The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-05-28
Asserts TafterS Are
Planning Strong
Arm Method.
VICTORY, SAYS TAFT
Repeats That lie Will
Have Majority Of
Delegates.

NEW YORK, May 26.-Another ex-
citing day in the campaign for dele
gates in New Jersey ended last night
in pyrotechnie burst from both candi-
dates. Roosevelt declared that he has
learned that the Taft faction plans to
"capture the convention in Chicago by
strong-arm methods and cheating"
and President Taft wound up his week
of strenuous campaigning by repeating
the assertion made yesterday morning
that he is confident of the majority of
the delegates to the Chicago CONVEX
ton.
In his address, which was made at
Haekensack, on the opposite shore of
the North River from New York city,
President Taft reviewed his legislative
achievements, and declared that con-
trary to the assertions of his opponents
he had kept faith with the people. lie
asserted that he had done his best to
keep the platform pledges of the last
Republican convention and blamed an
unruly house for his failure to do al
that he had hoped to do. He denounced
<'blind leaders of the blind' who hope
to "lead the people astray by their
false promises In conclusion he re-
iterated the assertion made earlier in
the day, that he would have five hun
dred and seventy delegates to the con
vention. During the day Mr.. Taft
spoke at Newark, Arlington, Orange
Park, Passaie, Paterson and Ridge
wood.
Teddy Talking.
Mr.. Roosevelt's stamping tour car
ried him down the eastern coast of the
State. He stopped and spoke at Long
Branch, Red Bank, Perth, Amboy and
Railway. He finished his day at Eliza
beth, where crowd of more than three
thousand people heard him speak. Be-
ginning with detailed resume of the
political situation Mr.. Roosevelt out
lined the ground upon which he stands
In concluding the colonel said:
Il want to tell you something that
you may not be surprised at some OF
the developments which are almost sure
to come when the convention meets.
have had from the best authority that
there are plans afoot to carry that con
vention no matter what the preference
of the people may be. If you say that
you do not want my opponent that will
make no difference. He is to be nomi-
mated anyhow. i am to be defeated by
no matter what means. There are
plans under way, and perhaps later
shall be able to give you some of the
details, to push through the nomination
of Mr.. Taft by strong-arm methods and
swindling. The managers of the Pres
ident s campaign are laying their wires
to win by deliberate cheating.
say now that L am going to see
to it, if it is within my power, that
there shall be no cheating, no strong
arm tricks pulled off in that convention
to defeat the will of the people. / have
six hundred and twenty-nine votes
pledged to me in the convention. I am
not counting as does Mr.. Taft, upon the
delegates nominally mine. / am count
ing upon men who have bound them
selves to me and who have been bound
to me by the votes of their States. l
shall see to it that no tricks of thor
oughly discredited politicians prevail In
Chicago.''
SACRAMENTO, May 25.-CoIonel
Roosevelt has telegraphed to Governor
Hiram johnson of California to make
the seconding speech for him at the Re-
publican national convention, and
johnson has accepted.
WASHINGTON, May .J.,-Rerresen-
tative Mckinley, manager of Taft's
campaign, claims 567 instructed and
pledged delegates for Taft, while
Dixon, Roosevelt 3 manager, claims 500,
including 40 for Cummins and La Fol
ietLe.
In the Democratic ranks, Champ
Clark claims 39l, Governor Wilson sos
and Oscar Underwood 100.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-The man!
ayers for Speaker Clark g campaign an
nounced last night that Mr.. Clark, in
order to be on the safe side has filed
his papers as candidate to succeed him
self in the house in case he fails to
receive the nomination at the Dem.
Ocratie convention at Baltimore.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May &c.
in the State primaries held by the
Democratic party yesterday Champ
Clark received the vote of lis out of
the l20 counties. Wilson received one
and Harmon one. The results in the
Others are undecided as yet.
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May
26.-The Democratic delegates to the
national convention at Baltimore were
uninstructed by the State convention
which met here yesterday
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