The evening world., 1912-07-12
Colonel's Only Aim the Nomi-
nation, While the Common
er's Is His Party's Good.
HE COMPARES THE TWO.
Senator, in New Attack, Re-
verts to Recent Conventions
a. to Prove a Case.

WASHINGTON. July u.-Und~ the
caption The Case Of Mr.. Roosevelt"
senator La rollese has written the fol-
lowing editorial In the current number
Of La Folietts's Weekly:
Bryan a Baltimore, foregoing all
chanos Of his own nomination. mArshal-
Ling ell his forces, Drawing Tammany
and Ire trusts. 70 rescue his party from
their domination. carrying the conven-
tion for the adoption Of the most pro-
srseavs Democratic platform yet Of
Tered. and the nomination Of the most
proGressive Democratic candidate avail
able. 'sss . towering figure Of moral
and patriotic devotion to civic right
eousneas.
Roosevelt at Chicago. backed By
moasy derived from the stock-waterins
operations Of the Steel Trust and the
Harvester Trust. organising what ere
new confessed 10 have been fake con-
tests - to nearly two hundred dele
eatee IN order to control the RsDubsi-
can convoufi0n and secure his own
pomination. refusing to aid In making
. progressive platform. bound to have
the oomin stoon or, destroy the Republic
can party. was . most striking example
Of u,lsdirectsd power and unworthy
smbition.
'Uoossvelt had a. Great an oppor-
tunity 70 serve che progressive cause at
Chicago ~ Bryan had at Baltimore.
But Reossvsk was serving the. man.
mot The cause. He wanted one thing
ne wanted the nomination. And yet be
dsd not have enough Votes 10 nominate
himss1 upon any honest basis.
he did have enough delegates n thaA
convention ultimately TO have Nominated
real orogrsaivs ana adopted Q strong
progressive platform. He could even
have nominated HAdley on such q plst.
form. and progrsss,vs Rseublioans couid
have supported Hadisy In much the
same spsrit - hundreds Of thousande Of
then VIII now support Wilson. Neither
ttaoisy nor WILSON ere veteraas In the
ProgrsAdso ranks. Naithsr Of them has
been tried bysths ssvseset tssta Beth
appear TO b men Of high ideals whose
records. though abort. give promisa
But Roosevelt would not consider
Hadlsy. He would have no one but
himself. Al the first suggestion Of Had.
ley. he ordered the third partv nan.
oenWess lest he lose his followers.
II ne had the evidence TO prove that
Tan could not b. honestly and fairiy
Nominated. Why did he not dieSct his
lieutenants to present that evidence to
the National Committee and then 10 the
convention and the country % clearly
that the convention would not have
dared to nominate Taft. and that TAFT
e"uld not. n honor, have sceeptsd the
nomination. II made.
The reason h obvious. An anaiyds NJ
the testimony will. ! am couvinoed show
that neither Taft nor Roosevelt had a
majority OF honestly or regularly elected
cetegates. This the managers upon
both sides veil understood. Each can
dioate was trying to seat 4 sufI,cient
nuusber Of fraudulentiy credentials DEL
sgates. added to those regularly chosen
70 support him. to secure control Of the
coavsntion and steam rolf the nomina-
rona II was q proceeding with which
each was acquainted, and which each
MAD sanctioned In prior conventions.
MT. Roosevelt WAS not governed By
. suggestion Of that spirit OF high patr!-
otto and unselnsh purpose Of which
Bryan furnished q magnificent example
one week later In the Democratic CON.
venti0n IN Baltimore. He clamored
loudly for purging the convention roll OF
tainted delegates. without purging his
own candidacy OF his tainted contests
and his tainted trust support He Of
fered no reason for q third party ex-
osptinx bis own overmastering craving
FOR 4 third terui."