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OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE 
PROCEEDINGS 



Fifteenth Republican 
National Convention 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 
JUNE 18, 19, 20, 21 AND 22, 1912 



RESULTING IN THE NOMINATION OF 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, of Ohio, for President 



AND THE NOMINATION OF 



JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN, of New York 
for Vice-President 



REPORTED BY MILTON W. BLUMENBERC. OFFCIAL REPORTER 



Published Under the Supervision of the General Secretary of the Convention 



THE TENNY PRESS 

727 SEVENTH AVENUE 

NEW YORK CITY 



COPYRIGHT, 1912 
BY LAFAYETTE B. GLEASON 




ILLUSTRATIONS 



Barnes, William, Jr C4 

Blumenberg, M. W 96 

Fairbanks, Charles \V 128 

Gleason, Lafayette B 48 

Hayward, William 24 

Hilles, Charles D 28 

Kelly, George T 451 

Mulvane, D. W 176 

Murphy, Franklin 160 

New, Harry S 144 

Reynolds, James B 32 

Root, Elihu 42 

Rosewater, Victor 23 

Roth, John C ? 192 

Sheldon, George R 36 

Sherman, James S 22 

Stone, W. F 48 

Taft, William H 7 

Upham, Fred W 208 

Vorys, Arthur 1 224 

Williams, Ralph E 240 



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OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION 



CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE 

VICTOR ROSE WATER 

OF NEBRASKA 
SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE 

WILLIAM HAYWOOD 

OF NEBRASKA 
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION 

ELIHU ROOT 

OF NEW YORK 
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION 

ELIHU ROOT 

OF NEW YORK 
GENERAL SECRETARY 

LAFAYETTE B. GLEASON 

OF NEW YORK 
SERGEANT-A T-ARMS 

WILLIAM F. STONE 

OF MARYLAND 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT 



In William Howard Taft the Republican National Convention has 
nominated for the Presidency a man exceptionally equipped, not only by 
nature and training, but by experience and achievement, to perform the 
delicate and arduous duties of the greatest office in the gift of any people. 
For nearly thirty years he has given himself with single-minded devotion 
to the public service. He has displayed throughout a broad grasp of 
affairs, a literally dauntless courage, an unshakable integrity, a quick 
and all embracing sympathy, a deep and abiding sense of justice, a mar- 
velous insight into human nature, a sure and unwavering judgment, ex- 
ecutive ability of the highest order, and a limitless capacity for hard work. 
In all the years of its history, the Republican party has never selected as 
its leader in a National Campaign a man so tried beforehand, and so 
amply proved equal to the task. 

A FAMILY OF JURISTS. 

Mr. Taft comes of a family distinguished in the law and the public 
service. The first American Tafts came of the English yeomanry, 
transplanted across the Atlantic by the great upheaval for conscience's 
sake which peopled New England with its sturdy stock. In this country 
they turned to the study and practice of the law. Peter Taft was both 
a maker and an interpreter of laws, having served as a member of the 
Vermont legislature, and afterwards as a judge. Alphonso Taft, son 
of Peter, was graduated from Yale College, and then went out to the 
Western Reserve to practice law. He settled in Cincinnati, and it was 
at Mt. Auburn, a suburb of that city, on September 15, 1857, that his 
son, William Howard Taft, first became a presidential possibility. 

The boys grew up in an atmosphere of earnest regard for public duty 
too little known in these days of the colossal and engrossing material 
development of the country. His father earned distinction in the service 
of city and state and nation, going from the Superior bench, to which he 
had been elected unanimously, to the place in Grant's cabinet now held 
by the son, then, as Attorney General, to the Department of Justice, and 
finally into the diplomatic service, as minister first to Austria and then 
to Russia. His mother, who was Miss Louise M. Torrey, also came of 
that staunch New England stock with whom conscience is the arbiter 
of action and duty performed the goal of service. 

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8 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

HIS MOTHER'S INFLUENCE. 

It was her express command that sent him away from her last fall 
when both knew that she was entering upon the last stage of her life. 
He had promised the Filipinos that he would go to Manila and in person 
formally open their Assembly. It was to be their first concrete experience 
in self-government, and he, more than any other man, had made it pos- 
sible. If he should not keep his promise there was danger that the sus- 
picious Filipinos would impute his failure to sinister motives, to indif- 
ference or altered purpose, with result vastly unfortunate to them and 
to us. Mr. Taft saw all that very clearly, yet in view of his mother's 
health he would have remained at home. But she forbade. She said 
his duty lay to the people he had started on the path to liberty, and 
although it involved what each thought to be the final parting she com- 
manded him to go. He went and before he could return his mother 
had passed away. 

Much was to be expected of a boy of such parentage, and young Taft 
fulfilled the expectation. He began by growing big physically. He has 
a tremendous frame. The cartoonists have made a false presentment of 
him familiar to the country by drawing him always as a mountain of 
flesh. But if they had gone to the same extreme of leanness, and still 
honestly portrayed his frame they would have represented a man above 
the average weight. 

AT COLLEGE. 

Of course he went to Yale. His father had been the first alumnus 
elected to the corporation, and when young Taft had completed his pre- 
paratory course at the public schools of Cincinnati he went to New 
Haven for his college training. He was a big, rollicking, good natured 
boy, who liked play but still got fun out of work. He did enough in 
athletics to keep his 225 pounds of muscle in good condition, but gave 
most of his time to his studies. When the class of '78 was graduated 
Taft was its salutatorian, having finished second among 120. He was 
also elected class orator by the class. He was then not quite 21. 

He went back to Cincinnati and began the study of law in his father's 
office, at the same time doing court reporting for the newspaper owned 
by his half-brother, Charles P. Taft. His salary at first was $6 a week. 
He did his work so well, however, that Murat Halstead, editor of the 
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, employed him to work for that paper, at 
the increased salary of $25 a week. 

While he was doing this he was keeping up his studies, taking the 
course at the Cincinnati Law School, from which he was graduated in 
1880, dividing first honors with another student, and being admitted to 
the bar soon afterward. 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 9 

HIS RESPECTS TO A BLACKMAILER. 

That fall there occurred one of the most celebrated and characteristic 
incidents in his life. A man named Rose was then running a black- 
mailing paper in Cincinnati. He had the reputation of being a dangerous 
man. He had been a prize fighter, and was usually accompanied by a 
gang of roughs ready to assault any whom he wanted punished. Alphonso 
Taft had been the unsuccessful candidate for governor at that election, 
and Rose's paper slanderously assailed him. For once young Taft for- 
got his judicial temperament and legal training, and instead of setting 
the law on the blackmailer he marched down to his office and gave Rose 
a terrific thrashing. 

Rose quit Cincinnati that night and his paper never appeared again. 
Young Taft had had his first spectacular fight, and it was in behalf of 
somebody else. 

It is not the purpose of this sketch to attempt a detailed biography of 
Mr. Taft. It merely seeks by a discussion of a few of the more impor- 
tant events of his life to show what manner of man he is. They reveal 
him as a student of application and ability ; a man with an abiding sense 
of justice, slow to wrath, but terrible in anger; courageous, aggressively 
honest and straightforward ; readier to take up another's cause than his 
own. This is a foundation on which experience may build very largely, 
and that is what it has done for Taft. 

THE CALL TO PUBLIC OFFICE. 

He was hardly out of his boyhood when he was called to public 
office, and in most of the years since then he has devoted himself to 
the public service. First he was assistant prosecuting attorney of Ham- 
ilton County, under Miller Outcalt, now one of the leading lawyers of 
Ohio. In 1881 he became collector of internal revenue for the first Ohio 
district, and demonstrated the same ability in business that he had shown 
in the law. A year later he resigned that office and went back to the 
practice of law, with his father's old partner, H. P. Lloyd. In 1884 he 
became the junior counsel of a Bar Committee to constitute testament 
proceedings against T. C. Campbell, whose methods of practicing law had 
brought on the burning of the Hamilton County Court House in Cin- 
cinnati. Though technically unsuccessful, Mr. Taft made a good reputa- 
tion from his conduct of this matter and Campbell was driven from 
Cincinnati. In 1885 he became assistant county solicitor. Two years 
later Governor Foraker appointed him Judge of the Superior Court, to 
succeed Judson Harmon, who had resigned to enter President Cleveland's 
cabinet. 

In 1886 Judge Taft married Miss Helen Herron, daughter of Hon. 
John W. Herron, of Cincinnati. They have three children, Robert Al- 



10 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

phonso, a student at Yale, Helen, a student at Bryn Mawr, and Charles 
Phelps, 2d, who attends the public schools in Washington. 

HIS JUDICIAL CAREER BEGUN. 

His appointment as Judge of the Superior Court was the beginning 
of the judicial career which was Taft's ambition, and for which he was 
so eminently fitted. He made such a record as a judge that at the close 
of his appointed term he was triumphantly elected for another term. But 
already he had attracted attention outside his state, and he had served 
but two years of the five for which he had been elected when Presi- 
dent Harrison asked him to take the difficult post of Solicitor General 
of the United States. This was an office of the utmost importance, in- 
volving not only wide learning and tremendous application, but the power 
of clear and forceful presentation of argument. Two of the cases which 
he conducted as solicitor general involved questions of vital importance 
to the entire country. The first grew out of the seal fisheries controversy 
with Great Britain. Mr. Taft won against such eminent counsel as Joseph 
H. Choate who is widely recognized as a leader of the American bar. 
The other was a tariff case in which the law was attacked on the ground 
that Speaker Reed had counted a quorum when the bill passed the House. 
That, too, he won. It was during his term as solicitor general that Mr. 
Taft met Theodore Roosevelt, then civil service commissioner, and began 
the friendship which has continued and grown ever since and which has 
had such far-reaching influence upon the lives of both men. 

ON FEDERAL BENCH. 

Mr. Taft's record as solicitor general so clearly proved his fitness for 
the bench that after three years in Washington he was sent back to 
Ohio as judge of the Sixth Federal Circuit, a post generally recognized 
as a preliminary step to the Supreme Court, which was then the goal of 
his ambition. 

It was during his seven years on the federal bench that Mr. Taft's 
qualities as a judge became known throughout the country. He was 
called upon then to decide some of the most important cases that have 
ever been tried in the federal courts, in the conduct of which he es- 
tablished an enviable reputation for learning, courage and fairness 
three essential attributes of a great jurist. His power of application and 
his ability to turnoff enormous masses of work received ample demon- 
stration during this time. It was in this period of his service that he 
rendered the labor decisions which have made him famous as an up- 
right and fearless judge. In his treatment of both labor and capital he 
showed that here was a judge who knew no distinction of parties when 
they appeared as litigants before him. He voiced the law as he knew 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 11 

it and the right as he saw it, no matter where the blow fell or whom it 
struck. If sometimes the decisions went against what organized labor at 
that time believed to be its cause, it must not be forgotten that no 
clearer or broader statement of the true rights of labor has ever been 
made than in some of his judicial utterances. Lawyers conducting litiga- 
tion in other courts on behalf of labor unions have often cited these de- 
cisions of Judge Taft in support of their contentions. Neither should it 
be forgotten that one of the most important and far reaching of all his 
judgments was that against the Addyston Pipe Company, in which for 
the first time the Sherman anti-trust law was made a living, vital force 
for the curbing and punishment of monopoly. When this case reached 
the Supreme Court, Mr. Taft received the distinguished and unusual 
honor of having his decision quoted in full and handed down as part of 
the opinions of the high court which sustained him at every point. 

PIONEERING THE ROOSEVELT POLICY. 

The Addyston Pipe decision marked the beginning of the struggle 
for federal control of interstate corporations which in the later yean 
has come to be known as the "Roosevelt policy." Mr. Taft in an ad- 
dress to the American Bar Association at Detroit, in the summer of 
1895, had enunciated the principle on which President Roosevelt has 
made his great fight for the suppression of monopoly and the abolition 
of special privilege. Thus Mr. Taft pioneered the way for the "Roose- 
velt policy." 

BLAZING THE PHILIPPINE TRAIL. 

Since the settlement of the reconstruction question no more delicate 
or fateful problem has confronted American statesmanship than that of 
the Philippines. The sudden pitching of over-sea territory into our 
possession as a result of the war with Spain, created a situation not only 
unexpected but entirely without precedent. There was no guide for our 
statesmen. The path had to be hewed out new from the beginning. 
There was no crystalization of opinion among the American people as 
to what should be done with the Philippines. A considerable element 
was vigorously opposed to retaining them, but the vast majority demanded 
the maintenance of American sovereignty there. Among these, at first, 
the desire was undoubtedly due to the glamour of aggrandizement. The 
possibility of wealth somewhere beyond the skyline always catches the 
imagination, 3na there can be no question that the great mass of the 
people moved, without serious thought of the consequences, toward 
American exploitation of the islands. 

But even at that early day there were a few a very few among 
the leaders of American thought and action, who saw clearly the re- 
sponsibility thrust upon the country by the adventitious possession of 



12 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

the Philippines, and determined to meet it fully, no matter what clamor 
cf opposition might arise. Among these President McKinley was one. 
Mr. Taft was another. Mr. Taft had been opposed to taking the islands. 
He was opposed to retaining them. More than all he opposed their 
exploitation for American benefit. He believed that the Philippines be- 
longed to the Filipinos, and should be developed in the interest of their 
own people. 

SHOULDERING THE "WHITE MAN'S BURDEN." 

He saw the possibility of lifting a feeble, ignorant people into the 
light of liberty and setting them upon the path to intelligent, efficient 
self-government. That possibility reconciled him to the continuance of 
American authority over the islands, for none saw more clearly than he 
the chaos certain to result from immediate independence for the Filipinos, 
with its inevitable and speedy end in complete and hopeless subjection 
to some other power. Therefore when President McKinley asked him 
to go to Manila and undertake the difficult and thankless task of start- 
ing the Filipinos upon their true course, he sacrificed the judicial career 
which was his life's ambition and shouldered the "White Man's Burden." 
It was in March, 1900, that he received his appointment as chairman of 
the Philippine Commission. 

Not many Americans have ever comprehended thoroughly the size 
of Mr. Taft's undertaking, or the full meaning of his achievement. 
Through a bungle in our first dealings with Aguinaldo and the Filipinos 
the entire native population of the islands had come to believe, with 
some reason, that the Americans were their enemies and had betrayed 
them. Mr. Taft arrived in Manila to find a people subdued by force of 
arms, but unanimously hostile, sullen and suspicious. They were still 
struggling, with the bitterness of despair, against the power in which 
they all saw only the hand of the oppressor. 

OVERCOMING THE BARRIER BETWEEN EAST AND WEST. 

Moreover, their leaders had been inoculated with the belief that be- 
tween west and east there is an impassable barrier which will always 
prevent the Occidental from understanding and sympathizing with the 
Oriental. The experience of generations has confirmed them in that belief. 
The only government in their knowledge was tyranny. The only edu- 
cation in their history was deceit. The only tradition they possessed 
was hatred of oppression, made concrete for them by their experience 
with western domination. 

That was what Mr. Taft had to face, and in three years he had 
overcome and changed it all. He did it by the persuasive power of the 
most winning personality the Filipinos had ever known. He met them 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 13 

on their own level. He lived with them, ate with them, drank with 
them, danced with them, and he showed them that here was an Occi- 
dental who could read and sympathize with the Oriental heart. He 
gave them a new conception of justice, and they saw with amazement 
that it was even-handed, respecting neither person nor condition, a great 
leveler, equalizing all before the law. They saw Mr. Taft understanding 
them better than they had understood themselves, comprehending their 
problems more wisely than their own leaders had done, and standing 
all the time like a rock solidly for their interests. They saw him op- 
posed by almost all his countrymen in their islands, denounced and as- 
sailed with the utmost vehemence and venom by Americans simply be- 
cause he steadfastly resisted American exploitation and persisted in his 
declaration that the Philippines should be for the Filipinos. They saw 
him laboring day and night in their behalf and facing death itself with 
cheerful resignation in order to carry on their cause. It was a revela- 
tion to them. It was something beyond their previous ken, outside of 
all their experience, their education and their tradition. It convinced 
them. 

A REVELATION TO THE FILIPINOS. 

Mr. Taft gave them concrete examples of disinterestedness and 
good faith, which they could not fail to comprehend. He gave them 
schools and the opportunity of education, one of the dearest wishes of 
the whole people. No man who was not in the Philippines in the early 
days of the American occupation will ever understand thoroughly with 
what pitiful eagerness the Filipino people desired to learn. Men, wo- 
men and children, white haired grandfathers and grandmothers craved 
above everything the opportunity to go to school and receive instruction 
in the simplest rudiments. It is difficult to tell how deeply that eager 
desire touched Mr. Taft and how earnestly he responded to it. 

But education was only a beginning. Mr. Taft gave the Filipinos 
the opportunity to own their own homes. It was another concrete ex- 
ample of simple justice. When they saw him negotiating for the Friar 
lands, securing for the Filipinos the right to buy those lands on easy 
terms, it went home to the dullest among them that he was working 
unselfishly in their behalf. And they saw his justice in their courts. 
For the first time in all their experience the poorest and humblest Fili- 
pino found himself able to secure an even-handed honest decision, with- 
out purchase and without influence. 

Even that was not all. They saw Mr. Taft literally and faithfully 
keeping his promise and calling Filipinos to share in their own govern- 
ment, not merely in the subordinate and lowly places which they had 
been able to purchase from their old masters, but in the highest and 
most responsible posts. They saw men of their race called to member- 
ship in the commission, in the supreme court, and in all the other 



14 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

branches of their government. And they believed the promise of even 
wider experience of self-government to come. 

AN UNPARALLELED ACHIEVEMENT. 

It was a practical demonstration of honesty and good faith such as 
the Philippines has never known. It was a showing of sympathy, jus- 
tice and comprehension which could not be resisted. Conviction fol- 
lowed it inevitably. The whole people knew because they saw that 
the Philippines were to be maintained for the Filipinos, and they recog- 
nized their own unntness for the full responsibilities of independent self- 
government, and cheerfully set themselves to the task of preparation. 

That is the achievement of Mr. Taft in the Philippines. It has 
scarcely a parallel in history. What it cost him he paid without question 
or complaint. He had given up his judicial career when he went to 
Manila. But three times in the course of his service for the Filipinos 
the opportunity to re-enter it came to him, each time with an offer of a 
place on the supreme court which had been his life-long goal. Each 
time he refused it. Not even President Roosevelt understood the call 
to Mr. Taft from the Filipinos, and when he offered a supreme court 
justiceship to Mr. Taft he accompanied it with almost a command. But 
Mr. Taft declined. He saw clearly his duty lay to the people whom he 
had led to believe in him as the personification of American justice and 
good faith, and he made the President see it too. How the Filipinos 
felt was shown when on hearing of the danger that Mr. Taft might be 
called away from Manila, they flocked in thousands about his residence 
and begged him not to go. When ultimately he did leave the islands 
it was only to come home as Secretary of War, in which office he could 
continue his direction of Philippine affairs and make sure that there 
should be no deviation from the successful line of policy he had marked 
out. 

Nearly four years have elapsed since the foregoing chapter on the life 
of William Howard Taft was written. 

What it conveyed of prophecy has been fulfilled; what it spoke in 
eulogy has been vindicated. At the close of his first four-year term 
President Taft has met the expectations of his people ; his sympathies 
have broadened, his experiences ripened. Malevolent attack at no time 
undermined his determination and courage to pursue the right; tempta- 
tions to cater to hollow popular applause at the expense of the general 
welfare left him unmoved. Bravely, steadfastly and patiently he has per- 
formed the duties of his high office, ever seeking the light that pointed 
the path to progress and reform. And when the Republican National 
Convention of 1912, on June 22, gave him the renomination he had so 
well earned he again held aloft the banner of social and material better- 
ment of all the people, which four years before was so wisely entrusted 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 15 

to his strong hands. And in those four years the progress, development 
and augmented prosperity of the American people constitutes the impor- 
tant chapter that is to be added to President Taft's biography, a chapter 
upon which are based his claims to greatness, now and in the future to 
be acknowledged by the people whom he has served so well. 

In the wealth of altruistic achievement no record of American Presi- 
dents has ever exceeded that of President Taft, and that record, details 
of which are supplied in other chapters of this book, can be touched upon 
here only at its highest peaks. Upon that record the Republican party, 
going again before the American people, will ask a vote of confidence in 
the high-principled American statesman, whose courage, tenacity of pur- 
pose, integrity and smiling efficiency have made it possible. 

If President Taft had done no more than to usher in an era of calm 
enforcement of the law, where rich malefactor stands on a level with the 
criminal poor, he would yet be acclaimed by historians as Taft, the Just. 
If he had done no more than to write the stamp of his disapproval on 
the Wool, Steel and Free List measures, to register his unyielding oppo- 
sition to the recall-of-judges monstrosity all in the face of warnings 
that the acts in question went to his very political life he would yet be 
regarded as a man of unflinching courage, as a Doer of the Right as 
God had given him the light to see it. And the same calm courage 
marked his course in the battle he waged for the cause of peace, when 
he endeavored to place the United States in the vanguard of nations who 
are striving for a solution of all international problems without a resort 
to the sword endeavors in which he was thwarted by the opposition of 
Democrats and personal representatives of Theodore Roosevelt in the 
United States Senate. 

Great as were these achievements, thus lightly touched upon, they 
constitute but a small part of the record as it is written. The highest 
court in the land has given to the people an interpretation of the Sherman 
law, under which the great corporations of the nation now stand ready to 
square their operations to the terms of the law. The President's recom- 
mendation that future revisions of the tariff be taken up schedule by 
schedule, following the report of a non-partisan tariff commission, which 
was at first decried, is now accepted by national leaders irrespective of 
their political affiliations. The Payne law has maintained the prosperity 
of the country, providing substantial revision downward, yet producing 
sufficient revenue, thanks to its many wise provisions, including the impo- 
sition of an excise tax on corporations, to turn a large Roosevelt deficit 
into an equally large Taft surplus. 

There is too much in the record of President Taft's first term in 
office to permit anything more than an index of it to appear in a chapter 
devoted to his career. It includes government victories in the Standard 
Oil and Tobacco Trust cases; fearless enforcement of the Sherman Act; 
the abrogation of the passport treaty with Russia; the approaching com- 



16 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

pletion of the Panama Canal, without hint of scandal; the admission of 
Arizona and New Mexico to Statehood; the exercise of rigid ecenomy 
in Government Departments, at no sacrifice of efficiency, with attendant 
reduction of estimates and appropriations, and the placing, for the first 
time in history, of the Postoffice Department on a self-supporting basis; 
the carrying on of military maneuvers along the Mexican border, that 
made for the greater safety of Americans on both sides of the borders 
and that preserved American neutrality. That record includes the reor- 
ganization of the army, providing for unprecedented mobility of troops, 
and for the maintenance and extension of the power of the Navy as an 
international agency for peace and a properly equipped guardian of 
American interests under the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine; the 
reorganization of the customs service, with its attendant elimination of 
corruption, exposure and punishment of frauds, and recovery of millions 
of dollars; the creation of a Bureau of Mines; the successful issue of 
workmen's compensation act litigation in the Supreme Court, leading 
system of river and harbor appropriation ; the further advancement of 
the cause of employers' liability legislation; the negotiation and ratifica- 
tion of a treaty with Japan which changed troubled and tense relations 
into those of undisputed amity; the negotiation of treaties with Nicaragua 
and Honduras, making for permanent peace. Postal savings banks have 
been established and parcels post is on the way. Reciprocity with Canada, 
approved by the American Congress, was rejected by the Canadian electo- 
rate, who saw in it a greater advantage to the farmers of the United 
States than to the farmers of our neighbor to the North. Judicial 
appointments were taken out of politics and non-political methods were 
made successful in the taking of the Thirteenth Census. The Income 
Tax amendment has been sent to the States for ratification and approval. 
Conservation policies have been placed on a real working basis. The 
railroads of the country have been made agencies for the greatest good 
and were compelled to abandon the project to increase rates without 
submitting them to the Interstate Commerce Commission for approval. 
China was opened to American commerce and finance on terms of 
equality with the other powers of the world. A boiler inspection law 
was enacted, greater liberality was exercised toward veterans of the 
Civil War, the administration of law was reformed in important par- 
ticulars, recommendations were submitted looking to a revision of the 
National Currency that will make panics impossible in the future. Bucket 
shop and get-rich-quick concerns were crushed out of existence, and 
White Slavery and Peonage have become, in a measure, problems of the 
past. 

Pages on pages could yet be written, and leave the history of those 
four years of Taftian achievement incomplete. What is here presented 
serves not even as a complete index, but it will point the way to those 
who would seek further. It points the record upon which the party 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 17 

presents the claims of William Howard Taft to the American people in 
November. 

THE BIRTH OF A NATION. 

What is the result? The birth of a nation. The great, powerful 
American people, through the compelling agency of Mr. Taft, has paused 
ever so slightly in its triumphant onward march, to stoop down and 
lift up a feeble, ignorant and helpless people and set it on the broad 
highway to liberty. Vaguely, uncertainly, not comprehending clearly 
just what it was doing, not understanding always fully either the object 
or the means of accomplishment, but its heart right, and submitting 
confidently to the leadership of a man in wihom it trusted implicitly, this 
nation has assisted in a new birth of freedom for a lowly and oppressed 
people. To William Howard Taft belongs the lion's share of the credit. 
Not often is it given to one man to do such work for humanity. Seldom 
is such altruism as his displayed. Many other honors have come to 
him; many others will yet come. Among them all none will be of 
greater significance or of more lasting value than his work for the 
Filipinos. 

SECRETARY OF WAR. 

It is not important here to discuss in detail Mr. Taft's administra- 
tion of the War Department sincfe he succeeded Elihu Root as Secretary 
of War on February 1, 1904. He has been at the head of it during the 
years of its greatest range of activity. He is not merely Secretary of 
the Army, as almost all his predecessors were. He is Secretary of the 
Colonies. All matters of the utmost importance affecting every one of 
the over-sea possessions of the United States come under his direction. 
The affairs of the army alone have often proved sufficient to occupy the 
whole attention of an able secretary. Mr. Taft has had to handle not 
only those and the Philippine and Cuban business, but to direct the 
construction of the Panama Canal as well. And at not infrequent in- 
tervals he has been called on to participate in the direction of other 
weighty affairs of government. He has been the general adviser of 
President Roosevelt and has been called into consultation on every im- 
portant matter which has required governmental action. 

The administration of canal affairs has required in a high degree 
that quality described as executive ability. The building of a canal is a 
tremendous enterprise, calling constantly for the exercise of sound busi- 
ness judgment. In it Mr. Taft has displayed in ripened proportions the 
abilities he foreshadowed when solicitor general and collector of internal 



18 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

BUILDING THE CANAL. 

When Mr. Taft became Secretary of War this country had just taken 
possession of the canal zone, under treaty with the republic of Panama, 
and of the old canal property, including the Panama railroad, by pur- 
chase from the French company. The work was all to do. The country 
expected the dirt to fly at once. The newspapers and periodicals were 
full of cartoons representing Uncle Sam in long boots with a spade on 
his shoulder, striding down to the isthmus to begin digging. But be- 
fore there could be any excavation there was a tremendous task to 
meet. First of all the isthmus must be changed from a disease breed- 
ing pest-hole to a place where Americans could live and work in safety. 
The canal zone must be cleaned up, mosquitoes stamped out and the 
place made sweet and healthy. Habitations must be constructed for 
many thousands of workmen and their families. The cities of Panama 
and Colon, at the terminal of the canal, must be made thoroughly san- 
itary and supplied with water and sewers. An organization for the work 
of canal construction must be perfected and millions of dollars' worth of 
machinery and supplies must be purchased and transported to the isthmus. 

All these things, however, were of a purely business character. It 
required only time and ability to handle them properly. But there was 
another matter to be taken care of before these could be undertaken, 
and it was of decidedly different nature. The Hay-Varilla treaty with 
Panama had secured to the United States all the rights necessary for 
complete control of the canal zone, and it became of the utmost im- 
portance to insure the maintenance of friendly relations with the people 
of the isthmus republic. It would certainly greatly increase the ordinary 
difficulties of building the canal if our people had to encounter the 
hostilities of the Panamanians. 

Here was a problem largely similar to that met by Mr. Taft in the 
Philippines, and calling for the exercise of the same qualities of tact, 
sympathy, justice and patience which he had exhibited in the Far East. 

It became his task to convince the Panamanian people and govern- 
ment that the United States had not gone to the isthmus to build a 
rival state instead of a canal. As head of the War Department, and the 
superior of the Canal Commission, he has conducted all affairs of the 
original treaty, and has succeeded in keeping our relations with the 
isthmus uniformly pleasant. Always, at least once a year, he has made 
a trip to the canal zone and examined affairs there with his own eyes. 
He but recently returned from the isthmus, the President having sent him 
there to settle a number of questions which required his personal con- 
sideration on the ground. Perhaps some conception of his responsi- 
bilities on the isthmus may be had from the fact that since the actual 
work of canal building began there has been spent on it upward of 
$80,000,000, and every dollar of that expenditure required and received 
his approval. 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 19 

REAL SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR CUBA. 

Aside from the Philippines and the Canal the greatest call that has 
been made upon Mr. Taft since he became Secretary of War came from 
Cuba. This was a case largely similar to the Philippine problem. The 
American people have so long imbibed the theory and practice of self- 
government with their mothers' milk that they have developed a tendency 
to believe any people fitted for it who desire it. To us liberty is self- 
government, but to many a people with neither experience nor tradition 
of anything but practical autocracy self-government is only license. So 
it was with the Cubans. When our intervention had freed that island 
from the Spanish yoke we deemed it sufficient insurance of successful 
government for the Cubans to require them to adopt a constitution before 
we turned the island over to them. We ignored the fact that Cuba had 
no experience of constitutions or understanding of their functions. So 
when Cuba had conformed to our requirement we sailed away from 
Havana and left her to work out her own salvation unaided and untaught. 

The result of that folly was inevitable and not long delayed. The 
Cubans having adopted a constitution they had not the slightest idea of 
what to do with it. They proceeded to govern under the only system 
of which they had any knowledge. The proclamation of the President 
took the place of the old royal decree. He created by his fiat the depart- 
ments of government which should have been established by law of 
Congress under authority of the Constitution. Freedom in the American 
sense was unknown in Cuba. 

ORDER OUT OF CHAOS. 

The experiment was aimed toward chaos and its expectation was 
quickly realized. In September, 1906, the United States had to intervene 
again, and the task fell on Mr. Taft. Fortunate it was both for the 
United States and Cuba that it was so. With his experience of the Fili- 
pino as a guide and the magnetism of his personality as a lever, Mr. 
Taft placated the warring factions and secured peaceable intervention. 
Then he devised and set up a provisional government which all the Cu- 
bans accepted. 

It was the intention then to maintain the government only long 
enough to give the Cubans a fair election at which they might select 
their own government by full and free expression of their own will. 
But almost immediately the provisional government discovered the fun- 
damental mistake made by the earlier American administration. It 
found that the Cubans had been attempting to administer a govern- 
ment which never had been organized and existed only by virtue of the 
President's will. Patiently the provisional government set to work, under 
the direction of Mr. Taft, to provide the organization under the funda- 



20 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 

mental law which the Cubans had never known was the essential of suc- 
cessful self-government. The work is now nearing completion, and 
when next the Americans quit Havana it will be after turning over to the 
Cubans a government machine properly established and fully equipped, 
whose operation they have been taught to understand and control. Thus, 
to two peoples has Mr. Taft been called upon to give instruction in practi- 
cal self-government. 

The character of Mr. Taft is the resultant of strongly contrasting 
forces. He is a man who laughs and fights. From his boyhood good 
nature and good humor have been the traits which always received notice 
first. But all the time he has been capable of a splendid wrath, which 
now and then has blazed out, under righteous provocation, to the utter 
consternation and undoing of its object. Because he is always ready to 
laugh, and has a great roar of enjoyment to signify his appreciation 
of the humorous, men who have not observed him closely have often 
failed to understand that he is just as ready to fight, with energy and 
determination, for any cause that has won his support. But it is al- 
most always some other man's cause which enlists him. His battles have 
been in other interests than his own. First of all he is an altruist, and 
then a fighter. 

A COMBATIVE ALTRUIST. 

