Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-22

ed developments may upset the plan
10 adjourn today. for -he convention
must crowd the work Of three days
into one.
NEED ron PAST WORK.
Permanent organization must be
effected, rules adopted platform de-
clded upon and nominations made, .
all In a rush. u the convention is 10 .
close tonight. and delegates we're de- .
tormiued 81 viii.
With hope. bur no certainty FOR fin .
al Adjournment sometime before day
light SUNDAY. the convention was
called to order al Io.43 by Chairman
Root
CRIES OF ALI ABOARD"
Several delegates cried "aIl aboard"
Rev. Wesley H.u delivered prayer
The convention immediately took up
the report Of the credentials commit
tee seating the Taft delegates. att large
iH Mississippi.
The minority report was tabled by a
viva voce vote. amid cries OF "toot
tout"
The majority report seating the
Iatt delegates was adopted.
WASHINGTON TO TAFi.
The Washington case was next re-
ported, the majority fayuriug Taft
and the minority Roosevelt. When
Dovell rose 20 speak for the major
ity. objection was made and the chair
ruled that while DOycll must not vot,
on his own case. le was entitled 10
present the case 20 the convention.
Hugh T Hal1ert o. Minnesota spoke
In support OF the minority. AIl the
TAFT delegates we're seated
The crowd began 90 sing "Mcrrily
We roll around
Ro>IW NTEU STARTS SENSATION.
Victor Eosewater, retiring chair
man OF the national committee, ven
tured down along the Pennsy Iyania
delegation. His presence. like that
Of Daniel in den OF. lions. caused
sensation. a Pennsylvania pick
cd him up and held aim high while
the crowd yelled.
CALIFORNIA "WNNTS TEDDY"
The California delegation started
the cry we want Teddy" and for
the first time ir got we'll going and
the auri-BoosoyrIt people had a hard
time drowning J.; out with other
noise.
WHAT ROOT SAID or PENHOSE.
During an intormissi0u big sign
was hung over the rear gallsry read
ing What Root said of the Tenrosc
mUChiue-.tErg aI" uu aggregation OF
criminals masGueradiug under the
banner OF ropublDau.sm' The sight
Of 10 started a great uuroar. ospc AL
~ among the Roosevelt people The
police ordered the sign taken down.
TN'E.DINC SPEED LIMIT
The Taft delegates fu various Miss.
issippi districts we're also seated
North Carolina. Oklahoma and
Tennessee contests were rushed
through IN the midst of shouts OF
'Iot her rip. exceeding the speed
limit where .s the traffic COPE
LONG wNIr oN Committee.
The wait FOR further report from
the credentials committee exceeded
an hour and a half.
Leaders grew anxious as i' became
increasing likely adjournment woulC
not come before = Sunday morning.
The convention Was called 10 order
AT ! .5e. after loss OF nearly two hours
CONTESTS NBNNDoNED.
Root announced the Credentials com
mi'tec had finished its work Seer,
tary Gleason read statement from
the chairman of the committee l,
the effect that al remaining contest
had evidently been abandoned r,
unanimous consent, all romainiul
cases. except those I'm Texas. wer
placed upon the permanent roll.
TWO MINORITY REPORTS
A report ON the Texas Gelcgatcs-a
large vas presented This was a TAT
contest The committee favored N
TAFT delegates
Two minority rcnorts we're prcseu
ed, one by Sullivan OF Ohio and II
other by Cady OF Wisconsin.
The Taft deleEates.atlargs froI
Texas we're seated by the convention.
Governor johnson Of California let
the hall. declaring he would not sit
the convention during ree nom.uatio
Of a pres!deUt. nor De bound by ii
acts
Roosevelt delegates in the Thir
and Fifteenth Texas districts wei
seated. All other Tai, delegates al
placed On the roll
ORGANIZATION PERMANENT.
The temporary orEauizat.on ".
made permanent Root came 10
ward and waited several minutes Z,
the noise 20 salslde He iutroduc,
Henry J. Allen OF Kansas. Allen
speech was declaration tha, a
Roosevelt peopI, requd.a'sd this co
vention and Us Vors and. without
physical bolt. appealed 90 the peop.
ROOSEVELT ~TNTEHFNr READ.
Allen also read q statement fro
Roosevelt presenting his views on %
seat!EE u The Taiy DELEGATE. I'D 50