The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-06-20
CROWD WITH Taft
al FIRST SESSION
Audience Refuses to Listen to
Opponents Representatives.
HADLEY is ONLY EXCEPTION
Missouri Governor scathlnsly Arralsns
the National Committee for lite
Action In Seating Con.
tested Delegations.

Convention Hall. Chicago, June 10
Fifteen thousand people witnessed
the opening of the Republican con-
vention in this city yesterday. When
the gavel welded by Victor Rose
water, chairman of the national COM
mitteed, fell at 1908 o'clock, every
seat was occupied, and the aisles were
damned despite the efforts OF 500 po-
lice to keep them cleared.
1t was Taft audience, and the only
Roosevelt representative who could
get anything like an uninterrupted
hearing was Governor Hadley OF Mis-
souri,. When he had the floor the
audience in the galleries was willing
to listen, and as he presented scathh;
ing arraignment Of the national COM
mittee for what he termed their nefari-
Gus work in seating the contested dele
cations, he was given close attention.
The same audience, however, was not
so willing to listen to Ex-Governor
Fort on the same subject, and he was
continually interrupted, though he was
allowed but ten minutes to present his
side of the subject. and objected when
he was stopped by the chairman be-
fore he had concluded.
49," Cry Heney Down.
When Mr.. Heney Of California Sc
cured the floor to contend against the
seating of the contested delegates
from his state he was continually in
terrupted with cries of "sit down"
get the hook" etc, until Sergeant-at-
Arms Stone threatened to have those
making the disturbance elected from
the hall If they continued. 90.
The Roosevelt cause was not en-
tirely without its adherents and they
manifested their grievance particular
ly against Mr.. Rosewater. The chair.
mans voice would not carry beyond
the speakers stand, and the people
in the galleries could catch nothing OF
his remarks or rulings. One heavy
voiced visitor from the west started a
laugh at the chairman's expense when
he filled the entire building with
call: Speak up. little boy; we can't
hear"
The convention vas not in humor
for frivolity. It was a grim, deter.
mined set of men who filled the seats
allotted to the delegations. Jebe E
Hedges Of New York attempted to
create smile with a humorous speech
seconding the naming Of Mr. Root for
temporary chairman. The delegates,
however, We're not in a mood for
smiles. They were there to fight, and
while nothing sensational occurred
during the day, there was a tension
that gave promise Of the unexpected
happening at any minute
This feeling was at top pitch when,
during the calling Of the roll in the
vote for temporary chairman. Mr..
Heney demanded that the 26 votes OF
California be counted for Governor
McGovern, claiming that the two dele.
gates voting for Senator Root were
not members Of the California dele
cation, and had been seated illegally.
He demanded recall of the Califor.
MIA roll. and continued to wage a bat.
tie royal on the subject as long as the
convention was in session.
Finn Makes Threats.
Senator Finn had intimated that
unless the rulings of the national com.
mittee were overruled by the conven.
ton the Roosevelt delegates would
bolt. When the name of Delegate
Cooper of Pennsylvania was called,
and not being present, his alternate
voted for him. casting his vote for
Senator Root, Senator Finn led a
demonstration that for time looked
as though it would end in the expect
ed bolt. Films contention was that
the vote for Root should not be
counted as Cooper's instructions TO
his alternate had been to vote for
McGovern. A recall of the Pennsyl.
yania roll was insisted upon, but the
result was the same.
The roll call on temporary chair
man was made by calling the names
OF the individual delegates. II was a
long, tedious task. with continual in
terruptions on the part OF the audi.
ence. and wrangle over the vote in
many of the states containing con-
tested delegates. the Roosevelt lead
ers making fight on the casting OF
every one of these votes, but when
the result of the vote OF the Virginia
delegation was announced Senator
Root had received the needed $40
votes. and pandemonium reigned for
Several minutes. the demands of the
Roosevelt leaders for recognition be-
ing drowned by the cheering OF the
Taft adherents. When the long roil
was completed, and the final result
isoasassSatsfH ID 1stai ipsd s ssss ss.
sued .to Fl
So far as the first day of the con.
vention was concerned Mr.. Taft's fol-
lowers scored on every contested
point.
Two Gunner Are Executed.