The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-20
ROOT Is ELECTED
CHAIRMAN 55S-5O2
Defeats McGovern of Wisconsin
on First Roll Call.
FIGHT ON FLOOR IS BITTER
HadIey Of Missouri Is Ruled Out of
Order In Attempt to Substitute
Roosevelt List of Dele
gates.

Convention Hall, Chicago, June 10
When the Republican convention re-
convened at IL o'clock this morning
1t gave first consideration to the mo-
ton made by Governor Hadley of
Missouri just before adjournment at
7:45 last evening to the effect that the
list Of delegates prepared by the
Roosevelt organization, containing the
| names of 80 delegates which the ma
tional committee had decided against,
| be substituted for the temporary roll
submitted to the convention by the ma
| tional committee.
1t was the same motion made by
Governor Hadley which had opened
| the fight between the Roosevelt Or
ganization and the national commit
tee as soon as the convention had
! been called to order yesterday. At
that time Victor Rosewater had ruled
the motion out of order on the ground
that there was then no organization to
which the motion might be made.
Coliseum Filled to Capacity.
The program called for the fall Of
the chairman's gavel at IL o'clock.
and 1t was but three minutes after
that time when Sergeant-at-Arms
Stone stepped to the edge of the plat.
form and signalled for order. Prac-
! tically every delegate was in his seat
and the big Coliseum building was
crowded to its utmost capacity. AL
most instantly Father Callahan stepped
to the platform and offered the invo-
cation.
From that time until the election of
Senator Root as temporary chairman
every precedent in the way of order
OF business was smashed. Father Cal
lahan had not reached his seat when
| Governor Hadley was on his feet de-
handing recognition. When Mr.. Rose
water recognized him he climbed to
the platform and presented his motion
for substituting the Roosevelt list of
| delegates for that of the national COM
mittee as the temporary roll of the
convention. James f. Watson of In.
| diana moved to table the resolution
| and Mr. Rosewater announced that he
which to present their arguments for
and against tha resolution before pass.
ing upon it.
Denounce Committees Action.
Governor Hadley and Ex-Governor
Fort of New Jersey presented the ar
gument for the motion and both ar.
raigned the committee in vigorous
| terms for their action I'm seating .the
80 delegates which the Roosevelt or,
ganization claimed should have no
| place in the temporary roll of the con,
vention. They were followed by Con.
gresham Payne Of New York and Mr..
| Watson, who opposed the motion on
| the grounds that 1t was irregular and
unprecedented. Mr.. Rosewa ter ruled
| that both the motion of Governor
! Hadley and the motion to table of Mr.
| Watson were out Of order, as there
was no organization to which they
could be presented. Governor Had,
ley attempted to appeal to the con-
vention, but was again ruled out of
order.
Roots Name Presented.
Chairman Rosewater then said:
THE only duty now have to per-
form Is to present the name of Elihu
Root, a delegate from the state OF
New York, for temporary chairman.
Are there any other nominations"
Henry F. Cochems Of Wisconsin
placed in nomination Gov. Francis E.
McGovern of Wisconsin.
Job Hedges of New York seconded
cheering by the delegates, and caused
much amusement by quoting Roose-
velt's tribute to him.
HadIey Seconds McGovern.
Governor Hadley seconded the nomi-
nation of McGovern to the aecompani-
ment of another demonstration. Gov
ernor Johnson Of California also sec
onded McGovern's nomination, and
amid cheers and kissing combined an
nounced that his states twenty-six
votes would be cast solidly despite
the decision Of the national commit
tee.
The calling of the roll as prepared
by the national committee brought bit
ter protests from the Roosevelt lead
srs. but these were UNDECIDED and the
votes were east by individual dele
gates, instead ofIbeing' Announced by
the chairmen of the state delegations.
Give Root Big Ovation.
With the completion Of the long roll
call, practically every minute of which
mad been strenuously contested by the
Roosevelt people, led by Governor Had
ey, Senator Finn and Mr.. Heney, Sen
ator Root was given an ovation in
which the Roosevelt delegates took no
part. At $3.50 he began the delivery
lof his speech, and continued until
seven o'clock. In 1t he eulogized Pres
dent Taft for the wise legislation he
credited him with; defended the tariff
Legislation OF the party; plead for q