Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-20
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A NEW PARTY.
Johnson Says It Will Nomin-
 ate Roosevelt Today.

O., you" said Colonel Roosevelt to his delegates, "as 8 man to whom some of you have done the honor to state that you wish to nominate me as president When I went into the race l made my appeal to the people. Most of the del egates were chosen at direct primaries by the people. l made my fight squarely. l said. and some of you heard me, that if the people decided against me I would have nothing to say, but that if the people were for me and the politicians tried to cheat me out of the nomination. I would have great deal to say.
 sT went by the people and I won. Now the national committee and a portion of the convention which is made a majority only by the aid of delegates not elected but chosen by the national committee, are trying to cheat me out of the nomination. They can't do it. As far as I am concerned it makes no difference. But 1t is not me they are cheating; it is the people, the rank and file of the republican party.
 T did not want to give you any ad vice as I preferred to let you decide what to do; but am going to give my advice.
 Governor Deneen today introduced a very moderate resolution in dealing with the four fragrant steals. It asked that the delegates from California, Texas and Arizona should not be per mitted to vote, and that the three states stolen bodily-Washingto Ari- 8ona and Texas-should not put their representatives on the credentials committed The motion was voted down by substantially the same vote that elected Root over McGovern. In each case the majority was @ majority only because the votes of the fraudu- lently seated delegates were counted.
 "Mr. Root received 70 or so stolen votes," continued MT. Roosevelt. MT. Deneens resolution was beaten today by fraudulent votes which in that res olution were named, by the votes of Texas, Arizona, Washington, and the two fraudulent votes from California. If those votes had been changed the resolution would have been carried.
 ITO add insult to injury the commit tee on credentials organised by choos- ing as chairman MT. DeVine, the na- tional committeeman, who had taken part in the very theft on which he had passed as a member of the national committee.
 
 through. I hope that tomorrow when you go back to the convention hall | you will at once introduce resolu- tion that none of these fraudulently seated delegates shall vote on any question in the credentials committee or in the convention
 Don't lie down again if they beat you by fraudulent votes. There is nc use in voting to cut out the fraudulent votes and then being beaten by the l fraudulent votes and say you are very sorry and go home. I hope you will then take the position that you decline longer to submit to having any dele gates fEaudulently seated to sit as 1 judges on their cases or vote on the report of the credentials committed.
 T hope you will refuse any longel to recognize a majority thus composed as having any title in law or morals l to be called a republican convention | We have bysfair means elected a cleal majority of the delegates, and I hopt | that you will not permit our opponents l having failed by fair means, to beat you by foul means and swindle the people out of the victory they have won.
 T you are voted down, I hope yor as the real and lawful majority of tn, l convention will organize as such, ant you will do it if you have the courage | and loyalty to your convictions" ! Governor Johnson reached the Flor 1 entine room a few minutes after Mir 1 Roosevelt had concluded his address A score of men seized him and rushed 1 him to a table.
 Gentlemen" Governor Johnson be gan, you have heard what we are go ing to do tomorrow. We are going t stop dilly- dallying with this robbin, | convention. We are going in there t fight and we are prepared for tn BIRTH OF A NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY which will nominate for pres ldent Theodore Roosevelt"