Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-22
Allen Of Kansas Points TO
Flourishing Organization
Left by Roosevelt and Re-
verses Sustained During the
Present Regime.
DECLINES LONGER TO
SHARE RESPONSIBILITY
Crushed by Steam Roller the
ColOnels Men Declare They
Will Not Participate in
sCuttling Of the Republican
Ship.

gDg Evening nesaId A. r. LeaneH wireb
Convention Hall. juno 22.--Tho
Roosevelt delegates IN the Rcpuhii-
can national convention started a
prolonged demonstration In the con-
vention late this afternoon when
Henry y. Allen of Kansas got up %
read Roosevelt valedlotory." The
convention had concluded consldera-
tion OF al contest cases. the TAFT
forces winning on everything. Per-
manent orgaElzation also had been
effected.
AZ the first mention of Roosevelt
bS Allen the cheering broke oui ana
parade Of deleaates oarryng STAN
durds began.
Aliens rcmafkg especially his
reading of she Roosevelt statement.
were constantly Interrupted by cheers.
hisBes and other noises The chair
had great difficulty In preserving or-
der.
He said he was not speaking %
create demonstration but 10 state
the case OF the progrcsslvcs and eX-
plain their action during the rcmain-
der of the convention.
Allen said the steam roller had oN-
cccded the speed limit IN the Gale
furnia case.
"snee then" said he. fwo have
asked for no roll call
Allen declared that Roosevelt upon
his retirement, from the White House
lon an overwhelming Republican
majority. a record on which Taft was
elected on a progressive platform,
lie pointed 10 the Democratic gains
since
we viii not participate with sou
Ia scuttling the Ship" said Mr.. Alien.
I'VE do not bolt. We have fought
YOU here five days for q square doni
We shall SIT here IN protest and the
people who sent as here shall judge
Us.
Gentlemen of the convention
said Allen, I'VE have reached "a point
where majority OF the Roosevelt
delegations feel that they can un
longer share Ia tie responsibility for
the acts OF this convention, We nave
contended with you until We haye cx-
haustcd every parliamentary privilege
ia the effort to have placed upon the
roll the names of men legally elected.
+'When 5y using the votes oi the
delegates whose rights 10 81 in TINS
convention are challenges, you took
4 position which places the power ot
political committee above the au-
thority Of 17.OgO majority elected in
legal primary in California, we de-
cided that your steam roller had cA-
ceednd the speed limit
since thon we have asked tor NO
rou call You have now completed
abe seating of an contested delegates.
using the yoios OF the contested dele
gates to accomplish your purpose,
when Theodore Roosevelt ielt
the white House four years ago he
ion your an Overwhelming majority
In both branches of congress, he ictt
you an overwhelming majority Pea
both branches ~ congress, he iett
you an ovrrwnolfniuk majority in or
the great Republican states. he lett
YOU "a record on which you co2ld
elect Mr. TAFT. he lest YOU progtca-
sitc program % carry forward, That
program WAS buried beneath an
avalanche OF words at WinouH aud
eighteen governors were buried be-
meath an avalanche of votes which
rebuked recreancy 90 party piedgea
I'VE will not participate with yuu
/ in composing the scuttlinE of the
ship We do not bolt. We merely
insist that you. not We. are mWhlng
the record And Wo refuse to na
hound hy it W. have pleaded WIN
you ten days We have fought with
you five days for square dcai We
! fight no more We plead NO longer
/ We shall sit m protest ana tho pvn-
pie who sent us here. shall judge us