Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-24
RoosEvELr's ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Allen Serves Notice to Regular Gems
vsntion Of Parting Of the Waya.

Alien serves Notice to Regular Gems,
vsntion Of Parting Of the Ways.
Chicago. JuEe 24.--One Of the sens,
sational incidents of the republicans
national convention was the reading of
the Roosevelt 'valedictory" before tbs
assembled delegates during the clos-
ing hours OF the convention Saturday
evening. ~
When the temporary Organisation
had been made permanent there were
cries of Speech. speech" and Senator
Root stepped forward. 1t had taken
nearly five days for the committee to
get to the permanent organization, an
unprecedented state OF affairs. The
demonstration continued several min-
utes.
'"I thank you, my friends. from tho
bottom of my heart. My first act al
permanent chairman of this conven-
tion Is to ask unanimous consent that
delegate from Kansas, our republi-
con brother. Henry J. Allen. be per-
mitted to make n statement. Is this
all right? The chair hears no objec-
tiOns"
Big T. r. Demonstration.
Mr. Allen then came forward to read
the Roosevelt statement and to pro-
no.nce the Roosevelt valedictory."
When he announced he was about to
read a statement just placed In my
hands from Col Theodore Roosevelt"
the Roosevelt adherents broke into
demonstration of cheering and renewed
the cries of 1--WE Want Teddy" While
Alien stood waiting for quiet New Jer-
sey tore her standard from the iron
pole and started around the aisles.
Minnesota, Nebra ska, Indiana, West
Virginia and Oklahoma Joined the pro-
cesson and the thing was OH II earn-
est West Virginia took her place II.
line Out of a sea of heads and arms
the standards were suddenly raised as
the procession passed around the hall.
Pennsylvania. Maine and North Caro-
lima got In line. BY this time the noise
was terrific Finally the procession
ran into squad Of police In the rear
of the hall The standard carriers were
ianmed In side aisle and finally dis.
persed. finding further progress impos-
sible. But the cheering. flag waving
and whistiing went on unabated.
The demostratic.. was in progress
Twenty-Five minutes, when Senator
Root at last pounded for order. Mr..
Allen. when he had obtained attention.
asked that the delegates keep quiet:
that what he had to say was not in-
tended to start demonstrations. but TO
set out the position OF progressive re-
pubIicaus. He was listened to attentive
ly for a time, and first read the Roose-
welt statement
The statement was Interrupted at
ono point by groans and Kisses. This
was renewed when the Roosevelt fol-
lowers were asked not to vote on any
proposition In the convention.
Mr.. Aliens Own Statement.
Mr.. Allen proceeded with his own
statement He said:
Gentlemen Of the Conventions: We
have reached a point where majority
~ the Roosevelt delegates feel that
thew can not longer share In the re-
sponstp,lity for the acts OF this convan-
ton. we have contended with you un-
M we have exhausted every parlia-
mentry privilege in the effort to have
n,aced upon the roll the names Of men
legally elected.
when, by using the votes OF the dele-
rate. whose rights to sit In this con-
vention are challenged. you took . pos
s,tion which places the power OF . po-
Mtical committee above the authority
of n. 900 majority. elected IN . leEal
primary In California. we decided that