The Washington herald., 1912-06-20


tons Senator Root ruled the point well
taken.
Fair play upon both sides, shouted
the chairman.
Allen then went on with the details of
the contest He went back to the King
County case. He asserted that twelve
committeeman in that county had made
It impossible to abide by the decision OF
the primary.
Herbert Parsons. Of New York. rose
to asks
How many voters In King County?''
Allen answered that there were about
10000
THE gentleman who preceded you said
there were 10000" Parsons asserted.
'Dovell crossed his heart IN the 10000.
/ guess he Is right" Allen answered.
Allen was applauded as he finished.
Former Senator James A. Hemenwsy,
Of Indiana, then spoke against the mo-
tlon.
Hes a contested delegate" shouted
some one in the Maryland delegation.
Il am not here for any delegate.
whether Taft or Roosevelt" said Hemen-
way. Under the rules Of the National
Committee II makes up the temporary
roll OF the convention. The committee
heard for two weeks the evidence in
these contests. There are fourteen mem
bers Of that body, who now come here
and ask you TO reverse the National
Committee without hearing the evidence.
There are thirty-nine members who did
not sign this protest. I am not particu-
larry proud Of T. c. du Pont, OF the
Powder Trust. He's no better than Harry
New, and I would not believe him any
sooner than I would the other men. You
cannot hear the evidence now. Following
the rules Of order the evidence has been
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The committee on credentials will give
these men another chance. Their cases
will be decided over again and that com
mittee can correct any mistake.
That is what we propose. They say
that is not fair. that Gov. Hadley has a
better idea OF who should get seats here
than your own committee on credentials
has. Gov. Hadley only can present argu-
ment from his platform.
Cries Shame on BOrah.
Shame on such contests. Kellogg and
Borah and their own committeeman voted
to seat these Indiana men against whom
contests were started"
He took up Texas, where thirty dele
gates went TO Taft
We had $4,000 voters down there. and
then We turned It over to Col. Lyon. and
what happened? In twelve years he re-
duced the Republican vote TO 5000, which
1t now is.
We stin have voters down there. In
some counties we won by a ratio OF nine
to one, but Cecil Lyon comes with a lot
OF votes from counties whore there are
no Republican votes, but he is able to
elect delegates. That kind Of fraud has
got to cease.
We seated in that committee the del
egates backed up by Republican votes
and not by an army OF fiTed-up dele
gates.
-''Penrose above Finn. every time
shouted Hemenway at one point with
the result that a great cheer arose and
rolled through the building.
Boss" Barnes. Of New York, shook his
head at Hemenway when he attacked
Lyon.
\ delegate In the Pennsylvania seats
insisted upon questioning the speaker.
Root advanced to the platform and
shouted:
Root Insists Upon Orden
The delegates from Pennsylvania will
suffer in their cause II they refuse to
hear a decent argument. We will have
order in this convention or .--e people
who are responsible will suffer in the
estimation Of the American people. 90
said Root.
Finn demanded recognition. He raised
the point Of order that Hemenway was
out OF order He said that the refer
ence in Hemenway's speech TO Penrose
and Finn was irrelevant.
Root ruled the point was not well
taken.
Hemeuway finally got under way again.
Sit down." cried several
Il thank YOU" concluded Hemenway
~ IN mid NJ n :
and Catcaus.
Frank Record OF New Jersey. then
spoke in support OF Gov. Hadley's mo-
ton. He said he had been assigned to
tell Of the "Arizoner' and 'Indianer"
cases. as he called them. He charged the
Taft delegates with being the boilers
Records talk was dun, and there was