Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19

faces of the delegation, Hemenway. his
face flushed. shouted:
every time.
The Pennsylvanians went wild. Climb
ing upon their chairs and brandishing
their fists, they yelled epithets and vitu-
perations upon the speaker. Finn himself
ton.
throughout the hall came yells and
ieers. and for few moments tumult pre-
vailed.
sylvania delegation Chairman Root came
TO the front Of the stage and, pointing to
Finn, he shouted:
'If the gentleman from Pennsylvania
wishes to commend his cause to the just
and honest members Of this convention
and the American people. he will cease to
interfere with the delivery of reason
able and decent argument
Chairman Root was cheered.
1--WE will have order in this convention
or the members responsible Tor disorder
will suffer in the estimation OF the Ameri-
can people," added Chairman Root
Then. In the midst of a new tumult
Finn climbed upon a chair and demanded
recognition.
"A point Of ORDER" he shouted
State it," commanded Root.
ut Ia that. the mention of personalities
of Penrose and Finn is not in ORDER :,
The gentlemans point Is not Well
taken The gentleman will be seated at
Finn stood defantly for minute and
then sat down.
Record Speaks for Roosevelt Men.
Senator Hemenway soon finished after
this. and was followed by George l..
Record of New Jersey for the Roosevelt
side Of the argument. He dealt with the
Arizona and Indiana cases.
Record aided the Roosevelt forces In
presenting their cases before the national
committee.
A double convention was held in
Arizona, he said. He declared that IN
Cochise and Maricopa counties the Taft
men had been in the minority. and had
then selected their own delegates to the
state convention. The recognition OF these
contesting delegates. he said. gave the
Taft forces control Of the convention.
Mr. Record declared the Roosevelt
forces were willing to submit their
cases to the decision Of credentials
If all contested delegates.
both Taft and Roosevelt men, were ex-
Guided from voting on the reports of
that committee.
Anxious for Luncheon.
The great crowds in the galleries be-
ment-it was luncheon time and as the
many of the spectators were leaving the
building. Chairman Root appealed again
and again for quiet.
Gov. McGovern Of Wisconsin said the
call of the lunch appealed to him and
he moved a recess until 3 pm.
No" cried hundreds Of voices; and
the motion was not put.
IF you recognize the right of a COM
mittee to pass on the right of state
delegates to sit in a national conven-
tion." resumed Mr.. Record. when order
was restored. you have established
government by a minority.
You are submitting to partial and
sacpnd bsfees ths IS
submitted.
An outbreak in the Indiana delegation
followed the assertion of Record that in
one district in Indianapolis the returns
were made up by the officials without
even opening the ballot box.
William E. English. a delegate from
the seventh district. leaped to his feet
and the entire delegation broke into an
uproar
shouted English wildly. waving his fists
in the air. You know there was no
contest there"
The Lie Is Passed.
William Holton Dye, a Roosevelt dele
gate in the Indiana delegation, sprang to
his feet and shouted at English. The
latter yelled back. Liar, liar, liar" and
started toward Dye. Other members
seized the two men and kept them apart.
In a lull Mayor Lew Shanks of In
dianapolis shouted from his seat to Rec
ord on the stage:
IF you keep on you'll get scrap out
of me-
So much disorder had occurred In the
galleries that Chairman Root ordered
recess until all who desired to do so
could leave the building.
The delay totaled fifteen minutes. and
then Record resumed his argument. at
the Indiana delegation to sit in the con-
vention.
Record in closing. said the party was
facing the greatest crisis in its history.
1--WE don't want to be driven out of the
party either by force or conscience, he
said. and added:
But II we are to permit an outside
body to pack this convention and to carry
that packing through to a presidential
nomination the conscience Of the Amer
can people will revolt"
Morris Supports Taft Delegates.
Robert E. Morris of Arizona then spoke
in defense of the Taft delegates from
that state.
Morris description of the row made
by the Roosevelt forces in the Arizona
state convention caused much merriment
In the national convention. He said the
Roosevelt people at the end of the con-
vention marched out Of the hall.
'.Bolted." called voice from the floor.
Yes. and We remained and passed
every parliamentary move that was nee
essary.'
Judge Morris was interrupted by laugh
ter.
.All that remained was parliamentary
practice" he resumed. amid renewed
laughter.
Charges Ignorant Fealty.
Morris soon closed, the next speaker
being Thomas III. Devine of Colorado a
member of the Taft forces and slated
for chairman of the committee on creden-
tials
Devine sat in the sessions of the re-
publican national committee as the rep
resentatiye Of Colorado. He declared the
fourteen members of the committee had
listened 10 their masters voice. and
signed a statement the contents of which
they did not know.
Mr.. Devine said Gov. Hadley had told
him he expected to say something nice
about the national committee" after it
seated his Missouri delegation.
But it seems to have been one Of
those Missouri gentleman's agreements,
he said which he stands for onIy
when il is to his own interest"
A wave Of Kisses and boots from
Roosevelt forces greeted this attack on
Gov Hadley.
Turning to the southern contest. Mr.