Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-25
LAST CRY OF FRAUD,
SENT BY ROOSEVELT,
READ TO convention
Ex-President Sends Statement
Asking His Delegates to
Take No Part IN Chicago
Nomination
~ Assoclated Press.l

CHICAGO, June. 22.-After seating all
contested Taft delegates except those
from Texas, the convention came to or
der again at PIP p. m. and took UP the
Texas cases.
The credentials committee report on
Texas followed the report of the ma
tinoal committee, favorable to Taft, and
was adopted district by district. without
roll call. The only delegates given
Roosevelt were in the Third and Eff
teenth Texas districts, both of which
the national committee had originally
awarded him
1t was generally understood that
with the completion of the organiza-
ton, the Roosevelt people would de-
clare their position of non-participa-
ton in further proceedings &C the con-
vention.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization, recommending
that the temporary list of officers head
ed by Senator Root, be made perma-
nent, was adopted.
Senator Root came forward amid
deafening noise of cheers, whistlIng,
boing and other signs of approval and
disapproval.
The demonstration lasted several min
utes, Mr.. Root standing, smiling, wait
ing for the noise to subside.
When at last it became quiet, Mr..
Root made a brief speech of thanks.
He introduced Henry ]. Allen, of Kan
sas, to make a statement
mo PHYSICAL BOLT"
Henry ]. Aliens speech was decla-
ration that the Roosevelt people re-
pudiated this convention and its work,
and without a physical bolt, appealed
to the people.
Allen began by reading the statement
Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Aliens first mention of Roosevelt's
name started tremendous cheering in
which all the Roosevelt delegations par
ticipated, with scores of people in the
galleries. The Taft delegates sat still,
watching the rest of the crowd, but TAX
ing no part in the demonstration. There
were large sections of the gallery, too,
where the people were sitting motion
less.
Allen said the steam roller had ex-
ceeded the speed limit in the California
case. "Since then" said he, 1--WE have
asked for no roll call The Roosevelt
men, he said, declined to share the
responsibility of a convention which had
ignored popular majorities against Taft
in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, New
Jersey, South Dakota, North Dakota,
Minnesota, Maryland. Nebraska, Oregon,
Kansas, Oklahoma, West Virginia and
North Carolina.
Allen declared that Roosevelt, upon
his retirement from the White House,
left an overwhelming Republican major
ity, a record on which Taft was elect
ed, and a progressive platform, He
pointed to the Democratic gains made
since
I'VE will not participate with you in
scuttling the ship" said Mr. Allen I'VE
do not bolt. We have fought you here
five days for square deal We shall
sit in protest and the people who sent
us here shall judge U.s."
ROOSEVELT'S STATEMENT.
Colonel ROosevelt's address read by AL
len. was as follows:
"A clear majority of the delegates, hon
estly elected to this convention were
chosen by the people to nominate me.
Under the direction, and with the en-
couragement of Mr.. Taft. the majority
of the national committee, by the So
called steam roller methods and with
scandalous disregard Of every principle
of elementary honesty and decency. stole
so or 80 delegates, putting on the tenn
porary roll call a sufficient number of
fraudulent delegates to defeat the legal
ly expressed will of the people, and
to substitute a dishonest for an honest
majority.
LAST CRY OF FRAUD.
1.-The convention has now declined to
purge the roll of the fraudulent delegates
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