Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-24
NEW PARTY PURE
PIRACY, STATES
MONDE[L
Wyoming Congressman in the
House Defends G. O.. P. Com
mittee's Rulings.

WASHINGTON. July 24.-Theodore
poosevelt's followers were termed "pi-
-o+esr and the entire Republican pro-
rroesive movement referred to as "the
most inpudent and revolutionary plan
~ POLITICAL larceny ever conceived" in
sneech delivered by Representative
,rondeil. of Wyoming, today, in which
80 sought to vindicate President Taft
- the colonePs accusations of theft of
delegates at the Chicago convention.
representative Mondell served on the
credentials committee at Chicago.
mrhe claim" he said, that Colonel
Roosevelt was denied the nomination
Of Chicago through the larceny Of dele
gates is expected not only to contribute
directly to the third party movement,
hut also to furnish the excuse for the
most impudent and revolutionary plan
Of political larceny ever conceived. 1t
&c nroposed to steal the liberty and Sc
crre the benefits of Republican state
organizations, while at the same time IT
renudiates the party and candidates. 1t
4s difficult to conceive a more shame
less proposal for pure piracy than this.
In Pennsylvania, for instance, the Re-
publican voters I am told, are expected
N continue to fly the Republican flag
and secure whatever benefits can thus
no obtained, with the expectation even
+ralIv of scuttling the ship after hav-
ING gotten away with the cargo.
1contests Deliberately Created"
"As admitted by the Roosevelt man
ayers themselves, they started out de-
liherately at the beginning of the pre-
convention campaign to create contests
large number Of these contests were
nure fiction The contesting delegates
claimed to be elected at conventions
which If held at ALL were held a month
or two after the regular convention.
"The action of the Republican ma
t;onsl convention in the seating Of del
egates was correct, just and equitable.
No one is justified in condemning the
action of the Republican convention
on mere hearsay, as has been largely
done and to be informed of the fact is
IN be convinced there is no ground LOT
criticism. The convention acted non
eetlv and in a spirit of fairness in har-
mony with party interests and for the
hest interests of the party and the
American people
Representative Mondell cited con-
tests in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas
california. Indiana, Kentucky, Michi-
gan. oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas ana
Washington. He defended the action
of the credentials committee In all OF
these cases.
"Why Didn't Champ Clark Bolt?"
Asserting that Camp Clark support
ers had more cause for boiling at Bal
timore than the Roosevelt supporters
had for forming third party after the
Chicago convention, Mr.. Mondell salo'
why are not the Democrats OF Mis-
souri, proposing to have the Democratic
electors in that state vote for CHAMP
Clark?
"The Democrats of that state by
large and enthusiastic majority eX-
pressed their preference, first, last and
all the time for their beloved fellow
citizen. the honored and respected
speaker of the house. By all reason
able and proper rules he was the can
didate of that convention. In mo-
ment of his triumph the great prize
was ruthlessly snatched from him with
out warrant, justification or excuse.
IF there are any electors anywhere
who have any sort of justification for
being traitors to the binding and sacred
obligation which rests upon an elector
to vote for the candidate Of the party
that placed him in nomination they are
the Democratic electors in Missouri"