The Detroit times., 1912-06-20

Roosevelt forces. swayed the audience
al the outset when he said:
The thing | liked best in the speech
of your distinguished temporary chair
man was his statement: We Will
keep the covenant Of our fathers.
That covenant was between the
week and the strong. ! speak today
for the delegates from Washington
who were regularly elected but who
were ruled out by the national COM
mittee, without even being considered
Oh its merits
IL have 200 pounds OF evidence that
Iproves that the statements made by
the opposition are untrue. This evil
dence was presented TO the commit.
tee. but il refused TO consider IL at
all"
Allen said that the statement that
Roosevelt received only 5000 votes in
King county was not true. .
In that county there were $500
votes cast and OF these Mr. Taft re-
ceived only 500. | think this was the
texact percentage that he was entitled
to-
Allen then took up the Washington
contest as presented by Senator Poin-
dexter before the national committee
repeating all of the arguments made
by the Washington senator before that
committee. Allen insisted that the
Roosevelt conventions were regular
and the Taft conventions rump ones.
He challenged New Yorks deter
mlnation to vote to seat the Wash
ington Taft delegates on the merits
of the case and received storm OF
Yes" Yes"
Here a delegate arose in the Col
orado group ana demanded:
will you sopport the nominee OF
this convention"
wild storm OF protest came from
all over the hall. Questions were
being banded back and forth. Finally
Allen answered: II want to support
the nominee OF this convention more
than anyone else In the convention
and will support the nominee OF this
convention only If he secures that
nomination honorably and II Is not
accompanied by fraud and thieyery.
The Roosevelt men jumped to their
feet with wild yell and fusillade
Of cheers. The Colorado and New
York delegates were all shouting ad-
ditional questions when a point OF
order was raised against the Interrupt
tons on the ground that many dele
gates could not hear the facts in eacn
of the contests.
Root Puts Down Disturbance.
The delegate who made the issue
demanded that the temporary chair
man rule the interruptions out OF or
der:
The point of order is well taken,
said Root, pounding on the table with
mis- gavel.
There must be fair play for both
sides here | would call the atten-
ton OF the delegates 10 the fact that
Interruptions on one side lead 10 IN
terruptions from the other THESE
demonstrations are entirely out or or
der
The ruling Of the chair seemed to
please both sides, and Allen con-
tinued with his analysis OF the Wash
ington cases.
When he took up the King county
case. saying that Roosevelt received
more than 5000 votes there, former
Congressman Herbert Parsons OF New
York arose and demanded:
How many votes are there in KinS
county"
Il think about $4,000" was the re-
ply.
The other speaker said 10000;
which is right"
He may be" was the reply
Allen then declared that the state
committee packed the roll OF the reg
ular state convention and issued tick
cts only 10 Taft men.
They were afraid that the men
who believe In righteousness would
stampede the convention for Roose-
Welt" said Allen, and so they would
not let in delegates for Roosevelt.
have a picture here showing the door
OF the convention hall with It's guard
of prize fighters who kept the regular.
ly elected delegates out OF the hall.
outburst Against Hemenway.
When Former Senator James Hem
enway. OF Indiana. was announced as
1.-The next speaker a voice from the
Indiana reservation yelled:
Hes contested delegate"
Hemenway stated at the outset that
he was not concerned with the fight
between KOOSeNel anu ldlt at TINS
time. but whether the temporary roll
was properly made up. He reviewed
the action OF the national committee
land argued that It's action was both
proper and legal and in strict accord
with the rules OF the Republican par
ity.
HemenVay held thai TO assail the
national committee for It's decisions
was unjust and unfair
There were 10 members and one
proxy of the national committee who
signed this protest and there were
80 members who did not"
who are they?" demanded Finn.
gTH tell you" answered Hemenway.
"You say that the majority Of the
icommittee have been repudiated by
their home committees.
let me call your attention to the
fact that all but two OF the men who
signed this protest have not been re.
turn L.