Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-19
IN CONVENTION HALL.

chicago, June S.=-AgafnSt the
threats. charges and bitter inveetive oi
the Roosevelt forces, the Taft support
ers in the Republican National conven-
ton. today, put through the first por-
ton of their program by eleeting Sen
ator Elillu Root of New York as tenn
porary chairman In spite of the fact
that Victor Rosewater, chairman of the
National committee. consistently ruled
out Of order every motion made by the
Roosevelt forces. il required moretthan
five hours TO reach vote on the chair
manship.
The calling Of the roll was beset with
difficulties from the very first name on
the list OF delegates, but in the end
when the turmoil had died away Sena-
tor Roof was found to have Won by a
vote of 5as To 502 for Gov. Francis +.
MeGnVern of Wisconsin, with IA scat
tering votes and four notfvoting.
Tonight, both the Taft and Roose-
welt forces are claiming that this vote
indicates that their candidate is ali
solutely sure to win. The advantage
appears to be with the President.
however, fer while lie is sure 10 lose
some of the votes that were cast for
viii gain II Instructions are lived up
To. some of the votes Independently
cast for MeGovern,
These leaders who have been urg-
ing . compromise candidate ever since
they arrived in Chicago are pointing
to- another angle in the figures and
claim that they show that il Is essen
tial TO name a so-eaIied Dark horse, =
TO save the day for the Republican
party.
While Mr.. Root was made chairman.
today. and managed TO deliver his key
note" speech, the fighting Is to be re-
newed a II O'Clock, tomorrow, when the
motion of Gov Hadley of Missouri. a
Roosevelt leader to substitute a new
list of delegates for those seated in some
OF the contested cases heard before the
national committee. is to be taken up rs
the unfinished business. No committees
were named, tonight, and none viii be
until this motion TO purge the election
of the 90 alleged fraudulent delegates is
disposed OF. Today it was defeated on a
point of order, but the Roosevelt forces
declare that parliamentary practice will
not be permitted to stand in their way,
tomorrow. The Roosevelt people and the
Taft people carried out their programs
as announced in advance almost to the
letter. The Roosevelt people say. tonight,
they are going to fight every inch of
the way.
Cries OF t'bolters'' were hurled at the
Roosevelt delegates al times during the
session, but the contingency of bolt
again, tonight. seemed to be far distant.
The chaplain had hardly finished his in
vocation of the Divine blessing upon the
convention before the \ days struggle
began with Gov. Hadley on his feet
Directing to the personnel of the
convention itself This led to a long
and intricate parliamentary argument
Chairman Victor Rosewater of the
National committee presided pending
the appointment of temporary officers
of the convention ruled until the
National committee had presented
the roll made up from the credentials
from the individual states and dis
tricts ana its judgment on contests
there was no convention; the gath
ering was a mere mass meeting.
nothing could be done until a pre-
urinary organization had been ef-
feeted By the selection of presiding
officer. He held that absolutely no
business was in order save the choice
of such an officer. He said he had
no desire to be arbitrary in his rul-
ing and would allow twenty minutes
10 each side to present arguments on
the subject. These arguments We're
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