New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-17
$1,000 BID TO DESERT
TAFT, SAYS NEGRO
Louisiana Delegate SWearS He
Was Offered the Money Ito
Come Over to T. r.
SUBMITS AN AFFIDAVIT
Mckinley Says Taft Has $50
Votes and Cannot Now BE
Defeated ior the Nomina-
tion-Pa0s Roosevelt.
From The r-.banc.s ,o--~spondet

From The r-.blncs ,or-~spondent
Chicago. June l6.--As a climax 10 the
long series of reports and denials OF he
detection ~ delegates. IN the wake OF
which the c-thus.osn # the Roosevelt
, followers who r!o:ously oycrran the cor
r,dors II he Congress Hotel rose and
feu. came ,he amday.t II F. H. Cook
negro delegate from Louisiana 10 the et-
c,rt that he had been offered bribe o.
Il coo 30 come over with the 7. r
crowd
/ Cook walked into the Taft headquar-
tiers of his own accord and wrote and
etgned ,ne document m which he says
that Nj Thompson 4 Colorado, Of
fered him the money, which he held IN
his hand and was ready 10 count OUT TO
him 10 desert the Taft cause He also
declares m his affidavit that he came 10
= Chicago 10 vote for the denomination ot
MIR Taft. and that it would be the nrst
and last thing be would do
The affidavit is as follows
State Of Illinois. County Of Cook 10y,
l. +. II Cook hrst oelnS IIja gu. niSht'
,ntaNgG qt6 G6 ~ Iune. 1872. a gentleman who
claimed 10 be a Mr.. Thompson, from C4.nr
rado. after being introduced 70 each othe, W
(he and H. after finding out from Inc Una
I US a delegate from the oth congress
slonal District Of Louisiana, sald 70 H'c;
~ y,l. will come over with the ]. X. CIoNd
here IL a thousand dollars Whlsn Oh C4", ~
I refused. and At the same iIne ne udu e t..e
money I'm his hand and attempted 10 count
ont to me J make this sworn s'ateil'eihS ~
because IL has been gong the loIiIus -
some irresponsible person tnat hdu astycu
7 10 sell out all Of which is utterly talse
upon it's face. There are my trlehus on
each side and we are friendly toward edSIi
other not because am on one side ana
tbsy an tho other makes us enemies. All
such reports come out saylnS that ! nave
or am coming over is untrue That | came
from nv district 20 vote for NJ. Iatt ana
the first and last thing | VIII do VIII oe 10
cast my vote for the rcnominaton' of Mr..
vril and accord r. II. COOK.
Personally appeared suIa'iioed ana o SWo'h u
10 before mo this 10Th day ~ June, III
NJ BELLE CARNAHAN, Notary Public:
Witnesses G. orgc II. Jcfrc and Fred
crlck More
cook comes from Nidalia. La, Con-
cordia Parish. in the 9th District. He Is
the pastor of the Zion Baptist Church,
the editor Of The Herald paper pub
lished i'm the district, and cashier Of the
Sons and Daughters Rank, which is
said to he the only bank operated by
negro persons in the state. The Mr..
Thompson referred to in the aftldavit
has not been Identified by the Taft bu-
reau.
Senator Dixon. Colonel Roosevelts
manager. commented on Cooks affidavit
,,rigbt as follows:
never heard OF Cook and ! never heard
M THOMPSON. think II is all a pure fake.
Director Mckinley said to-day:
The President has 500 votes in the Ma; Ma;
,ionaI Republican Convention. which VIII
meet next TUESDAY, ana ne VIII pe non NOM,
,atad on the first ballot lie Will have
no I91teoi,Vv of t4s votes over MIR. Roosevelt
and a clear majority over All fandldates
This is the exact situation to-nlght MI
,rrnf1 rns9 csnnot now be defeated for the nom
! lht.ton" His supporters stand firm, not
,,,,'t%thstanding the desperate efforts whlch
Sa 80 Ssen made and are stlll being made
m to tempt them to break their pledges ana
instructions. .,.,.a,,..o - rLo.aora
- rlno,,nit upon his arrival In this city
oS tho assertion that Chicago ls poor
,,iace for men TO try TO steal IN. Not
platt. ,anding this fact. Mr.. Roosevelt has
WIZ, Iusiiy engaged throughout Sunday
pe.m e,ar rttendng church IN the morning
! in attempting 10 steal ueleSateS away
~ I'm President Taft although those dele,
lIoli - solemnly instructed and pledged
| =" sunport the President.
10 sup Conference last night with the mo-
r,ous ~ "Bllr' Finn, of Pittsburgh. within
tr Lours after he had made his denun-
4a,ion lHu'i of alleged theft Colonel Roosevelt
clal.udI to a plan whereby he was TO make
a2r.ou a2r.'ouat appeals TO Taft instructed dele
retes peit to break their instructions and vote
/ setTs Although Mr.. Roosevelt through
ioi ',iI' 'nIs campaign has denounced bribery
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