The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-08
DIXON FILINGS liar"
At TAFT MANAGERS
His Answer to Charge That
Cash Won Maryland for
Roosevelt.
MAY GET FOUR DELEGATES
Two Districts That Favored
President Will Possibly Vote
as They Wish.

was passed to-day between United states
Senator Joseph NJ Dixon. director OF
the Roosevelt cam paign. and the manager
Of the Taft campaign. William B. Nc
Kinley. Senator Dixon included within
tho scope OF the word everybody COM
nected with the Taft bureau who had
anything TO do with the preparation Of
a 81 t1,em ant issued to day which charged
in effect that Roosevelt carried the State
Of Maryland through the use Of large
sum Of money
Senator Dixon issued statement over
his own signature in which he said after
citing the allegations contained in the
communication issued by the Taft bureau.
Every one of these statements is a de-
lberate. wilful lie Every man connected
with their corcoct ion and circulation is
deliberate wilful. liar These lies are cir
rula'ed for the purpose and for the only
purpose for which liars always lie.
The statement from the Taft head
quarters which drew this reply from
Dixon read in part. commenting on the
Roosevelt victory in Maryland
Nor. than half of Roosevelt's entire dele
gate vote came from the city and county
of Baltimore. where. II is stated. the Roose-
vel, managers placed sio.ooO among their
Workers AT al early hour yesterday Al
least 9O per cent of the negro vote in Balti-
more city was cast for Roosevelt. indicating
bey ond all question the source Of his success
in the county. which not only saved him
the State hut also saved him the preferent ial
vote of the State
Mr. Roosevelt apparently lost the State
| outside OF Baltimore city. having carried
| only seven counties to sixteen for President
Taft
In Prince Georges county. the last to be
heard from and which definitely decided
| the contest so far as present returns in
dicate, Roosevelt money In large amounts
was poured into the county. Large rolls
of small bills. accompanied by checks TO be
used If needed. we're sent out from WASH
| ingion on Sunday. at least one well known
leader in the district. having voluntarily
| exhibited such roll in Washington on
Sunday afternoon.
In this county also the negro voters went
soli,.,y for Mr.. Roosevelt. and many white
| voters known TO be for Roosevelt switched
| TO President Taft ~ the last moment on
this account. The negroes. however. held
the balance OF power between the white
voters and carried the county.
The primary vote in Maryland. as in
other Stat"s holding primaries this year.
vas exceedingly light less than 80 per cent.
of tn. Republican vote of the State being
cast
No attempt was made by President
Taft's friends here to-day to conceal the
fact that ,haRooscvelt victory in Maryland
now makes the contest in Ohio. the Presi-
dents home State. OF vital importance
to the Taft candidacy. II isn't so much
the loss of the sixteen MARYLAND dele
gates as il is the loss of the Presidential
preference expression that hits the Tai
candidacy.
The Massachusetts result created the
impression that MIR. Taft had halted the
movement toward Roosevelt az expressed
hy the Illinois. Nebraska and Pennsyl-
yauia primary results Yesterday ) re-
suit IN Mary land. while fairly close. will
! have the effect. il il felt. of Introducing L
| "A much greater element of uncertainty
| into the situation and making the Ohio
primaries on May - of vital Importance
| 10 both candidates.
| The indignation Of the Taft and Roose-
welt managers over the reported use Of
money in Maryland have been received
with smiles 10y politicians OF both partie
who have known the history of Maryland
elect ions for a good many years. There
il no doubt among Republicans here that
tn. negroes of Maryland defeated Taft
and there is no denying the fact that
before the primaries evidences wer'
plenty that considerable money wa
being thrown into the State for cam
paign purposes. Political observers VIII
Travelled through the State before III
primaries realized this condition.
,.;au hara tho AarvlanA raa,.l
il likely to bring about another freakis
direc, primary situation While Roose
, Welt will control the Presidential prefer
ence expression in the Maryland Stat
, convention 90 to 83. the Taft peop,e wi
probably be in actual control of the cor
vcntion and will elect their delegates I
: Chicago But these Taft delegates. undo
, the Naryla law, will be Obliged to vol
/ for Roosevelt. but only until they ar
satisfied. each according to his conscience
tha, there is no chance of Rooseve
being nominated
While the Taft delegates will there
) fore he Obliged to cast their ballot fe
4 Roosevelt III Chicago the President wi
= probably have the support OF Maryland
10 on questions affecting the preliminar
- organization Of the Chicago convention
:, lnasmuch IA the preliminary organizi
), tion is likely 10 be vital i'll the matt,
u Of settling contests and other importal
: details the advantage gained by Ia
through this situation is very conside
able.
/, This peculiar situation is made possib
! through the feature Of the Maryland Ia
= which makes each county or legsati,
. district supreme in demanding ME Pres
g dental preference for it's delegates.
4 There was talk to-day among Taft SUI
u porters Of the possibility of the Preside
obtaining four of Maryland's sixteen del
gates. The Presidents friends pointe
10 clause in the official call for the X
publican national convention which say
In no State shall an election he 80 he
9 as to prevent the delegates from any Coz
gressional district and their alternat
;, being selected by the Republican elect o
p of that district"
= The President carried the First ar
= Fifth districts.
. The next important Presidential prefe
. en,ial primary will be held in Californ
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