The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-06-22
THE REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

A remarkable condition prevails II
the national Republican convention |
at Chicago, which assembled on the
18th instant for the purpose OF nom |
mating candidates for president ana
vice. president of the United states,
a platform Of principles LOT
the nominees IL stand on, and select
ing a. new national committee TO o.
rect the affairs Of the party Tor the
next four years.
Col. Theodore. Roosevelt went TO
Chicago last Saturday and has peen
on the ground directing in person Tue
movements Of his supporters. re
and they, have vigorously denounced
the action of the national committee
in deciding so many Of the contests
FOR seats in favor of Taft delegates,
and the sureharged air OF the con-
.yention city is filled with rumofs anu
threats of the lengths to which the
Roosevelt cohorts will go to force
the seating of some eighty or ninety
delegates whose claims were reJected
Inv the committee. 1t is declared by
the Colonel and his leading lleuten-
ants that. the presence of defeated
delegates in The convention will faint
its actions with fraud and absolVe
Republicans from any Obligation TO
recognize the work or support the
ticket of such a body. There may
be bolt from the convention at any
hour, or, what amounts to the same
thing. an attempt to hold two con
yantions in the Coliseum at the same
time, with two platforms. two tlck-
cts and two national committees as
the outcome.
The. first test of strength between
1.-The warning factions took place Iues-
day afternoon over the selection OF
Tie temporary chairman. The oppo-
nents of President Taft sought to
5reieet the temporary roll prepared
| nv the national committee and TO
prevent delegates whose seats were
contested from taking part in the
Temporary organization. This was
ruled out of order after several hours
4 NJ debate and the ballot for temper
ary chairman resulted in the selec
l ton Of Senator Elihu Root of New
/ York, the Taft candidate, by Vott
of 55S to 5O2, over Gov. Francis II
i McGovern of Wisconsin, who wa:
supported by the combined Roosevelt
4 LaFoIlette and Cummins forces. IN
s. subordinate officers OF the conVen
ton proposed by the committee
arrangements were named Wlthou
deposition. Chairman Root made !
q foreible and coneiliatory keynot
speech, but its effect was great.
snarred BY the high state Of feeling
existing between the contending fae
tons.
Another protracted and excitin
struggle took place on Wednesda
over the proposition of the Roose
veltians, led by Gov. Hadley of Mis-
souri,, to substitute the names
ainety-tWo Roosevelt delegates fc
Itnat number of Taft delegates Q
The national committees roll. Th
most sensational incident CROWN
cut Of the discussion of this props
sition was an ovation given to Go
Hadley. who was eheered continuou
ly for tnree-auarteTs Of an hour,
E demonstration that seemed to inc
: cate that he would be an acceptab
dark horse" in case neither la
: nor Roosevelt is nominated. Chal
man Root ruled the pending motto
out of order and a test vote On II
question stood 564 to $40 in favor
n the national committees roll, sho'
ing a slight Taft gain as compare
$ with the first days vote. The
q suit of this was to send all contests
: cases to the committee on crede
4, tials, which began their considerable
s Thursday morning and was expect
y To consume all or nearly all the Oh
: in the hearings. The Roosevelt 4
r nority of the committee, some Mn
p eeen in number, bolted from the Coz
y mittee room Wednesday night
> cause of dissatisfaction with the rul
IS proposed for trying the contests, .
at concessions to the views OF the DO
= ers were made and they returned
: their seats next morning.
+ The standing committees OF t
is convention were announced at We
is .lesday's session, but their repol
= = will not be presented until the p