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Show GREAT ROOSEVELT DEMONSTRATION IN THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION flu ' (California's Governor Walks Out of Chicago Gathering ROOSEVELT'S i VALEDICTORY 1 People in the Galleries Turn the Convention ft Into a Farce ' Chicago, June 22. Coavention call- " ed to order after 40 minuteB delay "J Mississippi, North Carolina, Okla- 'w homa, Tennessee and Washington I cases considered and Taft delegates seated on majority credentials com- jf mlttee report I i CollBoum proceedings marked hy hi- '; larlous singing and jeers, directed at ', ;. the "steam roller." ; Platform comploted by resolutions I committee. : Credentials committee session marked by bitter dispute between Taft i- and Roosevelt followers. r- The band played "The Rose of Sum- rw mer" as the delegates began to nr- M rlvo around 10 o'clock It was evl- m dent the convention would be late in r assembling. At 10-15 hardly half of the dele-JK dele-JK gates had arrived. Comparatively few 'm Eeats In the gallery were occupied. W Chalriran Root, Senators Crane. !fi Penrose and Smoot, Charles D, Hlllo3, ft secretary to the president; William Barnes, Jr., and others of the Taft , leaders wore iu conference on the ' platform before the convention came to order . The name of Representative Samuel 1 t McCall of Massachusetts came Into i i. the vice presidential gossip during the I ' long Intermission and was received j ) with considerable interest It was not known then whether his name actually actual-ly '. ly would be presented to the con-5 con-5 ; ventlon ! The eight Taft delcgates-at-large ; ' from Texas were placed on the pcr- i manent roll of the convention by the ' credentials committee by 27 to 15. The 22 delegates from the contested ' Texas districts wore seated In a sln- gle decision without argument by the !; J credentials committee No roll call ', ' was taken. This completed the con- I I tests ; I The convention was called to order i again at 1-39 p m after a loss of f t arly two houra. 1 ; As the time of the intermission ran well over an hour and a half leaders r ' grew anxious. It became increasingly I likely that adjournment could not i come before- S a. m. Sunday. i ' The caso of the Fifth Virginia dls- 'i : trlct was presented. This was a case of two Roosevelt districts. There ' I were no Taft delegates. The dcle- ; gates are unlnstructcd. j The national committee was sub- r talned by the credentials committee, ' ' there was no minority report and the 5 delegation was seated. I Chairman Root announced that the i the credentials committee had finished jj j I Its work on the contests. Secretary i Gleason read a statement from the chairman of the committee to the ef- I,1 feet that all remaining contests had r . evidently been abandoned. By unan- A ' imous consent all remaining caBes 1 1, i except those In Texas were placed on rj y the permanent roll. ; Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, who ha3 I;' attended overy session of the con- :. ventlon thus far, was not in hor seat today Mrs Nicholas Longworth was " r the only representative of the Roose- I' ' vclt family present. Victor Roscwater, retiring chairman . , of the national committee, ventured Lv : down among tho Pennsylvania delcga- tlon. His prosenco like that of a Dan- I iel In a den of Hone caused a sousa- ( j tlon. A big Pennsylvanian picked him ; up and held him high while the crowd ' yelled. Under cover of the nolB Californl- ' ans started tho old cry: "We want Teddy " For the first tlmo it got well going and the anti-Roosevelt people had a hard time drowning It out with i other noise. ii There was a delay waiting for fur- T ther reports from the committee which I was said to have begun Just now on v 1 tbo Texas cases A woman singer In the gailory be- '" ; gan to sing "Moonlight Bay." i . Tho chaos of uolto stopped and as : she finished she was. wildly cheered ' and had to repeat the song. The slng- ,t er was1 Mrs, Flo Jacobson of Chicago. ! 'I. t that tlmo word came from tho I f mm r- -"-"" t"' The North American, Philadelphia ':- ' JJ credentials committee that there would be no further report for nn hour. The California delegates voted today to-day unanimously to follow the leadership leader-ship of Governor Johnson, who was one of tho earliest and most ardent advocates of the third party plan. They also voted to carry Roosevelt pennants pen-nants with them to the Coliseum The eight Idaho delegates, who are unlnstnicted, decided to vote for Borah Bor-ah or Cummins. "Under no circumstances will we bolt," said George R. Barker, one of tho delegation. During an intermission a big sign was hung oer the rear gallery reading: read-ing: "What Root said of Penrose machine ma-chine 'They are an aggregation of criminals masquerading under tho banner of Republicanism.' " The sight of it started a great uproar, up-roar, especially among the Roosevelt people After a few minutes the police po-lice ordered it taken down. Fllnn of Pennsylvania took occasion to address his Pennsylvania colleagues. col-leagues. He was Interrupted by Mrs Jacobson singing "America." The crowd quickly caught up the song and made a great volume of sound In the familiar refrain. At tho end of the song LIssncr of California got recognition and moved "that during the intermission wo listen lis-ten to addresses on party regularity by Senators Penrose and Crane." This caused great laughter. The chairman did not put the motion. The Republican platform committee voted down by a bare majority of one a proposal by Governor Hadley