The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-20


 Roosevelt said, "as a man to whom some of you have done the honor to state that you wish to nominate as president When l went into the race, l made my appeal to the peo- ple, Most of the delegates were chosen at direct primaries by the peo- pie made my fight squarely. I said, and some of you heard me. that If the people decided against me I would have nothing to say, but that II the people were fof me and the politicians tried to cheat me out of the nomination, l would have a great deal to say
 T went, before the people and 1 won. Now tho national committee and portion of the convention which IS made majority. only by the aiG o delegates not elected but chosen by the national committee, are trying to cheat me out of he nomlnaion. They can't do it. As far as I am concerned. 1t makes no difference. But 1t is not me they are cheating. if Is the people. the rank and file Of
 
 I don't want to give you any ad wee. as l preferred to let you decide what to do, but I am going to give my advice.
 Governor Deneen today intro olueed a very moderate resolution in dealing with the four fragrant steals. | asked that the delegates from Cal llornia, Washington, Texas and Ari- zona should not be permitted to vote and that the three states stolen bod ny Washington, Arizona and Texas, should not put their representatives on the credentials committee That motion was voted down by substan. ually the same vote that elected Root over McGovern. In each case the majority was majority only because Inc votes of the fraudulently seated delegates were counted.
 MT. Root received 70 or so stolen votes, continued Mir. Roosevelt. "Mr. Deneen's resolution was beaten today ny fraudulent votes which in that resolution were named--hv the votes or Texas Arizona, Washington. and tne two fraudulent votes from Cali lurnia' If those votes had been ehanged, the resolution would have been carried
 To add insult to injury, the com mlttee on credentials organized by choosing as chairman Mir. Deyine, the national committeeman who had taken part in the very theft of which he had passed as member of the national committee.
 As far as I am concerned, | am through. 1 hope tomorrow when you go back to the convention hall you will st once introduce at once a resoln- uh that not one of those fraudulently seated delegates shall vote on any ahest!on in the credentials commit tee or in the convention.
 Don't lie down if they beat you oy Fraudulent votes. There is no use m voting to cut out the fraudulent votes and then being beaten by the fraudulent votes, and say you are very sorry, and go home, l hope you VIII then take the position that yol uecllne longer to submit to having any delegates fraudulently seated, all owed to sit as judges on their own sases or vote on the report of the ere uehtials committee.
 l hope you will refuse any longer 70 recognize majority thus com posed as having any title in law or inVrais 10 be called Republican coi- Fention. We have. by fair means, eleeted clear majority of the dele- gates and I hope you will not permit our opponents, having failed by fatr means to beat you by foul means and swlndle the people out of the victory that they have won.
 | ynn are voted down. I hope you, me real and lawful majority Of the convention, will organize as such and you will do 1t if you have the courage and loyalty to your convictions. Let's