The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-22

consent for twenty minutes of each
side for debate The confusion was
so great he could not proceed for
some minutes. The time was allowed.
time OF the majority and minority
would be controlled by payne. of New
York, and Hadley, OF Missouri
IIcneS Takes Platform.
Francis J. Henoy took the platform
for the minority. Hcncy was CON
Stantly interrupted ny applause
cheers, Kisses and pc IS OF order.
IN ruling on the first one. Chairman
Root said: In tho opinion of the
chair, the gentleman is not yet over
the line where he should lie caued to
order"
lIeney said the two Taft delegates
from California had not dared to sit
with the California delegation but
had been e in somebody's vest pocket
upon the platform"
1Icncy said the question at issue
went to the very root of self-govern.
ment. whether the law of sovcr-
Ign state. submitted TO by both fac
tons in the party should be set aside
by the mandate OF the national COM
mittee.
lie denounced what he termed an
attempt to rob the people of Cali
torna of their right representatives"
lieney said the two Taft delegates
seated by the national committed
Messrs. Tryon and Meyerteld. mad not
dared to sit with the remainder of
the California delegation. but had
taken refuge lin the vest pocket
OF somebody on this Platform"
Before these two men were able to
run under the primary law" he said,
both they ANA the man thcv were to
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selves to abide by the preferential vote
oil the state President Taft did that
and II he now accepts the vote of these
Two men in this convention he will bo
guilty OF high treason"
CONGRESSMAN Serene F. PAYNE. Of
New York, author of the Payne tariff
oiil was greeted with mingled cheers
ana hoots as he appeared to take up the
argument of the Taft delegates
where's Aldricht" yelled man In
the gallery.
Mr. Payne asked for a patient hear
inS He said the two Tart delegates
ana not sit with the California dclegn-
ton because the chairman of that del
cSAilon would not give them the seats
10 which they We're entitled. His dccla-
ration that the TAFT delegates had been
seated by the supreme law of national
hepublicanism was greeted with pro-
i"'lSt' chofuS OF Misses, groanS and
ZOOS. The demonstration grew until
henator Root took "a hand with this
warming:
NO cause in a Republican national
convention was ever won by drowning
speech on either side"
MIR. Payne said he proposed TO he
heard "if it took four hours"
Floor Leader Watson took up the
raft argument when Mr.. Payne had
concluded
At Roo, of RcpubIicnnisp,.
Governor Johnson. of California. fol-
lowed. This question" he said. goes
10 the very root OF Republicanism II
is shall the people rule" He declared
that the revolution is on in this coun-
Try and progrcssivcism is sure to tri-
umph"
Governor Johnson spoke with great
veAemence and apparently in great
anger lie denounced MS unqualilcdly
and absolutely false the claim that the
/ TAFT delegates received the highest
! votes in the Fourth District The reg
/ strar of tho county, hc said, had de-
elared 1t Impossible 10 say which OF
the delegates had received tho highe.s
votes. The Governor concluded with a
! tribute to. Colonel Roosevelt whIfh
started an mcipicnt demonstration. 1t
/ lasted LITTLE more than u minute.
/ Theodore Roosevelt" he said. mas
| demonstrated I'm this ,. ,utoio,, ;bc. a. II