New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
FELLOWS ACT TO UNSEAT
HIS MEN, SAYS COLONEL
ontinusd from first page.

tional committee voted with the majority,
and this in spite Of the fact that, as
have already said We regard the claims OF
the Roosevelt men in certain OF these hlS-
trcts as being as good as those OF th'lt
opponents.
But I'm the gth Alabama District two
Roosevelt delegates had been unquestion-
ably elected. The facts are a. follows:
The Republican committee OF TINS dlStrlC;;
composed Of thirty members. met TO car,
the convention. Eighteen members We're
favorable 10 my candidacy twelve to MI
Tafts.
The Taft men conceded that this was the
participating in the meeting. but as soon
as 1t developed that the Roosevelt nlel
wore In the majority the twelve IhIi MI
left the meeting and called conVentloh ~
their own. leaving eighteen m"mp"rS' d
clear majority of the regular commute, I"
call the regular convention in whlch TIC
Roosevelt delegates were named.
Contest Baseiess, He Contends
40 serious evidence was presented oeiole
the national committee to contraNeIc lhr1
facts The contest against these TWO if6u
larry elected Roosevelt delegates haa ~.
orally no foundation whatever even ol w w
most 0msy description. lhere ~, -"
more ground for unseating these de'esa ,n,
than there would he, for example ,n ui n,
seating the Taft delegates from h itr.
Island. or IN any district In any stG'e " Hc'0
there is no contest whatever. .,,,, ore
Yet the national committeeman VINO a.. az
two men properly elected. and I" sea-, ~
the national convention TWO men WIZ 90
have said, literally have no NOR ~ IN
appear as delegates In that CollNe'l,lo,ii 10
they have to appear In IN" p'IIpCi az. ,, 10
tional convention They represent h"tilIs
whatever in the Republican party caCep
the determination OF certain nltLil"tit ,,,-
tho national committee VINO nay tLItna n
selves been ropudated by the hepupmSa II
party that the majority 81 the par ,,ish
not bc permitted to decide whom 'neE "i'
lo be the nominee for Preslaen,, ,o, AMY
Now. | wish TO call the attention NJ gnni
of oil good Republicans. but OF an 80
ci,izpne Ia inst what this TYP" OF d 1911
means As yet there Is no IA" 10 go is
national nominating conventions ~ ~, g.,
10 govern national elections s'on,Stdntes
Cert,in states the nomination or canoluu - 90, =
Is carried on under the law " '"''U
precisely ns are the elections; ,ov -.ts
Because OF this lack OF iedel ..,oms would
,rLicb ~ done to influence eIecuonE 80,
~ ,rtr,iral ran he pcrpetrated WIN ~, ~,
puuitv So far as national noInII" .' -, To-.
concerned. But this Is alh' gain and
gslity and not in mola'i,I!, ncnitentiary
oisrtiou ofiCials FOR deeds moralI w. w. ,be
ehlt worse than what was doIte uho
nm, iY,bors of the national comm Ioraga, ga
uuscatcd the two properly s'r and rubsti-
I'm this gtn District OF Alabanld ah 70 more
",,c5 for them men who have no W.
right 10 vote IN the national Do,I action.
thnt a repeater has to Not" az ALL ~ inns
70 ton,
.otnd tn scat in the Republican con. '".I -,
NO., who have no shadow OF right W ~,
resent any portion OF tho Kepuui. .;,%t 10
anywhere and who nave u" ~ - Two
sj, I'm that convention than any o'h'' wv
Tine Of ,hesc committeeman came M, ntot'
tho Republican states or llhuoIs, nhio'
Missouri New Jersey. Norm DsHoS Virginia.
Evary ono Of these nine national t"' mm,',,
,eonon has been rcpudiatcd ny uls u n,,,,,
yntnrs Not one Of Thorn viii suc'Tsst i'''l 81
so,f on the national committee. ES'" y"
~, ", n,o.orte a state which ~ the re-
ront primaries has declared ov"r""'
inTiy against Mr. tart ...,o have
Tho nine states In tie agRr'Ea.'' bicb
o,5 delegates IN the convention OF Wnt.
Ok orc Sor Roosovclt aud only - Tor Ia,'
TLc MIN. ,pmuittcemen are for MI a., a.
no dc,r, ,.s from their states are -
gairst IN.
Calls Them Party Wreckers.
I, e in Jew Of these facts and OF What
these tact- foreshadow mat ~ nj
III mon r.In believe that the usefulness
~ tho Republican party ms not r I'M
Every man vuU wishes to sec me
ifcau mart ,ontinu" 10 oNist should az
once protest against ino~r WI" az
liberated, proceeding to wreck H.
Thr leaders speak A. it they were ,,,.
regular Pcpuhucans. ! don '0nceIIr ,.,SS'
49,, - a t.s' Of regularity. Tie h'Plu
i,,..r rartv ,s not I'm commission, nor haS
!, auuniutCJ a. iis receivers the hlle -
mrJfafed committeeman | have menuoheu
no., ,hcir other colleagues. VINO IdNe :"
'.,,ila,' fashion been leyudiat'd ny IN" poi-
,,,.r ,oto ~ tho Republicans OF th"ir Std'eS'
Nor IL the question no" ~ l9s"' "l'r ,,;
10 tho personal preferen'" or any rhrtIpu.
,,u FOR any particular man Tor IItS'ur,'
or FOR the doctrines when ma i'am ~
bodies The question II now mcre'! Wiz,
r. the deliberately 'NpT'sSoi JuHE,l'l.! ~ ~
rho Great majority of TIA" rank an" "a 81 o., Wv
prnubllcsr party t. To 10 no less deIiDCl-
.tty rullired hy tho very men NbCS1
leadership has 'uet been repudtated ny ms
INC majority nomination obtained ny
,L, ,oial of DELEGATES seated in utter &C.
,arrc of iu-ticr. "a these Two Aiaoa',.d
d'I.ratae have just been seated. would ng
y.lrtnI.., To- the man obtaining y anu
would D.. Indignantly r"pudiat'd oF u"
rart, ~ q whole. ..,...
tuparoutly. certain national commute
mon and certain Of tho bosses Who rom
,ut.il. influence tho national COMMITTEES
nav, vet 10 learn that tho rank ana ne
81 III. Republican party must u" r'ht," d.
the masters and not tho servants al tNrr
rcprcsentatlvcs. Tho Republican IattE
cannot continue TO exist unless ITS "1lclai
action /. determined 10y the expression 81
M, sober aud deliberate judgment OF inc
minority Of tire party.
Colonel Roos"Ncits callers At Saga
more HHi TO-DAY included Governor