Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-19
Bosses, He Says, Preferred
Sure Defeat to His Nomina-
ton for Presidency Won by
Appeals to People,
WILSON NOTHING TO
DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
New Jersey Governor Lost
Nearly Everywhere Prefer
ence Primaries Were Held,
Says Rough Rider Candidate.


tBy Morning journal special Lensed wire)
New York July iS.--Two phases OF
the republican national convention at
Chicago are discussed by Theodore
Roosevelt in editorial articles in the
current issue of the outlook. The
steam roller" ana "mcn who live
softly are the headings of the coll
onel's articles. In the first the writer
answers charges that steam roller
methods were used to nominate him
in 1904, and again to secure nomina-
tion for Mr.. Taft in 1908.
There was no contest over my
nomination in 1904, when the conven-
ton assembled" he says every
delegate was for me. and this was true
of both sides in every contest. In
1908, when Mr.. Taft was fairly nomi-
mated there was no steam roller
methods, as far as | know and il any
thing dishonest or improper was done
IN the effort to nominate him, 1t was
without my knowledge, and il 1t had
been brought to my attention and l
had any power In the matter. | would
nave iniarfered with II.
In the second article the colonel
alludea to the respectable men who
with discomfort, stood behind their
leaders in securing the triumph of
fraud and political theft at Chicago"
and scores the "other respectable men
who felt no discomfort in thus sup
porting rascality who. on the contrary
glorfficd in thclr actions."
some of the men responsible Tor
the steam roller work In this conovn-
ton" said Colonel Roosevelt in his
first editorial, "had sought to excuse
themselves by saying that they we're
only doing what had always been done
ana specifically what was done for
me al the time of my nomination and
what WAS done for Mr.. Taft himself
four years ago. As regards myself,
the statement has not even the slight
est foundation in fact. In 1900 | was
the wishes OF the most powerful poll
ticians who then had control Of the
republican party and purely because
Of popular demand too lnsistent to
be denied. In 1904, the national COM
nittee contained majority of tho
man who were hostile 10 me and. as in
1908, the leading politicians of the
party would have liked to upset me,
never used the patronage, not to
he extent Of a single appointment to
secure my nominations | never ap-
)ealed to single politician; | made
ny appeal direct to the people over
ba bnaIu ar Tho nnIftf.Enpq and etaad
quarcy on my record, and | received
he nomination solely because tho
,eople believed in me and approved
# my record and were so oVerwhelm-
ngy for me that the machine poll
icians abandoned all thought of a
ontest against me before the con-
ention met
Colonel Roosevelt goes into details
s how, he says. steam roller meth
ds were used TO create majority
pr Mr.. Tart at the recent convention.
We reviews the history Of the pri-
iary campaign in various states and
Dntrasts his action in waving tech
icalitles in the Massachusetts, pri-
lary as against the action taken by
ne Tart managers on the delegates
iHiBt III lnt ONO primaries.
but senator Burton and his fol-
w politicians by adroit manipulation
lually discreditablc to them and to
=. Taft himself" the article goes
}. persuaded nine-tenths Of the
'legatcs from Cleveland to violate
~ expressed and Overwhelming will
the people ana to vote for Mr.. Taft.
seems incrcditahle that after this
ton Mr. TAFT should have made no
in as To the Massachusetts delegates
large. But such is the fact. He
As not ashamed to accept without
otcst the delegates at large
'ctod for me by 5000 majority but
ven to him because he had received
out 1000 preference majority and
I at the same time to insist that
representatives. by trickery and
arp practice secure for him the six
lrgatos at large from Ohio. which
the primaries had gone 1900
ainst him"
Contrasting the two conventions.
lionel Roosevelt writes:
There was one essential and in
uetiNc difference between the at
ldc of The big republican political
ss.s al Chicago and the big demo-
tic political bosses at Baltimore.
e. former greatly preferred certain
rty defeat To my nomination.: the
Ter were willing to accept any nomi-
ion rather than face certain party
eat.
In my case The appeal was straight
the people against the bosses AMI