The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-06-21
Adherents of Roosevelt
Begin Fight at Once.
Governor Hadley Fails to Secure Sub
stitution of Delegates list-Great
Confusion Attends Opening
of Convention.

Coliseum, Chicago, Ill. - With
Senator Elihu Root and Governor Nc
Govern of Wisconsin, both placed in
nomination for temporary chairman,
the fight at the republican national
convention began.
Senator Roots name was presented
to the convention by Chairman Victor
-Rosewater, while Henry F. Cochems
of Wisconsin presented the name Of
the Wisconsin executive. This was
done after Rosewater had ruled as out
of order the attempt of Governor Had
ley of Missouri to substitute new list
of convention delegates for the one
already approved by the national COM
mittee. This was the first move of
the Roosevelt men, but it failed to go
through.
The convention was called to order
at 1902 p. m. Immediately after
Chairman Rosewaters gavel fell an at
tempt was made to tell the delegates
that a flashlight picture was to be
taken. But few heard the sergeant-at-
arms as he tried to make himself
heard and finally Stone had to order
the police to clear the aisles.
Rosewater kept pounding away with
his gavel, but the noise from the dele
gates was so great not one-fourth of
the audience could hear the sound of
the blows falling on the mahogany
pedestal 1t was a slow, difficult task
to clear the aisles and finally Stone
ordered Captain Healy to take from
the front of the stage enough men to
accomplish the task
Rev. Father O'Callahan of Chicago
was cheered as he stepped forward
and delivered very brief invocation
that concluded with the Lords Prayer
Secretary Hayward Reads Call.
1t was 1921 when the opening in
vocation ended and Secretary Hay
ward was called upon to read the call
for the convention.
Hayward concluded the reading Of
the call at 1925 p. m. and Immediately
ognized. Hadley proceeded, saying:
"Mr. Chairman, / rise to a question of
order / desire to know whether the
temporary roll has been properly
framed?"
Point of Order Taken.
Here James Watson of Indiana, the
Taft parliamentarian, broke in with a
point of order that there could be
i,,o rHt,f
vention until it had been formally or
ganized.
Rosewater ruled the point of order
we'll taken, but said that he was will
ing to listen. Hadley continued: II
move that the list of delegates, pre-
known as the temporary roll, be
amended in the following particulars,
by substituting the following list of
delegates, and that the list known as
No. be known as the list of tempo
rary delegates for this convention"
Watson renewed his point of order
that Hadley's motion was out of order
until proper organization of the con-
ventioI had been effected.
Governor Hadley then called Cover
nor Fort of New Jersey and Deneen of
illinois to the platform and at the
same time Representative Serano
Payne of New York struggled up the
platform, taking his place beside Wat
son in the ranks of the committee par
liamentary
HadIey Opens Debate.
Governor Hadley started the debate
for the Roosevelt forces, citing his
contention, reading from a parliament
airy point raised by Rescue Conkling
in 1864, which he claimed was his
contention. $50 / offer to you today
the precedent of 1884 that nominated
for the third time Abraham Lincoln.
But this question is more question
of principle than of precedent. 1t is
said that no fraudulent names are on
this roll. AS long as we do not meet
and fairly face this question, any man
who goes out from this convention
with nomination goes out
with a tainted nomination and can
neither expect or receive the votes of
the American people.
Fort Follows HadIey.
Former Governor Fort of New Jer-
sey followed Governor Hadley for the
Roosevelt forces.
There has never come before ma
tional convention in this wonderful
party of ours so vital a question" he
said In 1880 the question arose as
to whether it was in the power of a
convention to determine questions of
the roll before vote could be taken.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts said
that in the absence of any rule the de-
cision of any question rested with the
chair.
Fort then referred to numerous COM
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