The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-21
SENATOR ROOT IS
NAMED CHAIRMAN
Majority of 80 Given to Taft
Candidate on First Ballot.
M'GOVERN CHOICE OF T. R.
Badger Governor Receives Practically
Unanimous Support of Roosevelt
Followers = Wiscons.n Delegation
Splits. 10 Votes Being Scattered.


Splits, 10 Votes Being Scattered.
Chicago, June 1S-Against bitter
opposition of the Roosevelt forces,
the Taft supporters in the republican
national convention put through the
first portion of their program by
electing Senator Elihu Root of New
York temporary chairman. In spite
of the fact that Victor Rosewater,
chairman of the national committee,
constantly ruled out of order every
motion made by the Roosevelt forces
it required more than five hours to
The calling of the roll was beset
with difficulties from the very first
name on the list of delegates, but in
the end, when the tumult had died
away, Senator Root was found to
have won by a vote of SIS to 500
over Gov. Francis E. McGovern of
Wisconsin with fourteen scattering
votes and four not voting.
Both the Taft and Roosevelt forces
claim that this vote indicates that
their candidate is absolutely sure to
win.
Those leaders who have been urg-
ing compromise candidate ever
since their arrival in Chicago are
pointing to another angle in the fig
ures and claim that they show that
&c inl I
dark horse" to save the day for the
republican party
The total vote for temporary chair
man was 1913 out of a total OF
1,078, divided in this way:
Root, 558; McGovern, 5O2; Lou
der, g. Houser, 7; Gronna, 1; not
voting. 5.
The ESQ votes cast against Root
included twenty-six of thirty-six
pledged to La Toilette, thirteen from
Wisconsin and ten from North Da-
kota, and ten for Cummins On the
other hand, delegates instructed for
Roosevelt, seven in Illinois, eight in
Maryland and three in Oregon, to-
tai of eighteen, declared for Root.
The Wisconsin delegation cast nine
votes for Gronna, three for Houser
and one for Louder
A bowling welcome from Taft
men,, intermingled with Kisses from
Roosevelt adherents, was accorded
the speech of Congressman James
Watson of Indiana in nominating
Senator Elihu Root of New York as
temporary chairman
After inviting other nominations
Chairman Rosewater recognized
Henry F. Cochems of Wisconsin and
there were shouts of platform The
Milwaukeean took the platform in a
hurry. His voice was loud enough to
be heard everywhere as he declared
that he was an individual delegate
from Wisconsin, and progressive
who wanted to place in nomination
man whose ''republicanism was I'M
questioned, whose face was toward
the light
Il present the name of the brill
liant, impartial and fearless governor
of my state, Francis E. McGovern."
McGovern's nomination was sec
onded by Gov. Hadley of Missouri.
Roosevelt leader. Seconds to both
nominations then followed fast and
furiously.
At times during the roll call on
the vote for temporary chairman,
pandemonium reigned Both Root
and McGovern refused to cast their
votes as delegates.
Immediately after the final vote
was announced, Senator Root ap-
peared on the platform and the
crowd yelled itself hoarse. Chairman
Rosewater, after brief speech which
could not be heard handed the big
gavel to Root
Root had scarcely begun his ad-
dress before hundreds of spectators
on the floor and in the galleries be-
gan to move out of the hall noisily
and hurriedly. Senator Root sus-
pended his speech and asked Ser
geant-at-Arms Stone to ask those
who wished to leave to go out at
once
Following the speech of Chairman
Root, Gov. Hadley, Missouri, offered
resolution to amend the temporary
roll by the striking out of several
names and the substitution of 9th
ers. This is an attempt to get the
sixty delegates off the roll, who, the
Roosevelt adherents declare, have no
right there. Before this matter came
up for discussion an adjournment
was taken
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