The Penn's Grove record., 1912-06-21
TAFT MEN ELECT
ROOT CHAIRMAN
Victory for President on First
Test Vote, 558 to SOP.
MEETING AN ORDERLY ONE
Tense Excitement During the Three
Hours Necessary to Call the Roll
on the Ballot for Temporary
Chairman.

Chairman.
Chicago.-The Republican national
convention after six hours of tumultu-
Gus scenes elected Senator Root Of
New York temporary chairman, a vic
tory for the Taft forces. The vote was
as follows:
Elihu Root Of New York, 55S.
Frank E. McGovern of Wisconsin,
502.
w. S. Lauder of North Dakota, 9.
Walter L. Houser of Wisconsin, 8.
AISLE ]. Gronna of North Dakota, 1.
Absent or not voting, 5.
Total, 1,078.
Necessary for choice, $40.
1t will be observed from the forego-
ing figures that Senator Root swung
out the lineup victory by a margin of
Sc votes, or Is more than the $40 votes
needed to nominate a President.
When the convention met it was
estimated that $4,000 persons, includ-
ing the delegates and a%lternates, were
present. Those who had looked for a
riot were disappointed. There was
not the slightest indication of a dispo-
sition to create trouble.
Three hundred policemen occupied
stations in the aisles dividing the dele
cations, and twelve hundred ~sergeants-
alarms kept vigilant eyes upon the
movements of both delegates and the
10000 people that damned into the
galleries and on the platform in the
rear of the speakers stage.
Victor Rosewater, chairman Of the
national committee, arose just at noon
and got the attention of the delegates
with the assistance of the reading
clerk with his big voice and a mega
phone.
1.-The hour of II having arrived"
said Mr.. osewater, glanRcing at a slip
of paper, "and a quorum manifestly be-
ing present, the convention will be in
order, while the Rev. Father Callahan
will invoke divine blessing"
AS the clergyman concluded, Chair
man Rosewater pounded the table with
his big gavel and announced:
The secretary of the Republican
National Committee will read the call
of this convention
When the secretary began to read
the temporary roll, Gov. Hadley of
Missouri, ~interposed and offered a sub
stitute. Ex-Representative Watson of
Indiana raised a point of order, which
was discussed by Gov. Hadley and ex-
Gov. Fort of New Jersey for the Roose-
welt people, and Representative Ser
emo E. Payne of New York and ex-
Representative Watson of Indiana for.
the Taft following.
Chairman Rosewater ruled all pro-
ceedings out of order with the excep-
ton of the reading of the temporary
roll. Appeals were overruled and
present the name of Elihu Root for
temporary chairman. Henry F. Coch-
ems of Wisconsin, nominated Cover
nor McGovern of Wisconsin, Job E.
Hedges of New York seconded Roots
name.
Governor Hadley seconded Meow
ern's nomination and so did Governor
Johnson of California. J.. Edwin Wood,
a negro from Kentucky spoke for
Root.
Leader Finn seconded the nomina-
ton of McGovern. He made IN open
threat to bolt.
The Taft leaders played a trump
card by having the delegates for each
state called alphabetically, thus get
ting in the m of the Taft delegates
from California and Oklahoma, seated
by the national committee.
When the two women delegates
from California arose to vote for Gov.
McGovern of Wisconsin for temporary
chairman they received a tremendous
ovation.
Senator Root, Immediately alter his
election as temporary chairman began
his keynote speech. His review of the
party's progress and it's principles was
a%pplauded loudly by the Taft follow
ers, but their rivals frequently inter-
rupted the Senator by jeers and re-
marks. At n time the tumult was so
great, caused by the Roosevelt men
leaving the hall, that Senator Root
was compelled to cease speaking for
fully ten minutes.
Senator hoot pointed out the need
of organized parties to run the gov
eminent; he cited the leading features
of the administration, and said it was
entitled to a vote of confidence, and
he asserted that all of Mr. Taft's
pledges had been kept in full. Reitera-
ton of the party's tariff policy, en-
forcement of the antitrust laws and
dangers of the recall of judges were
other points made.
When Mr.. Root finished he was ap-
plauded for several minutes. Then
Herbert Parsons IF New York offered
a resolution naming the other temper
airy officers of the convention, and it
al adopted unanimously. Lafayette
B. Gleason was named as General Sec
rotary and H. c. Lindsey of Nebraska
as Chief Assistant Secretary.
Colonel Roosevelt did not attend the
convention. He remained at his head
quarters, with a private telephone
wire at his ear.
Kermit Roosevelt Was Oh hand as
an assistant sergeant-at-arms. He had
naught to do but listen.
CONVENTION CHATTER.