Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18

convention there will be twenty-six votes
on every question that concerns that
| state"
Gov. Johnson said Gov. McGovern
would give every one a square deal.
| And l want to serve notice right here
and now he added. that we deny the
right. the great republican state of Cali
fornia denies the right. the rank and file
| of the republican party deny the right of
| lect chairman for US We deny the
right of any set of repudiated men to do
this and We won't tolerate it.
| Johnson was cheered anew as he
| climbed down from the platform.
| Confusion resulted from the effort
| of j. Edmund Wood, a co1ored dele
| gate from Kentucky, to second the
nomination Of Senator Root. He de-
| clared him the greatest statesman"
| in the country.
| 1.-The statement has been made that
: the negro will repudiate his in
structions." he said; "the negro will
| obey the wishes of his constituency
and will vote as his instructions say"
Finn Seconds McGovern.
William Finn. Roosevelt leader from
Pennsylvania, was next heard. He was
quick to be recognized and was APP
plauded.
| Il am instructed" he said by sixty
five votes out of seventy-six in the state
Of Pennsylvania to second the nomina-
ton of Gov. McGovern.
| D. Lawrence Groner of Virginia second
ed Senator Root and Seymour Edwards
of West Virginia seconded Gov. MCCOY
ern. Neither spoke for any length of
time. and their voices were all but lost in
| the continued hubbub of a convention
hall.
/ Francis J. Heney Of California made his
way to the platform amid cheers from
the Roosevelt delegates. led by California
| "Fellow-delegates, he said, Wien the
| crowd quoted, this nation is confronting
one of the most momentous periods in its
| history
1.-The question before you today is no.
| limited to the selection of the individual
| who will preside over the convention. Tbs
! question goes to the basis of republican
principles. The question before you is
| whether a national convention shall un-
dertake roll Of delegates which shall bind
| the members in the election of a tenn
porary chairman.
| IF 1t stopped there. there would be
| no particular harm done But don't you
realize 1t is only the first step in the
proceedings which shall seat delegates
| sixty of whom l know personally have
no more right to vote than the men out
! side the door of this hall.
Out of the storm of applause. jeers and
catcalls came shout, Whats your poll
| tics, Heney?"
"A President of the United States will
| have to be elected" said Heney, by the
al votes for Roosevelt. You will not elect
him by the Philippines, Porto Rico or
| Alaska"
Pandemonium Again.
| Pandemonium broke loose again, and
out of storm OF jeers. cheers and cat
calls came the shout, Are you going to
Baltimore. too?"
AS the disorder continued. Heney
shouted:
| This reminds me of the conduct of the
national committee led by Big Steve of
| Colorado"
Heney got no further for time. The
hall was again in an uproar. Heney stood,
red-faced and perspiring, at the front of
the stage. His reference to A. N. Ste
venson OF Colorado, who held a proxy in
the national committee, threw the friends
Of that gentleman into a rage.
| Let's listen to Mr.. Heney, he's harm
less" said Chairman Rosewater, pound
| ing with his gavel.
| 1--WE as much time as you have"
shouted Heney at the delegates who were
yelling and kissing.
Led by Big Steve I repeat contin-
ued Heney, amid new outburst, " Big
Steve who differs from Abe Ruef Of San
Francisco only in that Abe Ruef was in
the penitenttary last week"
| once more the T.. Again a SEM
blance Of quiet.
Big Steve helped to make this roll
| of delegates"
| Another interruption Of jeers, Kisses and
tcatcalls.
| Heney stood for several minutes facing
| the disorder.
| Thirty out Of f1fty-two members of the
national committee who prepared the
temporary roll Of this convention came
| from democratic states, which will not
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lican nominee in November"
Tell us something more about Big
Steve" said Mayor Heilman Of
Evansville. Ind. during the next in
terruption OF Heney.
"Ill refer you to Murray Crane" re-
sponded Heney.
Appeals for Order.
'Mr. Heney tn rned to Chairman
Rosewater and asked for order
I'm doing the be st can" said Rose
water. rapping and crying for order
Finally Heney resumed, still inter-
rupted by frequent Misses and jeers.
posed that majority shall be secured
for Mr.. Root by using the roll framed by
the national committee. sand by using the
sixty-eight fraudulent votes placed in this
| Der, after the election of a temporary
chairman, those sixty-eight votes will be
| represented on your credentials commit
tee''
The uproar broke out anew and in the
| midst Of It Sergeant-at-Arms Stone STEP
ped to the front and said:
THE chairman wishes me to announce
that unless the speaker Is treated with
respect those who treat him with dis
respect will be moved from the building"
Mr.. Heney was allowed to conclude in
comparative quiet
John J. Sullivan, a Roosevelt delegate
from Ohio, followed in indorsing Gov.
McGovern
From the home state OF William H
Taft" he said, I'm behalf Of the thirty
four Roosevelt delegates, support Gov.
McGovern.''
Charles H. Carey Of Oregon, another
Roosevelt delegate, followed in indorsing
McGovern.
Senator Bradley Heard.
Senator Bradley Of Kentucky followed
Carey. He seconded the nomination of
Root. declaring he was regarded, as the
''most distinguished man in the Senate
"A more outrageous lot Of contests
were never seen than those presented to
the national committee said the senator.
A shout from the floor interrupted him.
Ibid you vote for Lorimer?"
In burst Of disorder Bradley clamored