The sun., 1916-01-06
ROARING LYONS.
The "Skirt Dancer Of 1912" Now .
"POlltlcal Reminlscence."

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sit: l
have read with great interest the COM
municationc of DR. j Lawrham and Mr..
A. J. Crandall In reply to my letter on
COlonel Roosevelt. The learned doctor
says I am suffering from POLITICAL hy-
drophObitie." lie is quite mistaken, but
It is evident that he is suffering from
| a severe attack OF Rooseveltitis. II the
learned doctor will send me his address
] will be pleased TO send him a remedy
for Rooseveltitis which when taken ac-
cording 20 directions Is guaranteed to
cure.
Mr.. Crandall IL evidently an honest
and sincere admirer OF Colonel Roose-
welt, and he IL one OF those unfortunates
who have blindly followed him, right or
| wrong. up or down. He says that Roosc-
welt got a raw deal at Chicago. This
I densn
In the first place. Roosevelt pledged
| the American people that he would OBJ
serve the uillrJl;en precedent OF his
country, established by Washington and
followed by all his SUCCESSORS, and de-
clared that no would not be a candi-
date for or accept another nomination."
In violation Of this pledge he became
candidate for the Republican rDmina-
tiOn, backed by the millsonaircs ana
trust magnates Indicted by the Taft
Administration
II will he remembered that Dan r.
| HAnna swore on the stand before the
Senate investigating committee that he
alOns contributed to carry the Reptib-
lican primary for Roosevelt &l77,000.
| Bill Finn Of grating contract fame
| swore on the stand that he contributed
for the same purpose in the state OF
| Pennsylvania tho enormous gum of t14&,-
| 900. George w. Perkins swore that he
contributed S122.0Oo. Frank A. Munsey
Swore that he contributed S1ls.Oo0.
| Thomas w. Lawson Of undertaking fame
In said 10 have contributed something
like 5000, 600 and thus was carried on
the campaign of purity in violation Of
| Roosevelt's pledge to the people.
| What was the result? Roosevelt was
beaten in the Republican convention
| after trying to steal the convention by
| fictitious contests in the South and by
| the lavish expenditure OF money all over
the country. Your correspondent says
| Roosevelt got "A raw DEAL at Chicago.
but a newspaper IN New York city said
| on June 10, 1912. In a leading editorial
| article.
Tn. hearings ~ tho ccntes, cases be-
| foie the Republican National Committee
| Disclose unmistakably a plot to buy the
| Presidency FOR Theodore Roosevelt
But the plot stands revealed. While Mr.,
| tuoH"N~t WAS rdlSlnk ms alultnNes III INV
| North to the pitch Of frenzy, the silent
| workers IN the South. with ample means
for their campaign Of conveying and con-
vertinE. were everywhere a!stir. The crowd
| around the soap box In New jersey yelled
the needy coored brother in Alabama or
In Florida advanced TO the prorered. well
| hlled hand. and they called II a nation In
revolt against the bosses Hut while the
consenting beneficiary OF these dirty do
ings complacently receives at Oyster Ray
professors Of social upiift come TO consult
| him about good works. the ~innowers are
at work In Chicago and the chan hi
fuglemen have brought 70 the mill Il
scattered down the wind
| The intention and design 20 buy th'
! Presidency have been made clear.
should like to ask your correspon
dent II the Gary dinner is the forerln
ner Of another attempt 10 buy the Presi'
dency?
| should like 20 call your correspon
| dents attention to the fact that l64 ~
the contests brought by Roosevelt w'r,
thrown out una niinoisly by the ma
| tionai committee. Roosevelts friend
brought 23s contests out OF this num-
Der l64 were thrown out unanimously
and only ~ were considered seriously
| even 10y Mr. Rousevelts friends. out o
| the remaining ~ contests 81 were de-
, | cided either unanimously or 10y a viv'
yo.,s y,ts by ,ha n,tiornl committee (,
favor 81 TAI, ana only min. mad .r,f'l
,,en, su,nor, bv Rooseve,,'s friends I,
| inx,ro a ro,, ,.ni,
IN J,,v 90 Ia1o ano,her New yor,
| no,..,,n.r s,id.
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; | .N''''s " 80
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' NV " 49,, :, 80
oS the hep""''V"n '>'i'""' ''u'''''' ~"
again nS the ''ene"''''s '"'''''"'e'
MI N'"sc'e' Ierel Ha. ""'','S
the convention OF r7shuu''y e'e'''u "''e
s"'vS' h'S pr"''"s'o''s ~ s"'" "''''' o.
+ are 'raHdH'eht'
3 After the Republican convention wa
organ.Zed, after the present Republica
s platform was adopted, Colonel Roose
: Welt through his friends remained In IN
| Republican convention and they vote
for him as candidate for freeiden
| on the Republican ticket. Both Colune
| Roosevelt and every delegate who par
p ticipited In that convention and ac
T cepted Its proceedings up 10 and includ
\ hr the adoption Of It's platform We're /
Y honor bound to accept the verdict Of IN
: convention. They We're honor bound I
Roosevelt iust ~ much as they woul
- | expect lntl' 'l1r'H'n'S '" d'''i' N"t W.