Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-13
COMM TEE FOES
BOILERS, SAYS
ROOSEVELT
Steam Roller Men Denounced
. for Methods CALIFORNIA;
Case Called Theft.

! OYSTER BAY June 1S-Denounc-
Ing the Taft contingent in the national
committee which comnoses the steam
roller as the real 'bolters" of the party,
Colonel Roosevelt stinginglv told his
opinion Of the last of the California
and Arizona contests for delegates III
the committee yesterday He said in
part:
Il call special attention to the fact
that the six Roosevelt delegates from
Arizona are excluded by the national
committee because they represent the
nople of Arizona and tn six Taft
delegates are admitted because they do
not.
In California the progresslves could
have obtained all the delegates with
out resorting to a primary. The temp
tation was very strong to take the dele
gates without risking a primary.
The legislature of California de-
creed that in California, as in oregon,
South Dakota and North Dakota the
delegates should all be elected at large.
An parties and ali factions acquiesced
i'm the law. and the supporters of three
Republican candidates for president
made a campaign throughout the state.
Mr.. Taft sent special letter to cali
fornia which showed his entire ac-
Quiescence in the law There were no
candidates in the districts at all and
until after the primary was held there
was not a suggestion made about the
district delegates.
After tho primary every decent man
In California acquiesced but lieuten-
ant of Nh. Patrick Calhoun, the man
whom MI Heney indicted. has made
the contest. and the national commit
tee has actually seated two Taft-Cal-
houn delegates from California, Gov
crnof Johnson has rightly said that it
is an insult 10 the state of California to
listen to Calhoun's representative in
such a ease as this, and he refused 10
appear before the national committee,
saving that he would not try the title
of stolen property before the thief who
stole H.
Do Not Represent the Party.
3@f these 81 national committeeman
who thus robbed the immense majority
Of The Republicans of California Of
their rights four represe nt Alaska.
Hawaii the Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico. who don't vote for the
, e~idcnt at all Twelve represent
Democratic states, none of which voted
FIR Mr. Taft al the last election Then
there come fourteen who represent the
Republican states, every one of which
has repudiated Mi Taft at the pri-
marics this spring. with the exception
of Ma sachusetts, which however. re-
pudiated Mi Game committeeman.
This m.,l,es a total Of 80 OUT of the 81
Taft members Of the national commit
tee. There remain but seven men from
Republican states. and IF the seven
states. in six no primaries were held
this spring and he Republican voters
had 40 cGance to express their wishes.
"It is they Who are now irregular Ii
Is they WHO are now profoundly dis
loyal, both TO the Republican party and
Tie cause of good citizenship, They
are boiling from the Republican party
al this moment
u 90 not for one moment believe
tnat the convention will ratify this ao-
ton by the national committees for to
do SO would be to betray the cause of
The people, to be false to the funda :
mental principles of good citizenship
and of American democracy. and to
wreck the Republican party"