Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18
tional committee will read the call of this
convention"
Reads Convention call.

tional committee will read the call of this
convention.
Reads Convention call.
Secretary Hayward read the call
The moment the call was completed
Gov. Hadley was on his feet.
Mr.. Chairman" he called out.
''The chair recognizes Gov. Hadley OF
Missouri" said Chairman Rosewater.
Mr. Chairman. I rise to a question OF
information" said Hadley.
The governor was beckoned to the stage
and made his way there amid applause
James f. Watson, Taft floor leader. fol-
lowed him.
In the meantime William Barnes. jr., OF
New York was on his feet.
4 make a point of ORDER he shouted,
but was not recognized.
Gov. Hadley then stated his question.
which involved the substitution of a
roll of delegates prepared by the Roose-
Welt forces for the temporary roll pre-
pared by the national committee.
Il rise to inquire whether the national
committee has framed for this conven-
ton a proper temporary ROLL said Had
ley.
Mr.. Watson interrupted. saying:
Mr.. Chairman. / make the point OF
order that nothing is in order before
this convention until it has been organ
lied"
Question Of Information.
II rose to a question Of information"
answered Gov. Hadley. preliminary to
making a motion.
Until I had made that motion there
was nothing to make a point OF order
against. l still have the recognition Of
the chair
Again the cheers broke out
Gov. Hadley then presented his formal
motion. to take from the temporary roll
the Taft delegates and substitute the
Roosevelt delegates in certain contested
states.
Mr.. Watson renewed his point of order
before the list was read.
The point Of order seems to be well
taken.' said Mr.. Rosewater, but II the
governor will address himself to the point
of order we will hear him for twenty
minutes, not wishing to be arbitrary"
Gov. Hadley called to the platform Gov.
Deneen Of Illinois and former Gov. Fort
of New Jersey.
delegates that each side would be heard
for twenty minutes.
Hadley Begins Argument.
There was a brief consultation on the
stage by the opposing forces. Then Gov.
Hadley stepped to the front Of the stage
and began his argument.
The plan of Roosevelt leaders announced
two days ago. was being carried out ap-
parently without regard to the action OF
the Roosevelt delegates last night, who
voted to put in a resolution requiring $40
uncontested affirmative votes to carry
any proposition.
Gov. Hadley briefly announced again
h nd ha 70 n lot Rnd "A TOR
had ruled that a point Of order against
the motion seemed to be well taken.
Instead Of following the illustrious
example of our distinguished leader
and invited full debate and considera-
ton of a point of order. the present
chairman has asked for only a, brief
statement from each side," said Gov.
Hadley
The mention Of McKinley's name
evoked no applause.
II assert" he went on, that the ques-
ton is whether the national committee
of the republican party has the absolute
power to form temporary roll for this
convention. which can only be changed
by a report from committee of this
convention, or whether this convention
itself shall say who shall sit in it.
IF it is In the power Of twenty-seven
men to say who shall sit in this conven-
ton, arbitrarily and without appeal. then
we have reached the end OF representative
government in this country"
Only One Government.
I'VE know but one government in this
country" he said. Government by DO
litical party.
IF a political convention can be con-
trolled by a group Of men within the
party. then have we established political
oligarchy; then have we given a few men
control over party and convention"
Gov. Hadiey said he had ample prece-
dent for the action he demanded
In 1884. he said, the convention in it's
own right to conduct its own business in
it's own way overthrow the national COM
mittee's selection Of a temporary chair
man.
That convention declared that the ma
tional committee was the servant. not
the master, of the people in the party"
Quotes Precedent.
Hadley also quoted as a precedent a
decision OF George F. Hoar of Massa-
chusetts. presiding in the convention in
1880. who recognized motion to
amend the temporary roll by substitut-
ing delegates.
This is the way this question should
be decided today" shouted Hadley. and
the crowd cheered Il offer you, Mr..
Chairman" continued Mr.. Hadley, "the
precedent of the convention Of 1864,
which for second time nominated
Abraham Lincoln. I call to your at
tenton the statement of Senator Hoar
at that time that q motion to amend
the temporary roll was in order for
consideration and to be passed upon.
But concedng for the sake Of arg1l-
ment the contention OF the other side that
this is entirely a new question and that
there is no precedent, every preceden,
must have a beginning And in order 10
live that precedent must be decided in &C
cord with the eternal principle Of RICH,
and wrong This. my friends, I repeat II
q question Of principle rather than OF
precedent.
I'VE cannot sit and close our ears Ia
what the American people are saying to-
day." continued Gov Hadley.
Wild cheers broke in upon his speech.
integrity Of Roll Challenged.
1.-THE integrity Of this temporary roll
has been challenged by fifteen men on the
national committee. whose signatures
have in my pocket, saying that eighty
names on that roll are OF delegates not
honestly elected. in place Of eighty dele
gates who have been elected by the re-
publican voters Of the respective states
and territories.
LAS long as we do not fairly discuss
this matter, any man who goes out Of THU