The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-20

the sag rule on ns at.once" said Car
rington.
Finn again addressed the meeting
Il believe we should have gone out
OF the convention the moment they
elected Root" he shouted.
Wen carry the State Of Pennsyl-
Nsais." voice shouted
West Virginia" shouted another.
Ohio"
california
Tennessee" were the shouts from
all parts Of the hail
'''This isn't q case of the nomination
Of Theodore Roosevelt" cried Finn,
81 don't care 20 -rtt.,-f1 about 1t He
doesn't Never again will national
COMMITTEES duplicate the crookede and
rotten methods Of THIS committees.
Delegate King, of Nebraska leap
ed 30 "A chair. and shouted protest
'Tf we leave now. We are quitting
before we are licked" he shouted
1--WE Will win In time II you night
right / beg OF YOU, do not talk this
way YOU are iujuring THEODORE Roose-
veil more Than any other way We
are deserving before tho battle
"No, We are mot" shouted voice
Yes ue are, said King.
Finn raped kiug out Of order.
Il am going out Of this convention
At the time i5xed by Theodore Roose-
Welt shouted Finn. II am going 70
follow that great and wonderful man ="
What d4cs he Say nan % shouted
someone
Good cried Finn. and we are go
ln} with him
Immediately following this an.
nouncement by Funn there paE a dis
tbrbance 81 the door. and Roosevelt
entered escorted ny policemen. His
face Was Sowing lie walked through
I hecrvd which shouted in welcome.
ard mounsed the platform. Il wes
Some minutes before he could be
heard
II am going 40 ask you to take
= recess antI 1 can set certain facts.
said Roosevelt = ask you not 10
enter into discussion until ] am
sble To put certain facts before you
Il can tell you the general outline
Of how ! intend to act.
~ don't intend 60 abide bv the de-
casfon of the ma torsty Of "a convention
created by fraudulent delegates
They are not the convention az the
Republican party -
Il am for o convention in which
sh the men elected Ivy such States AS
Washington and Arizona, and noi
men appointed by the defunct bosses
az New Jersey, Pennsyi, ania. hansas
and Massac usetts.
This IL not "a case ~ = mere fac
lonal fight. tshut the door, NJ
shouted as some one rsed TO force
his way into the room I hold the
tlrue has come when We must asser RI
the right OF the people To own tins
national convention.
a~srR
osition Fraud destroys anything. Nc
ordinary precedent applies in the case
of conspiracy
~ haId Il rs rieer as Aa@ thai 8
nasjority Of the members Of the late
national committee determined &c
stat enough Of the Taft delegates not
elected to destroy the anh-Taft ma
Jority elected by the people.
The easeH Of Washington, Arizona,
Texas. Indiana, Michigan. Tennessee.
Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alaska and
Aiabs ma have enough In common to
make 1t evident this is travssty on
tuHttoe
'If those fraudulent delegates are
allowed seats, this convention is not
a Republican convention and Ia not
entitled TO recognition.
Now, gentlemen, / should Ike tc
ask you 10 come back later. Can you
Some back later"
You bet we can" went Up q
chorus from all over the lower parI
Of the hati-
Very well gentlemen. II Is now
1880 suppose you come. bhck mere
at 1890 / have certain things tc
look up And certain facts to asc"r-
tain. I went to lay them before you
Roosevelt Jumped from the plat
form, and was hurried through n side
door by the police. He lmmedial"lt
entered his headquarters, and wen
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