The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-19

result tCheers and yells, &c And other.
wise no convention would be possible.
Gentlemen. here il the situation vro
National Committee. az II has always don,
since 1858. has furnished a temporal, r,h
for this convention. The national char.
man. MIR Rosewater. because of his po.,,,o,
a. national chairman has simply csr.,
this convention to order. He has no ONO,
power. Ne Is not the chairman or tt,.
convention. He is here simply a. rs
agent Of the National Committee for I'M.
purpose OF calling this convention To otdc,
and asking us To do what? To elec, yorr
temporary chairman. For all that ha can
do ia to say On behalf of the National
Committee I nominate the Hon Elihu Eoo,
as your temporary chairman lCrics n,
oh! Oh applause and hoots and hi~se.
IA voice: Tho gentleman is out OF order
Raies Of the whole World.
vs. can then say. Are there an, otb..
nominations In order that the t.rsonn.
Of the convention may have an oppor,pni,,
of selecting their own temporary prc.rliny
officer In accordance with the preoeden,.
OF Republican conventions from 1885 un,u
this hour. and in accordance with all Tho
rules of parliamentary procedure IN All
bodies in the world
~ pON. uduiCy udu tHc Tuler fiAngef
where are we? Why this convention wonld
begin TO do. what This convention ,ben
proceeds to take up every contested cas-.
before We have organized the conven,ion
for the purpose OF determining them
Why. IL Gov. Hadley's motion succeed, I,
will not be necessary to have a committee
on credentials in this convention for ,bs
purpose of determining these question,
In the name of orderly procedure and pre.
cedent as established by Republican con-
ventions for more than forty years in ,bs
anne of that order Of statesmen of which
the Republican party so proudly boasts.
ask you to sustain the ruling of Mr. Rose.
water and say that he has decided rish, on
this proposition. tGreat applause and other
noises. whistles. catcalls. &c.
Mr.. Chairman. in order to bring the qu.s.
ton sauarely before the delegates move 70
lay the appeal Of Gov Hadley on the table
The motion was seconded by a membar
Of the New York delegation.
Chairman Rosewater As soon as the
convention will come to order the chair.
man will give his ruling. The chairman
of the National Committee wishes 10 say
that he has had this question under adj.
visement for ~ everal days and has had ai-
vice on il from many distinguished gen.
ltlemen who are more learned in parlia-
Hs}is greatly indebted 10 the gent lemeu
for further calculating it. and wishes 10
have road by one OF the reading clerks
the statement which bears upon the propo.
sition ~ il appears to the chairman Of the
committee. and will then give his ruling
This was received with general applause.
Rssewater's Rollins.
Chairman Rosewater's statement was
.~.A ~. G>or><arv uav~ard n.
follows:
Reference has been TO the Republican
convention Of 1904. When it had assembled
II was found that there was no roll Of dele
gates; 1t was not even known what States
were represented. Henry j. Hammond Of
New York said: we are here simply now
as a mass meeting. We have appointed q
temporary chairman for the purpose Of
organizing tho mass over into cony ention
The drst thing to do II 20 find what States
have sent delegates and what delegates
have been sent. And we should appoin,
q committee from those States TO receive
any credentials before this body can know
the delegates sent. The hrst thing that
has to be done is to call list Of the States
belonging to this Union and on such call
I any one is here present who can sav for
hat State that she has delegation it is his
business to rise and say SO and present to
the Chair the credentials on which he claim,
to sit.
In contested cases that have been sent
to the committee on credentials and ~
ported back for more than half a cen'g.!
II has been the invariable custom that al
credentials arc forwarded to the Natlons
Committee that Is required to make up th'
roll OF delegates entitled to participate II.
the organization Of the National Convcntio,