The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-20

tho national committeeman Charms.
hosewater. which quashed the Had
icy motion to purge the temporar,
roll.
We could have met Immediately an,
i. fcrcibly this arbitrary and unparlia
hcntary ruling said Hadlcy, ana h,
WAS roundly cheercd. I'VE could hav,
iofclplE insisted on calling the roll OF
that motion. and we couId have forclb
~ taken control Instead we chos,
t. wait patiently until to-day"
Governor Iiadley did not attempt tt
80 into details of various contested
eases. saying he would leave that to
other speakers.
lie read the Indictment" of the ma.
tional committee as uttered by Colonel
Roosevelt in his Monday nights
speech in this city. and 1t called out .
big cheer.
ut may be true that there are many
persons who do not agree with n,
That Theodore Roosevelt should be our
candidate for President. but tncre can
De no difference Of opinion that his
voice to-day is the greatest of the
Western World said iiadlcy.
lie then read a statement from four
teen members of the national commit =
/ zee protesting against the action of
| Inc majority in seating many OF Tn,
delegates. particularly in the Cali
tornia. Texas ana Washington cases.
IL was not question of any mans
candidacy he said, not Il question OF
the next campaign. but embraced the
very existence OF the Republican party
Itself In closing. IIadlcy dcclar red
mat when the vote OIL the substitute
| roll came he would contend that ONLY
the votes of those delegates VIII, -
seats were not contested be allowed to
ballot.
All law prccedcnts agree" he said.
that no man should be d judge in his
own case"
| Dorcil Argues for Taft.
! Hadiey was followed by w. r.
! poVeli, OF Washington, who argued In
favor of the Taft delegates seated bv
| the national convention from Wash
| irgton.
MIR. Dovcll characterized as "reck-
lessiy false the statcm.n mt credited L,
| Colonel Roosevelt that an effort had
been made to steal" the Washington
delegates AZ one of the Tart dele.
! S'ioS from the state, hc declared there
! was no primary law in Washington.
The declaration IL utterly false" he
J declared. that the state OF Washing
| ton was ever carried by Theodore
Roosevelt"
/ Applause from the TAFT delegation
j
The recital of what Mr.. Dovcn said
, were the facts" as to WASHINGTON
aroused the ire OF Roosevelt Delegates
He was interrupted with Eroans from
| the Roosevelt forces, who he declared:
When II was discovered the night
tcfore the state convention that the
TAFT forces were in control. the adj
hcrents OF MIR. Roosevelt dcciined T..
come To the convention. because they
Knew they were bcutnn"
| When the argument was Concluded.
| Henry j. Allen, OF Kansas, was pre-
sented to spcake In support Of the
fiadlcy motion.
Mr. Allen, discussing the Washing
ton cases. denounced DovelTs state
ment as "rimsy" Allen frequently was
cheered by the Roosevelt delegates
and laughed at by the Taft adherents.
After being Interrupted several
times Allen shouted at some of the
! Taft tormcntors.
You haven't go, anything untn|
this conventions over: then the Lord
only knows what you've got"
Are you going to abide by the de-
! cision of this conventivn?" shouted
delegate from Colorado
I'm answer you later
Amen"
| The floor was IN an uproar
! III answer YOU, I'll answer YOU
shouted Allen. his face growing red
and his voice growing husky The
delegates stopped yelling long enough
| &c hear him.
Il want TO support the nominee Of
TINS convention, but
AZ the but" the cheering and jeer-
/ ing broke out afrcsh.
III support him" shouted Allen.
only on tho one CONDITION that his
nomination is not accomplished by
fraud and corruption"
Allcn dealt with the figures OF the
primary held In Seattle He said
! Colonel Roosevelt had got All but
about 500 Of the 5000 votes cast.
delegate asked nm how many
voters there We're In Seattle Allen
admitted there probably were more
than 10000
Dcnounccs Their Methods.
Allen denounced the methods OF the
washington state leaders at the State
/ conventions. saying the condition.
were such that all Roosevelt dele
gates were practically IA FRED from the
nail lie denounced tho national com.
mittec ns unfair and prejudiccd and
ihen took final fling at the credon-
uals committee, which ~ yet remain.
ca 10 be named
They ask US" he said, why we
don't wait for the committee on ere.
dentials to pass upon our cage. IN
reply by asking you why don't you
wait until your horse is stolen be-
fore YOU lock the door"
Allen was followed by former Sen
"tor James T.. lIcmenway. Of indiana
tor the TAFT forces. Senator IIcmen-
way declared that the work Of The
. national committee had been done
fairly ana regularly
. ON arc asked by a mere minor!.
u OF the committee TO overthrow the
/ WORK Of the majority" said Hencn-
way Thirteen members Of the COM
mlttee nave signed tails protest. thlr-
| tN-nin" hay" seated these uelegatey.
Now thcy ask YOU To uphold that mi
nority without seeking the evidence;
without getting at the facts"
Hcmcnway attacked the ,hlrtoen