The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-19

1 the only encroachment in that state upon the vote cast for McGovern
 There Is prospect, however. of an other even more bitter struggle to- morrow, when, as unfinished busi. hesss, the convention will take un a motion of Governor HadIey of Mis- souri to strike from the temporary roll of the convention, as prepared by the national committee in contest. ed selection cases. and substitute those of the Roosevelt contestants
 II was in precisely this effort on tine part of the Roosevelt men that the whole day was spent in strug 1 gle. The chaplain had hardly finished his invocation of the divine blessing upon the convention before Governor Hadley was on his feet objecting to the personnel of the convention itself This led 10 a long and intricate par- liamentary argument.
 Chairman Victor Rosewater of the national committee. upon whose | shoulders had fallen the ordinarily perfunctory duty of calling the con- vention to order and presenting the recommendations of the committee for temporary officers of the conven- 1 tion, found himself with an able bodied job of presiding over what ] seemed likely to be a turbulent and | passionate war of factions, He was not in good voice and was barely audible at the front of the platform | but trumpet-yoiced clerks with meg | aphones. did all the necessary an. l pouneing, including the chairman's initial ruling upon the Hadley objee- l tion
 This ruling was to the effect that until the national committee had pre- gented the temporary roll, made dp from the credentials from the indiYid- ual states and districts and it's judg- ment upon contests, there was 10 l conventions the gathering was a mere | mass meeting nothing could be done | until a preliminary organization had been effected by the selection ol | presiding officer He held that abso l lutely no bushes was in order save the choice of such an officer He said 1 he had no desire to be arbitrary in his ruling and would allow 20 min utes to each side to present argu- | ments on the subject.
 Arguments were presented by Gov ernor Hadley and ex-Cfoyernor Fort of New Jersey on the Roosevelt side, by Representative Serene E. Payne of New York and Representative Jas. E Watson of Indiana in behalf of the Taft people.
 After the arguments were finished 1 Chairman Rosewater ordered the nomination for temporary chairman ! m r. tees recommendation of Senator Root and asked for further nominations. The Roosevelt men made no further move.
 The roll call was begun at 3:15 D. m The names of delegates called consumed three hours, yet every step was heard with the keenest interest. l The Roosevelt men did the best they 1 could, demanding the omission of names of every one of the delegates | objected to on the grounds that they were probably improperly settled by the national committee as set forth in the side-tracked motion of Cover nor Hadley. but the roll call went merrily on. sometimes amid deaten- 1 ing confusion. The shifting of ihe | vote brought dramatic scenes of emo tion as applause and cheers greeted one vote after another.
 Aside from the practical absence of the 'rough-house" tactics, which had been so elaborately prepared for by the heavy police guard, and the l extraordinary protection of the na- tional cpmmiutee iofticers to guard against outbreaks of any kind, there were several remarkable things about the convention It was desperately serious business from the beginning to end. There was absolutely none or that long continued uproar extend- ing into long minutes, even hours which have become a feature of po- ilitieal conventions. On the contrary, there was a marked tenseness and an atmosphere surcharged with watch fitness.
 Well known leaders came into the hall unnoticed there was entire aD- sence of tributes of applause by state delegations to 'favorite sons. Ihe crn,yd gathered somewhat slowly siid ssva for the music of the band, there was nothing but the undertone of conversation. After Roots election | when he came upon the platform, the welcome to him lasted perhaps S0 sec ends. And when he begun his speech Pennsylvania showed it's bitterness toward him with jeers and caustic remarks which went far to discount the cordiality of his reception.
 There was one promise ot real trouble when State Senator Finn compelled the repetition Of the call
 
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