The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-25
,anaeers received SIS 900 from the East

great deal of IL was spent in newspaper
advertising. the Roosevelt men taking
whole pages of newspapers to warn the
rcople against proposed frauds at the
primaries and in the conventions.
u is believed that the filing of so many
contests foreshadows the withdrawal of
the Roosevelt delegates from the state
convention il the contests are decided
against them. and this is the real fear OF
tho Presidents friends.
They don't want 10 see two conventions
though one of them be of the rump order.
There il a great deal of feeling in the fight
and conservative Republicans are greatly
concerned over the consequences to the
party
Ex-Congressman Fred Lands Of Lo-
Eansport who led the fight for Col Roose
welt in the Eleventh district. which Mr..
Lands represented for two terms in
Congress. carried his district for Roose-
welt. The Taft men concede this, " ~
probable that the Roosevelt people have
carried the Sixth, Eighth and Twelfth
districts. although they are very close.
The Sixth district was formerly rep
resented in Congress by James T.. Watson.
II is the home Of William Dudly Foullle,
who is the most active Roosevelt man in
the district Mr. Foulke carried his own
city and county for Col, Roosevelt bu,
the Taft managers played him trick card
when they defeated the editor of Foulke's
newspaper. who was a candidate for dele
gate to the State convention in one of
the wards of Richmond.
In the Eighth district ex-Gov. Winfield
7. Durbin and James y. Goodrich, former
State chairman of the Republican com
mittee and possible Republican nominee
for Governor, were the Taft candidates
tor delegates. II looks now as II both
had been defeated IS the result OF quarrels
over the distribution of Federal patronage
in that district.
The final test of the strength of Taft
end Roosevelt will begin tomorrow
night when the credentials committee.
made up of one delegate from each
Congress district. will meet at the Clay
pool Hotel to take up the contests that
VIII have been filed.
An interesting contest is expected
to 20 before the committee in behalf
Of the contestants from Marion county.
II is understood that the Roosevelt men
in Indianapolis have been busy com
piling evidence of alleged fraud in the
primaries and that they will be ready
10 present it To the credentials commit
tee II was said at Roosevelt head
quarters that they have photographs
of alleged repeaters voting in the diff
fercnt wards throughout Indianapolis
md that these photographs will be used
as evidence at the hearing of the con-
tests.
j, was said that the Roosevelt men
rad six photographers taking pictures
of men at the polling places. and that
the pictures show the same men in diff
fcrent places and that they voted in diff
fcrcnt wards.
The Roosevelt men also assert that
they have the names Of the drivers of
automobile trucks on which were car
ried groups of men from one polling
place to another and that these men
WIN go before the committee and tell
what they knew
John &. Ruckelshaus. district chair
man. said he knew nothing of any re-
heating. Il do know. however" said
M. Ruckelshaus, that one of the
Roosevelt workers in the Second ward
offered money to some of the ward
workers to buy up all the Taft votes
they could. We have positive proof OF
This and can produce 1t IL necessary"
WASHINGTON. March 2i.-Repre senta =
live William \. Mckinley. director of the
rational Taft committee. made public the
following statement concerning the lndi-
ana primaries:
"The latest advices from Indiana indi-
cate beyond doubt that the Taft people
control the State convention by a ma
iurity of at least $50 and will choose four
delegates at large instructed for Presi-
dent Taft. 1t is settled beyond any ques-
lion that Taft will have twenty-five out
of the thirty in the State.
The First and Seventh districts have
already sent instructed delegates and il
is absolutely certain that Taft delegates
will he sent from the Second. Third
Fourth. Fifth. Ninth. Tenth and ThT-
teepth districts.
The Eleventh district. with its two
delegates. is conceded to Roosevelt. The
Sixth, Eighth and Twelfth districts are
40 close that il is doubtful If the result IL
known until the conventio ions are held
The probabilities are that the Taft people
tw-,t ..f ha
Third. Fourth. Fifth and Eleventh dis
trcts will hold their conventions March rs.
The Second. Sixth. Ninth and Tenth dis
tricts will hold their conventions on March
2s, the Thirteenth district on April3 and
the Twelfth district on april :"
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt manager,
claims that the Colonel will control eight
out OF the thirteen districts in Indiana
and that the Indiana Republican State
convention will send four Roosevelt dele
gates at large TO the Chicago convention.
We have met the enemy in Indiana
and they are ours. said Mr. Dixon. We
have carried eight Congress districts out
If thirteen for Col Roosevelt and insured
the control of the State convention, which
will elect four more Roosevelt delegai es
to the national convention at Chicago.
! have seen the statement put out 10y
Mr. Mckinley at the Taft headquar;ers in
which he claims n victory in Indiana,
but ] want to say now that Mr.. Mckinley
knows that his claim is not well founded
Il say further that we do not propose
60 he robbed of our victory in Indiana by
any OF the numerous forms of politica
burglary of which the Taft managers are
masters.
The lavish use of cash which they are
prepared TO make will not avail to over
throw the expression of the real sentiment
Of the Republican voters OF Indiana
registered AT the primaries yesterday.
This telegram from ex-senator Albert
j. Beveridge and Edwin NJ. Lee Roose-
welt State chairman in Indiana. came to
the Roosevelt New York headquart ers
last night
Authentic returns from every county in
this State show Col Roosevelt has carried
eight Congress districts, probably ten
There are eight districts in which We also
have n safe ma iority in the State convention
Consisting of ,iJD delegates This advau
tage was obtained in the face Of the mos
corrupt methods ever used in this State
including unlimited use of money. activity
of Federal oficeholders and the theft Of
m" indianapolis district. Taft supporter,
Tonight admit our success in eight districts
Apparently acting under instructions from
Washington they are to-day resorting &c
Gesrcrata means 10 reverse the people 4
verdict For example in one known in
$500 each 10 vote against Roosevelt Not
vlthstaHding This last resort in their des
icration the delegates as well as the p ,pl,