The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-06-21
ELIHU ROOL CHOSEN
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
VOTE TOO CLOSE TO SHOW CON-
TROL.
Both Sides Claim That Count of 558
to 502 Indicates Their Ultimate
Success.

Chicago, June 1S.-Again the
threats, charges and bitter inyective
of the Roosevelt forces, Taft suppor-
ters in the Republican national con-
vention today 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, consistent
ly ruled out of order every motion
made by the Roosevelt forces, it re-
quired more than five hours to reach
vote on the temporary chairmanship.
The roll call was beset with diff
culties, but at the end, when the tu-
multi had died away, Senator Root
was found to have won by vote Of
| 558 to SOP for Gov. Francis E. Nc
Govern, Of Wisconsin, with Ia scat
tering votes and four not voting.
Tonight both the Taft and Roose-
velt forces are claiming this vote, in
dicates that their candidate is abso-
! lutely sure to win. The advantage ap-
pears to be with the president, how
ever, for while he is sure to lose some
of the votes that were cast for Senator
Root, it is claimed he will gain, il
instructions are observed. Some Of
the votes were independently cast for
McGovern.
Points to Dark Horses
| Those leaders who have been urging
compromise candidate ever. since
they arrived in Chicago, pointing to
angles in the figures, claim they show
that it is essential to name socalled
dark horse" to save the day for the
Republican party.
+ While Mr.. Root was made chairman
today and managed to deliver his
| keynote" speech, the fighting is to
be renewed at IL o'clock tomorrow
| when the motion of the Roosevelt, T,
leaders to substitute new list Of
delegates for those credited to some of
the contested States is to be taken up
as the unfinished business. No commit
tees were named tonight and none
! will be until this motion to purge"
the convention of fraudulent" dele
gates is disposed of. Today is was de-
feated on a point of order, but the
Roosevelt forces declare that parlia-
mentary practice will not be permitted
to stand in their way tomorrow.
The Roosevelt people and the Taft
people carried out their program as
announced in advance almost to the
letter, The Roosevelt people said to-
night hey are going to ight every inch
of the way "a d. q
DOlG Z Ut DIStduls SRt
| There were cries of "bolters" hurl-
ed at the Roosevelt delegates at times
during the session, but the contingency
of a bolt again tonight seemed to be
far distant.
California, under the leadership OF
Gov. Johnson, assumed belligerent
attitude almost with the start OF the
roll call, when the two Roosevelt dele
gates from the Fourth district, seated
by the national committee, were al
lowed to vote But they soon found
/! their protest of no effect upon the vote
for McGovern.
There is prospect of even more
struggle tomorrow, when as "unfin-
ished business" the convention will
take up a motion of Gov. Hadley, OF
Missouri, to strike from the temporary
roll of the convention as prepared by
the national committee the names OF
92 delegates seated by the national
committee in contested elections, and
substitute therefor Roosevelt coptes-
tants.
Day Spent in Rowing.
In was in precisely this effort, that
the whole day was spent. The chaplain
had hardly finished his invocation OF
the divine blessing upon the conven-
ton before Gov. Hadley was On his
feet objecting to the personnel of the
convention itself This led to a long
and intricate parliamentary argument.
Victor Rosewater, chairman of the
national committee, upol whose
shoulders had fallen the ordinarily