Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-22

swell the noise that had been in prog
ress three minutes.
A signal came from the stand for the
band to play. AS II did the little tin
whistle again resounded its tantalizing
and mirth provoking wheeze.
| Indiana got up to join the fun, and it
was the apparent purpose of the Roose-
| welt folk to make the scene one of farce
and comedy,
West Virginia delegates climbed into
their chairs and began singing the
eve want Teddy song. amid catcalls
whistles and hum OF voices. The dele
gates did not notice that Miss Flo ia
cobson was singing In the bandstand.
AS her clear notes came floating over
the great crowd the tumult ceased and
men on the floor and the women in the
gallery were silent while Moonlight
Bay" soothed the ruffed delegates
When She ceased singing yipping
round Of applause forced an encore
Every delegate in the house stood up
and kept the peace in tribute to the
dual power of woman and Of song
and the band played Annie Lau-
rie, " to say nothing Of Dixie while
man hung banner over the rear
balcony bearing the words
What Root said of the Penrose ma
chine: They are an aggregation Of
criminals masauerading under the BAN
ner Of Republlcanlsm :"
There came a roar from the crowd
and the banner was violently torn
away by hostile hands,
The sergeants- at arms and police
elected from the hall the men who
swung the banner SO detianty before
the face Of Chairman Root, who, white
with rage, sat and watched the pro-
ceeding.
A delay In the proceedings was due
to the fact that big fight was ex-
pected over the Texas contests and un-
usual preparations we're made to meet
it,
1t was reported that a roll eau
would be demanded and with so Taft
votes shut off the Roosevelt people ex-
pected to make last big showing
The Minnesota delegates went into
conference while the convention was
waiting for the credentials committee
to report. They considered plan to
refuse TO vote on the nominations. II
was virtually decided to adopt the plan
test vote on one of the coming con-
tests was discussed, The vote was to
find out how many of the Roosevelt
delegates would refuse to vote on the
roll calls after the permanent roll had
been adopted.
During the long walt of the feNas
renort TO come in, Mrs Elmer T. Har-
ris Of Denver. was overcome by the
excitement that had attended the SEES
sion. She was sitting in the gallery
with her husband and her brother,
Walter t. Wrenn, when she suddenly
leaped to her feet A delegate cried:
More OIL for the steam roller
Mrs. Harris was much affected.
Roosevelt is our candidate" she
cried. 1T is robbery"
There was scene near the woman
Her husband and brother endeavored
to calm her Finally they bore her from
the gallery
The convention was called to order at
1889 p. M and the report on the Firth
virginia district was read seating both
of the Taft delegates. The majority
report declared the Roosevelt delegates
TO have been absolutely without merit
"Choo. choo. loot" went the bells.
The motion to adopt the report was
speedily carried and Chairman Root
said.
81 would like to say
foot, root" went the tin whistle Of
the crowd.
Mr. Root continued that all Of the
contests had been finished by the COM
mittees on credentials, but that there
were a number Of eases before the
committee in which no formal contests
had been made.
With the seating OF the Texas Taft
delegates the entire report Of the Gre
dentials committee had been adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganzaton reported that the temporary
organization be made permanent
Congressman Olmstead took the chair
to put the question and the Roosevelt
delegates proceedde TO make a wild
demonstration over the change
Root, Root" ieered the now insur-
gents.
Root Root'' called back the Taft
people In acclaim OF their champion.
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