The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-06-29
1.-THE WOMEN DELEGATES CHEERED

shouted Stone throug b the megaphone,
and the spectators began to crowd
out. Mr.. Root, scowling, resumed his
place at the table. Senator Roots
voice could not be heard half way
down the hall AS the senator sat
there "Bili' Finn, with a cigar stub in
the corner of his mouth and his straw
hat jammed down on his head, climb
ed over the stage railing. He stepped
up to Senator Root, shook hands, and
conferred with him for several min
utes, leaving just as Root resumed
speaking.
When Mr.. Root resumed the entire
empty and those who remained to
hear him crowded to the front and the
empty seats were emphasized by the
sharpness of the contrast
Mr.. Root continued his speech to 4
quiet and attentive audience. Here
and there he elected ripple of APP
plause, particularly when he touched
upon the trust prosecutions of the
Taft administration.
| Wild Demonstration for Hadley.
Hadley was the man of the second
days session-Hadley of Missouri. He
had stepped forward to speak in sup
port of Governor Deneen's motion
! which was designed to prevent the 70
contested delegates voting on their
own cases, but before he could utter a
| word pandemonium broke loose. In a
| moment every Roosevelt delegate was
on his feet shouting 'Hadley, Hadley,"
and even the Taft cohorts could not
keep their seats. Then the enthus-
lasts began to pull up their state
standards and march with them, while
the galleries leaped to their feet,
| waving hats and handkerchiefs and
papers and bowling at the top of their
voices. CALIFORNIA; golden Teddy
Bear led the way, and New Jersey,
Missouri and North Carolina follow
ed close behind West Virginia, Ohio
and Oklahoma fell into line, and
there was a mighty roar as Bill"
Finn grabbed Pennsylvania s stand
ard and led his followers past the
sofa and Maine now joined the shout
ing procession, and people all ever the
hall began to say that if nominations
were in order, it would be no srick at
all to put the governor of Missouri at
the head of the ticket
Pretty Woman Increases Furore.
For a long time Governor Hadley
stood smiling and helpless. with JIG,
Watson of Indiana by mis- side. Then
they sat down, hopeless of sitting tho
tumult. Just as the shooters began
to get bit weary, a pretty young
woman was spied in the 'front.' row of
the mest 9allerx wildly waving a big
portrait Of Colonel Roosevelt and Yell
ing at the top Of her musical voice..
She was Mrs. William A. Davis Of Chi
cage, and her efforts were rewarded
changed to shouts of "V e want
Teddy" Certain of the coloners pub
licity promoters, quick to seize upon
the incident, made their way into the
gallery and led Mrs. Davis downstairs
and to the speakers stand She was
boosted onto the platform, and, with
the standards grouped in front of her.
led the Roosevelt fore, in redoub-
led demonstration
Finally the patienc. of Chairman,
Root and Sergeant at AIMS Stone was
exhausted, and the police were told to
escort Mrs. Davis away with orders to
resume her seat or leave the hall. She
chose the former alternative
Colonel Roosevelt Pleased.
During all this uproar there We're
constant rumors that the demonssra-
ton had been pre-arranged by the
Roosevelt men, and that the colonel
himself was on his way to the Coli
scum. The latter part of this certain.
ly was not true for Colonel Roosevelt
sat in his hotel room receiving bullet
ms on the proceedings. When he
heard that there was something in the
nature of stampede for Hadley, he
said: Il am glad of it."
Senator Depew looked on with great
interest, and said he believed the DEM
onstration was entirely spontaneous, |
and that it looked as though Hadley /
would be third candidate.
The uproar lasted in all nearly an
hour, and was decidedly diverting,
but did not accomplish anything. For
when 1t came to roll call, the Taft
forces tabled Deneen's motion with a
vote of 564 to SO, thus showing an
increased strength over the vote on
temporary chairman of six votes. The
entire delegation from Hawaii had +
shifted back to the Taft SIDE
More Threats of Election.
Fighting Bill'' Finn again ran foul
of Chairman Root and again the sem
ator threatened to have him elected
from the hall if he did not show prop
er respect for the speaker. Finn sub
sided With evident reluctance.
While Thomas H. Devine of Colo
RADIO Was arguing against the Deneen
motion, W. Fl. Featherstone of the
Texas delegation kept yelling at him.
This aroused the ire of Senator Root
He walked to the front of the stage
again.
Gentlemen Of the convention" said
he, Il don't know whether you want
to hear what is said on this serious
subject. but | want to say to you
pointing to Featherstoue) that, dele
gate or no delegate, ii you don't pre-
serve order the sergeant at arms will
De directed to put you out
Root was loudly applauded. Feath-
erstone insisted he was merely irving
o correct misstatemeuts.