Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18

convention there will be twenty-six votes
on every question that concerns that
| state"
| Gov Johnson said Gov. McGovern
would give every one square deal.
| And l want to serve notice right here
and now he added. that we deny the
right. the great republican state of Cali
| fornia denies the right. the rank and file
of the republican party deny the right of
any morbund national committee TO Sc
| lect chairman for u.s. We deny the
| right OF any set of repudiated men to do
this and we won't tolerate it,
| Johnson was cheered anew as he
climbed down from the platform.
Confusion resulted from the effort
of J. Edmund Wood. a colored dele
gate from Kentucky. to second the
| nomination of Senator Root. He de-
| clared him the greatest statesman"
| in the country.
The statement has been made that
i, the negro Will repudiate his In
structions." he said: 1.-The negro will
| obey the wishes Of his constituency
and will vote as his instructions say
Finn Seconds McGovern.
William Finn. Roosevelt leader from
Pennsylvania, was next heard. He was
| quick to be recognized and was APP
plauded.
II am instructed he said by sixty
five votes out OF seventy-six in the state
of Pennsylvania to second the nomina-
| ton of Gov McGovern.
D. Lawrence Groner of Virginia second
ed Senator Root and Seymour Edwards
of West Virginia seconded Gov. McGov-
ern. Neither spoke for any length OF
| the continued hubbub of a convention
| hall.
| Francis J. Heney Of California made his
way TO the platform amid cheers from
| the Roosevelt delegates, led by California.
Fellow delegates" he said. wien the
crowd auieted, this nation is confronting
one of the most momentous periods in its
history
1.-The question before you today is no,
| limited to the selection of the individual
who will preside over the convention. Tho
| question goes to the basis of republican
| principles. The question before you is
| whether a national convention shall un-
dertake a roll OF delegates which shall bind
the members in the election OF a tenn
| porary chairman.
IF it stopped there. there would be
| no particular harm done. But don't you
realize it is only the first step in the
proceedings which shall seat delegates
sixty of whom / know personally have
no more right to vote than the men out
side the door of this hail.
/ Out Of the storm of applause. jeers and
catcalls came a shout, What's your poll
tics, Heney?"
"A President OF the United States will
have to be elected said Heney, by the
| twenty-five states that cast their elector-
| al votes for Roosevelt. You will not elect
him by the Philippines. Porto Rico or
! Alaska"
Pandemonium Again.
| Pandemonium broke loose again. and
out of storm Of jeers. cheers and cat
| calls came the shout. Are you going to
Baltimore, too?"
AS the disorder continued, Heney
shouted:
This reminds me of the conduct Of the
national committee led by Big Steve of
Colorado"
Heney got no further for a time. The
hall was again in an uproar. Heney stood.
red faced and perspiring, at the front of
the stage His reference to A. N. Ste
the national committee, threw the friends
of that gentleman into rage.
Let's listen to Mr.. Heney, he's harm
less" said Chairman Rosewater, pound
ing with his gavel.
i've as much time as you have
shouted Heney at the delegates who were
yelling and Kissing.
Led by Big Steve I repeat contin-
ued Heney. amid a new outburst. : Big
Steve, who differs from Abe Ruef OF San
the penitentiary last week.
Once more the tumut. Again a SEM
blance of quiet.
big Steve helped to make this roll
Another interruption of jeers. Kisses and
catcalls.
Heney stood for several minutes facing
the disorder.
Thirty out OF fifty-two members Of the
national committee who prepared the
temporary roll of this convention came
from democratic states which will not
give a single electoral vote to repub-
lican nominee in November
Tell us something more about Big
Steve" said Mayor Heflman Of
Evansville, Ind, during the next in
terruption of Heney.
iii refer you to Murray Crane" re-
sponded Heney.
Appeals for Order.
Mr.. Heney turned to Chairman
Rosewater and asked for order.
I'm doing the best can" said Rose
water, rapping and crying for order
rupted by frequent Kisses and jeers
Before voting he said. 1T is pro-
posed that majority shall be secured
for Mr.. Root. by using the roll framed by
the national committee, and by using the
sixty-eight fraudulent votes placed in this
convention by that committee. Remem-
Der. after the election Of a temporary
chairman, those sixty-eight votes will be
tee.'
The uproar broke out anew and in the
midst of 1t Sergeant-at-Arms Stone STEP
ped to the front and said:
THE chairman wishes me to announce
that unless the speaker Is treated with
respect those who treat him with dis
respect will be moved from the building"
Mr.. Heney was allowed to conclude in
comparative quiet.
John j. Sullivan. a Roosevelt deleRate
from Ohio. followed in indorsing Gov.
McGovern.
From the homo state Of William H
Taft" he said. ''in behalf Of the thirty
four Roosevelt delegates. I support Gov.
Charles H. Carey of Oregon. another
Roosevelt delegate. followed in indorsing
McGovern.
Senator Bradley Heard.
Senator Bradley OF Kentucky followed
Carey. He seconded the nomination OF
Root. declaring he was regarded as the
most distinguished man in the Senate"
"A more outrageous lot Of contests
We're never seen than those presented to
the national committee" said the senator.
shout from the floor INTERRUPTED him
Did you vote for Lorimer?'
In q burst Of disorder Bradley clamored