Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
Ohi0an Shows Roosevelt Did
Demand His Support.
REFUSED TO GIVE AID
Candidate for Governor Preferred to
Withdraw, He Says.
SMILING AT WHITE HOUSE
Colonel's Stand on the Negro
Question Causes Much Amuse-
ment Among Officials.

l.. c. I.aylin, who managed the Taft
primary campaign in Ohio and who has
come here to become assistant secretary
of the Interior. has received a letter from
Judge Z. b. Dillon, who refused to run
for governor. stating conclusively that
Col. Roosevelt did insist on Dillon coming
out for him and that he refused to do so.
preferring to- withdraw when he saw that
Roosevelt's determination was to put a
third candidate in the field or compel
submission TO him. An important portion
of the letter from Judge Dillon is as
follows:
Il have not desired to continue discus
sion of the unfortunate affair, but was
surprised that there was any question as
to the attitude of Mr.. Roosevelt as rep
resented here in Ohio and other states.
As everybody knows or soon will know,
his percmptory demand has from the be-
ginning been that with respect to the
regular nominee for governor that nOmi-
inee must declare for him or he will
nominate another candidate who will.
This was true in my case and l refused y
There were no new developments in the
Ohio situation at the White House today.
The letter to Mr.. Layln. showing the
policy of Roosevelt to be rule or ruin In
Ohio and elsewhere, will, it is declared,
set the dil people more HFHlfN IDdn ever
against propositions for a compromise on
stale officers with the Roosevelt follow
erS.
Roosevelt on the Negro.
Col. Roosevelt-s letter on the negro
question was commented upon at the
White House today in most humorous
manner. Democratic and republican visit
ors We're both disposed to giggle over the
straddle the colonel is trying to pull off
on this dangerous question.
Yes, the colonel shows white light
to the south and a black one to the
Thompson 1t is funny how that
Bulloch blood of the colonel. southern
as 1t is. turns against the negro down
south. while the Roosevelt blood.
sympathy with the black man. but the
northern black man only"
The President did not comment for
publication on the subject.
Southern visitors declared that the
colonel would not be able to fool any
body down south; that he can't play the
negro in one part of the country and
against him in another.
Texas Stands by Taft.
Having seen press reports that his COM
ments in the speech of acceptance on the
Mexican situation had aroused resentment
in Texas. President Taft today made pub
lie the following telegram he has receiv-
ed from there and the White House let it
be known that this telegram is one of
many along the same line:
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. August ., 1912.
The Pres dent, William III. Taft,
'WaShibSton, ID. C..
Let me assure you your attitude on
Intervention in Mexico is absolutely UNI
answerable and the ultimate effect of IA
contrary policy will raise sea of trouble
no living man will see the end Of You
have dispelIed the dark implication of a
Willingness to yield to the conspiracy Of
moneyed inerests bent on precipitating war
TO further damnable schemes of personal
and political agrandizement and exploita-
ton. though these schemes are 50 well
masked that every we'll informed man
we'll knows you did not and could not
have knowledge of them.
IT. NJ. PASCHAL.''