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VOL. LXXIX. NO. 297.
NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 23, 1912. Copyright, llt, fe Sun rrMtltii; mid VuWtMng Asaoclallon.
68 PAGES.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ROOSEVELT
NOMINATED
ACCEPTS AND DECREES THE BIRTH OP A
ApprnlK to Ernst, West, North
nnd South to Support
His "Principles."
"HKIRS OF LINCOLN"
Nominators Say They Rep
resent Majority of
Republicans.
"SHALT NOT STEAL"
First Principle Laid Down
by the Colonel for His
New Platform.
nxns a victors circle
Convontion Makes Committee;
Committee Makes Conven
tion: Fraud Goes On.
Chicaoo, June 22. The Roosevelt dele
gates and alternates to the Republican
convention, meeting at Orchestra Hall
to-nlaht nftcr the regular Republican
ccmentlon rind adjourned nnmlnntetl
Theodore Roosevel: for President of the
United States.
At the name time they declared that
they represented the majority of the
delegates nnd alternntes "tonally elected
to the Republican national convention."
The convention was called to order
by fiov John on of California and Moses
K, Clapp of Minnesota was made chair
man. Orchestra Hall waft filled, platform nnd
galleries, nnd o great crowd In the street
struggled to got in.
Mayor Harrison had ordered tho police
from the Coliseum to Orchestra Hall
and there wo a big force outside. Fire
mn were scattered in tho audience and
en the platform.
After the crowd In the galleries had
been waiting for an hour James R. Gar
field Mood up in his place on the platform
and announced that they were waiting
for some more delegates from tho Coli
seum. Those delegates came almost Im
mediately and entered the hall while
th band played "The Star Spangled
Bannr " The crowd got up and yeltod.
Amung the newcomers were ex-Oov.
Fort of New Jersey and the Minnesota
delegation, the leader carrying his stand
ard taken from tho.Collsoum.
Th'.'nppearanco of tho standard brought
the crowd to Its feet and it was cheered
a sain and again.
Cecil I.yon of Texas came In with some
of his fallow delegates and a few men
from Massachusetts arrived. Both States
were cheered. Mrs. Porter, the Cali
fornia woman dologate, was recognised
hy the crowd and cheered.
The s'.spensa did not lessen the in
r"t o! th crowd. As tho Roosevelt
iwidrr i ntne In they seemed to take it as
a premonition that tho Colonel himself
would be along in a minute. Meanwhile,
they shouted again "We want Teddy. "
While all hands wero waiting a letter
fmmCi T Taylor, treasurer of Tennessee,
a lifelong Republican, made its appear
ance Hh declared himself heart and
MUl in the progressive ramp and ob
htsv that the old order was passing
and that ( ol Roosevelt was "leading on
tii great'"-' revolution in history."
George v Perkins came in Juit as a
man from Ohio jumped up and waved his
donation placard. Tho crowd oheered
more
Vf" Jeraes'a Chant.
Then the delegates began sending up
neert ns though they were at a football
Kanu
Now Jersey, as though tho con
wero not over nnd dono for.
vntn ii
jel! I
We are ready.
JuM you wait
Wf( HvoTetfcly
'twenty-eight straight.
At Hint Massachusetts got to its feet
led 1-y Albert Hushnell Hart the Hnrvard
hi.' riun, nudKredcrick Fosdick.ndele
ea'n at Inrge. They rlp)ed out a cheer
me. t.-jti the Jersey men's.
G v Johnson got to hid feet at pro
' 'i 1 1 o'clock. He said It was his task
' what the meeting wus called for,
1 i" always n pleasure to fight n fraud,"
f" k I and tho crowd let out a whoop,
'fc' Oklahoma, delegation coming in
m.;ttinile shouted: "Wo want Toddy!
