The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-04
TWO SETS DELEGATES
CHOSEN|NT THIRTEENTH
+ aft Men Real Victors By Skill in ParIia-
mentury Law Under Arbitrary Ruling
Of Observation-Disclosures Reigns in
Convention for Two Hours.

KOsciusko, was at once on his feet.
'Kosciusko will not report until
Fulton county is polled," he shout
ed.
Pandemonium was already well
under way, and this only troubled
the waters the more.
Marshall county," shouted the
chairman.
Marshall county refuses to re-
port until Fulton county's demand
for poll is recognized" came from
DR.. S. c. Loring, chairman, loud as
he could make it.
Uproar was resumed at a still
higher pitch.
"Starke county," roared the
chairman, and there was a mad
rush of delegates to the front Of
the opera house that made it lucky
for Chairman Graham that he had
previously OWNED his danger and
treated to the stage, where they
could not reach him.
Here, he called the other coun-
ties amid an uproar and noise that
made answer impossible and the
written reports were finally handed
to Secretary Pentacost in writing.
They were:
Elkhart County.
edentials-Wilson Roose, Elk
hart.
Rules-B. G. Shaffer, Goshen.
Resolutions-L. d. Hall.
st. Joseph County.
Credentials-F Fl. Wurzer, South
Bend.
Rules-Eli Seibert.
Resolutions. ]. Hayes.
Laporte County.
Credentials-H. B. TuthiIl, Michi-
gan City.
Rules-A. J. Hickey, Laporte.
Resolutions-H. A. Cable, Laporte
otdIke OOuuCy.
Credentials-E. Larimore, Knox.
Rules-L. N. Ransbottom.
Resolutions-A. j. Laramore.
Fulton County.
The ticket announced and recogniz
ed from Fulton county was:
Credentials-J. 81. Bibler.
Rules-Del Whitcomb.
Resolutions-Ed. j. Dowd.
The slate which the Roosevelt
men, majority from Fulton county,
wanted, was:
Credentials-Ed. J. Dowd.
Rules-F. S. Collins.
Resolutions-M. f. Move.
At every attempt to do business
a bowling crowd gathered around
the chairman and yells came from
all parts of the hall, and from the
gallery. No one could be heard
three feet from him, and the
transaction of business was an i'm
possibility, for no one could have
the least idea what the will of the
convention was on any matter. It
began to look as though Chairman
Graham had decided to sit there till
the convention became quiet enough
for the transaction of business If it
took till the next day at three
o clock.
However, such was not the inten-
ton of the Taft men. Chairman
Graham and F. H. Wurzer develop
ed little plan of their own to
overcome these obstacles. Perhaps
the Taft men were "on" but very
few others were until the work was
done.
The plan was to do business over
the noise by system of sign
language or wireless telegraphy. I"
Mr.. Wurzer Of the South Bend
delegation mounted a chair and put
ing his hands to his mouth yelled
something nobody could hear. But
at the same time he yelled Wurzer
held up one finger. That meant he
was moving that the report Of the
committee on credentials be
adopted. Mr.. Graham understood,
put the motion and yelled something
nobody could hear except those
right under his nose. At the. same
time he waved his arm, which
meant that stThe ayes have it" the
motion is carried.
Again Mr.. Wurzer mounted his
chair. This time he yelled and held
up two fingers, which meant that
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