The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-07-29
CHARLES o. AlLLEs DECLARES
FRAUD CRY IS RAISED TO HIDE
/ WEAKNESS.
4 SH!REWD POLITICAL MOVE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CHAIR.
MAN CHARGES COLONEL WITH
oEcElvlN6 THE PUBLIC,

out statement yesterday at the head.
quarters OF the Republican National
Committee in this city as follows:
The only possible justification OF
The avowed efforts of the third party
leaders to induce the Republican cleo.
tors In at least six states to betray
their trust and cast their votes In the
ELECTORAL college for ex.President
Roosevelt would be the truth OF the
charge that President Taft was pomI.
mated by the fraudulent seating OF n
sufficient number OF delegates to az
feet the choice Of the national con
vention.
Ihere Is no truth whatever In tina,
charge. Mr.. Roosevelt and his asso.
GATES know there Ia no truth in II but
they have been attempting, by yocif.
Grafton and reiteration, to beclond the
iact that they have no proof TO offer
| They would drown out all attempts IN
establish the truth. by persistent cries
OF 'thfef' and fraud
SpoHsor OF rake Contests,
The third term party Is tho sa,t
confessed sponsor for 1GO fake, con.
tests by which 1t attempted to secure
fraudulent control OF the national con.
ventioh, and now It has the temerity
10 ask the American public to believe
mat In the remaining rs contests the
right was all on It's side
"Of the 238 contests which m.
Roosevelt ordered to be brought he.
lore the national committee. his mn.
iitical managers voluntarily abandon.
ed l6o and one OF his press agents an.
hounced that these contests were IN.
stituted solely HforA psychological or.
rect and In order that, a table of dele.
gates elected might not reveal the
large majority OF legltlmately elected
Taft. .i 5EI7 II 'sief e'ueAt y
This gross Misrepresentation of the
Hepublfcanlpart has attained nronor.
IONS Tar greater than factlonal ouar.
rel Were the charges true Il would
De a national scandal. For that rea.
son. the proper authorities have Gang:
ed TO be prepared a complete reyiaw
OF all the controverted cases. review
which 1t is the duty OF every loyai
american to read. A resume of9this
Oil will be- published more or less
tuliy In the newspapers Of. Monday
morning, and copies OF the complete
statement VIII be available 10 alt Who.
write Tor them to the Republican M.
tional Committee at It's headquarters
In the Times Building. The doenmea,
furnishes all the facts In every con,
test.
Sample Of Fake Protests.
why. take the state OF Alabama
Mr.. Roosevelt, through his poIIticaI
managers, asked the national commit.
Tee to unseat % Taft delegates. TWEEN.
" OF the contestants were thrown ont
by the practically unanimous vote of
Inc committee and one avowed Roose
welt Committeeman remarked. Il am
convinced the country viii be as
founded by the fllmsy character OF the
roosevelt contests. There wac nc
steam roller In operation: the cor,
mlttee voted In accordance with lis
convictions and asst was compeIled h,
on the evidence. Mr.. Roosevelt con
essed his own knowledge of the
fraudulent character OF, his contests
IND testified to the Justice of the com
mlttee's work when, at Oyster Raw
on The night the Committees action
Mas taken. he showed to the represen.
.atives OF the press. section OF hIy
confidential list OF delegates. This
list showed that Mr.. Roosevelt ex
pected only two of his contesting dele
gates In Alabama to be seated ana
VIZ. Roosevelt added, VIE HADN'T
counted on any but those two. Yel
ne sought TO cast a cloud over the Il
tie to twenty other seats.
Fraudulent Delegates.
When yon go seeking equity, d,
equity That Is an old maxim q
equity law and just one. Mr.. Roose. |
welt, pretending 10 seek equity from
the Republican National Committee
sought to induce that committee to
unseat at least 100 regularly electe,
delegates and In their stead TO seat
Roosevelt delegates whose election he
had admitted was fraudulent-admlt.
ted 1t by abandoning the cases either
before the national committee or be,
fore the time came to present them to
:he committee on credentials of the
convention.
What would you think OF. a lawyer
who advised his client to bring cas-
uits knowing there was justice, IL
IN any. at least In only Is? Would
not such a course prejudice the mos,
Just court on earth? But that is pre-
cisely what Colonel Roosevelts law.
yers did In the case OF the Republican
National Committee. They knew tho
revelation OF the fraudulent character
OF their cases, one after another. mus,
prejudice the court against them and
thus tend TO lose any OF their cases
which possessed merit. Were they
fools to pursue such course? No.
They were wise, IL uhscrupulous. nolI.