Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-06-27


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an amendment to Watson's motion
that no delegate whose status was in
question could be allowed to vote In
the selection of the members of the
committee on credentials or on the
report OF that committee. This amend
ment was In the interest of the Roose-
welt contingent.
Mr. Watson then moved to table the
Deneen amendment.
The amendment was tabled by a
vote Of 5G3 to $40. The convention
then adjourned.
A prolonged and noisy demonstration
was "A feature of the convention. 1t
lasted forty minutes and served to
draw all eyes toward the figure OF
Governor lladley Of Missouri
II was n demonstration made by
the Roosevelt following, to be sure,
but II was the Missourian who evoked
1t and was significant In showing that
some of the Colonel's followers would
like to see him nominated.
The credentials committee OF the
convention met to hear the arguments
In contests involving the seats OF 70
delegates. The Roosevelt people ap.
parenty felt that they might he able
to nominate Colonel Roosevelt for
president If they could get these 70
delegates, the seats Of whom were
awarded by the national committee to
delegates who favor President Taft's
denomination.
Francis j. lleney OF California led
bolt OF nineteen Roosevelt mem
bers of the credentials committee, but
they afterwards returned and admit.
ted they had made blunder.
Two Short Sessions.
When the convention assembled
for the third days session at 1900
the credentials committee was not
ready to report and recess was
taken until o'clock.
A one minute session of the nation
al convention was held beginning at
4 O'clock. When this remarkable SEES
sion was declared adjourned to II
O'Clock next day to await the report OF
the credentials committee, demon
stration for Roosevelt was started. 1t
lasted for several minutes.
The committee on permanent organ
iZation voted % to 7 to make the tenn
porary organization permanent The
tendance at The session of the com
mittee on permanent organization
made fight to delay the report Of
the committee until the report of the
committee on credentials had been re-
ceiyed and acted upon by the conven.
ton
Late Thursday afternoon Colonel
Roosevelt issued his most startling
statement of the convention period.
lie announced in a statement OF more
than 500 words that he was ready to
lead n holt from the convention In
his closing paragraph he said that II
the honestly elected delegates in bolt
Ing convention should nominate him
he would accept. II some feared to
bolt and the remainder chose to start
new movement on progressive lines
he would accept a nomination and ap-
peal to all citizens irrespective of par
ty, and fight to the end, win or lose
His last words are: II shall make my
appeal To all honest men east and
west, north and south and gladly abide
by the result, whatever that result
may be" lie announced that he
would accept the nomination only by
clean delegates or by a third party
of proEressives.
Roosevelt Forces Routed.
The Roosevelt forces were badly
routed in the fourth days session of
the conveation, which was called to
order Mt 1890 p. IN
The first test of strenSth OF the day
came ON motion to prevent the con
tested delegates from voting until tho
eases were settled. The Taft men
won by vote OF 500 to 49e. ten not
voting.
The second roll call of the day was
on the seating Of the Roosevelt dele
gates of the Ninth Alabama district.
The TAFT forces won by n vote of COS
TO i64 nine not voting.
The majority report on all the Geor-
gia contests, on Indiana ut large and
the Thirteenth Indiana district. ON
the Eleventh Kentucky district, on the
Fifth Louisiana, aud ON MICHIGAN nj
large was adopted by viva Noce vote.
On the fifth and last day the con,
vention VAS permanently organized.
the platform adopted and Taft and
sherman nominated for the presidency
aud vice presidency, respectively.
Then the convention adjourned sine
die.