Show Gov G v. v Deneen Raps Roosevelt Governor Deneen of Illinois Was vas was one of Roosevelt's backers in the Chicago convention Speaking at a rally in hi this state on October the Governor said There were only thirty four serious serious serious seri seri- ous contests in the Chicago convention convention convention conven conven- tion and Colonel Roosevelt told me meso meso meso so himself askin asking me to modify the resolution which I offered to include only the thirty I did not do so and kept the figure of contests at the number which had been agreed on originally by Governor Hadley and the Roosevelt managers These thirty-four thirty delegates would not have changed the result He protested against the southern members and the territorial dele delegates delegates gates but to my pelson personal l knowledge it was Theodore Theodora Roosevelt eight years ago ago and four years ago who prevented a change in the sY system tem of the election of these delegates |