Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-21

Rssemmsndsttsn That Alabama Taft
Dslssatss ss seatsd Immediately
Not by Minority Report and Motion
fer lts oxbseitutisn sn-Efforts 70 Start
psmsnstratisns RssuIt in Failure.


with the knowledge that the commit
tee on credentials had not nearly COM
pleted its work. delegates to the re-
publican national convention were slow
to move towlrd the coliseum this
morning for. the session scheduled to
begin at II q. m. Up to 10:45 o'clock
only q handful Of delegates were In
their seats but from this time on they
poured In from every aisleway.
Conflicting reports had gone abroad
as toathe intention; Of the leaders. It
was variously rumored that there
1ournment until tomorrow, and also
that the convention would proceed to
consider at once such contested cases
convening hour.
adjournment would be taken but some
be considered 1t once.
It was further reported that 1t might
be Tuesday or Wednesday before q
nomination was reached.
Roossvsit's Last Stand.
AT IL O'Clock word came that the
couvention was TO procede on partial
report from the credentials committee.
This statement brought tho delegates
yapJdly TO their seats.
Y II was expected the Roosevelt forces
ysstculd subaka their 1Ast big nght in the
Convention today. They had expected
to make their. stand on the credentials
report = whole but were prepared to
meet the change OF plan and fight all
the way thru on the Individual cases.
The galleries filled up very slowly
and ten minutes after the scheduled
time for calling the convention to or
der hundreds of chairs were vacant.
"coon" Songs Diversion.
High above the noise of shuffling
feet and shifting chairs in the big
auditorium rang out q clear soprano
in coon" song. A handsome woman
dressed in . blue colored tailored suit
and wearing q big red hat appeared
far up in the bandstand Just under
the steel girders Of the roof and ac-
companied by the orchestra. sang sew
eral songs.
Attempted Demonstration Fails.
At 1920 word came from the Gre
dentials committee that opposition to
partial report had arisen. Pending
further word from the committee
Chairman Root made no move to call
the convention to order.
IN, the lull the New Jersey delegates
rose In their seats and delivered the
yell that has become familiar in the
convention.
West Virginia answered New Jersey
and the shfill cries Of the Californians
Joined In for time. But the demon
stration ~ not develop and the yelling
subsided.
Massachusetts Solid for Teddy.
The Roosevelt delegates from Mas
sachusetts blossomed out with new
Roosevelt yell announcing their
eighteen votes for Roosevelt.
They brought New Jersey, West vir-
ginia and California back to their feet
and there was another attempt to start
q demonstration. Again it subsided
and the crowd settled back to await
the fall Of the savel
From then on there was a success.
sion Of mild demonstrations. The
Roosevelt men In the Pennsylvania
delegation had a new cry. the refrain
Of which was. Sixty Five Years of
Roosevelt" referring to the sixty -five
delegates led by william Finn.
Bryan osts Noisy Welcome.
william Jennings Bryan was given
smother noisy welcome as he entered.
94rAeal deltgates called, Speech,
speech. Bryan" ana the band played
'Sh0uld AUD Acquaintance Be For
gotT Bryan smiled but made no speech.
Chairman Root. Senator Crane, and
vannesa FN Watson. Governor Hadley,
Senator Anrah and the other leaders of
both factions sat idly on the platform.
Hadley ana Crane engaged smilingly
IN eonversationw while they waited word
sfom the. committee son credentials.
osys 1attls Begins.
When word came from the commit.
tee TINT Tie Alabama case was to be |
to the convention Chairman
Root peeDared to call the convention to
order.
.Piay tall I. shouted man in the !
gallery.
fhs delegates applauded Senator
Rootsas u rose IN his place. The gavel
fell q 1876 and prayer was offered by
Rev. John Palccm Shaw. Of the Second
church iof Chicago.
Chairman Root announced the drst
business q be the report Of the COM
mittee on credentials The report rec
commended the seatins Of the Taft dele
rates IN the Ninth Alabama district.
Hadley noved that the minority re-
port be su6Stituted for the majority I
md sac1ee9 by the convention,
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