The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19

| Flinn concluded With declaration
that PENNSYLVANIA supported Governor
| McGovern.
ID. Lawrence Groncr. OF Virginia,
seconded Senator Root. and Seymour
Edwards. OF West Virginia. seconded
Governor McGovcrn.
Francis j. Heney. of California. made
his way to the platform amid cheers
from the Roosevelt delegates, led by
California.
Fellow delegates," he said. this
nation is confronting one OF the most
nomentous periods in its history Thu
| questions before you to-day are no,
! limited to the selection OF the !ndiv!d-
| ual who VIII preside over the couven-
| ton. The question goes to the basis
OF Republican principles. Tie question
before YOU Is whether a national CON
rention shall undertake to prepare n
roll OF delegates which shall bind tho
| members in the election of a temporary
! chairman
If it stopped there, there would
! be no particular harm done Blu,
aont YOU realize II is only the first
step In the proceedings which shall
seat ueie gates. sixty of whom know
personally have no more right to vote
than the men outside the door of mi.
hall?"
IIcney Lost in Uproar.
Heney was lost in Wild outburs,
oil yelis and jeers. The delegates be-.
came impatient and began a continu.
Gus chant OF Root, Root Root"
| AS the disorder continued, Iieney
| shouted: This reminas me o, tho
conduct of the natio-al committee led
by Big steve of Colorado"
The hall was again in an uproar.
heney's reference to -. y. stevenson.
a al In. H.. L.,
national committee. threw the friends
Of that man into a rage.
Lets listen ia Mr.. Heney, he's
! harmless said Chairman Kosewater.
pounding with his gavel
| i've as much time as YOU have"
shouted iieney at the delegates. VINO
were yelling and Kissing we are
IN free America not Mexico resumed
Honey.
That's why they lie, you in here.
you are Democrat" called a voice.
Led by Big steve. repeat"
shouted Hency amid a new outburst.
Big steve. who differs from Abe
Nuef, OF san Francisco. only in that
Abe RUFF w"s in the penitentIary last
week"
Once more the tumult. y semblance
of quiet. Big Steve helped to make
this roll OF delegates"
ANOTHER interruption of jeers. Kisses
ana catcalIs. Hehey stood for several
minutes facing the disorder.
Thirty out of hfty-two members of
the national committee who prepared
the temporary roll Of this convention
/ came from Democratic States which
| VIII not give single electoral vote
to Republican nominee In Noycm
! Der"
Tell us something more about Big
t steve, said Mayor Iiciiman, of
, E.N nd ira
| 'erruption OF Hcney.
IN refer YOU to Murray Crane.
responded Honey.
Mr.. Honey turned to Chairman
Rosewater and asked for order. I'm
doing the best l can" said Rosewater
rapping and crying for order
Are the friends OF Mr.. Taft afrait
10 listen to the facts?' asked Heney
in lull OF the clamor.
NO. were listening" called mem
bers of the Indiana delegation.
you've got all the advertisement
there is in it," shouted Delegate Jerr,
Wooden OF Indiana, why don't yol
quit"
You might as well hear me out.
said Honey, "for you've got to hea
me. if it takes all summer"
Finally Heney resumed. still Inter
rupted by frequent Kisses and jeers
Before voting" he said, sit Is pro
posed that majority shall be secure,
for Mr.. Root by using The roll frame,
by the national committee and by us
ine the sixty eight fraudulent vote
placed in this convention by that com
mittee. Remember. after the electio,
OF a temporary chairman. these sixty
eight fraudulent votes Will be repre-
scnted on your credentials committee
The Uproar broke out anew, and fl
the midst Of it Sergeant alarms Ston
stepped to the front and said
The chairman wishes me TO an
nouncc that unless the speaker Is
treated with respect those who trca
from the building"
Those seventy nanns,' continue,
Hcncy, have been placed on that rol
under the leadership of Big Steve. o
Colorado. and Crane, of Massachusetts
and Pcnroso, OF Pennsylvania. and viii
give control OF the credentials com
mittec to the men who have pcrpe
trated this theft OF delegates"
Again storm of Kisses swept owe
the Coliseum, broken in an instant b.
cheers from some Of the Roosevelt
delegates.
II appeal to you Taft men. who dc
not want to sec his party wrecked, to
vote for Governor McGovern."
John j. sullivan, Roosevelt dele
gate from Ohio. followed in indorsing
Governor McGovern.
Charles II. Carey. of Oregon. an
other Roosevelt delegate. followed In
indorsing McGovcrn.
Senator Bradley, of Kentucky. fol.
lowed Carey. He seconded the nomi-
i nation Ct Root, declaring he was re.
gardcd as the most distinguished man
in the Senate"
~ more outrageous lot OF contests
were never seen than those presented
to the national committee" said tho
Senator. y shout from the noor in
terruptcd him. Did you vote foi
Lorimer?"
Finally Bradley shouted: Yes.
voted for Lorlmer and when did