The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-30
ROOSEVELT vExED
Picture on Campaign Button
With Taft Rifles Him.
There Will Be No Love Feast at
Union League Dinner.

New York, Sept. 3O.-Colonel Roose-
welt has made vehement written pro-
test TO Villa Wilcox, of the Repub-
lican national nmittee against:
F1rst-The circulation of his por-
trait along with those of Charles J.
Hughes and William H. Taft on a
campaign button.
Second = Advertising the Union
League club reception to Mr.. Hughes
next Tuesday as one arranged for "A
reconciliation between Roosevelt and
Taft.
Upon receipt of the messe ge, Chair
man Wilcox disclaimed all response
bility for the Hughes-Taft- Roosevelt
button, or the Roosevelt kiss
and make up program.
The chairman was so disturbed that
he privately threatened to have the
Union League reception called off
rather than have trouble.
The colonel came to town prepara-
tory to starting for Battle Creek,
Mich, where he is to deliver his Skin
'em alive" speech for Hughes.
To Be No Making Up"
While awaiting a visit from Chair
man WILCOX to arrange about his far
western Itinerary visit which did
not materialize - the colonel was
shown a button bearing the likeness of
Hughes, thanked by others of Taft and
himself. He was also reminded that
Elihu Root. as president of the Union
League club; and National Chairman
Wilcox were planning to have him
and Mr.. Taft forget their four-year
feud and swear eternal political and
personal allegiance in the presence of
cheering Republicans.
The colonel waxed wroth. He paced
the floor of the clubhouse reception
room and demanded of newspaper
men who were responsible for the but
ton and for the Taft-Roosevelt recon-
Citation twist to the forthcoming re-
CaDtiOn Some observed that ha ms
National Chairman Wilcox could fur
nish the information.
Come here, quick" roared the COL
onel to his stenographer. Take this
he continued, as he continued a
sizzling letter to Wilcox.
1t is understood the colonel wrote
I substantially that he must insist upon
the recall of the campaign buttons
and a public reputation of the an
nouncement that he is to attend the
| Hughes reception chiefly to shake
hands" with Taft.
Makes Himself Understood.
| The colonel, while renewing his
promise to Chairman Wilcox and
Elihu Root that he will participate in
| the reception, emphasized his view
| that he would go there merely out of
compliment to Mr.. Hughes as the Re-
! publican candidate for president He
| did not purpose to have this PROPOSE
ton befogged by reports that he was
to be dragooned into falling into the
arms of former President Taft or Will
liam Barnes. jr., or any other man
with whom he has quarreled.
| The colonel insisted that Chairman
Wilcox reveal who ordered the
Hughes-Taft- Roosevelt campaign me-
j dalton and who had the audacity to
announce that he was a party to a
public reconciliation with Taft.
! When the message was taken to Mr..
| WILCOX, the chairman apparently had
| been tipped that it was on it's way.
As the stenographer appeared at the
door of WfllcoX's private room at ma
tional headquarters, the chairman
greeted him with: IF you have come
to talk with me about the campaign
button, tell the colonel that 1 know
| nothing about it. Tell him further
that l am in no way responsible for
the published accounts that he is to
| become reconciled to Mr. Taft Tell
/ him further that 1 would prefer to
have the reception called off rather
J than have any trouble"