The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-18
SENATOR WORKS
CHARGES FRAUD

Washington. D g Oct I5-United
Slztes Senator John D. Works OF Cali
fo-niz today issued 3 signed statement
chzrging the progressive third party
0OFemsuE n California with gross
frzud ard asking Al progressive re-
pahlicsns 70 vote for Gorernor Wilson
fQr president he also pointed out the
iEzpossi5ilIIy q TIE republicans carry
ing California f0r TAR Bscznse Of the
manner in which TIE Ball Moose lead.
ers Of that stale frzuduIs1uy entered
and captured the republican primaries.
and be advised AL republicans in cal
iforZia and in other states where Taft
electors are Dot on the republican bal
lot- 10 vote for wIlson
Senator WORKS outlined the manner
Il which the Roosevelt men. rot En-
titled to place on TIE ballot AZ ths
primary election. ezased their csndi-
dates and voters 70 swear thai they
we're republicans IN order 70 enter the
republican primary 70 nominate for
0Gee On the republican ticket men
Who were BOT republicans, but mem
bers Of the Third party.
The stzzeue1z poiafed out that these
persons. By means OF false zTidavits. !
obtained control OF the republican /
state central committee OF California I
and permitted Third party men to act
u republican convention under the /
la~s Of California to place Roosevelt
electors On the republicz nticket.
The new party. said Senator !,
Works statement, Is completely or
sznized with Al the necessary political i
machinery. and some OF the men who 1
re acting as members OF the republi.
an committees in California are also
Members OF working committees OF
be new parry
No kind of sopaistry. or evasion
an conceal the fact that this whole
roceeding Is fraudulent
The right and honorable thing for
hem 70 have done vas TO place their
andidates on tht ticket as progress
ives, BY petition, 50 that every voter
ould vote intelligently for whom be
leased. knowing whether be was vot-
lg for republican or a progressive.
They were not willing TO come out h
airy and boldly. as progressiYes. To y
0 that they would lose the votes Of NJ
rogressiTe republicans who did not h
elieye in the new party and would
ave to surrender the power and pres d
&c of the republican party, which, as u
rogressive republicans. vas within Y,
seir control. J,
The whole thing has been con- !
-mptible deception and fraud. Much j
il has been more than that. It has i
zen a series Of crimes. The candi. -
ltes who ran on the republican ticket
II who were progressiyes. we're fraud a,
emily nominated and are entitled to +,
consideration at the hands Of people n
no believe in honest politics. r.
1T results that the progressives, n,
no are crying ont. Thou shalt not -
cal. have by systematic course of be
aud, corruption and perjury, stolen M
e right Of the republican party to
place on the ballot and deprived thou sh
nds Of voters OF the right TO volt for =,
E candidate Of their choice within n
cir own party. -,
Then what are real progressive re- -
blicans to do2 They cannot con n
tently support Taft for two reasons.
J was not fairly and honestly NOM IT,
tied and he does not represent pro il,
sssiye principles. or the sentiments ma
the masses of tht people of the .h.
intry. He Is reactionary himself. Il,
aestly, believe. and with good in Il.
luons, but worse than that he is "a,
rised and largely governed and con
lied by the worst class Of trust mag -,
es. reactionaries Of the privilege 49,
king class, and corrupt political :
nipulators and bosses in the coun- <,o
Roosevelt is equally impossible. He 80.
too new convert to progressive -
leiples TO trust with the leadership v,
a new party if IFS object is to ad- -
ce and maintain those principles. - -
has never until now stood openly -. -
progressive principles on,
He is all things to all men TO get !
IS. He has suddenly become an n
ocate Of woman suffrage because Of
many OF them are now voters and elac
e become so without his help. He trict
ar was before IN.
lis party is not founded on prin- thro
E but upon malice. revenge and the
ppointed ambition. II he had been that
mated by the republican conyen- ing
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