Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-25
ROOSEVELT FLAYED
IN KEYNOTE SESSION
Third Term for Colonel Would Merely Have Wheted His
Appetite for Power Declares Judge Parker in Denun-
citation Of What He Terms Unwarranted Assault
Unwritten Prohibition Against Capitalization Of Power
in Hands Of Single Individual
iny hvenInr IIsraIa a. 2. l.eaaed WIrel

aBy ENcnluH Herald y, y, LEASED Wtrei
Baltimore. sd. June 25,--Willlam
J Bryan lost his 1rst ight for the
progressive control OF the Democratic
national convention today. when ne
was detected for temporary chairman
/. % the convention by Alton y. Parker.
Mr.. Bryan first nominated Senator
Kern 90 oppose Parker. The latter
declined the honor and named Mr..
Bryan % make the light. The Nchras-
kan made an eloquent plea FOR the
cause he had represented FOR sixteen
years, but Il was unayailing
The debate pfecedlas the roll call
threw the convention into "a wiid dis
order
On motion of Luke Lea OF Tennes-
see, Parkers election az temporary
chairman made unanimous Judge
Parker wax escorted 60 the platform
by senator stone OF Missouri. senator
Lea Of Tennessee, and Judge Weetcott
of New Jersey amid continued cheers.
Judge Parker was presented ~
Chairman Mack and began his key
note speech az temporary chairman.
The crowds. wearled by long delay.
bagan leaving The galleries ana there
vas great disorder ss Judge Parker
s1pEht % proceed
badge Parker said:
'Ne meet While the hills yet echo
n Hiid cries OF liar, thief and trait
~. Ind furious wallis of freud. brlh-
tert irCachcry and corruption and
Ihuf bars are weary with the ain Of
'athosAriiculate shricking and passion-
ate Nlllification OF the most shame
fu brawl OF osr political history,
"Our candidates. however. are
without exception men Of such lofty
mian that we meet immune from tho
distCmper which soixed the Chicago
convention ana privileged 60 dis
charge a solemn duty calmly, dSlib-
erntciy, seriously
''rhc cause of government by the
people the world over has hcon ma
terially checked by the diswfauotul
brawi which terminated in lhe bed
lam at Chicago Every good citizen
has been put 60 shame by the bru-
1 thlity and the abuse which character.
ized this wransle between q prosl-
dent and an ex- president Gratitude
4 friendship party loyalty. patriotism
aud common deoenoy were forgotten
in tho auasie
"Tho assault upon the unwrition
prohibition against Il third term,
made in the wild scramble for the
Republican nomination. warns us OF
the vital necessity OF Incorporating
in our constitution safeguard
against repeated terms.
"in the very beEinning Of oar con-
stitulion making it was urged hy del-
egates participating that safety re-
quirod a constitutional limitation oi
, tho period ~ years one man might
hold the office of president History
warned them 81 the coming OF b man
whose Unsuitable last 81 power would
he as consuming az Caesars, towering
( high above hls love ~ country This
danger seemed oven 20 the pessimisis
10 have PASSED with tho establish
ment OF q precedent py Washington.
jefferson ana their successors, In
deed where lives the man who has
I not either heard or said that an un'
written law forBids more than two
terms. and n anyone could be 50 fool.
! hardy az 90 seek further he would bo
crushed hy the wrath ot patriotic
! and intelligent people
'Tho man who split his party O..
ChlcaEo once recOgnixed Che thlrd
term tradition and acknowledged it
application 90 his situation. On ina
. eve of his triumph Ia 1904 he said
The wise custom which limits
ihe president 40 Two terms regards
4 the substance ana not the form, and
under uo circumstances Will I be- q
cnndidntr f0r, or accept another
nomination
"WrOnR u this year Of grace hc
was right in that PeradVenture hs
was honest with his soul ana ho mas
have confessed 10 it that even d
president may he tempted to resort
TO aoFdld devices and shameless i'm