This combative altruism is Mr. Taft's most distinguished charac- 
teristic. As Secretary of War he has earned the world-wide sobriquet 
of "Secretary of Peace." He has fought some hard battles, but they 
were with bloodless weapons, and the results were victories for peace. 
The greater the degree of altruism the keener was his zeal, the harder 
and more persistent his battle. The greatest struggle of his career, in 
which he disregarded utterly his settled ambition, and cheerfully faced 
a continuing serious menace to life itself, was on behalf of the weakest 
and most helpless object in whose cause he was ever enlisted the Fili- 
pino people. That was the purest and loftiest altruism. 

But although this is the dominant trait of Mr. Taft, he is well known 
for other qualities. His judicial temperament, founded upon a deep- 
seated, comprehensive and ever alert sense of right and wrong; his cour- 
age, proved by repeated and strenuous tests; his calm, imperturbable judg- 
ment, and his all embracing sympathy are characteristics that have been 
often and widely noted. They are his by right of inheritance from 
generations of broad-minded, upright men and women. The develop- 
ment of his country has extended the range of his opportunity and given 
greater scope to his activities than was enjoyed by Alphonso Taft, his 
father, or Peter Rawson Taft, his grandfather, but in character and intel- 
lect he is their true descendant. 



WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 21 

The American people know Mr. Taft as a man of pervasive good 
humor, always ready with a hearty laugh, and quick to see fun in any situ- 
ation. His other side has not often appeared, but he is capable of tremen- 
dous wrath. Nothing arouses it more quickly than unfaithfulness to a 
trust or an exhibition of deceit. Injustice in any form stirs him to the 
bottom instantly. He has a broad, keen, quick, all-embracing sympathy, 
always ready to respond to any call. His sense of justice is won- 
derfully quick-springing and alert. And he has a genuine fondness for 
work, which enables him to derive real pleasure from his task. These 
qualifications are the endowment of an unusually gifted man. The people 
know, because they have seen, his ability to turn off an enormous amount 
of work. They have seen him prove an exceptional executive ability. 
They have seen him manifest an equipment for the Presidency such as 
no other man has shown before his election to that office. In experi- 
ence, training and ability, Mr. Taft has amply proved his fitness for 
the chief magistracy of the nation. 



JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN 



James Schoolcraft Sherman, for the second time the Republican 
nominee for Vice-President, was born October 25, 1855, in the same ward 
of the City of Utica in which he now lives. The house Mr. Sherman 
now occupies is only a half a dozen squares from the house in which he 
was born. 

Mr. Sherman can trace his ancestry back to Sir Henry Sherman, of 
Dedham, England, in the sixteenth century, and the male succession comes 
down through Henry, Robert, Willett H., and Richard U. 

Richard U. Sherman's mother was Catharine Schoolcraft, a daughter 
of Lawrence Schoolcraft, a Revolutionary soldier and a friend of the 
Indians of the Mohawk Valley. The candidate was named for his grand- 
mother's brother, James Schoolcraft. 

Richard U. Sherman, the Congressman's father, was born in Vernon, 
Oneida County, New York, and was by profession an editor, although a 
large portion of his life was spent in public service. He was Major- 
General of the State Militia, an alderman of Utica, a member of the 
Board of Supervisors, Chairman of the Board for a half a dozen years, 
Clerk of the New York State Assembly, three times a member of As- 
sembly, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of the State 
in 1867. He was for fifteen years President of the Fish, Forest and 
Game Commission, and very much interested in the preservation of the 
Adirondacks. He was Tally Clerk of the House of Representatives from 
1860 to 1870, and in 1872 was the Liberal Republican candidate for Mem- 
ber of Congress. 

After retiring from active business, Richard U. Sherman accepted 
the office of President of the village of New Hartford, and also occupied 
the position of Justice of the Jeace, and in the discharge of his duties 
as such, spent most of his time bringing about amicable settlements of 
neighborhood disputes. 

Congressman Sherman's mother was Mary F. Sherman, a lady of 
most beautiful character, whose activities outside of her family cares 
were devoted to charitable and Christian work. The memory of her acts 
of charity and kindness and her pleasant words and unbounded hospit- 
ality is treasured by all who came within her circle. 

When James S. Sherman was two years old his father moved, with 
his family, to a farm two miles south of the village of New Hartford. 

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JAMES S. SHERMAN. 23 

Here they lived until 1868. In the fall of 1868 Mr. Sherman's parents 
purchased a house in the village of New Hartford, where they continued 
to live until the death of Mr. Sherman's mother in 18D6, his father having 
died the year previous. 

Mr. Sherman lived with his parents until 1881, when he was married 
at East Orange, N. J., to Carrie Babcock, taking up his residence in the 
Seventh Ward of the City of Utica, two blocks from where he now 
resides. 

'While Mr. Sherman lived on his father's farm he attended the 
district school, half a mile from home. After removing to the village 
of New Hartford he attended the public school in that town, and there 
attended the Utica Academy. Later he attended the Whitestown Seminary, 
a preparatory school situated in the village of Whitesboro. From this 
school young Sherman entered Hamilton College in the fall of 1874, and 
was graduated in 1878. In school and college he was distinguished for 
general good fellowship rather than scholarship. He gained a considerable 
reputation as a declaimer in both school and college, carrying off the 
first honors in declamation at the end of his Freshman year. He also 
enjoyed a reputation as a debator, and was one of the six chosen from 
his class at the conclusion of his senior year to contest for prizes. 

After leaving college Mr. Sherman began the study of law in the 
office of Beardsley, Cookinham and Burdick, at Utica, N. Y. He was 
admitted to practice two years later, and formed a partnership with Hon. 
H. J. Cookinham, his brother-in-law. He continued the practice of law 
in partnership with Mr. Cookinham, with various changes in the personnel 
of the firm, until January 1, 1906, when he withdrew as a member of the 
law firm. 

In 1899, with other Utica business men, he organized the Utica Trust 
and Deposit Company, now one of the leading banks of Central New 
York, and was chosen as its President, which position he has since oc- 
cupied. The New Hartford Canning Company was organized in 1881 by 
his father and other gentlemen, and after his father's death he became 
president of the company. He is also interested, in various ways, in many 
other local enterprises. 

Mr. Sherman's first active work in politics was in the year succeeding 
his graduation from college, when he spoke a few times in different parts 
of the county in advocacy of the election of Alonzo B. Cornell, Republi- 
can candidate for Governor, making his first speech in the town of his 
residence. During the last fifteen years Mr. Sherman has campaigned in 
various parts of the State, having spoken in most of the important cities, 
and in a great many minor places, as well as in a dozen or more states. 
During various campaigns he has spoken in substantially every town in 
Oneida and Herkimer counties. He was chosen Mayor of Utica in 1884. 
The city was then, as now, normally Democratic, but he was elected by 



24 JAMES S. SHERMAN 

a. substantial Republican majority. At the end of his term, which was 
for one year, he declined a unanimous renomination. 

He was first named for Congress in 1886, the contest for the nomina- 
tion being a spirited one, there being a half-dozen candidates, his chief 
competitor being the Hon. Henry J. Coggeshall, then State Senator from 
that district. 

Mr. Sherman was renominated each succeeding two years by ac- 
clamation until 189G, when there was a contest for the nomination, his 
competitors being Hon. Scth G. Heacock, of Herkimer, and John I. Sayles, 
of Rome, Oneida county. He presided over the State convention in 1895 
as temporary chairman, and over the State conventions of 1900 and 1908 
as permanent chairman. He was a deligate to the Republican National 
Convention in 1892. 

In 1S98 Mr. Sherman was appointed by President McKinley a mem- 
ber of the Board of General Appraisers at the City of New York, and 
the nomination was confirmed by the Senate. It was his desire, at that 
time, to accept the appointment, but political and business friends at home, 
including the Chamber of Commerce and the Republican County Com- 
mittee, adopted resolutions and appointed a committee to wait upon him 
and urge him not to retire as a member of Congress and, in conformity 
to the desire of his constituents, he declined the appointment. 

Two years later he was tendered by the Steering Committee of the 
Senate the position of Secretary of the United States Senate. Realizing 
that the wishes of his constitutents had not changed within two years, 
he declined the position. 

Mr. Sherman was the orator on the occasion of the laying of the 
cornerstone of the building presented to the Oneida Historical Society of 
Utica. He was also the orator on the presentation of the Butler Memorial 
Home by the late Morgan Butler to the town of New Hartford. The 
Indian school at Riverside, California, was, at the request of the people 
of Riverside, named by the then Commissioner of Indian Affairs "Sher- 
' man Institute" in his honor. 

Mr. Sherman, early in his congressional career, became a prominent 
member of the House, and during his last few terms was numbered among 
the leaders. His parliamentary ability was early recognized and perhaps 
no other member was so frequently called to the chair to preside over the 
Committee of the \Yhole. He was one of the closest friends of Speaker 
Reed, as he was of Speaker Henderson and Speaker Cannon. 

For fourteen years Mr. Sherman was chairman of the Committee on 
Indian Affairs in the House and his work at the head of that committee 
received unstinted praise from all concerned in the work of the com- 
mittee, without regard to party. He was also a member of the committees 
on Rules and Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 

As Vice-President and as President of the Senate Mr. Sherman's 




RON". WILLIAM HAYWOOI). of Nebraska, 

Secretary Republican National Committee. 
Member of the Committee on Arrangements. 



JAMES S. SHERMAN 25 

course has been such as to commend itself to all parties in that great 
body. It is universally conceded that he has made one of the best pre- 
siding officers the Senate has ever enjoyed, and his eminent fairness and 
unfailing courtesy is realized and conceded by every Senator. For the 
first time in 72 years Mr. Sherman was renominated by a National con- 
vention for the office he now holds and the vote he received from the 
delegates to Chicago was most flattering and a pleasant testimonial to 
his popularity and worth. 

Mr. Sherman, besides being prominently connected with numerous 
business institutions of this city and elsewhere, is also a member of many 
fraternal and social organizations, including the Royal Arcanum and the 
Order of Elks. He is a trustee of Hamilton College, which gave him 
the degree of LL.D. in 1905. In college he was a member of the Sigma 
Phi Society, the second oldest college society in this country. 

Mr. Sherman has been a regular attendant at the Dutch Reform 
Church in Utica since his marriage in 1881. Prior to that time he had 
been attending the Presbyterian church at New Hartford. For eight 
years he has been treasurer of his church and for some time he was 
chairman of its board of trustees. He has three sons, Sherrill, Richard 
U., and Thomas M. All are married and are connected with prominent 
business concerns in Utica. 

Mr. Sherman's home life is an ideal one. His house is located in 
the center of an ample plot of ground and gives opportunity for Mrs. 
Sherman to indulge in her love of horticulture, which she improves to 
the full. His home is his castle and with his wife, children and grand- 
children gathered about him, he enjoys it more than any other spot on 
earth. 

Four years ago, and this year, his friends and neighbors, not only 
from the city of Utica, but from the adjacent territory, gathered to ex- 
press their joy at his selection for the Vice-Presidency and the testi- 
monials of his worth and popularity were such as are paid only to those 
who have merited the esteem and affection of a community, regardless 
of party ties or affiliations. 



Rep 



ublican National Committee 



CAMPAIGN 1912 



CHARLES D. HILLES, Ohio, Chairman. 
JAMES B. REYNOLDS, Massachusetts, Secretary. 
GEORGE R. SHELDON, New York, Treasurer. 
WILLIAM F. STONE, Maryland, Sergeant-at-Arms. 



Executive Committee 

JOHN T. ADAMS, Iowa. 

FRED W. ESTABROOK, New Hampshire. 
JAMES P. GOODRICH, Indiana. 

THOMAS A. MARLOW, Montana. 
ALVAH H. MARTIN, Virginia. 

THOMAS K. NEIDRINGHAUS, Missouri. 
SAMUEL A. PERKINS, Washington. 

NEWELL SANDERS, Tennessee. 

CHARLES B. WARREN, Michigan. 
ROY O. WEST, Illinois. 

RALPH E. WILLIAMS, Oregon. 



Advisory Committee 



WILLIAM BARNES, JR., New York, Chairman 
THEODORE E. BURTON, Ohio. 

AUSTIN COLGATE, New Jersey. 

THOMAS H. DEVINE. Colorado. 

PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, Maryland. 

JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, Massachusetts. 
JOSEPH B. KEALING, Indiana. 

ADOLF LEWISOHN, New York. 

HENRY F. LIPPITT, Rhode Island. 

DAVID W. MULVANE, Kansas. 
HARRY S. NEW, Indiana. 

HERBERT PARSONS, New York. 
SAMUEL L. POWERS, Massachusetts. 
ELIHU ROOT, New York. 

JOHN WANAMAKER, Pennsylvania. 

GEORGE R. SHELDON, New York. 
OTTO F. STEIFEL, Missouri. 

FRED W. UPHAM, Illinois 

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Republican National Committee 



1912 



STATE. NAME P. O. ADDRESS. 

Alabama PRELATE D. BARKER Mobile. 

Alaska WILLIAM S. BAYLISS Juneau. 

Arizona RALPH H. CAMERON Grand Canyon. 

Arkansas POWELL CLAYTON Washington, D. C. 

California 

Colorado SIMON GUGGENHEIM Denver. 

Connecticut CHARLES F. BROOKER Ansonia. 

Delaware COLEMAN DU PONT Wilmington. 

District of Columbia. . . . CHAPIN BROWN Washington. 

Florida HENRY S. CHUBB Gainesville. 

Georgia HENRY S. JACKSON Atlanta. 

Hawaii CHARLES A. RICE Honolulu. 

Idaho JOHN W. HART Menan. 

Illinois ROY O. WEST Chicago. 

Indiana JAMES P. GOODRICH Indianapolis. 

Iowa JOHN T. ADAMS Dubuque. 

Kansas F. S. STANLEY Wichita. 

Kentucky JOHN W. McCULLOCH Owensboro. 

Louisiana VICTOR LOISEL New Orleans. 

Maine FREDERICK HALE Portland. 

Maryland WILLIAM P. JACKSON Salisbury. 

Massachusetts W. MURRAY CRAN E Dalton. 

Michigan CHARLES B. WARREN Detroit. 

Minnesota E. B. HAWKINS Duluth. 

Mississippi L. B. MOSELEY Jackson. 

Missouri THOMAS K. NEIDRINGHAUS. . St. Louis. 

Montana THOMAS A. MARLOW Helena. 

Nebraska R. B. HOWELL Omaha. 

Nevada H. B. MAXSON Reno. 

New Hampshire FRED W. ESTABROOK Nashua. 

New Jersey FRANKLIN MURPHY Newark. 

New Mexico CHARLES A. SPIESS Las Vegas. 

New York WILLIAM BARNES, JR Albany. 

North Carolina E. C. DUNCAN Raleigh. 

North Dakota THOMAS E. MARSHALL Oakes. 

Ohio SHERMAN GRANGER 7anesville. 

Oklahoma J. A. HARRIS Wagoner. 

Oregon RALPH E. WILLIAMS Dallas. 

Pennsylvania HENRY G. WASSON Pittsburgh. 

Philippines H. B. McCOY Manila. 

Porto Rico S. BEHN San Juan. 

Rhode Island WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD Newport. 

South Carolina JOSEPH W. TOLBERT Greenwood. 

South Dakota . THOMAS THORSON Canton. 

Tennessee NEWELL SANDERS Chattanooga. 

Texas H. F. MacGREGOR Houston. 

Utah REED SMOOT Provo. 

Vermont JOHN L. LEWIS North Troy. 

Virginia ALVAH H. MARTIN Norfolk. 

Washington S. A. PERKINS Tacoma. 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin ALFRED T. ROGERS Madison. 

Wyoming GEORGE T. PEXTON Evanston. 

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HON. VICTOR ROSKWATKR. of Nebraska, 

Chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Member of Committee 
on Arrangements. 



PROCEEDINGS 

OF THE 

Republican National Convention 



HELD IN 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 

June 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, 1912 



FIRST DAY 



CONVENTION HALL 

THE COLISEUM, 

CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 18, 1912. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE (Mr. Victor 
Rosewater, of Nebraska). The hour of 12 o'clock having arrived, and a 
quorum manifestly being present, the Convention will be in order while 
Father Callaghan invokes Divine blessing. 

PRAYER OF REV. JAMES F. CALLAGHAN. 

Rev. James F. Callaghan, of St. Malachy's Roman Catholic Church, 
Chicago, Illinois, offered the following prayer : 

In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
Almighty, Eternal and All-wise God, direct all our actions by Thy holy 
inspiration, so that every prayer and every work of ours may always begin 
from Thee and by Thee be happily ended. Through Jesus Christ our 
Lord Who taught us to pray: Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed 
be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in 
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses 
as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into 
temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen. In the name of the Father 
and the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

CALL FOR THE CONVENTION. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary of the Republican 
National Committee will read the call for the Convention. 

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30 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. WILLIAM HAYWARD, of New York, Secretary of the Republican 
National Committee, read the call as follows : 

OFFICIAL CALL FOR THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT 
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 18, 1912. 

To the Republican Electors of the United States: 

In accordance with established custom and in obedience to instruc- 
tions of the Republican National Convention of 1908, the Republican 
National Committee now directs that a National Convention of delegated 
representatives of the Republican Party be held in the City of Chicago, 
in the State of Illinois, at twelve o'clock noon, on Tuesday, the 18th day 
of June, 1912, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President 
and Vice-President, to be voted for at the Presidential Election on Tues- 
day, November 5, 1912, and for the transaction of such other business as 
may properly come before it. 

The Republican electors of the several States and Territories, includ- 
ing the District of Columbia, Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine 
Islands, and all other electors without regard to past political affiliation, 
who believe in the principles of the Republican Party and endorse its 
policies, are cordially invited to unite under this call in the selection of 
delegates to said Convention. Said National Convention shall consist of 
four delegates-at-large from each State, and two delegates-at-large for 
each representative-at-large in the Congress, two delegates from each 
Congressional District, six delegates from each of the Territories, and 
two delegates each from the District of Columbia, Alaska, Porto Rico and 
the Philippine Islands. For each delegate elected to this Convention an 
alternate delegate shall be chosen who shall serve in case of the absence 
of his principal. 

The delegates-at-large and their alternates shall be elected by popular 
State and Territorial Conventions called by the Republican State or 
Territorial Committee, of which at least thirty days' notice shall have been 
published in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in 
the respective State or Territory. 

The Congressional District delegates shall be elected by conventions 
called by the Republican Congressional Committee of each district, of which 
at least thirty days' notice shall have been published in some newspaper or 
newspapers of general circulation in the District; provided that in any Con- 
gressional District where there is no Republican Congressional Com- 
mittee, the Republican State Committee in issuing said call and making 
said publication ; and, provided that delegates or their alternates shall be 
deemed ineligible to participate in State or District or Territorial Con- 
vention who were elected prior to the date of the adoption of this call; 
and, provided that delegates and alternates, both from the State at large 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 31 

and from each Congressional District may be elected in conformity with 
the laws of the State in which the election occurs if the State Committee 
or any such Congressional Committee so direct; but, provided further 
that in no State shall an election be so held as to prevent the delegates 
from any Congressional District and their alternates being selected by 
the Republican electors of that District. 

The election of delegates from the District of Columbia shall be 
held under the direction and supervision of an Election Board composed 
of Messrs. Leonard P. Bradshaw, John Lewis Smith and Andrew J. 
Thomas, of the District of Columbia. This Board shall have authority 
to fix the date of said election, subject to prior provision herein, and to 
arrange all details incidental thereto ; and shall provide for a registration 
of the votes cast, such registration to include the name and residence of 
each voter. 

The delegates from the Territories and Alaska shall be selected in 
the manner of electing delegates-at-large from the States as provided 
herein. 

The delegates from Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands shall be 
elected in conformity with certain rules and regulations adopted by this 
Committee, copies of which are to be furnished to the Governing Com- 
mittee of the Republican Party in Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. 

All delegates shall be elected not earlier than thirty days after the 
date of this call and not later than thirty days before the date of the 
meeting of the Republican National Convention, for which this call is 
issued, unless otherwise provided by the laws of a State. 

The credentials of each delegate and alternate must be forwarded to 
the Secretary of the Republican National Committee at Chicago, Illinois, 
at least twenty days before the date fixed for the meeting of the Con- 
vention, for use in making up its temporary roll. Where more than the 
authorized number of delegates are reported to the Secretary of the 
National Committee a contest shall be deemed to exist, and the Secretary 
shall notify the several delegates so reported and shall submit all such 
credentials and claims to the whole Committee for decision as to which 
delegates reported shall be placed on the temporary roll of the Con- 
vention. 

All notices of contest shall be submitted in writing accompanied by 
printed statement setting forth the ground of contest which must be 
filed with the Secretary of the Committee twenty days prior to the meet- 
ing of the National Convention. 

In promulgating this call the Secretary of the Republican National 
Committee is directed to send a copy of it to the member of the National 
Committee of each State, and enclose therewith a copy of the call for 
the Chairman and Secretary of the State Executive Committee to be 



32 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

forwarded to said Chairman and Secretary by the member of the National 
Committee. 

JOHN F. HILL, 

Chairman. 
WILLIAM HAYWARD, Secretary, 

Washington, D. C, December 12, 1911. 

TEMPORARY ROLL. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a 
question of information, and that is whether or not the National Com- 
mittee has prepared a list of delegates and alternates claiming seats in 
this Convention, and has placed the same in the hands of its Secretary for 
the consideration of the convention as its temporary roll? 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I make the point 
of order that no business of any character is in order until after the 
Convention shall have been properly organized. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the Republican 
National Committee will state to Governor Hadley that a temporary roll 
is in the hands of the Chair. The Chairman of the Committee, however, 
is inclined to rule that the point of order raised by the gentleman from 
Indiana is well taken, but he is willing to hear Governor Hadley if he 
wishes to present reasons; but the time for discussion will be limited to 
a reasonable length. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr Chairman, I rose to ask the Chair a 
question of information preliminary to a motion. Until the information 
requested was communicated, there was nothing against which to make a 
point of order. 

I move that the list of delegates prepared by the National Committee 
and placed in the hands of its Secretary, known as the temporary roll, 
be amended in the following particulars : That the names of the dele- 
gates upon List Xo. 1, which I now hand to the Secretary, be removed 
from the list of delegates known as the temporary roll, and that the 
delegates whose names appear on List No. 2 be substituted therefor, and 
that the temporary roll or list of delegates when thus amended consti- 
tute the temporary roll of this Convention for the transaction of its 
business. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I renew my point of order that 
the motion of the Governor of Missouri is at this time out of order, and 
that all business of every character is out of order in this Convention 
until after proper organization. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The point of order seems to the 
Chairman of the National Committee to be well taken, but desiring not to 
be arbitrary in his ruling, the Chairman of the Committee will hear the 




TAMES ?,. REYNOLDS, of Massachusetts. 
Secretary of the Republican National Committee, i 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 33 

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reasons why, in the judgment of the Governor of Missouri, his motion is 
in order; and if he will speak to that question the Chair will accord him 
and his representatives and those on the other side of the question not to 
exceed twenty minutes each. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Con- 
vention, I have presented for the consideration of the Chairman of 
the National Committee and of this Convention a motion to amend the 
list of delegates known as the temporary roll which has been prepared 
by the National Committee and placed in the hands of its Secretary for 
the consideration of this Convention. 

The Chair has stated that in his opinion the point of order that that 
motion is out of order is well taken ; but following the example of that 
illustrious leader of the Republican Party, William McKinley, who pre- 
sided over the Republican Convention of 1892, who, upon a question of 
order being raised not only invited debate but asked the judgment of 
some of the leading members of that Convention, the Chairman of the 
National Committee, who now presides, has asked that a brief statement 
be made by those supporting the amendment offered by myself and by 
those opposing it. 

It is in response to that request, and with full regard for the re- 
sponsibilities of this situation, and the importance of this decision, that I 
now offer to the Chairman and to the consideration of this Convention a 
statement of the reasons why, in my opinion, my motion should prevail ; 
because in the last analysis the final determination of this question must 
come to this Convention. (Applause.) 

I assert that the question now presented is whether the National 
Committee of the Republican Party has absolute power to prepare a list 
of delegates, or temporary roll, which can be changed by this Convention 
only through the report of a Committee on Credentials and the adoption 
or rejection of the report of that committee, or whether the list of dele- 
gates prepared by the National Committee is in the nature of a recom- 
mendation to those upon that list that they shall adopt it as the basis 
of the organization of a Convention. 

Were this question simply one of principle I would have no doubf 
as to what the decision should be ; because upon a question of principle, 
if it is in the power of the 37 men to say who shall constitute the majority 
of a convention, then we have ceased to recognize the principle of repre- 
sentative government in this country in the conduct of the Republican 
Party. (Applause.) 

We have but one form of government in this country, and that is; 
government by political parties, and if the decisions of parties in con- 
vention can be finally controlled by those who make up the temporary 
roll, then we have established within a political organization a political' 
oligarchy with power to make candidates and to defeat candidates; with 



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power to pass laws and to veto laws. I am, however, not only abundantly 
supported by principle, but also by precedent. 

In 1864, when the Republican Convention assembled, there was pre- 
sented to it the same question in principle that is now presented to this 
Convention for consideration. No temporary roll had been prepared by 
the National Committee, and the Convention took upon itself the power 
to prepare a temporary roll, adopting the rule that in States where there 
were contests as to which delegation constituted the legal delegation, that 
delegation should stand aside until the Convention had organized and 
passed upon the question. (Applause.) 

Again in 1884 the question came before a Republican National Con- 
vention as to whether the action of its National Committee in recom- 
mending a Temporary Chairman was to be considered the selection of a 
Temporary Chairman, or was to be considered as a question to be passed 
upon by the Convention itself. 

The point of order was raised that for forty years the power had 
been given to the National Committee to select the Temporary Chairman 
of a Republican Convention, but the Convention, in its own right to 
.conduct its own business in its own way, decided that that precedent, if it 
was a precedent, should no longer be followed, but that the principle 
should be recognized that the National Committee was only the servant 
and not the master of the Republican Party. (Applause.) 

Mind you, this question must in its final analysis be decided upon 
one of two propositions : Either the National Committee has the power 
to prepare a temporary roll, subject to change only by the action of a 
Committee on Credentials, or it is subject to change at any time by those 
upon that roll who are thus recommended to form themselves into a con- 
vention. 

In 1880 this question came expressly before the National Convention 
over which George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, was then presiding. A 
motion was made to amend the temporary roll of the Convention by sub- 
stituting the names of a delegation from the Territory of Utah in place 
of the names of the delegates who were found upon that list; and in the 
debate which ensued upon that question, Roscoe Conkling, of the State 
of New York, rose and asked Chairman Hoar the following question : 

"MR. CONKLING. Will the Chair allow me to say a word? I inquire 
of the Chair whether it is in order for me to amend the motion by 
adding as well the State of Louisiana." 

And that great man from the great State of Massachusetts, who for 
so many years graced the councils of the United States Senate with his 
wisdom and his learning, made this answer, which you ought to make 
to-day, when he said : 

"Undoubtedly." 

That is, "undoubtedly" the motion is in order. (Applause.) 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 35 

So I offer to you to-day, Mr. Chairman, the precedent of the Con- 
vention of .1864 that nominated for the second time Abraham Lincoln 
as the candidate of the Republican party. (Applause.) 

I offer to you in support of that action the statement of Senator 
Hoar that undoubtedly a motion to amend a temporary roll was a 
motion that the Convention should consider and pass upon. But con- 
cede the proposition advanced by the opposition that this question has 
never arisen before and that upon it there is no precedent. Every prece- 
dent of law or custom must have a beginning, and no precedent will 
ever be recognized by posterity unless that question when it first arises is 
determined in accordance with eternal principles of right and wrong. 

I say to you, Mr. Chairman, that this is to my mind more a question 
of principle than of precedent. We cannot here in this Convention 
close our ears to what the American people are saying to-day. (Ap- 
plause.) The integrity of this roll has been challenged by fifteen mem- 
bers of the National Committee whose signatures I have here in my 
pocket, who say that seventy-two names have been placed upon that roll 
of delegates, not honestly elected, in place of the names of seventy-two 
delegates who have been elected by the honest votes of the Republican 
voters in the different States and Congressional districts. 

As long as we do not fairly meet, and frankly discuss, and honestly 
decide this question, any man who goes out from this Convention with 
a nomination secured by the votes of those men will bear a tainted nom- 
ination, and will neither deserve nor receive the support of the Ameri- 
can people. 

I do not say to you that all these charges are true. I sat in some of 
the sessions of the National Committee, and in my judgment some of the 
charges are true, but whether true or false, let us meet them here and 
now. Let us hear these fifteen members of the National Committee who 
say that delegates are sitting upon the floor of this Convention without 
any honest title to their seats ; let us hear what they have to say in sup- 
port of these charges, and then let the 37 members of the National Com- 
mittee who are responsible for that roll be heard in reply. (Applause.) 
You cannot settle a question of fundamental honesty, fair play, by dis- 
regarding it. You cannot settle a question affecting not only our welfare 
but the history of the American people, by raising the point of order that 
that question is not properly before the Convention. I do not say that 
your judgment will be that my amendment should be sustained. That is 
for those who have a right to pass upon the question to answer. But I 
say to you that just so certainly as you decline to answer that question, 
will the American people reach the conclusion that you have failed to con- 
sider and answer it because you did not wish to know the facts and to 
decide it in the way it ought to be finally settled. We contend that this 
Convention should not proceed with the transaction of any business until 



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it either disproves the charges of fraud and dishonesty that have been 
made against this roll of delegates, or until it sustains those charges, and 
purges the roll of this Convention of the names which fifteen high-minded 
and honorable men have stated do not belong there at all. (Applause.) 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the Com- 
mittee will hear Governor Fort of New Jersey. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, and gen- 
tlemen of the Convention, there has never come before a great National 
Convention of this wonderful party of ours a question of more vital 
importance to the National Convention, and beyond that to the people of 
the country, than the issue which you are now called upon to determine. 

In 1884 a controversy arose as to whether it was within the power 
of the Convention as a voluntary association to determine upon questions 
of the roll before votes should proceed upon it, and in deciding that 
question the Chairman of the National Committee, Mr. Sabin, quoted from 
the great Senator from Massachusetts, whose name has been mentioned, 
as follows : 

"The Chair supposes that in the absence of any rules the method of 
taking the question must rest in the sound discretion of the Chair, sub- 
ject, of course, to the order of the Convention." 

Mr. Sabin, as Chairman, then proceeded : "The Chair would state 
that this is emphatically a convention of the people, and that every citizen 
representing a seat on this floor has the undoubted right to a free expres- 
sion of his opinion and a right to have that expression recorded." 

The Chair has ruled that the motion of Governor Hadley that the 
roll be amended is out of order. From that Governor Hadley has taken 
this appeal. The vote will come to you on the appeal, shall the decision 
of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Convention? On that question 
every man in this Convention should follow the precedent of 1884. You 
are making history to-day. You are binding the future by a precedent 
to-day. Every man in this Convention, whomsoever he may be, should 
vote that the Convention itself has the power to determine whether or 
not the roll presented to the Convention is such a roll as the Convention 
itself will adopt. 

Now what is this situation? Governor Hadley has cited to you a 
number of cases. I have them on this brief. The same gentlemen, Mc- 
Kinley and Hoar and Thurston and Conkling and Chauncey M. Depew, 
in Conventions in the past, have stood for the principle of the right of 
the delegates to determine in a preliminary way all the questions that are 
now before you. Shall we here to-day have in this Convention a scene 
that shall repeat the proceedings of the National Committee which have 
been going on for the last week in the city of Chicago? (Cries of "No!") 
Now, gentlemen, let us determine first before we take action because if 
we take action it will be too late. (Laughter.) I stand by that statement. 




1IOX. GEORGK R. SHELDOX. of Xew York. 
Treasurer of Republican Xational Committee. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 37 

(Laughter.) These gentlemen understand perfectly well what I meant. 
They know. I did not mean the same thing they meant What I meant 
was this : that it will then be too late to purge the delegates who are here 
of the fraud that is in them. That is what I meant. 

I appeal to this Convention now to assert its manhood, to assert its 
right in the name of the American people to represent the people of the 
States of the Union, and determine this question for itself as to whether 
this roll shall or shall not be now purged of the fraud which every man in 
this nation believes there is in it. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I yield ten minutes of my 
time to Congressman Sereno E. Payne, of New York. 

