The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-18
Early Scenes Quiet.

! Little indication of the scenes of
wild excitement the day was to bring
forth were evident before the noon
hour in the republican convention hall
at Chicago.
Some OF the delegates from New
York, mississippi, Texas and Louisi-
ania were In their seats as early as
tlO:S0, but at that hour the real scene
bof the agitation remained at the Head
quarters hotel.
At 1O:30 a solid line of police, twenty
strong, who thus far have been in the
front row of the delegates seats stood
up against the edge of the waist-h high
platform and faced the "arena.
Outside in the streets hundreds more
or less prominent republican councils
found 1T impossible to get into the big
hail.
"The repeating system has been
KILLED." said an officer, "and they've
found no way to overcome i"
Cheers for Delegates.
Cheers for the various delegates re-
sounded Internationally through the
,big hall as the seats filled. Charles
w. Fairbanks of Indiana, Senator
Irlinn OF Pennsylvania and others came
in for rounds of vigorous cheering.
Called to Order at 1902.
At exactly 1902 the convention was
called to order.
Rosewater pounded the table while
the band was drumming away. He
had trouble getting the musicians TO
desist,
The effort to secure order was
further interrupted by the appearance
through a side door Of big trans
parency carried by the LaFollette deli
egates from wisconsin. A cheer swept
the hall as the sign was carried across
before the stage.
convention photograph was the first
gun Of the battle. It was followed by
the Star Spangled Banner. Everybody
stood.
Moves Temporary Roll Call.
Hadley of Missouri moved to substi-
tute a new temporary roll call for
that of the national committee. Wat
son of Indiana raised a point OF order
against the motion. RoseWater sus-
tanned the point of order but gave
each side twenty minutes to debate
Governor Fort Of New Jersey
followed Hadley defending the Mis-
sourian's motion. Fort was followed
by Watson of Indiana on the other
side who yields ten minutes to Serene
II. Payne OF New York, also oppos-
ing Hadley The opposition was bas-
ed on parliamentary rules.
Root Cheered and Kissed.
When Watson mentioned Elihu
Roots name it precipitated much con
fusdon. There were cheers and Kisses
HAdley then tried to interrupt Wat
son who closed amid confusion. After
the debate Rosewater again ruled Had
ley's motion out Of order.
McGcvern Named.
At 1:S0 Mr.. Olbricht nominated Gov
ernor McGovern Of Wisconsin for tenn
porary chairman.
EIihu Root Nominated.
At 1.40 Job Hedges of New York
nominated Elihu Root for temporary
chairman. The announcement Of the
name brought wild cheering from al
parts Of the hall.
Mr.. Hedges said; -Four years age
they could not get too much Root in
the New York state convention" Hs
was both temporary and permanent
chairman.
Mr. Hedges quoted Mr. Roosevelt
as follows: Mr.. Root is the greatest
man IN public position in my time.
William Finn of Pennsylyarlia was
roundIy applauded as he said. Il am
instructed by IS out of rs in the stats
OF Pennsylvania to second the noml-
nation of Governor McGovernn =
Heney. also Geconding McGuvern