Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1912 — Presbyterian Church. [ARTICLE]

Presbyterian Church.

The services for next Sabbath will be: Sabbath school at 9:30 a. m. ‘Morning worship at 10:45 a. m., •object, “Loyalty”; evening worship at 7 p. m., subject, “The Triumphant Entry." The public is most cordially invited to these services.

“Political Grand Larceny” Committ«l at State Convention. The above term is what the Roosevelt republicans charge the Taft republicans with in stealing delegations by methods that would put a shame to the most notorious sward-heelers in the red light districts of our big cities. In the minority report made—or attempted to be made—in 1 the state convention, some of these methods were shown, in the charges made In selecting delegates In the seventh district, where it. was alleged: That at voting places in , practically every one of the contesting wards from two to four policemen were stationed, who drove Roosevelt workers from the polls, prevented the taking down of names and addresses of the voters who had voted Roosevelt slates, solicited vptes on behalf of Taft slates. That scores upon scores of repeaters voted in every contested ward. That wagon and automobile loads of such repeaters were hauled from ward to ward and voted at each Place from two to six times. That one automobile truck load of eleven men was seen to, vote at the Tenth ward, then drove to the Eleventh ward and voted there; then they drove to the Twelfth ward and voted; then went back to Jhe Tenth ward and voted again, noth the Tenth and Twelfth wards are contested.

On none of the contested wards was a register of the residence of voters kept, though demand -that, i his be done was made. Tho Taft workers, with the aid of the police, prevented , Koou-evelf. workers trom obtaining the addresses of voters.

That in two wards and one township, an accurate tab of all votes cast was kept and in addition an accurate list of the names and addresses of such voters who stated they had . voted for the Roosevelt delegates, was made during the voting and such .list., compared with the total vote cast, showed that the Roosevelt delegates were elected by large majorities. The road-roller method , were used during the entire convention, and the 667 Roosevelt delegates were spat upon and walked over by the' 772 Taft delegates, and were given not a look In at any stage of the proceedings. In speaking of the convention tfte Indianapolis Star, the republican state organ and a strong Taft paper, says; “Much as The Star desires the renomination and re-election of President Taft, It greatly regrets that the verdict of Indiana republicans in his flavor could not have been straight and clear. As it is, there is a cloud upon t/he title of the four delegates at large and the two delegates from this district. “This flaw becomes the more deplorable because of 'the fact that the maporlty of 106 in yesterday’s convention would have been wiped out entirely and a small majority for Mr. Roosevelt would have taken its place, if the disputed votes from this county had not been, counted on the question of their own legality. The republicans of Indiana, outside of this county, sent to the state convention .656 Roosevelt delegates and 649 Taft delegates.” On the other hand, the Taft people charge the Roosevelt republicans with using thousands of dollars of trust barons' money in the delegate conventions, and say that the Roosevelt “sentiment” has been purchased ' with money. Much bad feeling has been engendered and a general bolt of Roosevelt and his followers is threalenedi