White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23

speetiye states and territories.
so long as We do o fairly dis
cuss this matter. any man who goes
out of this convention with the nomi-
nation will bear a tainted nomi-
nation and will neither deserve nor
receive the support of the American
people.
Il do not say that these changes
are true" said Hadley. 7 sat in
that committee and know some of
them are true. But true or false. let
US meet them here. Let US see why
fifteen members of the committee be-
lieve these votes fraudulent.
Just so sure as you neglect to
meet that question and settle it
honestly. the American people will
say that you have failed in your duty.
we say that this convention
| should not proceed 10 the regular
business of this meeting until it has
decided this question. decided wheth-
er these charges of corruption are
true. and purged the roll of this con-
vention of those frandulently elected
delegates"
Hadley closed in a storm of ap-
p~lause, and Governor Fort of New
Jersey took the stage.
As the cheering subsidized at the
conclusion of Governor Hadley's
speech. Governor Fort took up the
argument.
There has never come before a
great national convention of this
great party of ours a question Of
more vital Importance than the ques-
ton you now are called upon to de
termine,n he said. In 1850 when
a question was raised as to the right
of the convention to pass on its tenn
porary roll. the convention was de-
elared to hold the power to deter
mine these questions"
Governor Fort as well as Cover
nor Hadley addressed his argument
to the delegates rather than the
chair. He was interrupted with cries
of Sit down"
The roll call was then commenced,
and carried to completion with the
election of Elihu Root who received
SIS votes, McGoyern 500, scattering
10. In taking the vote, the entire
Nevada delegation was solid for Root
and the name of the late Senator Nix
on was called by the clerk as a dele
gate.
Alaska gave Root two votes, and
the District of Columbia two more
Hawaii voted with California.
registering six votes for McGoyern-
The Philippines gave Root two.
and Porto Rico two mor
Chairman Root in assuming the
gayel. spoke at length on the party
principles and issues, asserting that
the Republican party will maintain
the power and honor Of the nation
and will continue to observe the limi-
tations which the constitution sets
UP for the preservation OF local self
government and preseribes the boun-
dairy of Official power.
The speaker voiced the claim that
the party is entitled 10 the confidence
of the people. and that all the prom
ises made by President Taft had been
carried out faithfully and to the let
ter. He touched with force upon the
Republican party's stand for protec-
ton, and that in January, 1911. the
last Republican house of r~epresen-
tatiyes passed a bill to create a tariff
commission with much broad
CT and more effective powers for
compelling the attendance of wit
nesses and securing information
charged to report its findings to the
congress. The bill passed the senate
with some amendment, but il was
delayed there by an ayowed Demo-
cratic filibuster until it reached the
house so late in the session that a
vote was prevented by another Demo
cratic flibuster in the house. Now
the house is Democratic and the bill
is read.
The Democratic party does not
want the facts upon which a just
measure can be framed, because they
mean that there shall be no protec-
ton for American industries. In the
next session and in the present ses-
sion of congress the Democratic
house has framed and passed a series
of tariff hills for pyenue only. with