Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-28
HILLES Scores 3RD PARTY
SAYS THEY WOULD DROWN THE
THE SOUTH WITH CRIES on
THIEF AND FRAUD.
ABANDONED 16O CONTESTS
Bull Moose Men Groosly ,Mis-iicp-
Resent the Republican Party
at Chicago.

NEW YORK, July 27.--Charles y.
Ililles formerly secretary 10 Presi-
dent Taft and now chairman Of the
republican national committee, gave
out a statement today al the head
quarters Of the republican national
committee In this city as follows
The only possible justification OF
the avowed effort Of the third term
party leaders to induce the republic
an electors in at least six states To
betray their trust aud east their ~etea
In the electoral college for eN-prt 81
dent Roosevelt would be the truth Of
the charge that President Taft was
nominated by the fraudulent seating
of sufficient number Of delegates
To affect the choice of the national
convention.
There is no truth whatever In that
charge, Mr. Roosevelt and his as
sociatcs know there is no truth In II,
but THEY have attempted by vOcifera
ton TO becloud the fact that they
have no proof to offer. They would
drown out all attempts TO establish
the truth by persistent cries OF 'thief
and first fraud
THE third term party Is the self
confessed sponsor for 1G fake con-
tests at which It attempted to secure
fraudulent control Of the national
convention and II now has the temer-
ity to ask the American public TO be-
lleve that in the remaining rs con-
tests the right was all on his side.
"Of the 23S contests which Mr..
Roosevelt ordered to be brought be-
fore the national committee, his po-
litical managers voluntarily abandon
ed 100, and one of his pressagents an
rounced that these contests were in
situated solely for psychological effect
and In order that table OF delegates
elected must not reveal the large ma
jCrity OF legitimately elected delegates
instructed for President Taft
This gross misrepresentation OF
the republican party has attained far
greater than fractional quarrel.
Were the charges true. It would be n
national scandal. For that reason the
proper authorities have caused to be
prepared complete review OF all the
controverted cases, a review which II
Is the duty OF every loyal American
TO read. A resume OF this will be
published more or less fully In the
newspapers of Monday morning, ana
copies OF the complete statement will
be available to all who write for
them to the republican national COM
mttee at its headquarters in the
Times Building The document fur
n!shes all the facts in every contest
why, take the state Of Alabama.
Mr.. Roosevelt, through his political
managers, asked the national commit
tee to unseat 20 Taft delegates. Twenty
of the contestants were thrown out by
the unanimous vote of the committee
and one aVOwed Roosevelt committee
man remarked L am convinced the
country will be astounded by the
flimsy character of the Roosevelt con-
tests. There was no steam roller in
operation; the committee voted In ac-
cordance with its convictions and as
1t was compelled to on the evidence.
MIR. Roosevelt confessed his own
knowledge of the fraudulent character
of his contests and testified to the
justice of the committees work when
at oyster Bay on the night the com
mittee action was taken, he showed to
the representatives Of the press sec
ton OF his confidential list Of dele
gates. This list showed that Mr..
Roosevelt expected only two of his
contesting delegates in Alabama to be
seated and Mr. Roosevelt added: We
hadn't counted on any but these two.
Yet he sought to cast a cloud over the
title to twenty other seats.
"'When you go seeking equity do
equity That is an old maxim Of equity
law and just one. Mr.. Roosevelt pre-
tending to seek equity from the repub-
lican national committee sought to
induce that committee to unseat at
least 100 regularly elected delegates
and In their stead to seat Roosevelt
delegates whose election he had ~
mitted was Observation-Disclosures II 10y
abandoning the cases either before the
national committee or before they
came to present them to tho commit
tee on credentials of the convention.
what would you think of lawyer
who advised his client to bring 23S
suits, knowing there was justice. If, in
any, at least, only 78? Would not
such a course prejudice the most just
court on earth? But that is precisely
what Colonel Roosevelts lawyers did
In the case of the republican national
committe& Why2 They knew the
Roosevelt attention of the fraudulent
character of their cases In one contest
after another must prejudice the court
against them and thus tend to lose any
of their cases which possessed merit.
Were they fools to pursue such a
course? No. They were wise II un-
scrupulous politicians They came
not seeking equity but political advan-
tage. They knew none Of their cases
possessed merit. But they sought to
deceive the pubic--not to convince the
court. They believed that by institut-
ing and pressing many fraudulent con-
tests. they could either induce the