Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19

that they guide themselves by the truth
that righteousness exalteth nation ano
injustice is a reproach to any people
and so may Thy kingdom come and
Thy will he done on earth Amen.
Three Hours Debate Agreed To.
Senator Root announced the unfinished
business of the day-the motion of Wat
son that the convention proceed TO the
appointment of the regular committees
and the substitute motion of Gov. Hadley
that the Roosevelt list OF delegates be
substituted for the temporary roll. He
also announced the agreement as to three
hours debate and asked III there was Cd
lection. There was not.
II had been agreed in advance that
there should be no parliamentary points
of order against the Roosevelt motion
the Taft forces agreeing to fight the
matter out before the delegates.
AS Gov. Hadley advanced to the IRON,
of the stage to open the debate "a round
of cheers from the Roosevelt forces
greeted him.
When the tumult subsidized Gov. Hadley
began an explanation of the situation
confronting the convention.
Hadley Reviews Yesterdays Events.
He reviewed the events of yesterday,
leading up to the ruling of National Com
mittee Chairman Roosewater, which
+ auashed the Hadley motion to purge the
temporary roll.
I'VE could have met Immediately and
.'forcibly this arbitrary and unparliament-
airy ruling" said Hadley. and he was
-roundly cheered. We could have forci-
= bly, insisted on calling the roll on that
motion and We could have forcibly taken
control. Instead we chose 10 wait pa
.tiently until today.
+, Gov Hadley did not attempt to go into
- details of various contested cases, saying
she would leave that to other speakers.
lie read the Indictment" of the nation
al committee as uttered by Col. Roosevelt
Z in his Monday nights speech in this city
and II called out big cheer.
1T NAV 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 ne
difference of opinion that his voice to-
day Is the greatest OF the western world,
: said Hadley.
He then read a statement from fourteen
: members of the national committee. pro-
testing against the action of the majority
iii seating many OF the delegates, par
(. ricuIarly in the California, Texas and
Washington cases.
Gov. Hadley made an earnest plea
that personalities be left out of the
debate. declaring the question was 50
clearly one of principle that 1t should
not be involved by anything else. 1t
was not a question OF any mans can
didacy. he said. not question of the
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
stitute roll came he would contend
only the votes of these delegates whose
seats were not contested be allowed to
ballot.
IAN law, all precedents agree" ne said
that no man should be a judge in his
own case
Dovell Argues for Taft Delegates.
Hadley was followed by W. 7. Dovel
of Washington who argued in favor o.
the Taft delegates seated by the nationa
convention from Washington.
Mr.. Dovell characterized "recklessly
false" the statement credited to Col
Roosevelt that an effort had been mad,
70 steal the Washington delegates A.
one OF the Taft delegates from the state
he declared there was no primary law
in Washington
Tie declaration is utterly false he
declared that the state of Washington
was ever carried BY Theodore Roosevelt >
Applause from the Taft delegations
greeted this statement.
The recital OF what Mr.. Dovell said
aroused the ire Of Roosevelt delegates. He
was interrupted with groans from the
Roosevelt forces when he declared:
When II was discovered the night be-
fore the state convention that the Taft
forces We're in control. the adherents OF
convention because they knew they were
beaten.
The clerk. for the information of the
convention, then read the list OF dele
safes which the Hadley motion would
Strike from the rob and the list Of those
would seat