Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-20
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motion, the Taft forces agreeing to
fight the matter out before the dele
gates AS Gov. Hadley advanced to the
front of the stage to open the debate
:; round of cheers from the Roosevelt
forces greeted him.
When the tumut subsidized Hadley
began an explanation of the question
confronting the convention.
He reviewed the events of yesterday.
leading up to the ruling of National
Committee Chairman Rosewater, which
quashed the Hadley motion to purge
the temporary roll
I'VE could have met Immediately
and forced this arbitrary and unpar-
liamentary ruling" said Hadley, and
+ he was roundly eheered. I'VE could
have forcibly insisted on calling the
roll on that motion and we could have
forciby taken control. Instead we
chose to wait patiently. until today"
Governor Hadley did not attempt to
go into details of various contested
cases, saving he would leave that to
other speakers. He read the ''indiet-
ment" of the National committee as
uttered by Col Roosevelt in his Mon
day night speech in this city and 1t
called out big cheer.
1T may be true that there are many
persons who do not agree with us that
Theodore Roosevelt should be our can
didate for President, but there can be
no difference of opinion that his voice,
today, is the greatest of the Western
world" said Hadley.
He then read a statement from IA
members of the National committee
protesting against the action of the
majority in seating many of the dele
gates, particularly in the California,
Texas and Washington cases
Gov Hadley made an earnest plea
that personalities be left out of the
debate declaring the question was 20
clearly one of principle that it should
not be involved by anything else. 1t
was not question of any mans can
didatcy he said. not n question of the
next campaign but embraced the very
existence of the Republican party it
self Hadley was given the closest at
tention throughout. In closing he de-
clared that when the vote of the sub
roll call came he would contend that
on the question submitted only the
votes of those delegates whose seats
were not contested be allowed to bal
lot.
"All law. all precedents agree" he
said. that no man should be a judge
in his own case"
Hadey was followed by w. T. Dos
tell of Washington who argued in
favor of the Taft delegates seated by
the National committee from Wash
ington
Mr.. DostelI characterized as reckless
ly false. the statement credited to Col
onel Roosevelt that an effort had been
made to steal the Washington dele
gates. AS one of the Taft delegates from
the state he declared that there was no
primary law in Washington
1.-THE declaration IS utterly false he
declared, that the state of Washington
was ever. carried by Theodore Roose-
velt''
Applause from the Taft delegates greet
ed this statement
The recital of what Mr. Dovel said
were the facts" as to Washington
aroused the ire of Roosevelt delegates.
He was interrupted with groans from the
Roosevelt forces when he declared;
when il was discovered the night be-
fore the convention that the Taft forces
were in CONTROL the adherents of Mr..
Roosevelt declined to come to the con-
NtHltbH OstabHt tht1 hh1W tAASJ WNkS
beaten"
The clerk, for the information of the
convention. then read the list of dele
gates which the Hadley motion would
strike from the roll and the list of those
IL would seat.
When the announcement was conclud-
ed Henry j. Allen of Kansas was pre-
scented to speak in support of the Had
ley motion. The Chair announced that
he had been allotted 20 minutes.
Mr. Allen discussed the Washington
cases in some detail, denouncing Dovells
statement as "fiimsy,'' Allen frequently
was cheered by the Roosevelt delegates
and laughed at by the Taft adherents.
Despite the occasional discourtesies to
speakers 1t was apparent the temper OF
the delegates was much better than on
yesterday,
The tension seemed to have relaxed
everywhere.
After being interrupted several times
Allen shouted at some OF the Taft tor.
mentors: you haven't got anything I'M
til this convention is over then the Lord
only knows what you've got
Are you going to abide by the de
cision of this convention?" shouted q
delegate from Colorado.
'I'll answer you later
Answer me now
The floor was in an uproar "I'll
answer you. I'll answer you" shouted
Allen, his face growing red and his
voice growing husky. The delegates
stopped yelling long enough to hear
him.
II want to support the nominee OF
this convention but-r
At the but cheering and jeering
broke out afresh.
'I'll support him." shouted Allen
"only on the one condition that his
nomination is not accomplished bS
fraud and corruption"
Delegate Newcomb of New Yorl
made point of order against further
Interruptions of the speakers ane
Chairman Root held it well taken
The chairman made a special plea fol-
fair play to the speakers.
Allen dealt in the figures of thu