Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-25
LAST CRY OF FRAUD,
SENT BY ROOSEVELT,
READ TO CONVENTION

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placed thereon by the defunct national
committee and the majority which thus
Endorsed fraud was made majority only
because it included the fraudulent dele
gates themselves, who all sat as judges
on on anothei's cases.
IF these fraudulent votes had not thus
been cast and counted, the convention
would have been purged Of their pres
ence. This action makes the conven-
ton in no proper sense any longer
Republican convention representing the
real Republican party.
Therefore, hope the men elected as
Roosevelt delegates will now decline TO
vote on any matter before the conven-
ton. do not release any delegate from
his honorable obligation to vote for me
If he votes at all, but under the actual
conditions 1 hope that he will not vote
at all. 1is
FINAL RAH AT TAFT.
1.-THE convention, as now composed,
has no claim to represent the voters of
the republican party. It represents moth
ing but successful fraud in over riding
the will of the rank and file of the party,
Any man nominated by the convention as
now constituted, would be merely the
beneficiary of this successful fraud; 1t
would be deeply discreditable to any
man TO accept the conventions nomina-
ton under these circumstances; and any
man thus accepting lit would have no
claim to the support OF any republican on
party grounds, and would have fore
feited the right to ask the support of any
honest man of any party on moral
grounds"
A LAST BIG NOISE.
The Roosevelt delegates in the repub-
liam national convention started demon
stration in the convention when Henry
H. Allen Of Kansas, At up TO read the
Roosevelt valedictoryA
At the first mention " Roosevelt by AL
len the cheering broke out and a parade
of delegates carrying state standards
began. The uproar lasted long time.
Five minutes after 1t started the Roose-
welt delegations began wild parade. led
by New Jersey followed by California,
Kansas, West Virginia, North Carolina,
Minnesota, Indiana and Oklahoma.
As the head of the parade reached the
head of the left hand aisle. where Mich
igan was seated, fight broke out The
police bounced on the fighters instantly,
and the parade was swung in the oppos-
lite direction. III
Meanwhile South Dakota, Pennsylvania,
Ohio. and Missouri had Joined the par
ade.
BYE-BYE TO BRYAN.
Fairbanks reading of the long plat
form was suddenly interrupted by an
apparently inexplicable outburst of cheer
ing. He was reading the section on econ
omy and efficiency.
Turning to discover the cause of the
outhurst, Mr. Fairbanks found that he
was playing against William Jennings
Bryan. who was crossing the press sec
ton TO go out.
Mr.. Bryan was leaving for Baltimore.
Mr.. Fairbanks rose to the occasion.
I'VE have been greatly honored." said
he, with the presence of some of our
friends in political opposition. some of
whom have business now in Baltimore.
Reading of the platform was finish
ed at 4:17 p. m.
Mr.. Fairbanks moved it's adoption.
Walter C. owen, of Wisconsin, pre-
scented as a minority report draft COM
prising the views of Senator LaFollette
and his followers.
There was much disorder during the
reading of the LaFollette platform, and
few heard it. Fairbanks moved to ia
BILE the minority report.
Cady, of Wisconsin. defended the La
Toilette platform.
J. j. Blain, of Wisconsin, also argued
for the LaFollette platform.
There was no Roosevelt draft The
LaFollette report was tabled. Only
Wisconsin voted for it.
LA TOILETTE PLATFORM.
Delegate Walter c. owen. of Wiscon-
sinsin, was recognized to present the
La Toilette platform, offered as a com
plete substitute. The North Dakota del
egates Joined with Wisconsin in urging
the LaFollette ideas. %.
Mateo Fajardo, a delegate from Porto
Rico sought recognition, claiming that
Porto Rican plank had been over
looked in the report of the committee.
He was held out Of order.
After the reading of La Follette's
platform, Mr.. Fairbanks moved to lay
it on the table, 20 minutes in the mean
time being allowed the La Toilette adj
vocates to make arguments.
Samuel II. Cady, of Wisconsin, said
the present convention had thoroughly
demonstrated the necessity of presiden-
tiaI preference primaries. He de-
nounced the old system of national con-
ventions as "one of the greatest trusts
in the world" and said the people
might as well question the sincerity of
man. the. beneficiary Of such a con-
vention. when he went abroad denounc-
ing trusts in general.
Mr.. Cady discussed various planks in
the La Toilette platform, characterizing
them as representative Of the true
progressive movement.
]. j. Blaine, of Wisconsin, closed the
debate with a tribute to Senator La
Toilette.
The La Toilette platform then was
laid upon the table.
Mr.. Fairbanks reported the Porto Rican
citizenship plank, left out by mistake
but it was accepted. on the adoption OF
the platform Barnes, the Tart leader
from New York. demanded a roll call
1t was ordered.
There was an outburst OF cheering
when the total Roosevelt strength was
announced as 34S, the number OF dele
gates not voting, but a greater outourst
followed the announcement of lb56 votes
aye. The nays were 50 and l6' were alb
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