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

OYSTER BAY June 13.-Denounc
ing the Taft contingent in the natione
committee which comDosea the steam
roller az the real 'bolters" Of the party
Colonel Roosevelt stingingly told hi
opinion Of the last Of the California
and Arizona contests for delegates in
the committee yesterday He said in
part:
= call special attention to the fact
that the six Roosevelt delegates from
Arizona are excluded by the national
committee because they represent the
people Of Arizona, and the six Tatt
delegates are admitted because they do
not
TN California the progressives could
have obtained all the delegates with
out resorting TO a primary. The temp
tation was very strong 10 take the dele
Rates without rishng 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 all factions acquiesced
s.
Republican candidates for president
made a campaign throughout the state.
Mr.. Taft sent special letter to Call
fornia, which showed his entire ac-
arhescence in the law. There were no
candidates IN tho districts at all. and
until after the primary was held there
was not a suggestion made about the
district delegates
After the primary every decent man
ins California acquiesced. but heuten-
ant OF Mr.. Patrick Calhoun, the man
the contest, and the national commit
tee has actually seated two Taft-Cal-
houn delegates from California Gov
ernor johnson has rightly said that It
Is en- insult to the state of California to
Iisten to Calhoun's representative in
such a case as this, and he refused to
appear before the national committee,
saying that he would not try the title
OF stolen property before the thief who
stole It
Do Not Represent che Party.
"Of these 81 national committeeman
who thus robbed the immense majority
of the Republicans of California Of
their rights four represent Alaska
the Philippine Islands and
Porto Rico. who don't vote for the
president at all Twelve represent
Democratic states, none OF which voted
or Mr. Taft at the last election. Then
there come fourteen who represent the
states. every one OF which
has repudiated Mr.. Taft at the pri-
maries this spring. with the exception
of Massachusetts. which, however, re-
pudiated Mr. Crane committeeman
This makes a total of 80 out OF the 81
Taft members of the national commit
tee. There remain but seven men from
Republican states, and Of the seven
states. in six no primaries were held
this spring and the Republican voters
had no chance to express their wishes.
1T is they who are now irregular. 1t
"a they who are now profoundly dis
loyal. both to the Republican party and
the cause of good citizenship. They
are boiling from the Republican party
AZ this moment
Il do not for one moment beneve
that the convention will ratify this ac-
ton by the national committee, for to
do 50 would he to betray the cause OF
the people, to be false 10 the funda-
mental principles of good citizenship
and of American democracy, and to
wreck the Republican party"