Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-20
Don t Lie Down If
They Beat You by Fraud. >"

THAT was the substance of Governor
Deneen's resolution 1t was voted down
by substantially the same vote as that
by which Mr.. Root was elected chair
man over Mr.. McGovern In each case
the majority was a majority only be-
cause stolen delegates voted Root was
elected by virtue of 70 or so fraudulent
votes. Deneen's resolution today was
beaten by fraudulent votes, those of
Texas Arizona and Washington and
the two from California that We're
fraudulent If this had been changed
the resolution would have been carried.
Then the credentials committee by a
regular national committee vote chose
Devine as chairman-Devine the man
who dickered for votes.
Now. as far as I am concerned am
through"
A gray haired man in the audience,
tears streaming down his face, jumped
up and cried: "Oh, don't say that"
Then Colonel Roosevelt continued
Il hope that tomorrow when you go
back to the convention hall you will
ask al once that not one of the fraudu-
lently elected votes shall count-and
don't lie down again if they beat you
by fraudulent votes.
There's no sense in voting TO cut
out fraudulent votes and then being
beaten by fraudulent votes, and then
saying we are sorry. | hope you will
take the position that you decline to
recognize longer and longer to asso-
ciate with these men who are allowed
fraudulenty to sit on their own cases
or on the committee on credentials.
Il hope you will refuse longer to
recognize that which has no right
either In la " or in morals to be called
the Republican national committee. We
have elected our delegates by appeal
to the people
al hope you will not allow yourselves
20 be swindled out of your rights and
out of the victory that you have won.
If you are voted down | hope that you
the lawful majority Of the convention
will organize as such and you will do
so if you have the courage and the 10y
atty to your convictions.
Let us find out if the Republican
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the party of the people or the party of
the bosses and the professional politi-
clans.
u have been asked TO come here and !
give YOU my advice My advice is this:
Don't waste any further time, don't |
have any further associaton-l say, !
don't have any further association with |
those men as long as they keep control. |
hone that you will make this the issue |
the first thing tomorrow morning"
Governor Johnson followed Colonel |
Roosevelt.
After the facts in the contests have
been presented to the convention" he |
said "and action has been taken BY the |
body. it makes every man sitting in |
that convention a party to any frauds |
and for one I will not be a party to |
frauds in this convention.
II wired to California this afternoon |
that although l am a Republican gov
ernor. ! will not sacrifice my manhood |
and ] viii not support any nominee
who is nominated by fraudulent votes !
That is the position Of California
If turned down in the convention |
tomorrow morning we can march out
and nominate Roosevelt We can con-
quer the country and put man above |
dollars If the Republican party is as
sassinated out of its ruins can be built |
a still greater party"