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which delegates were asked to sign to
be read aloud. The clerk in charge of
the registration declined and Delegate
Kiesel shouted:
"All in favor Of my suggestion, say
Aye
Three voices responded. Then some
body asked for those opposed and there
was .lusty shout of E'No' from score
or more Of delegates. zs...-
:: will never surrender my rights as
an American citizen by putting my
name in that book,'' shouted Delegate
k il e.; 49, u will not sign away my
by several friends the del.
egates then left the room. , - =, -
-.. Judge Cowan Presides. -
In the absence of E. G. Bacon, chair
man of the executive committee. who is
i'll, Judge s. H. CoWan Of Texas called
the convention to order.
II know that the delegates who are
here this morning will abide by the
action Of the executive committe and
indorse the railroad rate regulation
advocated by our great president,
Theodore Roosevelt said Judge Cow
an. eve might have had more dele
gates had we the means to bring them
here. We paid our own expenses and
we have a thoroly representative body
present. I hope the convention will be
peace full and that its de1iberation will
result in much goods = =.
name was greeted with long-continued
applause.
R. W. Higbee Of New York was
| chosen chairman Of the convention.
Parry Procession Appears.
Meanwhile the Parry procession of
! delegates had approached from the
Auditorium Annex, a couple of squares
distant, and had reached Steinway
hall. The Buffalo delegation Of the
Perry element, headed by F. Fl. Mason,
secretary Of the chember of commerce
was the first to ask for admittance.
AS they enared the portals of Stein
way hall the doorkeeper- offered the
After looking at the pledge Delegate
Mason said 81 am a regularly &C
credited delegate and I ask to be ad
mitted,' offering his credentials a.
the same time.
"You must sign this to be admitted
~ will not do so,' returned Mason
H. G. Ellwodd, chairman of the Buffalo
delegation, was the next to be refused
admittance. The same ceremony Of of
fering the pledge and it's refusal wa
gone thru. Then one by one the othe
were refused.
~~> ~ The Ru1np Convention.
| When the last man had been refused
admittance blythe doorkeeper the Parr,
party went in a body to Studebake
hall. Nearly 200 delegates assembled
in Studebaker hall for a rump0 con
vention after they had been refuse
admission to the Steinway hall conven
tion.
F. j. Bradley, Of Haverhill, Mass
was elected as temporary chairman o
the Studebaker hall convention. In &C
cepting Mr.. Bradley made brie
speech advocating calm and dispassion
ate discussion of the matters .unde
:, consideration. He said:
"When l was selected a delegate
came here with an open mind and unir
, structed and I did not intend to bin
:, of the matter. I think that the refusa
to admit these members to the. othe
meeting will act as q bar to the bes
;; interests of rate legislation. =
! .'Ruled by Policemen
T. B. Aldrich, of Colorado, was 81
!, lected secretary. Delegate w. A. Mees,
in short speech, characterized tn
: Bacon meeting at Steinway hall as
meeting ruled by. two policemen an
! one man. He said: HI was sent a
delegate with the rights Of an Anne,
lean citizen of free speech and when
refused to bind myself by signing
pledged was refused admittance. / r,
fused to bind myself to any meeting I
body without the right to be heard 1as I
any views { ISL 81. IS
4 Some discussion was caused at tt
4 Studebaker hall convention by the al
4 pointment Of a committee on credel
tials. Objection was offered that til
I credentials of the delegates in the ha
4 were only to the general convention an
that no credentials were given to IL
Studebaker hall meeting.
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