The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-19
ROOT DEFEATS M'GOVERN
BY VOTE OF $50 TO SOP
TAFT VICTORY ON FIRST
THE TEST OF STRENGTH.
RoOsevelters Try in Vain to Keep
Contested Delegates From
Voting.
Root Got Nine in Illinois, rs in
New York and IL From
Pennsylvania

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 1s.-The selec.
don OF Root as temporary chairman
was after one OF the sharpeSt battles
In many years in a national conven.
tion. AS an indication OF the Taf,
strength, the Presidents pick for
chairman received IS more than the
necessary number 10 nominate.
ne conviction was In an uproar when
- etaTy Hayward announced that tbe
Ioi, Tor temporary chairman would be
Ssia,tuL, Ssiiseu, not by states. but by individual
The Roosevelt people had attsmpted
20 amend the temporary roll but Cbafr-
man kosewater. or the national commit
man. S ''"ir
This brought the test squaAtIv upoD
I"at issue bitter speech by Francis
.. Heney. attacking by name national
committeeman who helped make tp the
temporary roll. had precipitated a srcn.
or confusion. cheers. Kisses and cat calls
,,,,.,., ~ule. stopped the proceedings FOR many
The first five Alabama s.l.v.,..
voted for Root. but the sixth man caIi-
s1. byron y. Trammell. rose and waving
his hat, shouted
.McGovern"
The Roosevelt supporters cbeer.d
loudly
recorded #aH
Root, 2 for McCovern
When Arizona was reached. Francis J
hcney arose IN his place and shouting
intolsh a megsPhone fought IN vain 70
interrupt the roll call Co object 10 IA \
votes uf the Arizona deleEafea seafed b,.
the national committee
Arizona = six votes went FOR Root ard
thr cal vent on. Arkansas gave Root
reached MA NeH
The calling Of the roll or the CaIiror-
hla d'leEates brought storms OF an
PIause when Mrs Florence g. Porter. 81
los Angeles. one of the two vror,., AL
eEates In TIE convention. called ouf
californians' Fight.
When the names ~ T. d Trvo, and
Morris Meyerneld. Jr. the two contrst-
"a California delegates we're reached
'"Lefnor johnson jumped 20 a chair
rryon a1S w.T.yg.is ys9 i9si'ss,ss .,, here a. a.
Those names we're put on the rolls
lfhudulenNY You will elect no tenn
forary chairman sith the AID " such
The protests of Governor Jobnson
Rere uuavallfnE The roll call ~ tTaff-
f"rnia was counted ~ Tor McC.overn.
when Colorsdo vas reached and tbe
rlrrk called .IIEFarhffHI. There usa
chorus ~ hu1r. which vas repeated
when fhe senator rnaf hfn vote
u ~ deuonstfaflon vas repeated uheu
fur Root
AZ ~ Coiorado.- twelve ,s,ss wsrs
st Tor Root
C9nn-ctcuta drIsratior ~ fourteen
nf~i HnifflV f0r Root ueiswars cast
'.f more fnr Root rwelve wera afdef
.' - Root criurnn hy FLORIDA
Then came fha ruurh-fInuufaf
GssrEIa delegation walter John
ror. rsEro. se1rFe White uhIts
Harnea John W Harn arf rla-t grtsr
~ IrieFafeaI voted fnr Mrtanfern Root
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arf U Tfuarfa
o.. l' f-aai-'nna d-Israfss voted sard
frr Root
s-rst-r Root 80 orsw.s ~i,s on.
toonau..a en 80. EirhO