The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-11
ATTEMPTED STEAL
WORRIES TAFT MEN
Roosevelt May Be Able to Put
Through Seizure OF Presi-
Dental Electors.
WEST is BATTLE-GROUND
Situation Confrontig Rcpubli-
cans Discussed at White
House Conference.

Washington. July lo-Charges that
the Roosevelt party is trying to steal
Republican electors in various states.
ana IS in ia!r way of making good
on the THEFT We're made AZ the White
House to-day by Republican leaders
who conferred with President Taft
The conference related TO the Sc
rious situation in Kansas. South Da-
other states, where the Roosevelt
leaders have things In splendid shape
TO support Roosevelt men for electors
under the cover and guise Of Repub-
llcan electors.
Those who talked With the Presi-
dent and secretary Hilles were Repre-
sentatiYes Burke. Moore and Camp
bell. the former vice-chalrman oil the
Republican Conversational Committee.
the second sccrctary Of the cominlttce.
ana Mr Campbell yitally Interested be-
cause OF the program of tho itoose-
Nclicrs IN Kansas. Renublican con-
gressionn cpnoidates are involved Ia
nearly all the States. and II the Re
publicaua nope 10 elect d Republican
House ia November they must got the
complications cleared up. Rcprcgen-
iatlvc Mckinley chairman OF the Re-
publican Congressional Committee. had
seen the President earlier In the day.
The cardinal plank in the Roose-
volt platform is Thou shalt not steal"
JiepresentRtive Burke told the Presl-
fota the third party people have al
ready proceeded 10 attempt to steal
the Republican electoral vote OF tho
State. the. plainest and most rotten
game OF theft ever tried In American
rOlitics The same game ~ being fol-
lowed in other states, and the worst
Of IL is that IA some places. possibly.
less"
Denounces Action In South Dakota.
Senator Gamble. or south Dakota
WHO also saw Presiden, Taft. de-
uounccd the game in his State as a
steal ard told tho details. The Re
publican state committee there mot
u nominate electors, as provided Ia
the law. and to attend 10 other bust
ness. The committee proceeded 20
nominate straighiou, Roosevelt men
Is electors. 10 be placed on the ticket
a. Reprh!cans' and admits that II they
ere elected In November. although
sailing Under Inc name Of Republicans.
tho VIII vote for Roosevelt The
the recourse IN that state OF putting
regular Republican electors on the
ticket by petition. and this is likely
The conference to-day. however. re-
lated largely TO tho situation in Kan
sas. where the nrst test Of strength
between the Roosevelt and TAFT mon
VIII come August In tho primaries
70 be held that dny. These primaries
VIII be FOR the nomination. as Repub-
leans % ful state ticket congress
riounl candidates state LEGISLATURE
aud electors Governor Stubs and
Senator Bristow are both out for
5tcoseNett ana cam that II the fooht-
welt electors are nominated in the prl-
fnaries they can and VIII be pu. UP as
Republicans under the heading or TAFT
as tho nepuhlicFn nominee. but VIII
vote for Roosevelt IN the electoral col
l.se
The regular Republicans in Kansas
are WORKING like beavers 20 defeat ihis
seheme but do not snow whether they
VIII succeed. Tho Taft Republicans
have put up ticket ~ electors and
thu Roosevelt people have done the
same Thing The Roosevelt people VIII
tAl under the name Of Republicans.
Ihe S'ubhs program being NOT TO bring
the now party name into tho game
bur permit the whole scheme to be
worked out under the pretense Of Re-
rublicans.
Tnft Wen Have No Dcfcnre
II nc Roosevelt electors carry the
primaries and 70 upon the Republican
tlckct NE .raft men. under the Kansas
laws. VIII have absolutely no defense.
2 neN cannot put up another ticket by
petition, or otherw!se. and would be
nut IN the position e having to vote
Tor Democratic electors to prevent
l'oosevel' carrying tho State or re-
nSinins AVA from the polls and let
,1,hs the state 70 70 Roosevelt The
Teft men nope 70 win with their ticket
Of electors hut they have the fun
state administration and machinery
;tSNhst them, and are dubious as to
nov matters VII! turn out
Inelr one ray Of hope Is that some
o. me electors nominated by the
I'"9seFeN peop!e VIII decline to be-
.tSspl q vote OF inc state and VIII an
nounce that II they 20 upon the Re-
5"pIlcah tlcHet they VIII vote for
r@,t lor president IN the electoral
."'Ieke Iait candidates for electors
"a we primaries are willing TO with
rIeW pledges OF this kind are made
"y the Roosevelt men.
cs senator y ar and the Kansas dele