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T. R. SAYS HE’LL BOLT IF “STOLEN” SEATS ARE VOTED
Colonel Roosevelt early this morning issued the following ultimatum, which
was his first open declaration of his intention to bolt if the Republican national
convention methods are not to his liking—if the contested delegates seated for
Taft were allowed to vote on temporory organization of the convention:
COLONEL LOSES
OPENING CLASH
Plan of Bringing Protest on
Temporary Roll Call Fails
Under Chair's Ruling.
Continued From Page One.
• delegate.
The Roosevelt folk did not seize the
opportunity.
“You ned not hesitate to cheer for
Roosevelt,” put in Hedges; "you need
trot hesitate to cheer for him in my
•presence. I cheered him for seven
years—"
: There was a burst of applause at
the. third term sally.
“And," went on Hedges, “that is why
1 am going to take a rest this year.
William Barnes. Jr., led in the ap
proving demonstration.
in half a dozen scrappy sentences
Hedges supported the Root claim, bas
ing his talk upon the recommendation
of Colonel Roosevelt
He was interrupted by cheering that
lasted a full minute.
W. P Lander, of the South Dakota
delegation, had seconded the nomina
tion of McGovern when Hedges sec
onded the Root nomination. Hedges'
characterization of Root tickled the
convention. The demonstration that
followed was the surprise of the con
vention today.
Hedges referred to Roosevelt's for
mer indorsement of Root, mentioning
the colonel as "one of the gentlemen
who is a candidate before the con
vention."
Cites Root as
“Precedent" For Chairman.
"This seems to be a day for citing
precedents." said Hedges.
Then he referred to Root as a former
chairman.
"1 am going back only four years,
he said, "for a precedent, when 1 quote
Theodore Roosevelt as follows."
Then Hedges read the word of ths
former president, saying Root was the
ablest man in the government ser
vice.
•He's found him out sim < shouted
a delegate.
There was laughter and there werf
eat calls but Hedges was good na*
lured
Heges finished at 1:42 and Governor
Hadley advanced' to speak and was
greeted by a wild demonstration.
Hadley seconded the nomination of
At 1:45 p. in. Governor Hiram John
son of California was recognized and
took the stand. The delegates from all
the states cheered wildly Johnson
seconded McGovern's nomination
“California's 26
Votes for Roosevelt."
In Johnsons speech he served no
tice that California would vote 26
votes on every question that came be
fore the eorfvention. This was a direct
challenge to the national committee,
which had seated two Taft delegates
Johnson said:
, “From the free state of California 1
second the nomination of Governor Mc-
Govern. California on the roll call will
cast 26 votes for Roosevelt.
“Here and now 1 serve notice on be
half of my state that there will be a roll
call on every question that comes be
fore us."
Johnson continued: The great rank
and file of the party takes no chances
with Governor Mi-Gov.-in of Wisconsin
If you believe in a presiding officer who
will deal out fairness and squareness,
elect the man whom we have placed tn
nomination. We deny the right of any
congressional committee to select our
temporary chairman for u:- "
At 1:52 o'clock J F„ Wood, of Ken
tucky. a negro, seconded the nomina
tion of Root.
At 1:57 p. m. William Flynn, the
Roosevelt leader of Pittsburg, aros" in
second the nomination of McGovern
McGovern.
When .1. E. Wood seconded the nom
Ination of Senator Root the conven
tion was in confusion. Little aitentimt
was paid to his remarks.
William Flynn, in seconding McGn\
ein's nomination, spoke of the ■ .--uH ~
In Pennsylvania
"The result was due to new po'ui.
methods in Pennsylvania "
There was a general laugh with il •
New York delegation leading
Pennsylvania For
Convention Nominee
Flynn said that the new m.ihodr r.
ferred to the primaries
“Pennsylvania is a progressive stub
and it will be with the nominee of th
convention, whoever he may be." 1
said.
"Unless you get 54<i votes untaint,
by fraud —” he shouted only to be st
ped by cries and cat calls. A moi:
to ballot came from the floor.
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tory whistle injected himself into the
proceedings from time to time. Flynn’s
speech was interrupted frequently by'
confusion.
Lawrence Groner. of Virginia, sec
onded Root's nomination.
Cries of “Vote, Vote,” and Root,
Root,” kept Flynn from being heard.
Flynn persisted and finally got order.
