The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-30
Duell Says That the Colonel
Won't Need to Go to Chicago
to See Fair Play.
DON'T FEAR STEAM ROLLER
Barnes Appeals to Taft Dele
gates to Stand Firm-ROot
for Chairman.

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said yesterday that he and National Com
mitteeman William l.. Ward Of West
chester county will leave for Chicago on
Tuesday to join the lineup Of Roosevelt
forces when the Republican national
committee meets on June o. The. national
committee then will take up the seating
Of contested delegates.
While Judge Duell did not pretend to
speak for Col Roosevelt. he said he did
not believe that Col. Roosevelt would
attend the Chicago convention. So far
as Judge Duell could sec there is no reason
why the Colonel should go to Chicago
He can get the news at the end Of
long distance telephone" Judge Duell
said
Judge Duell said that the Roosevelt
contingent would make fight to have
the session Of the national committee on
contested seats open so that there would
be no star chamber proceedings He
added:
Up to four years aso this was
always done We do not expect
that all Of the contested Roosevelt
than we expect that all Of the
far as this means that the national com
mittce will give everybody II fair deaf !
believe that the Roosevelt forces VIII con-
tiol the committee There VIII hr no
steam roller tactics.
agree with MIR. Barnes that the
contest II one of principles. and not Cf
men. Not even col Roosevelt. with all
his wonderful personality. could have won
the leht had h. not had behind him d
cause which appealed I" tn. aycraer man
and woman. \ man To l., a l"adr; mus;
face the future. The man who lives in
the past who Is eve looking hackwai d.
Is n sorry leader. The man who rails
AT the present and refuses 20 see the
, The sooner he rcti,cs to his tub the bot
ter II is for his fellow men
When from Main. to California the
voters. wherever they have an opportun-
ity, are found on IN. same side OF a
| question. II Is worse than folly to assert
that they are all wrong. Th" majority
rul' $. and should rulc. in every democratic
country.
NJ" Jersey only rsaffrmed the ve dict
which has been G!vcn In other States.
When the convention meets II will be
found that Col. Roosevelt has a work
inr majority. outside uf an. southern
contest
| do not look for any steam roller tac-
tics in the settlement OF the contested
seats by the national committee There
! is. however, one vital question which the
delegates will have to determine, and that
| Is. shall the choice of Il large majority
OF the delegates from the States which
must furnish the electoral votes nocc s.
sary TO elect the nominee ~ the Chicago
convention be accepted, or shall the .l.-
gates from the Territories, dependencies
and states which cannot furnish single
Republican sl.ctor dictate the nomination .
/ From the states that mus, furnish tn.
votes To elect a Republican President. Col.
/ Roosevelt will have at least %55 cunyen-
! t!on votes. while Mr.. Taft from such
state will scarcely have ESQ Pass
| Ing over the question whether the dele
gates from the horelessly Democratic
| states OF the South claimed for Mr.. Taft
were legally elected and are representa-
tive. those who are seated will not at
tempt to dictate our party nominee for
, President. For them to arrogate TO them.
selves any such power spells defeat. ends
their official lives for all time and will
surely result In the loss Of the Senate
and the election OF a two-thrds Demo.
cratic majority in the House Of Repre-.
sentatives. In such an event few mer
now fifty years of age will live to ST.,
the Executive and Legislative branches
OF the Government again In the hands OF
tn" Republican party The Republican
party Is progressive and men who believe
in wise. progressive policies will preside
over the sessions ~ the convention and
write the party platform.
Statewide primary elections have
shown that the many Will not tolerate the
rule of the few. unless the few realize
that the rights NJ the many must be fully
| protected. The more bitter tho attacks
on Col. Roosevelt the more friends the,
make for him
Chairman Barnes of the Republican
State committee commenting on the out
come of the primaries In New Jersey said
This contest II one OF principles. no,
Of men. II majority portion Of the
/ minority OF an electorate In some States
have not comprehended the meaning OF
the situation and have become infected
| by the personality of a candidate, II does
| not In any way change tho situation or
AFFECT the duty OF the delegates from,
the State Of New York. who will go to
Chicago pledged to the platform OF prin-
| ciples adopted by the Rochester conver-
| ton.
1t Il not surprising that In a few weeks
campaign n majority OF the Republican
electorate failed to comprehend what Mr.
RoOsevelts assault upon Republican prin-
| ciples means. History Is being made very
fast and those who are In the thick of
1t rarely realize where they are going Mr.
| Rooscvclt's platform, which II his can.
didacy should he accepted the Republi-
can party must officially indorse. is the
rule Of the people without restriction
through constitutional form Mr.. Roose-
Welt knows, as every other student OF
history knows. that no democracy can
: endure on that basis. and that the people
/ themselves are the first to recognize this
and turn to an individual to rule them.
| The duty Of the Republican delegates
from New York was never more sole mn,
never more clear never more patriotic.
than at this very time, when the needless
and thoughtless are willing to take the
initial step for the overthrow OF the
American Constitution, with its honored
! guarantees TO each citizen that he can
, be protected through the courts from the
aggression Of tn" Government. the ma jor-
ity or n single Individual
| ! repeat what ! said the other day-that
| the contest ut Chicago will he between
/ mental courage and physical cowardice.
| William L. Ward was in town vest terdav,
and while he would not talk about the
result OF the primaries In New Jersey, he
had conference with MIR. Barnes, and it
was learned that although the State leader
endeavOred to win Ward over to Taft, the
Westchcster leader told Mr. Barnes that
he was as firm az ever for Roosevelt and
that the delegates to the Republican ma
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