We wi Teddy!" while, tho audience
U. .r.llered
w the delegates from all parts of the
1 n.t -I states," went on Gov. Johnson,
'"l,ii..nijK(l majority of legally elected
delegites to the Republican convention,
K re to do liero and now what they
' I invented from doing thore,"
v " yelled the crowd, picking up
'mson's words, "Now,, now, nowl"
tho Cnllfornlan went on to nay
tU' thiM meeting had bran called to glvo
ih'-t.-n lioosevelt "that nomination
' ' i. n ho won roblied." This waa the
'-t '.Kllng that the orowd had of tho
purpiiM. ()f (ho meeting. It Jumped up
-rid veiled.
I he ihr subsided tiickjy and Gov.
fu.rton went on to doolaro California's
aWuinii. to n principle which w'
nreigu to tho understanding of be
u,r. d Now Vork. dar kest America
ry "Hrut-Cates" "a
ii t ., .,..'..1!'in,Jtn" 'or a rill
At, wl:vfN3CO.,lrilllt
11 u.
Fulton Strett.N.Y.
BY RUMP
MB !
. Ct-IMEDtNiH
President Taft.
Tho principle thnt tho coplu are above
the bosses,"
Ho (.poko of the "pntriotism" that
would build a now party oat he ruins of tho
Republican party.
Senator Clapp of .Minnesota then ross
and offered tho resolutl v, he made no
sproch, but naked immediately for its
adoption. . ,
I'rruttprKilst's Srrunil.
William A. Prenrlergr.it of New York
rose to second the resolution. Coin
cident ly n golden California bear was
placed ujion tho tablo in front of him.
William Flinn of Pittsburg came in and
sat down behind the Comptroller
Mr. Prendergast said that party name,
and party allegiance do not tneui as much
ai they did, but. he was Burprlf,el to find
that the break hml come no soon.
There was tremendous enthusiasm
when Roosevelt's name was put In nom
ination. Col. Roosevelt, who cam" int'i the lint!
after the nominating rcnlntlon had
been adopted, thank'-d them for the
nomination, said th.it he iec.snl.ted
them it luwfully elected iMegntes rep
resenting an overwhelmin : i-ii.ji rity if
the voters nt the prlmarUs, and said he
would nccept tho nomination subject to
! the formation und approval of u new
party.
He told them to go home. Hnd out the
sentiment of their people and then met
In "masii convention to nominate for tho
Presidency a pri:;re?dve candidate on a
progressive platform, n candidate mid a
platform thnt will enable us to appeal to
Vwa VnHlu.pnpr iiwl Kniithemor. Kast-
emer und Westerner, Republican utid
Democrat alike, In the name of our com
mon American citizenship."
Col. Roosevelt referred to President
Taft. the newH of whose renomlnallon
by the conentlun he bad Just lieiird,
as "tho man who Inspired and profited
by the fraud." He made this reference
to the President after he had declared
the essential part of the majority as
constituted In the convention to have
been fraudulently seated.
It onset fit oiulnated.
The resolution placing Col. Roosevelt's
name In nomination woh as followHi
"We, delegates nnd alternates to the
Republican convention, representing u
clear majority of the voters of tho Re
publican party In the nation, nnd rep
resenting n clear majority of the dele
gates nnd alternates legally elected to
the convention, In meeting assembled,
make tho following declaration:
"We were delegated by n majority of
the Republican voters of our respective
districts and Htutes to nominate Theo
dore Roosevelt In the Republlcnn na
tional convention us tho candidate of
our party for President, und thereby
carry out the will of the voters as ex
pressed nt tho primaries. Wo have
earnestly nnd conscientiously striven to
execute tho commission Intrusted to ua
by the party voters.
Tor five days we have been denied
Justice In the national convention. This
result lias been accomplished by the ac
tion of the now defunct National Com
mittee In placing upon tho preliminary
roll of the convention and thereby seat
ing upon tho floor of the convention n
sulllclent number of the fraudulently
elected delegates to control the proceed- j
Ings of the convention. i
"These fraudulent delegates, once
soated, have, by concerted action with
one another, put themselves upon tho
permanent roll, where- they constitute
an Influence sulllclent to control tlif
convention and defeat the will of the
party ua expressed at tho primaries.
