Putnam patriot., 1912-06-28

ferventiy for the Presiaen; and that the country might be spared from rev olution.
 The Mississippi contests were taken up and the Taft delegates. as usual, seated with viva yoce vote, this viva voce vote began soon 10 provoke hoots and yells First would come the ayes" in a great volume of sound and then the noes" in what seemed to be even greater volume. and when Senator Root would announce that the ayes had it the Roosevelt men yelled derisiveiy.
 When the Washington delegates at large were reached Roosevelt dele gate interrupted the proceedings with a point of order.
 Asked to state it, he said: Our complaint is that the steam roller .s exceeding the speed slin8t
 Even Chairman Root had ta laugh. The chair will rule the point of or der is sQstained-the justification is that we have some hope of getting nome on sunday" he said.
 The Wilmington oontesgs involved a Presidential primary. The Roosevelt men in the Pennsylvania delegation began singisg John Browns Body There were Jew raps of the gayel and Senator Root and others on the plat form sat and smiled throughout great deal of the noise. Whistles and toots initiating a steam roller came from some Of the delegates A rolling pin vas lifted high on a pole, nreYek- ing more laughter.
 II. T. Halhert defended the minority report on the Washington case and said that he had a statement 10 make on behalf of the minority members of the committee.
 The issue in the Washington case, Mir Halbert said. was one of simple morality The acceptance of the re- port of the majority" he added, will put before this convention one of two alternatives, defeat or Theodore Roosevelt"
 There was laughter from the Taft forces and cheers from the Roosevelt men.
 'Merrily we roll along" they sang. the chorus filling the convention hall. John C. Dight, Pennsylvania man, got up on his chair and shrieked through a megaphone: "One more stiff for the undertaken!
 Pennsylvania nominates Jim Wat son of Indiana for Coroner" came minute later through the megaphone.
 The galleries were laughing and cheering in turns. Chairman Rose water happened to pass by the Penn syivanians. One of Films biggest henchmen picked him up like a baby
 Now we got Rosewater!" came the cry.
 A big Texan sitting opposite grab bed Rosewater and held him up in the air in return. IL was all done in spirit of fun, but little Rosewater did not seem to enjoy it greatly. LalY, a Californian man for Roosevelt, started the We want Teddy cry. but the delegates were too tired to ? t go ing very long.
 Finally Miss Flo Jacobson. profes- sional singer. got up in the band gal lery and sang My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
 All the delegates got up and for while things quieted down. It started up with the resumption of business The session was clearly the most dis orderly yet.
 It was 45 when the credentials committee finished it's report. 1he per manent organization committees re- port naming Senator Root as perma- nent chairman was received and adopt ed The Taft men rose to their feet cheering.
 Mir Root came forwarS and was cheered by the Taft forces. After thanking the convention be asked for unanimous consent for some remarks from Henry j. Allen of Kansas, a Roosevelt man. The Kansan said if he had quiet he wou.d guarantee not to