El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-16
ROOSEVELT SAYS
He IS SURE TO WIN
Declares Will Have Enough
Votes on First Ballot;
Claims 800 Now.

Dayton Ohio. May lin the
opinion Of Theodore Roosevelt, the
campaign for the Republican nOmina-
ton for president has not yet been
decided He dictated this statement
tonight:
The number Of delegates necessary
to nominate is 5Ss- Of the delegates
already elected, without counting the
contested delegates, have more than
500. OF the delegates yet to be elect
ed, I am confident viii receive enough
TO insure my nomination on the first
ballot"
Colonel Roosevelts claim was based
upon a table of delegates prepared by
his secretary.
Colonel Roosevelt referred to several
states, in which he said he would re-
ceive more votes than are included IN
the list of delegates now instructed Tor
him. The table, he added. did not take
into consideration the chances Of OBJ
tanning delegates from Ohio or New
Jersey.
In speaking in Kenton, colonel
Roosevelt said:
"Of uncontested delegates that have
been elected we now have majority
over Mr.. Taft. On the present showing
it viii be impossible to nominate MIN
except by unfairly and improperly seat
ing delegates who have no possible
claim to sit in the convention"
RecOunts Brownsville Affair.
Colonel Roosevelt began the second
day of his Ohio campaign in Elyria,
where he made q speech before break
fast and ended it at Dayton tonight He
delivered is speeches to crowds OF
large size.
IN his address at Springfield colonel
Roosevelt criticized president Taft
nr=F-ra mo r-e1ez g-rrn1 2
from Illinois," said he, who is sup
porting Mr.. Taft as his chief, has
come into Ohio, bringing members OF
the two companies Of the cOlored reg
imeut which were discharged because
of the riot at Brownsville, TO try TO
get our cOlOred fellow citizens to vote
against me.
I always accept full responsibility
for what L do. did take the action
at Brownsville, and my judgment in
taking il has been ratified over and
over again by every competent man
who has investigated the matter; by
tribunal 1 want you TO understand
that I am not taking back by one fin
gers breadth any action of mine. II 1
should lose every delegation in every
state in the union by taking IT,
would take such action over again.
Il want TO call your attention to
the fact that the Taft managers. at
q time when Mr.. Taft IS in the state
himself without one word of protest
from him. are trying to use that Incl
dent to my discredit and TO his advan--
tage. Now. I acted on the recOmmenda-
tiOn OF Mr.. Taft when he was my sec
rotary of war
Colonel Roosevelt held up q copy OF
the annual report Of the secretry Of
war for 1906 and read an extract from
II in which reference was made 10 the
Brownsville affair
There is Mr.. Taft's own report, upon
which I acted" he continued. i do
not shift any responsibility upon Mr..
Taft I take it all But Mr.. Taft
should be responsible for his action,
too"
Great Crowds In Many Places
In seven OF his speeches colonel
Roosevelt charged that he was being
opposed in the cam paign by Democrats
as we'll as by members Of his own par
ty. In some places the crowds were
so great that colonel Roosevelt had
difficulty in getting 10 and from the
place Of speaking
He went to the soldiers home and
spoke TO the veterans there. In the
evening he spoke 10 a large crowd in
Memorial hall After delivering his
speech here. Col Roosevelt departed
for Greenville, where he is to make
his first address tomorrow.