The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19
vention Bedlam of Cheers Jeers, Catcals and Hisse

! voted Tor man ten thousand times
better than YOU"
The convention hail was thrown into
an uproar as Senator Bradley shouted
Thc state OF Kentucky Will never
SINK so low as TO take moral advice
from Francis J. Heney"
You voted for Lorimer" shouted
California delegate.
Speaker In Caustic.
III Il man could get under your
cutlcle, retorted Senator Bradley. .'hc
MGR"
Senator Bradley said the South gave
no Republican electoral votes because
the Republican party had coward,y
fate"
Cries of "Lor!mer" again ouietcd
him. HN''s"
"oh, Lorimer Lorimer. Lor,mcrr
sholed Senator Bradley. nv answc,.
TO you Is: Liar, liar. liar"
lie declared that by Cooking up
contests and trying to take fictitious
contests before the convention the
roosevelt forces were threatening the
S'ruetuIe oil the Republican party.
disorder broke out again.
Mr. Chairman. with your ne.nis.
sion. resumed the Senator, II will aus
pehd long enough to permit each fool
10 ASK all the questions he wants 10"
marks.
Get EN-. get EN-" came from the
floor.
Theodore once. ran the steam roller
over me eight times" said senator
| Bradley
Bet your life he ought to-" called
voice In the gallery.
call the roll" sounded from many
parts OF the hall as Senator Bradley
| concluded.
In brief speech Governor yes.cv
called upon the delegates TO HELM put
Governor McCiovcrn in the chair"
henry Allen. OF Kansas. seconded
the nomination of Governor McGovern.
Albert Bushnell Hart. OF Massachu
setts. Roosevelt delegate. took the
| stage.
All we want" he shouted, lis "a
square deal and less than that. God
helping US. we VIII not accept"
support No Candidate
Inc sensation OF the sccon,ilng
speeches came when Walter l.. Hous.r.
of Wisconsin. Senator La Follettc's
campaign manager. declared that tho
Wisconsin delegation. obcying the
wishes Of Senator La Toilette, had de-
cided to support no candidate for tenn
porary chairman
Lawrence sherman. of Illinois ~
attempted 10 Introduce the resolution
agreed upon last nigh, by the Roose-
welt delegates. as follows:
Resolved. That no election OF
temporary or other officers of
this convention and no motion
resolution or other procedure shall
be taken as the act OF this con-
renuon. or have any effect, unless Il,
| snail receive on a roll call the aNirma
tive vote of delegates whose seats ARC
uncontestcd, ana this resolution shnu
govern and he in force during tic
| temporary ORGANIZATION Of this CON
Vention. and until the permanent or
| sanitation thereof shall have been
effected"
Kosewater. pounding his gayel. de-
clared the resolution out Of order.
Meantime. Delegate Lee Gates OF
California. had the floor. protesting In
advance agains; the votes OF the del
esates from the Ninth ALABAMA Dis
triot
Chairman Rosewater paid no a,,eu-
tion To him. This ended the nom
nations.
Secretary Upward then announced
that the roll would be called. not by
States. but By individual delegates
and amid an uproar the clerk began
to call the names. The First Alabama
delegates voted FOR Root. but the
.
rose. and waving his hat, shouted
"McGovern"
The Roosevelt supporters cheered
loudly.
The two delegates from tue First
District OF North Carolina. Isaac III
Meek!ns and Wheeler Martin both
voted for Senator Root. John C.
Matthews. of the Fourth District, also
voted for Roof.
The North Carolina vote was Nc
Govern. 2l Root. 3.
Virginia's twenty-four votes were
divided, Root. %: McGovern. = The
two McGovern delegates We're s
Floyd Landreth and \. II. Staples, OF
the Fifth District
VirRinias Vote Checrcd
Cheers greeted the announcement o.
| Nirginia's vote. as 1t seemed to place
| Root safe.
The final vote that gave Root ma
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