The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
BRADY FACTION IN
THIRD DISTRICT
GIVEN RECOGNITIC
Taft Gets State Delegates
Slemp and Martin ContlS
and Retain Places-MOo1.
and Treat Have PERI
nal Observation-Disclosures Il
Injured-Against Enablinl
Act S

Especial to The Richmond Yirk1nfaM
ROANOKE. VA. March i2.--4
steam roller did the work, and II
a real live steam roller, too, Tor u g.
that kind to steer the Roosevelt IT,
at the Republican State Convont1
here tonight. $3
DR.. J. NJ Dougherty, Of Scott d11
gate to Chicago. started the
aroiing. after the report Of tho ccMy
mittee on resolutions was READ. H5sS
offered to amend that clause IN &c.
paper instructing unequtv0cauy
TAFT. a. r. Crockett, OF Coeburn, oue
rotary to Congressman Slemp. rpte9
the point that under resoauft0
adonted at the morning session. IT,
amendment could not be constQe341
without being first referred to OosE
mittee But Chairman ReverCUn1MSS 8B
ruled that tn, amendment was IN 0Fs
der. Then the fireworks ocgau 20 -
off. sll3
Roosevelt Fireworks 90 on. sS
DR.. Dougherty mounted the plu&@
form. Can we afford to so to ChicAS3
tied hand and foot?" he asked, In l@re1SgS3
nous tones. NO, no" was the RESPONSE
OF hundreds of voices.
IF Theodore Roosevelt" deafen3N
applause interrupted the rugged pe&&
shouted the Roosevelt sympathl4ql
'.Hurrah, hurrah. hurrah for Teddyey
III Theodore Roosevelt In found 70 @
the most available man." continued %
doctor, shouldn't we be allowed 14
support him." as2a
DR.. Dougherty continued to tain
amid deafenng cheers. He ffuolN
talkde hifself So hoarse that his wof1I#
became unintelligiblc. S]
Oiiine the Roller.
AS he lett the stage, J. l.. GleavGM
postmaster OF Nytneville, came lcqaM&
ward to hold the tort while Taft elnt9
saries moved about the audience Quto<
ly but effectively. pleading with dnnn
gates here and there. that but = f1N
moments before We're shouting 11
Teddy" and developing into the unQ@
dangerous type Of insurgenta.
Speaking deliberately In q WGII
modulated tone. the Wythevilla n
held the attention Of the convonff
as the emissaries got in their wool
Ele ridiculed Roosevelt's recall
judges and said that such new 0o0
trines as the initiative and re9erG
dunn did not smell good. ss
''sit down, get the hook QI5G
some one from a box, but 0l6axg
went on. He happened to meQkl
the name OF Roosevelt. There m
applause.
Fireworks Are n Elxzle. M
But 1t was not deafening.
steam roller WAS getting In IN WGq
Otticeholders continued TO plead.
speaker mentioned William H03E~
Taft, and the conventioners acted
madmen. They shouted and whc01
for Taft, even more vociteFC1
While Alvah Martin rushed tQSN
front of the stage. and waved . nm
kerehief enthusiastically.
Senator Catron. of Wise, fQl10I
taleaYes.. He Was, for RaessYe1eys
he was too late. There we're
speakers pro aud con. FinaHX
vote was taken. 1t resulted ~
ignominious death OF the amend1
The vote was 81 l-S for u
10: la against II. The resulut
were then adopted even more IN
whemngly.
Enter the Liquor Quce&tu
This matter had hardly beeag
posed of when s. Brown Allo0.
master of Staunton, threw thoa
vention into something akin XII ~
when he introduced the 1o11S
resolution:
Resolved. by the Repubticn
the State, in convention aseeuan3
this, the 18th day OF MArcks
That We are In favor Of sn6G
the question as to whether ~
liquor shall be sold within tt
ders OF the State under thu "
to vote of the whole pe0ples@
State" ssTF Ex
The widest excitement presSi
the Staunton man read the poE&
insisted that he be allowed tG
on It, N SS&2
Efforts were made to proves
sideration Of the matter. III
and countor-motions were 0es4
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