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Show i NO CHANCE FOR 1 ROOSEVELT TD I ill, SffS TUFT BH Makes Statement Claiming BH 520 Votes, Not Counting IH ' Those in Montana, Texas and Some Other States. PRESIDENT TAKING JM . REST AT CLEVELAND I Roosevelt Still Barnstorming in Ohio, Talking of Political Politi-cal Bosses and Paying Himself Compliments. CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 16. President, Taft tonight received telegrams from his secretary, C. D. Hillos, and Director William B, McKinloy, of the Taft "bureau, claiming tfiat 513 delegates to the Chicago convention wore for Taft. rive hundred and forty is a majority ma-jority in the convention. CLEVELAND. O.. May 1 6. Replying lo claims of Theodore Roosevelt thai he had r.22 delegates to the Republican national na-tional convention. President Taft. In a public statement, pointed otit that Mr. Roosevelt had only 309 delegates and for the time admitted that the result of the primaries In Ohio will settle the question of the Republican nomination. Tho vote in Ohio, my home state, much to my crat sanation, will be the decisive one and will settle the question of the nomination." nomina-tion." Said tho president. The statement, follows: "Only 1SS delegates to the Chicago convention con-vention remain to be chosen. If Theodore Roosevelt were to got all of thorn, he could not be nominated. Carefully prepared pre-pared rifures show Unit only 309 delegates thus far are Instructed- for or pledged to him. and the talk of real and genuine contests con-tests against delegates who are Instructed Instruct-ed for me Is as unsustalncd by the facts as many of the misleading issues that have been Injected into this campaign. The number of Taft delegates thus far chosen, not counting the eight from Mon- tana and a number from Texas and Ar-hanras Ar-hanras who will be elected today, Is 520, and tho vote In Ohio, my home state, much to my gratification, will be tho de-tislvo de-tislvo one. and will settle the question of the nomination. "The Chicago convention will be or-panzed or-panzed by the friends of constitutional government and the hucccss of that great cause now seems assured." Tho president refused to comment on a mcrv printed In the local papers regarding regard-ing a Vunior that he would quit the race If he lost out in the Ohio primaries. He may make a statement later In the day The president met Senator Burton and other leaders today. Todnv Is to bo largely n day of rest for President Taft. His special train rolled Into the cltv shortly after midnight and was brought to a stop on a switch. The president breakfasted aboard his car, la: r leaving for a downtown hotel, where he was expected to meet some of the loea leaders. Tonight the president will Kddie?3 a muss meeting In central armory. arm-ory. ' Whole Country Concerned. 'l.EVKl.AND, O.. May JO. "I would not be here to bother you tonight If It did not concern the American people more than It does mo lo defeat. Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency." That was the way president Taft Introduced In-troduced his criticism of Colonel Roo.se-vl Roo.se-vl hero luuiglil. "If It were a purely personal matter with me." he continued, "I would be content con-tent to abide the verdict, of time and would remain in the White House silent under his misstatements and attacku upon me. But more than my own feelings In the matter Is at stake. It la of supreme ' Importance to the American people." ; After a day of rest, In which he made two lalk to workingmen and conferred with Senator Burton and other leaders. President Taft fpoke tonight In the Central Cen-tral armory to n great crowd. Speaking of the Payne tariff bill and the need existing for further revision, ' Mr. Taft got a laugh and a cheer by remarking: "If the Democrats will only give me the money I will see that tho schedules which are too high will bo revlBed." Mr, Taft made some new phrases in speaking of Colonel Roosevelt. At one point he called his Ideas of constitutional fwernment "wild and ridiculous notions," and at another he spoko of Mr. Roosc-velt's Roosc-velt's "tyranny" and "explosive Inconsistency. Incon-sistency. Spending the night here, the president will leave early tomorrow for western Ohio, ROOSEVELT CLAIM IS MORE THAN 500 TOLEDO, O.. May 15. "Of th5 delegates dele-gates already elected I have 501," said Colonel Roonovn.lt today. Ho stood by his statement of yesterday that ho had more than 500 delegates and was confident con-fident he would bo nominated on the . first ballot at Chicago. Tho third day of Colonel ItooBcvclt's Ohio campaign took him from Greenville Green-ville to Toledo. He made thirteen speeches and had as little time for rest as on previous days. Roosevelt was told that President Taft would dispute his claim as to delegates and directed the preparation of figures to reinforce his statement. The Roosevelt Roose-velt column foots up 501. I'nder the heading, "For Some Other Candidate," arc placed .US delegates, while SI are listed as unlnstructed and ."8 as contested. "I have gone over this tahle In minute detail." said the colonel, "and T consider con-sider It a guarded underestimate of our strength." Lists Misleading-. The former president, asserted that Uie lists of delogalcs which luivc been given out by the Taft managers were so misleading mis-leading hs lo give little Idea of tho lineup line-up and that It was his purpose to show Just what was the situation. From New York slate twenty delegates are listed for Roosevelt. An explanatory