The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23
VICTORY COMES
| FOR PRESIDENT
ONF|RST BALLOT

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further proceedings. great ma
Ijo.Ity of the Roosevelt delegates Il
tae Illinois and all in the Missouri!
land Idaho delegation declined to fol
low this advice. but Colonel Roosc
Ivelts sway over the delegations iron
Caiicornia, Kansas. Maine, Minncsota
NEBRASKA, New Jersey. Pennsylvania
South Dakota. and West Virginia wa
iall hut absolute.
Most of the delegates from thcs
states announced their purpose o
helping to give Mr. Roosevelt an in
dependent nomination at another hal
later N the evening.
Predictions Fulfilled.
The split in the convention was but
a fmtilinIent OF predictions that hat
been made during the past severa,
Gays The closing scenes were mark
cd by counter demonstrations for
president Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
The first test vote after the an
lrouncomcnt Of the Roosevelt valedic-
tory came on the adoption of the party
platform The affirmative vote was
1855. Roosevelt delegates not voting
numbered 3i3.
There were fifty-slx noes thirty
eli: OF them from the La Toilette
State, OF Wisconsin and North Da-
kota.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette. of
WISCONSIN, was placed before the con-
lsen,ion. but Colonel Roosevelt's
wishes were carried out by his follow
,ers, and they remained silent during
L. call of the States for nominations.
MARY OF the delegates, however, car
tried GU, their primary instructions
jsnd voted for the Colonel
yOtIpr DroSIln,. an.
'Roosevelt delegates as rule remain.
ed silent Tho detailed vote was:
Taft, Sol: Roosevelt, 1o7; La Toilette,
Al; CuInmins, II; hughes, 2; not
voting, 3i4 absent, g.
AT times during the balloting the
tconventFon was in great confusion.
The Fifth Dads Work.
;. 10 days session of the conven-
lfion the NTH Jay, the delegates have
been on the job of nominating Pres
! idert. began at 1914. when Senator
Roots gavel whacked the table in
some unusually vigorous strokes. The
convention had been adjourned to
meet III 10 O'clock. but at that hour
! only few delcs ties were in their
seats. 1t was a weary and faded
! looking lot Of delegates and alter
mates who came into the Coliseum
this morning.
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gallery tins morning, and few lief,
their seats through the long days
session.
| Tie session was opened with pray
\ er by John Wesley Hill. a close friend
Of President Taft, VINO has been
stamping for him. He PRAYED fery-
emily for the President, and that the
country might be spared from revo-
J tuition. "Bill" Finn and his Penn
sylvanis delegates were seen 10 smile.
Z uhe Mississippi contests were taken
up, and the Taft delegates, as usual
seated with viva voce vote. The
viva voce vote began soon to pro-
coke boots and yells. First would
comes the ayes" in great volume
of sound, and then the noes" in an
even greater volume. and when SEN
ator Root would announce that the
ayes had 1t, the Roosevelt mer
yelled dcrlsively.
Exceeding the Limit.
When the Washington delegates.
et-large were reached, Roosevelt
delegate interrupted the proceedine
with a point Of order. Asked to state
1t, he said:
Our complaint Is that the steam
roller is exceeding the speed limit
Even Chairman Root had TO laugh
The chair Will rule that tho point
tication is that we have some hone OF
getting home sunday" he said:
The Washington contests involved
a presidential primary. The Roose-
welt men in the Pennsylvania deleRa-
ton began singing John Browns
Body" 1t was Joined in by the 9th
ers. and the song rolled up from the
Roosevelt men on the noor in great
volume
Whistles and toots initiating a
steam-roller came from some Of tn.
delegates, and there was great con.
fusion. a rolling pin was lifted high
on pole provoking laughter.
H. I. Halbert. defended the minority
report on the Washington case. and
made statement for the minorit,
COMMITTEES on credentials. attack!ns
the manner in which the majorlt,
passed upon the contested seats.
1t was expected that there would n,
ron call on Washington. but the
Roosevelt men did not ask for on,
and went on with their fun making.
"Merrily We Roll Along" they sang
the chorus filing the convention hail
John c. Dwight. Pennsylyanis
man, got up in his chair and shrieket
through megaphone; "One NOR,
stiff for the undertaken"
pennsylvania dominates Jim Wat
bon, OF Indiana. for coroner" came ,
minute later through the megaphone
The galleries were laughing an.
cheering In turns
Chairman Rosewater happened 4,
pass BY the Pennsylvanian's. One O
BIN Films biggest henchmen pick
ed him up like II baby
Now we got Rosewater." came III
cry. big Texan sitting opposi,
grabbed Rosewater and held him I'm
the air In return. 1t was all done in
spirit OF fun, but little Mr.. Rosewatt
did not seem TO enjoy It greatly. lid
n California man for Roosevelt, star
60 the cry, We want Teddy" but II