
slider such AN effort to defraud the
people or their rights in this struggle
for justice and for popular rule.
Il wish the issue clearly made.
We stand for the right OF the people
to choose their own candidates and
to have the delegates carry out this
choice. Any individual who attempts
to secure one delegate-at.large from
Ohio for Mr.. Taft is openly taking
the position that the convention is
not TO represent the will of the peo-
pie md that the politicians are to be
encouraged TO defy the popular will
and TO commit an outrage on justice
and to defraud the people OF their
Just rights.
Any district delegate to the Ohio
state convention from any one OF the
districts that went for me at the pri-
marx who himself votes for a single
Taft delegateat.large, Is committing
an act of treachery to the people. and
any man who condones or approves
such an act Is eondoning and approx.
ing treachery."