The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-20

John D. MacKay, a NTAft delegnte.at.
large from Michigan. asserted that
| the Roosevelt people were neither
open nor fair minded In their consid
Grafton OF the contests. He told OF
the bolt" Of the Roosevelt men from,
the Wayne county convention, ana de-
! tended the regularity OF the Michigan
delegates at-large, contested by the
| Roosevelt people.
NJ b. Calvin. OF kentucky. spoke in
| behalf OF the contested Taft delegates
from that State. asserting that the
contests were "trumped UP for some
Interior purpose"
a round of applause greeted James
! e. Watson, who concluded tho argu-
mcnt against the Hadley motion.
Now you are not in n position to
Judge the merits of these controvers-
| les demanded Watson.
roar Of mo" came UP from the
delegates. Watson WAS interrupted
and there were renewed calls for Had
Ovation for IIndIey.
The Governor appeared and was ac-
corded gieat demonstration. Both
floor and galleries were on their feet
WhistiihI, cheering. yelling. pounding
chairs and stamping their feet.
Watson and Root Joined in CONVEX
ing for the welcome to ceasc. but it
went on and on. Hats were thrown
in thc air. One enthusiastic negro
delegate raised an umbrella and cast
1t above his head.
Ii one corner of the hall Governor
Stubbs, of Kansas, waved his arms
wildly, leading cheer after cheer
The California delegates endeavored
to put up their Roosevelt banners and
start around the hall out Sergeant
alarms Stone quickly hulted the plan
and the banners were taken down
The Missouri standard was waved
on nigh. and in an instant the New
Jersey delegates raised .-.cir stand
ard and started around the hall Mis-
souri,, Hadlcy's home State. followed.
Then West Virginia Joined the process
sion The ovation to Governor Had
ley started running fire Of talk on
the convention floor TO make him the
compromise candidate for President.
The Roosevelt people yelled them
selves hoafsc. while many OF the So
called doubtful delegations" Joined
in the cheering.
One OF the Ohio delegates grabbed
UP the standard OF that state ana
marched across the aisle In front OF
the stage. California. Nebraska and
Kansas were soon In linc. and the
hall became bedlnm Of noisc
The first great ovation was fairly
under way. and they went to IT,
Governor liadlcy retired from his
place on the front OF the stage ana
stood beside Senator Root and Mr.
smiled broadly
okahoma and Pennsylvania fell into
line. Round the big hhll came the
procession yelling, shricking. trying
TO sing. cheering Roosevelt and Had
ley.
4, go. 49,.
OF the heavy stunuards whIch hnr
been especially weighted to prevent
such demonstration Some OF the
California delegates as they went by
the speakers stand called out 1--WE
want Teddy" y stalwart Kansan,
carrying the standard OF that State.
attempted to thrust 1t upon the plat
form, but was pulled back
Missouris delegates brought their
standard with its big iron base up
III front OF the speakers stand and
did grizzly bear" dance there un-
I'll pushed on by other delegations.
Some of the States found their
standards SO securely fastened TO the
floor that all efforts TO dIslodgc them
proved futile.
Massachusetts people tueged al,
theirs for ten minutes and then broke
1t. The New York delegates climbed
on their chairs when tho demonstra-
minutes, but they did SO to observe
and not TO participate.
Over In the Kansas delegation
deep throatcd yell punc,uated the
demonstration. we want Teddy"
we want Teddy" came the yen. ana
soon 1t developed Into n deep. dron-
Ing chant that rose above the rood
of sounds.
California's bear-surmounted pole
joined the parade and The Massachu-
sets delegates hoisted a big black
hat on their broken standard
During the demonstration William
Barnes. OF New York. said: I'm not
disturbed. Reason eventually Will be
restored"
Mrs. Lonsworth Spectator.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longwortn.
from her seat near the press stand.
stood up when the demonstration bu-
gan and looked ont over the sea tr
waving hands. She turned and spoke
TO Congressman Longworth. and he
rose also. Mrs. Longwort,h showed
no excitement over the demonstra-
ton
Indiana and New York kept their
places directly in front of the plat
form.
What about Hadley?" was the in
sistent cry from n number In the Ii
linois delegation. Mrs. Longworth was
leaning over the rail talking with a
friend when the chant of I'VE want
Teddy" began sounding much Ike 1--WE
want Hadlcy." She atraghtcncd up
and waved friends aside to catch the
cry, then turned and smiled at her
husband.
w. IL. Coleman, Of the Pcnnsylva-
MIA delegation. dashed to the front OF
the stage with meGaphonc and
shouted: "Hadlcy. the next President"
Three cheers"
Coleman lcaped up and down on
the platform. waved his arms and
yelled for cheers for Iadley.
He got the cheers. but the sergeant
alarms got Nm. and he was led or
tho stage.
Soon after this incident n pretty
girl in white in the galleries sud-
denly stood UP and waved a lilho-