MR. SERENO E. PAYNE, of New York. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention : This is a question of order and orderly proceeding in 
this Convention on the one hand, and of possible chaos on the other. 
The delegates have assembled, but they cannot do business without an 
organization. The first Convention of the Republican party met without 
a committee, with nothing but a list of delegates. It was not a large 
Convention. They organized without a fight. No one wanted the nom- 
ination, and they designated that gallant pathfinder of the West, John C. 
Fremont, as their candidate. In 1860 they met with a Committee. They 
organized the Convention. This Committee made up the temporary roll, 
selecting from the list of delegates sent up those who were chosen, having 
carefully examined the contests that were made ; and that has been the 
history of the Republican party from that day to this. The very prece- 
dent cited by the Governor of Missouri in quoting Senator Hoar shows 
that the Senator was Chairman of the Convention when he made that 
ruling. So the Convention had been organized. How are you going to 
select from the list of delegates those who are entitled to seats in the 
Convention? Suppose this motion is put. Who will vote on the question 
those on the list made up according to the usual manner by the National 
Committee, or those on the list made up by the gentleman from Missouri? 

MR. ZIBA T. MOORE, of Pennsylvania. Those on the list made up by 
all the States. 

MR. PAYNE, of New York. You beg the question. You decide noth- 
ing. You run right into chaos at once. 

MR. MOORE, of Pennsylvania. We are in chaos now. 

MR. PAYNE, of New York. You must have a temporary organization, 
and when you get the temporary organization the committees are appoint- 
ed, how? A member from each State, selected by the delegates from 
each State and Territory, compose a Committee on Credentials, one from 
each State and Territory selected by the delegates, not by the Tem- 
porary Chairman. So with the Platform Committee and every other com- 
mittee appointed by the Convention. You start in that way in an orderly 
manner. Then the contests come before the Convention. They can be 



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debated fully at the will of the Convention in an orderly way, and a 
vote taken upon them in an orderly way. There is no other way in 
which a Convention like this can assemble and organize. Every one of 
you knows that in your conventions at home State and county conven- 
tions a similar organization is had. It has been the rule of the Repub- 
lican party, and it is the only rule under representative government that 
can be adopted. 

Mr. Chairman, I am glad to know that the Republican party has 
always stood in favor of order and against chaos, and I am opposed to 
going into the chaos business at this time in the organization of the 
Convention. (Applause.) 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the 
Convention : You have listened with patience to the argument of my 
friend, Governor Hadley, of Missouri. I ask you to accord to me the 
same degree of fairness and the same degree of patience you have so 
kindly accorded him, while I present my views on this proposition. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, what is the question before us? Gov- 
ernor Hadley has made a motion to change the temporary roll as sup- 
plied to the Convention by the National Committee. Our contention is 
that at this time, and until after this Convention shall have been regu- 
larly organized under customary parliamentary procedure, no business is 
in order, because there is no Convention at this time, no Presiding Officer, 
and no person duly accredited to whom an appeal can be made. Listen 
to me while I reason with you. Gentlemen of the Convention, first let 
me call attention to the precedent cited by my friend, Governor Hadley, 
and my other friend, Governor Fort. Our friends say that principle pre- 
cedes precedent, and that therefore questions of right and wrong cannot 
be decided upon methods of procedure ; and in the third instance they 
cite precedents. Why? Because in a Republican Convention you cannot 
escape from the idea of orderly procedure of events. 

What about the precedent cited by my friend, Governor Hadley? He 
said that in 1864 they permitted the making of the roll by the Convention. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. In 1884. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. You said 1864. Governor. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. That was when the Convention 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Precisely; that was when the Convention 
itself made its temporary roll, because there was no National Republican 
Committee in existence. (Applause.) Gentlemen, please do not applaud, 
out kindly listen to me. 1 am trying to address your judgment and not 
your passions ; your reason a"H not vour sentiment. 

What is the rule? Shall I quote to you what the Presiding Officer of 
the 1864 Convention said? I do not think I need to do so, because it is 
all sufficient when I say that there was no National Committee in 1864, 
and therefore there was no roll furnished such as we here have. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 39 

Gentlemen, what about the precedent of 1880, cited by Governor 
Hadley and by Governor Fort? The precedent of 1880 is in support of 
our contention. Why? Because the decision made by Senator Hoar, that 
masterful parliamentarian who presided over that body, was not made 
until after he had been elected Chairman of the Convention. 

In 1896, in the Convention that nominated William McKinley for the 
Presidency of the Republic, my friend from New Jersey, Governor Fort, 
was present, and he made a motion that the temporary roll furnished to 
the National Convention by the National Committee be made the per- 
manent roll, and on that he demanded the previous question, so as to shut 
off all discussion. 

Now, gentlemen, what is the situation that confronts us? In other 
words, what is the relation of the National Committee to a National 
Convention? The National Committee is no part of the National Con- 
vention. It is not the creature of this National Convention. It is not 
the agent, it is not the instrument of the National Convention. 

What does the National Committee do? Since 1868 it has always 
made the temporary roll of the Convention. Why? Because somebody 
must say who shall constitute the temporary roll of the Convention. 
Otherwise chaos would result and no Convention would be possible. 

Gentlemen, here is the situation : The National Committee, as it has 
always done since 1868, has furnished a temporary roll for this Conven- 
tion. The National Committee Chairman, Mr. Rosewater, simply because 
of his position as such, has called this Convention to order. He has no 
other power. He is not the Chairman of this Convention by your voice 
or your election. He is here simply as the agent of the National Com- 
mittee for the purpose of calling this Convention to order and asking 
you do what? To elect your Temporary Chairman; for all that he can 
do is to say on behalf of the National Committee : "I nominate the Hon. 
Elihu Root as our Temporary Chairman." He can then say : "Are 
there other nominations?" in order that the personnel of this Convention 
may have the opportunity of selecting their own Temporary Presiding 
Officer in accordance with the proceedings of Republican Conventions 
from 1868 to this hour, and in accordance with all regular parliamentary 
procedure in all parliamentary bodies. 

Now, gentlemen, that is the question at issue here. If Governor 
Hadley's motion is agreed to, where are we? This Convention then pro- 
ceeds to take up every contested case before we have organized a conven- 
tion, to determine upon the merits of the controversy. Is there one of us 
here elected by a Convention in which there was not a Committee on 
Credentials? 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Will the gentleman yield for a question? 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Is there a man here who was elected in 
a Convention in which there was not a Committee on Credentials? If 



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Governor Hadley's motion obtains, it will not be necessary to have a 
Committee on Credentials in this Convention for the purpose of deter- 
mining these questions. 

Gentlemen, in the name of orderly procedure, in the name of prece- 
dents as established by Republican Conventions for more than forty years, 
in the name of that order and that system of which the Republican party 
proudly boasts, I ask you to sustain the ruling of Mr. Rosewater, and 
say that he has decided rightly on this proposition. (Applause.) 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Convention will be in order. 
The Chair will give his ruling. 

The Chairman of the Republican National Committee wishes to say 
that he has had this question under advisement for several days and has 
had advice upon it from many distinguished gentlemen more learned in 
parliamentary law and proceedings than is the Chairman of the Repub- 
lican National Committee. He is greatly indebted to these gentlemen for 
further elucidating the question. He wishes to have read by one of the 
reading clerks a statement which bears upon the proposition as it appears 
to the chairman of this committee, and he will then give his ruling. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

Reference has been made to the Republican Convention of 1864. 
When it had assembled it was found that there was no roll of delegates. 
It was not even known what States were represented. Mr. Henry J. 
Raymond, of New York, said : 

"We are here now simply as a mass meeting. We have appointed a 
temporary Chairman for the purpose of organizing that mass meeting, 
and converting it into a convention of delegates. The first thing, there- 
fore, to be done is to decide what States have sent delegates here; the 
next thing to be decided is what delegates they have sent; and the third 
thing to be decided is by what authority do those delegates come from 
those States and appear here as their representatives. * * * 

"In the first place, we have no credentials before this body, and in 
the next place we have no delegates officially known to this body, from 
whom to make up that committee. The first thing to be done, it strikes 
me, is to call the list of States belonging to this Union, and, as each 
State is called, if there is any one here present who can say for that 
State that she has a delegation here, it is his business to rise and say so, 
and to present to the Chair the credentials on which that delegation claims 
seats." 

A motion of Mr. Simon Cameron to that effect was adopted. The 
roll (not of delegates, for there was none, but of States) was called, and 
the names of delegates were presented. 

On motion of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania, all the con- 
tested cases were laid over until the credentials shall have been sent to a 
Committee on Credentials and reported back. (Page 187.) 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 41 

For more than half a century it has been the invariable custom that 
all credentials are forwarded to the National Committee, which is required 
to make up a roll of delegates entitled to participate in the organization 
of the Convention. The duty of the National Chairman is to call to 
order the delegates named on that roll and to preside only until they have 
selected their own temporary presiding officer. Up to this point this is 
not, strictly speaking, a Convention, but simply an assemblage of those 
under the rules entitled to organize a Convention. 

In bodies such as this it is, of course, proper and necessary that 
investigation and inquiry be made as to the credentials and authority of 
those whose names may appear upon the roll as delegates, but in accord- 
ance with general parliamentary law as laid down in Cushing's Manual : 

"The proper time for this investigation is after the temporary and 
before the permanent organization, and the most convenient mode of con- 
ducting it is by the appointment of a committee to receive and report upon 
the credentials presented by those who claim to be members." 

The rules of the Republican party are in entire harmony with that 
general parliamentary usage. They specifically require that : 

"Twenty days before the day set for the meeting of the National 
Convention the credentials of each delegate and alternate shall be for- 
warded to the Secretary of the National Committee for use in making up 
the temporary roll of the Convention. Notices of contests shall be for- 
warded in the same manner and within the same limits of time. And 
when the Convention shall have assembled and the Committee on Cre- 
dentials shall have been appointed, the Secretary of the National Com- 
mittee shall deliver to the said committee on credentials all credentials 
and other papers forwarded under -this rule." 

It will thus be seen that the credentials of delegates are not to be 
delivered to this unorganized Convention, but when the Convention shall 
have been organized and a Committee on Credentials appointed then the 
rule requires that they shall be delivered to said committee by the Secre- 
tary of the National Committee 

It is not within the province of this unorganized assemblage *? pass 
upon credentials, and indeed there are no credentials before it. They are 
in the custody of the Secretary of the National Committee, where the 
rules require them to be lodged until the organization of the Convention 
and the appointment of the credentials committee. 

Any proposition, therefore, looking to the investigation of credentials 
is out of order at this time, before an organization of the Convention. 
The precedents which have been cited, noticeably that of 1880, occurred 
after a temporary chairman had been elected and the Convention organ- 
ized. J. D. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, was the Chairman of the National 
Committee who called the Convention to order. The rulings referred to 
were made by George F. Hoar after his election as Temporary Chairman. 



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There was no attempt to change the roll until a Temporary Chairman had 
been elected. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the National 
Committee sustains the point of order and holds that the proceedings pro- 
posed by Governor Hadley's resolution are out of order. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I appeal from the decision of the Chair. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay the appeal on the table. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Gentlemen, under the ruling of 
the Chair both of these motions are out of order, for the reason that the 
only business before this Convention is for the Chairman of the National 
Committee to submit, at the direction of the Committee, the name of a 
gentleman for Temporary Chairman. 

SELECTION OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chairman of the Republican 
National Committee, by the direction of the National Committee and in 
accordance with the rules and precedents, has the honor to present the 
name of Hon. Elihu Root, a delegate from the State of New York, for 
your temporary chairman, and to invite other nominations. Are there any 
other nominations? 

MR. HENRY F. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, do I under- 
stand that a nomination has been made? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. A nomination has been made. 
Mr. Root has been nominated. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, as an individual La Fol- 
lette delegate from the State of Wisconsin 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Does the gentleman rise to make 
a nomination? 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. I do. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chair recognizes the gentle- 
man from Wisconsin. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, delegates, ladies and 
gentlemen : As an individual delegate from the State of Wisconsin, as a 
La Follette delegate instructed to remain with him throughout this Con- 
vention for the Presidential nomination as a progressive Republican, I 
desire on behalf of the progressive sentiment of this nation, of ninety 
per cent, of the rank and file of the common people of this Republic 
who have been given the opportunity to express their preferences, to place 
in nomination a man whose Republicanism is unquestioned, a man whose 
face is toward the light, a man whose leadership in this temporary organ- 
ization would have no .taint or suggestion of partiality. I present the. 
name of the brilliant, the able, the impartial and the fearless governor of 
my commonwealth, Hon. Francis E. McGovern, of Wisconsin. (Applause.) 




1IOX. KLIIIT ROOT, of New York, 
Chairman of the Convention. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 43 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Are there any other nomina- 
tions? 

MR. W. S. LAUDER, of North Dakota. The State of North Dakota 
takes pleasure in seconding the nomination of Governor McGovern. 

MR. JOB E. HEDGES, of New York. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention : Following the suggestion of the National Committee, 
following the direction of the delegation from the State of New York, 
following at the same time my own good, separate, individual judgment, 
without any knowledge of what per cent, that bears to the entire Repub- 
lican party, I second the nomination of Mr. Elihu Root. (Applause.) 
It is with a reasonable sense of diffidence, now that almost everybody has 
had a chance to say something on almost every topic, that I rise to 
second the nomination as Temporary Chairman of this Convention of a 
gentleman who represents in large degree the Republican party, and who 
has had some experience as temporary chairman of a convention. 

Two years ago in the State of New York, at the suggestion of one 
of the candidates before this Convention, Mr. Root became Permanent 
Chairman of that Convention. Four years ago in the State of New York, 
at the direction of the same gentleman, as if there could not be too much 
of Root, he was made Temporary and Permanent Chairman of the State 
Convention. Having observed his actions at that time and knowing 
somewhat of him through personal contact, I am able to testify that we 
will take no chance if we have him for Chairman. (Applause.) 

This seems to be a day for quoting precedents. This seems to be the 
day when every man, before he gives his own idea, finds out if some one 
else had thought of it first. And in order to get the real judgment on the 
situation I have looked up some things that did not date as far back as 
1864. In order to have the matter still in the mind of mortal man, I ara 
going back three or four years (laughter), and I quote the authority of a 
gentleman who knows, and in whose judgment I believe. I quote Mr 
Roosevelt as follows : 

"Elihu Root is the ablest man I have known in our government 
service. He is the ablest man that has appeared in the public life of any 
country in any position in my time." (Applause.) 

"Now I wished to secure as John's Hay's successor the man whom I 
regarded as of all the men in the country that one best fitted to be such 
successor." 

A DELEGATE. Nobody has said anything against Root. 

MR. HEDGES. As everybody cannot talk at the same time, and as 
unlike some gentlemen who have stood upon this platform, I do not 
pretend to be endowed with the sacred gift of prophecy, so as to be able 
to tell what will happen after something else has been done first, I second 
the nomination of the man whom Theodore Roosevelt tells me is the 
ablest man in public life. (Applause; and cheers for Roosevelt.) You 



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need not hesitate to cheer Roosevelt in my presence. I cheered him seven 
years, and I am just trying to take a day off, that is all. (Laughter.) I 
leave Elihu Root with you. He was good enough for Roosevelt, and he 
is good enough for me. (Applause.) 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the 
Convention : Following the example of the eloquent and witty speaker 
who has just addressed you, I shall also cite to you some eminent au- 
thority. Four years ago, and particularly eight years ago, the man whose 
nomination for Temporary Chairman of this Convention he has seconded, 
stated to those assembled there that he at whose instance and in whose 
behalf I speak to-day was the greatest living American of this or any 
other age. (Applause.) He stated that he was endowed with all those 
qualities of courage and of wisdom that made him not only a wise but a 
brave and effective leader of the American people. Believing that this 
question which you are now to decide has in it more than the choice 
between individuals, believing that the decision of this question has in it 
something of principle and much that affects the future character and 
usefulness and success of the Republican party, I appear before you at 
the instance and the reqeust, and as one instructed not only by inclina- 
tion but by the voice of the people in behalf of Theodore Roosevelt to 
second the nomination of Governor McGovern. (Applause.) 

MR. HIRAM W. JOHNSON, of California. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention: From the free State of California I second the 
nomination of Governor McGovern, of Wisconsin, and in seconding his 
nomination I want to say to the Convention that California upon the roll 
call will cast 26 votes for McGovern. (Applause.) And here and now I 
serve notice in behalf of the State of California that in this Convention 
there will be cast 26 votes solidly on every question which concerns that 
State. 

The gentleman who preceded us a moment ago in seconding the 
nomination of the distinguished gentleman from New York, Mr. Root, 
said practically and substantially that he took no chances with that par- 
ticular Chairman. We say to you that this Convention, representing the 
great rank and file of the Republican party of this nation, takes no 
chances with Governor McGovern. (Applause.) 

We ask all of you who believe in the spirit of fair play, you who 
believe in a Presiding Officer who will deal out to you only squareness, 
fairness, and Republican doctrine, to unite, for Temporary Chairman of 
this Convention upon the Governor of the State of Wisconsin, a man 
with such a reputation as his, a partisan, perhaps, of neither of the dom- 
inant factions in this Convention. We ask that you all unite in selecting 
Governor McGovern as the Temporary Chairman of this Convention. 
(Applause.) I deny the right our Republican State denies the right the 
rank and file of the Republican party of this nation denies the right of 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 45 

any National Committee to select our Temporary Chairman for us, in 
any event. We deny the right of any set of men, repudiated or not by 
their particular States ; we deny the right of any set of men to Mexican- 
ize the Republican party, and we will not tolerate it. To every man in this 
Convention who comes here upon the theory of the Republican system, 
of Republican freedom, of Republican fair dealing, we appeal in behalf 
of Governor McGovern. (Applause.) 

MR. J. E. WOOD, of Kentucky. Delegates of the greatest party of the 
greatest country upon the face of the earth, I have been inspired as I 
listened to the brilliant eloquence which has stirred this great Convention. 
I am reminded that the giants of intellect, the product of this great party, 
have, by their wise, safe, sane leadership, led the party for fifty years. 

I am reminded, as I stand in this distinguished presence, that the men 
who make up the National Committee and the men who have shaped the 
policy of the party, are the men who to-day stand before the world as 
the greatest statesmen, the wisest legislators and the grandest executives 
in the history of this country. (Applause.) The negro of this country 
has always looked to the Republican party as the safe, wise leader of all 
the people. He has believed the banner of Republicanism to be the morn- 
ing star of God, leading on to liberty, and to progress, and to security; 
and I shall regret the day when anything revolutionary, anything social- 
istic, anything that bespeaks of populism, shall be called the Republican 
party. 

We are proud of the history which this party has made. We are 
proud of the history of Lincoln, and of Grant, and of Garfield, and of 
McKinley; and we are glad to come here to-day to present a candidate 
for Temporary Chairman who has .been schooled in the school of those 
great men, those great giants like Lincoln and McKinley. 

We desire to second the nomination of Senator Root of New York. 
(Applause.) We second his nomination because the people throughout 
this country have spoken in consonance with the policy for which he 
stands. 

The imputation has been made that the negro will repudiate his in- 
structions. The imputation has been made that the negro is a traitor; but 
I stand here as a representative of my race to say to you that the negro 
is loyal and true, and he will obey the instructions of his constituency, 
and will cast his vote for Elihu Root. (Applause.) 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman and Fellow 
Republicans of the National Convention : I am instructed by 65 votes out 
of the 76 in the Pennsylvania delegation to second the nomination of 
Governor McGovern. (Applause.) 

Now, gentlemen, the Pennsylvania delegation is the result of new 
political methods, and, of course, it goes without saying that my friends 
from New York have not experienced those new methods. I imagine I 



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can say with perfect safety to this Convention that this new method, 
which is the rule of the people through direct primaries, has resulted in 
sending to this Convention a delegation the like of which has not come to 
any Republican National Convention in the last forty years. So I can only 
suggest to my friends from New York that they know what is in store 
for them. 

MR. F. W. HARTFORD, of New Hampshire. I move that the gentleman 
have leave to print. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN. I want to say this to you. Pennsylvania is a 
progressive State. She is here to stay ; and when we get through, no 
matter who may be nominated in this Convention, no matter what the 
results of the election may be, Pennsylvania will be a progressive State. 
(Laughter and applause.) And her example will be as far-reaching as 
the example of the great northwestern and western States has been to us. 

MR. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, of Indiana. Will you vote for the nom- 
inee? 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN. I want to say that Pennsylvania gladly and 
cheerfully follows the leadership of the middle commonwealth of this 
nation Wisconsin and we are glad to have the opportunity, not alone 
to second the nomination, but to vote for its governor; and I want to say 
one word in conclusion. With the hearty approval of the 65 delegates 
from Pennsylvania out of 76 and we are the strongest, and have been 
for forty years, the strongest Republican State in this nation that unless 
you get 540 votes that are untainted, without fraud, for your candidate 
for Chairman, I doubt whether my constituents in Pennsylvania will ratify 
it. I do not want you to understand for a moment that I am notifying 
the Convention that I am going to bolt; but I want to read to you the 
rule made by the last National Convention, that controls the National 
Committee. That rule says : 

"Twenty days before the day set for the meeting of the National 
Convention the credentials of each delegate and alternate shall be for- 
warded to the Secretary of the National Committee for use in making up 
the temporary roll of the Convention. Notices of contests shall be for- 
warded in the same manner and within the same limits of time. And 
when the Convention shall have assembled and the Committee on Cre- 
dentials shall have been appointed, the Secretary of the National Com- 
mittee shall deliver to the said committee on credentials all credentials 
and other papers forwarded under this rule." 

This is a very serious proposition. Every Pennsylvanian believes that 
this National Committee was simply a committee of arrangements, that it 
had no business to strike down delegates who had the prima facie right 
to seats. Now, gentlemen, that is one of the propositions I want you to 
think of ! You have to get 540 uncontested votes for your Temporary 
Chairman. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 47 

MR. D. LAWRENCE GRONER, of Virginia. Gentlemen of the Conven- 
tion: On behalf of the State of Virginia, from which I come, whose 
ancient glories made her matchless among the States, whose devotion to 
principle made her the Mecca of the people of the South, and whose con- 
servatism and love of constitutional government made her the hope of the 
Republican party of the future, I second the nomination of Elihu Root, 
of New York. (Applause.) 

MR. WILLIAM SEYMOUR EDWARDS, of West Virginia. Gentlemen and 
fellow delegates : Give me your ears. Boys, give me a chance. 

In behalf of the great State of West Virginia, which has cut loose 
from Democracy, and which elects Republican electors, the only Repub- 
lican State in Dixie, I second the nomination of Francis E.. McGovern. 
(Applause.) 

MR. FRANCIS J. HENEY, of California. Mr. Chairman and fellow 
delegates: This nation is confronting one of the most momentous pe- 
riods in its history. The question which comes before you gentlemen to- 
day is not limited to what particular individual shall preside over the 
Convention. There is a much more serious question involved, that goes 
to the very foundation of republican institutions. 

A National Committee has undertaken to prepare a roll for this 
Convention, which it is proposed shall bind its members in electing a 
Temporary Chairman. If it stopped there there would be no particular 
harm done; but, gentlemen, do you not realize that this is only the first 
step in the proceedings? It means further that they can seat at least 60 
of the men whom I personally know, having heard the evidence, have no 
more right to sit here than do the men who are on the outside. A Presi- 
dent of the United States will have- to be elected by the 22 States which 
cast their electoral vote for President Roosevelt. (Applause.) You will 
not elect a President of the United States by the votes of the people in 
the Philippines, or in Porto Rico, or in Alaska, because they are not per- 
mitted to vote. (Disorder in the hall.) 

Gentlemen, this reminds me of some of the conduct of the National 
Committee, led by big Steve, of Colorado. 

MR. HARTFORD, of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point 
of order. 

MR. HENEY, of California. I have as much time as you gentlemen 
have. We are in free America, not in Mexico. (Applause.) Led by big 
Steve of Colorado, who differs from Abe Ruef of California only in the 
fact that Abe Ruef was in the penitentiary last week, while Big Steve 
helped to make this temporary roll, thirty members out of fifty-two of 
the National Committee coming from Democratic States that will not 
give the Republican nominee a single electoral vote (applause) and from 
States like Pennsylvania, which have repudiated machine rule such as is 
being attempted here to-day (Disorder and confusion in the hall.) 



48 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Members of this Convention Mr. Chairman, can you not get order? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Convention will be in order. 

MR. HENEY, of California. Are the friends of Mr. Taft afraid to 
listen to the facts? (Cries of, "Oh, cut it out!") 

A DELEGATE. Tell us about Big Steve. We have not heard about him. 

MR. HENEY, of California. I will refer you to Penrose and Murray 
Crane for information. (Disorder in the hall.) 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Convention will be in order. 
The Chair asks the delegates to give attention to Mr. Heney, and assures 
them that his remarks are harmless. 

MR. HENEY, of California. Gentlemen ci the Convention, the ques- 
tion 

A DELEGATE. Three cheers for Heney. (Cheers and confusion.) 

MR. HENEY, of California. Fellow citizens, you may as well hear me 
out, because you are going to hear me if it takes all summer. 

A DELEGATE. We will not wait that long. 

MR. HENEY, of California. The question involved is this : Upon 
voting for a Temporary Chairman it is proposed that a majority shall be 
secured for Mr. Root by using the roll which has been prepared by those 
thirty members of the National Committee who do not represent a single 
Republican electoral vote in the Union, and thereby to use the votes of at 
least 70 alleged delegates who have no possible right upon this floor. 

Now, gentlemen, if you are here for fair play, if you are patriotic 
American citizens, just keep in mind the fact that after the Temporary 
Chairman is chosen, those fraudulent 70 delegates will constitute a part of 
the Credentials Committee. Do you understand that? ("Yes! Yes!") 
Let me make myself plain. You might as well listen. These 70 delegates 
have been so selected as to give one member of the Credentials Com- 
mittee to each 

(At this point the speaker was again interrupted by disorder in the 
hall.) 

The SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. I am directed by the Chairman to announce 
that unless the speaker is treated with respect, those offending will be 
ordered removed from the building. (Applause.) 

MR. HENEY, of California. Now, fellow delegates, I repeat that those 
70 names which have been placed upon that roll under the leadership of 
Big Steve of Colorado, Penrose of Pennsylvania, and Crane of Massa- 
chusetts, are so arranged that they would give a majority of the Cre- 
dentials Committee to the men who have perpetrated this theft of dele- 
gates upon the American people. Therefore, it is proposed that we, who 
have been honestly elected by an overwhelming majority of the Repub- 
lican electors, shall submit the question of our right to seats in this 
Convention to men who have been placed here fraudulently, and who 
themselves have no legal, moral or ethical right to be in this Convention 




HOX. LAF.UETTE B. GLEASOX, of New York, 
General Secretary of the Convention. 




COLONEL WILLIAM F. STONE, of Maryland. 
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Convention and of the National Committee. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 49 

at all. (Applause.) In other words, the proposition is simply that a cor- 
rupt judge shall sit in his own case to place himself upon this floor. 

Now you Taft men who do not want to wreck the Republican party, 
who want to see him elected if he is nominated, I appeal to your judg- 
ment, to your common sense and to your honor, to let a man be selected 
as Temporary Chairman who is not on either side of this controversy be- 
tween us. (Applause.) Are you afraid to trust the ruling upon the seat- 
ing of delegates to the representatives of Robert M. La Follette upon 
this floor? We are not afraid to trust it there on behalf of Colonel 
Roosevelt; and we insist that every Taft man who desires the success 
of the Republican party, and who does not want to see it wrecked to- 
morrow, shall vote with us. I therefore second the nomination of Gov- 
ernor McGovern, of Wisconsin, as Temporary Chairman. (Applause.) 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention : In behalf of the 34 delegates from Ohio, a State which 
cast nearly fifty thousand majority for Teddy Roosevelt, and which is the 
home State of William Howard Taft, I second the nomination of Gov- 
ernor Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin. (Applause.) 

MR. CHARLES H. CAREY, of Oregon. Mr. Chairman and members of 
the Convention : I come from the State of Oregon. I occupy a rather 
unique position, and I desire to give a word of explanation. 

In our State we have a primary law which provides that persons 
offering themselves as delegates to a National Convention shall declare 
themselves willing to support to the best of their ability the choice of the 
people of the State as expressed at the polls. Under this law, although 
my personal preference when I became a candidate for the position of 
delegate to this Convention was for the re-election of President Taft, I 
am bound both by the oath I have taken and by the statute law of my 
State to support to the best of my ability Colonel Roosevelt as the can- 
didate of this Convention. This law, as I construe it, will not require 
me to violate principle or conscience; but in all matters of preliminary 
organization the Presidential candidate for whom the people of my State 
have declared has indicated his preference and his desire ; and it not 
being contrary to law or good conscience, I propose to follow his direc- 
tions. It is on this account that I appear before you, and in behalf of 
myself and some of the other delegates from Oregon who are in a similar 
position I second the nomination of Hon. Francis T. McGovern. (Ap- 
plause.) 

MR. W. O. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention : For three years and more I have had the honor to 
represent in part the State of Kentucky in the United States Senate, 
and during that time it has been my good fortune to know Elihu Root 
intimately. I regard him, and he is universally regarded, as the most 
distinguished man in that body, and hence I feel it eminently proper on 



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this occasion that I should second his nomination. (Applause.) 

We have heard quite a good deal about the frauds of the National 
Committee. Allow me to say to you that such an unjust, dishonorable 
and outrageous lot of contests in the main were never submitted to any 
body in this country. (Applause.) 

MR. MEYER LISSNER, of California. You voted for Lorimer. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Yes, I voted for Lorimer, and when I 
did I voted for a man ten thousand times better than you, and when you 
rise upon this floor to make threats about what is going to be done if 
the accredited delegates are seated, allow me to say you had better think 
what will be done if you succeed in unseating delegates who have been 
honestly sent to this Convention. I come here from a State that is 
neither ashamed nor afraid to speak in National Conventions or else- 
where, and I want to say that the time will never come when the great 
State of Kentucky will be so low and degraded as to accept moral advice 
from Francis J. Heney. (Applause.) (There were cries of: "Lorimer! 
Lorimer ! Lorimer !") 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. If a man could get under your cuticle, 
he would find in every way the inferior of Lorimer. (Applause.) 

I had no thought of saying a word from this platform, and would not 
have done so but for the fact that men have been allowed without denial 
to make the vilest charges against their betters utterly devoid of truth. 
You talk about the South not giving electoral votes. Why does it not 
give electoral votes? Because the Republicans of the North cowardly 
deserted the South and left her to her fate. Had they given her one-third 
the assistance given to wavering States in the North, we would have given 
you Republican electoral votes ; and I want to say to you that I come 
from a Southern State which gave its electoral vote to William McKinley. 
(Applause.) A State that has increased its Republican vote from 39,000 
to 235,000. (Applause.) A State that has elected three Republican gov- 
ernors. A State that has elected two Republican United States Senators; 
and if the Republican party of the North will do its duty by that State, 
we will give you other electoral votes. ("Not for Taft!") Yes, we will 
give them to Taft, but I doubt whether we can give them to Roosevelt 
(Applause.) 

Now, in conclusion, I want to thank you gentlemen for your most 
decorous and courteous attention. (Cries of "Lorimer! Lorimer! Lori- 
mer!") ("You stole your seat!") I respond, Liar! Liar! Liar! 

Whenever we establish the proposition that men by inaugurating 
groundless contests and bringing them before the National Committee 
and this Convention can prevent those who have the credentials from 
casting their votes, we will destroy all party organization. They might 
contest every State except one which favored their candidate, and by 
excluding contested delegates in all the other States enable one State to 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 51 

decide the whole issue. All we want is fairness, and only fairness. We 
are not afraid to demand it, and we will have it. 

(At this point there was great disorder in the hall.) 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Let us have order. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, with your consent I will 
suspend for a few minutes and allow each fool in this Convention to get 
through with his interruptions before I resume. (Laughter.) The Pre- 
siding Officer says if I were to do that, I would be here a month. 

Now in conclusion we want the Committee on Credentials to take 
these cases and decide them as they have always decided them in the 
history of the Republican party. We do not want, and will not have, 
any of this rough-riding. (Applause.) 

A DELEGATE. He voted for Lorimer, and now he votes for Root. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Let me say one thing more to you : If 
you gentlemen think you can override and bully this Convention, you are 
mistaken. (Applause.) 

