El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-20

/ you have done the honor to state that
/ you wish to nominate as president. When
/ I went into the race / made my appeal
! to the people. Most of the delegates
were chosen at direct primaries by the
people. I made my fight squarely. l
| said, and some of you heard me, that if
] the people decided against me, would
have nothing to say; but that If the
people were for me and the politicians
! tried to cheat me out of the nomination,
1 would have a great deal to say
Il went before the people and L won.
Now the committee and portion OF
the convention, which is made a ma
jOrity only by the aid of delegates not
elected, but chosen by the national
committee, are trying to cheat me out
of the nomination. They can't do it.
As far as 1 am concerned it makes no
difference But it Is not me they are
cheating; it is the people. the rank and
file of the Republican party
L did not want to give you any ad
vice, as 1 preferred to let YOU decide
what to do, but I am going to give you
my views.
Fair Proposition Voted Down.
Gov. Deneen introduced a very mod
crate resolution in dealing with the
four fragrant steals It asked that the
delegates from California. Washington,
Texas md Arizona should not be per-
mitted to vote and that the three states
stolen bOdily-Washing Arizona and
TeXas-should not put their representa-
That motion was voted down by sub
stantially the same vote that elected
Root over McGOvern.
In each case the majority was ma
Jority only because the votes of the
fraudulently seated delegates were
counted.
''AIr. Root received 20 or so stolen
votes" continued Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.
Deneen's resolution was beaten today
by fraudulent votes, which in that reSo-
luton was named by the votes of
Texas, Arizona. Washington and the
two fraudulent votes from California
If these votes had been changed, the
resolution would have been carried.
"Insu!+ - injury
ITO add insult to injury, the commit
tee on credentials organized by choos-
ing as chairman Mr.. Devine. the ma
tional committeeman who had taken
part in the very theft or which he had
passed as a member of the national
committee.
LAS far as I am concerned. I am
through I hope that tomorrow, when
you go back to the convention hall, you
viii at once introduce a resolution that
not one of those fraudulently seated
delegates shall vote on any question in
the credentials committee or in the
convention.
Don't lie down again if they beat
you by fraudulent votes. There is no
use in voting to cut out the fraudulent
fraudulent votes and saying you are
very sorry and going home I hope
you will then take the position that
You decline longer 10 submit to having
any delegates fraudulently seated al
lowed to sit as judges on their own
cases or vote on the report of the Gre
dentials committee.
"Refuse to Recognize Them"
I hope you will refuse any longer to
recognize majority thus composed as
having any title in law or morals to be
called a Republican convention. We
nave by fair means elected a clear ma
Jority of the delegates and 1 hope that
you Will not permit our opponents, hav-
ing failed by fair means, to beat you by
foul means and swindle the people out
OF the victory they have won.
If you are voted down. 1 hope you,
the real and lawful majority Of the
convention. will organize as such, and
you will do it If you have the courage
and loyalty to your convictions
Let's find out whether the Repub-
lican party is still the party Of the
plain people, the people of the United
states. or the party of the bosses and
the professional politicians, acting in
the interests of special privilege.
II you want my advice, 1 would ad-
wise that you place no further trust I
would advise that you waste no further
time 1 would advise that you do not |
permit yourselves to be committed in ,
any further way, shape or form by fur
as they remain in the control Of the
convention by means of a majority com
posed in an essential part of fraudE- I
Iently seated delegates who have not
the rank and file of the Republican (
party and are without the slightest I
right or title to seats in the Republican (
Gov. Johnson With Roosevelt.
Governor Johnson reached the Flor /
entine room few minutes after Mr.. 4
Roosevelt had concluded his address. /
Many were leaving the room when Gov.
Johnson entered. A score of men seized !
him and rushed him to a table. Imme- /
dlately the room filled up again with (
delegates.
Gentlemen" Gov, Johnson segan.
you nave heard what we are going 10 I
do tomorrow We are going to stop
with this robbing conven- I
ton. We are going in there to fight |
and we are prepared for the birth of a /
new Republican party, which will nom- !
mate for president Theodore Roose- /
welt"
And he VIII be elected" was shouted |
in chorus from the delegates.
AS Gov Johnson proceeded, some one /
ley.
'Hadley, Hadley," was the cry.
A mingled roar of cheers and Kisses /
greeted this, but quiet was soon re-
This new party, which is inevitable
will be an honest party" he continued,
q. party that will not countenance rob
berry, thievery and dishonesty such as
we have experienced here"
The report was everywhere that the
Missouri delegation had decided to sup
port Gov. HadIey for president and
would vote for him on the first ballot. I
1t was said this decision included both
the Taft and Roosevelt members and
that the delegates would cast 50 votes
for Hadley, the governor himself, the
36th member, voting as he sees fit.
The rumor later was declared untrue {
These. speeches followed a consuIta.
ton of Roosevelt leaders at the Con-
gress hotel
With Nj Roosevelt were senator
Dixon, Clifford Pinchot, Francis J.
Heney and other leaders of-his forces
and members of the credentials COM
nittee who left the regular meet
ing of that committee. Messages which
came from the room indicated that the
conference was stormy and that many
Of Mr.. ROosevelts adherGnts were urg-
ing caution.
Caution Is Urged.
Congressman Wilson, of Chicago,
member of the Illinois delegation in