The Detroit times., 1912-06-24

sSaSS---Int vs.
TO be circulated throughout the coun-
: try. II was as follows:
ITO the Republican national convcn-
ton:
I'VE have reached a point whore
the Roosevelt delegates feel that they
can no longer share In the responsible
ity for the actions OF the convention.
We have contested with you until we
have exhausted every parliamentary
privilege in an effort to have placed
upon the roll the names OF men legal
ly elected.
when by using the votes or the
delegates whose rights to sit In the
convention are challenged, and you
took position which places the pow
ers of a political convention above
the authority OF 1900 majority elect
ed In a legal primary in California,
we decided that your steam roller
had exceeded the speed limit. Since
then we have asked for no roll call.
You have now completed the seating
Of all contested delegates, using the
votes OF the contested delegates TO
accomplish your purpose. We cannot
In Justice to ourselves share the re-
sponsibility OF convention which has
said to Ohio--the home OF President
Taft-that a majority OF $4,000 voters
obtained In a legal primary election,
must stand, aside for the political dlc-
tum OF a national committeeman dis
carded by that same majority we
cannot become parties with you In
declaration that defeated political
committeeman sitting in an obscure
room Of this building can nullify the
13O. 900 majority by which Pennsyl-
vania gave expression TO her wishes.
We will not put ourselves In a posi-
ton to be bound by any act In whica
you say to the majority who rejected
Taft In New Jersey. to the majority
who rejected him in Wisconsin, TO the
majority who rejected him in Mime.
sofa. to the majority who rejected him
In Maine, to the majority who reject
ed him in Maryland, to the majority
in South Dakota, North Dakota, which
gave him only 1900 votes out OF $4,000
Nebraska, Oregon, Minnesota, Kan
sas. Oklahoma, West Virginia, North
Carolina--that all these majorities
added together went down under the
mere rulings OF political committee.
I'VE will not join you in say -lg to
the home state OF Abraham Lincoln
that the 10000 with which We de-
feated Taft and his managers In ILL
nois was overruled by these very man
ayers with the consent OF those VINO
have arrogated powers never intended
to be theirs
"Mr. Payne sought to question the
representatives OF these great Repdb-
lican states yesterday Until he can
show a better record than Is shown
by the results OF his type Of conserva-
tive leadership he Is stopped from
criticism When Roosevelt left the
White House four years ago. he left
you an overwhelming majority In
both branches of congress, and In the
great Republican states. He left you
q record upon which you could elect
Mr.. Taft He left you progressive
program to carry forward. That pro-
gram was buried beneath an avalanche
Of words at Winona. and Is .Republi-
can governors were buried beneath
an avalanche OF votes which refuted
recreancy to party pledges.
when Roosevelt left the White
House he left great majority and
In the house and senate It was re-
duced to a bare majority. So much
for your conservative leadership, Mr..
Payne.
I'VE will not participate with you
In completing the scuttling of the
ship.
I'VE do not bolt. We merely insist
that you, not we, are making the
record and we refuse to be bound by
Il. We have pleaded with you 10
DAYS. We have fought with you five
DAYS for a square deal We fight no
more. we plead not guilty We will
cit IN silent protest and the people