The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-18

you to elect your chairman. All he
can say Is: ~
I nominate the Hon. Elihd Root.
as your temporary chairman"
a wild yell went up from the Taft
men at the mention of Roots name
and Hadley and Fort called time.
on Watson, but Chairman Rosewater'
shook his head.
II you proceed as the opposition
asks you to" said Watson, then you
must settle every contest before the
convention actually meets. II the
Hadley motion is carried there will
be no need for committee on Gre
dentials."
Here Watson moved to lay the APP
peal Of Governor Hadley on the table.
There has been no appeal" said
Hadley. and Rosewater nodded as
sent.
Then Rosewater raped for order
shouting: THE convention will be In
order"
1t took several seconds 10 restore
order and finally Rosewater was able
to make himself heard. He said that
he had had the question under advise
ment several days and then directed
the reading clerk to read statement
bearing on the Hadley motion.
This statement was very lengthy
and reviewed the action Of the var
ious republican conventions from that
of 1884 onward. In the main, 1t re-
iterated the arguments Of Congress-
man Payne and Watson holding that
the committee alone was entitled to
make up the temporary convention
roll.
1t was held that up to the formation
of temporary organization gather
Ing such as the present was not a
convention but mass meeting.
Selecting Chairman.
At the end OF the reading of the
statement, Chairman Rosewater ruled
that all proceedings were out of order,
excepting the reading of the temper
airy roll. Hadley at once appealed
from the decision Of the chair.
Watson moved to table the motion.
Rosewater ruled both motions out Of
order and Rosewater then said that
all that he could do was to present
the name of Honorable Elihu Root for
temporary chairman.
Il now invite other nominations, .
he said. He here recognized Cochems
OF Wisconsin and there were shouts
of platform" The Milwaukee fire
brand took the. platform in a hurry.
His voice was loud enough to be
heard everywhere as he declared that
he was an individual delegate from
Wisconsin and a progressive who
wanted to place in nomination man
whose "republicanism was unquestion-
ed, whose face was toward the light
7 present the name Of the brilliant.
impartial and fearless governor OF my
state, Francis E. McGovern..
There was general stir throughout
the room and then Jos E. Hedges. OF
New York, was recognized to second
the Root nomination, contained In
Rosewater's statement. While he was
climbing on the platform a delegate
shouted a second for McGovern from
a rear seat.
The Brilliant HEDGES.
Hedges, easily the most brilliant
speaker in the New York delegation,
caught the crowd with few humor-
ons remarks. At the first mention OF
Roots name the Taft people jumped
to their feet. The entire New York
delegation climbed on their seats and
an old-fashioned cheering bee was
started. The demonstration lasted
one minute and As seconds
Hedges referred to Roots service
two years ago in New York when, at
the suggestion of Colonel Roosevelt,
Root became chairman of the conven-
ton and also to the fact that four
years ago in New York at the colonels
suggestion, Root was both temporary
and permanent chairman of the New
York state convention.
1--WE will take no chance in having
him chairman" shouted Hedges.
You bet we won't" came voice
from the Pennsylvania delegation.
81 have looked UP some thing that
didn't date back as far as 1864" said
Hedges. I'm order to have 1t in the
mind of mortal man, have gone back
three or four years and quote Mr..
Roosevelt as follows:
This was the first mention of
Roosevelt's name but 1t was overlook
ed by the Root supporters and did not
get hand and Hedges went on:
'Elihu Root is the ablest man in
our government service. will go fur
Their. He is the ablest man that has
appeared in public life in any country
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