The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-21
ELsHC ROOT CHOSEN
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
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yention to order and presenting the
recommendation of the committee fo1
temporary officers, found himself with
an able-bodied mans job of presiding
over what seemed likely to be tur-
bulent and passionate war of factions
He was not in good voice, and what
he said was barely audible at the front
of the platform, but the loud-voiced
clerks with megaphones did all the
necessary announcing, including his
ruling on the Hadley motion.
Not a Convention Then.
This ruling was to the effect that
until the national committee had pre-
sented the temporary roll made UP
from the credentials irt m the lndlvld-
uaI States and districts ard its judg'
ment upon contests, there was no con-
vention. He held that absolutely no
business was in order save the choice
of temporary officers. He allowed 20
minutes to each side to present argu-
ments on the Hadley motion.
These arguments were presented by
Gov Had!ey and eX-Gov. Fort, of New
Jersey, on the Roosevelt side, and Rep
resentative Serene E. Payne, of New
York, and ex-Representative James 3.
Watson. of Indiana, in behalf of the
Taft people After the arguments
were finished, Chairman Rosewater re-
newed his ruling that nothing was in
order but nominations for temporary
chairman. He presented the national
committees recommendation of Sena-
tor Root and asked for further nomi-
nations
The Roosevelt men made no further
exposition to this ruling, and the roll
call was begun at 3:15: The name of
every individual delegate was called
and it consumed three more hours, yet
every step of the proceedings was
heard with the keenest interest.
Did Their Best.
The Roosevelt men did the best they
could; demanding the omission of the
name of every one of the delegates
objected to on the ground that he had
been improperly seated by the nation
al committee as set forth in the side
tracked motion of Gov. Hadley. but the
roll call went on merrily, sometimes
amid deafening confusion.
The shifting of the vote brought dra-
matte sequence of emotion and of ap-
plause. Burst of cheers greeted one
vote after another. With Oregon's
three for Root and the six for McGov-
ern the net plurality for Root stood at
s., but Pennsylvania 64 for McGovern
threw the ballot the other way. Until
Tennessee was reached, when Root
again appeared with a net plurality Of
10, and from then on the margin in
Roots favor increased, and with the
vote of Patrick Halloran in the Wash
ington delegation. cast for Root at 3.42.
amid a storm of cheering from the Taft
followers, the total vote for the New
York senator reached the necessary
$40 ard the Taft victory-at least in
the matter of the temporary chairman
ship-was assured.
~A~~- The Vote.
The vote by States on temporary
chairman was:
Root-Alabama %, Arizona 6, Ar
kansas II, California 2, Colorado y,
Connecticut IA, Delaware 6, Florida
II, Georgia %, Illinois 9, Indiana 20.
Iowa 16, Kansas 2, Kentucky 20,
Louisiana 20, Maryland s, Massachu-
sets 1S, Michigan 19, Mississippi Is,
Missouri 16, Montana s, Nevada 6, New
Hampshire s, New Mexico 6, New York
rs, North Carolina 8, Ohio IA, 0klaho-
ma 4, Oregon 8, Pennsylvania y,
Rhode Island 10. South Caroliaa II,
Tennessee %, Texas 81, Utah Z, Yer
mont s, Virginia %, Washington IA,
Wyoming 6, Alaska 2, District of Co.
lumbia 2, Philippines 2, Puerto Rico
g. Total, 55S.
McGovern-Alabama 2, Arkansas l,
California "a, Georgia 6, Idaho 8, Hi
nois 40, Indiana 10, Iowa 10, Kansas
Is. Kentucky 3, Maine y, Maryland 8,
Massachusetts IS, Michigan 10, Min
uesota "a, Mississippi 4, Missouri 20
Nebraska 16, New Jersey 2S, New
Mexico 9. New York 13, North Caro-