Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-20
OPENING DAY
IS STORMY
BITTER FEELING EXISTS BE-
TWEEN FACTIONS.
ROOT is TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Every Step Bitterly Contested by
Rival Camps-Hadley's Motion for
Amendment of Temporary Roll
Call Lost.

The opening day OF the republican
convention in Chicago was one of
stirring scenes ana bitter feeling on
the part of rival contestants for the
honors. ihe fight was for tempo
rary chairman, Senator Elihu Root
being advanced by the Taft adher-
ents and Governor McGOvem of Wis
consin by the Roosevelt crowd.
Policemen at every corner. at
every door and in every aisle we're
distinguishing features Of the scene
at the Coliseum in the early hours
before the doors were opened to
ticket holders. A nervous tension.
due 70 a general expectation for tu-
multuOus scenes, from the drOD Of
the hat at the opening OF the con-
vention, was apparent on all sides,
the police as nervous as any one else.
/ Ii was difficult even for people with
/ the proper tickets, including news
/ paDermen. to get into the hall Out
| side tremendous mob of people
gathered, making difficult the prog
ress of ticket holders toward the
| door. People began streaming into
! the Coliseum several hours before
! the convention opened. The band
got to work and the first tune played
was, My Country, 'Tis of Thee"
Immediately after the invocation.
, Governor Hadley of Missouri, the
Roosevelt floor leader, rose to Il
/ question Of information. taking the
. platform amid great cheering Wat
son OF Indiana followed to the plat.
! form, and Barnes OF New York rose
, tp a point of order. Hadley asked
if the temporary roll had been pre-
, pared Watson raised the point of
order that no business is in order
until the convention is organized.
Loud cheers greeted this statement.
Chairman R0sewater ruled Wat
cons point well taken
Hadiey then moved that the tenn
| por;E ron be amended by removing
the names OF certain delegates and
| substituting others names.
Watson raised the point of order
] agalasj the motion
/ Chairman RosCwat"r sustained the
/ nOinF ana stated ne wou.d allow each
/ side twenty minutes for debate
HaClcl took the floor in support
of his motion. He declared that any
candidate named by the convention
unfairly will have a tainted candi-
dacy. Loud cheers from many sec
tions Of the hall greeted the state
ment. He went into details of the
work of the national committee and
closed amid shouts.
Chairman Rosewater, after the de-
bate was concluded. again ruled out
of order Hadley's motion to amend
! the temporary roll. His voice was
scarcely audible in the din
Hadley appealed from the chair
mans decision and Watson moved to
lay the motion on the table. Both
of these motions were declared out
of order, and Rosewater presented
the name of Elihu Root as the choice
| of the national committee for tenn
| pOrary chairman.
COchems of Virginia presented the
name of Governor McGOveTn of Wis
cOnsin. Joe Hedges seconded the
nomination of Root There was
great cheering. the delegates rising
and waving hats and applauding vo-
ciferousl- rs Hedges quoted a COM
plimentary tribute Of Roosevelt to
Root, causing great amusement.
Governor Hadley followed Hedges
to second McGovern's nomination.
There was loud and prolonged
cheering.
Governor Johnson Of California
seconded McGuyern. Johnson stated
that California serves notice that 26
votes will be cast on every question.
There was kissing and cheering.
Houser of Wisconsin got to his
feet and said Wisconsin and La Fol-
lette did not present any candidate
for temporary chairman. He said
that McGOvern's candidacy was not
representative of La Toilette.
Housers announcement, as La Fol
lette's manager, created great excite
ment.
McGOvern's nomination was evi-
IDENTIFY a plan of the Roosevelt forces.
to get support from the Wisconsin
mans following without first secur-
ing his endorsement.
Chairman Rosewater, at this point,
ordered the roll call amid great con
fusion, and the secretary began to
call the states alphabetically with
the result that Root was elected with
"A substantial majority.
Scenes of riot and confusion char
acterized the session, Kisses, groans
and cheers being mingled almost in
ressantly. Each attempt on the part
Of adherents of either side TO present
the name OF his candidate or to speak
in support of him was greeted by
din of commingling shouts and
Kisses. Many speeches were almost
drowned in the din. so
L aau is the fapliny that pyiStS ba-
.ween the rival factions