Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-13

their choice, and excluded all other
men claiming to be properly elected
delegates.
The claims OF Governors Hadley.
McGovern and Deneen was that the
action of the national committee in
deciding who should be seated ~ dele
gates was wrongful and was contrary
to good parliamentary law.
The national committee refused to
consider these objections, and through
IT. agent. Victor Rosewater. and after
wards through Chairman Elihu Root,
allowed the men seated a. delegates
by the national committee to vote up
on the rightfulness OF their selection.
Mr.. Root argued, In UNFOLDING tho
sovereignty Of the national commit
tee that were he to hold otherwise 1t
might some day come to pass that one
faction Of the party would contest all
the seats claimed by the other faction
Of the party. and. having a majority
OF uncontested delegates, expsl the
hostile delegates and control the con-
vention.
The answer to Mr.. Root IL the con-
stitution Of the United States and tho
constitution Of the forty-six different
states. Under their provisions the con-
stitution. the highest authority on law
in the land. provides for no body an
alogous to tho national committee to
form q temporary roll call OF the SEN
ate and house OF representatives.
On the contrary It provides: Each
house shall be the judge Of the cleo
tions, returns. and qualifications OF its
own members"
Here Is no provision for trying the
title of members to seats by an out
side tribunal. Nor Is such a method
known in any civilized nation.
II Senator Root believed in the logic
of his argument. would he not have
long ago proposed for the national
congress a body analogous to the ma
tional committee-namely. that before
each national election the congress-
men from each state should elect one
representative. and that the IS men
thus chosen should, after the election.
pass upon the credentials Of those
claiming to have been elected to con-
gress?
Everybody knows that such a pro-
posal would never be considered Ev-
erybody knows that It would lead to
self -perpetuation in office Of congress-
men and parties no longer wanted by
the nation-and the utter defeat Of
Republican government! The estab-
lishment Of oligarchy! Revolution!
This very plan has been set UP rs
the controlling rule Of the Republican
party in the selection Of its presidents.
The rules Of representative govern
ment established In the constitution
Of the United States have been set
aside by an extra-lega organization of
corrupt bosses TO dominate the Repub-
lican party, and through it the repub-
lie.
And yet It il In the assumed name
Of republicanism. the assumed name
Of law and order, that President Taft
stands for the setting aside of the
principle of the constitution to Insure
Republican government, and is the
candidate of -perpetuating OIL
garchy in it's stead.
Furthermore. his sponsors look for
their support to the traditional Repub-
leans. to the sons Of the men who
founded the party and saved the ma
ton. They consider them unreasoning,
blind. mistaking the shadow for the
substance.
Constitutional Republicans will serve
their party and save their freedom by
repudiating the stolen convention and
its unfortunate candidate.