Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-06-28
A WRECKED PARTY.

A WRECKED PARTY.
The republican national convention
has passed into history.
Taft and Sherman were renominat-
ed.
The convention was controlled by
coterie Of poarch-climbing politicians
who were lately rep,diated III their
own states. They freely acknowledge
that they have no hope OF electing the
ticket they were instrumental III
placinp in nomination ut Chicago.
but they "got Rooseyelt's goat
But have they?
Roosevelt had Il good working ma
iority Of the honestly elected dele
gates to the convention, but the ma
tional committee, controlled by Pen
rose. Crane and Barnes. the most
CONSCIOUSNESS political buccaneers OF
modern times, threw out enough Of
these honestly elected delegates ana
substituted therefor enough fraudu-
leutly elected ones to control the con-
yention and thus kept control Of it to
the end.
\ bunch OF southern delegates,
who represent an appetite instead
Of principles, went to Roosevelt the
last day and rendered him the nomi-
nation. The colonel refused to ac-
cept nomination from Il convention
.fraudulently organized, and EN-
l,hatically told them so. These
southern delegates knew that If Taft
was nominated he could not be elect
ed. They wanted the party to sue
ceed else their tenure Of federal office
holding in the south would be OF short
life. They en,leavored to secure
enough Of their brethren to agree to
reorganiZe the convention and throw
out the fraudulent delegates. but
their efforts were in vain. Their
thirty votes would throw the noml-
nation to Roosevelt. but were not
enough to reorganize the convention.
so the convention welcomed Mr..
Taft with bloody hands to IL hosplt-
able grave
Inere can be no other result. The
will Of the people has been tllWarleu
by strong arm tactics and they Will
not ,amely submit to the brutal as
saull.
William Barnes. Jr., one OF the
leaders OF unsavory political reputa-
ton who is responsible for the wreck
ing of the party, has made this bold
announcements: :'rhere should he III
the mind Of 10 one the slightest mis-
understanding regarding the meaning
Of the Chicago convention. The re-
publican party again has demonstrate
Ell that it has the tenacity to resist
what seems TO be popular demand,
but which in reality, is IL temporary
alteration OF mind caused by the
physical excitmpnt OF the nervous
system OF the individual.
IN other words, Il very large ma
iority Of the people Of the United
States, being temporarily insane,
were saved from the humiliation OF
getting what they wanted by penrose.
Crane and Barnes.
Isn't it about time for IA change?
The majority OF the delegates. III
GLIDING those honestly erected but un-
seated, met in Il theatre after TAFT
and Sherman were nominated, and
carried out the business for which
they were elected by placing in nomi-
nation Theodore Roosevelt for the
presidency.
The colonel accepted the nomina-
ton with the poryiso that another
convention be held some time in July
and nominate Il candidate for presi-
dent and vice president, and at that
time If the convention believed some
one else would make II more suitable
candidate, the colonel would gladly
step down and heartily support the
nominees. 1t looks rs if the pro-
Rressives of both parties will get to-
oether after the Baltimore conven.
ton and form new party. The pro.
eressives at Baltimore Tuesday vert
defeated in the temporary Organiza
ton of the democratic convention
Judge Parker winning over Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan in his talk against thu
election of Mr.. Parker rs temporary
chairman said: 1.-The sinister intl'l
onces which had been at work in thu
republican national convention in