The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20

which resulted, like the othsr Roose-
Welt demonstrations, IN nothing
A motion TO substitute the Pooss-
Welt roll for that made up bS the ma
tionai convention. was admitted, MAS
argued for three hours and defeated.
Governor Hadley, who led the
Roosevelt fight, tried every parlia-
mentary trick. known 10 rran to keep
the contested delegates from voting
on their own cases He failed IA
oNery instance.
His original otion To substitute
the roll was amended by JApies T..
WI tson, the Taft door leader. so "a
to refer the matter 10 The comniittee
Oh credentials.
Governor Deneea moved t. el.mi-
n4te the contested delegate ssnlu y3t-
ing on all cases Watson moved -
'4N this last motion on the table.
which brought the test vote OF 565 TO
table, against $40 not TO tab,s. tive
not voting The ordinary matters
were disposed " in shorL order ana
the whole afair was refereed ~ a
viva yoce vote 20 the committee on
Credentials. IS at presenL cnnst!tatea-
TINS committee VIII stand .lbont TWEEN
ty-rine to twenty four In Tafts favor
ana Will with easy uneonc@Fa approve
the steam rolled roll. and give Tnf,
enough votes TO nominate nim. Il his
hackers still choose To do 80 IL any
event they are absolutely IN control
of the convention and n 81 within
the past two DAYS rubbed Ae Eot Sc
Welt out effectively,
LED hy e white Linen r nvA, /. blue
and white picture hat. and tan do.lars
" orth OF pink carnati tons nine-tenths
az fGf IA IL Inc
Republican national convention. m
duged in forty minutes of enthusiasm
th's afternoon
Woman Leads Cheering
The lady in the frock. hat and Uith
the flowers was Mrs. Will Davis. of
Chicago. who occupied the exact cen
Ter OF the gallery at the beginning
Of a harmony demonstration. started
in honor Of an exchange Of cour-
tsies between Governor Hadley. Of
Missouri ana Jim Watson. the Nete-
ran Taft man Of Indiana
'rhe Delegates who had heen sitting
ssFidsf shti sniiss4i' All sfae. stht449FFt n
would be god time to cheer Tor
Hsdley when Watson spoke plea san,
word for him SO they cheered. Then
the Roosevelt people. fancying thAt
maybe the harmony business IN. ght
have hit a sNchoiogfcai moment, took
.1tfs-ft.- r+~tfi++tsEf sttte.- It fs--+4---r-f
We want Teddy
Ten minutes went BY, and the cheers
Were still going. BY and by delegates
getting little intoxicated with Their
own sxuherance began it. lifting a
golden Teddy bear hy the side Of the
nearly Iettered state label
Oklahoma followed. And then the
Ohio standard was seen To shake like
tree in a storm, while some husky
Buckeye tugged at It's roots. In ar
other instant II WAS up
Here is where Missouri, confident
thst all this Was Hadlcy presidential
boom, got into the waving. and forth
with began 10 take the lead
procession OF Missourians. howl
ing ''Hadlsy. Hadley." so loud that
the cadence of their cries could ne
heard above the general roar. was
formed and marched to the front CT
Delegates Co Wild
On swept the procession. with Call
fornias bear bobbing behind the Mis-
souri, standard. with Texas Rooseve,
men. who escaped the roller In DOS
session of the Lone star standard and
with Pennsylvania. illinois, a part Of
Indiana, Jersey, North Carolina, aud
South Dakota, all following in be-
hind.
In the gallery, about one hundred
feet from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
and her party. and diagonaily above
Alice Roosevelt Longworth, stood a
tall brunette. apparelled as the lily,
and waving a picture. The picture
s.ngularly enough. was OF Theodore
Roosevelt. The lady's shrill outer rs
had caught the ears OF the delega ties
and like an attentive army they swung
on their heels and faced her.
Instantly their cries broke out
into a pandemonfum. The hoarse
howl OF the Oklahomians. mingled
with the rebel yell. that came from
the emancipated Southerners. who
have renowned the roller and all Its
works.
Backward and forward the lady
gracefully swung the picture. and
with every swing The rejoicing In
creased.
Meanwhile Root. d troubled look on
htp facA, h4d long eeas<6 ~ h&mnsss