The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-06-27

made in any convention, or in any
assembly of men, or in any court OF
justice.
The Machine Denies Justice.
Mr.. Rosewater, the chairman of
the National Committee, who had
called the convention to order and
who was to preside until temporary
chairman was elected, ruled that the
motion was out of order and refused
to put the same to the Convention.
He then presented the name OF Sena-
tor Root, of New York, as temporary
chairman, having been selected by
the same National Committee who
had stolen the sc votes, and declared
that nothing was in order until the
temporary chairman had taken
charge of the Convention.
At this point, Governor Hadley.
representing the Roosevelt forces,
| moved that Governor McGovern, of
Wisconsin, be substituted for Senator
Root as temporary chairman, ana
demanded a roll-call on the motion.
Strange to say, Mr.. Rosewater, the
! chairman of the National Committee,
! did not rule on this motion out or
order. If the motion to pudge the
rolls was out of order before the
: temporary chairman took charge OF
the Convention, then this motion for
a roll-call on the substitute OF Gov
ernor McGovern for Senator Root as
temporary chairman of the Conven-
ton, before the temporary chairman
had taken charge of the Convention,
was equally out of order.
Chairman Rosewater, however, did
not rule this motion out Of order, be-
cause he knew that on this motion
the Sc illegally and fraudulently seat
ed delegates would vote, and that
that would elect Mr.. Root, the ma
chine candidate. However, when
Chairman Rosewater was about to
put the motion on the election OF a
temporary chairman, Governor Had
lev then raised the point that the st
J, contested delegates should not be
permitted to vote on the election OF
a chairman.
, Chairman Rosewater promptly rul-
ed that the point was not we'll taken
Thereupon, Governor Hadley appeal
ed from the decision of the chair
and, when the appeal was about to be
put to the Convention, again raised
the point that the contested delegates
could not vote on the appeal.
Contested Delegates Allowed to Vote
on the Contests.
This point was ignored by Chair
man Rosewater, and he ordered the
roll to be called and recognized al
of the contested delegates to vote or
; this motion, which was voted dowr
. by IS majority, and on the succeeded
, motion by which all of the Sc con
, tested delegates were elected, ant
, Chairman Root was declared elected
! temporary chairman. The chair theI
q declared that the next business wa
the appointment of committee OF
9 credentials to review the work OF thu
: National Committee.
Governor Hadley, representing tn
Roosevelt forces, at once made tn
point that the contested delegates ii
s the Convention should not be per
a mitted to vote on their RESPECTIVE
n State delegations upon the election
S of members of the committee on ere
= dentials, but that the unconteste'
n delegates, amounting to $50 out
total of 1916, should select tn
: committee on credentials to pas
q upon the committee. Chairman Roo
: at once ruled that the point was no
y we'll taken, and declared that ever
IS contested delegate placed on the rol
y by the National Committee should b
IS permitted to vote. In this way,
l. committee on credentials was select
It ed with the view to sustaining tn
dishonest action of the National Con
is mittee on every contested case.
:, An Illegal Committee on Credential
Is The committee on credentials prt
le ceeded like a machine to carry on
st orders, and reported in favor of sea
y, ing every single contested delegai
who had been seated by the Nations
he Committee. When the report Of tn
as committee was brought before tn
es Convention, the point was agai
o. raised; that no delegate who was col
s. tested should be permitted to pa
1T upon his own and other conteste
at cases. Chairman Root at once rule
IS, that while no single delegate shou
ne be permitted to pass on his own cas-
to yet every contested delegate cou
en- vote on every other case.
St Strong and vigorous protests We
by made against this ruling, on Il
er ground that it was unheard of al
er unjust in the extreme. The point w