The Washington herald., 1912-06-21
TEDDY MAKES A
CHANGE IN PLANS
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have nothing to say. but that II they
decided for me, and the politicians
robbed me Of the victory I would not
silently and tamely acquiesce. 1t was
already evident that my opponents with
Mr.. Tafts encouragement, intended to
beat me by foul means II they could not
by fair means.
The crucial, but not the only step,
in the concerted and hitherto successful
effort to cheat the people out Of the
victory they had fairly won was taken
up by the now defunct National Com
mittee. which, without one show Of jus
tifcation and with cynical contempt OF
the most ordinary rules Of decency IN
making up the temporary roll call un-
seated ninety fairly elected Roosevelt
delegates and substituted for them
ninety Taft delegates, who in the con-
ventIon represent nothing whatever but
successful fraud I was clearly entitled
to all these delegates. all the ninety pos
sessed for instance. clearer titles than
the uncontested Taft delegates from New
York City and as to seventy Of them.
their titles were as fiawless as those
OF any other delegates in the conven-
ton.
Defeated by Fraud.
Mr.. Root was elected. and Gov.
Dencen's motion for partly cleaning the
roll Of fraud was defeated by the vote
Of these ninety fraudulent delegates, the
last being a vote on a straight moral
issue, the result Of which, in my Judg-
ment, ought 10 render II impossible for
any man longer to take part in the pro-
ceedings of the convention as now con-
stituted The majority in each case was
slightly over fifty.
In each case. therefore. II It had not
been for the hitherto successful rascality
which placed these fraudulent delegates
on the roll and permitted them to vote,
the case Of decenCy would have won;
Mr. McGovern would have been elected
in place Of Mr.. Root. Gov. Deneen's mo-
tion would have prevailed. and the Re
publican National Convention would now
have been exercising in good faith the
high, honorable, and vitality important
function Of honestly representing the
wishes, the judgment, and the interest
Of the plain people who make up the
mass Of the Republican party. Instead.
Il now represents nothing but successful
political fraud perpetrated in the inter-
est OF political and financial privilege.
Roots Ruling Attacked.
7 understand that Mr.. Root has an
nounced that no one Of the stolen dele
gates will be allowed TO vote on his own
case, but that all will be allowed to
vote on one another's cases. Such rul-
ing is a sheer denial Of justice and fair
play.
This case bears no analogy to ordi-
nary cases where contesting delegates
have no connection with one another,
and where there is no general conspir-
acy which must be considered as
whole All these ninety fraudulent dele
gates were seated at the same time by
1N ha National CnrrTT1Nf-
teemen. to serve the same purpose. The
credentials committee appointed to try
their cases includes three OF their own
from the States Of Washing
ton, Arizona, and Texas, where the dele
cations were stolen en- masse. This com
mlttee selected as its chairman the Gug-
genheim delegate from Colorado. who
has already as National Committeeman.
assisted in Uniting the very frauds upon
which he is now TO sit in Judgment.
VIII Not BE Bound.
such are the facts about the national
convention as now constituted. I decline ]
any longer to be bound by any action It |
may take. I decline to regard as bind |
Ing any nomination It may make. do !
not regard successful fraud and deltb- /
crate political theft as constituting
title to party regularity or claim TO the |
support Of any honest man Of any party. |
'T hope that the honestly elected ma
jority will at once insist upon the i'm |
mediate purging Of the roll in its en-
tirety. and not piecemeal, by the con: |
vention.
IF this purging is not accomplished, I /
hope the honestly elected delegates will /
decline all further connection with
convention whose action is now deter
mined. and has hitherto been determined, |
by a majority which is made a majority /
only by the action OF the fraudulent dele
gates, whom the convention has refused
10 strike from the rolls. II the leaders |
of the honestly elected majority disagree
with me in this matter, and wish for any i
cause to defer for the moment this ac-
lion. then 1 most earnestly hope that
At least they will insist upon voting on
he cases Of these fraudulent delegates
IN bloc and not separately.
1--WE cannot AFFORD to pardon aNf on
that he surrenders ba re /
stolen goods. |
IF the honestly elected majority le
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