AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

West Coast Times, 20 June 1912, Page 3

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THE NATIONAL CONVENTION MEETS. UPROAR AND DISTURBANCES. t PKU PRESS ASSOCIATION.- COPYRIGHT. CHICAGO, Juno 19. Elilm Root, representing the Taft section, won the chairmanship of the Convention. He was greeted with hostile cries. A largo number of police were distributed throughout the building and feeling ran high. Mr. Root appealed for support for Mr. Taft on the ground that his was the only party with a constructive policy. WASHINGTON, June 19.

President Taft vetoed the Array Appropriation Bill, including provision for ousting Major-General Wood from office. The chief of the- staff declared they would not permit legislation attempting by the tackling-on process to over-tide the Presidential Veto.

THE CONVENTION MEETS,

GREAT ANTAGONISM AND HEATED CONTROVERSY.

CHICAGO, June 19. The Convention is being held at the Ccliscum. There were 14,000 present. A floor of an area of two acres and a gallery of half an acre were crowded. The police were in every corner of every aisle. There wore forty members of the Committee on the platform and a thousand journalists on either side.

As each of tho State delegates arrived, bearing huge banners, accompanied by bands, the applause and

yells of dissent drowned the music. Many western delegates provided me-

gaphones. Mr. Roosevelt, meanwhile, had become installed in a hotel with a private telephone to enable him to personally command his forces at the Convention.

Dr. McGavic, Catholic Bishop of Chicago, opened the proceedings with prayer. The assembly rose and repeated the Lord's Prayer. Then Governor Hadley, standing at

the chair moved that the roll bo amended by the removal of eighty names of Mr. Taft’s delegates, and

the substitution of those of Mr Roosevelts, who claimed to be really elected The speaker was constantly interrupted by shouting in the galleries. Mr. Watson, of Mr. Taft’s organisation, replied. The chairman rejected Governor Hadley’s motion. There was renewed disturbance, when the Taftites discovered that the Rooseveltites had transferred their support for the chairmanship to Governor McGovern, who was the nominee of Senator La Follctto’s Party. Mr. Elihu Root and the other nominee gave a long series of humourous speeches on the merits of the rival candidates, and when they had concluded the delegates were called upon individually. The uproar was renewed as each questionable vote was called. Result: Root 558 McGovern 502 The election closed with a pandemonium of cheering and hand playing. Many left the building. Mr. Root appealed to the Convention to postpone tin personal differences and recited the achievements of Mr. ' Taft’s administration, particularly the Trust

uosecutions. Tho Convention has adjourned. The disposition of rbo Negro delegates continues doubtful.