note says. "Tho Taft people claim S3, but we have pledges from at least 120 who will vote for Roosevelt all the time." From .Michigan ten delegates are put In the Roosevelt column. The entire delegation from Washington Is claimed with the statement: "The Taft people have chosen what they term 'contesting delegation," but it Ik admitted oven by tho Taft papers that the Roosovelt forces controlled the convention by at least o.GO to 1SS." Claims Mississippi. The entire Mississippi delegation Is listed for Roosevelt, with the explanatory remark that, while It Is claimed for President Presi-dent Taft, "in the state convention the Roosevelt people outvoted the Taft people by three to one." In his speech here .Colonel Roosevelt replied to the statement that although he had been attacking hossism, Walter Brown, his Ohio manager, was In the class of bosses. He referred to Mr. Brown's work at the Ohio constitutional convention, saying he had championed every proposal to enable tho people to obtain complete control of their government. govern-ment. After making his speech hero Colonel Roosevelt departed for Ironton, where he is lo make hi final address tomorrow. Denounces Action. DEFIANCE, O.. May J 6. When Colonel Roosevelt learned of the outcome of the Republican stale convention In Washing-Ion Washing-Ion yesterday, as a result of which two sets of delegates are to be sent to the national convention, he denounced the action ac-tion of tho Taft supporters as "scandalous." "scanda-lous." At Paulding he said "The most scandalous thing our opponents op-ponents have recently tried and failed In Is to steal from the people of Washington tho delegates of that state. Whenever we held primaries In that state Ave heat them. Where they were strongest we beat them two to one. Where they were not so strong wc beat them about eight to one. They havo no chance of any kind, and so they have endeavored to steal what they could not earn, to try by theft to get what they could not get from the people." Large crowds met Colonel Roosevelt during the day. At Lima while ho was speaking a man called out: "What about the third term?" Colonel Roosevelt whirled about and pointed his linger In the direction of the questioner. Quotes Taft's Father. "You can't ask me any questions, you foolish creature, that I can't answer," he raid. "1 will answer you by quoting the words of President Taft's father about the third term." Ho then read a letter written by Judge Alphonso Taft, the president's father, to the Cincinnati Enquirer. After quoting Judge Taft's opinion In referring to Grant's candidacy for a third term, that the only danger lay in tho u?c of federal patronage for the purpose of securing a third consecutive term, he said that Judge Taft's name headed the list of members of a Grant third term club. "Down among the. list of members comes tho name of a bright young repre-Fentatlvc. repre-Fentatlvc. of the family. Charles P. Taft," he said, "Tho whole Taft family wan in that movement. T will appeal from son lo the father and ask you to accept the sound common senso which the father spoke as to the ridiculous folly of raising any talk about, a third term when the terms are not consecutive and the man out of power has no earthly means of Influencing In-fluencing a single office holder, a single privileged representative of tho privileged class." More Claims Made. WASHINGTON. May 161 ColonrI Roosevelt's statement In Ohio yesterday that he was assured of the Republican nomination for preFldcnt was a subject of comment by both the Roosevelt and Taft headquarters here today. Senator Dixon, In charge of the Roosevelt headquarters, head-quarters, said: "Colonel Roosp.vclt In his statement under-estimated his real strength on the first ballot. Today 1 havo positive Information In-formation from Roosevelt leaders In New York that three more delegates from that stato have glvn tholr assurance as-surance that they Intend to vote for Roosevelt on the first ballot- This makes twenty-four who will vote for Roosevelt on the first ballot." Senator Dixon assorted that many southern delegates claimed by tho Tuft people would vote for Roosevelt, Representative McKlnley. In charge of the national Taft bureau, said: "Theodore Roosevelt's claim that ho will be nominated at the Republican national na-tional convention nt Chicago Is Bhown on tho face of tho rcturnK from conventions con-ventions thus far held to be false and intended to mislead. Today Pres'dcnt Taft already has 113 delegates Instructed Instruct-ed or pledged to his renomlnatlon Mr. Roosevelt has SCO. President Taft" rfceds no more votes. Mr. Roosevelt needs 231. He has no more real claim than William J. Hryan or Eugene V. Dobs." Temporary Chairman. ClIICAl.O. .May 10. One of the problems prob-lems which the aubcommlttoo on arrangements ar-rangements of tho national Republican convention faces 13 the selecttlon of a temporary chairman for the convention In June. This question may come up at the mooting of the subcommittee, which has been called by Chairman New for Saturday. Colonel New disclaimed tho Idea that he would name tho temporary chairman, but said he might, suggest a few names for tholr consideration. In political circles the naming of the temporary chairman won tho eubject of much gossip. It wan suggested that as tho sptrfch of tho temporary chairman wou'd In a degree bo expected to uound the koynoti' of the campaign, the temporary tem-porary chairman should be a friend of the man who will bc named as tho nominee of tho party for president. |