The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-20
ROOSEVELT FORCES
AGAIN ARE DEFEATED
Lose in Fight on Convention Floor in ATTEMPT
to Gust Contested Delegates Governor
Hadley Is Honored by Remark
able Demonstration

forces met their second defeat in the
Republican National Convention to-
day in a session which had for its
outstanding feature rcmar<abi,
demonstration OF nearly an hours du.
ration in honor of Governor Herbert
s. Hadley, OF Missouri
All OF the Roosevelt deleGatca
Joined in THIS demonstration, while
come OF the Taft States lent a voice.
The ovation to the Missouri cXccu-
tive was quickly interpreted by many
OF the delegates as the possible fore
runner OF boom for r,adley for
President one enthusiastic Pennsyi-
vanian jumped TO the stage and
called. Three cheers for Hadlcy. thu
next President of tie United states"
Governor Hadley led the fight on
the convention floor to-day to Gust
ninety-two contested TAFT delegates
and to seat ninety-two Roosevelt men
an their places. The convention final
~ refused to entertain the motion by
vote OF .6S TO $40. This transferred
the fight to the committee on creden-
tials appointed just before the CON
vcntion adjourned until tomorrow
noon.
Early Crowd is Small.
AT 10 o'clock. an hour before the
opening time less than 200 spectators
were in the hail, ana but eight of the
o. Preston, in charge of the press
sect ON in tho convention hall, came
In with big bundle of mail.
The Coliseum postmaster wanted
me 10 help him get out the newspaper
mems mall he said. Its all for one
reporter. William Jennings Bryan"
Soon after Chairman Root had ar
rived on the platform he was nankcd
on one side by Governor Hadley, the
RnnEEI-n1t dnr n,l
James Watson, of the Taft forces
Before calling the convention TO
order Chairman Root and the other
officers OF the convention posed for
photographs This helped to delay
matters several minutes beyond tho
scheduled hour. IL o'clock
Chairman Root nnally pounded the
table with his gavel at 1875 a. NJ,
and ordered the sergeant-at-arms to
clear the aisles.
Then. pounding the table. Root an
nounced:
The exercises-1 mean the bust
ness-of this day will be opened with
prayer BY the Rev. Joseph Stolz'
ChnpInin's Prayer.
tn" delegates and altcrnatas and
every person in the galleries arose
and stood during the Invocation.
-. Lord. who art the loving Father
OF all mankind, the just Ruler of the
nations the everlasting God who's.
counsel OF righteousness and truth
prevalent over the waves of passion
and the tumult of voices we bless
Thee that Thou hast set our nation
nigh among the peoples of the earth
ana has been our strength in every
conflict, our present help in every
time OF need
In Thy bounty. Thou has given us
IN land flowing with milk and honey:
ana In Thy gracious Providence
dhou hast destined It to become the
Promised Land OF Liberty and Eoual
ity the home OF the free. the refuge
OF the oppressed, the goal OF the
strong and the aspiring who would
snare our inheritance of law and
order. "''u
And we praise Thee for the multi
tude who have found blessing within
our borders; We thank Thee for every
benehcient institution established
WITHIN our domain, for what OF Jus
tice has become the common law OF
the land for our goodly nerit1we Of
tolerance and peace
and we beseech Thee, Lord OF
fosts, be with US. as Thou hast bccn
with our fathers. Help up to proyc
ourselves worthy .of Thy blessings.
Make us mindful Of our duties. as well
Vui ii6"ts' our responsibilities as
wen as our privileges. Grant us the
insight that people shcth where
theFe Is no vision, and the under
standing that Ia great nation maketn
us rulers righteousness and its Off
GERS peace. seeketh leaders who de-
spise the gain of oppression and
witHhold their hands from brides.
maketh chief those whose glory il il
10 serve mankind by justice fidclity
gates assembled the spirit OF wisdom
ana Understanding. of counsel ana
might, that they decide in Justice and
equity and not after the sight OF
hheir eyes or the hearing of their
cars, and that they guide themselves
by the truth that righteousness ex-
aiteth nation and injustice is a re-
proach TO any people.
ana SO may Thy Kingdom come
ana Thy Will be done on earth
Amen"
Fight In Bccun.
senator Foot announced the unfin.
ished business OF the day-tho fnctlo,
OF Watson that the convention pro-
ceed 70 the appointment OF the rel,u-
ih' committees and the substitute mo-
ton Of Governor IIadley: tina, the
Roosevelt list OF delegates bc sub
stituted for the temporary roll lie
also announced the agreement as 10
three hours debate and asked If
there was objection. There was not
1t had been agreed In advance that
there should be no parliamentary
points Of order against the Roosevelt
motion, the Taft forces agreeing to
fight the matter out before the dele
gates.
AS Governor Hadlcy advanced To
the front Of the stage 10 open tho
debate, a round Of cheers from the
Roosevelt forces greeted him
When the tumult had subsidized Gov.
ernor Hadlcy began an explanation o: