The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

Cooke, OF the Illinois delegation. Cooke
was guarding the standard. and Harbaker
tried TO sieZe IT. Cooke resisted, and was
struck. A policeman jumped in. and was
hit on the jaw. Just then the head OF
the parade appeared. and Lieut.. Cronin
jumped in. He stopped the fight and the
parade.
Seize Indiana Banner.
One Indiana standard was captured by
a Roosevelt delegate. Harry S. New
jumped to his feet and successfully
guarded the other.
All through the demonstration Mr.. Root
sat passive. William J. Cooke later de-
MED he had been struck. 1t is known
several men were struck in the fight
At the end OF twenty minutes Chair.
man Root banged his gavel for order
A new burst OF cheers rolled over the
throng.
At this point Allen tried to quiet the
delegates by waving his hands. He had
better success than the chairman. The
noise subsidized after twenty-one minutes
Aliens Statement.
When he again got the attention of the
house. Allen proceeded to read the state
ment Of the progressives, which is as
follows:
we have reached a point where the
Roosevelt delegates feel that they can
no longer share in the responsibilities
for the acts Of the convention. We have
contested with you until We have exhaust
ed every parliamentary privilege in an
EFFORT to have placed upon the roll the
names Of men legally elected. When,
by using the votes Of the delegates whose
rights to sit in this convention are chal-
rvhfrh
places the powers Of a political commit
tee above the authority OF 1000 majority
elected primary in California, We decided
that your steam roller had exceeded the
speed limit. Since then we have asked
for no roll call. \ ou have now completed
the seating Of all contested delegates,
using the votes OF the contested delegates
TO accomplish your purpose. We cannot
In justice TO ourselves share the respon-
sibilIty Of a convention which has said
TO Ohio-the home Of President Taft-that
a majority of 1900 votes obtained in
legal primary election would stand
aside for the political dictum OF a nation
al committeeman discarded by that same
majority. We cannot become parties
with you in a declaration TO Pennsyl-
vania, that a defeated politisal commit
teeman sitting in an obscure room I
this building can nullify the $4,000 ma
jority by which Pennsylvania gave ex-
preston to her wishes.
Not Bound by Party.
I'VE will not put ourselves in a posi-
ton TO be bound by anything you say
to the majority who rejected Mr.. Taft
in New York, to the majority which
rejected him in Wisconsin. to the ma
jority which rejected him in Nebraska,
TO the majority which rejected him in
Maine, TO the majority who rejected
him in Maryland. to the majority in
South Dakota, to the majority in North
Dakota, which gave him only 1.500 votes
Of 5000, to the majorities which re-
jected him in Oregon. Kansas, Okla
homa. West Virginia, North Carolina,
that all these majorities
added together went down under the
mere rulings OF a political committee.
I'VE win not join you IN saying to
the home State Of Abraham Lincoln that
the $1,000 majority with which II de-
feated Mr.. Taft and his managers was
oyerruled by those very managers with
the consent Of those who have arrogated
powers never intended 10 be theirs.
"Mr. Payne sought to question the
OF these great Republican
States yesterday. Until he can show
better record than Is shown by the re
suits OF his type OF conservative leader
ship, he is stopped from criticism. When
Theodore Roosevelt left the White
House four years ago he left you an
majority In both branches
Of Congress; he left you an overwheln-
ing majority In all the great Republican
States. He left you record upon which