Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-25

Washington. May 24.-The bitterness or the fight that Is to rage about the renublicsn national committee when 1t begins consideration of contest cases fn Chicago. June 6. was emphasized to- day bv a statement by Representative William R. Mckinley. head of the Taft campaign forces.
 Mr. Mckinley said it was becoming apparent that Colonel Roosevelt and his followers will resort to every known means to terrorize the Chicago convention
 o. .sl Stamina of Leaders to Be Tested
 That the time has come when the } iral stamina of the leaders of the publican party is Co be tested as it has not been since the civil war, is certain"
 Nr Mckinley continued: Tt is with in the power of the national committee Co make or break the republican party for many years 10 come. The party Is strong enough to withstand the shock of any attack within or without, but no party can survive a compromise with principle, or anbandonment of all principle
 Not Considering Compromise Candi-
 date.
 The Mckinley statement was given out as the result of widespread re- ports that Colonel Roosevelt desired the removal from the national com nittee of certain members whom he knew Go be strongly opposed to him. Senator Dixon. the Roosevelt manager, was not in the city today, but his close associates said the Roosevelt commit tee did not approve of the stories that Ihe national committee was controlled for their candidate
 Mir NcKinley's statement was fol- lowed by another from the Taft bu- reau in which it was asserted that tel egrams circulated by the Roosevelt headquarters tending 10 show that the Taft supporters were considering compromise candidate. were without foundation
 Taft in 1t to the Finish.
 First. last and all the time" said fhis statement President Taft is in the present fight 10 stay and his friends will stay with him until he Is reuominated and reelected president Of the United States for a secopd term"
 The statement by Manager McRin- Iey of the attitude Of the national com mittee toward the contest cases which involve the seats of a large number or delegates at Chicago was most open and direct
 Roosevelt Win Misrspressnt Commit
 tee.
 "It must be expected that those ma t1nal committeeman whose con- Eciences may force them to disagree with Alr. Roosevelt will be openly de- nounced by him" said Mir. Mckinley, s.Hs b1 ,.Ee represented and Filifed collectively and individually. by Mir. Roosevelt. ex- actiy as he has misrepresented and de- nounced those who have hitherto dis agreed with him during his public ca Icer
 The republican national committee itscf made the rules under which the delegates have been elected 10 the ma i.oual convention and it's sole duty now is Co see that the rules have been Ooeyed Co the letter. The mere fact that one candidate. Theodore Roose- welt has seen ft to bring 95 per cent. of the contests before that body does not alter the issues involved. Roosevelt Trying to Excite Popular
 Passion.
 "The friends of President Taft be- lleve that the republican national corAs miftee as now constituted is represen- tstive Of the republican party and that it will do ifs full duty by the party at Chicago The friends of the presidep: will not try their cases of contested delegates before the country until the national committee meets. They have DO sympathy whatever in Mir. Roose- velts endeavors 10 bring influence to bear upon party tribunal-the national committee-before the evidence is heard.
 ITO the country al large, however, fne friends of the president protested against the tactics now being employ cd by Theodore Roosevelt in an en- 6eaVor fo excite popular passion against the members of the controlling body of the republican party before an iots of evidence in the contests to be decided has been heard before that body