Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-08
DIXON DENIES
Finn PLANS TO
SUPPLANT HIM
Eastern Men Comingto Chi
cago Merely to Help the
Cause Of Roosevelt, He
Says.

Chicago, June 7.-The expected ar
rival of A. P. Moore and William Finn
from Oyster Bay was the chief topic Of
discussion at the hotel headquarters
of the Taft and Roosevelt forces to-
day. Various constructions were
placed on the trip to Chicago of the
eastern Roosevelt men at this time.
u. S. Senator Dixon of Montana
denied reports that he was to be sup
planted as active director Of the for
mer presidents interests in the pre-
convention struggle. He said other
Roosevelt leaders would be called to
Chicago from time to time as their
services were needed to further Col.
Roosevelts candidacy. Senator Dixon
said the arrival of Moore and Finn had
just that significance and no other.
Ship Sinking Says Mckinley.
Congressman Mckinley Of Illinois,
President Tafts manager, hailed the
Moore-Flinn incident as harbinger
of weakness in the Roosevelt cam
paign management and said that it
being made to save a sinking ship"
In statement to the press, Mr.. Nc
Kinley said among other things in re-
ferring to the departure of A. P.
Moore Of Pittsburgh and William
Finn, that: ....
'The significance of these by-plays is
tEat every time Mr. Roosevelt sends
help he admits defeat"
Roosevelt Arrival Rumor.
The prospect that Col. Roosevelt
may come to Chicago next week to
personally direct his campaign for the
nomination, held political attention
when the day opened, to the exclusion
of republican national committee ac-
ton. With the demand for publicity
conceded by the committee yesterday,
Taft and Roosevelt leaders faced their
first definite test of strength with
the taking up Of the Alabama contest
cases. The part William Finn, Of
Pennsylvania will take in the pre-
sentation of Col. Roosevelt contests
will not be known until Mr.. Finn ar
rives late tonight with news of his
Oyster Bay conference.
Geo. w. Perkins Of New York ar
rived today and registered at Michi-
gan avenue hotel. He then left the
hotel without revealing his destination
or purpose in coming to Chicago.
Later Mr.. Perkins said he was con-
fident that COL Roosevelt would be
nominated.
THE convention will be too wise to
nominate man certain to be defeated
and Col. Roosevelt will be their choice
he said. II am very enthusiastic over
the outlook"
Mckinley Comment on Finn Visit.
Possibility of demonstration de-
signed to over-awe the national COM
mitteemen who favor the Taft side of
the controversy was discussed at the
Taft headquarters today in explana-
tion Of the coming of William Finn
of Pennsylvania. Director Mckinley
purpose of Mr.. Films presence in
Chicago was an attempt to intimidate
the national committee by demon
of Roosevelt leaders while
the committee was in session He
added that Geo. w. Perkins had been
summoned by Roosevelt members of
the committee to stop such a project.
A member of the national committee
said that his understanding of the
question agreed with the expressed be-
lief of Congressman Mckinley
No confirmation of the information
was given at the Roosevelt head
quarters.
Roosevelt Discusses Bolt.
New York, June 7.-"If they act
honestly there will be no occasion for
any one to bolt" said Col. Roosevelt
today of the report from Chicago that
an attempt would be made to bind all
the delegates to the republican ma
tional convention to support the nomi-
nee of the convention whoever he
may be.
In regarl to another report from Chi
cago to the effect that Gel. Roosevelt
would leave for that city next Tues
day the colonel repeated his statement
that he had not decided whether he
would go.
The former president came to New
York today from Oyster Bay and con-
ferred with number Of his support
ers among them James r. Garfield for
mer secretary of the interior and E.
A. Van valkenberg, publisher OF a.
news spaper