IbkirUCtlllUk,
"Wo have exhausted every
known
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CONVENTION
NEW PART!
means to head off this conspiracy and
to prevent this fraud upon the popular
will, but without success.
"Wu were sent to this convention
bearing the most specific Instructions to
place Theodore Roosevelt In nomination
ns the candidate of our party for Presi
dent, nnd we therefore deem It to be our
"duty to eorrv nut thniso Instructions In
the only practical and feasible way ru
m.Vnlnc: open to us.
! "Therefore, be It resolvid. Hint we
representing the majority of the voters
of the Repkih;icnti pari'- end of the dele
,:iHes and alternates h -.rally dieted to
the national Republican conventem. In
compliance with our Pistr ictlonn from
the patty oter.s, hereb) nor.iln-it Theo
dore Renevet IIS the lamlldllte of our
party for the olttre of PreMdent of the
t'nlted States, and we will call upon
him to accept such nomination In com
pliance Willi the vvlll of the party voters.
"And, be It further resolved, that a
I committee be appointed by the chair to
forthwith notify Col. Roosevelt ot the
action here taken nnd request him to
appear befori us In this hall as soon as
coim ulent."
The delegates nnd alternates and the
large audience of Roosevelt shouters
adopted tile resolution with a tremen
dous outburst.
It cnine a a complete surprise,. Noth
ing hud b.'cn n.tld In ndwince about the
nominating resolutions. The audience
was bulled merely to attend a meeting
which the Colonel would address. The
people were still cheering when Col.
Roosevelt wmi brought Into the ball. Ills
nppi nrauce was the signal fur n fresli
outburst, which drowned his efforts to
speak for many minutes.
The Colonel waved his arms nt the
audience In his familiar fashion. When
n moment of silence came ho began. His
speech was frequently Interrupted with
shouts of "Teddy, we're with you!"
"Keep your hat In the ring!" nnd tho
old cries of "Klght "em, fight 'em. fight
'em!" Ills announcement of the birth
of tin) new party was the signal for even
greater outcries. He said;
Itniiaevelt' ftpeevli.
(if.NTl.tMTN I tlinuk you for' your
nomination, anil In you I recognize the
lawfully elected delegates to tho Itepubllcuu
convention who represent the overwhelm
ing majority of the voters who took part
In the rtcjmhliwiii primaries prior to the
convention, and who represent the wish
of s majority of the lawfully elei ted mem
bers of the convention.
1 accept the nomination subject to but
nno condition,
'1 his has now hoootne a contest which
cannot be settled merely along the old party
lines. 'Die principles (lint are at stake arc
as broad and as deep ns the foundations of
our democracy itcelf.
'lhey nro In no seinu sectional. They
should appeal to nil honest citizens, Kuxt
nnd Went, North and South, they should
appeal to nil right thinking men, whether
Itopiiblicans or Democrats, without regurd
to their previous party aflllintlons.
I feel Hint the time has mine when not
only nil men who belleie In progressive
principles but all men who believe In those
elementary ninxitus of public and private
morality which must underlie eery form
of successful fren government should Join
in one movement.
'I lierefore J ask you to go to your several
homes to find out the sentiment of the
people at home, and then nuuin to come
together, I suggest In nnihs convention, to
nominate for the Presidency u progressive
candidate on a progressive platform, a
candidate and a platform that will enable
us to appeal to Northerner and Southerner,
easterner and Wostornor, Iteptibllcan and
Democrat alike, In the name of our common
American citizenship,
"I'll Make (he Fight."
If you wish me to makn tho fight wilt
timke it even if onlv one Sliite should support
mo, Tho only condition I Impose Is that
you shall feel entirely fren when you come
together to substitute nny other man In my
pluco If you deem it better for tho move-
Continued on Third Page,
. f
WOODRUFF QUITS AS BOSS.
Tim Korimilly Retires an Lender of
KIiiks County orgnnUatlon.
