Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-19

his instructions say"
Give him leave to print" shouted
delegate
Finn went on and another wave of
laughter greeted his declaration
Pennsylvania is here az a Progress
siyt state, she is here to stay.aiid wl1en
we get through no matter who may be
nominated, no matter what the results
Of the election may be, Pennsylvania
viii he Progressive state
VIII you support the nominee?"
asked a delegate, but Finn made no
reply
will You bolt?" cried voice. Finn
did not reply.
Unless you get $40 clean votes In
this convention for your candidate for
temporary chairman, / doubt whether
my constituents In Pennsylvania viii
support your action
viii yon bolt" again demanded
voice from the nproar IN the hail.
L don't want you to understand"
returned Finn. that I am notifying
the convention that / intend to bolt
Finn concluded with declaration
thai Pennsylvania supported Gov. Me-
Govern.
y. Lawrence Groner of Virginia see
onded Senator Root. and Seymour Ed
wards Of West Virginia seconded Coy.
Mc6iovern.
Francis ). Heney Of California made
his way to the platform amid cheers
from the Roosevelt delegates
Fellow delegates he said. when
the crowd quieted, "this nation is con-
fronting one of the most momentous
periods in its history.
The questions before you. today. are
not limited to the selection of the IN
diyidual who Will preside over the con-
vention. The question goes to the basis
of Republican principles
Fhe question before you Is whether
a National convention shall undertake
to prepare . roll of delegates who shall
bind the members in the selection Of a
temporary chairman.
IF it stopped there, there would be
no particular harm done But don't
you realize 1t Is only the first step in
the proceedings which shall seat dele
gates go of whom / know personally
have no more right to vote than the
men outside the door of this hall"
Heney was lost in avid outbnrst.
The delegates began a continuous
"A President of the United States
will have to be elected" said Heney.
"by the % states that cast their cleo
teral votes for Roosevelt. You will not
elect him by. the Philippines. Porto
Rico Or Alaska
Pandemonium broke loose again.
When the disorder continued Heney
shouted; This reminds me of the con-
1l1nf nj Ia OF II. 4
Big Steve of Colorado"
Honey got no further for a time
Big Steve helped to make this roll
of delegates" another interruption.
Thirty out of So 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 Republican nominee in Noveff1-
Der" v
Heney resumed, still interrupted by
frequent Kisses and jeers. Before
voting, he said, lit is proposed that
majority shall be secured for Mr..
Root by using the roll framed by the
National committee and by using the
6S fraudulent votes placed in this
convention by that committee Ke-
member after the election of a tens
prorary chairman. those 6s frandulent
votes will be represented on your 5ofe-
dentials committee"
Those 20 Names" continued Hener.
have been placed on that roll under
the leadership of Big Steve of OBJ
orado and Crane of Massachusetts
and Penrose of Pennsylvania win
no re hn IL, L.,
mittee to the men who have perpe-
trated this theft of delegates.
in other words" said Heney, ssElls
proposition is this:
tShall a corrupt Judge sit on his
own case in this convention? J. ap-
peal 10 you Taft men who do not want
to wreck the party, you who do want
to select Taft delegate If he "
nominated appeal to your common
sense and to your honor to let 4
man be elected as temporary chair
man who ,hi is not on either side in tbs
Are you afraid to trust a ruling
on the question who shall vote in this
convention. to a representative Ike
Robert NJ. La Toilette. We are n5f
afraid to trust 1t there.
Again l appeal TO every TAFT man
who does not want to see his party
wrecked to vote for Governor Mo
Govern.
Mr. Heney was allowed to conclude
in comparative quiet.
Other Secondins SpsschAs.
John j. Sullivan, a Roosevelt dele
gate from Ohio, followed in ednorsfns
| Gov. McGovern. f
Charles H. Carey of Oregon, anoth-
| er Roosevelt delegate, followed in en-
| dorsing McGovern.
| Senator Bradley of Kentucky fol-
lowed Carey. He seconded the nom.
| ination of Root
| Cries of "Lorimer" greeted him, con-
| tinually and he shouted back '.Liar.
liar liar finishing amidst much dis.
| order.
call the roll" sounded from many
| parts of the hall as Gen. Bradley
| concluded. Sergeant arms stone
| announced that Gov Versey of South
Dakota and three other speakers. re-
manned who would make Short
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