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PRESlDEE: TAFT WON ANOTHER
DECISIVE VICTORY IN CON-
VENTION.
DEMONSTRATION FOR HADLEY
Ovation Was Immediately Interpreted
BY Many Of the Delegates AS a Pos.
sibIe Forerunner of a Boom For
Hadley For President.

Chicago.-President Taft won an
other decisive victory late Wednesday
afternoon when the convention on roll
call, voted to table the Deneen amend
ment to the Hadley motion. Governor
Hadley's original motion was to sub
stitute 90 Roosevelt delegates for con
tester Taft delegates. Mr.. Watson,
Taft floor leader, offered a resolution
to submit the matter of settling con-
tested delegations to the credentials
committee. Governor Deneen, a
Roosevelt leader, offered an amend
ment to the Hadley motion, providing
that delegates whose seats were con-
tested should not have a voice in the
settlement Of their own cases. Wat
son Immediately moved to table the
Deneen amendment, and on roll call
the convention, by a substantial ma
jority, voted to table the amendment.
The motion to table carried by a
vote of 563 to $40; a victory for the
Taft people. Tuesdays vote was 55S
to 500, a Taft gain Of 5.
Five not voting
This brought a cheer from the Taft
forces.
The outstanding feature Of the ses-
sion was a remarkable demonstration
of nearly an hours duration in honor
of Governor Herbert S. Hadley OF
Missouri.
All of the Roosevelt delegates join
ed in this demonstration while come
of the Taft States lent a voice. The
ovation to the Missouri Executive was
quickly interpreted by many Of the
delegates as the possible %forerunner
of a boom for Hadley for President.
One enthusiastic Pennsylvania jump
ed to the stage and called:
Three cheers for Hadley, the next
President of the United States"
Governor Hadley led the fight on
the convention floor to GUST ninety
two contested Taft delegates and to
seat 90 Roosevelt men in their places.
Governor Hadley made a remark
ably strong presentation Of the Roose
Welt side of the case, to the effect that
none of the contested delegates, who
had been seated by the National Com
mittee, should be entitled to vote on
their own cases. This in effect, was
the text of his great speech which
resulted in his becoming the real hero
of the occasion. 1t was regarded as a
mastery effort, with thousands say
ing that the Missourian was destined
to become the compromise candidate.
It recalled to mind the incident in
the Democratic convention Of 1896
when William Jennings Bryan was
made the nominee Of the party, fol-
lowing his great speech Of the Gross
of Gold and Crown of Thorns."
Soon after this incident a pretty
girl in white in the galleries sudden
ly stood up and waved a Autograph OF
Colonel Roosevelt. She was immedi-
ately the center of attraction.
Finally in her excitement she drop
ped the picture. But many of the
eyes that turned her way lost none of
their interest when the Theodore
Roosevelt likeness disappeared. The
girl herself was sufficient treat.
The picture was returned to her.
Reporters made a rush to inc who
she was. 1t was Mrs. w. A. Davis of
Chicago.
Mrs. Davis, from the press section,
led the cheering, still holding her
precious picture and trying to make
a speech.
Senator Root made no serious effort
to stop the demonstration for a long
while. The demonstration 'had been
in progress forty minutes and Mrs.
Davis had disappeared from the floor
when Chairman Root finally directed
the officers to restore order.