William Seymour Edwards, of West
Virginia, seconded the nomination of
McGovern, as also did Francis J.
Neney. of California.
Mr. Edwards cried: "In behalf of
West. Virginia, the only Republican
state in 'Dixie,' I second the nomina
tion of Robert E, McGovern."
The fact that he used the first name
of LaFollette by' mistake caused a
laugh.
Mr. Heney, of California, In his
speech, said:
“This nation is confronting one of
the most serious times in its history.
The question Is not limited to what
.gentleman is to preside over this con
vention. but is a question which goes
to the very femndation of Republican
principles. A national committee has
elected to make a temporary roll that
shall bind you.
"It goes further than that. It means,
ns I personally know, that sixty or
more of the men named have no right
to be here."
He was Interrupted by prolonged
cheers.
Heney's Speech
Brings Uproar.
"We are going to name a president.
He will be elected by the votes of 22
Republican states," he continued; “he
will not be elected by the votes of
Hawaii oi the Philippines or of
Alask
He was Interrupted by ehouts and
cries.
“This reminds me.' gentlemen, of
some of the doings of the national
committee. Led by Rig Steve, of Col
orado " Heney got no further.
He referred to A. E. Stevenson, who
sat in at the national committee meet
ings. There was confusion for sev
eral minutes.
Ihe Colorado delegation shouted
protests.
Finally Heney proceeded:
Led by Big Steve, of < 'olorado.
Sieve who Is no different from Abe
Reuf. of California, who is in the pen
itentiary, Big Steve helped to make
this temporary roll. Thirty' members
out of 52 of the national committee
came from Democratic states. Some
of the others came from states like
Pennsylvania, that have repudiated
boss rule.”
Confusion again resulted from the
s.ip at Boise Penrose It was some
minutes before the Californian could
go on,
Heney Smiles and
Waits For Order.
Heney stood grinning at the dele
gates. hi- glasses shining, his right
hand listing in a characteristic ges
ture on his right hip.
Heney was stopped again and again,
oner by cries from the gallery for Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
At 2:22 o'clock the convention had
been in contusion for seven minutes.
I have as much lime as you have.'
-aid Heney. and he smiled in the face
of th,, confusion.
* ’airman Rosewa ter* finally came to
the rescue with the gavel.
v> the friends of Mr. Taft afraid
1 ' listen to th,, facts"" cried Heney.
I Hoots greeted this.
Al 2:24 o'clock Heney declared he
would finish if it tool, him all sum
mer.
delegates." Heney said as hi
ii sumed after eight minuti s interrup
tion. you might as well hear me now.
bi. aus. you'll h-iv. to hear me if it
| l a Res all su miner.
Now. the qm stion he .* is this: It
>■ that a mujo Ity will be ob
C om ; f,>, Mr Root for using the roll
i'l'pi'id by these thirteen members of
1 ’ !r ' n-uioual ci Hu mi (11 v. ho do not rep
div eh ( tornl vote of this union
■ >l'l dmitting delegates who have no
i .ut’t lie ■ If you are b, f, lr f a | r
play, just remember that after he i
'•osen thos- 7ti fraudulent delegates
•Mil constitute a pail of the credentials
' ommitte.. , Do you understand that?
I Let m,. ~ake my m f .*l,. n ,
, Chair Threatens To
l Eject Disturbers,
Big Steve. Penrose and Crane, and so
arranged as to give a majority on the
roll of the credentials committee.”
In the midst of Honey's speech, Colo
nel Stone appeared at the front of the
platform and shouted through a meg
aphone:
"The chairman desires me to an
nounce that unless the speaker is treat
ed with respect, those not treating him
with respect will be put out of the
building. Heney then rasumed;
“In other words, the proposition is
just this: No corrupt judge shall be
in a position to place himself In judg
ment. on the propositions to come be
fore this house. Let us put before us
as a chairman a man who does not
represent either of us.
"Are you afraid to tru--*t the ques
tions that come before us to the rep
resentative of Robert M. Lafollette?
I second the nomination of Governor
McGovern."
Heney then quit speaking at 2:35
,p. m.
John J. Sullivan, of Cleveland, sec
onded McGovern's nomination. Charles
H. Carey, of Oregon."did the same.
Taft Man Seconds
McGovern’s Nomination.