CntrAOO, June 22.--Timothy 1,. Wood
ruff of HrooUlyti sent the following letter
to Reuben h, Haskell, secretary of tho
Kings county Republican organization,
to-night:
Mr DrAii Stts, 1 hereby notify you as sec
retary of tho Itcpublican county committee
utid oxecutlvn eominlttce of Kings county
that I can no longer serve as the lender or tho
ltepulillcnn organluUon of Brooklyn. The
utterly ruthless subversion. of the popular
will cxpicsed by our fellow llepuhlicalis of
the great ltopubllcun States by the National
Committee, the committee on credentials
nnd by tho fraudulently constituted con
vention, whereby the destruction (r the
ltepulillcnn paity !, in my political Judg
ment. Inevitable, us I told my fellow
Brooklyn delegates when they nrrlvod here
after 1 had cure full v Informed myself re
garding tho situation, compels mo to take
this course. Timoiiiv U WoonnurH.
Alfred K. Vns Is chairman of tho Re
publican county committee of Kings and Ib
a delegate to this convention.
"The executive committee of the county
.nn..,.lii..u nocciwl n resolution last soring
1 to appoint a leader or the organization,"
j ho said to-night "I declined to vote for
that resolution as there is no such oflloe.
Mr. Woodruffs resignation will be simply
filed away. No uction will be take;, on it."
Mr Woodruff attended the meeting of
the'Roosevelt delegates in Orchestra, Hall.
He has thrown in hts fortunes with Col.
Roosevelt.
SENATOR LODGE VERY STILL.
Snys He's Krpt Out of the I'lstht,
but Mar ' fninrthlnat Soon.
Boston. June 22. -Senator Ixdgo U
ut his Nnhant homo, where ho will spend
the week's recess which Congress has
taken His smile when ho was naked
about the future of tho ltepulillcnn pirty
gave tho questioner to undcr-tAiid that
the breaking of waves over tho rocks of
Nahant was much more pleasant than the
uproar which has marked tie' convention.
"Don't ask nu anything about polities."
he said. "Do you think that aft-r keep
ing out of thU fight four months 1 am
liable to get Into it now? 1 may havn
something to sav when the convention
is over and a candidate Is named but for
the present I intend to keep silent
"1 have had no Inside Information of the
convention since it started, getting all ray
information from the newspapers "
JOY IN DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
Ilnlllmnre Itogiinls llrlinmlnotlon of
Tnft as Fasorable. (
IlAt-TiMonr. Juno 22. The news of
' Taft'? rcnominutlon wns hailed with joy
'in tho Democratic ranks. Democrats .
! generally believe victory will Ito theirs '
in Novomtier.
! The naming of Tnft was regarded hs
' favorable to th Wilson tsjom and in
creased the likelihood of tho Democratio
platform and candidate being progressive. i
HUGHES REMAINS SILENT.
Ins) lee Only I'olllrlj- i'nrlims Ibrr
llrsnlt at C'hleaKii.
I.akf. Pi.ACtu. N. V.. June 22 -Not
even the announcement that President
Tnft had been nominated upon the first
ballot w.is able to elicit from Justice
Charles K. Hughes any comment what
soever on the later news of Col. Iloose.
volt's Independent nomination by his
wing of the inrty. The Supreme Court
Justice was politely curious, nut lie nu
! hered to his decision that he could not
with propriety discuss the situation.
I The man who might have hud the
nomination if he had shown anv willing.
ness to tnke it appeared to the news
! paper men who gathered on the porch of
1 his Adirondack cainti to tnke little interest
in what waa even tnen happening In tho
1 convention hall His only concession
w as a long distance telephone connection
bv means of which his former secretary ,
Robert Puller, kept him informed from
New York city That the convention was
over was offered as an excuse for some
comment, but to Justice Hughes that
seemed an additional reason for silence
"Not since I went on the bench have I
talki-d politics," said he, "and this isnot '
the time to begin."
NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
All lUreteil Kserpt 'e Vork nnd
Massachusetts lllllea Chairman f
Cllli'AC.o, June 22.-Tho makeup of the..
new National Committee wns announced
this evening. Tho Massachusetts and ,
New York delegations huve not selected
their representatives. Monator v. .aim-
rav Crane declines reelection in Massa-,
chusetts and William Barnes, Jr., of New
York can elected to succeed vwuinm
L. Ward if ho wants tho post.
It is estimated that the Taft men have-
about thirty representatives on tho com-!
mlttee Soon ufter this convention ad-
tl., i.o in4,Tiiv inornVmra of ii .ifi.o-
consultation with President Taft, will i
select a chairman to succeed Uctor Rose-
Mr It was said to-night that riecre-'
tary Hllles Is to lie the chairman. Kol
lowing nro tho members of the corn
mlttee:
State.
Ala.
Arti
Ark
Cat.
Col.
Conn,
Pel .
l'la.
(In
Idaho
.Name.
Prelate tl. Parker
llallih II Cameron,
I'uuvll Clayton. .
Ilosa .rry
Simon (iugirnhelm.
Charles T. Ilreulirr. .
T. Colerran .In I'onl .
Ilrnry S, Chnliti. Jr.
Henry N. Jscknon.
.icihn W. Hart.
Itnv I). WVt
Heisldoni'e.
Mohllc.
I'lagMalT.
Knreka Springs,
I xix Angeles.
Pener.
Annonla.
Ullnilnif Ion.
Winter Park,
Atlanta.
Mrnan.
I'lili ago.
Wlnihesier,
liutiuiine,
Cmporla.
Owenaboro.
New (irlcmm.
Portland,
ballttniry,
Detroit,
Si Paul,
Jaikkon,
Si, l.mi,
Helena,
Omaha,
Keno.
.Nanhtia.
Newark
I.hh I. unas
Illinois
indlniia .lanio I' Cooilrlrh,
lna John T Attains .
Kansas Ullllnm Allen White
Ity J. W, McCnlliiugh..
Iji . Victor lii.lsrl ,
Maine I'rederli k llnle. .
Mil
w iiu.-im l jui'Ksiin
tn-fcrrf it.
Charii'H Wnrrcn.
I. A. Caswell, .
I, . II, tlosely.
'I'liiis, K. NelilrliutlmuB
T A, Marlow,
II. II. Ilouell.
Musk
Mich.
Minn
Mlm
Mo
Mim .
.Neti
XelAfla 11 11. Maxnn.
.New II Ilea V. I'.mahrook
N, .1. tlnnlen U. Whiting. .
.V, M Sulmium I. una
N. William lla lies. Jr
Aiiiuny,
.No. C. Illcliinunil Pearson Ashevlll
'Hie,
I) Thuinan I . Marahaii .iiakek.
Ohio. . Walter I'. Hrnwn,, . Toledo
Okla. , (ieorge C. Priestly llartleavtlle,
iJri'gun..ltalnli Wllllamt The Dalles.
I'enna . ii. ii. waasiin I'linniirg,
It. 1
William '. Mlienielil . .Newport.
.Imeph W. llnlliriHik, (Ireenwooii,
Tlumiaa ThoniMin Cnnton.
Newall Sanders. Chattanooga,
II, I' Magregor. Himmon,
i;. r IsioKe. . Provo,
John I. Uw. North Troy,
Alvah H, Martin N'erfnlk
H. A. Perklna. . Tacnma.
William C. H. r.dwanl. Charleiton.
Alfred T. lingers . Madison.
Oeorge a. Haatoa raaimton.
W, H. Daylea Juneau.
Chanln Uruwn Uaililnelon.
So. C,
So. D,
'I'elin,
Teaaa
Utah
Vl .
Vn. .
Wash.
W. V.
Wli. .
Wo. .
Alaska
I. c
nawaii..!,-. a. itieo. . . i.anina,
V. UI.. ..Henry M, McCoy Manila.
Porto It. Sucl.emaj fleha... San Juan.
TAFT
AND SHERMAN RENOMINATED ON FIRST BALLOT:
344 OF ROOSEVELT'S FOLLOWERS REFUSE TO VOTE
President ficts 5G1 Votes, or
21 More Than a
Majority.
