The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-20
CROWD WITH taft
At FIRST SESSION
Audience Refuses to Listen to
Opponents Representatives.
HADLEY is ONLY EXCEPTION
Missouri Governor scathingIy Arraigns
the National Committee for Its
Action in Seating Con-
tested Delegations.

Convention Hall, Chicago, June 49,
Fifteen thousand people witnessed
the opening of the Republican con-
vention in this city yesterday. When
the gavel welded by Victor Rose
water, chairman of the national COM
mitteed, fell at 1903 o'clock, every
seat was occupied. and the aisles were
jammed despite the efforts Of 500 po-
lice to keep them cleared.
1t was Taft audience, and the only
Roosevelt representative who could
get anything like an uninterrupted
hearing was Governor Hadley OF Mis-
souri, When he had the floor the
audience in the galleries was willing
to listen, and as he presented scath-
ing arraignment Of the national COM
mittee for what he termed their nefarl-
GUS work in seating the contested dele
cations, he was given close attention.
The same audience, however, was not
SO willing to listen to Ex-Governor
Fort on the same subject, and he was
continually interrupted, though he was
allowed but ten minutes to present his
side Of the subject, and objected when
he was stopped by the chairman be-
fore he had concluded.
Cry Heney Down.
When Mr.. Heney of California Sc
cured the floor to contend against the
seating of the contested delegates
from his state he was continually In
terrupted with cries of "sit down.
"get the hook" etc, until Sergeant-at-
Arms Stone threatened to have those
making the disturbance elected from
the hall If they continued.
The Roosevelt cause was not en-
tirely without its adherents and they
manifested their grievance particular
Iy against Mr.. Rosewater. The chair
mans voice would not carry beyond
the speakers stand, and the people
in the galleries could catch nothing Of
his remarks or rulings. One heavy
voiced visitor from the west started a
laugh at the chairman's expense when
he filled the entire building with a
call: Speak up, little boy; we can't
hear"
Put Ban On Humor.
The convention was not in a humor
for frivolity. 1t was a grim, deter
mined set of men who filled the seats
allotted to the delegations. Jebe E.
Hedges Of New York attempted to
| create a smile with a humorous speech
seconding the naming of Mr.. Root for
! temporary chairman. The delegates,
| however, were not in a mood for
smiles. They were there to fight, and
| while nothing sensational occurred
during the day, there was a tension
| that gave promise of the unexpected
happening at any minute.
This feeling was atop pitch when
during the calling Of the roll in the
4 vote for temporary chairman Mr.
Heney demanded that the rs votes OF
California be counted for Governor
| McGovern, claiming that the two dele
gates voting for Senator Root were
not members of the California dele
cation, and had been seated illegally
/ He demanded recall of the Califor-
MIA roll, and continued to wage a bat
tie royal on the subject as long as the
convention was in session
Finn Makes Threats.
Senator Finn had intimated that
unless the rulings-of the national com
mittee were overruled by the conven
ton the Roosevelt delegates would
/ bolt When the name of Delegat;
Cooper Of Pennsylvania was called
and not being present. his alternate
voted for him, casting his vote fol
SeTator Root Senator Finn led q
demonstration that for time looked
as though it would end in the expect
cd bolt Films contention was that
the vote for Root should not be
counted as Cooper's instructions tc
his alternate had been to vote for
| McGovern. A recall of the Pennsvl
| vania roll was insisted upon, but the
result was the same.
The roll call on temporary chair
man was made by calling the names
Of the Individual delegates. IT was 8
longAtedious task, with continual in
terruptions on the part Of the audi
/ ence, and wrangle over the vote IN
many Of the states containing con
1 tested delegates. the Roosevelt lead.
ers making fight on the casting ni