"I came from Oregon, and I desire
to give a word of explanation," said
Carey. "In our state we have a pri
mary law which says that delegates
to a national convention must respect
the choice of the people as expressed
at the polls. When I became a dele
gate I was for the re-election of Pres
ident" Taft. I am bound by my oath
ami know the state expects the best
1 can do. This law will riot require
me to violate principles or conscience,
and I propose to follow them. I sec
ond the nomination of Governor Mc-
Govet n."
Senator W. <?. Bradley, of Kentucky,
was next. He said:
“For three 'years 1 have been rep
resenting Kentucky in the senate. It
was my fortune to know Senator Root.
Let me say that such an unjust and
outrageous lot of ebntests never ex
isted."
“Did you vole for Lorimer?” shout
ed an Illinois delegate.
“Yes, I did: and when I did I voted
for a man ten thousand times as good
a man ns you."
"I want to say,” he went on. "that
the time shall never court* when my
state shall become so low as to ac
cept moral advice from Francis J.
Heney.’ A great cheer followed.
“You voted for Lorimer," cried one
more delegate.
Bradley Angered by
Lorimer Thrust.
“If a man could get under your cuti
cle, he would find a meaner man than
Lorimer," came the answer. "I didn't
intend.* to speak, but I do not believe
men should be permited to make
statements here without denial. You
talk of the South having -no electoral
votes, but I say now that if the North
had stood by us instead of cowardly
turning from us, we would give you an
electoral vote.
“We will come a great deal nearer
giving electoral votes Io Taft than to
Teddy Roosevelt.
“I want to thank you gentlemen.”
Again a delegate creid out Lorimer's
name.
“You say* Lorimer. I say, 'Liar,
Liar. Liar.' ” answered the speaker.
“AH we want is fairness."
Groans greeted this sally.
“With your consent, Mr. Chairman.
1 would suspend a few moments to al
low this fool here to stop asking ques
tions. but the sergeant says I would
be here a month if I did."
“Root, Root. Lorimar," catcalls.
If you think you can override or
bully this convention you are mis
taken. All we want Is regularity," was
the senator's retort.
Gavel Pounds
Again for Order.
Again lie was stopped In groans.
The gavel pounded. A shout arose
when the speaker stepped back to
moisten his throat at the speaker's ta
ble. Bradley waited patiently.
"I'm in no hurry, at all." he laughed
Again Stone stepped to the platform.
"The chairman asks me to say that
this is a Republican convention, and
asks me to appeal to you to treat each
speaker with courtesy- and patience
and the speaking will soon end." he
said. "This is a Republican conven
tion -and not a mass meeting." •
Order was then restored, and Brad
ley concluded his remarks seconding
the nomination of Root.
At 2:55 Governor Vesey, of South
Dakota seconded McGovern's nomina
tion. The sergeat-at-arms announced
that there would be three more nomi
nating speeches, and then the vot -
would be taken.
At 2:59 Henry Allen, of Kansas, sec
onded the nomination of McGovern.
Vesey Pays
Tribute to Heney.
In his speech Hesey said: “A man
needs no higher cpcommendatlon of
character than the fact that he has
put Abe Reuf in the penitentiary
\galnst this we have a man who says
hi voted to keep In the senate Wil
liam Lorimer, of Chicago.”
Vesey said Governor McGovarn would
give ever' one and every faction a fail
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deal. "He is a square deal man," as
serted the governor.
“The hotels of Chicago are getting
five-days contracts, and are charging
more than we ever knew. Where can
we get It?” asked Allen when he arose.
“Perkins, Perkins,” shouted several
Taft men. referring to George W. Per
kins, of the Roosevelt campaign com
mittee.
"It is not remarakble that Kansas
should be loyal- to that great leader of
four years ago. and although he did
not make good in his Indorsement, we
demand that the indorsee make good,”
the speaker went on. "If you say' that
Roosevelt is a demagogue you may as
well say Abe Lincoln was a fool and
a babboon. They talk about mobs. It
was a mob who acted at Boston har
bor, in many places, and finally in
the California primaries."
Big States
Cheer Kansan.
At 2:05 o’clock a. remarkable demon
stration of delegates of the big Re
publican stales came when Allen men
tioned them by name as the backbone
of the Republican party. The dele
gates leaped to their chairs and cheer
ed wildly. At 3:06 o’clock Allen finish
ed, and Albert Bushnell Hart, of Mas
sachusetts, seconded McGovern.
