Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-20

ness o1 thlS day Will De opened WlIn prayer by the Rev. Joseph Stolz.' The delegates and alternates and every person in the galleries arose and stood during the invocation.
 HadIsy Greeted With Cheers. 1 Senator Root announced the unfin- ished business of the day-thc motion of Watson that the convention pro- ceed to the appointment of the regular committees and the sub-motion of Governor Hadley that the Roosevelt | list of delegates be substituted for the | temporary roll. He also announced the agreement as to three hours debate and asked if theTe was objection. There was not
 1 As Governor Hadley advanced to the front of the stage to open the debate. a round of cheers from the Roosevelt l forces greeted him.
 When the tumult subsided Governor HadIey began an explanation of the 1 situation confronting the convention. l He reviewed the events of yesterday l leading up to the ruling of National Committee Chairman Rosewater which quashed the Hadley motion to purge i the temporary roll
 We could have met immediately and 1 forcibly this arbitrary mad unparlia- mentary ruling," said Hadley, and he was roundly cheered. We could have 1 forcibly insisted on calling the roll on | that motion and we could have forci- 1 bly, taken control Instead we chose to wait patiently until today. 1 "Greatest Voice of Western World"
 Tt may be true that there are many 1 persons who do not agree with us that 1 Theodore Roosevelt should be our can- | didate for president, but there can be ' nf tDin ho Sfo | today Is the greatest of the western world,' said Hadley.
 He then read a statement from 14 members of the national committee | protesting against the action of the maiority in seating many of the dele ! gates, particularly in the California, Texas and Washington cases Cover nor Hadley made an earnest plea that | personalities be left out of the debate, i declaring the question was so clearly one of principle that 1t should not be l involved by anything else. It was not a question of any mans candidacy, he said. not a question of the next cam paign, but embraced the very existence of the republican party itself
 Declares Roesevet's Statement False.
 Hadley was followed by W. T. Dow l ell of Washington, who argued in favor ] | tional committee from Washington. MT. DovelI characterized as "reck- | lessly false" the statement credited to | Colonel Roosevelt that an effort had been made to "steaF' the Washington | delegates. As one of the Taft dele l gates from the state, he declared there was no primary law in Washington.
 'The declaration Is utterly false," he declared, that the state of Washing ton was ever carried by Theodore 1 Roosevelt"
 Applause from the Taft delegations i greeted this statement.
 The recital of what Mr Dovell said were the facts" as to Washington aroused the ire of Roosevelt delegates. He was interrupted with groans from | the Roosevelt forces when he declared: | When it was discovered the night be- fore the state convention that the Taft forces were in control, the adher- ents of MT. Roosevelt declined to come to the convention, because they knew they were beaten"
 Allen of Knasas Warns Up.
 When the announcement was con cluded Henry J. Allen of Kansas W as presented to speak in support of the
 Hadley motion.
 MT. Allen discussed the Washington
 case in some detail, denouncing Dow
 ellis statement as "fimsy." Allen ire quontly was cheered by the Roosevelt
 delegates and laughed at by the Taft
 adherents.
 After being interrupted several times
 Allen shouted at some of the Taft tor
 mentors: You haven't got anything
 until this conventions over; then the
 Lord only knows what you've got"
 Are you going to abide by the de-
 cision of this convention?" shouted a
 delegate from Colorado I'll answer you later" Answer me now"
 The floor was in an uproar. z Will Support Convention Nominee or One Condition. I'll answer you, I'll answer you r shouted Allen, his face growing ret
 ana his voice growing husky. Tn ; delegates stopped yelling long enougl to hear him
 ; want to support the nominee O . this convention, but At the but the cheering and jeer ing broke out afresh.
 , I'll support him." shouted Allen
 only on the one condition that hi
 noEllnatfon Is not accomplished bl fraud and corruption"
 Delegate Newcomb of New Yorl
 made a point of order against furthe
 interruptions of the speakers an,
 Chairman Root held it well taken Th,
 chaIrman made special plea for fai play to the speakers
 Senator Hemenway of Indiana.
 Allen was followed by former Sen
 ator James A. iIemenway of Indiana
 for the Taft forces. senator Hemenwsy declared that th . work of the national committee ha, V been done fairly and regularly.
 from the Pernsylvania delegation
 came a yell: How about Penrose ?' n Bending over and shaking his fia f Tn the faces of the delegation, Hemen IA way, hls face flushed shouted: Civ 5 me Penrose before Finn, every time. f Ihe Pennsylvanians went wilt o Climbing upon their chairs and bran 7 dishfng their fists they yelled epithet . and vituperation at the speaker. Fin 'f nlmSet took a prominent part in in Il demonstration.
 d Root Rebukes Finn. s Throughout the hall came wells an e Jeers and for few mSRents tumu
 prevailed.
 @ AS the disorder continued in tn l. PennsylVania delegation, Senator Roc ? came to the front of the stage an e pointing to Finn he shouted If tn n gentleman from Pennsylvania wishe
 10 commend his cause to the just an e honest members of this convention an 6 the American people he will cease t = interfere with the delivery of a req
 sonaole and decent argument
 senator Root was cheered.
 We will have order in this conven
 tlon, or the members responsible fc ,. disorder will suffer in the estimatio
 or the American people" added Sena
 tor Root.
 ,e Film Ordered to Be Seated. f Then. in the midst of a new tumul ls Film climbed upon a chair and de r. manded recognition.
 le point Of order" he shouted.
 State 1t.'' commanded Roof.