Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-19
Governor Hadley's Motion to
Purge Convention Of Fraudu-
lent Delegates Comes Up as
Unfinished Business,
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
CERTAIN VICTORY
Advocates of a Dark Horse
Candidate Profess to See
More Reasons for Compro-
mise Presidential Candidate.


1 tby Morning Journni saeciai Leased Wire.)
Chicago, June lS.---Against the
4 threats. charges and bitter invective
OF the Roosevelt forces, the Taft
supporters In the republican national
( convention today put through the first
i portion of their program by electing
Senator Elihu Root, OF New York, as
temporary chairman. In spite or the
fact that Victor Rosewuter. chairman
/ OF the national committee, cons steni-
I ~ ruled out OF order every motion
made by the Roosevelt forces, it re-
CURED more than five hours TO reach
vote on the chairmanship. The call
ing OF the roll was beset with diff
culties from the very first name on
the list of delegates, but In the end,
when the tumult had died away. SEM
ator Root was found 10 have won By
vote OF 55S 10 5O2 Tor Governor
Frances II. McGovern, OF Wisconsin,
with fourteen scattering votes ana
four not voting.
Tonight both the TAFT and hoose-
Nelt forces are claiming that this vote
Indicates that their candidate is alb
soluteiy sure to VIM. The advantage
appears TO be with the president,
however, for while he il sure to lose
some of the votes that we're east for
senator Root. Il is claimed that ne
VIII gain, II instructions are lived up
10, some OF the votes independently
cast for McGovern.
Compromise Candidate Urged.
Those leaders who nave been urg-
ing u compromise candidate ever since
they arrived In Chicago, are pointing
10 another angle In the figures and
ciaiin they show that IL is essential
10 name socalled dark horse to
snve. the day for the republican
party.
While Mr.. Root was made chair
man today and managed to denver
ms Keynote speech. the fighting IL
10 De renewed at IL clock tomor-
row morning when the motion OF the
Roosevelt leaders 10 substitute a new
iist of delegates FOR those seated In
some of the contested cases heard be-
fore the national committee Is to be
taken UP as the unfinished business.
no committees were named tonight
and none VIII be until this motion to
purge" the convention OF fraudulent
delegates" is disposed of.
Today 1t was defeated on point OF
order, but the Roosevelt forces de-
clare that parliamentary practice will
'9t be permitted to stand In their way
tomorrow.
The Roosevelt and the Taft people
carried out their programs as an
nouneed in advance almost 10 the let
ter. The Roosevelt people say to-
isht they are going To fight every
inch OF the way.
There We're cries of "bolters''
hurled at the Roosevelt delegates at
times during the session. but the con-
tingency of a bolt tonight seemed to
be far distant.
California BeIIigercnt.
California, under the leadership Of
Governor Hiram johnson, assumed a
belligerent attitude almost with the
start OF the roll call. when the two
Roosevelt delegates from the Fourth
district, unseated by the national
committee. We're not allowed to vote.
But they confined their protest to eio-
luenoe, the two votes Tor Root were
he only encroachment in that state
N the vote cast for McGovern.
Later Pennsylvania iell into the
preach and made even a fiercer pro-
est against the vote of an alternate.
There Is prospects. however. of an
'thor even more bitter struggle to-
morrow when as unfinished busi-
iess.' the convention will take up
notion OF Governor Hadiey, OF Mis-
ouri, to strike from the temporary
oil OF the convention as prepared by
ho natinal committee. the names OF
linety- two delegates seated by the ma
ional committee In contested delega-
ion cases and substitute those of the
Roosevelt contestants.
IL was In precisely this effort on
he part Of the Roosevelt men that the
fhole day was spent in struggle.
The chaplain had hardly finished
rs invocation of the divine blessing
pon the convention before Governor
iadley was on his feet objecting to
be personnel OF the convention itself.
his led to "a long and intricate par
amentary argument Chairman Vic
or Rosewater. OF the national COM
nittee. upon whose shoulders had
allen the ordinarily perfunctory duty
T calling the convention to order
nd presenting the recommendation
{ the committee for temporary off
ers OF the convention. found him
alf with an able bodied job OF pre-
ding over what seemed 20 be a tu--
ulent and passionate war Of fsctiens-
Ie was not In good voice and what
e said was barely audible at the front
Z the platform. but trum pet-voiced
Jerks with megaphones made all the