Dr. Hart is a professor at Harvard
university. He said:
“Massachusetts wants nothing but
a square deal. All we want is the car
rying out of the will of the lawfully
elected delegates. That is all we want,
and less than that, God helping us, we
will not accept.”
Walter Lt Houser, of Wisconsin.
Senator LaFollette’s campaign mana
ger, seconded McGovern's nomination.
“I am heife to say that any one who
claims to represent Mr. LaFollette
does not have any authority and does
'not represent him. Refusing a year
ago down to the present to entdr any
compact with any set of men, he re
fuses now to be forced into an alli
ance. The Wisconsin delegation, in
accord with his Judgment and wishes,
decided not to present a candidate for
temporary chairman of the conven
tion.”
A delegate from California here at
tempted to challenge the votes of the
Taft delegates seated in the Fourth
California district by the national com
mittee. Rosewater ignored, his con
stant demand for recognition. Dele
gate Cochems, of Wisconsin, arose to
a point of personal piivilege.
Captain Harry S. New, chairman of
the national committee sub-committee
on arrangements, was the first of the
notables to join Colonel Stone, ser
geant-at-arms, on the platform. The
Indiana committeeman. hands in pock
ets and hat well back on his head,
strolled to the front of the platform,
glanced about, and smiled as he Saw
the police patrolling the big hall.
E. W. Serrell, of the Sixth Louisiana
district, who was steam rolled into a
seat for Taft, bucked the police line
and forced his way into the hail. He
was the first delegate to arrive.
Blue coats and brass buttons were.-
everywhere. One might almost think
that blue and brass was part of the
decoration scheme, for it was a little
less prominent than the trl-eoiored
bunting that formed a brilliant back
ground. The Coliseum annex, where
tire offices of the national committee
Is located, was turned into an impro
vised barracks. Policemen in platoons
were drawn up under their commander,
Assistant Chief Schuttler. The last or
ders were brief and crisp. Then the
men were led to their stations. The
line tiled in along the front of the
platform and the speaker’s stand.
Delegates Surge
Into Great Hall.
Bv 10 o'clock the first few stragglers
had found their way throqgh the annex
entrance and had made their way into
the building. A few visiting newspaper
editors were allowed to enter and took
their places in the seats at the rear of
the platform.
The band struck up. thought better
Continued on Page 5.
“Two conventions will be held if the seventy-£ight delegates lawfully elected
and instructed for me are excluded in the preliminaries of the convention and it
the seventy-eight delegates occupying seats stolen fromzme by the Republican
national committee are allowed to vote on temporary chairman.’’
BRISBANE WRITES
OWN STORY OF
CONVENTION
Issue Is Between Unorganized
People and an Organized
Machine, He Says.
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By ARTHUR BRISBANE.
COLISEUM. CHICAGO, June 18. —
In five minutes the convention will
open. Twelve or fourteen thousand art
crowded in a big hall.
The band Is playing "Darling. I Am
Growing Old,” and there are bells and
human voices mixed with the band.
William Jennings Bryan sits at the
reporters’ table looking very well and
busy with a little pink flower in his
buttonhole. A thousand banners are in
the hall, and five men make it their
business to remain constantly under
each banner.
But in the street sad-eyed men out
of work are temporarily pusy carrying
banners that denounce the enemies of
Roosevelt. They' are trying to keep
step, but can’t.
A well-fed band leads them. When
it's over, they will still be sad-eyed and
worried—and the band still well fed.
The only news at this moment is the
announcement that Senato** Borah is
not to make the T. R. fight against
R.oot for temporary chairman.
Francis McGovern, governor of Wis
consin, is to be the candidate opposed
to Root —at least, the wise ones say so.
Roosevelt Cheers
Most Common.
The band, having finished with
"Darling, I Am Growing- Old," plays
something gay, but no one notices? the
difference. The moment to open the
big fight has arrived. Those that came
to the convention with real Interest are
serious and about one per cent of the
total. The other 99 per cent are cheer
ing. The chief and most easily heard
words In the roar are “Roosevelt, he is
all right."
Not all his friends think so. Many
fear the honor of organization. A few
hours or possibly minutes' and it will
be known where the power lies. The
contest is between the tremendous
popular disorganiz.ed_enthusiasm for
Roosevelt and cold, well-planned, or
ganized scheming by the machine.
