Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-20

loyalty of your convictions.
statement, "the contents Of which they
did not know
Mr.. Devinc said Governor Hadley told
him lie expected to say "something nico
about the national committee" after It
seated his Missouri delegation. But It
seems TO have been one II these
Missouri genteman's agreements" he
said, (which he stands for only when It
is to his own interest.
| A wave OF hIsses and boots from
Roosevelt forces greeted this attack on
Governor Hadley.
Turning to tlc southern contests, Mr..
Devme Characterized the action of the
Roosevelt men in stirring up" those
contests as "a most damnabe piece of
business"
CONSTANTLY IN TROUBLE.
There were sroans, cheers and Kisses at
| this. and thereafter Dcyine was constant
| ~ in trouble with his audience
lie referred to Ormsbv McEiarr, who di-
roctod most of the southern contests. as
IAN emis-ary from the North. loaded or
| unloaGed. 1 won say which"
There was "A series of Interruptions after
! which Dcviuc said: This cmissary went
/ among the Delegates that were honestly
clected-,' "lidw. haw. haw, laughed
several deles1tes and their example
quickly was followed on floor and CALLER
les.
When Devinr resumed his denuncia-
ton Of the southern contests, some one
"You say they are not true" he -houtod,
"hut lri Of those contests We're thrown out
OF the com.uittoe unanimously.
This brought a cheer from the Taft
| men.
w II. Featherstone. one Of the Texas
delegates. kept constantly yelling at De-
vine. This aroused the ire of Senator
Root, who walked to the front of the
stage a-aiu
lECOI THREATENS FEATiERSTONE
"Gentlomen ot the convention" he said
! 81 don't know whether YOU want to heal
what is said or this serious subject bu
/ want to say to YOU. tpolnting a
Fcatherstone), that delegate or no dele
gate. if you don't preserve order th'
sergeant will be directed to pm
YOU out
Foot vas loudl' applaudad.
Featherstone insisted he was merely try
ing to correct misstaten' Is. Devine ha'
been attacking the Cecil Lyon steam
roller" in Texas.
Deyne concluded with a defense o
the rational committee which brought
great chorus of "boohs' and nsso. from
he I.ooepNclt sNl1Iaf li-.rN
The crowd at this junrturc hesan II
call for liadley.
-. G. Littlcton of Texas. 81 Taft dele
gate and = brother of Rcpresentativ
Martin w Littleton of New York, wa
introduced by Governor Hadlcy to say
word Of defense for Cecil Lyon.
Lyon has built up al organization il
Texas AGAINST which the gates Of hc
cannot prevail, he said
DEFENSE or MICHIGAN MEN
John u. Mackay, a Taft dclc-ate-at
large from Michigan. asserted hat tn
foosevclt people were neither open e
, fair-miu lei iu their consideration %
the committee. lie told of the holt
of the Roosevelt men from the Wayn
county convention and defended tn
regularity Of the Michigan delesates
at-largc, contested by thr Eooseve'
people.
Mr. Mnckay Ieclarci If the Eepuhli
can party is still AN adhercAt of IN
square deal no question could h
raised as TO tho Gyht of tn" Taft dele
gates-at-larg t. + IN the convention
, y round Of applause greeted Janc
+. Watson. who concluded he argu
l A. L-rn
the gallery came shout Of "lloora
for sunny Jim"
Watson asked whether the delegate
. felt able to Judge on tho merits of a
the cases involved in !adley's motion
- He pointed out tina. but few OF III
e contests hal been discussed by tn
speakers.
u Nov YOU are not In position I
II Judge the merits of these controveI
sizes" demanded Watson. A roar
"No' came up from the delegates.
~ "You are In no position, you are In n
, temper-if you will excuse nv saying so
a to judge these cases.
n GREAT OVATION FOR IADLEY.
: Watson was interrupted several time
d and there were renewed calls for Hadle
5 The Missouri Governor appeared and wa
z given the greatest demonstration of tf
k convention up 20 this time. Both floor an
7 galleries were on their feet whstlin
- cheering, yelling. pounding chairs ar
q stamping.
a Watson and Root Joined in convers:
q ton with Hadley as he stood waiting II
the wild welcome to cease. but 4 went {
z and on. Hats were thrown In the nj
Z One enthusiastic negro delegate raised 2
umbrella and cast 1t about his head
q In one corner of the hall Govern'
n Stuhhs of Kansas waved his arms Wild
II leading cheer after cheer
It The California delcgatiN cndeavor'
= 20 put up their Roosevelt banners ar
start around the hall. But Scrgcant-a
Arms Stone was quickly ordered to tai
y them down.
The Missouri standard was waved
" high and in an instant the New Jers,
delegates raised their standard and star
4 ed around the hail. Missouri Hadley
- home State. followed. Then West VI
ginia joined the procession
STARTS COMPROMISE GOSSIP
& The ovation to Governor IIadley start
o. "A running fire of talk on the convent,
ID floor to make him the comp omis- canc
N date for president
The Roosevelt people yelled thensely
- Coarse. while mahv of the so-called doul
p ful delegations Joined in the cheering