The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
SENATOR DIXON WILL LEAD CAMPAIGN FOR
 COLONEL ROOSEVELT
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ton or COlOnel Roosevelt IS 10 cOnlIOi, through the prostitution of federal pat ronage in the democratic states of the south, where no republican electoral vote is possible. the delegates from those states. together with delegates from some states east of the Allegheny mountains where delegates to the convention are named in conventions controlled by po- ltieal bosees. The voters of the great virie republican states of the north and west do not propose that their candi- date for President shall be named by such methods.
 Attacks Use of Patronage
 Never in the history of American poll itics has a more fragrant prostitution of the power of federal patronage been witnessed than recently in a certain southern state, batch of 10 federal of- fees were put up at auction for future delivery to the highest bidder in dee- gates to the national republican conven- tion. The open acknowledgment that political patronage has been and is be- ing withheld from duly elected and ac- credited republican senators and repre- sentatives in Congress who would not pledge personal allegiance to the renom- ination of a presidential candidate, has caused thoughtful men to inquire whether bribery by the direct use of money is
 
 appointment to office.
 Responding to the overwhelming sen timent of the republican voters, the na- tional organization that has been ere ated for the presentation of Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy confidently believes that he will be nominated at Chicago as the standard bearer of the republican party and overwhelmingly elected in No yember"
 ROOsevelt's Statement
 In announcing his appointment, of the executive committee MT. Roosevelt is- sued statement in which he. said That during the last two mouths 'ita has been abundantly proved that the overwhelm- ing majority of the American people de- sire that Theodore Roosevelt again shall serve them as President and that in spite of the opposition of the selfish splints of the officeholding machine, he can be renominated."
 Busy in Office
 Back from his trip to Boston, ex-Presi- dent Roosevelt resumed his work at his editorial offices here today It was his first day in New York since his announcement that he was willing to accept the pres idential nomination and large num- Der of politicians went to see him. Col onel Roosevelt said he had made no definite plans for the time being be- fore the republican national conven- tion in June. He has received large number of invitations to speak but said their settlement depended upon on eX- tended trips.
 An invitation he has accepted to speak before the convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. This occurs on the battlefield at Get tysburg Memorial day
 Medill Mccormick of Chicago, who has been managing the Roosevelt headquarters in Washington, was on hand when the ex-President reached his office prepared for along discussion of the situation. sn
 Mir Mccormick denied the statement that he had come over from Washing ton because of a misunderstanding with ttS< former President. 1t had been said that he was disappointed when Colonel Roosevelt stated that he fa- vored the selection of Senator Dixon of Montana as the national campaign man. ager Mir Mccormick said he was a good soldier in the Roosevelt fight and had done everything possible to induce Dixon to undertake direction of the campaign for Colonel Roosevelt's nom ination but he was like eXCommis- sioner Bingham.