A DELEGATE. Steam roller! 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Steam roller, did I hear you say? 

A DELEGATE. Lorimer ! 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. Roosevelt ran the steam roller over me 
eight times in 1908, but I voted the ticket, as I always vote it. All we 
want in this Convention is regularity and justiee. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Convention will be in order. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. I am not in any hurry at all. 

A DELEGATE. Take another drink ! 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. I am afraid you have taken too many 
drinks. (Laughter.) 

The SERGEANT- AT- ARMS. Gentlemen of the Convention, the Chair 
begs to remind you that this is a Republican Convention ; and he asks that 
all speakers be treated with courtesy; that these constant interruptions 
and attempts practically to treat speakers with disrespect will merely 
prolong the seconding as well as the nominating speeches ; and will fur- 
ther tax your patience. Therefore, the Chairman asks you to treat each 
speaker with that courtesy which is his due. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Senator from Kentucky will 
please proceed. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. I beg you to remember that, as has been 
suggested, this is a Republican Convention, and whatever may be our 
differences of opinion, we represent the party of free thought and free 
speech. We are here to-day for the purpose of demanding, as I said a 
moment ago, simply justice under the rules of Republican organization. 
We ask nothing more, and this we will have. (Applause.) 

If this Committee should report that any delegate ought to be turned 
out, that is the end of it ; but, gentlemen, I ask you to remember that this 



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is a nation of law and order. This is not a nation of revolution. This 
is not a nation of anarchy and socialism, but of representative constitu- 
tional government. (Applause.) 

MR. R. S. VESSEY, of South Dakota. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention : I am here from South Dakota, representing the 
full delegation, to second the nomination of a man not belonging to that 
faction of the party which is supporting a candidate for the nomination, 
but I am supporting his candidacy because I know him personally to be a 
man above reproach, a man who will be impartial, a man who has the 
ability to rule this Convention with credit to himself and with credit to 
the great Republican party of the United States, which we are endeavor- 
ing to save rom ruin at this time. 

It seems to me, gentlemen, that a man does not need any other cer- 
tificate for immoral character than the fact that he has sent to the peni- 
tentiary Abe Ruef, the chief of all the grafters in these United States. 
It seems that in another case a man does not need any other certificate 
for high moral character than to have voted to retain in the Senate of 
the United States Senator Lorimer of Chicago. If you are going to draw 
the issue in this Convention between the conviction of rascals and the 
seating of rascals in the United States Senate, I want to say that we 
are ready to get on the right side of this line. 

A DELEGATE. Did Root vote for Lorimer? 

MR. VESSEY, of South Dakota. The time has come, gentlemen, when 
that which should be uppermost in our minds should be the saving of the 
Republican party, and I believe that means more to you, and it means 
more to me, than does the question who shall receive the nomination for 
President of these United States ; because on the principles of the Re- 
publican party all these institutions of ours, constituting the greatest gov- 
ernment in this world, have been founded, formed, and are to-day in our 
keeping. 

I think the time has come for us to get together and put into the 
chair of this Convention that noble, heroic governor of Wisconsin, who 
will give you a square deal, as he will every delegate in this Convention. 

I thank you. 

MR. HENRY J. ALLEN, of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle- 
men, and fellow citizens, members of this Convention, and the contested 
delegates : I hope no one in the gallery will become impatient. I con- 
gratulate you people of Chicago upon the show you have bought. (Ap- 
plause.) The hotels of Chicago have required from every Kansas man 
and I dare say we are no exception to the rule a contract, and they are 
charging us more money than we know how to get to pay our bills. 
(Cries of "See Perkins.") 

My friends, Kansas is going to second the nomination of Mr. Mc- 
Govern. Kansas was the first State to accept Theodore Roosevelt's en- 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 53 

dorsement four years ago for the Presidency. (Applause.) Hear. me. 
More recently Kansas has been the first State to call Mr. Roosevelt's 
attention to the endorser's obligation when pledges are in default. It is 
not remarkable that we should still be loyal to that great leader of four 
years ago. It is not so remarkable as it might seem. The fact is, when a 
man has endorsed for an individual, and the individual has failed to make 
good the obligation, we believe in the endorser making it good. (Ap- 
plause.) And when you tell us that this leader is a demagogue and a 
fanatic, we remember that they told us that Abraham Lincoln was an 
ignoramus and a baboon. When they tell us that he plays to the grand- 
stand, we are comforted to remember that the same sons of freedom 
are in the grandstand to-day as sat there in other days. When they 
tell us that he appeals to the mob, we are comforted to remember what 
the mob did at Boston, at Lexington, at Gettysburg, at Appomattox, and 
later in the Pennsylvania and the California and the Ohio primaries. 
(Applause.) There has always been this sneer at "the mob" upon the lips 
of those who believe that government is their special privilege. There 
were a lot of complacent and self-satisfied gentlemen who complained that 
there was a waste of tea in Boston harbor. Those same men could see 
nothing in the impending civil war except the sacred privilege of com- 
merce and cotton. Those same men have at every step of progression 
stood and denounced "the mob," and declared that any recourse to 
which the representative part of the people might go would be reasonable 
in the interest of organization. 

Now, my friends, Kansas is glad to stand to-day with Ohio, with 
Maine, with Oregon, with Pennsylvania, with the Dakotas, with Wiscon- 
sin, with Minnesota, with Nebraska, with Missouri, with the great States 
that constitute the backbone of the Republican party, and say to you 
gentlemen that you cannot, you shall not, run over those States with a 
lot of delegates whose right to sit here is questioned honestly. 

MR. ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman and 
gentlemen : Three minutes^ for the Roosevelt delegation from Massa- 
chusetts ; 18 delegates for Theodore Roosevelt. We had the hardest 
fight in Massachusetts that was waged in any State in the Union. We had 
not a Senator, we had not a Republican Member of Congress, not an ex- 
governor. We had the people, and we split that State open and elected 
one-half of the delegates, and we and our constitutents are going to 
be members of the future Republican party of Massachusetts. (Ap- 
plause.) When we began, people looked on us as they looked on the 
good Virginia lady who about 50 years ago saw Grant's army marching 
by. She had a little dog with her, and she said : "Fido, you must not 
bark at the United States Army." Well, we barked at the stand-pat army 
in Massachusetts, and we carried our delegation. 

Now, what does this delegation want? We want nothing in this 



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world but a square deal. (Applause.) This is a Republican Convention. 
These delegates here have been lawfully elected. Whose will should 
prevail in regard to the proceedings of this Convention? The will of the 
delegates lawfully elected, and that of nobody else on earth. We are here 
to decide upon our procedure. As Napoleon said to his army, "You are 
not descendants ; you are ancestors" ; and this Convention is the ancestor 
of a series of Conventions in which shall prevail the principle that the 
will of the people shall be recognized and shall prevail. (Applause.) 
And therefore the Roosevelt delegates from Massachusetts are willing 
in this Convention to be governed by Governor McGovern, because we 
believe he will give us a square deal ; and that is all we want ; and 
less than that, God helping us, we will not accept. (Applause.) 

MR. WALTER L. HOUSER, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention : I promise at the outset that which will be a pleas- 
ing promise, and that is that I will be very brief. 

Men have spoken from this platform to-day in behalf of the distin- 
guished chief executive of our State, claiming to represent the interests 
of Senator La Follette. I am here to say to you that they have neither 
the authority, nor do they represent him in this direction. I say to you, 
in order that his record may be kept straight, that refusing from the 
beginning of this campaign, and, aye, back of that a year ago, down to 
this present hour, to enter into any combination or alliance with any can- 
didate or set of men, he refuses now to be forced into such an alliance. 

The Wisconsin delegation, after deliberately considering this propo- 
sition, acting in accordance with his judgment and his wishes, and for 
the purpose of promoting his candidacy before this Convention, voted 
decisively not to present a candidate for Presiding Officer of this Con- 
vention. (Applause.) I state this, that the history of Senator La Fol- 
lette's campaign before and during this Convention may be kept along 
the straight, consistent line that he has pursued from the beginning. 
(Applause.) 

I thank you, sirs. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. No further nominations being 
offered, the Chair will recognize no more gentlemen for seconding 
speeches, but will order the roll to be called. 

MR. LAWRENCE Y. SHERMAN, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman is out of order. 
The Sergeant-at-Arms will request delegates sitting on the platform to 
resume their seats with their respective delegation. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I rise for the purpose of offering a reso- 
lution. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman is out of order. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I offer a resolution which is material to 
the roll call about to be taken on the question of a Temporary Chairman. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 55 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. You are out of order. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I appeal from the decision of the Chair 
declaring me out of order, and desire to be heard on the appeal. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman is out of order. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I give to the press the resolution which I 
desire to offer. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Do as you please about that. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin, addressed the Chair. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman is out of order. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. I rise to a question of personal privi- 
lege. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. We are about to have a roll call. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. I rise to a question of personal privi- 
lege. 

MR. LEE C. GATES, of California. Mr. Chairman, I wish to make a 
motion. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman is out of order. 

MR. GATES, of California. Mr. Chairman, California wishes to make 
a motion, and to enter her protest before the roll is called, against the 
calling of the two names from the Ninth Alabama district for the reason 
that those delegates have been seated without authority and by the fraudu- 
lent action of the National Committee. I am appealing to this Con- 
vention to vote upon the question whether the two delegates from the 
State of Alabama shall be permitted to sit in judgment upon their own 
cases. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman from Wisconsin 
will be accorded two minutes for an explanation. 

MR. COCHEMS, of Wisconsin. Gentlemen of the Convention, I have 
been accorded two minutes by the Chairman to make clear the credentials 
upon which I appeared and placed in nomination in this Convention 
Governor McGovern. Therefore. I desire no interruption until that is 
made clear. 

It was decided in the Wisconsin delegation this morning by a vote of 
15 to 11 that the delegation as such would not advance the candidacy of 
any one for Temporary Chairman ; but, freed of the unit rule, we con- 
cluded to present him, as I represented it in plain English as an indi- 
vidual La Follette delegate; and I challenge any man in the progressive 
delegation from the State of Wisconsin to rise in his seat and vote for 
Elihu Root in this Convention for Temporary Chairman, and return to 
that State. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Following the precedent of the 
Convention of 1884, which is the only Republican National Convention in 
which the recommendation of the National Committee has been chal- 
lenged, the Secretary will call the roll of delegates by name, and each 



56 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

delegate will rise in his place as his name is called, and answer with the 
name of his preference for Temporary Chairman of this Convention. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I rise to a question of personal privilege. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman from Illinois is 
out of order. 

MR. SHERMAN, of Illinois. I will be heard in your State. You cannot 
sit on a delegate. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will call the roll. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 

MR. WILLIAM BARNES, JR., of New York (when the Alabama delega- 
tion had voted). Let the result of the vote of the Alabama delegation be 
announced. 

The result was announced: Root, 22; McGovern, 2. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. HENEY, of California (when Arizona was called). I object to 
the calling of the names of Hubbell, Williams, Freudenthal, Morrison, 
Wright and Adams, of Arizona, because they are not delegates to this 
Convention, and were placed upon the roll fraudulently by the National 
Committee ; and I ask to be heard upon the question. Mr. Chairman, am 
J recognized for that purpose? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. No; the gentleman is not in 
order during the roll call. 

MR. HENEY, of California. Am I recognized for the purpose of ob- 
jecting? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. No. Nothing is in order but 
the roll call. 

The Secretary called the name of J. L. Hubbell, of Arizona, and he 
voted for Mr. Root. 

MR. HENEY, of California. Am I recognized for the purpose of ob- 
jecting? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. No; the gentleman is out of 
order. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California (when the name of E. H. Tryon of the 
Fourth district of California was called). Mr. Chairman, California 
objects to the calling of the names of Mr. Tryon and Mr. Meyer f eld. 
There are no such delegates elected from that State. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. We serve notice upon this Convention 
that we will be bound by no election of delegates such as Tryon and 
Meyerfeld who were not elected by the people of California. I demand 
that before you leave California you call the names of Bancroft and of 
Wheeler, who were elected in the State of California by 77,000 majority. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 57 

MR. CHARLES S. DENEEN, of Illinois (when the name of J. A. Glenn, 
Twentieth district, Illinois, was called). Here is the proxy for his alter- 
nate. What is the ruling of the Chair upon that matter? 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. No proxies are permitted in this 
Convention. 

MR. DENEEN, of Illinois. Dr. Glenn is in the Coliseum, and will be 
here in a few moments. I ask that he be passed. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. He will be called later. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JOHN D. MACKAY, of Michigan (when the name of Mr. John 
Wallace, Seventh district, Michigan, was called). Pass Mr. Wallace for 
the present. 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the roll call so far as con- 
cerned Michigan. 

MR. MACKAY, of Michigan. Mr. Wallace is not here, nor is his 
alternate. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York (when the name of 
Elihu Root was called). Mr. Root is not voting. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. When the Pennsyl- 
vania delegation was called, Mr. Allen F. Cooper, of the Twenty-third 
district, failed to respond to his name. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Call his alternate. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will call the name 
of the alternate. 

The Secretary called the name of Mr. George W. Newcomer. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kendall is the alternate. 

The Secretary again called the name of Mr. Allen F. Cooper, and 
there was no response, and he thereupon called the name of Mr. George 
W. Newcomer, alternate. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I myself went 
to the clerk of the National Committee, and he informed me that Mr. 
Kendall was the alternate in this district. He is first on the list. He was 
endorsed unanimously by the Pennsylvania delegation. The clerk has no 
right to call Mr. Newcomer. He should call the first alternate on the 
list from that district. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will call the name 
of the alternate whose name appears opposite that of the delegate who 
has not responded. 

The clerk again called the name of Mr. George W. Newcomer. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I protest, Mr. Chairman. 
("Sit down !") No, I will not sit down. Now let me make a statement 
to you. This is the condition 



58 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will read the pre- 
cedent in this case. 

The Reading Clerk read as follows: 

"In the Convention of 1880 a question arose as to the voting of alter- 
nates, and the Chairman (Mr. George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts) ruled: 
'The Chair holds that when a delegate fails to respond, the name of the 
alternate borne upon the roll opposite that delegate shall then be called.'" 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The roll call will be proceeded 
with. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Wait a moment. I went to 
the Secretary of the National Committee myself this morning, Mr. Chair- 
man 

The Secretary again called the name of Mr. George W. Newcomer. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I protest, Mr. Chairman. 
Now wait a moment. ("Sit down!") 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chair will not permit the 
roll call to be interrupted. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I protest, Mr. Chairman, 
please. Now wait a moment 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The gentleman from Pennsyl- 
vania is out of order, and the roll call will be continued. 

The Secretary again called the name of Mr. George W. Newcomer. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, wait a mo- 
ment. I protest against that vote. Is it possible you will not even listen to a 
statement? I want to say something to you, Mr. Chairman. Now, listen 
to what I have to say. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The roll call alone is in order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Listen to what I have to say. 
I say to you that you are raping your own roll ; that the Secretary of the 
National Committee himself told me that Mr. Kendall was the alternate. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will proceed with 
the calling of the roll. 

The Secretary again called the name of Mr. George W. Newcomer. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I protest! Steal! Thief 1 
That is not right. Why do you not call the first alternate on the list? 

The Reading Clerk again called the name of Mr. George W. New- 
comer, and he voted for Mr. Root. 

MR. WILLIAM FLJNN, of Pennsylvania. You are a pack of thieves; 
that is what you are. 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the call of the Pennsylvania 
delegation. 

The result of the vote of Pennsylvania was announced: McGovern, 
64; Root, 12. 

MR. RICHARD R. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. I challenge that vote. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 59 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I challenge that vote. It is 
not possible you are going to steal a vote in open convention? I ask for 
another poll of the delegation. I challenge that vote. Mr. Chairman, I 
would not let any roll be called! Why should we go on with this? You 
will not give me recognition. You will not even let me be heard i Why 
should we go on with any roll call? Here is the certificate 

MR. WILLIAM BARNES, JR., of New York. Mr. Chairman, I ask 
unanimous consent that the name of this alternate be not called until 
after the completion of the roll. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, you will have 
a happy time calling any roll here this afternoon unless you give us 
justice. * Do not let them call the roll! We are going to be heard in 
this Convention, or you are not going to have any roll call. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will again call the 
State of Pennsylvania. 

The Secretary proceeded again to call the roll of Pennsylvania. 

The Secretary called the name of Allen F. Cooper, and he did not 
respond. Thereupon he called the name of George W. Newcomer, alter- 
nate. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I want to be heard on that 
proposition. 

Mr. Newcomer (when his name was called) voted for Mr. Root. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I protest against that vote, 
and I want to be heard on that proposition. If you will give me a hear- 
ing I should like to make a statement, and I should like to have a little 
attention, too. 

I hold in my hand the certificate of the Secretary of State of Pennsyl- 
vania showing which one of these alternates had the highest vote. We 
also have a roll of delegates and alternates prepared here, and Mr. Ken- 
dall's name is the first name on that list. The Secretary of the National 
Committee, whose roll it is, told me that Mr. Kendall was entitled to act 
for Mr. Cooper. In addition to that we have the unanimous vote of the 
Pennsylvania delegation ; and I want to say to you, Mr. Chairman, if 
you steal this vote, you will call no more rolls in this Convention to-day. 
("Oh ! Oh !") I want fair treatment here, and I am going to have it. 
Shall I come up where I can talk to you? The condition is this: I hold 
in my hand 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. I heard what you said. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Well, then, do you want me 
to make a statement? Then pardon me one more word. 

The Secretary of the National Committee, at 11 :30 this morning, 
told me Mr. Kendall's name would be on the roll 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. It is on the roll. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. And that his name would be 



60 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

called as the alternate for Mr. Cooper, because he is first on the list, and 
that has been the rule of all preceding National Conventions. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Chair begs to differ with 
the gentleman. The Chair wishes to state that no statement made by the 
Secretary of the National Committee has any bearing upon this question. 
The Chair has only to go by the credentials filed, and, following the rule 
of all National Conventions, which was established by ftie Convention of 
1880 under the chairmanship of Senator Hoar, from which I take the 
precedent, the Chair holds that the name of the alternate on the roll op- 
posite that of the principal shall be called ; and that is what has been done 
here all this afternoon. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I disagree with you. This is 
the roll of the Secretary of the National Committee, and he tells me that 
that has not been the custom, but that it has been the custom in all Na- 
tional Conventions with which he is familiar to call the name first on the 
roll, and the first name certified as the alternate is that of Mr. Kendall. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. If you will permit, the Chair will 
again state that the Secretary of this Convention has no authority to 
make such a ruling in the first place, and in the second place he has never 
officiated in that capacity in any previous Convention. The Chair has a 
complete precedent, in the case where the ruling was established, and 
which has since been followed, so far as he knows, and that is in the 
Convention of 1880, where this same question arose, and the Chairman, 
Mr. George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, ruled : 

"The Chair holds that when a delegate fails to respond, the name of 
the alternate borne upon the roll opposite that delegate shall be called." 

And that is what has been done all through this roll call. The Chair 
is making no discrimination for or against any one, and he has no per- 
sonal interest in this particular case. The same rule has been applied 
throughout this roll call, from start to finish. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. You certify the roll of the 
Secretary. . 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. Your Secretary of State certifies 
this roll from Pennsylvania. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. You certify the roll to this 
Convention from the Republican National Committee, and the Secretary 
of that committee told me that the man first on the list would be called 
as the alternate. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. In that he is in error. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. We are not going to let you 
juggle it. It is no error. He is the gentleman whose name ought to be 
called. Mr. Kendall has the high vote. We will not stand it at all. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will proceed with 
the calling of the roll. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 61 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the Pennsylvania delegates, 
and the result was announced : McGovern, 64 ; Root, 12. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, you have an- 
other mistake in that roll call. See ! Mr. Hersch did not vote on the 
second call. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will call Rhode 
Island. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. No, no !. You are thieves ! 

MR. ZIBA T. MOORE. You are robbers! 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Your roll call is not right. 

MR. MOORE, of Pennsylvania. We challenge that roll. 

MR. RICHARD R. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. You have stolen everything 
else, but you cannot steal Pennsylvania. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will proceed with 
the calling of the roll. 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I ask leave 
to file a protest. 

The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The Secretary will first announce 
the result of the roll call. 

The result was announced : Root, 558 ; McGovern, 501 ; Lauder, 12 ; 
Houser, 1; Gronna, 1; not voting, 5, as follows: 

ALABAMA. 

AT LARGE. McGoV- Not 

Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

O. D. Street , i 

J. J. Curtis i 

S. T. Wright i 

Shelby S. Pleasants i 

Alex C. Birch i 

U. G. Mason i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Prelate D. Barker i 

Clarence W. Allen i 

2 Wiley W. Pridgen i 

George Newstell i 

3 Byron Trammell J 

John B. Daughtry i 

4 John A. Bingham i 

James I. Abercrombie i 

5 Douglas Smith i 

Lewis D. Hicks 

6 Pope M. Long i 

C. P. Lunsford i 

7 R. B. Thompson i 

C. D. Alverson i 

8 Morton M. Hutchens ' 

Charles W. Moore i 



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ALABAMA. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

9 James B. Sloan i 

J. Rivers Carter i 

22 2 

ARIZONA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

J. L. Hubbell i 

J. T. Williams, Jr i 

R. H. Freudenthal i 

Robert E. Morrison i 

F. L. Wright i . . ' 

J. C. Adams i 

6 

ARKANSAS. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Powell Clayton i 

H. L. Remmel i 

C. N. Rix i 

C. E. Bush i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Charles R. French i 

Charles T. Bloodworth i 

2 H. H. Meyers i 

R. S. Coffman i 

3 R. S. Granger i 

J. F. Mayes i 

4 C. E. Spear i 

J. O. Livesay i 

S N. B. Burrow i 

S. A. Jones i 

6 Ferd Havis . . i 

C. M. Wade i 

7 H. G. Friedheim i 

T. S. Grayson i 

17 i 

CALIFORNIA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Hiram W. Johnson . . i 

Chester H. Rowell . . i 

Meyer Lissner . . i 

Francis J. Heney ' . . i 

William Kent . . i 

Mrs. Florence C. Porter . . i 

Marshall Stimson . . i 

Frank S. Wallace . . i 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 63 

CALIFORNIA. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

Delegates. Rot. ern. Voting. 

George C. Pardee .. i 

Lee C. Gates I 

Clinton L. White I 

John M. Eshleman (By E. D. Roberts, alternate) .. i 

C H. Windham i 

William H. Sloane i 

C. C. Young .. i 

Ralph W. Bull i 

S. C. Beach ; i 

John H. McCallum i 

Truxton Beale . . i 

W. G. Tillotson i 

Sumner Crosby . . i 

Charles E. Snook . . i 

Mrs. Isabella W. Blaney i 

Jesse L. Hurlburt . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

4 E. H. Tryon i 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr i 



COLORADO. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Simon Guggenheim 

Thomas H. Devine 

Jefferson B. Farr 

Crawford Hill 

A. M. Stevenson 

Irving Howbert ' 

A. Newton Parrish 

Jesse F. McDonald 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William G. Smith 

George W. Johnson 

2 Casimero Barela 

E. T. Elliott. 



CONNECTICUT. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Charles F. Brooker 

Charles Hopkins Clark 

J. Henry Roraback 

Frank B. Weeks 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Everett J. Lake 

Hugh M. Alcorn 

a Charles A. Gates 

Francis J. Regan 



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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



CONNECTICUT. Continutd. 

DISTRICTS. .Delegates. Root. 

3 Isaac M. Ullman 

Frank C. Woodruff 

4 John T. King 

James F. Walsh 

5 Edwin J. Emmons . 

Irving H. Chase 

U 

DELAWARE. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Edmund Mitchell i 

Henry A. du Pont i 

Harry A. Richardson i 

Simeon S. Pennewill . . . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

George W. Marshall i 

Ruby R. Vale i 

6 

FLORIDA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Henry S. Chubb i 

Joseph E. Lee i 

M. B. Macfarlane i 

W. A. Watts i 

Z. T. Beilby i 

George W. Allen i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i J. F. Horr i 

Henry W. Bishop i 

2 George E. Gay i 

W. H. Lucas i 

3 T. F. McGourin i 

M. Paige i 

12 

GEORGIA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

H. L. Johnson i 

H. S. Jackson i 

B. J. Davis i 

C. P. Goree i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Henry Blun i 

William James i 

a G. L. Liverman i 

S. S. Broadnax i 

3 J. E. Peterson i 

J. C. Styles i 



McGov- 
ern. 



Not 
Voting. 




WILLIAM BARNKS. JR.. of New York. 
Chairman of the Advisory Committee. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 



65 



GEORGIA. Continued. 

McGov- 

DISTRICTS. Delegatts. Root. ern. 

4 Walter H. Johnson i 

R. B. Butt i 

5 J. W. Martin x 

W. F. Penn x 

6 George F. White i 

R. A. Holland x 

7 J. P. Dyar i 

Louis H. Crawford . . i 

8 M. B. Morton x 

H. D. Bush i 

9 James B. Gaston x 

Roscoe Pickett x 

xo John M. Barnes .. i 

Charles T. Walker i 

i x John H. Boone .. i 

A. N. Fluker i 

13 Clark Grier . . x 

S. S. Mincey x 

33 6 

IDAHO. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

A. R. Cruzen 

George R. Barker 

Qency St Clair 

Fred E. Fisk 

Frank J. Hagenbarth 

Evan Evans 

C. L. Heitman 

D. W. Davis I 

8 

ILLINOIS. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Charles S. Deneen i 

Roy O. West 

B. A. Eckhart 

Chauncey Dewey 

L. Y. Sherman 

Robert D. Clark 

L. L. Emerson 

W. A. Rosenfield 

DISTRICTS. Delegatts. 

i Francis P. Brady 

Martin B. Madden 

John J. Hamberg 

Isaac N. Powell 

3 William H. Weber 

Charles W. Vail 



Not 
Voting. 



66 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

ILLINOIS. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

4 Thomas J. Healy . . i 

Albert C. Reiser i 

S Charles J. Happell i 

William J. Cooke i 

6 Homer K. Galpin .. i 

Allen S. Ray i 

7 Abel Davis . . i 

D. A. Campbell i 

8 John F. Devine (By August Wilhelm, alternate) .... .. i 

Isidore H. Himes .. i 

9 Fred W. Upham i 

R. R. McCormick i 

10 James Pease . . i 

John E. Wilder I 

1 1 Ira C. Copley . . i 

John Lambert . . i 

12 Fred E. Sterling .. i 

H. W. Johnson . . i 

13 James A. Cowley .. i 

J. T. Williams i 

14 Frank G. Allen . . i 

William J. Graham . . i 

15 Harry E. Brown i 

Clarence E. Sniveley i 

16 Edward N. Woodruff . . i 

Cairo A. Trimble . . i 

I 7 G. J. Johnson . . i 

Frank B. Stitt . . . i 

18 John L. Hamilton . . i 

Len Small i .. .. 

19 W. L. Shellabarger i 

Elim J. Hawbaker . . i 

20 J. A. Glenn . . i 

W. W. Watson i 

2i Logan Hay . . i 

William H. Provine . . i 

22 Edward E. Miller i 

Henry J. Schmidt i 

23 William F. Bundy i 

Aden Knoph . . i 

24 Randolph Smith . . i 

James B. Barker . . i 

25 Philip H. Eisenmayer . . i 

Walter Wood i 

9 49 
INDIANA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Harry S. New - i 

Charles W. Fairbanks i 

James E. Watson i 

Joseph D. Oliver i 



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INDIANA. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. -ZMegato. Rott. ern. Voting. 

i James A. Hemenway I 

Charles F. HSllman i 

2 David R. Scott i 

Jerry Wooden i 

3 George W. Applegate i 

Cyrus M. Crim i 

4 Oscar H. Montgomery i 

Web Woodfill i 

5 William R. McKeen i 

Silas A. Hays i 

6 Enos Porter . . i 

Thomas C. Bryson .. i 

7 William E. English i 

Samuel L. Shank i 

8 Harold Hobbs i 

Edward C. Toner .. i 

9 William Holton Dye . . i 

William Endicott . . i 

10 William R. Wood i 

Percy A. Parry i 

1 1 David E. Harris . . i 

John P. Kenower . . i 

12 R. H. Rerick i 

Henry Brown . . i 

13 Clement W. Studebaker i 

Maurice Fox i 

20 10 

IOWA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

George D. Perkins i 

B. F. Carroll i 

Luther A. Brewer i 

James F. Bryan . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i E. L. McClurkin i 

Lot Abraham i 

2 Rudolph Rohlfs i 

George W. French i 

3 C. B. Santee i 

O. P. Morton i 

4 T. A. Potter i 

A. C. Wilson i 

5 William G. Downs i 

E. H. Downing i 

6 James A. Devitt i 

Harry G. Brown i 

7 Jesse A. Miller i 

E. H. Addison i 

8 A. B. Turner, Jr i 

E. E. Bamford i 



OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



IOWA. Continued. 

McGov- 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Roof. ern. 

9 F. F. Everest i 

W. S. Lewis i 

10 J. L. Stevens . . i 

J. P. Mullen i 

1 1 J. W. Hospers . . , i 

J. H. McCord i 

16 10 
KANSAS. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Henry J. Allen . . i 

Ralph Harris . . i 

John M. Landon . . i 

Ansel R. Clark i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Willis J. Bailey i 

A. E. Crane i 

2 U. S. Sartin i 

C. O. Bellinger i 

3 Nelson Case . . i 

Norman Hay . . i 

4 J. B. Greer . . i 

A. W. Logan .' . . . . i 

S E. A. McGregor . . i 

A. M. Story . . i 

6 E. S. Bower . . i 

E. E. Mullaney . . i 

7 J. S. George . . i 

Carl Moore . . i 

8 C. L. Davidson . . i 

H. L. Woods i 

2 18 

KENTUCKY. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

W. O. Bradley i 

James Breathitt i 

W. D. Cochran i 

J. E. Wood i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i_W. J. Deboe i 

John T. Tooke i 

2 R. A. Cook i 

J. B. Harvey i 

3 R. E. Keown i 

R. P. Green i 

4 Pilson Smith i 

J. Roy Bond i 

S William Heyburn . . i 

Bernard Bernheim i 



Not 

Voting. 



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KENTUCKY. Continut*. 

McGov Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. crn. Voting. 

6 Maurice L. Galvin i 

W. A. Burkamp ! 

7 R. C. Stoll , 

James Cureton i 

8 Coleman C. Wallace i 

Leonard W. Bethurem i 

g John Russell i 

W. C Halbert i 

10 A. B. Patrick i 

John H. Hardwick i 

ii D. C. Edwards .. i 

O. H. Waddle. . i 



23 3 



LOUISIANA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

C H. Hebert 

Armand Romain 

Victor Loisel 

H. C. Wannoth 

Emile Kuntz 

D. A. Lines 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Walter L. Cohen 

J. Madison Vance 

2 Leonard Waguespack 

Charles J. Bell 

3 Ruben H. Brown 

E. J. Rodrigue 

4 A. C. Lea 

J. P. Breda (By R. A. Giddens, alternate) . 
5 _W. T. Insley 

F. H. Cook 

6 E. W. Sorrell 

B. V. Baranco 

7 L. E. Robinson 

Frank C. Labit 



MAINE. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Morrill N. Drew i 

Aretas E. Stearns . i 

Charles S. Hichborn i 

Halbert P. Gardner i 

ISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Frank M. Low i 

Gilman N. Deering . . i 



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MAINE. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. ern. Volinf 

2 Jesse M. Libby . . i 

William B. Kendall . .. i 

3 Edward N. Merrill . . i 

Harry E. Merrill . . i 

4 A. E. Irving . . t 

Edward M. Lawrence .. i 

12 

MARYLAND. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough i 

William T. Warburton i 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr . . i 

George L. Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate') .. i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower i 

William B. Tilghman i 

2 Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3 Alfred A. Moreland . . i 

Louis E. Melis .. i 

4 Theodore P. Weis . . i 

Thomas P. Evans . . i 

5 Adrian Posey i 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones i 

Galen L. Tait . . i 

8 8 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Charles S. Baxter . . i 

George W. Coleman . . i 

Frederick Fosdick . . i 

Albert Bushnell Hart . . i 

Octave A. LaRiviere . . i 

James P. Magenis . . i 

Arthur L. Nason . . I 

Alvin G. Weeks . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Cummings C. Chesney i 

Eugene B. Blake i 

2 Embury P. Clark I 

William H. Feiker I 

3 Matthew J. Whittall i 

Lawrence F. Kilty I 

4 John M. Keyes .. i 

Frederick P. Glazier . . I 

5 Herbert L. Chapman . . 'I 

Smith M. Decker (By James R. Berwick, alternate) .. i 



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18 



MASSACHUSETTS. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. 

