Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-06-20
TUMULTUOUS SEINE
IN CONVENT Cicero.
DELEGATES PARADE

he will cease To interfere With the dc
livery of IL reasonable and decent argu-
ment.'
Senator Root Was cheered.
We will have order in this conNen
Nentiun or the members responsible for
the disorder will suffer in the estiina
tion of the American people. added
Root
Then in the middle of a new tuinult
Flynn climbed upon a chair and de
nanded recognition.
A point of order. he shouted
State ii quick" shouted Root
lit is that the mention of person.
alities of Penrose and Flynn are not in
order"
The gentleman's point is not we'll
taken. The gentleman viii be seated
at once. ruled Root
Finn sat down.
Record Favors Amendment.
Hemenway Was followed by Geo L..
Record. of New JERSEY, for the Roose-
Welt side of the argument. He dealt
with the Arizona and Indiana cases.
Mr. Record declared the Roosevelt
forces We're willing to submit, their
cases To the direction of IL crrdenlial
both Taft and Roosevelt men, Mere eN
cluded from voting on the reports Of
that committee.
Adjourned for Lunch.
The great crowds i'm the galleries he
came restless during MIR. Records ar
gunient il WAS luncheon time. and as
the proceedings had been exceedingly
tame many of the spectators We're lcav-
ing the building. Senator Root ap-
pealed again and again for quiet.
Governor McI;ogern. of Wisconsin.
said. the call of the lunch" appealed To
him and he moved a recess until 3
y. m.
No mo-" cried hundreds of Voices
and the motion was not put.
III YOU recognize the right of a com
mit,ee to pass on the right of u state
tion. resumed Mr.. Record when order
MAS restored 'you nave established
government by a minority.
You arc submitting 10 a partial and
packed tribunal cases where the verdict
/, is reached before the evidence is sub
mitted.
An outbreak in the Indiana delesa ,
tion Followed tie assertion Of Record
| that in one district i'm 1ndianaruli
the returns We're made up by the oi
iiciais without even opening the ballot
boxes. WIN +. English. delegate
from the SEVENTH district. e;,ped u
! his, feet and the entire delegation broke
into an i.proar
There was no contest in that dis
district" shouted English widly. waN
ing his fists in the air
You know there was no contest
4 there ."
w. n. Dye, "a Roosevelt delegate ii
the Indiana delegation. shout"d III
/ English The later yelled back Liar
! Liar and started toward Dye.
4 Other members seized the two n,oi
! aud kept them apart. I'm Il luil Mayor
Sharks OF Indianapolis, shouted from
his seat To Record. on the stage
IF you keep on you will get a scral
out of me.
So much disorder, had occurred in tn,
galleries that Chairman Root ordere,
A recess until all who desired To do 50
I5could leave the building.
Chicago June 49, Record il, conclu
sion said the party was facing lh'
greatest crisis In its history.
'M. don't want to be driven out %
1 tn, party by force on, Conscience h,
s;lf and added "Esut if we are 10 psr
lnii ~ outside body TO pack this CON
4 vemtion. and tp carry that lackins
through "a permanent nomination
1 the conscience of American people wil
r.N olt "
Morris for Taft.
j Robert T.. MiiliS, ot Arizona. thei
spoke in defense of The Taft delegate
from that state.
The next speaker WAS Thomas N
I)evi,,.. Of Colorado = member of tn
Taft forces and slated for chairman ul
cuiinmitler on credentials
He declared the IA members of tn
coinmilt"c had "listnned' To their mas
t.,'S voice and signed ~ statement th
eonlrnts of which they did moi know
Mir l)rvne said Governor Hadley ha,
itolfi him he expected to say Something
liic,. about he national committee
;tfiei, II seated his Missouri delegation
ltut /, seems to have been one q
tl"se Missouri gentlemen agreements.
h.- said (which he stands 10, only whel
it is i" his own interest,"
A wave OF Kisses and hoots from th
Roosevelt forces greeted this attacl, %
Governor Hadley
Turning To The southern contests, Nj
Devine characterized the action of til
Roosevelt men IN stirring" up thn~
contests as a damn,ble piece of busi
ness
W r. Featherstone a Texas deio
gate. kept yelling al DeVine.
Ibis aroused tn. ire of Senator Roo
; He walked 10 the front of the stag
again.
Gentlemen Of the convention. sal
he ~ don't know whether vou wan
To hear what is said Oh this sernu
u5ject. but ! want to say to so
ipontii!s ut I'natherstoneJ that dele
gate or no delegate. if ynl don't pre-
serst ORDER her" the sergeant at arm
w,ii BE directed 10 put YOU ont
Root Nag loudly applauded.
I''eatii.rstone insisted he Was rnerel
trivia. To correct insstatements by De
vine in attacking the Cecil Lyo
steam roller i,r Texas
Dcvine eoncnGcd With defense .
tiit national coini,tilt"c which bNousl
. nilDrus OF ':oss. boss from In
Eoosevelt sYinpathizers.
,, PRESIDENT TAFT HANDS
pur hNOrnED nApnn,