The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-10-15
SENATOR WORKS
CHARGES FRAUD

Washington, d. c. Oct l5.-United
States Senator John D. Works of Cali
fornia today issued a signed statement
charging the progressive third party
movement in California with gross
fraud and asking all progressive re-
publicans to vote for Governor Wilson
for president. He also pointed out the
impossibility of the republicans carry
ing California for Taft because of the
manner in which the Bull Moose lead
ers of that state fraudulently entered
and captured the republican primaries,
and he advised all republicans in Call
ifornia and in other states where Taft
electors are not on the republican bal
lot, to vote for Wilson.
Senator Works outlined the manner
In which the Roosevelt men, not en-
titled to a place on the ballot at the
primary election, caused their candi-
dates and voters to swear that they
we're republicans in order to enter the
republican primary to nominate for
Office on the republican ticket men
who were not republicans, but mem
bers of the Third party.
The statement pointed out that these
persons, by means of false affidavits,
obtained control of the republican
state central committee of California
and permitted Third party men to act
in republican convention under the
laws of California to place Roosevelt
electors on the republica nticket.
"The new party" said Senator
Works statement, "is completely or
ganized with all the necessary political
machinery, and some of the men who
are acting as members of the republi-
can committees in California are also
members of working committees of
the new party.
mo kind of sophistry, or evasion
can conceal the fact that this whole
proceeding is IfauQulenI.
"The right and honorable thing for
them to have done was to place their
candidates on tht ticket as progress
sives by petition SO that every voter
could vote intelligently for whom he
pleased, knowing whether he was vot-
ing for a republican or a progressive.
They were not willing to come out
fairly and boldly, as progressives. To
do that they would lose the votes of
progressive republicans who did not
believe in the new party and would
have to surrender the power and pres
tige OF the republican party, which, as
progressive republicans, was within
their control
'The whole thing has been con-
temptible deception and fraud. Much
of it has been more than that. 1t has
been a series OF crimes. The candi-
dates who ran on the republican ticket,
but who were progressives, were fraud
ulently nominated and are entitled to
no consideration at the hands of people
who believe in honest politics.
1T results that the progressives,
who are crying out, Thou shalt not
steal, have by a systematic course of
fraud, corruption and perjury, stolen
the right of the republican party to
place on the ballot and deprived thou
sands Of voters of the right to volt for
the candidate of their choice within
their own party
"erhen what are real progressive re-
publicans to do? They cannot con
sistently support Taft for two reasons.
He was not fairly and honestly nom
mated and he does not represent pro
gressive principles, or the sentiments
Of the masses of tht people of the
country. He is reactionary himself,
honestly l believe, and with good in
tentions, but worse than that he is
advised and largely governed and con
trolled by the worst class Of trust mag
mates. reactionaries of the privilege
seeking class. and corrupt political
manipuators and bosses in the coun-
try.
Roosevelt is equally impossible. He
is too new convert to progressive
principles to trust with the leadership
of new party if its object is to ad
vance and maintain those principles
He has never until now stood openly