to Incorporate a plank favoring tho direct primary. Governor Hadley announced that no minority Teport would bo, presented by tho Roosevelt members of tho platform committee. It is possible, however, that the La Follctte faction will present a report. Frederick C. Tanner of the Now York delegation gave out the following follow-ing telegram from JubUco Hughes dated Lake Placid, N. Y,: "Rabbi Wlse'a Btntcmout published yesterday states my position, PleaBe stop any effort on my behalf as nomination nom-ination in any event would be declined." de-clined." Lawrence Y. Sherman of the Illinois Illi-nois dolepatlon, mentioned for 1,he vlco presidential nomination, becamp 111 with a stomach disease and at 12:15 was taken from tho Coliseum to Emorgency hospital. The platform committeo completod its deliberations and adjourned ft 12:30 p. m. Its principal dlBcuosion was on the question as to whether the tariff resolutions should Include specific spe-cific recognition of the fact that ccr- tain duties were too high, with a pledge for their reduction Action making such reaognlilou was taken After more than an hour the convention con-vention was still waiting with no sign of resumption Two minority reports of the credentials cre-dentials committee were presented, one by Sullivan of Ohio and the other oth-er by Cady of Wisconsin The report read by Cady conceded that some of tho Taft delegates should have been seated but expressed the opinion that there would not be enough en-ough rightly decided to give the Taft people control of the convention The case, Cady said, was a conspicuous conspic-uous one, whero the majority acted ou expediency rather than right The Taft dclegatcs-at-large from Texas nero seated by tho convention First Texas district There was no minority report, tho Taft delegates wore seated. Second Texas district Unanimous report favornble to the Taft delegates, adopted and the delegates seated. In tho Third Texas district the contestants. con-testants. Roosevelt delegates, unanimously unan-imously favored by the committee, were seated amid great noise Fourth, Fifth and Seventh districts of Texas. Taft delegates seated. In Eighth and Ninth Texa3 districts, dis-tricts, the committee's report was adopted Teuth Texas district and Fourteenth Texas district, also Fifteen Texas district, wont through In short order. In the Fifteen district the Roosevelt delegates wrt, seated. It was gonerally understood that with the completion of tho organization, organiza-tion, tho Roosevelt people would declare de-clare their position of non-participation in further proceedings of the convention. Governor Johnson has just left tho convention hall, declaring ho would not sit In the convention during the nomination for president nor be bound by its acts. Governor Johnson, In a statement, said all of the California delegation desired to retire with him. but that ho requested them to remain to carry car-ry out the general plan of tho Roosevelt Roose-velt delegates. It was decided definitely this after-noon after-noon that, before tho adjournment of the convention or Immediately after, thero will bo a meeting of Roosevelt delegates who wish to enlist In the new party Tho meeting probably will bo held tonlght- Tho report of tho committee on permanont organization, recommending recommend-ing that the temporary list, headed by Senator Root, bo mado permanent, was adopted. Senator Root came forward amid I deafening nolco of cheers, whistling, .HiUBiiiimuy. .i...m.m i..,i ..,. i.nr-. booing and other signs of approval and disapproval. The demonstration lasted several minutes, Mr. Root standing smiling, waiting for the noise to subside. When nt last it became quiet Mr. Root made a brief speech of thanks. Ho Introduced Henry J Allen of Kansas to make a statement. Henry J. Allen's speech was a declaration dec-laration that the Roosevelt people repudiated re-pudiated this convention and Its work and, without a physical bolt, appealed to the poople Allen began by reading read-ing the statement of Mr. Roosevelt, mado today, which he called "Roose-volt's "Roose-volt's maledictory." Allen's first mention of Roosevelt's name started a tremendous cheering in which all tho Roosevelt delegations participated with scores of people in the galleries The Taft delegations sat still, watching the rest of tho crowd, but taking no part In the demonstration dem-onstration There were large sections of tho gallery, too, whero the people wore sitting motionless. Tho. uproar lasted a long time. Five minutes after It started the Roosevelt delegates began a wild parade, led h New Jersey, followed by California, Kansas and Oklahoma Fight Breaks Out. As the head of the parade reached the head of the left hand aisle where Michigan was seated a fight broke out. Tho police poupcod on the fight-era fight-era Instantly and the- parade wn3 swung In the opposite direction Twenty minutes and still the racket rack-et went on undiminished Then chairman Root pounded for order. or-der. At first the nolpo only increased, but dolepates began to sit down. Slowly the din subsided. Allen, with upraised hand, was signalling sig-nalling to tho crowd to quiet. After 23 minutes thore was a cessation of the demonstration. Allen asked the crowd to be quiet during his remarks. Ho said ho was not speaking to create cre-ate a demonstration, but to stato tho case of tbe Progressives and explain their action during tho remainder of the convention. Allen's remarks, especially his reading read-ing of tho Roosovelt statement, were constantly Interrupted by cheers, hisses hiss-es and other