Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-01
The False Issues Of tho Campaign Fast Being Exposed.

of the pecuares of the present presidential
pagn is that up present has turned false issues
raised within party lines rather than national issues as be-
tween the two great political parties
That the boss made prominent by the third term
ddate false has been demonstrated by the prominence in
the third party of such notorious bosses Boss Finn Of Pitts
burg, Boss Lyon Of Texas Boss Woodruff of Brooklyn and
Others well by the bolt of Wallace Batcheder because
the biggest boss of all ordered him carry his pledge
support the democratic candidate for governorsp of Yer
mont
That the issue of rule by the people false issue
demonstrated by Bacheders orders from the colonel well
as the coones attempt to defeat with third party ticket the
Will of the republicans of Illinois, who renomnaed Governor
Denen while he still supporting Roosevelt for nomination
and the attempt of the third candidate himself actualA
name can ddate for governor in Massachusetts
And now the whole world given proof of the asy Of
the charge that Taft nominated by delegates stolen from
the third term candidate.
It is fact that Roosevelt long tried to jugge
the Vermont delegates in his tables Moreover
early became plain that the contests raised in many States
avowedy nstgated for the purpose of really
ing seats in the convention for the purpose of adducng
M M6 or M r aS fHr to inter %
belief that Mr. Roosevelt had than he really had
and thus influencing the that
progress for the selection of delegates
For every fairmnded man it would be sufficient to know
that of the 23S contests started by Roosevelt l64 abandoned
at the outset frivolous to not be worth consider
ing by the third term committeeman themselves and that of the
balance the results largely reached by unanimous vote of
the national committee and in the motion of Roose
welt commtteenen and that with the delegates finally
tested voting for him Roosevelt would have fallen far short of
the number OF delegates necessary to nomination.
In spite of all these unquestone and unquesonable facts
the third term candidate has persisted in the charge that the
fixed that of his followers claimed the Bull Moose
convention of 81 in Burlington that the Yer
mont State republican convention that nominated State ticket
also stolen.
Some have said that they did take any stock in
the claim that rafts nomination depended upon stolen dele
gates but they would like to know about the California and
Washington
AS regards the California may be
e wanted all the California delegates because State pres
dental preference vote resulted in his favor although the
equity would have given Taft all the delegates in Massachusetts
where Taft had majority the State preference
Here what Secretary less report has about the
'The fourth California presented this question
nder the State law the delegation two from each district
delegate might either express his presidential preference
or agree to vote for the presidential candidate receiving the
candidates from that district the Taft ticket expressed
preference for Taft but did not to vote for the
IN the fourth district received majority of 200 than
the Roosevelt delegates in that district The national call
vented the election of delegates by congressional districts
In other words the call of the national convention
was at variance with the State law The State
to enforce the State unit rule and required the whole 26
delegates to be voted for all the assigning two
to each district the ticket abide the
ton while the republican national convention has insisted
upon the unit of the district since 1880 That has been the
party law.
This convention recognized the party law, and held it
to be binding than the State law two
delegates who had received in the fourth
larger than their two opponents assigned that district
to become delegates in the convenion.'
In Washington the Roosevelt people tried to hold primar
les after the delegates had been elected
Toilette people refused to participate.
1.-The contest III Washington turned the question
whether :he Taft delegates appointed by the county
mittee in King county in which Seattle situated
July elected to the convention, whether primary.
was subsequently held and at which Roosevelt delegates
elected properly called, that it's result was
legal Under the law the county power
to decide whether it would select the delegates directly
should call primary. In counties of the
pursued and in other counties the other
"In King county committee consisted of $50 men, the
majority of whom for Taft and majority acting
through its executive committee selected delegates
to the State convention Meantime the city council of
Seattle had redsrced the city 1t before had $50
cncts. Now, Substantially the territory was divided
up into Sl precincts The chairman of the county commit
tee Roosevelt lie had been authority bv
general resolution to fill vacancies occurring
tee. general meeting of the committee had been held
after the city council had directed the relsrctng
city, in which resolved chairman not dissenting
that representatives could be selected fill the 331
precincts until election held in September 1912
Thereafter and in spite of this conclusion the
sumed the right by his appointment add existing
committee l3 precinct committeeman vot-
ing in the committee it is claimed primary ord
cred There much confusion in the this
is doubtful
''IIOwever, fact is that he Taft men Drotesed