Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-28
citizen of the highest type, formerly
Judge on the bench, always man OF the
utmost fearlessness and the highest stand
ard of integrity a statement of the fol-


judge on the bench, always man OF the
utmost fearlessness and the highest stand
ard of integrity, a statement Of the fol
lowing facts:
Col. Roosevelt then gave in detail the
charges that had been made regarding
the irregularities in the election He
continued:
"In short, the election machinery was
used as unscrupulously as in the days OF
Tweed; names of Roosevelt delegates
were left off the ballots, ballots were mis-
printed were folded in such a way as to
feaZe voters and in numerous instances
were not delivered to polling places until
four to five hours after the polls had
opened and in some instances not before
twenty minutes or quarter of an hour
before closing. Our election inspectors
were removed whenever it was thought
they were not with the machine
LAS 1 have said. such a primary con-
test Is not merely farce. but criminal
farce. The men nominally elected as its
result, men like Mr.. Parsons. Mr. Girls
to preserve their regulations as honorable
men, consent to accept positions is dele
gates. The results in such a primary are
in no shape or way representative of the
republican party and have no binding
force whatever on the republican party.
Popular Will Frustrated, He Says.
stantially what was done in Indiana and
in Colorado. Against all the money, all
the patronage, all the efforts of the Keel
ing machine in Indiana, with nothing but
the plain people Of the state to rely
upon. We carried the state convention
Handsomely. and then by fraudulent
action. which can only be called brutal in
it's utter defiance Of decency, nearly two
hundred delegates were thrown out, and
the will of the people reversed.
THE men honestly elected, of course.
declined to abide by the results, and held
been derelict In their duty had they not
done so, for the Keeling-Taft state dele
cation in Indiana does not represent the
people at all. and its actions are IN no
ing on the rank and file Of the republican
party in Indiana.
Methods in Colorado.
THE same thing was done in Colorado
by the Gugsenheim-E Evans machine. Out
side Of Denver. in spite Of every species
Of attempted trickery and foul play. We
carried a majority of the delegates, but
We were beaten by the most outrageous
methods in Denver itself by the Guggen-
helm Evans machine. If you wish to
know just precisely what the Guggen-
helm Evans people represent and what
they are, I ask you to read Judge Ben
Lindsey's book The Beast and the Jun
GLE
Hunt up the career Of men like Phil
Stewart. who made the fight for us, and
men like Lindsey, who. although not In
the republican party, has stood straight
with us in this contest and compare them
with the records Of Messrs. Guggenhein
and Evans and then Judge for yourself
which side represents the cause of the
plain people. which side represents the
cause of decency and honesty in political
| and business life.
I'm Missouri we have overwhelmingly
carried three districts and yet In each dis
| trict a boiling convention has been or
ganiZed, a convention which cannot pre-
tend to represent tenth part Of the vot'
| to be sent to the Chicago national con-
vention In the hope that the same tactics
| will be tried there that were successfully
| tried in New York and Denver and in In
dianapolis.
The Present Lineup.
I'm all these places the opponents have
shown that they wished to win by any
means, no matter how foul. and that they
will not abide by the decision Of the peo-
ple We ask nothing except that the peo
pie themselves be permitted to say wha,
they want. There never has been q
| clearer lineup in the history of this cOun
try than the present lineup. Now. mer
of Illinois 1t is for you to see that YOU
| legislature really represents you an6
gives you q genuine direct primary. where
you can express your preference for Pres
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