New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-21

Taft delegates who in the convention rep
resent nUuIug whatever but successful
fraud ! was clearly entitled TO all these
ninety delegates. an the ninety possessed.
for instance. CLEARER titles tnan TIE uncon-
tested Taft delegates from New York city,
ana as t. seventy OF them their titles
were as fiawcss as those of any other
delegates in the convention.
Mr. Root was elected, and Governor
Deneen's motion for partially cleansing the
roll Of fraud was defeated by the vote o!
these ninety fraudulent delegates; the last
being a vote on a straight moral issue. the
result Of which. in my judgment, ought to-
| render 1t impossible for any man longer to
take part IN the proceedings or the con
! ventiOn as now constituted.
The majority In eat case was slightly
! over h.ty. In each case. therefore, II II
had not been for the hitherto successful
rasCality which placed these fraudulent
delegates on the roll and permitted them
TO vote, the cause Of decency would have
won; Mr. MCGovern would have been elect
ed in place Of Mr.. Root; Governor Deneens
motion would have prevailed, and the Re-
publican National Convention would now
have been exercising In good faith the
| high, honorable and vitality important
functions OF honestly representing the
| wishes, the judgment and the interest or
| the plain people who make up the mass OF
the Republican party. Instead. II now rep
rescnts nothing but successful political
fraud perpetrated In the interest OF politi-
cal and financial privilege.
] understand that Mr.. Root has an
nounced that no one Of the stolen dele
gates will be allowed 20 vote on his own
case, but that all Will be allowed to vote
on one anothers cases. Such ruling is
sheer denial OF Justice and fair play. This
case bears no analogy TO ordinary cases,
where contesting delegates have no CON
nectiOn with one another and where there
IS no general conspiracy which must be
considered as whole.
All these ninety fraudulent delegates were
seated at the same time by the votes Of
the same national committeeman. 10 serve
the same purpose. The credentials COM
mlttee appointed 10 try their cases includes
three Of their own number from the states
OF Washington. Arizona and Texas, where
the delegations were stolen In mass The
committee selected as its chairman the
Guggenhcim delegate from Colorado, who
had already, as national committeeman,
assisted In Initiating the very frauds upon
which he is now 10 SIT I'm Judgment
Nothing that this committee may do Is
entitled to consideration, and In considering
what they do II 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 moro
delegates than were needed for their pur-
pose. answered that II would enable the
credentials committee 10 make a show OF
generosity by unseating some, while re-
taining a number amply sufficient to ac-
compllsh all the ends they have in view.
Moreover. Il is we'll 10 remember that the
fraud Is equally great and equally repre-
hensible whether the fraudulent delegates
actually vote on inc NOMINATION. lDI ! lt'l-
dent or whether they are merely used 10
create situation which renders IT unneces-
sary for them 10 vote on the nomination
for President II the roll is not purged In
mass of these fraudulently elected dele
gates the whole action Of the convention
Is tainted.
The committee on rules has just against
the protest OF the progressive members,
provided for the perpetuation OF the ma
tional committee In the form responsible
for the scandalous outrages which have at
this moment brought the Republican party
TO the breaking point; and they have eX-
pllcltly refused TO recognize the principle
OF popular Presidential primaries and have
made the national committee supreme over
the people I'm the matter OF primaries.
Unfortunately, in our political lie the
INSCRIPTIONS man who commits wrongs
such as these can usually count on haNlns
some respectable men support MN, ana
other respectable men oppose him. but
cease their opposition at the point when IL
would become really effective. In this
convention the INSCRIPTIONS men VINO are
the leaders have already received support
from the former class Of respectable men,
and they count upon seeing representatives
OF the latter class, who have hitherto
voted against them. fear TO take the de-
olsive step Of sundering connection with
the fraudulent convention Itself.
u NJ 4