The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-06-21

Heney, Record and Others So Declare.
Taft Men Had Scored Again During
Day, 564 to 51o-Governor Hadley
Received Ovation Which Looked as IL
II Might Stampede Convention.
Chicago, June 20.-The Pennsylvania
Roosevelt delegates, by a vote Of sixty
two out of sixty-four, shortly after
midnight, voted to leave the Repub-
lican convention. William Finn, the
chairman of the delegation, made an
ing of Roosevelt delegates held in the
Florentine room of the Congress hotel.
The announcement aroused the widest
excitement among the delegates, of
whom there were present about 300.
At the height of the excitement Colonel
Roosevelt entered the room. He asked
the delegates to suspend judgment and
to delay decision until he had ascer-
tained certain facts.
Mr.. Finn, addressing the delegates,
said:
MANY Of you have heard personally
or through the newspapers of the ac-
tion of the national committee prior to
your coming here. Their actions since
our arrival are not altogether unex-
pected. We won't have them any long
er. If this thing is to continue what
Is the use of holding a national con-
fvention? Why don't we turn it over
to Penrose, Tom Murphy, Big Steve
and Scott and let the postmasters do
their business themselves"
Colonel Roosevelt was brought into
the room and said:
~ am going to ask you to take re-
cess until can get certain facts which
! wish to lay before you. earnestly
counsel you not to discuss this matter
until ! am able to put the facts before
you. But | can tell you the general
outline of course which intend to pur-
publican convention a body of which
majority in an essential part was COM
posed of fraudulentIy seated delegates.
II is not the Republican party. hold
that this is no case of an ordinary fac
tion fight"
This action of the Pennsylvania dele
gates followed the withdrawal of the
Roosevelt men from the credentials
committee, which had been considering
the seventy-two contested seats, and
| who had planned to sit all night.
The doors of the committee room
were suddenly thrown open by ]. J.
Sullivan of Ohio, who rushed out with
the cry: "All Roosevelt men walk
| out"
He was followed by Hugh Il. Halbert
of Minnesota, Francis NJ. Heney of
California, George L. Record of New
Jersey and other Roosevelt men.
AS they pushed open the swinging
doors after Sullivan they cried out to
the newspaper men:
"All newspaper men come inside and
see what they are trying to do to US"
Colonel Shay, assistant sergeant at
arms, shouted to the doorkeeper to
admit no one. The Roosevelt forces
shouted again for every one to come
in. Mr.. Thayer called for policemen,
who pushed their way through and
kept the crowd from coming in.
The Roosevelt men poured from the
room, declaring they were acting under
orders from Colonel Roosevelt
Everybody go TO the Florentine
room at the Congress" shouted one
man.
They rushed out followed by the
/ crowd, and in the street outside OF the
Coliseum they were overtaken by Sec
retary Hayward.
why did you act that way?" he de-
manded of Heney. "Why didn't you
wait until some rules had been
| passed."
| I'VE are acting under the direct or
ders of Colonel Roosevelt" retorted
! Heney.
| I'VE are obeying "A better general
than you," shouted George Record of
| New Jersey. He told us to leave
| that room and we did it."
Notwithstanding personal utterances
on the part of Colonel Roosevelt, VIII
! liam Finn and others in Colonel Roose-
velts camp, and Notwithstanding the
remarks to the contrary of number
of President Taft's chieftains, there
are well grounded reports, based on
substantial evidences of efforts to
bring about the nomination of har-
mony candidate for president.
A number of President Tafts friends
are to continue their efforts to nomi-
nate him on the first ballot But ac-
cording to the best figures today the
president has no more than a majority
of ten over the necessary $40 votes
necessary to nominate him on the first
ballot. In other words. the presidents