The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-06-19
Taft Men Elect Root
Temporary Chairman

a dramatic scene. as cheers greete'
one vote after another.
| Aside from the absence OF tn
".ough house" tactics that had bee'
prepared for by the police guard ant
the extraordinary pains of the nationa
committee officers to guard agains
outbreaks of any kind, there wer
several remarkable things about tn
convention 1t was desperately seri
Gus business from beginning to end
There was absolutely none Of tha
long continued uproae which latel!
| has become a feature of political cOn
| sentions On the contrary there wa!
4 marked tenseness and an atmos
rhere surcharged with watchfulness.
How First Attack Failed.
The Roosevelt people had attempt
ed to amend the temporary Troll, bu,
Chairman Roosewater of the nationa
committee refused to entertain any
business but nominations for tempo
rary chairman.
Ruling on the point of order against
Mr.. Hadley's motion, Chairman Rose
water said:
"The chairman has had this Ques
ton under advisement for severa,
days and has consulted many men OF
better parliamentary knowledge thar
himself l wish to have staten ent
read discussing this question and ther
will give my ruling"
The statement was discussion o.
the precedents cited by Governors HaS
ley and Fort. The conventions of .S6.
and 1880 were reviewed in detail. TE.'
statement held that the convention
had not been organized and the proper
time for the motion was after the ten
porary organization had been effected
1T is not within the province of this
unorganized gathering to consdc
credentials. and, in fact, no crede;;
tials are before it, The motion is
therefore, out of order" the statement
concluded.
Rosewater then announced he wa.
ready to rula
"The chair sustains the point of OF
der" he said. "and declares the me
ton of Governor Hadley out of or
der"
Hadley was standing not ten fec
away, fanksd by Fort and George l.
Record of New Jersey.
81 appeal from the decision of tn
CHAIR" shouted Hadley.
81 second the notion" added For
and Record in unison.
"And move that the motion be lai@
on the table," interjected Watson.
The convention was in an uproaz
but Rosewater was not perturbed.
Under the ruling l have alread'
made both of these motions are out c
order," said Rosewater, in voics
that carried only a few feet. Agais
the delegates yelled. Hadley appealed
for recognition. Rosewater poundes
his gavel and paid no attention.
"The only duty l now have to pc,
FORM" he said, "is to present tn
name of Elihu Root. a delegate frou
luc StdtS VI NEW 1OIh, AOI ISIupOAdl.
chairman. Are there any other NOM
nations"
"Mr. Chairman" shouted Hadley.
"Eang" went the gavel. Hadley
Fort and the others sat down in place:
provided for them on the stage.
This brought the test squarely upo1
that issue.
Cochems Of Wisconsin nominated
McGovern.
Job Hedges Of New York secondeI
the nomination of Root. There wa:
great cheering, delegates rising ant
waving hats ard applauded vociferous
ly.
Cochems OF Wisconsin arose to Il
question of personal privilege to ey
plain why he favored McGovern's can
didacy. He said no man could vote
for Root and return to Wisconsin.
After a long series of nominattps
speeches, the roll call for temporar!
chairman Was Eroceeded with. Secre
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