New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-14
DENEEN SAYS COLONEL
FAILS TO TELL TRUTH
Illinois Governor Answers Can
didate's Charges About
Aiding Lorimer.
ALSO HADLEY INCIDENT
Denies That His Resolution at
Chicago Convention Assert
ed Taft Delegates Had
Stolen Seats.

Springfield. H., Oct. Ex-Governor De-
neen tonight, In a statement answering
one made by Colonel Roosevelt yesterday,
said the third term candidate spoke
without truth or Justification The
Governor told in detail of the causes
leading to his break with the colonel ana
specifically answered Mr.. Roosevelt
charges that he (Deneen) was an ally oil
William Lorimer.
Governor Deneen's statement, in part
follows
Governor Hadley introduced at the Re-
publican National Convention mouoi
10 take from the temporary roll the Iati
delegates and substitute Roosevelt aele-
gates I'm certain contested states. Ihesc
numbered about seventy-eight delegates
Colonel Roosevelt sent Tor me aHu
asked me 10 introduce a resolution nm
iting the number 90 the tEirty-fOur dele
gates from Washington. ca lifornia, Ari-
iona and Texas. refused TO do thls
without Governor Hadley's consent, be-
cause he Rad presented the motion. |
felt that | could not change the line OF
a battle which had been participated In
, by Governor Hadley and others In be-
half Of Colonel Roo seyelt and make them
appear TO be acting either without
knowledge or without good faith TO the
convention.
! went to the convention and saw Gov
ernor Hadlcy and Governor Hadley nm
self wrote the amendment TO his motion
which | introduced He wrote IL in the
presence OF Senator Dixon, Of Montana.
Senator BOrah, Of Idaho, and myself
The motion Of Governor Hadley was
TO strike from the temporary roll inc
Taft delegates and substitute Roosevelt
delegates in their stead Ny amendment
provided that no delegate whose right
20 a seat in the convention was ques-
toned by Governor Hadley's motion
should have a right 10 vote on the selec-
ton OF member OF the credentials COM
mittee or upon It's report
Does Not Charge Theft"
Colonel Roosevelt, in his statement on
Saturday makes me responsible for Gov
ernOr Hadleys statement and states that
my motion charged that the Taft dele
gates were stolen. The resolution does
not so state and there IS no possibility or
placing upon it such construction.
Governor Hadley himself said TO the
convention in urging adoption Of his mo-
ton:
Il do not say that these charges are
true. I sat in that committee and know
some Of them are true. But, true or raise,
let Us meet them here. ,
on the general question Of contested
delegations II may be rememoered tnai
Colonel Roosevelt cried Crook" and
quoted the Scripturdl injunction Thou
shalt not stcal.' very vehemently regard
ing the selection OF the Southern dele
gates long before the states with primary
laws had had any opportunity to vote.
He did this with apparent sincerity, put
he reduced his claims and indignation
with mathematical precision as he gained
delegates In the primary states.
Statement Is Without Truth"
Colonel Roosevelt went out Of his
way to seek to injure me by esrbJed
quotations in an effort to make il ap 4.
pear that was an ally OF Senator
lorimer. His statement is without
truth or justification.
In my testimony before the Senate
Committee | said that Mr.. Dorimer, IN an
interview with me, had stated that they
had enough votes 10 prevent Senator Hop
kins's reelection and that they proposed
to elect Speaker Shurtleff. In reply, |
said. "If you have power 70 elect Speaker
Shurtleff. why don't you elect yourself?'
There was no offer to assist him.
Colonel Roosevelt says that Senator
at o'clock in the morning and that |
congratulated him on his election as Sen
ator.
The colonel is at the very antipodes
Of truth. Mr.. lormer called at 2
o'clock in the afternoon after he had
been elected, and was on his way over
TO his hotel. He asked mo to make no
comment upon his election and hold
party matters in allegiance until he
could readjust himself and bring har-
mony out of the diseord in our party.
I passed the compliments due TO such
an occasion | saw him In Washington In
December following his election, when we
had short talk about waterways, and
again the following spring, when he came
20 Springfield 10 defeat plans for a water
way. | have had no other meeting or re-
latiDQ with him since
/ shall not answer Colonel Roosevelt :
abusive epithets, except To say that a
committee OF five. representing his party
and with his approval, as l have been
informed, called upon me at the State
House on July % 1912. and stated in
effect II would agree TO vote for Roose
Welt and announce that fact no third
party ticket would be nominated against
me and / would he Endorsed and sup
ported by the coloneps friends. The
abuse and opposition which | am now re-
ceiving are due TO the fact that | am
trying TO make effective In Illinois the
rule OF the people by standing by the
trust imposed IN me by them at the pri-
martes on April 3.
Colonel Roosevelt has received fair
treatment from the Republicans OF Illi-
nois from its delegates 20 the convention
and from myself l voted with his friends
on every motion that affected his candi-
dacy Up TO the time that he withdrew
from the convention, and did everything
within my power TO secure his nomna-
ton. But because he failed, and because
I refused TO desert the Republican party
I am subjected 10 unmerited abuse.
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