Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-06-26

Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West
Virginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these
states announced their purpose of
helping to give Roosevelt an independ-
ent nomination.
The split in the convention occasion
ed no surprise. It was but a fulfill.
ment Of predictions that had been
made during the past several days.
The closing scenes of the convention
were marked by counter demonstra-
lions for President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt.
First Test Vote.
The first test vote after the an
nouncement of the Roosevelt valedic.
tory came on the adoption Of the party
platform. The affirmative vote was
666. Roosevelt delegates present and
not voting numbered 343. There were
So nays, Sc of them from the La Fol-
lette states Of Wisconsin and North
Dakota.
The name Of Senator Robert M. La
Toilette of Wisconsin was placed be-
fore the convention, but Colonel Roose.
velt's wishes were carried out by his
followers and they remained silent
during the call of the states for nomi,
nations.
Many of the delegates however, car.
ried out their primary instructions
and voted for the colonel.
On the voting for president the
Roosevelt delegates again as a rule re-
manned silent. The detailed vote was:
Taft, SCI; Roosevelt, 107; La Fol.
lette, Al; Cummins, II; Hughes, q;
not voting, 344; absent, 6.
In the confusion just before ad.
journment resolution was adopted
giving the national committee power
to declare vacant the seat of any man
on the committee refusing to support
the nominees of the regular conven.
ton of 1912.
With the adoption in it's entirety OF
the credentials committees report, fol.
lowing it's adoption piecemeal, the per.
mament organization of the Republi.
can national convention was reached
shortly after 3 p. ma point in the
proceedings, usually one of the phases
Of the second day, in ordinary con.
ventions.
The committee on permanent organi.
cation recommended that the tempo.
rary organization be made permanent.
senator Root yielded the gravel 20
representative Olmstead of Pennsyl,
vania while the motion was put 1t
carried. There were cries of'"Speech,
speech" and Senator Root stepped
forward - ~.
It had taken nearly five days for
the committee to get to it's permanent
organization, an unprecedented state
Of affairs. g..
Roosevelt Valedlctory.
The demonstra don continued several
minutes. Then Senator Root spoke.
4 thank you, my friends, from the
bottom of my heart" he said. my
hrst act as permanent chairman Of
this convention is to ask unanimous
consent that delegate from the state
IT kansas-our Republican brother,
Henry ]. Allen-be permitted to make
l statement. 1t that all right? The
chair hears no objections"
Mr.. Allen then came forward to
read the Roosevelt statement and to
pronounce the Roosevelt valedictory.'
When he announced he was about to
read "a statement just placed in my
hands from Colonel Theodore Roose.
velt," the Roosevelt adherents broke
into demonstration and cheering and
renewed cries OF I'VE want Teddy"
Mr.. Allen when he had obtained at
tention, asked that the delegates keep
quiet: that what he had to say was
not intended to start demonstrations
out to set out the position Of Pro
gressive Republicans. He was listen,
ed to. attentively for a time and first
read the Roosevelt statement.
I'VE have reached a point" he said,
where a majority of the Roosevelt
delegates feel that they can not longer
share in the response for the acts
Of this convention We have contend
ed with you until we. have exhausted
every parliamentary privilege In the
effort to have placed upon the roll the
names OF men legally elected: