OCR Text |
Show wm uses Campaign Leaders Clash Over Result of Maryland Mary-land Primary Washington, May S. The Taft and Roosevelt national headquarters clashed clash-ed jestorday over tho Muryland prl-marv prl-marv result. Tho word. "lie" was used freely by Senator Dixon, head of the Rooseveil committee. Early In the day tho Taft headquarters put out a statement on the Maryland resulu, part of which was as follows. "More than half of Mr. Roosevelt's entire delogato vote came from the city and county of Baltimore, where It Is stated tho Roosevolt managers placed $10,000 among the workers at an early hour yestorday." Another part said: "In Prince George county, which definitely decided tho contest so far as present returns indicate, Roosovolt money" In large amounts was poured into tho county Large rolls of smail bills, accompanied by checks to be used if needed, were sent out from Washington on Sunday, at least one well known leader in the district hav Ing voluntarily oxhlblted such a 'roll' in Washington on Sunday afternoon," This statement was duly delivered to the Roosevelt headquarters, the organisations or-ganisations having nn amicable arrangement ar-rangement whereby they exchange dally bulletins and statements. Hero Is Sonator Dixon's answer: ' Every ono of these statements Is a deliberate, wilful lie Every man connected with their circulation is a deliberate and wilfull liar. These lies aro circulated for the purpose and for tho only purpose for which liars always al-ways He " President Taft's managers yesterday yester-day stated that "the president Is entitled en-titled and will receive tho votes of four of the delegntes from the stato of Maryland." to tho Republican na tlonal convention. Tho Taft managers claim that the naming of a solid Roosevelt delegation delega-tion by tho Marylnnd slate conYcn tion would defeat tho expressed preference pref-erence of the electors of the two districts. dis-tricts. It IS undrstobd this point will be pressed nn'd the national committee commit-tee asked to rule upon it unless four delegates aro given to the president. |