Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-20
G. O.P. CONVENTION
NOW ON IN CHICAGO
Warning Republican Factions In Titanic
Struggle in Western Metropolis Over
Party Presidential Nominee.

The warning Taft and Roosevelt forces
gathered at the coliseum in Chicago on
last Tuesday at noon for the opening Of
the republican National Convention
with battle lines on both sides apparent
ly holding firm and the leaders and dele
gates predicting that the session would
mark an epoch in the annals of Ameri-
can politics. Rarely have ever the prin-
cipals in national political convention
entered under greater stress of feeling
than now permeates the republican
gathering in Chicago. The very atmos-
phere is electric with bitterness and
animosity. Thousands who could not
obtain seats in the convention hall
thronged the lobbies and vicinity of the
coliseum believing a sensation of one
kind or another would develop in the
big hall at any moment, but the expect
ed did not happen. Many political vet
Grams declared it the worst crush of hui
manity within their convention expert
ences.
Delegates began arriving OF the con-
vention hall an hour before the time set
for the opening, and by noon when
Chairman Victor Rosewater raped the
convention to order, the great auditori-
um was literally packed with delegates
and spectators.
There was a few moments silence
while Rev. j. F. Callahan offered pray
er; but pandemonium broke loose half
an hour later, when James Watson, of
Indiana, Taft floor leader, raised the
point that the protest of Governor Had
ley, of Missouri, the Roosevelt leader,
against the temporary roll of delegates
as made up by the national committee,
was cut of order until the convention
had been organized. The point was sus-
tanned by the chair, and from that mo-
ment until adjournment at 7:45 p. m.
there was continual struggle between
the daring and skillful parliamentary
ans of the contending factions.
The only real action taken in the con-
ventlon on Tuesday that in any way in
dicated the strength of the opposing
candidates was the election of a tempo
rary chairman, when Elihu Root, of
New York. won over Governor F. C.
McGovern, of Wisconsin, by vote of
55S to 500. Three were absent, two
(Root and McGovern) did not vote,
and there were thirteen scattering
votes. This was, apparently. Taft
victory.
Governor Hadley later renewed his
motion TO substitute a Roosevelt list of
delegates for the Temporary roll made
by the national committee. An agree
ment had previously been reached that
after this motion was made the conven-
tion should adjourn until II a. m. We'd
nesday with the Hadley substitute list
the unfinished business to be taken up
immediately on cOnvening of the con-
vention Wednesday.
The following Virginians on Tuesday
were given committee assignments: d.
Lawrence Groner, Norfolk, platform
and resolutions; Joseph L. Crupper, of
Alexandria, organization; R. Ii. Angel,
Roanoke, rules; l.. P Summers, Abing-
don, credentials; r. A. Fulwiler, Staun-
ton, to notify the President; John Paul,
Harrisonburg, to notify the Vice-Presi-
dent.
WEDNESDAY.
The Roosevelt forces met their sec
ond defeat in the Republican National
Convention today, in a session which
had for its feature remarkable demon
stration of nearly an hour in honor of
Governor Hadley, of Missouri, floor
leader of the Roosevelt forces. All the
Roosevelt delegates joined the demon
stration, while many Taft states lent
voice. This remarkable demonstration
is interpreted by many as forerunner
of a Hadley boom for president.
Kadley led the fight on the conven-
ton floor today to oust ninety-two con-
tested Taft delegates and to seat the
same number of Roosevelt delegates.
The convention refused to entertain the
motion by 564 to $40. This transferred
the fight to the committee on creden-
tials, which will take the matter up at
noon Thursday.
The gathering of the delegates in
Chicago this week forms the fifteenth
national convention held by the repub-
lican party since its birth more than
half century ago.
The first convention was in Philadel-
phia in 1856, and Edward d. Morgan
called it to order on June 18th. Robert
Emmett, of New York, was temporary
chairman and Henry S. Lane, of Penn
sylvania, permanent chairman, with
David Wilmos as head of the committee
on resolutions. The platform declared
against tie exten.i3n af slavery into
n1w states and territt kies, demanded
the admission OF Kansas to statehood.
and advocated the building of the Union
Pacific Railroad. The candidates no1ni-
mated were John C. Freemont-he de-
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