TWO CAST FOR HUGHES
La Follette Receives 41 in
the Dakotas and
Wisconsin.
ONLY 17 FOR CUMMINS
Galleries Rock With Cheers
When 34 Ohioans Refuse
to Vote ai All.
5.(7 THROWN TO SHKRMAX
Ko Motion Is Offered to Make
the Nominations T'liimi-
tnoiiH. as Usual.
C'HIiWio, June 22. The Republican na
tional convention this evening renom
inated President Tnft nnd Vlce-Presl-
dent Sherman.
I Only one ballot was tnltcn on each
i nomination.
Kor President, Taft received ,"fil
' votes; Roosevelt, 107; Cummins, 17:
'i.u Kollette. -11; Hugh.s, 2. Six dole-
W ,rSW
Vice-President Sherman.
Ktrp wcrp absent nnd 344 refused to ;
voto i
. ,
l r Mee-I resident, Sherman received 1
f,p7 votes, many of the Ui Kollette and i
. i..i v,t, .i i
Cummins men giving him thel
Ir sup-
port.
ri"n was no motion to make,
nomination of Taft unanimous, an
, , . . , , .
precedented Incident.
the
iiu-
Senator Root was made chairman of,
,. ,, , , ,, ,, ,, '
thp committee to notify the President
of his nomination, und Thomas II. De
vlne of the committee to notify Sher
man. The convention adjourned nt 10:30
P. M.
The Roosovelt programme as deter
mined upon lust night wus curried out
at to-day's session of the convention
after the convention had received tiie last
of the credentials committee's report
and had become permanently organized.
There was no bolt, but in accordance
avltli tho programme no roll cull was
demanded to-dny nnd after tho per
manent organisation was completed tho
Roosevelt men didn't voto. This wus in
obedience to tho request of tho Colonol
contained in a statement read to the
convention ut 3:15 o'clock this afternoon,
In this ho usked the Roosovelt delegates
not to vote on any matter after the report
of the credentials committee, on the
ground that tho convention did not repre
sent tho reul Republican psrty,
The Colonel's statement wus rend by
Henry J. Allen of Kansas. Mr. Allen sup
plemented it with a statement of his own
which he said represented tho views of a
majority of tho Roosevelt delegates
The convention hr.d been in session
1 DALT1MORK AMI ItlCTCHN.
HOVAI. lll.li: LINK.
Democratic Convention. Tickets on tale June
U to 27: limited to July 3d. Ilaltlmore k Ohio.
Heading, Jersey Central. Adr,
four hours mid a half when Mr. Allen got
up to rend Mr. Roosevelt's statement
right after tho report of tho committee
on permanent organlrutlon lutd been
received nnd adopted and Mr. Root had
become ernianeiit chalrmon. The an
nouncement by Mr. Allen that ho hud a
statement to make from Tlieodoro Roose
velt led to u noisy demonstration by tho
Roosevelt, men lusting twenty minutes
and In which tho scenes of Wednesday's
session wcro repeated to some extent.
It did not hnvc great lasting power, how
over; for one thing the delegates, par
ticularly tho Roosevelt ones, were utterly
worn out.
Itonsevelt Mtsttement.
Hero U tho Roosovelt statement:
A clear majority of tho delegate honestly
elected to this convention wero chosen by
tho people to nominate me. Vndcr the
direction nnd with tho encouragement of
Mr. Tart (lie majority ot tho National
Committee hy the so-enlled "stenm roller"
methods nnd with scandalous disregard of
every principle of elementary honesty and
decency stole eighty or ninety delegates,
putting on the temporary roll cnll a sufficient
number of fraudulent delegate to defeat
the legally expressed will of the people and
to substitute ii dishonest for an honest
majority.
Tho convention has now declined to purge
tho roll of the fraudulent detonates placed
thereon by tho defunct National Committee
and the majority which thus Indorsed fraud
was made a majority only because It In
cluded the fraudulent delegates them
helves, who nil sat as Judges on one another's
I cases. If these fraudulent voles had not
i thus been cust mid counted the convention
I would h.ivo been pursed of their presence.
