The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1912-07-05

Angeles and Miles Poindexter from
Governor Johnson said
"The delegates here tonight are a
majority Of the legally elected dele
gates to the republican national con-
vention and we came here to do what
we were instructed to do, but what we
were prevented from doing by fraud
and force.
johnson Speech chsersd-
Every sentence delivered by Cover.
nor Johnson ives received with stormy
and deafening applause. Cries of For
vice president, Governor Johnson"
were shouted by many in the audience
Governor johnson spoke Of New
York AZ being "benighted." He called
the Empire state darkest America"
He said that "even New York must
soon see the principles Of the direct
primary which has come out Of the
west and Is sweeping toward the
east"
At the close Of his speech Governor
Johnson recognized Senator Clapp.
who offered the following resolutions:
Resolutions Are Adopted.
1--WE. delegates and alternates to the
republican national convention, repre-
senting a clear majority Of the voters
Of the republican party Of the nation
and representing clear majority Of
the delegates and alternates legally
elected to the convention, in meeting
assembled. make the following declar-
alton:
I'VE were elected by a majority of
the republican voters Of our respec-
tive districts and states to nominate
Theodore Roosevelt in the republican
national convention as a candidate of
our party for president, and thereby
carry out the will of the voters as ex
pressed at the primaries. We have
earnestly and conscientiously striven
to execute the commission entrusted
( to US by the party voters.
Denied Justice by Convention.
For five days we have been denied
justice in the national convention.
This result has been accomplished by
the action of the now defunct national
committee in placing upon the prelim.
mary roll Of the convention and there
by seating upon the floor of the con.
vention a sufficient number of fraud
ulently elected delegates to control
the proceedings of the convention
These fraudulent delegates, once seat
ed, have by concerted action with one
another put themselves upon the per
manent roll, where they constitute ar
influence sufficient to control the con
vention and defeat the will of the par
ty as expressed at the primaries.
1--WE have exhausted every know
means to head off this conspiracy ant
prevent this fraud upon the popula
will but without success. We wer'
sent to this convention bearing thu
most specific instructions to plac
Theodore Roosevelt in nomination a.
the candidate of our party for presi
dent, and we therefore deem it GU
duty to carry out these instructions il
the only feasible way remaining ope
to us.
Therefore, be it resolved, that we
representing the majority of the voter
of the republican party and of the dele
gates and alternates legally elected
the national republican convention i
compliance with our instructions fror
the party voters, hereby nominal
Theodore Roosevelt as the candidat
of our party for the office Of presider
Of the United States. and we call upo
him to accept such nomination in con
g pliance with the will Of the party vo
It ers.
D. "And be it further resolved, that
l. committee be appointed by the cha
e to forthwith notify Colonel Rooseve
t. Of the action here taken and requei
e him to appear before US in this ha
E. as soon as convenient"
r Governor johnson of California, WI
e. empowered to appoint committee I
% seven men to confer with Colon
10 Roosevelt and formulate . plan Of a
=. ton. 1t IL said several weeks migl
It elapse before the program is decide