The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-25
DELEGATES TELL
TALES0N CHICAGO
Richmond Men Declare Rcpub-
lican Powwow Biggest
Show on Earth.
BELIEVES TAFT WILL WIN
Delegate Lowry, OF Eighth Dis
trict, Thinks Party Made
Wise Choice.

Weary with the long ride from
chicago, ana giving VARIOUS accounts
OF tne way thuy ala things At the big
kepUpiican poMwu,,, tne iticnmUnu
men VINO attended the convention as
delegates and spectators returned u
the city yesterday. Without exception
all agreed that IL was the greatest Re
publican convention that ever hap
pcnod or Is likely again TO happen.
Il am satisfied with Taft's noinina-
| ton said VI. *. Lowry, delegate from
the EiGhth District. He was the
logical candidate, and i am convinced
tnat he Will Win out next TALL Nir-
sinia stood ~ him Loyalty III every
Important contest
voted tor raft as i had pledged
myself TO du, aud sos did every one
vi the Virginia delegation who ex-
pressed choicc at ALL" said Joseph
T. bfdd!. 4"ird District delegate. AT
the same time that did not prevent
me from voting with the Roosevelt
forces whenever | thought they were
in the risht For one thing. / think
thdt Roosevelt was clearly entitled to
the seventN-two delegates of which
, he was deprived by the action of the
Iait majority. l voted in favor OF
placing them on the temporary roll
"u' was swamped by the majority"
Allan Had Zig Time.
a. L.,
was present as spectator insists
tlat ne mad the biggest time of them
All. Without the hourly conferences
winch claimed the delegates to make
MS stay one unending committee meet
ing, ne looked upon the antics of the
leaders with all the interest OF a man
In the front row without a disturbing
nat III front to bite chunks out of the
most interesting sections of the finn
didn go TO any meetings. and /
"iHnt hear much of the speeches." he
told reporter for The Times
patch. but stuck around and watch
ed TIE crowds. and that was worth
going thousand miles 20 see. When
wanted to find out what they did in
the Coliseum while was there [ went
outside and bought a paper. There wa <
so much doing that didn't even have
time to read the newspapers | didn't
reali! know what took place at the
convention until yesterday, when
READ the accounts in the papers on
the train"
W. Il. Vawter the other delegate
from the Third District left Chicago
Friday for Philadelphia. where he was
called TO attend the bedside of his
WIG who was taken suddenly i'll
Melvin FleGenheimer. the alternate
delegate, was summoned posthaste. and
voted In his place on the final roll call
q a.
'ui q. with the other delegates Yes.
tcrday afternoon
Was Some Steam Roller.
Rerenue Collector NJ. X. Lowry tells
Win awe OF the havoc wrought bv the
Iaft big roller. According to his 40
eo"nt. Mr.. Foot was a huge success as
tne chauftcuE. driving over the con-
testing delegations with the fneness
ana tact OF born diplomat
'E.NcrNbOlV knows en-
Neit crowd would have done exactly
| me same thing il they had had con-
( roi' SAID Mr. Lowry, so there is no
particular sin IN telling about il. Tho
way mat roller worked was a lesson
IN road building.
ON one occasion-I think IL was
fFiday-when the engine was flatten-
ing out the contests in swift srcces-
| sion. a delegate from Pennsylvoni,
matted the proceedings on a point of
oFccE Mr.. Root recognized the Penn
sNINania man ana asked him Ia st,,o
his point, ''"'e
brcnkinE the Speed Lnws.
ME- Chairman said the delegate
rom me keystone state my point OF
pruer is that the steam roller Is
'Fea kins the Chicago speed laws
Hcciafe the gentleman's point
I wei taken ruled Mr.. Root
ne chairman called for vive voce
vote said Mr.. Lowry. and the no,nt
Of order f'tled in storm Of noes Tho
next moment the hall rocked to mo
( cries from the Roosevelt s,,nnor,ans
| in the gallery, who yelled .Toot roo.
tooi. foot; steam roller, See her go.
sen u-schu- schn.' initiating the sound
/ SOUND OF ESCAPING. Stcn,,,