'This action makes the convention In no
' proper seice any 4onger a ItepubllcHii con
tention representing the real Kepubllcati
party. 'I lierefore I hopo tho men elected
, ns Itonsevelt delegates will now decline
to vole on nny matter before the conven
tion. I do not release any delegate from
' his honorable obligation to voto for mo If
he votes at nil. but under the actual condl-
tions I hopo that he will not vote at nil.
The convention as now composed has
no claim to represent the voters of the
Kepubllean party. It represents nothing
hut successful fraud in overriding the will
i of the rank ami lite of the party. Any man
nominated by the convention as now con-
1 stHnted will be merely the bcneftelnry of
this smcessful fraud. It would bo deeply
discreditable to any man to nccept the con-
j veutlon's nomination under theso clrcum-
' stances, and any iiiau thus accepting
" "Id have no claim to the support of
any Hepubllcanon party groundsnnd would
have forfeited tho right to ask the support
oi any nonesi man or any party on moral
grounds
Tnnopoiir. Hookkvei.t.
Hops for Order.
Hunt
To-day's session of the convention
began at 10:45 o'clock, when Senator
Root's gavel whncked the table.
The convention had been adjourned
to meet ut 10 o'clock, but at that hour enly
a few delegates wero in their seats. It
was ii weary and faded looking lot that
i came slowly into the Coliseum. Not only
I huvo they lieen getting llttlo sleep, but
the long sessions have meant sandwiches
for sustenance until well along in tho
evening,
There were few vacant scuts in tho
gullery when the day's proceedings le
gan and few left their scats through
tho long session,
Tho Bcsslon was oiencd with prayer
by John Wesley Hill, He is a close friend
of President Tnft and has lieen stumping j
for him, He prayed fervently for the I
President und thai the country might
Ixi spared from revolution, .
The Mississippi contests wero taken
up and the Tnft delegates, as usual, seated
with a viva voce vote: this viva voce vote
began soon to provoke hoots and yells.
First would come tho "ayca" hi a great
volume oi sound ami then the "noes"
in what seemed to be oven greater vol
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The All-die-nay.bv-Vtater War 1
to lloston and points Down Kast. In Maine and
the Maritime Provinces, Mleamshtps Massachu
setts and Hunker lllll. See advt. Ait.
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ume, and when Senator Root would an
nounce that the ayes had It tho Itoosovelt
men yelled derisively.
Even It not Una I.niiKh.
When the Washington delegates nt
large wero reached a Roosevelt delegate
interrupted tho proceedings with a point
of order.
Asked to stnto It, hn said: "Our com
plaint Is that the steam roller Is exceed
ing tho eis-ed limit." '
Kven Chairman Root had to latfgh.
"The chnlr will rule the point of order
Is sustulned-the Justification is that w
have some hopo or getting homo on Sun.
duy," he said.
The Washington contests involved a
Presidential primary. Tho Roosovelt
men in tho Pennsylvania delegation liegan
singing "John Brown's Body." Tho'ro
were fow raps of tho gavel, and fsenator
Root and others on tho platform sat
and smiled throughout u great deal of tho
noise. Whistles and tootH imitating a
eteani roller camo from sorno of the dele
gates. A rolling pin was lifted high on a
pole, provoking more laughter.
H. T. Hnlbort defended tho minority
report on tho Washington case and said
that he had a statement to mako on be
half of the minority members of the com
mittee. Mr. Hatliert said:
"When tho minority members or the
credentials oommittco took up the work
of considering the contest they wero
confroutcsl with a set or rules which they
lielieve were arranged uon a wrong
theory, the theory that no contest could
be hoard unless an appeal had been made
from the Notional Committee. Tho minor
ity believe that the committee on cre
dentials was u court of original juris
diction, and they further believe that
the only court of lust nnd final resort
was this convention itself. They lieljevo.
therefore, that all contestsshould be heard
upon their merits. The rules originally
presented to them excluded any dis
cussion. They believe that every con
test should lie discussed nnd their vlewa
presented."
