The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-18
BITTER ADDRESSES
PRIOR TO VOTING
Speakers Hooted and Howled
at by Opposing Factions
Heney Created a Regular
Storm Scene.
BULLETIN, 6:2O P. M.
CHICAGO-ROOt was elect
ed temporary chairman over
McGOvern 55S to 5O2.
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CHICAGO, June 18.-President
Taft won the opening skirmish in tho
ionaI convention this afternoon by
the election of Senator EIihu Root, Of
New York as temporary chairman.
Root will receive slight majority
over Governor McGovern, of Wiscon-
sin, who was supported by the allied
Roosevelt, La Toilette and Cummins
delegates. McGovern is La Toilette
one and one spectacular incident af-
ter another followed while it was be-
ing taken.
Root and McGovern seesawed back
and forth until the last few states had
voted. The vote cast by the first
twenty states gave Root big lead
but McGovern forged ahead before the
thirty-fifth state had voted. However
he lost this lead and the charm anship
and territories.
CHICAGO, June 1s.--In the midst
of shouting and confusion, the fif-
teenth convention of the Republican
party was born today. Chairman
Rosewater's gavel banged at 1901,
just one minute behind the schedule.
1t was still banging five minutes lat
er. while VIM. F. Stone. sergeant-at-
arms ordered the police to clear the
aisles and prepare for a photographer
to take flash light of the scene. The
bitter fight over the nomination, the
bitter climax of the campaign in
which the president and former presi-
dent trailed through half the states
OF the Union, was reflected in the at
titude of the delegates. crowded in the
aisles, standing on the chairs, one
state delegation cheering and another
answering with it's own discordant re-
ply, and refusing to come to order so
that the photographer might work.
In the meantime speakers prepared
for the speeches of the party telling
of sixty years of history. The pro-
gram cannot go on. The sergeant-at-
arms struggled with the crowd. the po-
lice helping here and there. The pho
tographer's flash went off with blind
ing flash. The chairman's gavel then
brought a semblance of order The
chaplain offered his two minutes
prayer. The convention was finally
under way. Just at the flash, the
band broke into the Star Spangled
Banner and the delegates of the
whole convention sprang to their feet
and the loudest cheering of the day
broke from the throng
Confusion was caused when one of
the flags was thought to have caught
fire from the photographers flash. The
flag was quickly torn down by man
seated in the rafters. Rev. Father J. S.
Calligan pronounced the invocation.
Secretary William Hayward read the
call for the convention. During the
prayer and the reading of the call
cries of sit down" were heard. Just
before the flash was taken Stone.
through the megaphone appointed as
sistant chief of police Schuttzler to
clear the aisles. Clear the aisles"
cried Stone. The assistant chief got
busy and the aisles were soon clear
,e6
At the end of the reading of the call
sGovernor Hadley of Missouri, rose and
was recognized by the chair. II arise
to question of information" Hadley
was escorted to the rostrum. Delegate
James E. Watson, of Indiana, also
came to the stand and was given ap-
plause, Delegate Watson arose to a
point of order. He asserted that until
the convention was properly organized
no matter of business could come be-
fore he house. Gov. Hadley then made
a short address. He said he had arisen
on point of information. Hadley NOV
ga that the Roosevelt delegates en-
bloc be substituted for the secretary's
temporary roll. Great cheering by the
Roosevelt delegates. Watsons point of
order was sustained and Rosewater
ruled Hadley out of order However,
not to appear arbitrary, he decided to
lear arguments. He granted each side
twenty minutes to present their argu-
ments. Governor Hadley began the ar