Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27


PENNSYLVANIA gave Hughes two votes.
| the delegates rs to whether they had
| come to "A frolic or a funeral when they
| assembled in the Coliseum on the fifth and
| closing dag of the republican national
convention. AS the reports from the com
mittee on credentials began to trickle in
again and the steam roller was brought
out to run over a few Roosevelt contest
ants whom 1t missed Friday, a chorus Of
'choo.' "choo." and swish" Swish"
was heard in clever imitation of the steam
roller sound.
| Chairman Root begged the noisemakers
to desist out of consideration for the read
ing clerk and also for the sake of finish
ing up and starting home.
But the steam roller is exceeding the
speed limit" was the rejoinder OF dele
gate who rose and faced the New York
senator and made him smile.
Another spirit now fell upon anti
Taft delegations and they Joined in
singing most funerally, Nearer, My
God. to Thee" Soon. however. the
rollickng mood returned and they
We're singing, Roll Along, Roll
Along"
| Meanwhile no one heed what dele
cations were passing beneath the roll
Ter. A man at the farther end of the
hall unfolded big banner full in the
face of the chairman. which was head
ed in heavy type. what Root said
about the Penrose Machine" a police
man quickly rolled it up.
MESSAGE FROM ROOSEVELT.
An intermission coming in the dumb
show on the platform, Meyer Lissner
of California stood in his chair and
moved that while the roller was TAX
ing a rest the convention should be
favored with addresses on party regu-
llarity by Senator Penrose and Sena-
tor Crane.
The IA Roosevelt delegates from Wash
inCton went under next and made nc
cutlery. The progressives had been
rolled so thoroughly that they did not
call for any more rolls.
Hour after hour went ny filled with
tho murmur Of conversation. hardly In
tcrrupted at long intervals by a new
report from the credentials committee
TO which no one listened AS each report
|
toot-toot of the steam roller would bc
heard and ,-aft men and Roosevelt mer
would unite IN laughter
No one laughed more heartily thar
Henry w. Taft. seated on the plat
form beside Secretary Nagel, who shool
with merriment.
| 1t was o.45 p. m. yesterday when a.
last a permanent organization WAS eff
focted by adopting the motion that the
temporary officem be continued. Thi:
is the record for slOwness In organizins
since the Civi, War. The Taft force:
signalized fine event ~ few minute.
. OF shouting
Mr.. Roots thanks were brief In ex
preston for the honor Of the permanen
craftsmanship Al the close of his re
marks he asked unanimous consent 70
Henry Alien of Kansas to address tn
convention
Many objections were heard by ever,
. one except the chairman, who turned
deaf ear 20 them and presented Mr. Al
len, who smilingly congratulated him
self Of having received che unanimou
, consent of the chair and promised IN
, convention he would not trouble
, again.
When he said that he was the beare
OF a message from Theodore Roosevelt
the Rooseveltians started in for thei
last whoop. which they kept going a.
long as they coull,
POLICY OF SILENCE
After IS minutes or more Mr.. AlleI
read Mr. Roosevelts farewell state
, ment to the convention. denouncint
it, The Taft men were stung into re
: peated outbursts of dissent as he rea'
! first the Roosevelt message and thel
a comment by himself on the repor
I of the credentials committee.
The Roosevelt plan was to put In tn
record the various reasons for the polio
! for the remainder of the proceedings Tn
. convention having refused to take d.
y | Roosevelt's purge, he forced this emeti
:, | down its throat
The Roosevelt plan was for all delegate
loyal to their Instructions for him to re
main in their seats but without speakin
or voting, thus absolvng themselves froi
, any responsibility Of the convention cor
trolled by a majority Of vote which the
% believed were fraudulent.
And this was the much heralded an
much dreaded attack on the Coliseum
to meet which, the national committe
had sounded riot call and heM
a horde Of police In readiness to repre'
4 disorder.