The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

| the fraudulent convention. Then this
fraudulent convention chooses a new and
not less fraudulent National Committee.
Vicious Circle Completed.
Now. gentlemen, there are those who
ask us to stay in the party which has
just fraudulently nominated for the Pres
idency man who inspired and profited
by the fraud. They ask us to submit TO
infamy in the present on the ground
that perhaps we may be able to prevent
such infamy in the future. They seem
TO forget that the vicious circle has been
completed and that this fraudulent con-
vention has provided in its fraudulentIy
chosen National Committee a means
whereby they can hope once again four
years hence and with the like impunIty
TO overthrow the will Of the majority of
the voters at the primaries. The Ma
national Committee, over whose seIec-
ton and retention in office the voters
have no control whatever. makes up the
fraudulent temporary roll call which
controls the National Convention.
The vicious circle must be broken.
The powerful crooked political bosses
have and ought to have no feeling but
contempt for the honest man who sub
mits to their violent and INSCRIPTIONS
dishonesty. II we permit fraud Of this
Kind to triumph we do a shameful
thlng and show either that we are
faint Of heart or dull OF conscience
stand for FnIr Play.
We stand for honesty and fair pIs.y
We practically apply the Command
ment' Thou shalt not steal and we
wish to give a square deal to every
citizen of the republic, so that he may
have a chance to show the stun there
Is in him. unhelped by himself and for
privilege for others.
Gov. johnson PreSides.
1t was II o'clock when Gov. johnson
Of California raped for order. He
said: To me has been delegated the
task of calling this meeting to order.
To me 1t is a pleasure. To any man with
TO tight fraud"
crowd - O'i '''e
The Oklahoma delegation arrived and
was welcomed.
"A majority Of the legally elected del
egates propose to do here just what they
came here to do" continued johnson, and
the crowd went wild.
The people of the farthest Western
State issued a mandate for US to come
here to nominate Roosevelt He has
been robbed by a fraud that cannot be
countenanced. We have come here in
the presence Of the people of Chicago
to nominate him here tonight
The crowd cheered for several minutes.
The time has passed when a couven-
tion controlled by the few great inter-
ests can foist on the people a man
whom they have chosen.
SO II is that some men who are first
OF all Americans citizens have come here
TO do what will guarantee to the Ameri- |
can people that they will rule them
selves.
Every one of us realizes that there
are many obstacles-many Of which look
unsurmountable-but we have learned
the people always decide right.
Big Principles involved.
Beyond the individuality Of this man, |
there is a great principle involved
stealing toward even benighted New
York and endeavoring even there, in |
darkest America. to make them see the |
light.
When our great principle was pre-
sented to the convention at the Coliseum |
II was trampled under foot and then Il Z
YVES that California rebeled.
The National Committee has endavor-
ed to assassinate the Republican party. |
But there are left some men with man I
hood enough to found on the ruins Of |
the Republican party new one greater
than any.
I'VE propose that Mr. Roosevelt. hav-
ing won his fight, shall have his re-
ward
When the governor quit speaking, SEN
itor Clapp of Minnesota. offered the reso-
ution nominating Roosevelt, he read It /
himself When he had finished. bedlam /
broke loose.
Roosevelt Wildly Cheered.
AS. soon as It quit. Mr.. Prendergast of
Iew York, who was to have nominated 1
Col. Roosevelt in the Coliseum. spoke in /
support of the resolution.
I'VE are for Roosevelt because he does
rot turn away when dificuties confront
lim,'' said Predergast.
He represents better than any man