The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-19

OF the roll before vote couia be
taken. Senator HOar held that IN the
absence uI any rule. ll.e decision OH
ANY question rested v'th the chair
but subject 10 the .uie OF the Ceh-
yention
The convention, not the chair. must
determine whether the roll presented
Is such as this convention can &C
eept"
Fort then referred 10 numerous
committee decisions, which, he said,
gave the delegates the right 10 say
Who shall be seated and asked: Shall
we have in this convention such a
scene as has been going on before the
national committee?'
Here the speaker was drowned out
a chorus of Noes from the Roose-
velt men and similar shout OF
Y cas-" from the Taft men
You don't want 10 have anyone say
that yon want 10 give the president OF
the United States fraudulent nom
nation
Forts time being up former Con-
gresham Watson then yielded ten
minutes OF his time TO Congressman
Serene + Payne, OF New York. The
author OF the tariff bill was both
cheered and jeered, the Pennsylvania
delegation demanding? Where 3
Aldrich."
This is proposition OF order or
chaos" he said.
How about the tariff bill?" some
one demanded and jeers and yells in
terrupted the speaker.
Payne then went into an extensive
review of party procedure, holding
that the history OF the Republican
party has been uniform and that al
ways the committee roll has been ac-
cepted He said that the precedents
cited by the opposition were technical
and applied only after the convention
had actually organized.
Payne was jeered and interrupted
throughout but he stuck TO his ground
and insisted that the temporary roll
as prepared by the national commit
tee was the only roll that was proper
ly before the convention.
There is no other way conven-
ton like this can organize III
"Oh yes there is. yelled Pennsyl-
ysnia delegate and a wild yell went
up.
Payne was plainly disconnected "a
he gave way 10 Congressman James
Watson OF Indiana
Watson got a bowling. hat-waving
welcome from the Taft men and
stood for few seconds smiling as
the Roosevelt men chimed in with op-
posing Kisses.
Watson then outlined his point. He
said that as there was neither busl-
ness. presiding officer or anyone TO
whom an appeal could be made, there.
fore no business was in order until an
organization had been perfected.
Our friends tell us that principles
and not presidents are involved and
then they proceed to cite presidents.
Gov. HadIeys first citation is un-
sound because he refers to a time
when there was no Republican ma
tional committee
More applause and cheers here in
terrupted Watson, who shouted:
Don't cheer or applaud. want to
appeal 10 your reason, not your pref
udices. The precedent of 1880 cited
BY the other side proves our case.
The decision OF Senator Hoar came
only after he had been CHOSEN chalT-
man. not before"
Watson then declared that In the
convention of 1892, Gov. Fort made
a motion that the temporary roll OF
the convention be made the perman-
CIT one and then moved the previous
question TO cut OF debate, This cita-
ton OF Forts change of attitude was
applauded.
Somebody must say who consti.
tutes the temporary roll, otherwise
chaos must result" said Watson.
THAT Is why the committee has
acted The national chairman has
called this convention to order. That
is all ne can do Then he can ask you
TO elect your chairman. All he can
say is:
az nominate the Hon. Elihu Root
as your temporary chairman
A wild yell went up from the Tart
men at the mention OF Roots name
and Hadley and Fort called time" on
watson. but Chairman Rosewater,
shook his head
III you proceed as the opposition