Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-25
Bitter contest ON Seats
ABOUT 27O CONTESTS ON DELE
GATES WILL BE BEFORE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TAFT TO FIGHT IT OUT
Mckinley Charges Roosevelt With
Frying 10 Manipulate Personnel
of Republican Committee.

CHICAGO, May 2i.-Ormsby Me-
llarg of New York, one of the mana
gers of Colonel Roosevets campaign,
was here today and declared that tho
Roosevelt forces would refuse TO
abide by the decision Of 4. s. sem
ator Elihu Root Of New York as tenn
porary chairman of the national con-
Nention.
Mcliarg said Roosevelt managers
would insist on naming a chairman
IA accord with the Roosevelt policies.
The names of Governors Hadley OF
Missouri, johnson Of California and
United states Senator Capp wera
mentioned by Mcllarg as being ac.
ceptable 10 the Roosevelt forces.
Mcllarg said he would have charge
of all Roosevelt contests to he taken
before the republican national con.
Vention this year, as he did four years
ago for President TAFT.
June 3 Starts Fight
MciIarg said there would be at least
260 or 2,0 contested seats as against
229 contested seats at the 1908 ma
uonal convention.
June 3, 1t was said tonight, VIII
signali2e the opening Of activities in
'Fll'hbp l'l Lht Illdl DIt-tOllNtHLlOn
struggle ON that date the Taft and
Roosevelt national headquarters Will
be moved from Washington to Chi
cagu
Charles Nagel, secretary Of com.
mercc and labor it is announced has
decided not 10 sit on the contest COM
mlttee Of the national organization.
and has delegated his proxy as ma
tlonal committeeman OF Missouri to
Congressman Bartholdt OF Missouri.
Bitterness Is Emphasized.
WASHlNGTON, May "a. - The Bit
terncss Of the fight that Is to rage
about the republican convention when
it begins consideration Of contest cas-
es In Chicago, June G, was emphasized
today according to reports from Rep
resentative VIM. b. Mckinley head
OF the Taft forces.
Mr. Mckinley declared II was be-
coming apparent that Colonel Roose-
welt "and his followers will resort to
every known means to terrorize the
Chicago convention
THAT the time has come when the
moral stamina of the leaders Of tho
republican party Is to be tested as
II never has been since the civil War,
Is certain" Mr.. Mckinley continued.
- 10 NiNibll AAAN pOWAl VI VIE ud-
tional committee to make or break
the republican party for many years
to come. The party is strong enough
to Withstand the shock Of any at
tack within or without, but no party
can survive compromise with prin-
ciple or an abandonment Of all prin-
ciple."
The Mckinley statement was given
out as the result of widespread re-
ports that Colonel Roosevelt desired
the removal from the national COM
mittee Of several members whom he
knew to be strongly opposed to him.
Senator Dixon, the Roosevelt mana
ger was not in the city today, but
his close associates declared the
Roosevelt committee gave no approv-
al 10 the stories that the national
committee was controlled against
their candidate.
No Compromise for Taft.
Mr.. McKinley's statement was fol-
lowed by another from the Taft bu-
reau in which 1t was asserted that tel
egrams circulated by the Roosevelt
headquarters tending to show that
the Taft supporters We're considering
compromise candidate were without
foundation.
"Frst, last and all the time" said
this statement President Taft is in
the political fight to stay and his
friends viii stay with him until he Is
reuomiuated and reelected
The statement by Manager Mcliin-
ley was most open and direct.
1t must be expected that those
national committeeman whose con-
sciences may force them TO disagree
with Mr. Roosevelt, will be openly de-
nounced by him." said Mr.. Mckinley
land the whole committee win be
misrepresented and yilufied, collec-
lively and individually by Mr.. Roose-
Welt exactly as he has misrepresent-
ed and denounced those who have
hitherto disagreed with him during
his public career.
The friends Of President Taft be-
lieve that the republican national
committee as now constituted is rCp-
resentatlvc of the republican party
and that it will do it's full duty by
the party at Chicago. The friends oe
the president will not try their cases
of contested delegates before tho
country until the national committee
meets To the country at large tho
friends of the president protest
against the tactics now being ON
ployed by Roosevelt In an endeavor to
excite popular passion against tho
members of the controlling body OF
the republican party before an iota
OF evidence in the contests TO be de-
cldcd has been laid before that body"
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Yesterday Protest Day.
Yesterday was protest day before