6 James F. Ingrabam, Jr i 

Isaac Patch (By Alfred E. Lunt, alternate) I 

7 Charles M. Cox 

Lynn M. Ranger 

8 John Read i 

George S. Lovejoy i 

9 Alfred Tewksbury 

Loyal L. Jenkins 

10 H. Clifford Gallagher i 

Guy A. Ham i 

ii Grafton D. Gushing i 

W. Prentiss Parker i 

12 J. Stearns Gushing i 

George L. Barnes i 

13 John Westall i 

Abbott P. Smith i 

14 Eldon B. Keith 

Warren A. Swift 

MICHIGAN. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

John D. MacKay i 

William J. Richards i 

George B. Morley i 

Eugene Fifield i 

Fred A. Diggins i 

William Judson i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William L. Carpenter i 

John S. Haggerty i 

2 Frank T. Newton 

L. Whitney Watkins 

3 John C. Potter 

Marvin J. Schaberg 

4 Edw. C. Reid 

John T. Owens 

S Claude T. Hamilton 

Fred W. Green 

6 Leonard Freeman i 

Harry C. Guillot i 

7 John Wallace 

Lincoln Avery i 

8 Theron W. Atwood i 

William M. Smith I 

9 Calvin A. Palmer 

John A. Sherman 

to Henry B. Smith I 

Henry A. Frambach I 

ii William H. White i 

V. R. Davy i 



McGov- 
ern. 



Not 
Voting. 



72 



OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
la J. H. Rice. . . 
J. C. Kirkpatrick , 



MICHIGAN. Continued. 



McGov- Not 
Root. ern. Voting. 



MINNESOTA. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

E. K. Roverud 

Moses E. Clapp 

Milton D. Purdy 

Jacob F. Jacobson 

O. J. Larson , 

A. L. Hanson , 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i H. J. Harm 

Tollef Sanderson , 

a William F. Hughes , 

Emil King 

3 Job W. Lloyd 

J. A. Gates , 

4 Hugh T. Halbert , 

R. A. Wilkinson 

S Andrew A. D. Rahn 

Stanley Washburn 

6 Andrew Davis , 

E. C. Tuttle 

7 T. T. Ofsthun 

A. J. Johnson 

8 W. A. Eaton 

W. H. LaPlant 

9 Charles L. Stevens 

Frank S. Lycan 



Delegates. 

L. B. Moseley 

M. J. Mulvihill. . . . 

Charles Banks 

L. K. Atwood 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i James M. Dickey, 
J. M. Shumpert . 



2 J. F. 

E. H. 
3 Louis 

Daniel 
4-J- W. 



Butler . . . , 
McKissack . . 
Waldauer. 
W. Garey 
Bell. , 



MISSISSIPPI. 



AT LARGE. 



W. W. Phillips 



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73 



MISSISSIPPI. Continued. 

McGov Net 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. R oot . e rn. Voting. 

5 W. J. Price , 

A. Buckley ! 

6 J. C. Tyler , 

W. P. Locker .. , 

7 C. R. Ligon , 

E. F. Breenan ! 

8 Wesley Crayton l 

P. W. Howard .. "i " 

16 4 

MISSOURI. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Herbert S. Hadley . . , 

Jesse A. Tolerton l 

Walter S. Dickey .. , " 

Hugh Mclndoe . . l 

DISTKI CTS. Delegates. 

x Charles E. Rendlen . . t 

Joseph Moore . . j 

a E. M. Lomax . . x 

A. G. Knight . . t 

3 H. G. Orton ; i 

H. L. Eads i 

4 Ralph O. Stuber .. i 

James S. Shinabarger . . i 

S Homer B. Mann . . i 

Ernest R. Sweeney . . i 

6 C. A. Denton . . j 

C H. Williams . . . i 

7 Richard Johnson i 

Louis Hoffman I 

8 G. A. Brownfield .. i 

Frank A. White . . i 

9 Oscar A. Meyersieck i 

Clarence A. Barnes i 

10 Otto F. Stifel i 

Edmond Koeln i 

x i Charles R. Graves x 

Henry L. Weeke i 

ia Gus Frey i 

Henry W. Kiel. . I 

13 Politte Elvins i 

John H. Reppy i 

14 H. Byrd Duncan x 

George S. Green x 

15 C. S. Walden .. i 

O. P. Moody . . i 

16 Walter W. Durnell .. i 

William P. Elmer . . i 

16 a* 



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Delegates. 
O. M. Lanstrum . 
Edward Donlan 
D. J. Charles. . . 
George T. Baggs . 
Sam Stephenson 
George W. Clay . . 
J. C. Kinney . . 
A. J. Wilcomb. . 



MONTANA. 



AT LARGE. 



McGov- Not 
Root. ern. Voting. 



Delegates. 

Don L. Love 

J. J. McCarthy 

Nathan Merriam . . . . 

H. E. Sackett 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Julius C. Harpham 

William Ernst . . 

a J. E. Baum .... 

John W. Towle . . . 

3 Robert E. Evans . . 

David Thomas . . . 

4 George W. Neill . . 

E. L. King 

5 C. A. Luce 

A. C. Epperson . . 

6 J. P. Gibbons. . . . 

W. H. Reynolds. . 



NEBRASKA. 



AT LARGE. 



16 



NEVADA. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

R. B. Govan 

H. V. Moorehouse 

W. W. Williams 

E. E. Roberts (By C H. Ruborg, alternate) . 
George S. Nixon (By Albert Karge, alternate) , 
M. Badt . 



Delegates. 
Frd W. Estabrook , 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

AT LARGE. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 75 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

Delegates. AT LARGE. Root. ern. Voting. 

Lyford A. Merrow i 

Charles M. Floyd i 

Roland H. Spaulding i 

DI STR i cxs. Delegates. 

i Hovey E. Slayton i 

Fernando W. Hartford i 

2 Charles Galeshedd i 

Orton B. Brown i 

8 
NEW JERSEY. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

John Franklin Fort . . i 

Everett Colby . . i 

Edgar B. Bacon . . i 

Frank B. Jess . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i John Boyd Avis . . i 

Duncan W. Blake, Jr . . i 

2 Joseph A. Marvel . . i 

Francis D. Potter . . i 

3 Adrian Lyon . . i 

Clarence E. F. Hetrick . . i 

4 James E. Bathgate, Jr . . i 

John E. Gill . . i 

5 Charles W. Ennis . . i 

Edgar A. Knapp . . i 

6 Herbert M. Bailey . . i 

William W. Taylor ' . . i 

7 James G. Blauvelt . . i 

Henry C. Whitehead . . i 

8 Louis M. Brock . . i 

John M. Klein . . i 

9 William A. Lord . . i 

Edward T. Ward .. i 

10 Frank L. Driver .. i 

Edmund B. Osborne (By Harold J. Howland, alternate) . . i 

1 1 John F. Gardner . . i 

Frederick Vollmer, Jr . . i 

12 George L. Record . . i 

John Rotherham . . i 

28 
NEW MEXICO. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Benigno C. Hernandes i 

Gregory Page i 

Frederico Chavez . . i 

J. M. Cunningham i 

E. A. Cahoon . i 



76 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

NEW MEXICO. Continued. 

McGov- Not 
Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

W. D. Murray i 

H. O. Burcun . . i 

Hugo Seaberg i 



NEW YORK. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Elihu Root 

William Barnes, Jr 

Edwin A. Merritt, Jr 

William Berri 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William Carr 

Smith Cox 

2 Theron H. Burden (By Gilbert B. Vorhies, alternate) 

Frank E. Losee 

3 David Towle 

Alfred E. Vass 

4 Timothy L. Woodruff 

William A. Prendergast 

5 William Berri (By Robert Wellwood, alternate) . . 

Alfred T. Hobley 

6 William M. Calder 

Lewis M. Swasey 

7 Michael J. Dady 

Jacob Brenner 

8 Marcus B. Campbell 

Frederick Linde 

9 Thomas B. Lineburgh 

Rhinehard H. Pforr 

10 Clarence B. Smith 

Jacob L. Holtzmann 

1 1 George Cromwell 

Chauncey M. Depew 

12 J. VanVechten Olcott 

Alexander Wolf 

13 James E. Mach 

Charles H. Murray 

14 Samuel S. Koenig 

Frederick C. Tanner 

15 Job E. Hedges 

Ezra P. Prentice 

16 Otto T. Bannard 

Martin Steinthal 

17 Nicholas Murray Butler 

William H. Douglas 

18 Ogden L. Mills 

Charles L. Bernheimer 

19 Samuel Strasbourger 

Louis N. Hammerling 

20 Herbert Parsons 

Samuel Krulewitch 



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NEW YORK. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

31 Lloyd C. Griscom j 

Frank K. Bowers x 

22 James L. Wells j 

Ernest F. Eilert I 

33 Josiah T. Newcomb I 

Herman T. Redin i 

24 Alexander S. Cochran (By John H. Nichols, alternate) i 

William Archer . . i 

25 William L. Ward .. i 

John J. Brown . . i 

26 Joseph M. Dickey I 

Samuel K. Phillips i 

27 Louis F. Payn i 

Martin Cantine i 

28 James H. Perkins i 

Alba M. Ide j 

29 Louis W. Emerson ,.....'. i 

Cornelius V. Collins i 

30 Lucius N. Littauer . . i 

J. Ledlie Hees i 

31 George R. Malby i 

John H. Moffitt i 

32 Francis M. Hugo i 

Perry G. Williams . . i 

33 Judson J. Gilbert i 

William S. Doolittle i 

34 George W. Fairchild i 

Lafayette B. Gleason i 

35 Francis Hendricks i 

James M. Gilbert i 

36 Sereno E. Payne - i 

Albert M. Patterson i 

37 Andrew D. White (By Elmer Sherwood, alternate) . i 

Alanson B. Houghton i 

38 George W. Aldridge . . i 

James L. Hotchkiss . . i 

39 James W. Wadsworth i 

Frederick C. Stevens i 

40 William H. Daniels i .. .. 

James S. Simmons i 

41 Charles P. Woltr i 

Nathan Wolff (By George P. Urban, alternate) . . i 

42 John Grimm i 

Simon Seibert i 

43 Frank Sullivan Smith i 

Frank O. Anderson i 

76 13 i 

NORTH CAROLINA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Zeb V. Walser i 

Richmond Pearson i 



78 



OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



NORTH CAROLINA. Continued. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Thomas E. Owen 

Cyrus Thompson 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Isaac M. Meekins 

Wheeler Martin 

2 Daniel W. Patrick 

George W. Stanton 

3 Marion Butler 

W. S. O'B. Robinson 

4 J. C. L. Harris 

John C. Matthews 

5 James N. Williamson 

John T. Benbow 

6 R. S. White 

D. H. Senter 

7 C. H. Cowles 

J. T. Hedrick 

8 Moses N. Harshaw 

W. Henry Hobson 

9 S. S. McNinch 

Charles E. Green 

10 A. T. Pritchard 

R. H. Staton 

NORTH DAKOTA. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

J. H. Cooper 

L. B. Garnaas 

August E. Johnson *. 

W. S. Lauder . . 

A. L. Nelson 

Robert M. Pollock 

Emil Scow 

P. O. Thorson 

O. T. Tofsrud 

T. Twichell 

OHIO. 

I Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Harry M. Daugherty 

Warren G. Harding 

David J. Cable 

Theodore E. Burton 

Arthur I. Vorys 

Charles P. Taft 



Root. 



McGov- 
ern. 



Not 
Voting. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 79 

OHIO. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root. em. Voting. 

i Julius Fleischmann i 

Sam L. Mayer i 

a George P. Schott i 

Ray J. Hillenbrand i 

3 Daniel W. Allaman i 

J. Clinton Hooven (By Gran. M. Kumler, alternate).. . i 

4 Carl D. Jones . . i 

J. C. Pence . . i 

5 Allen Bybee ' . . . i 

Frank Carlo . . i 

6 Carroll C. Eulass I 

Robert J. Shawhan . . i 

7 John L. Bushnell i 

Isaac K. Funderburg (By Geo. W. Lindsay, alternate) . . i 

8 N. L. MacLachlan .. i 

Lewis Slack . . i 

9 Carl D. Finch . . i 

George . Hardy . . i 

10 Sherman H. Eagle . . i 

Phillip M. Streich . . i 

1 1 Henry Zenner . . i 

James Thomas .. i 

12 Karl T. Webber .. i 

King G. Thompson . . i 

13 Thomas P. Dewey .. i 

Carl J. Gugler .. i 

14 Arthur L. Garford .. i .. 

H. G. Hammond . . i 

15 David L. Melick .. i 

Arthur C. Smith . . i 

1 6 Emmett E. Erskine .. i 

Cook Danford . . i 

17 Enos S. Souers .. I 

Andrew S. Mitchell . . i 

1 8 Emil J. Anderson . . i 

Harry A. March . . i 

19 W. J. Beckley . . i 

Edwin Seedhouse . . i 

20 A. D. Ay lard .. I 

Joseph H. Speddy .. i 

ai J. W. Conger . . i 

John J. Sullivan . . i 

4 34 
OKLAHOMA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Robert McKeen 

George H. Brett 

Edd Herrinn 

Allen L. McDonald 

L. S. Skelton . 



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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



OKLAHOMA. Continutd. 

McGov- Not 

Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

Gilbert Woods . . i 

A. E. Perry . . i 

Tom Wall . . i 

T. H. Dwyer .. i 

Ewers White . . i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

I George M. Dizney . . i 

Dan Norton . . i 

2 G. A. Paul .. i 

H. A. Bower . . i 

3 Joseph A. Gill i 

J. W. Gilliland i 

4 C. W. Miller i 

G. A. Ramsey i 

5 M. A. Tucker . . i 

J. R. Eckles .. i 

4 16 

OREGON. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Charles W. Ackerson . . i 

Daniel Boyd . . i 

Fred S. B ynon i 

Homer C. Campbell i 

Charles H. Carey .. i 

Henry Waldo Coe .. i 

D. D. Hail .. i 

Thomas McCusker . . . . x 

J. N. Smith i 

A. V. Swift .. i 

3 6 i 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Ziba T. Moore 

H. H. Gilkyson 

William P. Young 

Robert D. Towne 

John E. Schiefley 

William H. Hackenberg 

George R. Scull 

Owen C. Underwood 

William W. Kincaid 

Lex N. Mitchell 

Fred W. Brown 

George H. Flinn 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Hugh Black i 

William S. Vare . . i 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 81 

PENNSYLVANIA. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Root ern Voting. 

2 E. T. Stotesbury (By Howard B. French, alternate) i 

John Wanamaker (By Ed R. Wood, alternate) ... i 

3 J. H. Bromley , 

Harry C. Ransley , 

4 H. Horace Dawson x 

Charles F. Freihofer l 

5 William Disston , 

John T. Murphy , 

6 Samuel Crothers ! 

William Draper Lewis , 

7 John J. Gheen , 

James W. Mercur x 

8 B. C. Foster ! 

C. Tyson Kratz , 

9 William W. Griest x 

William H. Keller , " [[ 

10 John Von Bergen, Jr . . t 

Gro. B. Carson t . x 

x i Stephen J. Hughes . . j 

David M. Rosser . . j 

12 Thomas R. Edwards . . x 

H. D. Lindermuth . . ! 

13 Fred E. Lewis . . ! 

B. Frank Ruth .. j 

14 Bradley W. Lewis . . i 

Dana R. Stephens . . i 

15 Harry W. Pyle . . j 

Robert K. Young . . j 

16 A very Clinton Sickles . . j 

W. H. Unger ; . . , 

17 Thomas A. Appleby . . i 

Charles B. Clayton . . x 

18 Harry Hertzler . . i 

Charles E. Landis . . i 

19 W. Lovell Baldrige .. i 

Mahlon H. Myers . . i 

20 F. H. Beard .. i 

Grier Hersh I 

2i E. G. Boose . . i 

Guy B. Mayo . . i 

22 John C. Dight . . i 

William C. Peoples . . i 

23 Harvey M. Berkeley . . i 

Allen F. Cooper (By Geo. W. Newcomer, alternate) i 

24 James H. Cunningham .. i 

George Davidson i 

25 Phillip J. Barber . . i 

Manley O. Brown . . i 

26 Leighton C. Scott . . i 

William Tonkin . . i 

37 J- W. Foust .. i 

Harry W. Truitt .. i 



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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



PENNSYLVANIA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS.- Delegates. 

28 John L. Morrison 

J. C. Russell 

29 Judd H. Bruff 

Richard R. Quay 

30 William H. Coleman 

Samuel C. Jamison 

31 William Flinn 

Charles F. Frazee 

32 David B. Johns 

Louis P. Schneider 

RHODE ISLAND. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Henry F. Lippitt 

George R. Lawton 

R. H. I. Goddard, Jr 

Herbert W. Rice 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i R. Livingston Beeckman 

Ezra Dixon 

2 George B. Waterhouse 

Frank W. Tillinghast 

3 Harry Cutler 

Volney M. Wilson, Jr 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Joseph W. Tolbert 

J. Duncan Adams 

J. R. Levy 

W. T. Andrews 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Thomas L. Grant 

Aaron P. Prioleau 

2 W. D. Ramey 

W. S. Dixon 

3 Ernest F. Cochran 

R. R. Tolbert, Jr 

4 Thomas Brier 

Frank J. Young 

5 John F. Jones 

C. P. T. White 

6 J. E. Wilson 

J. A. Baxter 

7 Alonzo D. Webster 

J. H. Goodwyn 



Root. 



McGov 
ern. 



Not 
Voting. 



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83 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

R. S. Bessey 

C. L. Dotson 

S. X. Way 

G. C. Redfield 

Alan Bogue, Jr 

A. E. Bossingham 

Isaac Lincoln 

M. G. Carlisle 

William Williamson 

Isaac Emberson 

TENNESSEE. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Newell Sanders 

Xen Hicks 

John J. Gore 

John W. Ross 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Sam R. Sells 

R. E. Donnally 

2 T. A. Wright 

John J. Jennings, Jr 

3 H. Clay Evans 

John H. Early 

4 George T. Renfro 

W. A. Smith : 

S John W. Overall 

A. V. McLane 

6 W. D. Howser 

J. A. Althauser 

7 Marion Richardson 

R. S. Hopkins 

8 R. M. Murray 

J. W. Stewart 

9 John B. Tarrant 

James W. Brown 

10 H. O. True 

R. R. Church, Jr 

TEXAS. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

H. F. McGregor 

W. C. Averille 

C. K. McDowell . , 



McGov- Not 
Root. ern. Voling. 



10 



84 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

TEXAS. Continued. 

McGov- Not 
Delegates. AT LARGE. Root. ern. Voting. 

J. E. Lutz i 

J. E. Elgin i 

W. H. Love i 

W. M. McDonald i 

G. W. Burroughs i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Phil E. Baer i 

R. B. Harrison i 

2 George W. Eason i 

C. L. Rutt i 

3 F. N. Hopkins . . . . i 

J. L. Jackson . . i 

4 A. L. Dyer i 

M. O. Sharp i 

5 Eugene Marshall i 

Harry Beck I 

6 J. Allen Myers i 

Rube Freedman . . i 

7 J. H. Hawley i 

H. L. Price i 

8 C. A. Warnken i 

Spencer Graves i 

9 C. M. Hughes i 

M. M. Rodgers i 

10 H. M. Moore i 

F. L. Welch i 

1 1 T. J. Darling i 

B. C. Ward i 

12 Eugene Greer (By Sam Davidson, alternate). ... .. i 

C. C. Littleton i 

13 W. H. Featherston .. i 

F. H. Hill . . i 

14 J. M. Oppenheimer . i 

John Hall i 

15 J- C. Scott .. i 

T. J. Martin . . I 

16 L. S. McDowell i 

U. S. Stewart . . i 



UTAH. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Joseph Howell 

George Sutherland 

Reed Smoot 

William Spry 

Jacob Johnson 

C. E. Loose 

James M. Peterson 

C. R. Hollingsworth 



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85 



VERMONT. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Carroll S. Page 

J. Gray Estey . . 

John L. Lewis 

John A. Mead 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William R. Warner 

John L. South wick 

2 E. W. Gibson 

Frank D. Thompson 

VIRGINIA. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

C. B. Slemp 

Alvah H. Martin 

R. H. Angell 

R. E. Cabell 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Clarence G. Smithers 

George R. Mould 

2 D. Lawrence Groner 

P. J. Riley 

3 Joseph P. Brady 

W. R. Vawter 

4 H. C. Willson 

W. B. Alfred 

5 S. Floyd Landreth . . . 

A. H. Staples . . . 

6 S. H. Hoge 

J. E. B. Smith 

7 John Paul 

R. J. Walker 

8 Joseph L. Crupper 

M. K. Lowery 

9 L. P. Summers 

A. P. Crockett 

10 George A. Revercomb 

R. A. Fulwiler 



Root. 



McGor- 
ern. 



Not 

Voting. 



Delegates. 
Howard Cosgrove , 
R. W. Condon . . , 
E. B. Benn . . . 
William Jones 



WASHINGTON. 



AT LARGE. 



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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



WASHINGTON. Continued. 

Delegates. AT LARGE. 

\V. T. Dovell 

Peter Mutty 

M. E. Field 

A. D. Sloane 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Hugh Eldridge 

Patrick Halloran 

2 F. H. Coliins 

E. n. Hubbard 

3 C. C. Case 

\V. X. Devine 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

I>CIC>:1C.<. AT LARGE. 

\\'illiam E. Giasscock 

Wiliiam P. Hubbard 

Samuel B. Montgomery 

\Villiam Seymour Edwards 

Charles A. Swesringen 

David B. Smith 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i S. G. Smith 

Harry Shaw 

2 William H. Somers 

Tames P. Fitch 

3 E. W. Martin 

M. J. Simms 

4 Amos Bright 

\V. S. Sugden 

5 Thomas Kay Laing 

Edward Cooper 



Root. 



McGo-. 
ern. 



.Vot 
doling. 



6 



WISCONSIN. 



Aniirew K. Dahl .... 
Walter L. Houser . . . . 
Alvin P. Kletzsch . . . . , 
Francis E. McGovern . . 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Sidney C. Goff ... 
Walter S. Goodland 
i Charles W. Pfeifer , 

Les ie A. W:ight . . 
3 Michael B. Olbrich . . 
William I. Pearce . . 



Louder. Gronna 



Not 

Voting. 



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87 



WISCONSIN. Continued. 

McGov- Not 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. ern. Louder. Gronna. Voting. 

4 Christian Doerfler i 

John C. Kleczka i 

5 Henry F. Cochems i 

William P. Jobse i 

6 Wilbur E. Hurlbut i 

William Mauthe i 

7 Oscar W. Schoengarth i 

James A. Stone i 

8 Arthur W. Prehn i 

Eli E. Winch i 

9 Samuel H. Cady i 

Lewis L. Johnson i 

10 Henry S. Comstock i 

Walter C. Owen i 

ii David C. Jones i 

Albert W. Sanborn i 

12 12 I I 

WYOMING. 

McGov- Not 

Delegates. AT LARGE. Root. ern. Voting. 

F. E. Warren i 

C. D. Clark i 

F. W. Mondell i 

W. F. Walls i 

Patrick Sullivan i 

W. II. Huntley i 

6 

ALASKA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Jafet Lindberg (By W. H. Haggatt, alternate) i 

L. P. Shackleford i 

2 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Aaron Bradshaw i 

William Calvin Chase i 

3 

HAWAII. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Walter F. Frear i 

Jonah K. Kalanianaole (By Antonio Q. Marcallino, Alt.) i 

George F. Renton . . ' 



88 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

HAWAII. Continued. 

McGov- Not 
Delegates. Root. ern. Voting. 

John T. Moir . . ! 

Harry A. Baldwin . . j 

Charles A. Rice . , 



PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

John M. Switzer 

T. L. Hartigan 



PORTO RICO. 
Delegates. AT LARGE. 

Mateo Fajardo 

Sosthenes Behn 



The CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. The vote as announced discloses 
that a majority of the delegates have voted for Senator Root. I now 
have the privilege and the honor to present to you your Temporary Chair- 
man, Hon. Elihu Root. (Applause.) 

MR. ELIHU ROOT, of New York, thereupon took the chair amid great 
applause. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Receiver of stolen goods ! 

MR. ZIBA T. MOORE, of Pennsylvania. Are you willing to take a 
nomination that was stolen? You did not think so in 1905 when you were 
in Philadelphia and advised the prosecution of the people of whom you are 
now<the tool. 

MR. R. R. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. Receiver of stolen goods ! 

CAPTAIN OF POLICE. This is a plain breach of the peace, and we will 
not stand for it. v 

MR. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. You are a protector of stolen goods! 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Root advised the prosecution 
of the very people for whom he is now willing to act as a tool. 

ADDRESS OF THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN (Mr. Elihu Root, of New York). Gen- 
tlemen of the Convention : Believe that I appreciate this expression of 
confidence. I wish I were more competent for the service you require of 
me. 

The struggle for leadership in the Republican party which has so 
long engrossed the attention and excited the feelings of its members is 
about to be determined by the selection of a candidate. The varying 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 89 

claims of opinion for recognition in the political creed of the party are 
about to be settled by the adoption of a platform. 

The supreme council of the party in this great National Convention, 
representing every State and Territory in due proportion, according to 
rules long since established, is about to appeal to the American people for 
a continuance of the power of government which the party has exercised 
with but brief interruptions for more than half a century, and that appeal 
is to be based upon the soundness of the principles approved, and the 
qualities of the candidates selected by the Convention. 

In the performance of this duty by the Convention, and in the ac- 
ceptance of its conclusions by Republicans, is to be applied the ever-recur- 
ring test of a party's fitness to govern, its coherence and its formative and 
controlling power of organization. And these depend upon the willing- 
ness of the members of the party to subordinate their varying individual 
opinions and postpone the matters of difference between them in order 
that they may act in unison upon the great questions wherein they agree; 
upon their willingness and capacity to thrust aside the disappointment 
which some of them must always feel in failing to secure success for the 
candidates of their preference; upon the loyalty of party members to the 
party itself, to the great organization whose agency in government they 
believe to be for the best interests of the nation, and for whose continu- 
ance in power their love of country constrains them to labor. 

Without these things there can be no party worthy of the name. 
Without them party association is a rope of sand, party organization is 
an ineffective form, party responsibility disappears, and with it disappears 
the right to public confidence. 

Without organized parties, having these qualities of coherence and 
loyalty, free popular government becomes a confused and continual con- 
flict between a vast multitude of individual opinions, individual interests, 
individual attractions and repulsions, from which effective government 
can emerge only by answering to the universal law of necessary organi- 
zation and again forming parties. 

Throughout our party's history in each Presidential election we have 
gone to the American people with the confident and just assertion that 
the Republican party is not a mere fortuituous collection of individuals, 
but is a coherent and living force as an organization. It is effective, re- 
sponsible, worthy of confidence, competent to govern. The traditions of its 
great struggles for liberty, for the supremacy of law, for the preservation 
of constitutional government, for national honor, exercise a controlling 
influence upon its conduct. The lofty purpose of its great originators has 
been transmitted by spiritual succession from generation to generation of 
party leaders, and it is no idle rhetoric when we say, as we have so often 
said and are about to say again to the American people : 

"We are entitled to your belief in the sincerity of the principles we 



90 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

profess and the loyalty of our candidates to those principles, because we 
are the party of Lincoln, and Sumner, and Seward, and Andrew, and 
Morton, and Grant, and Hayes, and Garfield, and Arthur, and Harrison, 
and Elaine, and Hoar, and McKinley." 

We claim that we are entitled to a popular vote of confidence at the 
coming election because we have demonstrated that we are the party of 
affirmative, constructive policies for the betterment and progress of our 
country in all the fields upon which the activity and influence of govern- 
ment can rightly enter. We claim it because we have shown ourselves a 
party of honest, efficient, and economical administration in which public 
monies are faithfully applied, appointments are made on grounds of merit, 
efficient service is rigorously exacted, graft is reduced to a minimum, 
derelictions from official duty are sternly punished, and a high standard 
of official morality is maintained. We claim it because we have main- 
tained and promoted peace with the world, and the dignity, honor, and 
just interests of the United States among the nations. We claim it be- 
cause our party stands now, as it has ever stood, for order and liberty 
and for the maintenance of the constitutional system of government 
through which a self-controlled democracy for more than a century has 
established against all detractors the competency of the American people 
to govern themselves in law-abiding prosperity. 

We challenge the judgment of the American people on the policies of 
McKinley and Roosevelt and Taft. 

President Taft, in his speech of acceptance on the 28th of July, 1908, 
paid a just tribute to the great service rendered by his predecessor in 
awakening the public conscience, inaugurating reforms, and saving the 
country from the dangers of a plutocratic government. He instanced 
the Railroad-rate Law, the prevention of railroad rebates and discrimina- 
tions, the enforcement of the Anti-trust Law, the Pure-food Law, the 
Meat-inspection Law, the general supervision and control of transporta- 
tion companies, the conservation of natural resources, and he proceeded 
to say : 

"The chief function of the next Administration, in my judg- 
ment, is distinct from and a progressive development of that which 
has been performed by President Roosevelt. The chief function of 
the next Administration is to complete and perfect the machinery by 
which these standards may be maintained by which the law breakers 
may be promptly restrained and punished, but which shall operate 
with sufficient accuracy and dispatch to interfere with legitimate 
business as little as possible." 

There spoke the voice of two Republican Administrations, and the 
promise of that declaration has been faithfully observed with painstaking 
and assiduous care. The Republican Administration which is now draw- 
ing to a close has engaged in completing and perfecting the machinery, 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 91 

in applying the standards and working out the practical results of estab- 
lished Republican policies, including also the McKinley policies of a 
protective tariff and sound finance. Service of this kind is not spectacular. 
It receives little public attention and little credit until the public mind is 
turned to a careful study of the subject, but it is of the highest impor- 
tance. Great constructive national policies are not established by simple 
declaration or mere legislation or in a single day or in a single year. 
They always change conditions in order to better them. They encounter 
inveterate abuses. They are opposed and evaded in practice. They require 
to be applied and enforced by a strong hand and a firm will. They re- 
quire to be perfected by administration and supplemental legislation. 
Under Republican Administrations there has been one unbroken, continu- 
ous course of consistent policy and effective performance in dealing with 
the evils which have been naturally incident to the amazing industrial 
changes of our generation, the vast creation of new wealth, the increase 
of our population and the expansion of our commerce. It rests with the 
American electorate to say whether they will permit those minor dissatis- 
factions which are inseparable from all human performance and the de- 
sire for change by which all men are sometimes affected, to obscure in 
their judgments the wisdom of continuing the execution of these policies 
and the evil of chartering another and untried party for a new departure 
in governmental experiment. 

