Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-18

THE point Of order seems to be
well taken" said Rosewater, "but If
the governor will address himself to
the point of order, we will hear him
for 20 minutes. not wishing to be ar
bitrary."
Governor Hadley called to the plat
form Governor Deneen of Illinois and
former Governor Fort OF New Jersey.
Secretary Hayward announced to
the delegates that each side would be
heard for 20 minutes
Representative Serene e. Payne of
New York was summoned to the stage
by the Taft forces. AS each Of the
champions took the stage a round OF
cheers swept the hail. Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and California yelled
wildly for the Roosevelt leaders.
/ There was al brief consultation by the
opposing forces. Then Governor Had
lley stepped to the front of the stage
and began his argument.
The plan of Roosevelt leaders an
nounced two days ago was being car
rried out apparently without regard to
the action Of the Roosevelt leaders
last night, who voted to put in re-
solution requiring $40 uncontested af-
firmative votes to carry any PROPOSE
tion.
| Governor Hadley briefly announced
again his motion and the fact that
Rosewater had ruled that a point of
order against the motion seemed to
be we'll taken.
Instead of following the illustrious
example of our distinguished leader,
William Mckinley, when he presided
in convention and invited full de
bate and consideration of point OF
order, the present chairman has ask
ed only for a brief statement from
each side" said Governor Hadley
The mention of McKinley's name
evoked no applause.
81 assert" he went on, that the
question is whether the national com
mittee of the republican party has
the absolute power to form temper
ary roll for this convention, which
can only be changed by report from
a committee of this convention, or
whether this convention itself shall
say who shall sit in it.
'If it is in the power of 27 men to
say who shall sit in this convention
arbitrarily and without appeal, then
we have reached the end of represen-
tative government in this country"
A round Of cheers greeted this at
tack on the national committee. The
delegates listened to Hadley with
quiet attention.
I'VE know but one government in
this country he said government by
political party If political conven-
tion can be controlled by group OF
men within the party. then have we
established political oligarchy. Then
have we given a few men control
over party and convention"
Governor Hadley said he had ample
precedent for the action he demand
ed. In 1864, he said, the convention
'in its own right to conduct its own
business in its own way" overthrow
the national committees selection OF
temporary chairman.
"That convention declared that the
national committee was the servant,
not the master of the people in the
party he said.
Hadley also quoted as a precedent
decision of George F. Hoar of Mas.
sachusetts, presiding in the conven.
tion in 1880, who recognized a motion
to amend the temporary roll by sub
stituting delegates.
This is the way this question
should be decided today" shouted
Hadley and the crowd cheered Had
ley closed in a storm of applause and
Governor Fort Of New Jersey took
the stage.
There has never come before a
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great national convention Of this
great party of ours a question of
more vital Importance than the ques-
tion you now are called upon to de-
termine," said Governor Fort.
In 1880, he said. when question
was raised as to the right of the con-
vention to pass on its temporary roll,
the convention was declared to hold