The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-19

aa IA, his secretary
Let us. however. not get ahead OF
our story,
| Sergeant al Arms Stone was the
! first person to address the delegates,
He made a brief speech through. a
megaphone to the effect that II the
| persons blocking the ais1es did not
! retire voluntarily he would have
them thrown out
They Get Out
The persons in the aisles looked
at the ranks OF blue coats. who lined
every wall like frie2e and got out
of the aisles
Then It was that Victor Rosewater
who loked IKE nice little arts and
crafts doll from the back of the han
let fall his gayel The convention
WIN come to order" is what the lip
readers said Rosewater said No
body got the message by ear,
AT this stage of the proceedings,
arose Governor Hadiey, Of Missouri,
lean gaunt and tenor voiced, ana
asked II he might address the chair
Then Hadley suddenly remembered
that the Invocation had not been Of
fered and he sat down. The invoca-
ton was delivered by Rev Father
James r. CnIlaghan. OF 81. MalachiS
church Secretary Hayward then
read the temporary roll.
Meanwhile aitgnments offens1ve-and
defensive were being made, me latt
people were massed In tne center q
me stage, with FenFOse LOOMING UP
above them all in the exat middle
with Mckinley on one side, crane On
the other. and Barnes, with his hair
nicely sHcked down over his forehead
standing close by TO the right was
william l.. Ward Of the Roosevelt
forces, reading a newspaper, Rorith,
1aoblnR calm and serene, and Cecil
Lyon clad In d large square yellow
badge h beietf '"Texas.'
There appeared to he no belliger-
ence in the crowd, although I}ill
Finn arose now and then ana passed
up and down scowling darkly at
Barnes back hair,
Governor I4adley rose again when
the formalIties were over and re-
peated his request for An audience.
II was granted and Mt the VoCtferous
demand of platform by a multitude
Of delegates the governor climbed the
stairs and faced the delegates.
Galleries Make Noise
Meanwhile the galleries were hoe +
ing for Root part OF the time and
warbling that they wanted Teddy the
-F.st--+,f it, The same voices Jotued in
both songs.
Hadley in "A brief and imprisoned
+ speez Il tG4j sise a45ieKa1eA that the ron.
made up by the national committee
was Il very bad roll. that 1t contained
the names Of sixty delegates who had
absolutely no right 10 be in the con
I pentiatt- and that If the temporary
chairman was elected by any such
"a -,
sequences
lie moved the adoption Of a roll
which he said was IA honest roll and
which he offered,
-Ihereupnn james, v. It sr,rr-t-r-s
ardent Taft man. mounted the stairs
with point OF order, His point OF
order was that any motion about any
hing before the convention had con
Fened wac out OF order. too far GU. 10
be worth considering
Mr. hosewater then differently ana
through his verbal proxy said tina; he
I would stand Tor forty minutes. de-
( bate on the subject before he came
I" decision, twenty minutes being
allowed to side.
his decision appeared TO cheer
/ tne Roosevelt people nightly When
fadiey came forward to start the
argument they cheered for one min
ute and forty seconds. which up 10
that hour was the record.
'-'Sennos"ssi by Fort, F-ssai'- "a
'iadiey was then allowed 10 pro-
ceea without any Interference wary,
speaking OF Ho was followed Nv.
Gevetnor Fort. of New Jersey VIZ
dweht in precedents. and finally u,as
unable to make himself heard above
thr aproar from below and aiof,
Seneno F. Payne. who has n large
body white hair and boominp
voice. essayed 10 start the argument
Tor the Taft side.
How about the Payne tariff Bill
that put the party on tho blink ,"
yeEed an unfeeling man in the gal
lery
After that Mr. Paynes' remarks
were mol heard for the whole house
began hootiaE
Inn Watson did the rest OF the
tait'og for tae Tart side and put a
9eHi ore over on Hadiey by explain
NJ t1nt the national committee OF
3fat ddE't establish the precedent
fha'ea ~ Nadity because there
bT an9 natoral committee in
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