The Calumet news., 1912-06-22
Three Days Work Will be Crowded Into
One Today--Partys Tariff Plank to
Pledge Reductions
EASY VICTORY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION

Thee, not alone upon cur own land,
but upon all the nations OF the earth;
aud especially upon the nations that
grope I'm gloom Bring upon them the
beauty of spring and the fruitfulness
of summer and hasten the cloudlesa
dawn of universal peace. when the
war drums shall be heard no longer
and when the battle flag shall be furIed
in the parliament Of man. And unto
Thee win we ascribe the praise and
glory forever Amen"
Sarcastic YeIls From
the Roosevelt Delegates
The convention Immediately took n2
the report of the credentials commit
tee seating the Taft Gelegates-at- large
in Mississippi. The minority report
was tabled by viva voce vote. amid
cries of "Toot. loot The majority re-
iport seating the Taft delegates was
adopted.
The Taft delegates from the various
Mississippi districts also were seated.
North Carolina, Oklahoma and Ten
nessee were rushed through midst
shouts of Let her rip" exceeding
the speed limit" "and where is the
traffic cop
The Washington case was next re-
ported. When Dovell rose to speak
for the majority. objection was made
and the chair ruled that while Dovell
| must not vote on his own case, he was
entitled to present the case to the coH=
vention. Halbert. of Minnesota, spoke
In support of the minority, All the
Taft delegates were seated.
The crowd began TO sing "Merrily
we roll along"
| Victor Rosewater Proves
7 That He Is Brave Man.
During an intermssion to await a
further report from the Gre
dentials committee big sign
was hung over the rear gallery read
ing. "What Root said of the Penrose
machine they are an aggregation of
criminals masquerading under the
banner of Republicanism.' The sight
of IL started great uproar and the
police ordered the sign taken down.
Victor Rosewater the retiring chair
man of the national committee, ven
tured down among the Pennsylvania
delegation. His presence was like that
cf a lion In a den of Daniels ana
caused sensation. a PennsylVanian
\ plcked him up and held him high
while the crowd yelled. The Califor
mia delegation started the cry W'
want Teddy" and for the first time
IL got well going and the anti-Roose-
Welt people had a hard time drowninh
II out with other noise
The wait for further report from
the credentials committee eXceedeo
an hour and a half. The1eaders grew
: anxious as It became increasingly like
IL adjournment would not come befor'
{ Sunday morning
The convention was again called u
order at 1889. after a loss of nearly
two hours.
Roof announced the credentials
, committee had finished its work. Sec
, rotary Gleason read a statement IRON
the chairman OF the committee TO th'
[ !, effect all the remaining contests nae
+ evidently been abandoned. BY unanl
2 mons consent all the remaining cases
except those i'm Texas. were placed up
= on the permanent roll
( Taft Will Be Named
on the First Ballot
! II seems foregone colclusioh 'nd
/. President Taft will be renominated on
!. the first ballot.
Colonel Roosevelt indicates his nanV
= would not be presented to the talnt
{ ed convention If his wishes are foi
. lowed.
9 Mr.. Roosevelts leaders are loath Z
I discuss the probability that the coione
4 would not be placed in nomination
Mr. Roosevelt himself has repeated
$ " declared that he will have nothin
II ,o do with the convention unless u
5. "nursed of tainted delegates. II wa
!, renorted late last night that Colonf
= Roosevelt had already told william =
y Prendergast. who was to place nv
m nomination. not to present nj
l. name unless the present control
k The body should by chance be over
: turned.
: Other Roosevelt leaders. not wishin
TO Anticipate what seemed tonight
Ie lie Inevitable made no comment IL
" mblication. hut indicated strongl
J. ,hat Mr.. Roosevelt's name would nc
" he presented
AZ Believes "Plain Peorle'
At Will Stand by. Hin
.ul II - his confident belief that a d'
I'd cidcd protest in every section OF "
country viii be made when the fac
u. In connection with the unseating
" his delegates becomes known and tm
m this protest viii foment unth II dc
veiops into n formidable movemen
" such movement he believes, WI