Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-15
MONDAY, JUNE IL, t9es.
\ REPUBLICAN CRISIS.

NHat NJ" ltNIHSIlohh ptAty 10 lac
Ing the most dangerous crisk in its
entire History is the opinion OF
come OF the rrust aStuto politicians
of tho country. The ParksPsburg
Sentinel A~s
From the party of LNlcola and
Gardeld it has become fsank and
brutal ofiiccholdcrs' mushiue with
out preteRsG OF fairness. or cease
OF obligation to popular rights Of
fisehslders doain4te it's poIisies
and make its candidates despite
tho popular will ~ the popular
wish In the contests now being
primarily determined by the ma
tional committee in Chicago on
hundred and tweAS-pine offce-
holdeIs from the southern states
are given seats in the convention
as delegates over The protest of TIA,
people of their states and o. defiance
of the expressed wish and will OF
the majority OF the Rcpubliesa
party. In every s0utherR state in
which the Taft efficeholdeCs wore
defeated as delegates ia the regular
conventions they bolted and came
as contestants before the national
committee and in every such in
stance they were given seats over
the regularly chosen delegates
There was not a single exception tC
hrnaL 80 l.
though there was a half exception
in Louisiana, where both do4sga-
tons were seated and one-haif the
vote given to each The question
OF regular election of Selegatey
was not seriously sonSdered in ?
single case, tho only issur. with tie
committee was whether the con
tssants wore the Reosevelt collar
with the Tan label on it, or wheth.
er they were merely representa-
tive citizen Republicans. II they
wore the collar they were given
the seats regardless of what tbeir
pretension to an election might be
or whether they made any pretan-
sion at all or not Mr.. Taft.
through the extraordinary and I'M
precedented actions of the commit
tee, has assured TO him already
more than clear majority OF the
votes in the convention This ma.
jority comes to him through rho
votes of delegates not fairly alest-
ed, from localities that will not fur
nish a single electoral vote to the
Republican ticket, and from local.
ties neither geographical nor 30
titical part OF the United States
The delegates from Arizona. New
Mexico, Alaska ard District OF Co
iumbia represent communities that
have no vote for electors and they
are for Taft: the delegates from
Hawaii and the Philippines repre-
sent countries not ger copsideren
an integral part Of this country
they are not even territories tspir
people have no vot4RG capacity, but
Aley are for Taft tha delegates
from ehe soutberH stsses % the
Union are offieeholdsrs and repre-
sent states that are certain not TO
vote Cor a Republican candidate fsr
president any more than Maine
Vermont, New Hahmpshira, Pom
sylvania or Massachusetts would
vste for q Democrat.
Taft will be the nominee unless
the convention Doe ssampedea 10
Roosevelt. Tbst much is aiready
settled 10 Will then be- noml-
nee whose nomination is secured 20
him, by the votes OF delesata ~
given seats through mfairBess and
fraud ~ delegates representing
people who never vote the Rspub-
l.can ticket wife ne dslsgst.s
representing TIE real force and
strength % inc Republican psrs
wso come from the states that pve
tha Republican maIoIras ana efos,
the Republican prsH3aEt- r.s rot
be allowed 20 have any voice oy In
fueDca iD tho convention Trog
and their votes ar, 20 be ov~rr.l-
den - me rs(usors sud ls cor
'rabands % ofarAoIdjrp .out
clans Qun Tho party stand .te