Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-06-20
RUMP CONVENTION
HELD At MIDNIGHT
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tions and turn 1t over to Penrose,
Murphy and big Steve" and the rest
of their kind. It Is bad enough to
have to fight them In every State
and every insular possession, but 1t
is worse to have to go UP against a
bunch like this
E. C. Darlington, jr., the member Of
the credentials committee from Mary
land, interrupted:
at just left the credentials commit
tee. I told them I was ashamed to
stay there
Kisses Greet Name.
"who was the chairman" shouted
voice.
"Devine."
The name was greeted with Kisses.
'T said I considered 1t q disgrace to
sit in such q committee and I would
walk out, and I did It,. said Car
rington.
"Hooray for Maryland" was the
shout.
They wouldn't let US have stenog-
raphers or any publicity. They put
the gag rule on u.s." said Darlington.
Finn again addressed the meeting
"I believe We should have gone out
of the committee the moment they
met" he shouted.
"They will carry the State Of Penn<
sylvania,'' a voice shouted.
West Virginia." shouted another.
"Ohio," California" Tennessee"
were the shouts from all parts of the
hall.
This is not a case of the nomina-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt" cried
Finn. '1 don't care SO much about
1t. He doesn't. Never again will
national committee duplicate the
crooked and rotten methods of this
committee"
Delegate King, of Nebraska, leaped
to a chair and shouted a protest
"If we leave this now we are quit
ting before we are licked" he
shouted.
I'VE will win In time II you fight
right. l beg of you do not talk this
way. You are injuring Theodore
Roosevelt more than any other way.
We are deserting before the battle"
mo, we are not!" shouted voice.
"Yes, we are" said King.
Finn raped King out of order.
"I am going out of this convention
at the time fixed by Theodore Roose-
velt!" shouted Finn, IT am going to
follow that great and wonderful
man. cried Finn.
ha
someone.
"Good!" shouted Finn. And we
are going with him"
Immediately following this an
nouncement by Finn there was
disturbance at the door and Roose-
velt entered, escorted by policemen.
His face was scowling. He walked
through the crowd, which shouted in
welcome, and mounted the platform.
1t was some minutes before he could
be heard.
II am going to ask you to take a
recess until I can get certain facts,
said Roosevelt. 81 ask you not to
enter into a discussion until I am
able to put certain facts before you.
"I can tell you the general outline
of how 1 intend to act.
'1 don't intend to abide by the
decision of the majority of con-
vention created by fraudulent dele
gates. "They are not the convention
of the Republican party.
Not Mere fractional Fight.
II am for convention of men
elected by such States as Washing
ton and Arizona and not men APP
pointed by the defunct bosses of New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kansas and
This is not a case of a mere fac
tional fight. Shut the door!'' he here
shouted, as someone tried to force
his way into the room.
II hold the time has come when we
must assert the right of the people to
own the national convention.
This bad faith vitiates any propo-
sition. Fraud destroys anything. No
ordinary precedent applies in the
case of conspiracy.
'I hold 1t as clear as day that
ma ajority of the members of the late
national committee determined to
seat enough of the Taft delegates not
elected to destroy the anti-Taft ma
jority elected by the people.
"The cases of Washington, Arizona,
Texas, Indiana, Michigan. Tennes-
see, Kentucky. Oklahoma, Alaska
and Alabama have enough in COM
mon to make 1t evident this is a
travesty on justice.
"If those fraudulent delegates are
allowed seats this convention is not
a Republican convention and is not
entitled to recognition.
"Now, gentlemen, 1 should like to
ask you to come back later. Can
YOU come back later?"
"You bet we can!" went up
chorus from all over the lower part
of the hall.