noises. The chair had great difficulty in preserving order Allen said the steam roller had exceeded ex-ceeded the speed limit In tho California Califor-nia case. "Since then," ho said, "wc havo aBked for no roll call." Allen declared that Rooaevelt, upon bis retirement from the Whlto House left an overwhelming Republican majority ma-jority and a record on which Taft waa elected on' a ProgrcBtrive platform. He pointed to the Democratic gains since We will not participate with ou in scuttling the ship "' said Mr Allen. "We do not bolt, we have fought you here five days for a square deal Wo shall sit in protest aud the people who sent us hero shall judge us" Allen closed amid a great demonstration demon-stration which showed promise of lasting long, like tho other, but it was checked by the gavel. Shortly after Senator Root had called tho convention to order, Governor Gov-ernor Johnson, one of the Roosevelt leaders left the convention hall. His reason for doing so was explainod in the following statement, which he gavo out" "I shall not sit In this convention during the nomination for president, nor 6hall I consider myself in manner man-ner bound by Its actB. Not only was a fraudulent roll forced upon us to defeat the will of the people, but the law of the state of California, solemnly solemn-ly passed by that state, and acqulsced In by the president and every faction fac-tion in California, has been nullified. The basic right of the people to rule and the fundamental principle of the dlrcot primary have been outraged and denied. As the governor of California, Cal-ifornia, sworn to uphold Its laws. I feel that ray duty Is plain, and that as woll my self respcet demands that I shall no longer Tcmain In the convention. con-vention. Some of the California dole- (Continued ou Page IS) IBOLT BY IflHIUCAIt uvll WJ (Continued From Pago One) gation are in thorough accord with mo, and deslro to withdraw with me, but I have requested them to remain , to carry out the general plan of the Roosevelt delegates." PLANKSOF PLATFORM Chicago, June 22. The following are planks of the Republican platform submitted to the convention -today: Platform. The Republican party, assembled by its representatives in national convention, con-vention, declares? its unchanging faith in government of the peoplo, by tho people, for the peoplo. We renew our allegiance to the principles of the Republican party and our devotion to the causo of Republican Institutions established by the fathers. It Is appropriate that wo should now recall with a sense of veneration and gratitude the name of our first gTeat leader, who waB nominated in thl3 city, and whose lofty principles and Buperb devotion to his country are an inspiration to the party he honored Abraham Lincoln. In the present stato of public affairs wo should bo inspired by his broad statesmanship and by his tolerant spirit toward men. Tho Republican party looks back on Its record with prido and looks forward for-ward to Its responsibilities with hope and confidence. Its achievements in government constitute the most luminous lum-inous pages in our history. Our greatest great-est national advance has been made during the years of Its ascendancy In public affairs. It has been genuinely and always a party of progress and it has been neither stationary or reactionary. re-actionary. It has gone from tho fulfillment ful-fillment of one great pledge to the fulfillment ful-fillment of another In response to the public need and to the popular will. Wo believe in our self-controlled representative democracy which is a government of laws, not of men, and In which order Is the prerequisite of progress. The principles of constitutional E government, which make provision for I orderly and effective expression of I the popular will, for the protection 1 of civil liberty and the rights of men I and Interpretation of the law by an I untrammeled and independent judi- H clary, have proved themselves capable I of sustaining the structure of a gov- a ernment which, aftor mo tin o century of development, embraces more than one huudrod millions of people, scattered over a wide and di- verse territory, but bound by common purpose, common Ideals and common i affection to the constitution of tho j United States. Under the constltu- ! tlon and the principles asserted and I vitalized by it, the United States has ; j grown to be one of the great civilized (j and civilizing powers of the earth. Bl f It affords an opportunity to the am. p bitlous and the industrious from oth- j er landB. Resting upon the brond , basis of a people's confidence and a . people's support, and managed by the j -t people themselves, the government of the United States will meet the prob-.t prob-.t terns In the future as satisfactorilv as 'tt has solved those of the past. The Republican party Is now, as always, al-ways, a party of advanced and constructive con-structive statesmanship. It Is prepared pre-pared to go forward with th solution of the new questions which social, economic and political development have brought into tho nation's Interest. Inter-est. It will strive, not only in the nation, na-tion, but in the several states, to enact the necessary legislation to safeguard the public health; to limit effectively the labor of women and children; to protect wage-earners engaged en-gaged in dangerous occupations; to enact comprehensive and generous I workmen's compensation laws in L place of the present wasteful and un- II Just system of employers' liabilitv; It and in all possible wayB to satisfy the U Just demand of the people for the