The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-22
Taft Majority
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Ticket Brokers Worried.

They appeared with bundles of ad-
mission cards lat the principal hotels
and in the neighborhood of the con-
vention Iall, but found few purchas-
ers
High above the noise of shuffling
feet and shifting chairs throughout
the big auditorium rang out clear
soprano in a coon song. A handsome
woman dressed in a blue tailored
suit and wearing a big red hat APP
peared far up in the bandstand just
under the steel Orders of the roof
and, accompanied by the orchestra,
sang several songs.
New Jersey delegates started the
first cheer with their now famous
war cry. Oklahoma followed suit.
California came next, then the band
played.
At 11.20 WOrd came from the Gre
S4entials committee that opposition to
partial report had arisen. Pending
ldl ,nef word from the committee,
Chairman Root made no move to call
the convention to order.
New Roosevelt Yell.
The Roosevelt delegates from Mas
sachusetts blossomed with new
Roosevelt yell announcing their
-e@ y ties for Roosevelt. They
brought New Jersey, West Virginia
and California back to their feet and
there was another attempt to start a
| ueincnstra ton. For 4 seed time, !.
subsidized and the crowd settled back
I 10 await he fall of the gayel
From then en- there was a success
sion Of mild demonstrations. Roose-
welt men in the Pennsylvania delega-
ton had new cry which referred to
65 delegates led by Senator Finn for
t.Ie eA-pfesident.
William Jennings Bryan was given
another noisy welc me as ne entered
/ the press stand. Several delegates
| called speech; speech; Bryan" and
the band played Should Aud Ac-
| quaintance Be Forgot.
! Mr.. Bryan smiled and waved his
j hand. He made no speech.
"Play Ball."
play ball." shouted a man in the
gallery.
|. The. delegates applauded Senator
Root as he rose in his place The
gavel fell at 1926 and prayer was
offered by Rev. Jehn Balloon Shaw
GG > Second Presbyterian church,
Chicago.
"nen DR.. Shaw had concluded his
prayer Senator Root said: 'The bus
mess in order is the report of the
committee on credentials"
He introduced W. T. Dovell OF
, Washington, a member of the COM
mittee who submitted the report ia
Toring the seating of the Taft dele
gates in the Ninth Alabama district
+" r. r. Mccormick of Illinois,
ing fer recognition.
Chairman Root, however, directed
the reading of the report when Went
into details of the contest and said
that full hearing had been granted
by the committee.
applause SISSleu Tic
conclusion Of the report.
Governor Hadley of Missouri, floor
leader of the Roosevelt forces, was
applauded as he arose and intro 1uced
R. R. Mccormick. Mccormick, wav-
ing a document, said the minority of
| the committee had asked permission
to file minority report, but it had
been refused. Mccormick said the
facts in the case would be given the
| convention at later moment.
Then ensued an incident which
aroused the ire of Senator Root. He
had begun to state the position he
had taken in the matter by saying:
While strictly speaking, there can
be no such thing as minority re-
port" when he was interrupted by
an outburst of groans, boos and
Kisses.
Mr.. Root pounded vigorously fer
order, and when quiet was restored
he walked defantly to the front of
the stage.
Gentlemen of the convention" he
u'uJeu, IL WOulu De well, Wn6D Lne
chairman begins sentence, TO wait
until he concludes"
This statement was greeted with
applause.
Senator Root then concluded by
saying it was customary for the mi
nority to present its views to the
convention informally, and this Gus
tom would be followed. He directed
that the views of the minority, as
presented by Mccormick, be read for
the information of the convention.
The minority statement was read
1t protested that J. c. Adams of Ari-
IONA, c. A. Warnken of Texas, and ".
Dovell of Washington had nc right
to sit on the credentials committee,
because they had been elected by |
delegates whose states were contest /
ed.
They are in effect, sitting as the |
judges in their own cases." said the
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