Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-14
SCHEMES OE TnIEvERY At CHICAGO.

SCHEMES OE TnIEvERY At CHICAGO.
Philadelphia North AmericaE: At
Chicago 1887 men will be called to-
gether ten days hence to decide
whether Theodore Roosevelt or Will
liam Taft is the choice of the repub-
lican voters Of the nation. AS $40 of
be declared. But 23S of these dele
gates are the subjects Of contests.
And the instructed and conceded votes
of the two candidates are so nearly
equal that upon the decisions in these
contests the result will rest.
These decisions will be affected to Il
great extent by the rulings Of the
fifty-three members of the national
committee, whose trial OF these cases
began yesterday. And every honest
republican in the country, regardless
Of Ills presidential preference, has the
one hope that in every case the COM
mittee will act fairly, judiciaIly and
impartially, seating i'll the temporary
organization every rightfully elected
delegate.
But. If the statements of the Taft
managers and their friends be borne
out, not one OF the Roosevelt con-
testants will be seated. Mckinley,
Mr.. Taft $ manager, substantially as
serts ownership Of the national COM
mittee. Southern committeeman
meet in conference and announce that
they will stand for Taft in contests on
which, they are to sit as judges and
concerning which they have heard no
word of evidence. Former Senator
Dick, of Ohio. in change OF Taft con-
tests. cOlOv announces that the re.
publican national committee Twill
act in all fairness and integrity and
seat every Taft delegate after an i'm
partial hearing"
On all sides the effort is being made
by the prO-Taft newspapers to per-
snade the public that Mr.. Taft is ell
titled to every claim lie makes, while
the Roosevelt contests are described
rs manufactured. frivolous where
they are not fraudulent, based only
upon .bIuff ana buster" worthy of
no consideration and deserving only
to be snmmarily dismissed after
perflnctory hearing.
Now since not only Il presidency but
the very existence ot Il great political
party may hinge upon the doing Of
justice or injustice in these contests,
we should desire every American cit
izen to understood the merits OF each
and every case that will come up for
decision.
To aid toward that end, SD far as
lies in our power, we shall devote
these columns today to utterance Of
opinion. but to unpreJudiced and I'M
exaggerated statements Of fact. in or
der that our readers may understand
the meaning of the most important
decisions during the coming ten days
affecting the delegations Of different
states.
III many Of the southern states, such
as Alabama and Louisiana, there is
really no republican party and the
decision Ut contests at best is u choice
between rival groups Of office holders
and office seekers, with no great merit
on either side. So that it is merely as
al indication Of the methods used to
obtain Taft delegates to offset those
elected for Roosevelt by the people of
the great republican states that we
cite this instance from Mississippi:
Mr.. MOseley. an head Of the re-
publican party, national commit
teeman aud delegate to Chicago.
said some time ago: I'm die and
60 to hell before Roosevelt man
will he on any delegation with
me.''
That the state republican con-
venti0n this year might be Who'll
ly unanimous and spontaneous
Taft affair, u Taft MOseley man
put u pistol to the breast Of
Roosevelt chairman. ID. W. Gary.
aud marched him from the plat
form to the exit.
The chairman of the Taft wing
Of the state convention, E. p.
1enes. when he saw Gary "cOver-
Cd" shouted: Kill him! Kill
him! There il nothing to it,
In Kentucky, Tennessee and Al.
kaneas there is live and growing