The Washington herald., 1912-06-19

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'Ons not rOtinE
Wisconsin cast nine votes for LogdsT one for
GrunnA. and tEO sOE Houser. North Dakota cast oos
vote for HOusrT.
Women Cast Votes.
The roll call proceeded without worthy
incidents until California was reached
when the name Of Mrs. Florence Porter
was called The attention Of all the
galleries was directed toward the place
where the attractive gray-haired femi-
nine delegate sat In an unmistakably
feminine voice Mrs. Porter announced
her vote as for McGoveTn. and her an
nouncement. which was made amidst re-
sPectful silence. evoked an outburst Of
enthusiasm from both delegates and
spectators. Mrs. Porter's vote was the
first feminine vote ever cast IN a ma
tiOnal political convention IN the United
States.
Mrs. Isabella ". Blarney. the second
woman delegate from California, also
received a generous ovation when she
cast her vote for McGOvern-
When the reading clerk OF the conven-
ton called the name Of E. H. Tryon, OF
the Fourth District OF California. Gov.
Hiram ". Johnson spranE to his feet
and in resonant tones asserted that there
was no such delegate from California
Some Of the Taft men and delegations
shouted insistently that the votes OF
Tryon and Maurice Meyerfeld. r.. OF
San Francisco. should be received. When
the vote was announced it was an
nounced as twenty-four for McGovern
and two for Root.
Root Speaks in Whisper.
Chairman Root began his speech in a
voice which was not audible fifty feet
beyond the platform. He had not uttered
more than a few sentences when there
were cries Of louder" Many Of those
in the galleries began to leave. For fully
ten minutes the march continued to the
exits. Then Sergeant-at-arms Stone
yelled through a megaphOne: II you
don't wish to listen to Senator Roots
speech. please get out as quickly as pos
s!ble. so that those who do wish TO hear
IL can hear it."
When the galleries were practically
emptied Root resumed and was listened
to attentively through a speech which
consumed the better part OF an hour
When the Senator declared because
the doors open for the patriotic and
well-meaning to exercise power not con-
ferred upon them by law. Is the door
open also to the self seeking and am
bitious?' the anti-Roosevelt delegates
howled soak the colonel again"
Only a few Of them were aware that
the Senator had eliminated a snapper to
this sentence from the revised copy Of
his speech reading Ito grasp a Dictator
ship"
When Senator Root finished his speech,
all the anti-Roosevelt delegates in a
body. waved their has and cheered him
vCciferously.
HadIey Makes Objection.
When he retired. Clark of wyoming
offered a resolution that the rules OF the
last national convention should prevail
until they should be changed by the
present convention. In q hubbub Senator
Root put the motion and it was carried.
Then James E. Watson. Of Indiana,
submitted the usual resolution that the
chairman he handed by the various del
agatiOns their selections for members
Of the committee organization rules, ere
dentials, and resolutions. Chairman Root
declared it carried.
Immediately afterward Governor Had,
ley Of Missouri climbed upon the plat
form and re-read his resolution offered
earlier in the afternoon. providing for
the substitution Of the Roosevelt for the
Taft roll Of delegates.
He was about to resume his argument
when Senator Root stepped over and said
quietly, We have been in session now
for nearly eight hours; everybody is
tired; why not wait until Tomorrow
For a moment Governor Hadley seemed
disposed to insist upon a vote. He
finally reluctantly agreed to delay a re-
newal of the fight with the understand
ing that II should be the special order
prior TO any other business Immediately
upon the reconvening OF the session to-
morrow. a
The convention took a recess until II
q. m tomorrow Just before . o'clock.