The Washington herald., 1908-06-10
DALZELL HITS At DELEGATES
Private" Writes Admonishing Let
ter About President Makers.
Says that After Convention They
Must Go Back 10 Face People
Who Selected Them.

Private Dalzell. in the following letter
20 The Washington Herald, gives his
views OF the action OF the delegates 10
the Republican national convention at
Chicago:
/ Committees now in session at Chicago
/ are a mere fragment OF the great con-
| vention 10 convene week from to-day
/ At least 600 delegates and 900 aIternates
are yet at home in their States and dis
\ tricts watching every movement at Chi
! cago as they read the proceedings from
/ day 70 day in their home papers Com
mittees may propose. but the people at
home may dispose in quite other fashion.
Who knows?
No one has thought Of the possible
surprises that may be in store for the
so-called managers when these delegates
reach Chicago next week A delegate AT
home among his neighbors don't amount
TO hill Of beans. II he should assume
any airs because he is a President-maker
by trade his neighbors would laugh at
him.
No. they don't take him very seriously.
for he is a creature Of their creation.
and the servant whom they have Sc
lected TO express their will and carry
their message mot his. nor any boss will
or message) to the Republican national
convention. The people at home find the
delegate very approachabIe person. and
they are not at all abashed In his
presence.
THE divinity that hedges about dele
fo tGo
his seat in the convention. are things Of
the future; but for the present he Is but
man who is a brother among the people
who chose him to carry their-nOt HIS. but
their-vOte to Chicago. So, then he is but
a common carrier or messenger to carry
their vote up while they stay at home and
attend to their own business
so all this week they and he are In
close daily conference, for the people take
more interest in the preliminaries Of this
convention than they ever before took in
the first movements OF any national con-
vention.
"All the candidates are discussed pro
and con in the presence and hearing Of
delegates at home this entire week Moth
ing else is thought Oft is in every news
paper and on every tongue. And the dis
cussion is very free and full, and the
uVlcbdtSo dIt not approaching glnEerly or
with any temerity.
The riot act is read to them. and they
are quite bluntly reminded that there is
despite George z. Pughs aphorism. "a
future in politics. Some OF these dele |
gates are now in Office. as they are all /
candidates for Office. Human beings are /
quite human, or they would never have /
sought election Of delegates. Their minds /
are quite receptive just now, and they are /
earnestly looking over the situation.
There never was so much talk or such
plain talk as these gentlemen are hearing
all this long preconvention week. OF /
course the newspaper dispatches assure |
them they have nothing to do but obey
the dictatiOn OF the bosses now in Chi
cago They are reminded that their votes
are already over the bargain counter, sold I
ana engaged for A. or B.. and they have
nothing to do but pack UP and go to Chi
ago and deliver the goods. like autom- I
atoms played by slSillful bosses.
Slaves they are, already knocked of on \
ne political block, and. like dumb driven II
,attle, have no mind or will Of their own. n
raey don't see it that way. Their neigh II
)ors resent IT, Their votes are not yet de-
lvered, and no man or convention in Chi N
ago has right to bargain or pledge II
heE for any one. So it's all in the air,