Moral Issue luvoltpil.
The issue in the Washington case, Mr.
Hnlbert said, was ono of simplo morality.
"The acceptance of the report of tho
majority," ho added, "will put before
this convention one nf is-,, iiii.n ,.i..u
... , ,,,,, ttiaiitu",
defeat or Theodore Itoosovelt."
There was laughter from tha Taft
forces and cheers rrom the Roosevelt
men.
Nobell, the Washington member of tho
committee, started to sjs.-ak. but Gov.
Port of Xow Jersey obiected on I bo tfrnlllul
that Ills vote was in question. .Senator
Hoot decided that Nobell could state his
case. He concluded that the primaries
had Iwen illegally culled. It was ex
pected that them would U a roll call on
Washington, but the Roosovelt men did
not usk for one und went on with their
fun making.
"Merrily wo roll along," thev sang, the
chorus filling the convention hall. John
;C. Dight, u Pennsylvania limn, got up
i on his chair and shrieked through u mega
phone: "One more stiff for tho under
I taker!"
j "Pennsylvania nominates Jim Wntson
of Indiana for Coroner," canio u minute
I mier uiroiign mo megaphone,
i Thn galleries wero laughing and cheer-
ing in turns. Chuirmati Ilosewater hap
, Kncd to isis by the Pennsvlvnnians.
One or Flinn 's biggest henchmen picked
him up like u liaby.
"Now wo got Rosewnterl" camo the
cry.
A bie Texan sltlinrr nrnvnlin imiu
Ilosewater nnd held him up in tho air
in return. It was nil dono in a spirit of
run. but little .Ilosewater did not seem to
enjoy it greatly, l.idly, a Californlnn
man for itoosovelt, sturtrd the "Wo want
I Teddy" cry, but the delegates wcie too
tirrcj to keep it going very long.
At lti.Vi o'clock a recess was taken to'
awuit the next ruinm. 1. 'ustctl until
1:37 o'clock. There Was H irraoit ,lnl
j disorder for a while. Up in iho gallerv
just below tho band a man hung a banner
rending; .
"What Hoot said uliout Penrose, 'They
are a crimluul und corrupt organization
masquerading under tho numo of the Re
publican party.'"
Assistant Chief Schuettler hnd . man
and his banner thrown out. Final,. Miss
Flo Jacobson, a professional singer, got
up in the bund gallery und sang "My
Country, 'Tis of Thee "
All the delegates got up nnd for a while
things quieted down. It started up with
the resumption of business. The session
wns clearly tho most disorderly yet.
"We'll hang Boise Penrose on a sour
apple tree," sang the Pennsylvania men.
The Now Yorkers sitting next to them trial
to keep them quiet. "You tend to your
own business and we'll tend to ours,"
said Flinn. After the Virginia cases had
been acted upon a ntimlier of other con
tested cases wcro accepted.
Itnosevelt Miilriiirnt Sent In,
At 3 P. M. a printed statement from
Col. Roosevelt wus circulated among the
Pennsylvania delegates. Several of them
stated that under instructions from Sena
tor Flinn they must refuse to givo a copy
or allow it to bo seen. Senator Flinn him
self would not givo a copy to the press,
Mr. Mayo of tho Pennsylvania (tele,
gal ion seized a megaphone and niadu
ready to make an announcement when
tipped off not to do so by Senator Flinn.
Tho minority report on North Carolina
was read at 2-..VJ to keep tho attention
oi tho delegates.
It was 2:10 o'clock when tho credentials
committer reported on the Texas con
tests. Tho. lew minutes wall had length
ened out to nearly three-quarters of an
hour, during which the weary delegates
circulated around the hall and discussed
the chances of getting away this evening.
Tho majority and minority reports
wore read and Mr. Cady of Wisconsin
argued for the minority report.
"Tho Texas rase," he said, "was the
one cuso in which expediency was con
spicuousty thi reason for the decision
of the committee," .
Tho usual motions were put and carried '
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