Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-19
Three Hours Debate Agreed To.

Thy will be done on earth. Amen"
Three Hours Debate Agreed To.
Senator Root announced the unfinished
business of the day-the motion OF Wat
son that the convention proceed to the
appointment of the regular committees
and the substitute motion of Gov. Hadley
that the Roosevelt list of delegates be
substituted for the temporary roll He
also announced the agreement as to three
hours debate and asked II there was oo-
lection. There was not.
In had been agreed in advance that
there should be no parliamentary points
of order against the Roosevelt motion,
the Taft forces agreeing to hght the
matter out before the delegates.
AS Gov Hadley advanced to the front
of the stage to open the debate "a rouno
of cheers from the Roosevelt forces
greeted him
when the tumult subsidized Gov. Hadley
began an explanation of the SITUATION
confronting the convention.
Hadley Reviews Yesterdays Events.
He reviewed the events of yesterday,
leading up 70 the ruling of National COM
mittee Chairman Roosewater, which
auashed the Hadley motion to purge the
temporary roll.
I'VE could have met Immediately and
airy ruling" said Hadley. and he was
roundly cheered. I'VE could have forci-
bly, insisted on calling the roll on that
motion and We could have forcloly taken
control. Instead We chose 10 wait pa
tiently until today"
Gov Hadley did not attempt to go INTO
details of various contested cases, saying
he would leave that to other speakers.
He read the Indictment OF the nation
al committee as uttered by Col. Roosevelt
in his Monday nights speech in this city
and 1t called out big cheer
IT may be true that there are many
persons who do not agree with US that
Theodore Roosevelt should be our can
ddate for President, but there can be no
difference of opinion that his voice 10.
day is the greatest of the western worlo,
said Hadley.
He then read a statement from fourteen
members OF the national committee pro-
testing against the action of the majority
in seating many of the delegates. par
ticularly in the California, Texas ana
Washington cases
Gov. Hadley made an earnest plea
that personalities be left out of the
debate declaring the question was so
clearly one of principle that 1t should
not be involved by anything else. 1t
was not a question of any mans can
didacy. he said. not question of the
next campaign. but embraced the very
existence of the republican party itself.
Hadley was given the closest atten-
ton throughout In closing he de-
clared that when the vote on the sub
stitute roll came he would contend
seats were not contested be allowed to
ballot.
"All law, all presidents agree" he said.
that no man should be Judge in his
own case
Dovell Argues for Taft Delegates.
Hadley was followed by W. T. Dovell
Of Washington. who argued in favor of
the Taft delegates seated by the national
convention from Washington.
Mr.. Dovell characterized as "recklessly
false" the statement credited to Col.
Roosevelt that an effort had been made
10 steal the Washington delegates AS
one of the Taft delegates from the state.
he declared there was no primary law
in Washington.
Tie declaration is utterly false" he
declared, that the state Of Washington
was ever carried by Theodore Roosevelt"
Applause from the Taft delegations
greeted this statement.
The recital of what Mr.. Dovell said
were the facts as to Washington
aroused the ire of Roosevelt delegates. He
was interrupted with groans from the
Roosevelt forces when he declared:
when 1t was discovered the night be-
fore the state convention that the Taft
forces were In control. the adherents Of
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to come to the
convention, because they knew they were
beaten
The clerk, for the information of the
convention, then read the list of dele
gates which the Hadley motion would
strike from the rob and the list of those
il would seat
Allen Contradicts Doven.
When the announcement was finished
Henry ]. Allen of Kansas was presented
to speak in support of the Hadley motion.
The chair announced that he had been al
lotted twenty minutes.
Mr.. Allen discussed the Washington
cases in some detail. denouncing Dovells
statement as "fimsy." Allen frequently
was cheered by the Roosevelt delegates
and laughed at by the Taft adherents.
Despite the occasional discourtesy to
speakers II was apparent the temper Of
the delegates was much better than yes
terday. The tension seemed TO have re-
faxed everywhere.
After being interrupted several times
Allen shouted at some Of the Taft tor
mentors:
You haven't got anything until this
conventions over; then the Lord only
knows what you've got.
Allen Challenged.
Are you going to abide by the de-
csion of this convention shouted a
delegate from Colorado.
I'm answer you later"
Answer me now"
The floor was in an uproar
IN answer you. I'll answer you,'
shouted Allen. his face growing red and
mis- voice growing husky. The delegates
stopped yelling long enough to hear him.
Il want to support the nominee OF
this convention. but"
At the but the cheering and jeering
broke out afresh.
IN support him. shouted Allen,
only on the one condition that his
domination is not accomplished by
fraud and corruption.
Delegate Newcomb of New York
made point of order against further
interruptions of the speakers. and
chairman Root held il we'll taken. The
chairman made special plea for fair
"lsX 10 the speaker.
Allen dealt in the figures of the pri-
mar held in Seattle He said Col.
Roosevelt had rot all but about 500 Of
rHe 5000 votes cast.
del ate asked him how many
#nf"r~ there's were in Seattle Allen ad-
ttte3 there probably were more than
100 oua
Nler denounced the methods of the
invention saving the conditions were
"ch that all Roosevelt men were prac-
ta4v barred from the hall He de-
s# need tho national committee a unfair
~ prefuaiced, and then took final
ny Al tic credentials committee which
Z fe'uaired 10 be named.
a"N ask ", ne said, why we don I
fur the committee on credentials to
upou Our case Ill reply by asking
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