Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-04

one-fourth as many republicans
Multiply six and fraction by four
and you will find that the Mississippi
republicans had twenty-five times as
much influence at Chicago as the Me-
braska republicans. It touches, my
state pride to have the Mississippi re-
publicans so much more important
than Nebraska republican. night
concede something in behalf of the
Mississippi republicans. 1 might con-
cede him little superiority over the
Nebraska republican, because I do
not know him, but the ratio of rs to L
Is too much. I would not concede on
the present evidence more than
16 to 1.
TAFT EXPRESSES GRATITUDE
FOR NOMINATION OF HIS PARTY
In Louisiana they had 5000 votes.
That means that a Louisiana republi-
can has IL times as much influence
at Chicago as a Nebraska republican.
No republican in this country believes
that there is a fair representation, and
until this system Is changed, until the
proportion Is made more equitable,
you cannot say that a majority OF
the republicans are controlling the
policy OF their party And yet, when
Mr.. Taft was nominated by these
means. he was grateful for the nomi-
nation and congratulated the party
that right had triumphed.
He promised no change; SO that
four years from now you may expect
the same scandal In the republican
convention, If there is a contest, that
they have had for q generation when
ever there was contest. Not only
has Mr.. Taft's convention failed to
remedy this. but Mr.. Rcosevelts con-
vention did not address itself to this
difficulty. These were the two impor-
tant difficulties at Chicago. But, my.
friends, Mr.. Roosevelt says that there
was no difference between the Demo-
cratic convention at Baltimore, and
the republican convention at Chicago.
BRYAN ATTENDED BOTH
CONVENTIONS AND KNOWS
I want to tell you there was diff
ference. II he does not know what
happened at these two places, he
ought not to talk about it. He was only
present at one OF these conventions,
I was present at both. And he was
on the outside of the one he attend
ed, and was on the inside of both
OF these conventions. (App1ause.)
know what went on, and I know
that II there is any difference. be-
tween night and day, there was a Diff
ference between the republican con-
vention at Chicago and the Democratic
convention at Baltimore. He says that
the bosses controlled Chicago. There
Is no doubt, about 1t. They controlled
1t from the beginning to the end.
There wasn't thing done there that
they did not control; but when he
says the bosses controlled Baltimore,
he ought to know that the bosses
were repudiated at Baltimore as they
never were before In a convention.
(Applause.)
DEMOCRAS REPUDIATE
THE BOSSES MOST sIERNEY
IL he says that these two conven-
lions are alike, want to tell you that
the Baltimore convention by a vote
OF 826 to 1875. vote of about four
to one. pledged the country that that
convention would not nominate FOR
president any representative of, or
men under obligations to j. Pier
pont Morgan, Thomas r. Ryan, August
Belmont or any other members OF
the favor seeking privilege hunting
class, and on the next day the name.
Of the three men were bulietined in
every capital Of the old world, Nor
gan, Ryan, Belmont, and the world
was informed that tho Democratic
convention had picked out these thre,
men who had corrupted politics FOL
a generation and named them b,
name, declaring that they should MOI
elect a president Of the United States
And want TO thank the delegation
from this state FOR the stand Il tool
and the support It gave to the peopi.
In the fight to make that convention
democratic convention and repre-
sentative OF the psaple.
Did the republican convention pas
any such resolutlon7 Mo; you couit
not have got II introduced ut the con
vsntion. let alone passing 1t.
RoosEvEITs CONVENTION
DID NOT REPUDIATE BOSSES
And ala Mr. Rooseyeits convention
pass any such resolution7 No. Ant
you could not hays passed that reso
luton In Mr.. Rcoseyelrs convention