The Republican party stands now, as McKinley stood, for a pro- 
tective tariff, while the Democratic party stands against the principle of 
protection and for a tariff for revenue only. We stand not for the 
abuses of the tariff but for the beneficent uses. No tariff can be devised 
so moderate, so reasonable, that it will not be rejected by the Democratic 
party, provided its duties be adjusted with reference to labor cost so as 
to protect American products against being driven out of the market by 
foreign underselling made possible through the lower rate of wages in 
other countries. The American foreign merchant service has been driven 
off the face of the waters because with American sailors' wages and the 
American standard of living it could not compete with foreign shipping. 
The Democratic party proposes to put American mills and factories and 
mines in the same position, and the American people have now to say 
whether they wish that to be done. I have said that we do not stand 
for the abuses of the tariff. The chief cause of abuse has been that we 
have outgrown our old method of tariff making. Our productive indus- 
tries have become too vast and complicated, our commercial relations 
too extensive, for any committee of Congress of itself to get at the facts 
to which the principle of protection may be properly applied. The Re- 
publican party proposes to remedy this defective method through having 
the facts ascertained by an impartial commission through thorough, scien- 
tific investigation, so that the President and Congress shall have the basis 



92 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

for the just application of the principle of protection. The Republican 
Congress included in the Payne-Aldrich Bill a clause under which the 
President had authority to appoint such a board to make such investiga- 
tions and report the results to him. The President appointed the board. 
Its members are drawn from both political parties. Their competency, 
integrity, and fairness is unquestioned. They have reported upon the 
Woolen schedule; they have reported upon the Cotton schedule. The 
President has transmitted their findings to Congress. The Democratic 
House of Representatives ignores and repudiates them. In January, 
1911, the last Republican House of Representatives passed a bill to create 
a tariff commission with much broader and more effective powers for 
compelling the attendance of witnesses and securing information, charged 
to report its findings to the Congress. The bill passed the Senate with 
some amendment but it was delayed there by an avowed Democratic 
filibuster until it reached the House so late in the session that a vote upon 
it was prevented by another Democratic filibuster in the House. Now 
the House is Democratic and the Tariff Commission bill is dead. The 
Democratic party does not want the facts upon which a just protective 
measure can be framed, because they mean that there shall be no protec- 
tion for American industries. In the last session and in the present ses- 
sion of Congress the Democratic House has framed and passed a series 
of tariff bills for revenue only, with complete indifference to the absolute 
destruction that their enactment would bring upon great American indus- 
tries. Some of them have fallen by the wayside in the Senate and some 
of them have gone to the President to meet his wise and courageous veto. 
The American people have now to pass, not upon the abuses of the tariff, 
but upon the fundamental question between the two systems of tariff 
making. 

The national currency, which the election of McKinley rescued from 
disaster at the hands of a Free Silver Democracy, still rests upon the Civil 
War basis of government bonds, and is no longer adapted to our changed 
conditions. It is inelastic; its volume does not expand and contract ac- 
cording to legitimate demands of business. It subjects us to constant 
danger of panics which begin in speculation and end in paralyzing busi- 
ness. It facilitates and promotes the arbitrary control of a small group 
of banks and bankers with enormous capital, and tends to an undue 
concentration of the money of the country in a few great money centers. 
Any possible remedy involves the study of world-wide finance, because 
we are no longer isolated and money flows from city to city and country 
to country in accordance with the laws of demand and supply and the 
attraction of interest rates. No Congress could by its ordinary methods 
get beyond the surface of the vast and complicated problem, yet the 
working out of a new system adapted to American conditions is of vital 
importance to the prosperity of the country and the security of every 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 93 

business and of every man whose support is directly or indirectly de- 
pendent upon American business. For the solution of this question the 
policy of the Republican party established a Monetary Commission, 
which has made a most thorough and exhaustive study of the financial 
systems of all civilized nations, of their relations to our own system, and 
for the establishment of a new system of reserve associations under which 
the currency will be elastic, the business of the country will find ready 
sale for its commercial paper, the people of the country at large will 
exercise control instead of a little group of large bankers, and the danger 
of panics will disappear. The President has recommended the conclusions 
of the Commission to the Congress, where the proposed bill is under 
consideration. It is for the interest of every business man in the United 
States that the party controlling the government shall not be changed until 
this policy has been carried into execution. 

In order that the burdens of government support may in time of 
need be more justly proportioned to the means of our citizens, the last 
Republican Congress submitted to the legislatures of the States an In- 
come Tax amendment of the constitution, and at the same time, upon 
the recommendation of the President, enacted a law which has been 
sustained by the Supreme Court imposing a tax upon corporations, 
measured by their income, so that this vast fund of invested capital 
may bear its fair share of the public burdens. At the rate of only one 
per cent, upon corporate income, the receipts from this source during the 
past year amounted to over thirty million dollars. 

Upon the recommendation of the President the powers of the Inter- 
state Commerce Commission have been greatly enlarged and their con- 
trol over railroad rates and railroad service made more effective. Rail- 
road rebates have been vigorously prosecuted and the imposition of large 
fines has substantially ended the practice. Upon prosecutions of railroad 
discriminations and fraudulent importations at the Custom House, under 
the vigorous treatment of the Treasury Department and the Department 
of Justice, the fines and recoveries of the past three years have amounted 
to over nine million dollars. 

The prosecution of trusts and combinations in violation of the Sher- 
man Act has proceeded with extraordinary vigor and success. The Stand- 
ard Oil Company has been dissolved by a suit begun under Roosevelt 
and brought to a successful conclusion under Taft through a judgment in 
exact accordance with the prayer of the complainant. The Tobacco 
Company has been dissolved and its property scattered among fourteen 
different companies, with stringent injunctions against common control, 
which, in the unanimous opinion of the four judges of the Circuit Court 
of Appeals, were fully adequate to accomplish the relief demanded. 
The beef packers, the wholesale grocers, the lumber dealers, the wire 
makers, the window glass pool, the electric lamp combination, the bath 



94 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

tub trust, the shoe machinery trust, the foreign steamship pool, the Sugar 
company, the Steel corporation, the Harvester company all have been 
made to feel the heavy hand of the law through suits or indictments 
against restraints and monopolies. 

Throughout that wide field in which the conditions of modern indus- 
trial life require that government shall intervene in the name of social 
justice for the protection of the wage earner, the Republican National 
Administrations, in succession have done their full, enlightened, and 
progressive duty to the limit of the national power under the constitu- 
tion. The Act of March 4, 1907, to regulate the hours of service of 
railroad employees, passed under the Roosevelt Administration, has been 
sustained in the Supreme Court under the Taft Administration and has 
been enforced by more than fifteen hundred prosecutions during the past 
three years. A valid and effective Employers' Liability Act applying to 
all interstate commerce was passed by a Republican Congress on the 
5th of April, 1910, and under the Republican Administration its constitu- 
tionality has been sustained in the Supreme Court. Upon the President's 
recommendation a joint commission was created by Congress to study 
the subject of workmen's compensation for injuries. It was composed of 
members of both Houses, with a representative of the railroads and a 
representative of labor, and after exhaustive examination and hearings the 
commission framed a bill which was approved by all the great railroad 
labor organizations and which was passed by a Republican Senate at 
the present session against the opposition of a majority of the Demo- 
cratic Senators. That bill still slumbers in the Democratic Judiciary Com- 
mittee of the House. The Safety Appliance Act has been strengthened by 
increased powers in the Interstate Commerce Commission and has been 
enforced by nearly a thousand prosecutions during the past three years. 
The joint representative of the great orders of Railway Conductors, Rail- 
way Trainmen, Locomotive Engineers, and Locomotive Firemen and 
Enginemen says in his report on National Legislation for 1911 regard- 
ing that department of the present National Administration especially 
concerned in the enforcement of these laws : 

"Justice to one who has been faithful to his trust demands from 
every representative of the railroad men of the United States some 
recognition of the splendid work of the Attorney-General in the 
enforcement of all the acts of Congress relating to the safety of rail- 
road employees, and limiting their hours of service. It has been 
work faithfully and successfully performed. Both in the defense of 
our rights in the Courts and in assistance rendered us in the prepara- 
tion of proposed legislation, his work has been of a high order of 
ability and has been tendered in a spirit of fidelity to the basic prin- 
ciples of fair play to all men." 
The newly created Bureau of Mines and the newly authorized Chit- 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 95 

dren's Bureau mark the limit to which the National Government can go 
towards improving the conditions of intrastate labor without usurping 
the powers of the States. The Pure Food Law has been enforced with 
vigor and effectiveness. There have been over five hundred prosecutions 
for violations of that law within the past year and more than a thousand 
cases within the past three years. More than five hundred shipments of 
adulterated and misbranded foods and drugs have been condemned and 
forfeited, and enormous quantities of injurious food material have been 
destroyed. 

The conservation of natural resources has been in the hands of its 
friends. The process of examining and separating the timber and the 
agricultural land in the great forest reserves, established at the close of 
the last Administration, has proceeded under the present Administration 
in accordance with the original plan. The study of the water resources 
of the country and the recording of the flow of streams have gone on 
under the Geological Survey. Classification and appraisal of coal lands 
and their restoration to entry at discriminating prices based upon the 
classification has been extended to over sixteen million acres of a total 
valuation of over seven hundred and twelve million dollars. The enormous 
petroleum deposits aqd phosphate deposits and water power sites belonging 
to the government have been examined and classified and the data pre- 
pared for the needed legislation to regulate their disposition. Construc- 
tion under the arid land reclamation projects has been pressed forward, 
and over fifty thousand people are now living upon the reclaimed land. 

Great reforms have been made in the economy of the public service. 
A commission appointed by the President has been examining all the 
departments of government operating under the antiquated statutes 
passed generations ago with a view to applying in them the labor-saving 
and money-saving methods which have made the success of the great 
business establishments of our country. In the Treasury Department 
-alone, where the reforms first received their effect and can best be meas- 
ured, over eighteen hundred places have been abolished, and this with 
increased efficiency of service, and without discharging any one but simply 
t>y not filling vacancies as they occurred. The savings effected in the 
administration of this one department amount approximately to $2,631,000 
per annum. The same policy in the Post Office Department has made 
that department self-supporting for the first time in thirty years, and has 
changed a deficit of $17,479,770.47 in 1909, caused especially by the in- 
creased cost of rural free delivery, to a surplus of $219,118.12 in 1911. 
In the meantime the great Republican policy of rural free delivery has 
"been advanced so that the rural free delivery routes now number 42,199, 
covering a mileage of 1,210,447 miles. In the meantime also the new 
Republican policy of the postal savings system has been successfully in- 
augurated under the Act of June 25, 1910, beginning experimentally with 



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a few offices, and now, after eleven months of operation, extending to 
seventy-five hundred Presidential post offices and $11,000,000 of deposits. 
The Army has been made more efficient The great process of training 
not only the regular army but the militia by means of officers of instruc- 
tion and joint operations has been pressed forward to the end that if 
war unfortunately comes upon us we shall have, for the first time in our 
history, a great body of trained American citizens competent to act as 
officers of the volunteer force upon which we must so largely depend for 
our military defense. The test of mobilization of the regular army 
in Texas during the summer of 1911, with its rapidity of movement and 
freedom from disease, has exhibited a record of competency and ability 
most reassuring and satisfactory. 

The Navy has improved its organization and decreased its expenses, 
has increased its preparedness and military efficiency, has improved its 
marksmanship and skill in seamanship and evolution, and has reorgan- 
ized and reduced the cost of the system of construction, repair, and 
supply. 

The execution of the regular and established program of adding two 
battleships to the fleet annually to take the place of the old ships which 
from year to year grow obsolete, and to maintain the position of our 
Navy among those of the great powers, has met with a reverse hi the 
refusal of the Democratic House of Representatives to appropriate any 
money for the construction of battleships, and the question now stands 
between the Republican Senate and the Democratic House as to whether 
our Navy shall be maintained or shall be permitted to fall back to a level 
with the weaker and unconsidered countries of the world. What is the 
will of the American People on that question? 

The construction of the Panama Canal has been pressed forward 
with renewed evidences under the concentrated observation of all the 
civilized world, that America possesses constructive genius, organizing 
power and habits of honest administration, equal to the greatest under- 
takings. It is manifest now that the work will be done in advance of 
the time fixed and within the cost estimated, and that during the coming 
year it will be substantially completed. Will not the American people 
consider whether they have no grateful appreciation of the honor brought 
to us all by the great thing that has been done on the Isthmus? When 
the wonderful procession of ships takes its way for the first time through 
the canal between the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific, will tEe 
people of America wish that the honors of that greater than a Roman 
triumph be given, not to the men who executed the great design, but to 
the men who opposed and scoffed and hindered and sought to frustrate 
the enterprise, until in spite of them its success was assured? 

In our foreign relations controversies of almost a hundred years over 
the Northeastern fisheries have been settled by arbitration at The Hague. 




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The attempt to preserve the fur seal life of the Alaskan islands, in 
which we were defeated twenty years ago in the Behring Sea arbitra- 
tion, has been brought to success by diplomacy in the Fur Seal treaty 
with Great Britain, Japan, and Russia. The delicate questions arising 
from the termination of our treaty regulating trade and travel with Japan 
have been disposed of by a new treaty satisfactory to both nations and 
to the people of both coasts of our own nation. Our tariff relations with 
all the world under the Maximum and Minimum clause of the Payne- 
Aldrich bill have been readjusted. The Departments of State and Com- 
merce and Labor have promoted the extension of American commerce so 
that our foreign exports have grown from $1,491,744,641 in 1905, to $2,- 
013,549,025 in 1911, and the balance of trade in our favor for 1911 was 
$522,094,094. American rights have been asserted and maintained and 
peace with all the world has been preserved and strengthened. 

With this record of consistent policy and faithful service the Re- 
publican party can rest with confidence on its title to command the ap- 
proval of the American people. We have a right to say that we can be 
trusted to preserve and maintain the American system of free represen- 
tative government handed down to us by our fathers. At our hands it 
will be no empty form when the officers of the National Government 
subscribe the solemn oath required of them by law, "That I will support 
and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
foreign and domestic ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the 
same." We shall not apologize for American institutions. We cherish 
with gratitude and reverence the memory of the great men who devised 
the American constitutional system their unselfish patriotism, their love 
of liberty and justice, their lofty conception of human rights, their deep 
insight into the strength and the weakness of human nature, their wise 
avoidance of the dangers which had wrecked all preceding attempts at 
popular government, their breadth of view which adapted the system 
they devised to the progress and development of a great people. We will 
be loyal to the principles they declared and to the spirit of liberty and 
progress, of justice and security, which they breathed into that immortal 
instrument. 

No government which must be administered by weak and fallible 
men can be perfect, but we may justly claim for our government under 
the constitution that for a century and a quarter it has worked out the 
best results for individual liberty and progress in civilization yet achieved 
by governmental institutions. Under the peace and security which it has 
afforded, nor only has our country become vastly rich but there has been 
a diffusion of wealth which should inspire cheerful confidence in the 
future. Witness the 9,597,185 separate savings bank accounts, with $4,212,- 
583,598 deposits in the year 1911. Witness the 6,361,502 farms, and the 
value of farms and farm property of $40,991,449,090 in the year 1910, a 



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value more than doubled between 1900 and 1910. Witness the stream of 
immigrants pouring in from all countries of the earth to share the hap- 
pier lot of labor in our fortunate land 9,673,973 of them since 1901. 
Nowhere on earth is there such unfettered scope for the independence of 
individual manhood; nowhere greater security and competency for the 
family home; nowhere more universal advantages of education for rich 
and poor alike; nowhere such universal response to all demands of 
charity and noble plans for relieving the distress and improving the con- 
dition of mankind; nowhere a more ready quickening of public spirit 
under the influence of high ideals; nowhere the true ends of government 
more fully secured; than in the life of America to-day under the gov- 
ernment of the constitution. 

We will maintain the power and honor of the nation, but we will 
observe those limitations which the constitution sets up for the preserva- 
tion of local self-government. This country is so large and the condi- 
tions of life are so varied that it would be intolerable to have the local 
and domestic affairs of our home communities, which involve no national 
rights, controlled by majorities made up in other States thousands of 
miles away or by the officials of a central government. 

We will perform the duties and exercise the authority of the offices 
with which we may be invested, but we will observe and require all offi- 
cials to observe those constitutional limitations which prescribe the boun- 
daries of official power. However wise, however able, however patriotic, 
a Congress or an executive may be, however convinced they may be 
that the doing of a particular thing would be beneficial to the public 
if that thing be done by usurping the powers confided to another depart- 
ment or another officer it but opens the door for the destruction of lib- 
erty. The door opened for the patriotic and well meaning to exercise 
power not conferred upon them by law is the door opened also to the 
self-seeking and ambitious. There can be no free government in which 
official power is not limited, and the limitations upon official power can 
be preserved only by rigorously insisting upon their observance. 

We will make and vigorously enforce laws for the promotion of 
public interests and the attainment of public ends, but we will observe 
those great rules of right conduct which our fathers embodied in the 
limitations of the constitution. We will hold sacred the declarations and 
prohibitions of the Bill of Rights, which protect the life and liberty and 
property of the citizen against the power of government. We will keep 
the covenant that our fathers made, and that we have reaffirmed from 
generation to generation, between the whole body of the people, and 
every individual under national jurisdiction. It is a covenant between 
overwhelming power and every weak and defenseless one. every one who 
relies upon the protection of his country's laws for security to enjoy the 
fruits of industry and thrift, every one who would worship God accord- 



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ing to his conscience, however his faith may differ from that of fellows, 
every one who asserts his manhood's right of freedom in speech and 
action a solemn covenant that between the weak individual and all the 
power of the people and the people's officers shall forever stand the eter- 
nal principles of justice declared, defined, and made practically effective 
by specific rules in those provisions which we call the limitations of the 
constitution. That covenant between power and weakness is the chief 
basis of American prosperity, American progress, and American liberty. 
It is because we have always observed it that we are nQt torn by dis- 
sension and revolution and civil war and alternating anarchy and des- 
potism like so many of our sister republics whose unhappy fortune we 
deplore. With all our pride in our vast material prosperity, in our suc- 
cessful institutions and our advance in civilization, we would not be boast- 
ful and vainglorious, for we come of God-fearing people, and we have 
learned the truth taught by religion that all men are prone to error, are 
subject to temptation, are led astray by impulse. We know that this is 
as true in government as it is in private life, for the freedom that some 
of our fathers sought was freedom of conscience frcm the control of 
majorities; and our party was born in protest against the extension of a 
system of human slavery approved and maintained by majorities. We 
know that there is no safe course in the life of men or of nations except 
to establish and to follow declared principles of conduct. There is a 
divine principle of justice which men cannot make or unmake, which is 
above all governments, above all legislatures, above all majorities. Con- 
formity to it is a condition of national life. The American people have 
set up this eternal law of justice as the guide for their national action. 
They have formulated and expressed it in practical rules of conduct es- 
tablished by them impersonally, abstractly, when no interest or impulse or 
specific desire was present to sway their judgment. Upon submission and 
conformity to these rules of justice depends our existence as a nation, 
and, as we love our country and hope for the continuance of its peace 
and liberty to our children's children, we should humbly and reverently 
seek for strength and wisdom to abide by the principles of the constitu- 
tion against the days of our temptation and weakness. 

With a deep sense of duty to so order our country's government that 
the blessings which God has vouchsafed to us may be continued, we can 
be trusted to keep the pledge given to the American people by the last 
Republican National Convention : 

"The Republican Party will uphold at all times the authority and 

integrity of the courts, state and federal, and will ever insist that 

their powers to enforce their process and to protect life, liberty and 

property shall be preserved inviolate." 

We must be true to that pledge, for in no other way can our country 
keep itself within the straight and narrow path prescribed by the prin- 



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ciples of right conduct embodied in our constitution. 

The limitations upon arbitrary power, and the prohibitions of the Bill 
of Rights which protect liberty and insure justice cannot be enforced 
except through the determinations of an independent and courageous judi- 
ciary. 

We shall be true to that Republican pledge. The great courts in 
which Marshall, and Story, and Harlan sat will not be degraded from 
their high office. Their judges will not be punished for honest decisions; 
their judgments will be respected and obeyed. The keystone of this bal- 
anced and stable structure of government, established by our fathers, 
will not be shattered by Republican hands ; for we stand with Alexander 
Hamilton, who said, in the Federalist: 

"For I agree that there is no liberty where the power of judging 
be not separate from the legislative and executive powers" ; 
we stand with John Marshall, who said, in Marbury vs. Madison : 

"To what purpose are powers limited, and to what purpose is 
that limitation committed to writing, if these limitations may, at any 
time, be passed by those intended to be restrained?"; 
and we stand with Abraham Lincoln, who said, in his First Inaugural : 

'A majority held in restraint by constitutional checks and limita- 
tions and always changing easily with deliberate changes of popular 
opinion and sentiment, is the only true sovereign of a free people. 
Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly to anarchy or despotism." 
(The address of the Temporary Chairman was frequently interrupted 
by applause.) 

TEMPORARY OFFICERS. 

MR. VICTOR ROSEWATER, of Nebraska. Mr. Chairman, I am directed 
by the Republican National Committee to submit to the Convention its 
recommendations with respect to temporary officers. 

THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The list of temporary officers recom- 
mended by the National Committee will be read. 

The Reading Clerk read as follows : 

General Secretary LAFAYETTE B. GLEASON, New York 

Chief Assistant Secretary H, C. Lindsay, Nebraska 

Sergeant-at-Arms William F. Stone, Maryland 

Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms E. P. Thayer, Indiana 

Parliamentarians Marlin E. Olmsted, Pennsylvania 

E. L. Lampson, Ohio 

Official Reporter M. W. Blumenberg, Washington, D. C. 

Chief of Doorkeepers T. J. Hanson, Maryland 

Chaplains Rev. T. F. Callaghan 

Dean Walter T. Sumner 
Rev. Joseph Stolz 
Rev. John Balcolm_Shaw 
Rev. John Wesley Hill 



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Assistant Secretaries , 



Reading Clerks 



Tally Clerks 



Messenger to the Chairman 
Messenger to the Secretary . 



C. M. Harger, Kansas 
John L. Adams, Iowa 
E. Percy Stoddard, New Hampshire 
A. N. Dalrymple, New Jersey 
John H. McNary, Oregon 
John L. Moorman, Indiana 
A. W. White, North Carolina 
H. H. Bancroft, Illinois 
George L. Hart, Virginia 
.Thomas Williamson, Illinois 
William A. Waite, Michigan 
Otto Bossard, Wisconsin 
J. Mitchell Galvin, Massachusetts 
William Blair, Colorado 
E. W. Munson, South Dakota 
E. R. Orchard, North Dakota 

. Archibald G. Graham, Indiana 
Harry C. Woodill, Massachusetts 
Harry G. Thomas, Nebraska 
Sidney Pexton, Wyoming 
David J. White, Rhode Island 
Wallace Townsend, Arkansas 
A. E. Fisher, New Jersey 

. Crawford Kennedy 

. Henry A. Capel 



MR. HERBERT PARSONS, of New York. I move that the recommenda- 
tions of the Republican National Committee in the matter of the selection 
of General Secretary, Chief Assistant Secretary, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief 
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Parliamentarians, Official Reporter, Chief of 
Door-Keepers, Chaplains, and others officers, be approved by the Conven- 
tion. 

The motion was agreed to. 

RULES FOR CONVENTION. 

MR. CLARENCE D. CLARK, of Wyoming. I move that until a perma- 
nent organization is effected and permanent rules adopted, this Conven- 
tion be governed by the rules of the last Republican National Conven- 
tion. 

The motion was agreed to. 

COMMITTEES. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I offer the resolution which I send to 
the desk. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The resolution will be read. 

The Reading Cleak read as follows : 

"Resolved, That the roll of States and Territories be now called. 



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and that the Chairman of each delegation announce the names of the 
persons selected to serve on the several committees as follows : Per- 
manent Organization, Rules and Order of Business, Credentials, Resolu- 
tions; And further, that the Chairman of each delegation send to the 
Secretary's desk in writing the names of the persons selected from his 
delegation to serve on the aforesaid committees " 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I move as a substitute for the resolution 
offered by the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) that the list of 
delegates or . the temporary roll of this Convention be amended by 
striking therefrom the names of the delegates upon List 1, which I hand 
to the Secretary, and that there be substituted in lieu thereof the names 
upon List 2, which I send to the desk, and that the temporary roll when 
thus amended become the temporary roll of this Convention. 

The Reading Clerk read as follows : 

List No. 1 of delegates proposed to be unseated is as follows: 



ALABAMA. 
Ninth District. 

James B. Sloan Oneonta 

J. Rivers Carter Birmingham 

ARIZONA. 

At Large. 
J. L. Hubbell 
J. T. Williams, Jr. 
R. H. Freudenthal 
Robert E. Morrison 
F. L. Wright 
J. C. Adams 



ARKANSAS. 

Fifth District. 

N. B. Burrow Altus 

S. A. Jones Little Rock 

CALIFORNIA. 

Fourth District. 

E. H. Tryon San Francisco 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr . San Francisco 

INDIANA. 
Thirteenth District. 
Clement W. Studebaker . South Bend 
Maurice Fox La Porte 

KENTUCKY. 

Ser'enth District. 

R. C. Stoll Lexington 

James Cureton Newcastle 

Eighth District. 

Coleman C. Wallace .... Richmond 
Leonard W. Bethurem . . Mt. Vernon 



Eleventh District. 

O. H. Waddle Somerset 

H. H. Asher Wasioto 

MICHIGAN. 
At Large. 

John D. MacKay Detroit 

William J. Richards . . . Crystal Falls 

George B. Morley Saginaw 

Eugene Fifield Bay City 

Fred A. Diggins Cadillac 

William Judson .... Grand Rapids 

OKLAHOMA. 

Third District. 

Joseph A. Gill Vinita 

J. W. Gilliland Holdenville 

TENNESSEE. 
Second District. 

T. A. W right Knoxville 

John J. Jennings, Jr Jellico 

Ninth District. 

John B. Tarrant Henning 

James W. Brown Brownsville 

TEXAS. 
At Large. 

H. F. McGregor Houston 

W. C. Averille Beaumont 

C. K. McDowell Del Rio 

J. E. Lutz Vernon 

J. E. Elgin San Antonio 

W. H. Love McKinney 

W. M. McDonald .... Fort Worth 
G. W. Burroughs .... Fort Worth 



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TEXAS. Continued. 



Third District. 

J. W. Smiley Tyler 

U. S. Franks Athens 

Fourth District. 

A. L. Dyer Celina 

M. C. Sharp Denison 

Fifth District. 

Eugene Marshall Dallas 

Harry Beck Hillsboro 

Seventh District. 

J. H. Hawley Palestine 

H. L. Price Crocket 

Ed. McCarthy Galveston 

B. F. Wallace Palestine 

Eighth District. 

C. A. Warnken Houston 

Spencer Graves Richmond 

Ninth District. 

C. M. Hughes Wharton 

M. M. Rodgers La Grange 

Tenth District. 

H. M. Moore Austin 

F. L. Welch Taylor 



Eleventh District. 
T. J. Darling Temple 

B. G. Ward Marlin 

Fourteenth District. 
J. M. Oppenheimer . . . San Antonio 
John Hall Lampasas 

WASHINGTON. 
At Large. 

Howard Cosgrove Seattle 

R. M. Condon Spokane 

E. B. Benn Aberdeen 

William Jones Tacoma 

W. T. Dovell Seattle 

Peter Mutty Port Townsend 

M. E. Field Wenatchee 

A. D. Sloane 

First District. 
Hugh Eldridge 

Patrick Halloran 

Second District. 

F. H. Collins 

E. B. Hubbard 

Third District. 

C. C. Case 

W. N. Devine . . 



List No. 2 of those proposed to be seated in place of the delegates 
on List No. 1 is as follows: 

ALABAMA. 
Ninth District. 

Judge O. R. Hundley . . Birmingham 
George R. Lewis Bessemer 



ARIZONA. 
At Large. 

Dwight B. Heard Phoenix 

E. S. Clark Prescott 

John C. Greenway Bisbee 

Ben. F. Daniel Tucson 

John McK. Redmond .... Florence 
Thomas D. Molloy Yuma 

ARKANSAS. 

Fifth District. 

W. S. Holt Little Rock 

H. K. Cochran Little Rock 

CALIFORNIA. 

Fourth District. 

Charles S. Wheeler . . San Francisco 
Philip Bancroft .... San Francisco 



INDIANA. 
Thirteenth District. 

Putnam R. Judkins Goshen 

Frederick W. Kellar . . . South Bend 

KENTUCKY. 
Seventh District. 
Henry T. Duncan, Jr. . . . Lexington 

M. C. Rankin Scott 

Eighth District. 

William S. Lawwill Danville 

H. V. Bastin Lancaster 

Eleventh District. 

B. J. Bethurem Somerset 

D. C. Edwards London 

MICHIGAN 

At Large. 
Chase S. Osborn . . Sault Ste. Marie 

Charles A. Nichols Detroit 

Sybrant Wesselius . . . Grand Rapids 

Theodore Joslin Adrian 

Herbert F. Boughey . . Traverse City 
William D. Gordon Midland 



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OKLAHOMA. 

Third District. 

Alexander A. Dennison . . Claremore 
A. A. Small Tulsa 

TENNESSEE. 

Second District. 

H. B. Lindsay Knoxville 

John C. Houk 

Ninth District. 

\\'. F. Poston Alamo 

G. T. Taylor Union City 

TEXAS. 
At Large. 

Cecil A. Lyon Sherman 

Ed. C. Lasater Falfurias 

H. L. Borden Houston 

Toe E. Williams Hamilton 

Lewis Lindsay Gainesville 

T. O. Terrell San Antonio 

J. M. McCormick Dallas 

Sam Davidson Fort Worth 

Third District. 

F. N. Hopkins Alba 

J. L. Jackson Tyler 

Fourth District. 

R. H. Crabb Leonard 

R. F. Akridge Wolfe City 

Fifth District. 

O. E. Schow Clifton 

W. B. Franks Palmer 

Seventh District. 

G. W. Burkett . , . . Galveston 



C. A. Clinton . 



. Palestine 



Eighth District. 

W. A. Matheis Bellville 

E. W. Atkinson Navasota 

Ninth District. 

Fritz R. Korth Kames City 

J. M. Haller Yoakum 

Tenth District. 

M. M. Turney Smithville 

Harvey C. Stiles San Marco 

Eleventh District. 
C. C. Baker 

J. W. Cocke 

Fourteenth District. 

G. N. Harrison Brownwood 

Robert Penninger. . . Fredericksburg 

WASHINGTON. 
At Large. 

Miles Poindexter Spokane 

Thomas F. Murphine Seattle 

S. A. D. Glasscock .... Bellingham 

Robert Moran Rosario 

Donald McMaster Vancouver 

O. C. Moore Spokane 

W. L. Johnson Colville 

N. S. Richards Oakville 

First District. 

Frank R. Pendleton Everett 

James A. Johnson Seattle 

Second District. 

Thomas Crawford Centralia 

Thomas Geisness .... Port Angeles 
Third District. 

L. Roy Slater Spokane 

T. C. Elliott. . . Walla Walla 



The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Hadley) yields to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson), for the 
purpose of making a motion to adjourn. 

MR. WATSON. With the understanding that the motion of Gov- 
ernor Hadley will be the unfinished business before the Convention to- 
morrow, I move that the Convention adjourn until eleven o'clock to- 
morrow morning. 

The motion was agreed to ; and (at 7 o'clock and 43 minutes p. m.) 
the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, Wednesday, June 19th, 1913, 
at 11 o'clock a. m. 



SECOND DAY 



CONVENTION HALL 

THE COLISEUM, 
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JUNE 19, 1912. 

The Convention met at 11 o'clock a. m. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, the Convention will be 
opened with prayer by the Reverend Doctor Stolz. 

PRAYER OF RABBI JOSEPH STOLZ, D.D. 

Rabbi Joseph Stolz, D.D., of Isaiah Temple, Chicago, Illinois, offered 
the following prayer : 

O Lord, who art the loving Father of all mankind, the just Ruler of 
the nations, the everlasting God whose counsel of righteousness and 
truth prevaileth over the waves of passion and the tumult of voices, we 
bless Thee that Thou hast set our nation high among the peoples of 
the earth and hast been our strength in every conflict, our present help 
in every time of need. 

In Thy bounty Thou hast given us this land flowing with milk and 
honey; and in Thy gracious Providence Thou hast destined it to become 
the Promised Land of Liberty and Equality, the home of the free, the 
refuge of the oppressed, the goal -of the strong and the aspiring who 
would share our inheritance of Law and Order. And we praise Thee 
for the multitudes who have found blessing within our borders ; we 
thank Thee for every beneficent institution established within our do- 
main, for what of Justice has become the common law of the land, 
for our goodly heritage of tolerance and peace. 

And we beseech Thee, Lord of Hosts, be with us, as Thou hast 
been with our fathers. Help us to prove ourselves worthy of Thy bless- 
ings. Make us mindful of our duties as well as our rights, our respon- 
sibilities as well as our privileges. Grant us the insight that a people 
perisheth where there is no vision, and the understanding that a great 
nation maketh its rulers Righteousness and its officers Peace, seeketh 
leaders who despise the gain of oppression and withhold their hands 
from bribes, maketh chief those whose glory it is to serve mankind 
by Justice, Fidelity and Truth. Bestow upon the delegates assembled 
the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and might, that they 
decide in justice and equity and not after the sight of their eyes or 

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the hearing of their ears, and that they guide themselves by the truth 
that righteousness exalteth a nation and injustice is a reproach to any 
people. 

