The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-08-10
THE PERSONAL
CONVENTION.

Salt Lake Tribune: The PERSONAL.
conducted convention assembled 4
Chicago for the purpose of nominal
ing Colonel Roosevelt for the presi
dency for third term, is a gather
ing which is brought together unds
false pretences. The Roosevelt or.
of the time has been that the peopl,
mrst act, Dat no one is auth ori ZEE
to act for them save by their express
authorization. Let the people rule,
is the great, overwhelming tocsin o
,sne tobossNuelt movement. And We
companies antave had ITO share what
are largelHs convention. There have
sorpf'no primaries, there has been nj
expression Of the people in sny re
spect favoring this convention. In the
different states, as in Utah, there
have been few self constituted
( leaders coming to the front announc
ing a convention of quite the old
style, precisely the sort that Roose
welt has been busy all this year de.
: nouncing, and these conventions have
with more or less regularity, chosen
delegates to his personally conducted
conventions at Chicago. The people
have in no wise been consulted, they
have not been permitted to take part
in the election of delegates to that
convention, or 10 act in any of the
preparations Coy holding that conven-
lion. The delegates 10 the national
Republican convention in Chicago
that switched off % the Roosevelt
movement took action entirely unau-
thorized and revolutionary. They
were not sent to Chicago to form a
bird party, or to aid any schism in
he Republican party. They were sent
IS national delegates 20 the national
republican convention; and in so far
9 they departed from their work as
,,ch they betrayed the trust imposed
Them ,by the people. In so far as
20 delegates taking part in this pres
Mt personally conducted convention
n Chicago in the interest and for the
rsonal advantage of Colonel Roose-
may claim to represent the peo-
as the claim is fraud, because they
hoe no credentials whatever from the
bople, nor have the people in any
ny been consulted in their move
lint.
II was precisely the same way
hen the convention was called to or
or by Senator Dixon of Montana,
10 is the personal political represen-
called the convention to order and
hnounced that Mr.. Beveridge of In
Llama had been selected as temporary
hartman of the convention. No vote
pas called for upon the proposition,
tough 1t was right there that the
Ttes in the Republican national
ple'htion first locked horns. But
wag,was not opportunity given for
you lion to Beverage. He had been
H. by the big boss, and that set
There was no thought of op-
mate oro the personal will of Col
MIN, Roosevelt. Mr.. Beveridge took
air as presiding officer, because
- been selected, and without any
yLto the wishes of the delegates
Vnd then assembled. II was a
dried affair from the begin
Isnd undoubtedly any delegate
might have demanded that the
tion be put to vote would at once
\ been frowned down, and perhaps
nervousness under the cry, Let the
2 rulel"
stated that Colonel Roosevelt
TT the sulks all day on Monday,
III day of the convention. This
IN btless because the convention
measure up in any way by
fson with the hearty, spontan-
husiasm of the regular ma
epublican convention. It was
affair; not at all the wild, ri.
Fssemblage that the promoters
ell. There had been talk OF
cCeats in the convention at 500
soch, but at the last spectators
Oh at the high price OF SO that
.smanded for admission to see
proceedings, and those who paid
ar SO grumbled at the tameness OF
show. But what else was to be
pected than that the affair should
a, tamef With no opposition daring
40 snow Its head, everything is neces.
ssr'iy at a duh level o, apathy and
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