Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-06-20

HadleN finished with his resolution
AT HES. and was followed by W. r.
DOSell of Washington. for the other
side
Dovell said it was utterly false. that
,sln state of Washington ever was car
s.ied for MIR Roosevelt He was inter-
rupted With angry jeers and questions
from the Roosevelt partisans.
After the prayer Root announced that
AN agreement had been reached be-
tween Watson and Hadley that three
hours of debate. equally divided be-
tween them be admitted. iadleN
opened the debate. arguing To unseat
50 contested Taft delegates.
Iladley presented statements of IA
members OF the national committee
that 80 contested delegates should not
be seated He rebulled the ieers and
remarks interrupting his speech. ask
ing serious consideration To arguments
scn both sides.
He reviewed the events of yesterday
leading up To the ruling of National
Committee chairman RvSewater. which
-uuashcd the Iladles motion to purge
the temporary roll
We could have met Immediately and
foreibly this arbitrary aud nnparlia-
suenta,y ruling. said HadleN and he
was roundlly clleered We could have
forcibly insisted on calling The roll on
shat motion, and we could have forcibly
taken control. InStead we chose tn wait
patiently until today
Governor Hadley did not attempt to
go into details of various contested
cases. saving lie would leave that to
other speakers. He read the rindict-
annitt of the national committee as ut
tered by Colonel Roosevelt in his Mon
.dsa night speech in this city. and it
called ont Il big cheer
II may be true that there are many
persons who do no, agree with us that
l,.r PnnsaNp1t Oh IA ann
aliaatc foi president. but there can he
no difference of opinion THAI his voice
TODAY is the greatest of the western
world said fiadlcN He then read a
statement from IA members of the ma
tiopal committee. protesting the action
of the majority in seating MANY of the
delegates. particularly in the c'alifor-
mia, TeXa. and Washington cases
Pleads for Principles.
Governor Hadlcy made AN earnest
plea that personalities be left out of
The question. declaring he question
vas 50 clearly one of principle that it
should not be involved by anything
else. II was not question of amy
Ynan's candidacy. he said. not q q,les-
ton o: the next campaign. but em-
orace(l the very existence of the repub
2ican party itself.
HadIey Closely Followed.
HadleN was given the closest atten-
ZION tIlfouSiiohl IN clOSlnR. no de
e.laIt-d that when the vote on the sub
roll came he wouid contend that the
question submitted only the votes of
those delegates whose seats were not
contested be allowed to ballot.
@.Ail law. all precedents agree" he
said. that no man should be a judge
An his own case
Badley was followed by w. r.
Dovell. of Washington. who argued in
favor of the Taft delegates seated by
the national comntte from Washing
ton.
Doveli Takes Floor.
Mr. Dovell characterized AS "reck-
Hessy false" the statement credited tn
colonel Roosevelt that an effort had
been made to steal the Washington
delegates. AS one of the Taft dole
:gates from the state. he declared there
MAS no primary law in Washington.
The declaration is utterly false h.
declared. that the state of Washing
ton was ever carried by I'heoior.
RooSeveit''
The recita of what Mr.. Dovel said
We're the facts As to washington
aroused the ire of Roosevelt delegates
He was interrupted witt, sroans from
the Roosey"lt delegation when he said
When 1t VAS discovered the night be-
fore tile state convention that the Taft
forces were III control. the adh6rel,ts
aof Mr. RoGsevelt declined to com. IL
the convention. because they knew
they We're bea."n.
The clerk. fer The information of ths
convention. tnen read the list of dele
gates which the fladley motion would
STRIKE from liz ROLL. and the list OF
those it would s;cs.
Allen Supports Hadley.
When the i;fnolincenlent Was cor
cluded. Henry j. Allen. OF Kansas. wa.
presented to speak III support of the
Hadley motion.
The chair answered that lie had been
Hllotcd 20 Minutes
Mr. Allen d;scussesi the washington