The Washington times., 1912-05-17
DIXON PROMPT IN
SP|K|NG STORY OF
A TAFT DELEGATE
Senator Denies Making
Overtures to Secure
Chase's Support.

Absolute denial Of its truth is the re-
ply of Senator Dixon to the statement
OF Calvin Chase. coiored delegate from
the District to the Chicago convention,
that he was approached by the Roose-
welt manager and asked to throw his
support to the former President, instead
OF to Taft Senator Dixon ascribes
court record to this delegate, whom
he says the Taft management put forL
ward as candidate for delegate pledged
to the President, well knowing his past
The reply of Senator Dixon was called
forth by statement from Chase, pub
lished in an Afternoon paper yesterday,
In which the delegate said that Senator
Dixon asked him to go over to the
Roosevelt column
Senator Dixon's Statement.
The Roosevelt manager says in reply:
About three weeks ago, Mr.. Rucker,
Of Atlanta, Ga, told me that he had
been talking with Chase, one of the con-
testing delegates from the District to
the Chicago convention, and that Chase
was most anxious to make a declara-
tion In favor of Roosevelt. / told the
gentleman that could not be put In
any equivocal attitude In a matter of
that kind, for I had understood that
Taft managers and run as a Taft dele
| gate In the soap box primaries in the
District OF Columbia. and that I would
not talk with him except this gentle
| man was present to hear all OF the con-
yersation. He called later and said
| that Chase was anxious to talk with
me that evening and, II 1t was agree
able, he would bring him to my house at
agreeable. ...
',At s o'clock this gentleman came, to
my house bringing Chase with him.
Chase volunteered the information that.
Ixxyk Ia nn ha1 nf
delegate and the Taft management had
backed him up in the soap box pri-
maries here In the District, he was con-
| vinced that Taft could neither be nomi-
mated nor elected. He said that nearly
all of the colored residents were strong.
ly opposed to Taft and that he wanted
me to know that he, II seated as dele
gate. was going to vote for Roosevelt
time and finally said to him that
was glad to know that he was fol
Roosevelt, and suggested to him that HI
write q letter announcing his position
press. He then said that before doint
so he wanted to consult with another
man, but would write the letter tha
night and give II to me the next morn
Called on Telephone.
THE next morning he called on tn,
telephone from what purported to be hi
oIICe III tniS CITY. NOt "lbHlnB " IAN
any chances on having him afterwar'
make any misstatements as to any con
versation 1 might hold with him. ask
ed j. c. O'Laughlin. correspondent o
the Chicago Tribune, who was then Ii
: my office. to pick up the telephone re
ceiver in the other room and listen I
the conversation, which Mr.. O'Laugh
lin did. Chase stated over the tele
phone that he would have his signe
, | statement declaring for Roosevelt read
!" at $50 that afternoon. I told him yer
: well. That was the last I heard @
Chase from that time until today. Whe
? he did not again appear. I simply size
up the whole situation as an attemr
}. on his part to lay some kind of four
dation for him to go to the Taft head
quarters and urge them For Gods SAX
I buy me quick, may declare for Roose
welt any minute.
= This is the truth about this man, VIII
= has served a Jail sentence in the cit
D of Washington, who has been indicte
in the local courts-which fact was we
known TO the Taft management, whe
they put him up as their delegate
y the District of Columbia-who now seek
e to become more notorious than befoI
, by his interview in an afternoon newi
u ma per this afternoon"