Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-05
Taft Committee Strongly Intimates That He is
Perkins Of the Harvester Company
SAYS ROOSEVELT COMMITTEE IS WELL "HEELED''
Statements Issued From Taft Headquarters Washington
Ex-President Diferentiates Between Being Candidate
and Accepting a Nomnaton-Senator Bristow Intro
duces Resolution Intimating Coercion of Postmasters.

Washington. March 1.-THE national
TAFT headquarters IN Washington gave
out the following statement.
Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon of Mon
tans. the new chairman of the ROose-
welt national executive committee, to-
day took formal charge of-the cam
usicn OF She former president for re-
nomination hy officially opening spa
cious quarters In the Munsey building
at Washington This building is own
cd hy Frank a. Munsey the we'll
known publisher Of Munseys Maga-
zine. ana owner Of a string Of news
Iapcrs IN eastern cities.
Good Angel Of Roosevelt Campaign.
He is the personal and intimate
friend ~ George W. Perkins Of New
York director and former chairman
ef the finance committee Of the Inter-
uatiuTal Harvester company. Mr.. Per-
hius IS given credit by Walter l.. Hou-
ser. director Of Senator LaFollette's
campaign. for being the good anger
of the Roosevelt presidential boom,
which means that he is the campaign
collector. Is veli as a substantial con-
tributor 20 tins Roosevelt campaign
fund
Roosevelt Committee We'll Heeied'
That the Roosevelt committee,
through tic personal campaign con-
trioutiens of such gentlemen as
MeserS. Perkins and Munsey and their
associates. ia well heeled financially,
either by actual money contributions
ur by .hc sratituous tender of head
quarters rent free is manifest by its
various Activities. Because Of hisl
close association with Mr. Perkins,
vino personally financed. In large part,
The beginning OF the Roosevelt boom
FOR tie presidency. Mr. AIunsey is now
part and parcel OF the Roosevelt move
meut pud the location of the national
Roosevelt headquarters in his fine
building IN the national capital there
fore becomes especially significant.
Alleged Steel Trust Letter,
The enthusiasm with which the
Roosevelt boomers took possession Of
thcic now quarters today led one OF
them. IN an unguarded moment, to say
that letter, purpGrting TO have been
written Dy z head Of the Steel trust
tO it's employees. ordering them to work
FOR Taft was In the possession of the
Roosevelt mana gers and would be
sprung SIS an offset 10 the undenied
charge of Mr.. Houser that men high IN
the councils Of the United States Steel
corporation and the International Har-
Vesley company were openly support
ing Mr. Roosevelt
Stisrztizsd as Frame up
Tie remarkable fact about this
alleged letter is that the only copy in
existence. III it exists at all, seems to
ne IN the sole possession Of Mr.. Ro0se-
velrs campoieu managers OF their
ability. hy reason of their intimate
connection with .Ir. Perkins, and 9TH
-rs. 90 rn5w what the United States
Steel corpor5 ticn is doing or Contem-
-j1f's doing. 10 escape the charges
made openly by Mr. Houser. repre-
se1-inS Senator LaFollette, there can
boo no dispute. So far as Mr.. Taffs
ssmpsiyn managers are concerned.
rhey would have remained in total
ignorance OF the frame-up' had not
one ~ Mr.. Roosevelts boomers let his
enthusiasm get the better of mis- judg-
nent"
Director Mckinley Optimistic,
Representa- William p. McHin-
ley, director Of the Taft headquarters,
made an optimistic statement TO news
gaps- men TO-DAY, declaring PresiGent
Tsft's nomination and election were
certain.