The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-03
HIS PROMPT EXPLOSION.

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The uproar made by Col Roosevelt
with regard to the New York primaries
is childish in its essence. as being the
explosive outcry Of a defeated candi-
date. 1t is always well for 4 politi'
clan TO be - good loser; ~ but the poll.
tician who grumbcs, charges fraud, and
jumps over the traces when he is beat"
en-, does not usually nave very long
political career. Especially is this so
when he charges all kinds of frauds aud
rascaity On the agencies that defeat
him.
1t is noteworthy, however, that Col
Roosevelt made his explosion at time
when he could not possibly have any
knowledge OF the matters that he spoke
OF, and no possible proof OF the charges
he made. He received the news of his
defeat while on his way west for his
speaking tour. AS soon as he got the
news of his defeat, he broke out in the
exclamation that the Taft delegates
were 'elected by methods more out
rageous than Tammany Hall itself ever
employed in an election. aud this, mind
you, when there was no possibility of
his having any proof OF any frauds,
anything irregular, or any foundation
for or proof of what he was saying.
The truth is, that the Irregularities
at the primaries, the lack OF ballots at
the polls, was Just rs unfavorablc to
one side as to the other. Indeed, the
fact that the Taft forces so tremen,
dously outnumbered the Roosevelt
forces would point unerringlv to the
certainty that Taft suffered even more
lack Of preparedness in getting ballots.
II is especially ridiculous for Roosevelt
to be making this outcry when in an.
nouncing his candidacy, he made An
express appeal for Presidential prima
ries, and stated that he considered them
to be the only method of getting the
real voice OF the people. 1t is further
stated by Mr.. Barnes Of New York
that Roosevelt sent telegram of ap-
proral of the bill establishing the pri-
maries substantially in their present
form before the law was enacted.
The recent elections Of delegates prac.
ticslly put Roosevelt out of the run.
ming. His candidacy is, as stated in
humiliating. At the same time, there
seems reason to believe that no has
been reduced to desperation by finding
that the people do not call for him as
candidate for the Presidency at all.
As he expected they would do. The
demand for him does not materialize.
Instead Of the people rising in mass
in his support, as he was led to be-
IIeve that they would do. and as his
vanity prom pied him to feeling Of GER
taiuty that they would do, he finds him
self in wretched minority almost
everywhere. The result is, that he is
frenzied with rage and utterly shame.
less in making unsupported and vicious
charges of fraud and manipulation
He appears TO be encouraging contested
delegations everywhere, and stirring mp
contests where none would otherwise ap-
pear.
The purpose Of all this evidently is
to assemble vast number Of so-called
Roosevelt delegates at Chicago on the
18th Of June, delegates that have no
authority whatever from the people,
and claiming to represent districts and
states where the regular conventions
and primaries chose Taft delegates.
Roosevelt g intention evidently is to
have these bogus delegates there, de-
mand their seating, and if this is re-
fused. hold a rump convention which
will nominate him, and which he will
claim was the real Republican conven.
tion. desperate programme like this,
which Indications are that Roosevelt
is preparing. will disgust the Ameri.
can people. and will make straight Re.
publicans wild with rage, rage which
they will be perfectly justified in feel.
ing, and Of which Roosevelt will be
the rightful object,