The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-20

have been elected Ia place OF MIR
Root, GOV. Deneens motion would
have prevailed. and the republican
national convention would nov hayp
been exercising In good faith the
high, honorable and important fune-
tion of honestly representing the
wishes. the judgment and the inter
ests OF the plain people who make
ny the mass OF the republican party.
Instead Il now represents nothing
but successful political fraud. per-
petrated IN the interest OF political
and financial privilege.
II understand that Mr. Root has
announced that not one Of the
stolen delegates win be allowed to
vote on his case. but that all viii
be allowed 10 vote on one anoiher's
cases
Such a ruling is a sheer denial
Of justice and fair play. This case
bears no analogy TO ordinary cases
where contestlDg delegates have no
connection with one another, and
where there Is no general oonspis.
acy which must be considered as
whole.
IAN these 30 fraudulent delegates
we're seated at the same time by
the votes OF the national committee.
men. 10 serve the same purpose.
The credentials committee. ap.
pointed TO try their cases, includes
three Of their own number from the
states OF Arizona. Texas and Wash.
ington, OF which the delegations
were stolen en- masse. This com
mittee selected as it's chairman the
Guggenheim delegates from Colora-
do. who had already, as national
committeeman. assisted IN iniilat-
ing the very frauds upon which he
Is now 70 sit in judgment. Nothing
that this committee may do is en-
titled 20 Consideration. and In con.
sidering what they do Il will be well
TO keep in mind the remark made
IN private by one OF the national
committeeman. who, when asked
why they had stolen so many more
delegates than were needed for
their purpose. answered that il
would enable the credentials com
mittee 10 make a show Of eeneros.
iiy N seating some. while retaining
a number amply sufficient 10 accom-.
plish the ends they sought.
Moreover. Il Is well 60 remem.
ber that the fraud Is equally great
and equally responsible. whether
the fraudulent delegates actually
vote on the nomination for presi-
dent or whether they are merely
used to create a situation which
renders II unnecessary for them 10
vote on the nomination for presi.
dent. II the roll Is not purged en-
masse of these fraudulently elected
delegates. the whole action OF the
convention Is tainted.
The committee on rules has
just, against the protest of the pro.
gressive members. provided for the
perpetuation OF the national COM
mittee in the form responsible for
the scandalous outrages which have
at this moment brought the repub.
lican party to the breaking point,
and they have explicitly refused to
recognize the principle Of another
presidential primary, and have
made the national committee su.
preme over the people in the mat
ter of primaries.
Unfortunately In our political
life the interruptions man who
commits wrongs such ms these. can
usually count on having some re-.
spectacle men support him and
other respectable men oppose him.
but cease their opposition at the
point when Il would become really
effective. In this convention the
unscrupulous men who also are the
leaders have already received sup.
port from the class of respectable
men, and they count on seeing rep
resentatives of the latter class.
who have hitherto voted against
them. fear to take the decisive step
OF severing connection with the
fraudulent convention itself
Such are the facts about the ma.