The Washington times., 1912-03-08
TAFT CAMPAIGN
BREAKING UNDER
ROOSEVELT WAVE
Reputation of Kansas City
Primary Is Indicative
of Stress.
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OF CITeSS.
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with Roosevelt's views and out of all
relationship to the documents that the
Taft Administration mad been trying
TO get ratified. Senator Dixon sent
q telegram 10 Roosevelt, amour cling
TIE result, and adding, our Democratic
frierds have come TO our rescue"
Wasn't Any Telegram.
Tho only troIble of this highly in
tcrcsting telegram vas that there
wasn't any, Mr.. Dixon declares NO
body could believe l would send such q
telegram, except on the theory that
am a blooming fool" said the Senator.
Tncm he handed out copy of a letter
he had Just addressed to the proprietor
OF the newspaper publishing the alleged
telegram. The letter:
Mr.. John r. Mclean, Proprietor,
The Washington Post.
My dear sir: / cannot conceive 1t
possible that you were cogniZant of or
personally had knowledge of the delib-
crate forgery of a telegram purporting
TO have been sent by me to Colonel
Roosevelt. yesterday afternoon, which
was printed in this mornings Washing
ton Post.
"On the front page, first column, of
the Washington Post this morning, in
bold-faced, double-leaded type, in dis
cussng tho action of the Senate yes
terday regarding ratification of the
treaties, appears the following:
" Washington, d. c., March I, 1912.
Theodore Roosevelt,
New York.
ton in regard to the treaties. Our DEM
ocratc friends have come to our rescue
'(Sgned) JOSEPH DIXON
mo such telegram or any other tele-
gram of similar import was sent by me
TO Colonel Roosevelt. 1 sent him a brief
wire merely apprising him of the vote
of the Senate. No matter what may be
the editorial policy ofSthe newspaper 1t
cannot long sustain its influence when
its managing editors under stress of po-
litical contest authorize publication of
n deliberate forgery in matter of this
kind.
There can be no possible excuse for
this most fragrant and evidently pre-
meditatcd forgery. No great newspaper
can long retain the confidence of its
readers If its news columns can be pros
tituted to such base purpose. Be
leving in your own personal attitude
for fairness, | trust you will see that
the Washington Post makes proper
amends for this absolutely unwarranted
yours very truly,
JOSEPH NJ. DIXON"
Illinois For Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt committee received
a telegram from its Chicago office,
giving the result of a poll of the
precinct committeeman Of Illinois
COngr essional districts outside Chi
cago. 1t shows the same overwhelm-
ing preference for Roosevelt that
turns up in every test throughout
the country. The report says:
''The Illinois Roosevelt committee has
completed a poll of precinct committee
men in twelve Of the fifteen Illinois Con-
gressional districts outside Chicago,
with the result OF showing that Roose-
welt is favored nearly tie nto one against
Taft In the Champaign and Livingston
counties the homes, respectively, of
Congressman William B. Mckinley and
Frank l.. Smith, national and State
chairman Of Taft committee campaign,
show a substantial majority of precinct
committeeman faVoring Roosevelt.
Cannon's District Polled.
"Copley's district is 1O6 for Roosevelt
TO IA for Taft; Fulcr's district is liz for
Roosevelt to ~ for Taft; MCKensies
district is 10 for Roosevelt to Il for
Taft; McKinney's district is 80 for
Roosevelt to u for Taft; Princes dis
trict is III for Roosevelt to II for Taft;
Stones district is us for Roosevelt to 6
Tor Taft; Sterling's district Is Sc for
Roosevelt to is for Taft; CaRnons dis
triCt is 20 for Roosevelt to So for Taft:
MCKinley's district is 129 for Roosevelt
to % for Taft; Rodenberg's district Is
So for Roosevelt to % for Taft; Raney's
district is 1903 for Roosevelt 10 - for
Taft; Graham's district is ~ for Roose-
Welt to Il for Taft: Fosters district is
ll3 for Roosevelt to - for Taft; Fow-
lars district is 109 for Roosevelt to 10
for Taft: Thistlewoods district is IS for
Roosevelt to 2S for Taft.
An three other districts of which no
maJorities are yet reported, Roosevelt
is leading with the representing COM
mittcemen. WinncbaRO county, ILL.,, has
decided to hold the Presidential prefer.
CnCe primary, the date of which has
not yet been fixed"
Pennsylvania Divided.
Senator Pcnrosc went over to FhiIa-
rhia on hurry-up political mission
last night, nCCcsE!tatCd hv alarming re-
ports from his State. I,cspite the fact
that he and Senator Oliver have pro-
fCssed confidence that the State would
give Taft solid delegation, it looks
now as If the Taft people would fare
well to get half the delegates.
Although here will be no direct vote
IN the primaries in April On Presilcn-
ttnl preferences, the people are aroused
aid will vOt" only for candidates run
ming on tn, Roosevelt platform. Senator
DIXON has received hundreds Of letters
lledsiuG support Not only viii they
vote for Roosevelt men for national
delegates. but they propose to vote for
men fer delegates 70 III" state conven-
ton who are Friendly to thu loan from.
Oyster BAY. Here are extracts from
somr letters received:
Philadelphia - Roosevelt adhcrents
and keystone Republicans will unite
and civ" good report from this city.
philadelphia will elect twelve district