The convention is called to order nt
one minute past twelve. Victor Rose
water. head of the national Republican
Committee, pounds with his gavel and
actually gets comparative silence. He
Is a small man with much curly hair,
low on his forehead, a big, useful nose.
His friends proudly say that he has all
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the "nerve" needed to run a steam
roller. His success in almost silencing
the crowd pleases him. The yelling
stops as it does when a prize fight is
about to start. The crowd does not
want to miss anything.
After the opening of proceedings a
gentleman named Stone tried yvith a
megaphone to get the aisles cleared.
For a long time this could not be done
effectually. The period of dullness was
enlivened by a colored gentleman from
Mississippi-making what looked like a
good speech.
The convention cheers when told
that Rev. Father Callaghan will ask a
blessing. He is only interrupted oc
casionally by the cries, "Sit down.”-
The Rev, Father speaks i-n a magnifi
cent and beautifully audible voice and
concludes a simple invocation with the
Lord’s prayer.
The delegates that know the prayer
join in. Then a good young voice reads
the official call for this convention, the
usual call issued in the name of the
Republican committee. Thus far no
woman has distinguished herself by
waving a pink umbrella or trying to
stand on her head—which is a most
unusual and disappointing lack, in an
affair of this kind. A lady is undoubt
edly present, however, and will appear
later.
The first man to speak from the floor
is Governor Hadley, floor manager for
Roosevelt. Pale and grim, he said: “I
rise to a question of information.”
While he walks to the platform a
man in the gallery gives an admirable
imitation of a crowing rooster and is
inimitable thereat.
Hadley starts to read a short speech.
He is interrupted by Watson, of In
diana, who says nothing is in order un
til the convention is organized. Yells
and cheers. The party has started.
To imagine that you are here, think
of a very big barn with a rounded roof,
at one end the platform and speakers
on the floor, in front of the platform
groups of delegates represented by
three long aisles, each group sits under
its little signboard giving the name of
the state.
There was a great demonstration for
Watson. He began by asking the same
indulgence granted Hadley. Governor
Hadley had made a mo l ion to change
the roll as supplied by the committee.
"We contend that the matter can not
come pp before the convention is or
ganized’," Watson said.
The former Indiana congressman
drew a long cheer when he said that
the roll matte up in the convention
cited by Hadley—the convention of
1894 —was made so because there was
no national convention’. Watson spoke
at length of the convention of 1880. His
tribute to Senator Hoar, who presided
over that convention, brought a round
of applause.
A moment later of President
McKinley and there were more cheers.
A slight blunder a moment later, when
he asked what is the relation of a na
tional commimttee to a national com
mittee, brought a round of daughter.
Watson argued that in order to have
any orderly procedure in the conven
tion there must be a temporary roll.
Taft, Confident,
At Ball Game Today
WASHINGTON. June 18.—A small
army of linemen late yesterday stretch
ed wires into the president's private
office, connecting it directly with the
convention hall in Chicago.
White house visitors reported the
president appeared absolutely confident
of the outcome of the convention, and
the news supplemented by the an
nouncement that the chief executive
has invited Secretary Knox to attend
the Washington-Philadelphia, baseball
game this afternoon as his guest.
After an all-night ride from Clinton,
N. Y., where he delivered an address at
Hamilton college yesterday, Vice Pres
ident Sherman called *at the white
house today to discuss the political
situation with President Taft. After
the conference the vice president said:
“The president is absolutely satisfied
with the outlook at Chicago and is con
fident of his renomination."
80 PER CENT OF HOGS
IN SOUTH GEORGIA
DEAD FROM CHOLERA
Georgia, more especially- the south
ern part of the state, is battling with
an outbreak of hog cholera, said to ex
ceed any live stock disease epidemic
evep reported to the sta’e department
of agriculture.
State Veterinary Peter Bahnsen sate
today that fully- 65 per cent of the hog*
in Georgia had died from the disease
since January, 1912. Th t percentage
of destruction in Georgia directly tract -
able to hog cholera, he asserted, would
reach 80, with apparently no abate
ment.
The farmers, it is said, have not
taken kindly to the hog cholera serum
manufactured at the Agricultural col
lege in Athens and said to be the only
preventative for the disease.
hot' weather drink
Horsford’s Acid Phosphate
A teaspoonful added to a glass of cold
water with sugar, is wonderfully refresh
ing. “*
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