i study and solution of the complex I and constantly changing problems of Wt' social welfare. ? In dealing with these questions it WL Is important that the rights of every W Individual to tho freoBt possible de-Hi de-Hi velopment of his own powers and to J tha control of his own justly acquired x property, so far as those are com-U com-U patiblo with the rights of others, shall Hjj not be Interfered with or destroyed . K The social and political structure Wt' of tho United States represents the M civil liberty of tho individual and H stands for the protection of that lib- orty, and the people have wisely in I tho national and state constitutions 1 put direct limits on themselves and HI on their governmental officers and I agencies. To enforce these llmlta-I llmlta-I tlons, to secure the orderly and coll co-ll ! herent oxercise of governmental 1 power and to protect the rights of 1 ' even the humblest and least favored Individual, are the function of inde- ! pendent courts of Justice. W Monopoly and Privilege. K Tho Republican party is opposod Wt Bpecial privilege and to monopoly. W' It Placed upon the statute book the I Interstate commerce act of 1887 and the Important amendments thereto, I and to the anti-trust act of 1890 and It has consistently and successfully W enforced the provisions of these laws. Wk j t will tako no backward step to per-J! per-J! mlt the re-establishment In any de-Sj de-Sj gree of conditions which were lntol-t lntol-t erable. Experience makes It plain that the business of the country may bo carried car-ried on without fear or without disturbance dis-turbance and at the same time without with-out resort to practices which are abhorrent ab-horrent to the common senpo of justice. jus-tice. The Republican party favors the enactment of legislation supplementary supple-mentary to the existing anti-trust act which will define as criminal offenses those specific acts that -uniformly mark attempts to restrain and to monopolize mo-nopolize trade, to the end that those who honestly intend to obey the law may have a guide for their action and JBjfa- that those who aim xo violate the la-A maj' the more surely he punished. The same certainty should be given to the law prohibiting combinations and monopolies that characterizes other provisions of commercial laws In order that no part of the field of business opportunity may be restricted restrict-ed by monopoly or combination, that business success, honorably achieved, may not be converted into crime and that the right of every man to acquire commodities and particularly the necessaries nec-essaries of life, in an open market, uninfluenced by the manipulation of trust or combination may bo preserved. preserv-ed. The Republican party reaffirms its intention to uphold at all times the authority and integrity of the courts, both state and federal, and it will ever Insist that their powers to enforce en-force their process and to protect life, liberty and property shall be preserved pre-served inviolate. An orderly method meth-od is provided under our government, by which tho people may, when they choose .alter or amend the constitutional consti-tutional provisions which underlie tVlO- rTrvnynmriTl TT1M .1 .. i "" buiEiniuciiu until Liiubt: uonsu-tutional uonsu-tutional provisions are so altered or amended, in orderly fashion, it is the duty of the courts to see to It that, when challenged, they aro enforced. That tho courts, both federal and slate, may bear "the heavy burden laid upon them to the complete satisfaction sat-isfaction of public opinion, we favor legislation to prevent long delays and the tedious and costly appeals which have so often amounted to a denial of justice in civil cases and to a failure fail-ure to protect the public at large in criminal cases. "We favor a liberal policy toward Alaska to promote tho development of the great resources of that district, dis-trict, with such safeguards as will prevent waste and monpoly. We favor the opening of the coal lands to development through a law leasing the lands on such terms as will invite .development and provide fuel for the navy and tho commerce of the Pacific ocean, while retaining title in tho United States to prevent monopoly. Philippines policy: Tho Philippine policy of the Republican party has been and is inspired by the belief that our duty toward the Filipino people Is a national obligation, which should iciumu cuuicig; live iium partisan politics. Immigration. "Wo pledge the Republican party to tho enactment of appropriate laws to give relief from the constantly growing grow-ing evil of induced or undesirable immigration im-migration which is Inimical to tho progress and welfaro of tho peoplo of the United States.. Since the responsibility of the judiciary ju-diciary is so great tho standards of judicial action must be always and everywhere above suspicion and reproach. re-proach. "While we regard the recall of judges judg-es as unnecessary and unwise, wo favor fa-vor such action as may be necessary to simplify the process by which any judge who is found to be derelict in his duty may be- removed from office Together with peaceful and orderly development at home the Republican party earnestly favors all measures for the establishment and protection of the peace of the world and for the development of closer relations between be-tween the various nations of the earth It believes most earnestly in the peaceful settlement of international disputes and In the reference of all, - ' I . justifiable controversies between nations na-tions to ari international court of justice |