The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1912-06-28


buked by Chairman Root and forced
back into his seat by policeman
while Senator Hemenway was speak.
ing on the Hadley motion.
Hemenway referred 20 Finn and
Penrose. whereupon the Pittsburg
Boss" jumped to his feet and shook
his fist at the Indiana man.
FIlnn's Wrath 10 Mighty.
Instantly the Roosevelt delegates
were up. cheering and waving their
arms. Films wrath was almost apo
plectic.
Chairman Root stepped to the front
OF the platform and warned the Penn
sylvanians that they were injuring
their own cause by their noisy inter
ruptions.
Then he said that IL they did not
cease the sergeants-at-arms would be
requested to put them down.
Boss" Films roaring colleagues
sat down-all save Finn. He climbed
on a chair and shrieked: Point OF
order. Mr.. Chairman" He shook his
fist at the chairman and at Hemen-
way.
Chairman Root turne>. to the ser.
geant-at-arms and ordered him 10 force
Finn TO take his sea. 1T put ii: n out
OF the convention hall.
Shouts to Root Through meaaphone.
Finn saw half dozen policemen
approaching and, Selling a megaphone,
hn rnarnd thrrY,uh un nx-nruhndu
could hear: Point of order. Mr..
Chairman"
Senator Roots face had become
white with anger
The gentleman will state his point
OF order and then get down." he
snapped. Then Boss" Bill explained
II was simple explanation.
"Penrose and Finn have nothing to
do with It," he said. Whereat the con.
vention laughed. Root smiled in spite
OF himself. and Boss" Bill sat down
looking fiercely unpleasant.
II had been agreed in advance that
there should be no parliamentary
points of order raised against the
Roosevelt motion, the Taft forces
agreeing TO fight the matter out be-
fore the delegates.
AS Governor Hadley advanced TO
the front of the stage to open the de-
bate, round or cheers from the
Roosevelt forces greeted him.
When the tumult subsidized. Governor
Hadley began an explanation OF the
situation.
| Reads Roosevelt "indietnent."
Governor Hadley did not attempt to
go into details of various contested
cases, saying he would leave that TO
other speakers. He read the 'indict.
ment" OF the national committee as
uttered by Colonel Roosevelt In his
speech Of Monday night. and II called
out big cheer.
1T may be true that there are many
persons who do not agree with US that
Theodore Roosevelt should be our can.
didate for president. but there can be
no difference OF opinion that his voice
today Is the greatest Of the western
world" said Hadley.
He then read a statement from Il
members Of the national committee
protesting against the action of the
majority In seating many OF the dele
gates. particularly in the California
Texas and Washington cases.
Gets Closest Attention.
Governor Hadley made an earnest
plea that personalities be left out OF
the question. declaring II was so clear.
ly one OF principle that IL should not
be involved by anything else.
II was not a question of any mans
candidacy. he said. not question OF
the next campaign, but embraced the
very existence of the Republican party
itself
Hadley was given the closest atten.
ton throughout. In closing he de.
clared that when the vote on the sub.
| roll came he would contend that on
the question submitted only those
delegates whose seats were not con.
tested he allowed 10 vote.
AN law, all presidents agree" said
he. that no man should be a Judge In
his own case
Hadley was followed by W. T. Doyell
Of Washington. who argued in favor OF
the Taft dc lagates seated by the ma.
tioaaI committee from Washington.
Henry J. Allen of Kansas was pre-.
scented to srcak in support OF the Had
ley motion. The chair announced that
he had been allotted 90 minutes.
Mr.. Allen discussed the Washington
cases in some detail. denouncing Dos.
tells statement as "fimsy" Allen fire.
quently w:s cheered by the Roosevelt
delegates and laughed at by the Taft
adherents.
Allen was followed by former Sena.
tor James A. Hemenway of Indiana
for the Taft forces.
Hemenway soon concluded and was
followed by George l.. Record Of New
Jersey for the Roosevelt side.
He dealt with the Arizona and In.
diana cases.
Record had aided the Roosevelt
forces in presenting their cases before
the national committee.
A round Of applause greeted James
f. Watson, who concluded the argu-
ment against the Hadley motion. From
the gallery came shout OF "Hooray