The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-10
ROOSEVELT To-
BE IGN0 III
NATIONAL Committeeman
WILL NOT ANSWER ATTACK
Declare They Will Stand on Their
Action in Giving Taft Ala
bama Delegates

CHICAGO. June "a majority of
the members of the Republican Ma
tional Committee after a lengthy con-
ference to-day unofiicially decided 10
refrain from any comment upon the
statement issyed last night by Col.
| Theodore Roosevelt in which the
former president denounced the action
OF the committee in seating the two
Taft delegates from the ninth Alabama
district
! Today's impromptu meeting of the
National Committee members was
held at a down town hotel. and was
attended exclusively by those com
mitteemeu who generally are ac-
cepted as being favorable to President
Tafts candidacy for denomination.
Certain OF the committeeman who
attended the meeting expressed great
Indignation at the text of Col Roose-
= velt's stateemnt, which they declared
was deserving Of an emphatic reply.
/ Others. however counseled against a
reply OF any kind and urged their fell
I low committeeman 10 ignore the state
ment. This advice finally prevailed.
Scarcely any OF the Taft members
days meeting. After IL had been con-
cluded, however. one said:
we are going TO stand on our
actions regardless OF the remarks OF
persons who are prejudiced and un-
3 fair. The work speaks for itself, and
. that is all there is to A. There is
but one way 20 handle reasonable
people. and that is TO ignore them"
Managers Are Busy.
Despite the fact that il was Sunday
and that a number Of the leaders
were out OF town. the campaign
headquarters OF both Taft and Roose-
welt men were busy most OF the day
and late tonight
Francis J. Heney. who prosecuted
| the San Francisco graft cases. and
( former Governor George G. Pardee
/ OF California, we're among those ar
I riving at the Roosevelt headquarters
] today and comforting with United
States Senator Dixon OF Montant.
/ Coy. Roosevelt's campaign manager.
and other leaders.
After a meeting OF group OF
Roosevelt managers. ii was unofi-
/ cialy announced that Col. Roosevelt
would arrive in Chicago ether by the
middle or latter part OF the week. but
! they declined 10 name the exact day.
/ Walter F. Brown. OF Toledo. chair
man OF the Republican state central
/ committee in Ohio. and one OF the
| active Roosevelt leaders. departed
/ from Chicago for the east to-day. and
/ IL was reported that he had gone to
| oyster Bay 20 confer with Col. Roose-
l welt regarding The developments OF the
| last - hours In the convention situa-
I ton
Thomas K. NiedrinEhaus. OF st.
/ Louis. newly elected national commit
/ teeman from Missouri. another promi-
| nent Roosevelt adherent. also departed
from Chicago for the east. II was said
I that he had gone 10 Pittsburgh but the
nature of his mission was not d.
/ vulEcd.
Not 20 End Fight.
Senator Dixon tonight issued a
/ statement in which he denied reports
that the Roosevelt managers intended
| 20 withdraw pending contests In this
/ connection the statement said.
"Of course. We do not intend 10 do
I any such thing Every contest will 10
I presented by MS. n maiori y of the
7 national committee Is prepared 20 de-
i iberately unseat Roosevelt delegates
Z az the Taft managers insist they will
I do. We are going fo see that the rob
/ berry is committed in the open day
/ light and Boo the fun view of ninety
I million American citizens"