The Calumet news., 1912-08-01
FOR ESTABLISHED LAW
AND SOUND PROGRESS
Vigorously Defends Action Of the
National Committee in Making
up Temporary Roll of the Con.
vention, Declaring Decisions
Were Honestly Made

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the nomination is as clear and unim !
peachable as the title OF any candidate
since political convention began.
Tha, was the keynote of Senator
here today when, as chairman OF the
committee OF notification. ne formally
advised the president of his nomina
tion by the Chicago convention.
Surrounded by the members OF the
committee and q hundred or SO invited
guests, the chairman OF the convention
IN a lrief speech delivered the official
announoemen
The Committee Of Notification"
said Senator Root. here present. has
ON the 22nd day of juno, last. you wete
regularly and duly nominated by the
National Convention OF the Republican
party To be the Republican candidate
for president Tor the term beginning
March 4th, 1913.
For the second time I'm the history
Of the Republican party part of the
the action of the convention. Now, AZ
on the former occasion. the irreconcii-
able minority declares it's intention To
support either your Democratic oppo-
nent or third candidate. The rea
SON assigned for this course is dissat-
istaction with The decision of certain
contests I'm the making up of the tenn
porary roll of the convention. These
contests were decided by the tribunal
upon which the law that has governed
the Republican party for mere than
forty years imposed the duty IF decid-
ing such contests.
Selected Because Of Fitness.
so long as those decisions were
made honestly and in good faith all
persons were bound to accept them as
conclusive In the making up of the
temporary roll of the convention. and
neither i'm the facts and arguments
produced before the Natioral commit
Zee, the committee on credentials and
the convention Itself. nor otherwise.
does there appear just ground for i'm
peaching the honesty and good faith
uf the committees decisions. Both the
making up OF tho temporary roll, ana
The rights accorded 10 the persons up
on that roll, whose seats were con
tested, were in accordance with the
long established and unquestioned
rules of law erning the party. and
founded upon Justice and common
sense. Your title to the nomination is
Us clever and animpeachable as the
lltle of any candidate of any party
since political conventions began.
Your selection has broader basis
than mere expression of choice be-
tween different party leaders repre-
senting the same ideas. You have been
nominated because you stand pre- EN-
ihently for certain fixed and essential
principles which the Republican party
maintains. You believe in preservins
The constitutional government of the
United States.
Stands For Best Things.
You believe in the rule of law rather
Than the rule of men. You realize tina.
'he only safety for nations, as for In
ulNiduals, is to establish and abide by
declared principles of action. You are
III sympathy with the great practical
rules OF right conduct that the Amer
Nhh people have set up for their own
Shldance and sclf-restreint I'm the lin
"au"ns of the Constitution-the limit
"uohs upon governmental and Official
power essential TO the preservation cf
"oerty and Justice. You know that to
sweep away those wise rules of self
'es'raint would not be progress but de-
'auehce You know that the great dec
iarations OF principle I'm our Constitu-
''oh cannot I've made an cffectual guide
" conduct ir any other way than by
'uu'eiai Judgment upon attempt To vio-
'''e them; and YOU maintain the inde-
penuence. dignity and authority Of the
courts OF the United States. You are
'or progress along all the lines of ma
eonal development, but for progress
which still preserves the good we nj.
'e'uy have. and holds fast to those es.
sehtial elements OF American institu-
.'ons which have made our country
"0sperous and great and free. You