Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

tegry of our judicial system the champion constitutional
rule the support representative democracy and the promoter
of true national progressvcncss.
The dangerous rocks for the navigator nose that
lie just below the surface and some OF the most interesting AMI
farreachng influences connection with great political
notice are those that do not appear on the surface
determined to become candidate for the republican nomna
ton for the presidency when he was appearing to decline
a notprohered honor, know that before he
cheered his delegates the Chicago convention with
of victory he knew he defeated and had al
ready determined to start new party 3 ,.,.....u
In the of his efforts to win support of delegates OPP
posed to him Mr. Roosevelt told member of the Vermont dele
CATION the LAY before the convention opened that there would
certainly be two conventions the only question being when
Mr.. Roosevelt thereby away his whole
In the first place of victory In one convention
would not plan another.
the second place that without wait
ing to what concessions the delegates themselves might
make he had determined to try to wreck the Republican party
In the third place his threat disclosed lis whole plan OF
procedure and enabled the regular republicans to plan ac
c0rdi Wy . established that Roosevelt WAS anxious,
for some to bolt the problem for the republican regulars
plainly how complete the work of the convention with
of the convention hail Tbi rxccpcy in part explains the I'M
usual length of the convention.
The longer the delegates supporting Roosevelt remained IN
the Coliseum the less would be for them to walk out
with plausible with honor Roosevelt encor
aged to believe that by nominating Governor Mcovem Of WIS
consn for temporary chairman against Root in spite of La Fol
let's opposition he might have fair chance of beating the
New York senator
Accordingly the Roosevelt managers gave the delegates the
first evidence that they stood for rule by the people against any
boss when Senator Dixon personally visited the Maine deega
ton in front Of the Vermont delegation and to them openly
that all Roosevelt supporters would vote for Mcovc for tenn
chairman. La Toilette refused to support McOVern
however, and having stad the convention while temporary
chairman elected the Roosevelt delegates had excuse for
walk out until the completion Of the work of settling the perm
roll and this reached until Saturday. just in time
to close the work of the convention and leave little time o
any third party demonstration.
With for walk and with the delegates meet
ing each day for the discussion Of minor matters Roosevelt
obliged call for bolt before there really opportm
ity bolt hb nlammaory talk ncendiay
procamatons his followers and his violent dencaon Of
enants like Coy adley and Senator sorah and others who
refused bolt with him. only caused hs forces rapidly
dntegrate. but also to put him 'up stump to program
BY Thursday known that Roosevelt could lead his
followers the hall but determined the Taft forces
not to afford ground for charge of rule that the
mttee credentials of which Col j. Gray Esey was the Yer
member the Roosevelt all the time they
wanted and those disposed of by the
tional committee by unanimous vote, completely
sdered as others in which the contestants both sides
Roosevelt
So completely the ground from under the
welt plan to bolt that he was at last forced to assert that the
seating of the California Taft delegates meant the end of
the Republican party though they would bolt Facts
overlooked in connection with this particular that the
call for the national convention provided that congressional
districts accordance with time honored republican
should have direct representation. whereas Gov johnson whip
ped law through the Legislature providing that the presiden
tial vote of the whole State should determine the complexion
of delegates from districts as we'll as from States AS matter
of equity similar would have given all the Mass
chusetts delegates to Taft
When Roosevelt found that he had been deprived of all
plausible for wakou and that many of his eutenans
had refused to bolt to leave him pary showing that
way the idea conceived that he could mis- face
by having his delegates sit the convention and be bound
by the result in spite of Speaker Reeds famous counting of
quorum Notwithstanding the refusal of democrat members of
Congress
This political fiction lid lead all of Roose-
welt from the regular republican however The
Maine delegates said that while they did they would
bolt from the Republican party and freely pre-
dccd that when delegates who did not vote face the
necessity Of helping third party they would hear from
the folks at home.
AS matter of fact when the majority of the delegates
found they could Rooseves nomination. they afforded
him and his followers opportunity to upon
gressive candidate a compromise The Maine delegates ad
mitted in number Of instances that Roosevelt cou1 not be
elected and were anxious for compromise candidate and the
thing true Of other States With Roosevelt how
could
to start third party with the idea discussed
by him with Bryan Immediately upon his return from Africa
1t is secret that Senator Cummins Of Iowa. well
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, hoped to become the
Use candidate 1t also generally hoped that like
Gov adey who stated during the sessions of the committee
resolutions that he opposed the recall of Judges might
be induced to become the republican candidate for vcepre
dent but he wants to go to the United States Senate
Rooseyets in positively and bitterly refusing
to allow his delegates to support except himself
end to all thought of compromise and left majority of the
acting delegates in favor of the old ticket of 1908.
The desertion from Roosevelt of Gov lIadcy, who
floor in the convention the detection Of Senator Borah
and other leaders, the of Sonnaw I4ongworh
and of Senator Lodge, Rooseves long time friend they