Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-06


the invisible government behind our vis-
bic government, he declared. 1T is
this invisible government which is the
real danger to American government"
At one point in his speech Mr.. Rever-
idsc referred to professional politicians.
ITO he'll with the politiciansl" came a
shout from the gallery and the delegates
cheered.
Senator Beveridges speech kept the
floor and galleries cheering. Delegates
and spectators rose 70 their feet with d
wild shout when he denounced the Stand
ard Oil and Tobacco decisions Of the su-
preme court.
| Under the DEGREES Of the court the oil
and tobacco trusts can still raise prices
and have already done so. They can still
issue watered stock and they surely will
do so. They can still throttle other busi-
ness men and the United Cigar Stores
company Is doing so. They can still
| corrupt our politics and, at this moment
are induging in that practice
A chorus Of jeers and groans greeted
$Beveridge's attack on President Taft
and the Payne Aldrich tariff bill The
long low call Of the. bull moose" was
heard for the first time in this demon
stration.
Throughout Senator Beveridge's speech
persistent spectator in the gallery in
| terrupted several times with, the shout:
How about the liquor question: ... .. a.
Beveridge ignored him and there were
shouts of put him out"
Senator Beveridge concluded at 3O7
after he had been talking for more than
an hour and half.
When the noise of the demonstration
for the temporary chairman had sub
sided Senator Dixon endeavored to have
the band play: THE battle hymn of
republic" The band could mot under
stand in the confusion and they PLAYED
the Battle cry Of freedom."t-
Finally the delegates in front of the
hall began to sing the battle hymn
and the band joined in. Four verses
were sung the delegates standing.
Temporary Officers. ...
Temporary officers Of the convention as
announced today follow:
Temporary chairman, A.. j. Beveridge,
Indiana
General secretary, 0. X Davis. Wash
ington, d. c. -.~. .
Chief assistant secretary. Wilson
Brooks, Chicago.
Assistant secretaries: William Allen
White, Emporia, Kan; Judson c. Well
iver, Washington, D. c.; John Callan
o OLanshlln, Chicago; George F.. Miller.
Detroit; August McSween Philadelphia:
E. A. Dickson. Los Angeles: Harry J.
Haskell, Kansas City. Mo; Edward e.
Clark, Chicago; C. P. Connolly, New
York City; George Odel. New York
City; Charles C. Hart, Spokane Wash
serseant-at-arms, Colonel Chauncey
Dewey, of Illinois; Captain Granville
Forteseue, assistant chief sergeant.at-
arms.
Official reporter. G. Russell Leonard.
Reading clerks: Henry F. Coche. Mil
waukee, Wis; j. H. Gregory, jr., Key
West Fla
The Missouri delegation selected Charles
Walker as chairman, but did not fill
the committee places. .y~,.Al..-., -.
Il California. delegates aaby "a resolution
aectareo:a Jhstg' = -rsan}srg-' -,f 49,.
I'VE need Governor. johnson on the Pa
cific coast more than they need him In
Washington as president OF the senate
I OF the United States. ..
| Rules Are Adopted.
| The Talifnrpio opte -
son as chairman Of the state delegation
and Chester Fl. Rowell national commit
| teeman. F. j Henry was put on the
credentials committee and Chester H.
Rowell on the platform committee.
| Rules Are. Adopted.
The rules of the house of representa-
tives, amended In many places, were
adopted as the rules of the convention.
A new rule barring contested delegates
from voting on any question before the
convention was included in the amend
ments and was greeted with cheers. 1t
was as follows:
l. In the event of contest regarding the
right of any delegate or alternate to sit
In this convention, notice of such contest
| S'o' bt hhVu VIII lliS StCieldIN anu
any delegate or alternate whose seat has
been contested In good faith shall stand
aside and not be permitted to vote as a
| member of this convention until his
credentials shall have been accepted by
the convention, provided, however that
In the makeup of the temporary roll Of
| this convention the recommendations of
| the provisional national committee shal
be accepted as prima face evidence of
the right TO sit as delegates or alter
l IT, III 49,
right to vote until the credentials In
| question shall have finally been deter
mined by the convention itself. 49,
The roll of states was then called for
the reading of the members of the vari-
Gus committees,
The roll had proceeded as far as Cali
fornia when motion was carried to
dispense with a further reading, the state
delegations sending their lists to the desk
Former Secretary of the Interior James
Garfield OF Ohio was recognized and from
his place on the floor moved the appoint
| nent OF a committee to invite Colonel
Roosevelt to appear in the convention
at noon to deliver an address and also
to escort him to the convention hall
The motion was enthusiastically sec
onded and carried, The committee
named was as follows:
E. A. Van vleekenberg PENNSYLVANIA !;
Oscar H. Straus, New, York; j, Franklin
Fort, New Jersey: John n, Barker,
Louisiana; Miles Poindexter, Washing
ton; Leslie Coomhs, Kentucky; Julian
Harris, Georgia; NJ, o, Dawson, West
Virginia, ], n, Williamson, Jr., North
Carolina; George E. Watkins, Michigan;
Nicholas Eelenburg, Montana, Chester
| g.