Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
COMMITTEE FOES
BOILERS, SAYS
ROOSEVELT
Steam Roller Men Denounced
for Methods CALIFORNIA;
Case Called Theft.

OYSTER BAY June 10 Denoune-
ing the Taft contingent in the national
committee which comDoses the steam
roller as the real ebolters" Of the party
Colonel Roosevelt stnginelv told his
opinion Of the last of the California
and Arizona contests for delegates IN
the committee YESTERDAY He said in
part
II call special attention 10 the fact
thai the six Roosevelt delegates from
Arizona are excluded by the national
committee because they represent the
people Of Arizona. and the six Taft
delegates are admitted because they do
not
an California the progressives could
have obtained all the delegates with
out pesorting TO a primary The temp
tation was very strong 70 take the dele
gates without risldng a primary
THE legislature Of California de-
creed that IN California. as in Oregon,
South Dakota and North Dakota, the
delegates should all be elected st large.
All parties and all factions acduiesced
in the law, and the supporters Of three
Republican candidates for president
made a campaign throughout the state.
Mr.. Taft sent special letter to Cali
6nrnia which showed his entire ac
uqiiescence in the law. There were no
candidates in the districts at all. and
until after the primary WIS held there
was not a suggestion made about the
district delegates.
After the primary every decent man
in California acquiesced but 1ieuten-
ant OF Mr. Patrick Calhoun. the man
whom Mr. Heney indicted, has made
the contest. and the national commit
tee has actually seated two Taft Cal
houn delegates from California Gov
ernor Johnson has rightly said that 1t
is en- insult to the state of California to
listen to Calhouns representative in
such a case as this and he refused to
appear before the national committee,
saying that he would not try the title
OF stolen property before the thief who
stole II,
Do Not Represent the Party.
"Of these 81 national committeeman
who thus robbed the immense majority
Of the Republicans of California of
their rights four represent Alaska
Hawaii. the Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico. who don't vote for the
president at all Twelve represent
Democratic states. none OF which voted
for Mr Taft at the last election Then
there come fourteen who represent the
Republican states, every one OF which
has repudiated Mr. Taft at abe pri-
maries this spring. with the exception
OF MaSsacf rsetts, which however. re-
pudiated Mr. Crane committeeman
This makes a total of 30 out Of the 81
Taft members OF the national commit
Republican states, and OF the seven
states, in six no primaries were held
this spring and the Republican voters
had no chance TO express their wishes
TT is they who are now irregular. 1t
is they who are now profoundly dis
loyal, both 10 the Republican party and
the cause of good citizenship They
are boiling from the Republican party
AZ this moment
II do not for one moment believe
that the convention will ratify this &C
ton by the national committee, for to
do 30 would be 10 betray the cause OF
the people, to be false TO the funda-
mental principles OF good citizenship
and Of American democracy. and to
wreck the Republican party"