The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-06

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eridse referred 70 "professlonai poll
ticians." Is ~ =.
"1fo hell with the politic,ans." came
. shout from the galleries and the
delegates cheered.
t4@ eWShWsiasf,.
Senator Beveridec's speech kept the
floor and galleries cheering. Delegates
and spectators rose to their feet with a
wild shout when he denounced the
Standard OIL and tobacco decisions OF
the supreme court. go
Under the DEGREES or the court the
l oil and tobacco trusts can st,,l raise
prices and already have done 80. They
etill can issue watered stock and they
surely will do 20. They stlll can
:throttle other business men and the
United Cigar stores company now IL
doing 10. They still can corrupt our
politics and at this moment are in
dulging In that practice"
II A chorus OF jeers and groans greeted
Beveridge's attack on President TAFT
! and the Payne -Aldrich tariff bill. The
long low call OF "bul moose" was
heard for the first time In this demon.
stratiot. erS
4 Throughout Senator Beveridge's
speech persistent spectator in the
gallery interrupted several times with
the shout, How about the liquor uues.
| tion?" Bcveridgc ignored him and
there were shouts Of Put him outi"
Senator Beveridee concluded at 3:O7
amid an outburst of prolonged ap-
piausc.
When the noise OF the dcmonstra.
ton for the temporary chairman had
subsited, Senator Dixon endeavored 70
have the band play ''1'he Battle Hymn
OF the Republic" The band could not
understand in tho confusion and they,
played the Battle Cry OF Freedom"
Finally the delegates In front OF the
hall began to sing the Battle Hymn
and the band Joined In. The four
verses were sung, the delegates stand
ins.
The house Of representatives rules,
amended In many particulars. were
presented as the rules or the conven.
tion. They were adopted without de-
bate.
A new rule barring contested dele
gates from voting on any question be.
fore the convention was included In tho
amendments and was greeted with
cheers.
Contestants oenisd Votes.
It was as foliows: In the event OF
contest regarding the right OF any
delegate or alternate to sit In the con-
vention. notice Of such contest shalt be
filed with the secretary and any dele
gate or alternate whose seat has been
contested In good faith shall stand
aside and not be permitted to vote as a
member Of this convention until his
credentials shall have been acceptd by
the convention; provided. however. that
In the makeup OF the temporary roll
OF the convention the recommended
tions OF the provisional national, com.
mittee shalt be acCrnted as prima
facie evidence OF the right to sit ss
delegates or as alternates In this con.
vention without the right to vote until
the. credentials in question shall have
finally been determined by the con.
vention." =. ~
The roll Of. states then was called
for the naping OF the members OF the
various committeesx j. /. Ill.
The roll had proceeded as far as
California when motion was carried
to dispense with,a further reading. the
state delegations sending their votes to
the desk ~ ~.
Former Secretary ,of the Interior
James II. Garfield OF Ohio was recog.
nixed and from his place on the floor
moved the appointment of a committee
to invite Colonel Roosevelt to appear
In the convention at noon tomorrow
to deliver an address. and also to es-
cort him to the Coliseum.
The motion was enthusiastically sec.
onded. Chairman Beveridge declaring
that the ayes seemed to have 1t and
II was 80 ordered. p.
The committee named was AZ fol-
lows: ., -. .a
e. A. Van ValkenburK, Penn: Oscar
H.. Straus. New York: j. Franklin
Fort. New Jersey: John NJ. Parker.
Louisiana: Miles Poindextcr. Wash
ington: Leslie Coombs. Kentucky:
Julian Harris. Georgia: NJ. o. Dawson.
West Virginia: j. N. Williamson. Jr..
North Carolina: George r. Watkins.
Michigan: Nicholas Bieienberg. Mon.
tana; Chester II. Roweli. California: /:
James Il. Baldwin. Maryland: Ben II.
Lindsey, Colorado; John L. Stevens.
Iowa.
The experience meeting with brief
speeches from representatives OF the
various states proposed for the late
afternoon was postponed and at 3;37
y. m. Adjournment was taken until to.
morrow.