Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-19


Theodore Roosevelt should be our cam
didate for president hut there can be no
difference OF opinion that his voice to-
day Is the greatest of the western
world" said Hadley.
He then read statement from four
teen members OF the national commit
tee protesting against the action Of the
majority in seating many of the dele
gates. particularly in the California.
Texas and Washington cases.
Governor Hadley made an earnest
plea that personalities be left out, de-
claring the question was so clearly one
OF principle that 1t should not be in
volved by anything else. 1t was not a
question of any mans candidacy, he
said. not a question of the next cam
paign. but embraced the very life Of
the party itself.
In closing he declared that when the
vote on the sub-roll came he would
contend that on the question submitted
only the votes Of those delegates whose
seats were not contested but allowed
to ballot.
"All law. all precedent agree" he
said. that no man should be judge
in his own case"
0oveil Argues For TAFT Side.
Hadley was followed by W. T. Do
veil, of Washington. who argued in
favor of the Taft delegates seated by
the national committee from Washing
ton.
Mr.. Dosteil characterized as "reck-
lessly false the statement credited to
~
been made to steal" the Washington
from the state he declared there was
no primary law in Washington.
THE declaration is utterly false"
he declared. that the state Of Wash
ington was ever carried by Theodore
Roosevelt"
Applause from the Taft delegations
greeted this statement.
"Fsets" Arouse Delegates Ire.
The recital Of what Mr.. Dostell said
were the facts as to Washington.
aroused the ire OF the Roosevelt dele
gates. He was interrupted with groans
when he said.
when 1t was discovered he night
before the state convention that the
Taft forces were in control the. ad-
herents OF MIR. Roosevelt declined to
come to the convention because they
knew they were beaten"
The clerk, for the Information Of the
conventions; then read the list Of dele
gates which theessadley motion would
strilseA, from the roll, and the list OF
those 1t would seat.
Dostsii's Statement FIimsy."
When this announcement was con-
cluded Henry A. Allen, of Kansas. was
presented to speak in support of the
HadIey motion. The chair announced
that he had been allotted twenty min
ntes. s..,n
Mr.. Allen discussed the Washington
cases in some detail denouncing Dos
tells statement as 'flimsy." Allen fire.
quently was cheered by the Roosevelt
delegates and laughed at by the Taft
adnerents. Despite the occasional dis
courtesy to speakers 1t was apparent
the temper Of the delegates was much
better than on yesterday. The tension
seemed to have relaxed everywhere.
After being interrupted several
times Allen shouted at the Taft tor
menters: "You haven't got anything
until this convention is over. Then the
Lord only knows what you've got"
"Wil you abide with the decision of
the convention" cried delegate.
"Tll answer you later"
Answer now"
'I'll answer. I'll answer you." Allen
shouted, his face growing red. II want
to support the nominee of this conven-
tion, but"
The cheering and jeering broke out
afresh.
"Tn support him." shouted Allen,
"only on one condition, that his NOM
ination is not accomplished by fraud
and corruption"
Root Pleads for Fair Play.
Delegate Newcomb. of New York
made a point Of order against further
interruptions of the speakers and
Chairman Root held it well taken. The
chairman made special plea for fair
play to the speaker.
Allen denounced the methods Of the
Washington state leaders at the state
convention. saying conditions were
such that all Roosevelt men were prac
tically barred from the hall. He de-
nounced the national committee as un-
fair and thesn took final fling at the
credentials COITlIHltlee. WHICH ituS sSs
remained to be named.
"They ask u.s." he said, "why we don't
wait for the committee on credentials
TO pass upon our case. I'll reply by
asking you why don't you wait until
your horse is stolen before you lock
the door,"
Hemenway Speaks for Taft.
Allen was followed by former Sena'
tor James Hemenway, OF Indiana, fol
the Taft forces.
Senator Hemenway declared that the
work Of the national committee has
been done fairly and regularly.
you are asked by mere minority
Of the committee to overthrow the
work Of the majority" he said "Thir-
teen members OF the committee hav-
signed this protest. thirty-nine have
seated these delegates. Now they ash
you to uphold that minority without
seeing the evidence, without gett!ns
at the facts"
Prsfsrs Psnross 70 Finn.
Taking up the Texas cases Hemen.
way said that Cecil Lyon had con.
trolled 5000 federal appointments ir
Texas that his word had been law. but
this year the republicans Of the othe,
faction had sent a delegation not Of
Cecil Lyon officeholders but of indie.
pendent voters.
From the Pennsylvania delegation