Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-21
TAFT HOLDS T. R. IS BEATEN
President Issues Statement sarcss'
tically Attacking Roosevelt.
SAYS WOULD WRECK THE PARTY
Compares the. colonel 20 the French
King who said. 81 Aa tt''-
Hot Campaign In Ohio
Closes Today.

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CINCINNATI. O., May AIN most
bitter and scathing denuncistion OF Colo |
mel Theodore Roosevelt. President TAFT
last night declared The oertsinsy of
his defeat for TIM republican nomination
must be a source Of profound eongratu-
iations to all patriotic oittzens'' ana as
serted that his predecessor IN the White
House would wreck the republican party
u be were not chosen by the republican
national convention and compared Mr.,
Roosevelt to Louis XIV OF France. who
said. THE state; I am H."
The attack was In the form Of q state
ment. In IL President Taft said In part;
'on Thursday last gave a statement
10 the press In which ! said that with
so Taft delegates then elected 10 the
convention. and with the immediate pros
pect OF the election OF enough to excesd
the necessary so. the success OF the cause
Of constitutional government seemed as
surcd. The delegates elected since that
time have confirmed this conclusion
mfr. Rocsevelt's speech at Cleveland
shows him In such light that the GER
tainty Of HIS defeat for the republican
nomisa,ion must be a source Of pro-
found congrztulstion to all patriotic cIt-
liens who can now see the utter wreck
that he would have made Of the party II
nominated, ana the great danger TO
which the country would have been e.
posed had there been any chance OF mis-
election to q third term.
"Mr. Roosevelt says that he 10 the
republican party and II the repuoiiean
national committee In passing on me ere
dentlais OF Delegates Tor the presirn-
mary roll in the convention shall hold 70
be unfounded nis manye fiimsy contests
he VIII decline 70 abide BY the juoSnent
Of those having authority. The infsrence
from this Is that hs will bolt the con-
ventlon because boy constitutes re-
publican national committee shall aftsr
q judicial investigation, refuse 70 seat
his oontesting delegates II his sdicr.ts
10 be needed, then the holding OF any
convention at all 10 perfunctcry and sa-
perfluous. sss-f
.sThs arresancs Of his statement that
he is the rspublicsn party ana thas fall
ure to comply with his views Ind
wishes puts those doing 50 10 the attitude
Of bolters. finds no parallel in History
save in the famous words or Louis NV,
The state. I am ~ re t
Roosevelt satisfied.
CLEVELAND. May 1T sm entirely
satisfied with the last week." said Cob
enel Roosevelt IN q statement today. i
believe the people OF Ohio are sound and
win place Ohio beside Pennsyivania anc
Illinois m this lineup Of the people AGAINST
tise powers that prey"
Colonel Roosevelt's statement was IS
sued al Mentor. q suburb Of Cleveland,
where he spent the day with James X
Garfield, former secretary Of the interior.
In II he criticised President Taft sharply.
saying the president had claimed credit
for the mining burssu-
Colonel Roosevelt asserted. that this
bureau was established by Mr. Garfield.
with the assistance OF a commission Of
engineers.
BaiIots Complicated.
COLUMBUS. O.. May 1--Ail the presi-
DENTAL candidates now IN Ohio rested
today after their whirigind week leading
up To the primary election Tuesday and
the campaign managers began q final
effort 10 instruct the voters how properly
10 mark their ballots. Both republicans
ana democratic ballots are large and com.
plicafed.
On the republican ballot there will be
three sets Of candidates tor delegate.
named in each OF the twenty-one dis
tricts These are pledged. respectively.
10. President Taft. Colonel Roosevelt ard
Senator La Foilette. The names OF the
presidential candidates will not appear
on the ballot. The six delegatss-at-lsrRe
VIII Be named BY the state convention
here In June. =
Both ballots are complicated by carry
Ing full county tickets. names and eandi-
dates to county, judicial and state con.
ventions and congressional candidates.
The socialists have a complete hationai
and state ticket In the field.
The primary VIII open At $50 .. N
and close at $50 .. m, but on account
OF the complicated nature Of the bsiint
It is. expected the returns viii be slow
in coming to ths county boards OF cleo
ton
Perkins Makes sagGesfion.
NEW YORK. May 3o,-Publicauo OF ali
correspondence reIsting 20 The prosecu-
ton Of the international Harvester con-
pany was suggested today BY George W.
Perkins. the New York nnsneier. who
upon his return TO New York today Is.
sued reply TO the statement given out
at the white House last Friday nigh,
by Charles D. HilIes. secretary to the
president. sss
Many Rumors In Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 0.-Harry g. New
chairman OF the subcommittee on ar
rangements for the republican national
convention in an interview tonight said
nothing further had been done +. in the
matter OF naming q temporary chairman
of the convention When the sub-con.
mittee members adjourned yesterday. II
was announced that the selection OF q
temporary chairman had been left with
Mr.. New.