Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-20
(By Morning Journal Special Leased wire.)
ChiCag0. .IIlne 2Q-"Sn far as Il I'M

(By Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
Chicago, June 2O.-"So far as an
concerned" declared Colonel Roose
velt to his delegates and advisers in
an address this morning, II am
through. II you are voted down
hope you, the real and lawful major
ity of the convention, will organize
as such. and you will do it if you
have the courage and loyalty of your
convictions.
Il am speaking to you" said Col
onel Roosevelt, "as man to whom
some of you have done the honor to
state that you wish to nominate as
president When l went into the
race l made my appeal to the people.
Most OF the delegates were chosen
at direct primaries by the people.
made my fight squarely. / said, and
some of you heard me, that if tho
people decided against me, would
have nothing to say, but that If the
people were for me and the politi-
clans tried to chcai me out Of thc
nomination. would have a great
deal to say.
II went before the people and l
won. Now the committee and u por-
ton of the convention, which is made
majority only by the aid of dele
gates not elected but chosen by the
national committee, are trying to
cheat me out of the nomination. They
cannot do It, AS far as / am con-
cerned it makes no difference. But
1t is not me they are cheating; 1t is
the people, the rank and file of the
republican party.
"I did not want to give you any
advice as I preferred to let you de-
eide what to do, but 1 am going to
give you my views.
Governor Deneen introduced a
very moderate resolution in dealing
with the four fragrant steals. 1t asked
that the delegates from California,
Washington, Texas and Arizona should
not be permitted to vote and that
the three states stolen bodily-Wash-
ington, Arizona and Texas should
not put their representatives on the
credentials committee. That motion
was voted down by substantially the
same vote that elected Root over
McGovern.
I'm each case the majority was a
majority only because the vote OF
the fra audulently stated delegates were
counted.
"Mr. Root received seventy or eighty
stolen votes.' continued Mr.. Roose-
welt. ''Mr. Deneen's resolution was
beaten today by fraudulent votes
which in that resolution was manned
by the votes of Texas, Arizona, Wash
ington and the two fraudulent votes
from California. If these votes had
been changed the resolution would
have been carried.
ITO add insult to injury the COM
mittee ON credentials organized by
choosing as chairman Mr.. Devfne, the
national committman who had taken
part in every theft on which he had
passed as a member of the national
committee.
"As far as j am concerned, l am
through. l hope that tomorrow wheh
you go back to the convention nan
you will at once introduce "a resolu-
tion that not one of those frauduien'y
seated delegates shall vote on any
question in the credentials committee
or In the convention.
Don't lie down again il they beat
no use in voting TO cut the frauduieht
votes and then being beaten by 'he
fraudulent votes and say you are sorry
and go home. i hope you VIII tnen
take the position that you decline
longer to submit TO having any dele
gates frauduiently seated allowed 10
sit as judges on their own cases OF
vote on the report of the credeh-
tials committee.
Il hope you will refuse any longer
to recognize a majority thus com
posed as having any title In law OF
morals TO be called a repupiican
convention. We have by fair means
elected a clear majority of the oeie-
gates and hope that you VIII no.
permit our opponents. having iaiieo
by fair means. to beat yo" ny iou,
means and cheat the people out OIL
the victory they have won
IF you are voted down nope
You. the real and lawful majority oi
the convention will organize as such
and you will do it IL you have inc
Courage and loyalty of your consic-