And so may Thy Kingdom come and Thy will be done on earth. 
Amen. 

COMMITTEES. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The unfinished business before the 
Convention is the motion of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Had- 
ley). Before recognizing Mr. Hadley, the Chair will state to the Con- 
vention that an agreement has been reached between the two gentlemen 
whose respective motions are concerned in the matter now to be considered 
the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson )and the gentleman from 
Missouri (Mr. Hadley). The agreement is that there shall be three 
hours allowed for debate upon the pending resolution, one-half to the 
advocates of the resolution, and one-half to its opponents, the time on 
the one side to be controlled by Mr. Hadley, the time on the other 
side to be controlled by Mr. Watson. Unanimous consent is asked that 
this agreement may be the rule of the, debate. Is there objection? The 
Chair hears none, and the rule is agreed to. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the 
Convention : I am going to trespass for but a few moments upon your 
time and your patience this morning, in an endeavor to explain to you 
the situation and the question now presented to the Convention for its 
consideration and decision. 

Upon the convening of this Convention on yesterday, I offered a 
resolution asking that some 72 names which it was claimed had been 
improperly, or rather unfairly, placed upon the temporary roll of the 
Convention be stricken off, and that in their place should be inserted 
the names of the delegates who had been honestly elected by Republican 
voters of the different States and Congressional districts. (Applause.) 

The Chair ruled that my motion was out of order, but indicated that 
in accordance with precedent he would hear some remarks as to why the 
decision that he had already rendered should not stand. 

I thereupon undertook to present for the consideration of the Chair- 
man of the National Committee the reasons, founded upon principle 
and precedent, why this Convention, assembled here under the call of 
the National Committee, had, at its very inception, the right to say who 
should and who should not participate in the work of this Convention. 

Arguments to the contrary were offered by the gentleman from In- 
diana (Mr. Watson), and at the conclusion of those arguments, theoreti- 
cally addressed to the Chair, in reality addressed to the body of this Con- 
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FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 107 

to entertain an appeal from the decision of the Chair, or to submit to 
the vote of this Convention that appeal which I then took. 

One of two courses was then open to this Convention to pursue. 
We could submit to the ruling of the Chair, trusting to the Convention 
to bring the question again before the body for decision, or we could 
arbitrarily and forcibly meet the arbitrary and unparliamentary ruling 
of the Chairman, and undertake to call the roll upon an appeal that he 
had ^declined to recognize, and had declined to submit to the considera- 
tion of the Convention. 

We preferred to await the election of a Temporary Chairman, and 
then renew the motion which upon last evening I did renew, and which 
the Chairman of this Convention has ruled is a proper motion to be 
considered by this Convention. (Applause.) 

That motion now presented is that delegates numbering seventy- 
two, who have been placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention 
by the action of the National Committee from Washington, from Cali- 
fornia, from Arizona, from Texas, from Indiana, from Kentucky, and 
one or two other States, be stricken off, and that in their places be 
inserted the names of the men whom fourteen members of the National 
Committee asserted at the time and have asserted again were honestly 
elected by the people of those several States, and ought to sit upon the 
floor of this Convention and participate in its deliberations to-day. (Ap- 
plause.) 

I am not going to discuss in detail the merits of these cases. That 
will be done by gentlemen who have given them careful consideration; 
but I want to present to you the indictment that has been made public 
throughout this country against the action of the National Committee, 
in order that you may understand the seriousness and importance of this 
question, which affects not only the success of our party in the next 
campaign, but, more than that, the question of its very existence. 

Upon last Monday evening in the second largest hall in this city, 
before a vast audience gathered together by the magic of a single name, 
and inspired by the magnetism of a single personality, these words were 
spoken : 

"I have carefully examined the facts in these cases, and I say to 
you there is no element of doubt that the men in question were hon- 
orably and legally chosen by the people, and that the effort of the 
majority of the National Committee to unseat them represents noth- 
ing but naked theft, carried on with the sole and evil purpose of 
substituting the will of the bosses for the deliberately expressed judg- 
ment of the people of the United States." 

I do not know whether a majority of this Convention agrees with 
me upon the proposition that Theodore Roosevelt ought to be our can- 
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no difference upon the proposition in the mind of any intelligent man 
that his voice is to-day the greatest voice of the western world. (Ap- 
plause.) He can command the support of more people, and he can lead 
a larger number of American voters in a cause for which he fights, than 
any other man who lives beneath the folds of the American flag. (Ap- 
plause.) 

But I will concede, if you please, that in the excitement of a cam- 
paign, with personal interests involved, a man may indulge in extrava- 
gance of statement and be deceived as to the facts presented to him by 
his partisans and his friends. I wish, however, to read to you the 
statement of fourteen members of the National Committee, many of whom 
are not even supporters of the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt: 

"The undersigned members of the Republican National Com- 
mittee report that the persons whose names appear on the at- 
tached list, marked No. 1, and who have been reported as legal mem- 
bers of this Convention, are not, in fact, legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention ; and they further report that none of these per- 
sons should be allowed to take part in any proceedings of this Con- 
vention, or to vote on any proposition submitted to this Conven- 
tion, until the question of their seats be determined by the uncon- 
tested delegates of this Convention. 

"And further the undersigned members of the National Com- 
mittee report that the persons whose names appear on the attached 
list, marked No. 2, are the persons legally entitled to seats in this 
Convention from and for the respective States and districts appearing 
on said list." 

That is the list that is contained in my motion, which is now before 
this Convention for consideration. 

Now what, gentlemen of the Convention, are the signatures to be 
found here? The first one appearing here is the name of a United 
States Senator who has made for himself a record for ability and integ- 
rity second to no other Senator in that illustrious body, Senator William 
E. Borah, of Idaho. 

Next upon the list is the name of that great lawyer who was chosen 
by our government in the contest with the greatest combination of money 
and power the world has ever known, the Standard Oil trust, and who 
brought it to its knees with a successful suit conducted through the 
United States Supreme Court ; and Frank B. Kellogg tells you these 
delegates who now sit here under the action of the National Committee 
have no right to their seats and that others should be seated here in 
their places. I will not read you the names of all the distinguished gen- 
tlemen who have signed this. (Cries of, "Go on ! Read them all !") 

Very well, then, I will read them all. A. R. Burnam, of the State 



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of Kentucky; George A. Knight, of the State of California; W. C. Mon- 
day, of f he State of Tennessee ; John G. Capers, of the State of South 
Carolina ; Pearl Wight, of the State of Louisiana ; C. E. Loose, of the 
State of Utah ; Thomas Thorson, of the State of South Dakota ; Frank 
B. Kellogg, of Minnesota; T. Coleman Du Pont, of the State of Dela- 
ware; Sidney Bieber, of the District of Columbia; Cecil Lyon, of the 
State of Texas ; L. N. Littauer, of New York. Those are the names. 

SEVERAL NEW YORK DELEGATES. Where is the name of Mr. Ward? 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Ward joins in the protest against all 
except two States ; and because he did not hear those, he did not sign 
the document. I am glad to be able to inform the associates of Mr. Ward 
from the State of New York that Mr. Ward does not vote or sign 
statements in reference to delegates simply and solely upon the propo- 
sition as to what candidate they may favor for the nomination for Pres- 
ident. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, let me appeal to you that this is not 
a question to be dealt with in any spirit of personal controversy, or banter. 
It is a question vital and fundamental in importance if our party is to 
live and to succeed in the future in rendering the great service to the 
American people that it has rendered in the past. 

No candidate can go forth from this Convention with the hope of 
success if the American people believe the nomination was given to him 
by the votes of delegates dishonestly seated heie in this Convention. 

So I -isk of you that you give to those who shall argue this question 
on behalf of the minority members of this committee and on behalf of 
the majority members of this committee the same careful attention and 
earnest consideration that you would endeavor to give it if you were 
sworn jurors engaged in the trial of a question of fact in a matter of 
litigation in the courts. 

This is indeed a serious indictment leveled against the thirty-eight 
men who have placed these delegates here. Let us consider it carefully 
and see whether the facts support the verdict. The different cases, as I 
have said, will be dealt with by gentlemen representing the different 
States. I want, however, in advance to outline in the most general way 
some of the facts that will be presented for your consideration. 

You will be told how in the State of California delegates were elected 
under a State law to which all candidates and the representatives of all 
candidates unquestionably subscribed, and although those delegates re- 
ceived 77,000 majority from the people of California they were unseated 
and delegates placed in their stead when the certificate of the Secretary 
of State said it could not be shown how many votes they received in 
their districts, and the uncontested facts show that fourteen of the Taft 
delegates had received more votes than they. 

We will tell you how in the State of Texas there was a convention 



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called under a State law by the almost unanimous action of the State 
Committee, and 176 uncontested delegates returned by State officials held 
a convention, out of a possible membership of 209. 

Yet the eight men elected by that convention, composed of 176 dele- 
gates out of a possible membership of 209, whose credentials came from 
sworn State officials, were unseated by the National Committee and others 
placed in their stead who were chosen by a rump convention of mem- 
bers seceding from the regular convention which was held under the call 
of the State Committee. 

Other speakers will tell you how in Arizona and in Washington 
the delegates chosen by the Republican voters of those States under a 
call of the regular committee were overturned by hand-picked delegates 
of the seceding few of the governing committee of the party. 

This evidence will be submitted for your consideration, and then 
will come the question as to how we are to vote upon that proposition. 
It will be our contention that upon that question there shall be cast only 
the votes of those delegates whose seats are not involved in contro- 
versy in the motion now pending. 

I cited to you yesterday the precedent of the Convention of 1864, 
where they had no temporary roll made by the National Committee; 
Mr. Watson said it was because there was no National Committee; but, in 
fact, there was one, and its Chairman called the Convention to order ; but 
when they proceeded to make up the temporary roll it was found that 
there were two delegations from the State of Missouri, representing dif- 
ferent factions of the Republican party of that State, and it was de- 
cided by that Convention that both of those delegations should stand 
aside, should have no part in the work of the Committee on Credentials, 
and should not vote in the determination of the question as to whether 
they should have seats in that Convention. That has been the ruling in 
every Republican National Convention that ever assembled ; and when 
William McKinley, Chairman of the Republican National Convention of 
1892, asked the judgment of such men as Spooner and Hoar upon this 
question, the answer was given back that by every consideration of the 
principles of universal justice no man should be a judge in his own case. 
(Applause.) 

And we have here not only that precedent, but we have it from the 
very fountain sources of English jurisprudence. When one of the unjust 
kings called upon an English judge to render a certain decision, he made 
an answer that was as correct law then as it is correct procedure to-day, 
and that answer was : "It is written in the law of England that no man 
shall be a judge in his own case." (Applause.) 

We say to you that we will submit this case to you upon the facts, 
with the one limitation that those whose seats are challenged here shall 
not determine, and shall not vote in determining, the question whether 



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they shall be the beneficiaries of the fraud that it is charged has been 
committed in their behalf. (Applause.) . 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
from Indiana (Mr. Watson). 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I yield ten minutes to the gentleman from 
Washington, Mr. Dovell. 

MR. W. T. DOVELL, of Washington. Delegates to the Convention, on 
the day following our State Convention in the State of Washington, a 
distinguished presidential candidate made the statement, in a speech he 
was making in the State of Ohio, that an attempt had been made to steal 
the Washington delegation from him. Let me demonstrate by briefly 
stating the facts as they occurred how recklessly false that statement is. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, the State Committee of our State 
regularly called a State Convention, stating in their call the time and 
place where that Convention should be held. No question was ever raised 
as to the regularity of that call. 

When the hour arrived that had been fixed for the holding of that 
Convention, a majority of the delegates who had been lawfully accred- 
ited with seats in that Convention assembled at the time and place set, 
held their Convention, and elected the delegation from the State of 
Washington which now sits within this hall. (Applause.) 

A sheer minority of those who had been accredited with seats in that 
Convention went to another place in the city, giving us no notice of where 
they were going, called in with them any persons whom they chose, made 
themselves into a mass meeting, and elected what is now their contesting 
delegation, elected the delegation which appeared before the National 
Committee the other day and demanded seats in this regular Republican 
Convention. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, it may be possible that we shall cease 
to hold conventions ; but so long as we do hold them they must be held 
under certain rules and according to certain regulations, and if that be 
true I cannot understand how any one who refuses to come to a Repub- 
lican Convention at the time when and place where it was called can 
claim the right to participate in it. (Applause.) 

Understand, we have no preferential primary law in the State of 
Washington. The declaration is utterly false that the State of Wash- 
ington was ever carried by ex-President Roosevelt. 

Let me go into details far enough to explain to you what was the 
basis of the controversy. It was the delegation from the county of King, 
the largest county in the State of Washington. A certain gentleman by 
the name of Tom Murphine, paid manager of the Roosevelt campaign, and 
who has the office of chairman of the county committee, packed into a 
meetings of the County Central Committee 131 men who had never been 



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elected, who were appointed by himself and brought into that meeting 
for the purpose of controlling it. 

That body, so unlawfully constituted, so packed by Tom Murphine, 
called a pretended primary, disregarded the mandatory provisions of our 
law, which require that judges shall be regularly selected at the caucus, 
and provided that the judges should be appointed by himself, provided 
that a committee on credentials should be appointed, if you please, by 
himself, this same Thomas Murphine, and that that committee should 
make up the roll of the convention. 

He disregarded the mandatory provision of our statute as to the 
holding of primaries. Every one who participated in those primaries was 
a violator of the law, and for that reason, for the reason that the law 
had been disregarded in the calling of the primary, the Taft men did 
not participate in the primaries at all. 

They held their so-called primary. There were anywhere from 
3,000 to 6,000 votes cast at primaries in a county where there are over 
100,000 qualified voters. It was upon that return that the distinguished 
candidate from Oyster Bay declared, in a speech the next day at Boston, 
that he had carried the city of Seattle eight to one. 

I must conclude, for I apprehend that the time allotted to me has ex- 
pired. Understand, the sole reason they gave for not attending the State 
Convention was that our State Committee had passed upon this contest 
from King County and had rejected the delegation so unlawfully at- 
tempted to be stolen by this man Thomas Murphine; and understand this, 
and it is upon a level with the proposition which the distinguished Gov- 
ernor of Missouri suggests to this Convention. They learned it long ago 
in our State. As soon as the State convention was called, the rule was 
made that every time a delegation should be elected in any county for 
Mr. Taft, a contest based upon any sort of flimsy ground or no ground 
at all should be initiated, their plain purpose, their published purpose, their 
confessed purpose being thus to disqualify that particular delegation to 
vote upon temporary organization. 

MR. WILLIAM H. HACKENBERG, of Pennsylvania. How were the Taft 
delegates elected? Who elected them? 

MR. DOVELL, of Washington. In what county? 

MR. HACKENBERG, of Pennsylvania. In any county. 

MR. DOVELL, of Washington. In five counties the delegates to the 
State Convention were hand-picked. In three of those counties they 
were for Roosevelt, and in two they were for Taft. 

MR. HACKENBERG, of Pennsylvania. Who elected the Taft delegates? 
Tell us that. 

MR. DOVELL, of Washington. I am trying to tell you. In four coun- 
ties there wfe so-called preferential primaries held. In other words, 
the names of Taft and Roosevelt were placed upon the ballot, and in 



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two of those counties the Taft adherents prevailed, and in two the Roose- 
velt delegates prevailed. 

The balance of the delegates to the State Convention were regularly 
elected at primary elections held under the law ; and when it was dis- 
covered the night before the Convention that the Taft adherents had a 
clear majority of those entitled to sit, the adherents of Mr. Roosevelt 
declined to come to the Convention when they knew they were beaten, 
and called another convention. 

I have come here from my far-off State to place my hand upon my 
heart and tell you that is the truth. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, in response to many re- 
quests, the Secretary will read the resolution offered by the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Hadley), and the two lists referred to in the reso- 
lution, for the information of the Convention. 

The SECRETARY. Mr. Hadley, of Missouri, moves to strike from the 
temporary roll of the Convention the names on List No. 1, as follows : 



ALABAMA. 
Ninth District. 

James B. Sloan Oneonta 

J. Rivers Carter Birmingham 

ARIZONA. 
At Large. 
J. L. Hubbell 
J. T. Williams, Jr. 
R. H. Freudenthal 
Robert E. Morrison 
F. L. Wright 
J. C. Adams 



ARKANSAS. 

Fifth District. 

N. B. Burrow Altus 

S. A. Jones Little Rock 

CALIFORNIA. 

Fourth District. 

E. H. Tryon San Francisco 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr . San Francisco 



INDIANA. 
Thirteenth District. 

Clement W. Studebaker . South Bend 
Maurice Fox La Porte 



KENTUCKY. 
Sci-enth District. 

R. C. Stoll Lexington 

Tames Cureton Newcastle 

Eighth District. 

Coleman C. Wallace .... Richmond 
Leonard W. Bethurem . . Mt. Vernon 
Eleventh District. 

O. H. Waddle Somerset 

H. H. Asher Wasioto 

MICHIGAN. 
At Large. 

John D. MacKay Detroit 

William J. Richards . . Crystal Falls 

George B. Morley Saginaw 

Eugene Fifield Bay City 

Fred A. Diggins Cadillac 

\Villiam Judson .... Grand Rapids 

OKLAHOMA. 

Third District. 

Tostph A. Gill Vinita 

J. W. Gilliland Holdenville 

TENNESSEE. 
Second District. 

T. A. Wright Knoxville 

John J. Jennings, Jr Jellico 

A r in*/i District. 

John B. Tarrant Henning 

James W. Brown Brownsville 



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TEXAS. 
At Large. 

H. F. McGregor Houston 

W. C. Averille Beaumont 

C. K. McDowell Del Rio 

J. E. Lutz Vernon 

J. E. Elgin San Antonio 

W. H. Love McKinney 

W. M. McDonald .... Fort Worth 
G. W. Burroughs .... Fort Worth 
Third District. 

J. W. Smiley Tyler 

U. S. Franke Athens 

Fourth District. 

A. L. Dyer Celina 

M. C. Sharp Denison 

Fifth District. 

Eugene Marshall Dallas 

Harry Beck Hillsboro 

Seventh District. 

J. H. Hawley Palestine 

H. L. Price Crocket 

Ed. McCarthy Galveston 

B. F. Wallace Palestine 

Eighth District. 

C. A. Warnken Houston 

Spencer Graves Richmond 

Ninth District. 

C. M. Hughes Wharton 

M. M. Rodgers La Grange 

List No. 2 of those proposed to be seated in place of the delegates on 
List No. 1 is as follows : 



Tenth District. 

H. M. Moore Austin 

F. L. Welch Taylor 

Eleventh District. 
T. J. Darling Temple 

B. G. Ward Marlin 

Fourteenth District. 
J. M. Oppenheimer . . . San Antonio 
John Hall Lampasas 

WASHINGTON. 
At Large. 

Howard Cosgrove Seattle 

R. M. Condon 

E. B. Benn Aberdeen 

William Jones Tacoma 

W. T. Dovell Seattle 

Peter Mutty Port Townsend 

M. E. Field Wenatchee 

A. D. Sloane 

First District. . 
Hugh Eldridge 
Patrick Halloran 

Second District. 

F. H. Collins 

E. B. Hubbard. 

Third District. 

C. C. Case 

W. N. Devine. . 



ALABAMA. 
Ninth District. 

Judge O. R. Hundley . . Birmingham 
George R. Lewis Bessemer 

ARIZONA. 
At Large. 

Dwight B. Heard Phoenix 

E. S. Clark Prescott 

John C. Greenway Bisbee 

Ben. F. Daniels Tucson 

John McK. Redmond .... Florence 
Thomas D. Molloy Yuma 

ARKANSAS. 

Fifth District. 

W. S. Holt Little Rock 

H. K. Cochran . . Little Rock 



CALIFORNIA. 

Fourth District. 

Charles S. Wheeler . . San Francisco 
Philip Bancroft .... San Francisco 

INDIANA. 
Thirteenth District. 

Putnam R. Judkins Goshen 

Frederick W. Kellar . . . South Bend 

KENTUCKY. 
Seventh District. 
Henry T. Duncan, Jr. . . . Lexington 

M. C. Rankin Scott 

Eighth District. 

William S. Lawwill Danville 

H. V. Bastin Lancaster 

Eleventh District. 
B. J. Bethurem Somerset 



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MICHIGAN. 

At Large. 
Chase S. Osborn . . Sault Ste. Marie 

Charles A. Nichols Detroit 

Sybrant VVesselius . . . Grand Rapids 

Theodore Joslin Adrian 

Herbert F. Boughey . . Traverse City 
William D. Gordon Midland 

OKLAHOMA. 

Third District. 

Alexander A. Dennison . . Claremore 
A. A. Small Tulsa 

TENNESSEE. 

Second District. 

H. B. Lindsay Knoxville 

John C. Houk 

Ninth District. 

W. F. Poston Alamo 

G. T. Taylor Union City 

TEXAS. 
At Large. 

Cecil A. Lyon Sherman 

Ed C Lasater Falfurias 

H. L. Borden Houston 

Joe E. Williams Hamilton 

Lewis Lindsay Gainesville 

J. O. Terrell San Antonio 

J. M. McCormick Dallas 

Sam Davidson Fort Worth 

Third District. 

F. N. Hopkins Alba 

J. L. Jackson Tyler 

Fourth District. 

R. H. Crabb Leonard 

R. F. Akridge Wolfe City 

Fifth District. 

O. E. Schow Clifton 

W. B. Franks . . . Palmer 



Seventh District. 

G. W. Burkett Galveston 

C. A. Clinton Palestine 

Eighth District. 

W. A. Matheis Bellville 

E. W. Atkinson Navasota 

Ninth District. 

Fritz R. Korth Kames City 

J. M. Haller Yoakum 

Tenth District. 

M. M. Turney Smithville 

Harvey C. Stiles San Marco 

Eleventh District. 
C. C. Baker 

J. W. Cocke 

Fourteenth District. 

G. N. Harrison Brownwood 

Robert Penninger . . Fredericksburg 

WASHINGTON. 

At Large. 

Miles Poindexter Spokane 

Thomas F. Murphine Seattle 

S. A. D. Glasscock .... Bellingham 

Robert Moran Rosario 

Donald McMaster Vancouver 

O. C. Moore Spokane 

W. L. Johnson Colville 

N. S. Richards Oakville 

First District. 

Frank R. Pendleton Everett 

James A. Johnson Seattle 

Second District. 

Thomas Crawford Centralia 

Thomas Geisness .... Port Angeles 

Third District. 

L. Roy Slater Spokane 

T. C. Elliott . . Walla Walla 



The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Hadley). 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I yield twenty minutes to the gentleman 
from Kansas, Mr. Henry J. Allen. 

MR. HENRY J. ALLEN, of Kansas. Gentlemen of the Convention, 
ladies and gentlemen, the thing I liked best in the magnificent and high- 
class address which our distinguished Temporary Chairman made last 
night was this : "We will keep the covenant of our fathers." (Applause.) 

That covenant was between the weak and the strong. That covenant 
was between the national people and every individual in the Republic. 
I am here to represent the State of Washington, because the regularly 



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entitled. Mr. Roosevelt got the rest of the vote. (Applause.) 
elected delegation from that State, headed by Senator Poindexter, was 
ruled out of this Convention without one moment's examination of the 
record. It was ruled out upon just such flimsy statements as you have 
heard here, made by the gentleman who tePs you he came a long way 
Taft got 500 votes, and that is about the percentage to which he was 
to cross his heart and make that statement. I will not cross my heart. 
There is something better than that. I have 200 pounds of record from 
Washington. I have the brief of the gentleman, that has entirely too 
little to say, even in a brief, and I have the roll of Kings County. He 
tells us that from 3,000 to 6,000 people voted in that primary, and Mr. 

I have the polling list containing the name of every man who voted, 
and his place of residence 200 pounds of lists. The majority of the Na- 
tional Committee did not ask to see these records. The Committee heard 
the statement of the gentleman who preceded me. Then they heard the 
plea of Senator Poindexter and his attorney that they be allowed to 
submit the records, and to offer them in evidence. Then these two gentle- 
men were dismissed, and Senator Poindexter, with the vigorous stride of 
a man who did not feel too well pleased anyway, but who wanted to 
hurry over to headquarters and lay his head on the bosom of some gen- 
tleman and tell him his troubles, started in that direction. He is a tall 
man, who takes two steps at a time; but before he had reached the door 
a newspaper man passed him and said, "Senator, they have just unseated 
you." 

So they got a dray and hauled back to the hotel the records in the 
Washington case, but the Committee would not look at them, and I have 
them now. 

MR. CYRUS M. CRIM, of Indiana. Who wrote them? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Some one asks me who wrote them. I 
reply, the people of Washington wrote them. 

The gentleman who took care of the Washington case having crossed 
his heart, talked all the time about King County. I will pass King 
County for a moment. He said nothing about the County of Chelan, did 
he? Have you seen anything in his brief about the county of Chelan? 

The State Central Committee of Washington called a meeting and 
recommended to the counties that they elect delegates to the State Con- 
vention. The power of the County Committee was to provide the method. 
Now in Chelan County a majority of the County Central Committee, 
which was regular, called a primary to select fifty-five delegates to the 
County Convention. They met. There was no contest ; there was no shadow 
of irregularity. They met as farmers and merchants meet in every one of 
these great Western and Central Western States, secure in the rights of 
the majority. When they got to the place where the Convention was 
to be held (they met at eleven o'clock in the morning), they took a vote 



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upon Temporary Chairman. Mr. D. D. Olds, the Roosevelt candidate, 
was elected. The Taft man got 22 votes out of 55. Then, having had 
some appropriate remarks about the action of our great party, they went 
to dinner. They adjourned until one o'clock to wait for the report of the 
committee on credentials. There was no trouble up to that time. Then 
at one o'clock, when they met, the 22 members who had been elected for 
Mr. Taft did not return. They went elsewhere and put up a delegation 
elected by a rump convention. 

After they had taken ten counties away from Mr. Roosevelt in 
Washington they then had the State Convention by three majority. Eight 
of their votes came from the County of Chelan. Will any of you men 
endorse a proposition like Chelan County? 

This was the only convention in Chelan County. They have not 
mentioned that in their brief. Why? It is not possible for them to men- 
tion it without showing the absolute fraud of their situation. Give us 
Chelan County, and you can take King County, and we will still have 
the Convention. 

A DELEGATE. How many delegates? 

Here a clamorous discussion arose as to the number of delegates 
claimed for Roosevelt in the Convention. 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Gentlemen, you have not got anything until 
this Convention is over, and then the Lord only knows what you have got. 

MR. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, of Indiana. Are you going to abide by 
the decision of this Convention? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Sit down until I can answer. I demand that 
you sit down, and I will answer you. Am I going to abide by the de- 
cision of this Convention? 

MR. ENGLISH, of Indiana. Will you support its nominee? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. I want to support the nominee of the Con- 
vention more than I want to do anything else in all my life. I will sup- 
port the nominee of this Convention, but only on one condition. 

MR. HARTFORD, of New Hampshire rose. 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Hear me. I will support the nominee of 
this Convention upon the one condition that his nomination is not ac- 
complished by fraud and thievery. (Applause.) Let me ask you a ques- 
tion. Will you support the nominee of this Convention if he steals the 
nomination ? 

MR. P. A. PARRY, of Indiana. Who shall be the judge? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Now, gentlemen, hear me. Do you want 
the facts? 

MR. JOSIAH T. NEWCOMB, of New York. I rise to a point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
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MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I appeal that the gentleman from Kansas 
may have an opportunity to be heard. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York rises 
to a point of order. He will state it. 

MR. NEWCOMB, of New York. There are numerous delegates in this 
Convention who are anxious to get the facts of each separate case. I 
assume those facts are being presented to the Convention. The point 
of order I make is that interruptions not germane to that matter are out 
of order and should not be permitted. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The point of order is well taken. Dele- 
gates will refrain from interrupting the speaker, and the Chair calls 
attention to the fact that interruptions of speakers upon one side lead 
naturally to interruptions of speakers upon the other side. Let us have 
fair play for each side! (Applause.) 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Bear in mind that ten contested delegations 
had been seated in the State of Washington without the shadow of right 
or argument by Mr. Taft's friends. They had then three majority in the 
Convention. I told you about Chelan County. If they had given us 
Chelan County, to which we were entitled by every right of part}' regu- 
larity, we would have had five majority in the Convention. 

In Asotin County they have 11 members of the County Committee. 
Three of them, accompanied by two citizens who had neither proxy nor 
right of title, met and selected a delegation to the State Convention. Six 
members of it some say five, some say four, some say a majority met, 
and they called a mass meeting, and elected a delegate. So both sides were 
irregular. If the Committee had decided that both sides were irregular 
and had thrown out both delegations, the Roosevelt men would have had 
a majority in the State Convention. 

As to King County, the County Central Committee, composed of 
400 members, under rules provided, called a primary for that county, at 
which primary 7,000, or, to be exact, 6,900 people came out and voted. 
You asked the gentleman who preceded me how many people voted for 
the Taft delegation. I will tell you. Twelve men who were members 
of the County Central Committee calling themselves, because they had 
to give themselves some authority, the Executive Committee, because they 
had once been members of an Executive Committee, though their au- 
thority had been taken away selected 121 delegates to the State Con- 
vention. Even if you concede they were the Executive Committee, there is 
nothing in the law, nothing in the regulations of the State Central Com- 
mittee that would give them authority to select 121 delegates to the 
State Convention of Washington. Here you have 6,900 people in Seattle 
who came out and voted, and of that number 6.400 voted for Roosevelt, 
500 came out and voted for Mr. Taft ; and that delegation, headed by 
the distinguished Senator from Washington (Mr. Poindexter) is unseated 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 119 

because twelve men who sat upon the County Committee of King County 
arrogated to themselves the right to speak for the greatest county in the 
State of Washington. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. May I ask the gentleman from Kansas 
a question? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. Certainly. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. How many voters are there in King 
County ? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. I should say in King County there must be 
50,000 voters. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. The other gentleman said 100,000. 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. There may be, if he crosses his heart on 
that also, a hundred thousand voters. But say there are a hundred thou- 
sand voters. 

What did the Committee do in the Fifth district of Missouri? There 
we had 150,000 voters. A primary was called. Mr. Roosevelt got 5,500 
votes in that primary, Mr. Taft got less than 400 votes in that primary, 
and yet the National Committee seated that Taft delegation. ( Applause.) 

My friends, if they had said : "We cannot arrive at the regularity 
of either one of these delegations from King County and therefore we 
are going to divide them," we would have had 80 majority in Washing- 
ton. If they had said, "We unseat them both," we would have had a 
still bigger majority. If they had said, "We do not understand this; 
there are so many men bringing so many statements, we will give this 
county to Taft," and had followed party regularity, about which you 
are preaching, in Chelan and Asotin counties, we would have had a ma- 
jority in the State Convention at Aberdeen on the 15th of May. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. Did they go to the State Convention? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. They did, and there is the shame of the sit- 
uation. When they got to the State Convention they found that the 
State Central Committee had considered it necessary, there in that little 
State, where ordinary processes have always been exercised in party 
matters, to hold a night meeting and make up a roll, and then to get up 
tickets to be given to the men whom they had placed upon the roll. 
They were not going to give any tickets to the King County, to the Che- 
lan County, to the Asotin County people, except tickets to the Taft men, 
who had no right to sit in that Convention, and then for fear that the 
Roosevelt men had won the right to sit in that Convention, having the 
right on their side, they left the tickets six blocks away, and when a 
man came in from the country and went to the door of the Convention, 
he was asked: "Where is your ticket? You must have a ticket." He 
would reply: "I did not know we had to have tickets." The doorkeeper 
would say: "Yes, you must have a ticket." The man would say: "What 
is the idea of having a ticket?" and the reply was: "You must have a 



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ticket." I have a photograph of the Convention doors, with its prize- 
fighters, and twenty policemen guarding the doors. (Applause.) And if 
a man went after his ticket, he knew the Convention would be over before 
he got back. 

What would you have done? These men who had the regular ma- 
jority in that Convention were forced to go and hold a Convention else- 
where. The entire plan was to force the regularly elected delegates away 
from the Convention Hall, in order that they might bring here from 
Washington to a biased National Committee a pretense upon which a 
fraudulent delegation might be seated. (Applause.) 

You ask us why we do not wait until the Committee on Credentials 
has passed upon the matter. Let me ask you why you do not wait until 
your horse is stolen before you lock your stable door? (Applause.) If 
you make a Committee on Credentials, selecting members from all the 
Southern States, who have not earned their right to a seat here select- 
ing a Credentials Committee from the contested delegation, do you think 
we will have any better chance than we have upon the temporary roll? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman from Kan- 
sas has expired. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I yield to my colleague, Senator Hemen- 
way. 

MR. HAROLD HOBBS, of Indiana. He is a contested delegate himself. 

MR. HARRY S. NEW, of Indiana. He is not. 

MR. HOBBS, of Indiana. Yes, he is. 
1 MR. NEW, of Indiana. Why do you say he is? He is not. 

MR. JAMES A. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention: I am not here to appeal to the prejudice of any 
delegate in this Convention, whether he be for Taft or Roosevelt, but 
I am here to discuss with you the question pending before the Convention. 

Under the rules of the Republican party a National Committee is 
formed, and for years that National Committee has made up the tem- 
porary roll for the National Convention. Following the usual procedure, 
the National Committee met at Chicago, and for something like two 
weeks they heard evidence presented on each side, and determined the 
various contests that were presented to them, hearing both evidence and 
argument of counsel before any of the cases were determined. There 
were 53 members of the National Committee. Thirteen members of 
that body now come before this Convention and say to you that because 
their views were not accepted in all of those cases, this Convention ought, 
without hearing the evidence, and only being able to hear the argument 
of counsel, to reverse the action of the majority and accept the views of 
the minority. (Applause.) 

There were thirteen members and one proxy who signed this protest 
and there were 39 members of the National Committee who did not sign 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 121 

it. In other words, who are they? Some one said that the majority of 
the committee has been repudiated. I want to say that of the minority 
all of them but three have been left off. I do not stand here to say that 
because they were left off they were repudiated. 

MR. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. Name them. 

MR. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. You gentlemen in the Pennsylvania 
delegation, listen to me. I am making an argument. You do not want 
to hear an argument ! 

I am not saying that the men who were not re-elected on the Na- 
tional Committee were repudiated. I know they were not repudiated. 
I do not believe that Borah and Kellogg were repudiated. They did not 
want to go back on the Committee. I know that Harry New was not 
repudiated. He did not want to go back on the Committee. I only bring 
that out in answer to your question. 

Who are they? Who of your minority of 14 were re-elected? I have 
no objection to these gentlemen, but I am not especially proud of T. C. 
Du Pont, of the powder trust. He is no better than Harry S. New, of 
Indiana. He is no better than hundreds of men who have come to this 
Convention. I would ot believe him any quicker than I would the word 
of any distinguished gentleman composing the 39 members of the Na- 
tional Committee who present the majority report. Get this into your 
minds, delegates. You can only hear the arguments of counsel here. 
This Convention cannot hear the evidence in these cases. It can hear 
only the arguments of counsel. 

What is it we propose? In the first place, following the rules of 
law and order and good sense, these contests have been heard once. 
The evidence was heard. The arguments were made. What do we pro- 
pose next? That a Committee on Credentials, made up by the Con- 
vention, consisting of one member from each State, shall go out again 
and give the contested delegates another chance to appear before that 
Committee, and present their evidence, be represented by counsel, and 
have their cases decided over again, so that if the National Committee 
were mistaken, the Committee on Credentials of this Convention can 
correct the mistake. That is what we propose. (Applause.) 

Now, upon the other hand, what is the contention of the minority? 
The National Committee have performed. The Committee on Creden- 
tials, when appointed, will be ready to perform. But they say that is 
not fair, that Governor Hadley, of Missouri, has a better notion of who 
are entitled to seats in this Convention than your Committee on Creden- 
tials would have or the National Committee have, and they are asking 
you here to substitute, upon the request of thirteen members of the Na- 
tional Committee and Governor Hadley, a list of names, when this Con- 
vention cannot hear any of the evidence in any of the cases, and can 



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only listen to the argument of some man from this platform. (Ap- 
plause.) 

Now let us go briefly into one of the cases with which I am fa- 
miliar. 

Early in the fight we had some conventions in Indiana. We had a 
primary election in Indianapolis. The day after that primary election the 
declaration of a distinguished candidate for President was published all 
over the United States, saying that it was fraudulent, wicked. Everybody 
was led to believe that is, everybody whom he or his friends could so 
lead that we had a fraudulent and wicked election. What happened? 
When we came before the National Committee, what happened? I took 
it up, precinct by precinct, and I asked the gentlemen who said that fraud 
had been committed to furnish one affidavit or one sworn statement, that 
any man, naming him, had voted, who was not entitled to vote. Not one 
single affidavit or sworn statement was furnished, naming any man who 
had cast an illegal vote. They said hundreds of repeaters had voted, 
and, precinct by precinct, I asked them, "Will you name one man, Peter 
Smith or Tom Jones or any one else, who repeated in any precinct?" 
Not a single affidavit of any kind was supplied. 

When they got through, Borah and Kellogg and all these gentlemen 
on this list, by a unanimous vote, voted to seat that delegation, when 
these men had said that it was absolutely reeking with fraud. Several 
such contests were before the Committee, which had not any merit in 
them from start to finish. 

Take the Alabama cases. There was a contest from nearly every 
district in Alabama, filed by Mr. Roosevelt's friends. When the National 
Committee decided those contests, what did we hear? That Mr. Roose- 
velt himself said he expected to win only one of them. There were ten 
or fifteen of them. What were they filed for? To furnish a basis for 
what ; and what are the gentlemen doing here to-day hollering fraud 
where there is no fraud. (Applause.) Gentlemen of the Convention, 
take briefly the Texas case. I see sitting out here before me men who 
served back with Hawley in the Congress of the United States. He car- 
ried a Texas district. We had built up a Republican party down there. 
We had 160,000 Republican votes. Then it was turned over to Colonel 
Cecil Lyon. What has he done to us? Think of it! Cecil Lyon has 
controlled for twelve years 5,000 appointments more than any four 
United States Senators. His will was law. Every man he recommended 
was appointed; and during those twelve years he has reduced the Re- 
publican vote, and reduced it and reduced it until last time we got about 
26,000. Cecil Lyon has driven away from the Republican party five-sixths 
of the Republicans we had in Texas. Why does he want to do it? If he 
could drive away about 20,000 more we would have nothing but the office- 
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votes in the Republican Convention. 

What happened down there this time? We still have a lot of Re- 
publican voters in Texas, and those counties where any Republicans live, 
we carried by the ratio of about 9 to 1. But Cecil Lyon comes along 
with a lot of votes from counties in Texas where there are no Repub- 
licans, and appoints his friends to represent those counties, giving each 
county one delegate, when there are 126 counties in Texas where we have 
practically no Republicans. Why? God bless Cecil, if he could get rid 
of the other 20,000 Republicans, with his 5,000 office-holders, he could 
deliver 40 votes here every time. 

Gentlemen, that kind of fraud must cease. (Applause.) Mr. Lyon 
can no longer work it on Republican National Conventions. 

We recognized for the first time and I went into the evidence care- 
fully that the Republican voters of Texas have chosen the delegates who 
have come here, backed by the Republican vote, not by the army of 
office-holders down there appointed by Cecil Lyon ; and this Convention 
should stand by their action. 

In conclusion, gentlemen, let me put it again, just as I started: 
These contests have all been decided by the National Committee, and on 
that list of names from every State are men that the vile tongue of 
slander cannot affect. (Applause.) 

MR. JOHN C. DIGHT, of Pennsylvania. Did not Pennsylvania repudi- 
ate Penrose? 

MR. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. Pennsylvania asks me to answer about 
Penrose. Penrose above Flinn every day in the week! (Applause.) 

MR. WILLIAM H. COLEMAN, of Pennsylvania. Who is slandering 
now? 

MR. ZIBA T. MOORE, of Pennsylvania. Your statement is one man 
against 125,000. 

MR. PHILLIP J. BARBER, of Pennsylvania. Why is Olmsted sitting on 
the platform? 

MR. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. I want to conclude as I started. These 
cases must be tried upon the evidence 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. If the gentleman in the Pennsylvania 
delegation wishes to commend his cause to the just and honest people 
of this Convention and of this country, he will cease to interfere with 
the hearing of reasonable and decent argument. (Applause.) 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr Chairman 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There will be order in this Conven- 
tion, or the men who are responsible for the disorder will suffer for it in 
the estimation of the American people and in the action of this Con- 
vention. (Applause.) 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I want to raise a point of 
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The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania will 
take his seat or the Sergeant-at-Arms 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I rise to a point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. My point of order is that 
the gentleman's remarks are irrelevant; that neither Penrose nor Flinn 
has anything to do with it. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The point of order is not well taken, 
and the gentleman from Pennsylvania will take his seat. When the Con- 
vention is in order, the gentleman from Indiana will proceed. (A pause.) 
The gentleman will proceed. 

MR. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. I want to conclude as I started. These 
cases can only be heard and determined where there is ample opportunity 
to hear the evidence on both sides. They have been determined by the 
National Committee, after hearing the evidence on both sides, and the 
arguments of counsel for the respective sides. 

In all the history of National Conventions there were never less 
votes taken without a roll call. In nearly all these cases the action of 
the Committee was unanimous; but in the cases where it was not unani- 
mous the evidence was heard; the cases were argued by counsel on Hther 
side; and finally the question was determined. 

Now, this makes up our temporary roll. The orderly procedure is 
this to proceed as we have always proceeded, appointing a Committee 
on Credentials, on which each State is represented. Certainly no one can 
complain of that. Whoever complains that the National Committee did 
not properly settle his case can go to the Committee on Credentials, where 
evidence and argument can be heard on either side, and where these 
cases can be intelligently and rightfully settled. Every sane delegate here 
knows that this Convention, sitting as a whole, cannot hear the evidence. 
It can only hear the argument of counsel. So I appeal to you, be orderly, 
be fair, and if you have a grievance as to the action of the National 
Committee, submit it to the Committee on Credentials of this Convention. 

I thank you for your courtesy. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Judge Record, of New Jersey, will 
speak in support of the motion of Governor Hadley. 

MR. GEORGE L. RECORD, of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention: I have been designated by Governor Hadley to pre- 
sent to you some details of the Arizona and Indiana cases, and if I may 
have the attention of the Convention I think you will find the recital one 
of uncommon human interest. 

There was presented before the Committee on Credentials the posi- 
tion of Arizona in support of its contested delegates. The Arizona State 
Convention gathered in a hall, and immediately dissolved into two con- 



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flicting parts. The question presented for solution was which of the two 
contesting parts was the legal convention, entitled to send delegates to 
this Convention. 

The question comes upon the delegations from two separate coun- 
ties. In the first county, Cochise, under the law the precinct committee- 
men were entitled either to order a primary or themselves to select the 
delegates to the State Convention. They started to hold a meeting to 
appoint a time for the selection of delegates, whereupon the chairman and 
seven other members of the committee left the hall with thirteen proxies 
and disappeared, and the political history of Arizona makes no mention 
of their subsequent appearance anywhere on earth. Whatever they did 
and where they did it, it was the action of an inconsequential minority 
of the precinct committeemen of that county, and the majority of the 
committeemen of that county met in due order, with a clean majority in 
person and by proxy, and selected the delegates to the State Convention. 

In Maricopa County the contest turned in the precinct committee 
meeting upon the question as to whether or not there should be a pri- 
mary, or whether the precinct committeemen should select the delegates. 
I call your attention to that, because it is of the utmost importance. Our 
side stood for a public primary. Their side stood for the hand-picked 
delegates selected by the precinct committeemen. 

By a clean majority we ordered a public primary to be held, and 
that public primary was held on the 25th day of the month, and it was 
manned and officered by men who had the confidence of the community, 
the most reputable men in that section of the State. And at those pri- 
maries there voted for the Colonel. Roosevelt delegates 950, and against 
him and for the Taft delegates there voted 11 men. 

A DELEGATE. Please repeat that statement. 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. I am asked to repeat the statement 
with reference to Maricopa County, and it is important, because upon it 
turns the whole question of the control of the State Convention. 

On the 15th day of May the precinct committeemen, elected a year 
previous, met together and they had the right even to appoint a subse- 
quent day and pick out the delegation to the State Convention, or they 
had the right to order a primary on the 25th day of May. By a vote of 
22 to 19, two Taft men voting with them, they voted in favor of a public 
primary on the 25th, and on the 25th a public primary was held, officered 
by the best men in that count}', and at that primary 950 votes were cast 
for the Roosevelt delegates and 11 votes were cast for the Taft delegates. 
(Applause.) The largest vote that was ever cast at any Republican pri- 
mary in that county was 1,200, so that the vote cast for the Roosevelt 
delegates was a full party vote, and was entitled to be considered as rep- 
resenting the will of the voters. 

Now, the other people held a subsequent meeting and picked out 



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delegates to the State Convention, and at that meeting there were present 
only an insignificant minority of the men entitled to act if that was the 
legal way to proceed. 

I call your attention to the fact that the fight between us there was 
the fight that takes place everywhere as people divide. We desired to 
submit our cause to the party voters. They desired to meet in a closed 
room with party managers, and pick out men who were not desired by 
the party voters. Upon that statement we submitted the contest of 
Arizona, and upon those two counties we would be clearly entitled to 
control the State Convention by a majority of the delegates, and that 
majority sat and picked out the men who should come here. 

Our opponents make no pretense that their men were honestly elected. 
They pretend only that they had the certificates signed by the regular 
officials of the party. They refused to go behind the certificate of regu- 
larity and to examine into the details of the case. That is the indictment 
that we bring against this whole proceeding. 

Upon that Arizona case we rest a part of our argument. We say 
that these men ought properly to be seated in this Convention, and we 
say further that we are willing to go to a vote in this Convention if our 
men are excluded and their men are also excluded. (Applause.) We 
speak for the principle of fair play. 

MR. FRANCIS E. McGovERN, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, with the 
permission of the gentleman who has the floor, I desire to make a mo- 
tion. The confusion in the hall is due to the fact that it is now time for 
lunch. I move a recess until 3 o'clock this afternoon. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I make the point 
of order that the gentleman is not in order. He has not the floor. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The point of order is well taken. The 
gentleman from New Jersey will proceed. 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. It is claimed by the other side that it 
is necessary, in order to have an orderly method of procedure, that some 
body of men on the outside, like the National Committee in this Conven- 
tion, should have the right to settle preliminary contests, and the only 
point that was made in the Arizona case was that we refused to submit 
our case to the State Committee and allow them to pass upon our rights 
prior to our entry upon the Convention. To that we answered that it has 
never been the custom of the people of the State of Arizona in conven- 
tion to submit their cases to the State Committee. For years and years 
such a proceeding has never been heard of. So we declined to present 
our case to the State Committee. 

That raises the identical point which is here for discussion before this 
body, the right of any body to pass upon the credentials of the men who 
are selected by the voters to constitute the Convention; and we say that 
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and not a government by a majority. If the National Committee can 
put men into this Convention, if that Committee can put in here a con- 
trolling body of delegates (At this point there was much disorder 

in the hall.) 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, there is not much use 
of my going ahead unless you can obtain order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The speaker will suspend until the 
people who are moving in the aisles, both on the floor and in the gal- 
leries, have either left the hall or taken their seats; and the Sergeant-at- 
Arms is directed to see that that is done. (Applause.) 

MR. PHILLIP J. BARBER, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a 
point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. BARBER, of Pennsylvania. Gentlemen are now trying to get their 
cases before the delegates, and the delegates who ought to listen to the 
cases have left the hall. We ought to have those gentlemen in their seats, 
so they can decide the cases by the evidence. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is not stating a point 
of order. 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. I was making the point that if we once 
grant the power to any Committee to seat in the preliminary organization 
of a Convention a sufficient body of people, in case of a close contest, to 
decide the result, you then have government by the minority and not 
government by the majority. (Applause.) 

I urge the further argument that if you continue that process to its 
logical conclusion, this certainly results : The men who are seated in 
the preliminary organization will select their own representatives upon 
the Committee on Credentials, and that Committee becomes then not a 
judicial and impartial body to hear the evidence, but it becomes essen- 
tially a partial and packed tribunal, with the verdict arranged before the 
evidence is presented ; and if you continue that process logically, then 
that packed and partial body will present a report seating themselves and 
their friends as permanent members of the Convention ; and when that 
report comes before the Convention for final action, the men who pass 
upon it will be the men whose right to sit in the Convention is itself in 
dispute. (Applause.) 

We say clearly that that is a practical illustration of the principle 
that a man shall be a judge in his own case. We deny that principle, 
and we stand here to appeal to your sense of fairness and justice in 
sustaining us upon that point. We present here to you the proposition 
not that the six, as the only delegates whom we represent, shall sit here, 
but that the men who have been wrongfully put in their places shall not 



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sit here until the rest of us have had a chance to pass upon the case. 
(Applause.) 

Now I have not the voice and you have not the patience for me to 
put before you the Indiana case as I had intended, but the remark of the 
distinguished Senator from Indiana (Mr. Hemenway) puts into my mind 
just this suggestion which you must hear: He says he charged before 
the Committee that they made no proof as to the men who were alleged 
to be illegal voters, naming them by their names. I have studied the In- 
diana cases; I have read the affidavits of Baptist ministers, of men of 
the highest personal and business standing, of the editor of a conspicu- 
ous Roman Catholic publication, and those affidavits show that in the 
city of Indianapolis Roosevelt men were denied any watchers at the 
ballot box; that droves of men came up to the ballot box who wer* 
unknown to all the people, and that they voted without reason and with- 
out being entitled to do so ; and one of these men makes the specific 
statement that having his suspicions aroused by two automobile loa.ls of 
voters coming up to the polls whom he knew not to be citizens of the 
ward, he jumped into another automobile and followed them from that 
ward, and saw them vote in three other wards, and then he saw them 
come back and vote again in the first ward where his suspicions had first 
been aroused. The distinguished Senator from Indiana (Mr. Hemenway) 
would have you disregard that evidence, because the clergyman am 1 the 
editor of the Catholic paper neglected the precaution of getting the 
names and addresses of the repeaters. (Laughter.) 

MR. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, of Indiana. Was not the verdict of the 
National Committee unanimous upon that subject? 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. It is upon such cases as that that the 
Indiana case rests. In the Thirteenth Indiana district we had a clear 
majority of the people 

MR. HERBERT PARSONS, of New York. Did those affidavits give the 
names of the men who voted; and did your people have affidavits of the 
men under whose names these alleged fraudulent votes were cast, say- 
ing that they themselves had not voted? 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. Mr. Parsons of New York asks me a 
question. He wants to know whether the affidavits showed the names of 
the people under whose names these repeaters voted. I answer him this, 
that there were no names upon which to vote that the ballot proposition 
was a simple arrangement whereby the box was put in a back room 
where nobody could get at it, where watchers were refused access, where 
there was no poll book, where there was no check list, where there was no 
attempt to identify each voter as he appeared upon the scene, and one of 
these affidavits specifically states that after the man who made the affi- 
davit a most reputable man, having no connection with politics had 
been refused the right to have a watcher, and after he and his friends 




HOX. CHARLES \V. FAIRl'.AXKS, of Indiana, 
Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 129 

had been put out of the polling place, when the primary was over he had 
the curiosity to climb up on a ladder and look through a window and see 
the officials count the ballots in the box, and to his intense amazement 
these men, entirely alone, supposing themselves unseen, proceeded to make 
up their returns without ever opening the ballot box at all. (Applause.) 

MR. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. Will the gentleman allow 
a question? 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. Just let me finish 

MR. WILLIAM E. ENGLISH, of Indiana. There was no contest at all 
in the Indianapolis district. I am a delegate from the Indianapolis dis- 
trict, and there is not a contest in that district ; and you know it. 

MR. WILLIAM H. DYE, of Indiana. They voted time after time. 

MR. ENGLISH, of Indiana. I say there was no contest, and anybody 
who says there is in the Indianapolis district is a liar. I am a delegate 
from the Seventh district. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Convention will not proceed until 
there is better order. The Chair will announce that he has given instruc- 
tions that no return tickets be recognized in favor of those who leave the 
hall. Any one now or hereafter leaving the hall will have to remain out 
until the conclusion of this session. (Applause.) It will be understood, 
of course, that this does not apply to the delegates. Every one in the 
galleries will understand that he must make his definite election whether 
or not he will remain here throughout the proceedings. The police offi- 
cers are directed not to permit any one to return to the galleries. There 
will be a pause of five minutes to allow every one who desires to leave the 
hall to do so. 

After the expiration of five minutes 

MR. RECORD, of New Jersey. Gentlemen of the Convention, if I 
may have your attention for just a few moments I will, inside of four 
or five minutes, conclude the statement of the Indiana cases, and my 
argument upon it. I wish to call your attention to two more points in 
the Indiana cases, one in the Thirteenth district and one in the State Con- 
vention, as indicating the character of the proceedings which led up to 
the selection of those delegates. 

In the Thirteenth district, when the Chairman started to call the 
roll of the counties for nominations of members to constitute the Com- 
mittee on Credentials, this astonishing thing happened : When he came 
to a certain county, instead of allowing the undisputed chairman of the 
delegation from that county to stand up in the usual orderly way and 
name the men for the Credentials Committee selected by the delegates 
from that county, he recognized the chairman of the County Committee 
who was not a delegate, standing in another portion of the hall, and 
allowed him to name the committeemen on credentials ; exactly as if, 
when we come to that order of business here in this Convention a little 



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later, when the chairman of each of your various delegations rises and 
names your candidates for the Committee on Credentials, Senator Flinn 
of Pennsylvania should rise and name the Committeeman on Credentials 
from Pennsylvania, and instead of recognizing him Chairman Root should 
turn to Senator Penrose, and allow Senator Penrose to pick out the man 
from Pennsylvania to serve on the Credentials Committee. 

That happened in the Thirteenth district, and when that thing led to 
protest and confusion, the Chairman declared their delegates elected, and 
declared the Convention adjourned, and our people stayed there and fin- 
ished the job; and I have in my pocket, and we tender to the National 
Commiteee the affidavits of a clean majority of the delegates who were 
not contested, stating that they stayed there and elected the delegates who 
were thrown out by the National Committee. 

Now in the State Convention, when they had seated these people in 
this way, which we say was unfair, the chairman of the State Conven- 
tion recognized one of their men, who proceeded to nominate the dele- 
gates-at-large, and then he refused to allow any of our men to make any 
counter nominations at all, and put the motion and declared it carried by 
a viva voce vote, and adjourned the Convention. The next day the 
leading Taft paper of that State denounced the State Convention as un- 
fair and as a fraud upon the voters. 

Now in conclusion, my fellow delegates, and this is the point I urge 
upon you in all fairness I admit that they will deny these things; I 
admit that they will have their version of it : All I say is that these 
assertions are made by reputable people, backed up by affidavits of hon- 
orable men, and they make at least a prima facie case which is entitled 
to be considered upon the merits ; but I press home the argument that 
when a man is charged by reputable people with having committed a 
fraud and a crime, he must not be permitted to sit in judgment upon 
that charge. (Applause.) 

I say we have come to a crisis in the history of this grand Repub- 
lican party. We, as well as you, want to stay in it. We do not want to 
be driven out of it either by force or by conscience; we want to go on 
in the party and help to make its career in the future as great as it has 
been in the past; but if we by the action of this Convention deliberately 
endorse the contention that an outside body can pack this Convention 
and then carry that scheme through to the final nomination of a Presi- 
dent by a minority vote, then we say that the conscience of the American 
people will revolt at that proceeding, and that the Republican party will 
be injured if not destroyed in the eyes of the people of this country. 
But if, on the contrary, we turn down that contention and say that those 
who are charged with wrong shall stand aside and let the rest of us 
decide the case, we will then stand for the principles of fair play upon 
which this party was founded, and we will go forth to renewed victory. 



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(Applause.) Then this grand Republican party, which, as Lincoln said, 
was dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal, will have 
a new birth here and will start upon a new career of honor and of glory 
and of service service in the destruction of privilege, service in the 
achievement of industrial and social justice, service in establishing the 
principle of equality of opportunity. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Judge Robert E. Morrison, of Arizona, 
will speak in opposition to the motion of Governor Hadley. 

MR. ROBERT E. MORRISON, of Arizona. Mr. Chairman and fellow dele- 
gates : You have heard the charge thrown at Arizona from all quarters, 
high and low, that the delegates in this Convention are here because of 
fraudulent misconduct in Arizona. I direct your attention to the fact 
that the gentleman who has just closed his remarks for the other Arizona 
delegation never during all his statement charged either thievery or mis- 
conduct on the part of the people of Arizona in that convention not one 
word. (Applause.) 

Let me tell you a few facts. I have only a minute or two. According 
to the call, which was recognized by all Republicans, for the assembling 
of a State Convention in Arizona at the proper time and the proper place, 
the State Chairman of our Republican Committee called the Convention 
to order at Tucson, and directed the Secretary of the State Committee 
to read the call, which was accordingly done. Thereupon the Chairman, 
Mr. J. L. Hubbell, who is acknowledged and conceded to be the legal 
Chairman of the State Committee, said to the Convention : "It came to 
my knowledge as Chairman of the State Committee that numerous con- 
tests had been initiated in various counties in Arizona, reducing the num- 
ber of seats that would be uncontested below a majority of the legal 
membership in the Convention ; and I issued a notice, calling a meeting 
of the Executive Committee of the State Committee ; the Executive Com- 
mittee having issued the call, the call having been recognized ; and there- 
upon on that notice I called the members of the Executive Committee 
together two days before the Convention was to convene, and then I gave 
notice to all contesting delegations to present their credentials to the 
Executive Committee, and informed them that representatives of the dele- 
gation would be heard by that Executive Committee. That committee 
met on the first of June in Tucson, according to the notice. The notice 
further stated that the Committee would make arrangements for the 
temporary organization of the Convention." 

When that committee met there were twelve out of fifteen members 
of the committee present either in person or by proxy, and the charge 
has been made in a printed pamphlet which was circulated here to-day 
that that Executive Committee was controlled by Federal office holders. 
I deny the charge. There were only three Federal office holders out of 
fifteen men. (Applause.) When we had sat there for about three days. 



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it turned out that there was only one contest presented, that of Cochise 
County, and they presented the credentials and the minutes of the 
committee that claimed the right to appoint the delegates from Cochise 
County to the State Convention. No others were sent in except straight 
credentials from the other counties. 

Thereupon, after having sat for nearly three days, giving everybody 
an opportunity to come in and to be heard, and everybody knowing that 
we were there in session, we then, as Mr. Hubbell told the Convention 
two hours before the Convention met, adopted a roll and placed upon 
that roll, for use simply on temporary organization, the names of the 
delegates from thirteen of the counties, whether they were Taft or Roose- 
velt. In Cochise County there were two contesting delegations before the . 
committee. We gave each delegate half a seat, leaving the question 
thereafter to be determined by the Committee on Credentials. (Applause.) 

Thereupon the Chairman of the State Committee read that roll. Re- 
member, everybody was in there who was entitled to be there. Nobody 
questions that everybody was there who was entitled to be there. The 
Taft people were there, the Roosevelt people were there, and no com- 
plaint of any kind was made. That convention was absolutely open and 
above board, and nobody will dare to question it. 

After having read that roll, the Chairman of the State Committe* 
asked : "Are there any nominations for Temporary Chairman of this 
Convention?" Thereupon Mr. Reddick was nominated from the floor; 
his nomination was seconded; and then a gentleman who was not on 
the temporary roll rose and said : "Mr. Chairman, I will not recognize 
that temporary roll." There was no motion made; no parliamentary 
move of any kind. He was ruled out of order upon the point being made, 
and thereupon Mr. Reddick was elected the Temporary Chairman of that 
convention. 

Then the Roosevelt people in the convention gathered together by 
prearrangement on the right-hand side of the hall, the Temporary Chair- 
man, Mr. Reddick, being in his place on the stage, and one of the 
Roosevelt people went up on the stage, and about that time a perfect 
bedlam of noise and voices came up from our Roosevelt friends. (Laugh- 
ter.) For fifteen or twenty minutes that row went along, and I tell you 
that during that time you could not hear one word that was uttered by 
the Roosevelt people. 

And then what happened? What was done we do not know; you 
could not tell; but the fact is that at the end of less than twenty minutes 
the man who was on the stage jumped down into the arms of his Roose- 
velt friends, waving and cheering, and they left the hall and did not 
return. There is the record of Arizona. (Applause.) 

MR. GUY A. HAM, of Massachusetts. They bolted? 

MR. MORRISON, of Arizona. Yes; they bolted, if you wish so to 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 133 

term it. We went ahead, and for over two and a half hours we sat in 
that convention, and we passed every parliamentary move that was nec- 
essary. (Applause.) We had fights, but in a parliamentary way we went 
on with the convention. (There were cheers and hisses.) Please, gen- 
tlemen, refrain. You listened to Mr. Record without any interruption. 
Kindly give me the same consideration. That is all I ask. 

No one will deny successfully, either here or in Arizona, the record 
as I have stated it. It is upon just that record, with that kind of a record, 
with 68 men remaining in that convention out of 96 that our opponents 
charge, that there was fraud and misrepresentation. I throw it into their 
teeth, and I declare that there was absolutely nothing but parliamentary 
'tactics (laughter), that nothing happened at that convention that the 
people of Arizona may be ashamed of. 

Let me suggest in conclusion that after the convention had concluded 
its work there was not the least bit of ill-feeling on the part of the 
Roosevelt men; because in the afternoon of that day there was a regular 
love-feast. There was not any misunderstanding, and the fact of the 
matter is, in conclusion, that the Republicans, whether they were Demo- 
crats (laughter) I use the term advisedly when I say the Republicans, 
whether they be Democrats or not, because they are all democrats in 
Arizona who are going to vote the Republican ticket this fall, and so aid 
us in putting Arizona in the Republican column. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado, 
will speak against the motion of Mr. Hadley. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado. Mr. Chairman : I was rather 
surprised when I heard Governor Hadley's statement of his opinion of 
the 39 men who constituted the majority of the National Committee, 
because I recall very vividly when the Missouri contest was up, and 
just before the vote was taken I left the room. I met the Governor in 
the outside reception room, and he said to me : "What are you going 
to do?" and I said: "So far as I am concerned, I am going to vote to 
seat your delegation." He said : "Good ! There have been many bad 
things said about the majority of this committee that I do not believe, 
and I am going to say something nice." (Applause.) I have been wait- 
ing for something to be said, and the Governor said it when he got to 
the platform ; but I think I understand the Governor. It is one of his 
usual Missouri gentleman's agreements, by which he stands only when it 
is to his interest to do so. (Applause.) 

The majority of this committee are arraigned by 14 members of the 
committee, nine of whom, as you have already been told, have been re- 
pudiated by their own States and will not again serve on that committee. 
But I want to call your attention to something else. They have a report 
here in regard to the Seventh district of Texas, and in their signed 



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statement they give four names as delegates, and then they move to strike 
out those names and to insert two other names, and whose names are 
they seeking to insert? The very two delegates from Texas who were 
seated by the majority vote of the National Committee. (Applause.) 

One of two things is absolutely certain, and that is that the fourteen 
gentlemen never read their statement before they signed it, but listened 
simply to their master's voice and did his bidding. (Applause.) Or else 
they could not resist the temptation of voting with us just as they did 
on the National Committee. (Applause.) 

Now let us take up this meeting of the National Committee. They 
have told you many things. When I say they have told you, I mean 
the minority representatives on that committee, because they made it their 
business after every roll call, after every vote, to leave the room where 
we were seated, and to seek out the reporters of individual papers and 
give them their version, and their version was not always the truth. 
(Applause.) 

What did the evidence before that committee show? I am going to 
refer briefly to the contest on the Southern delegates, and I want to say 
to you that the action of the Roosevelt forces in stirring up contests in 
the South was a most damnable thing. (Applause.) 

The evidence taken before that committee showed that an emissary 
from the North, either loaded or unloaded, I do not know which, but 
with sufficient influence to stir up trouble, went down among the Southern 
States, from thirty to ninety days after the Republican Conventions had 
been held and the delegates honestly elected and stirred up certain mem- 
bers (cries of "Oh, Oh!") I say honestly elected, and I repeat it. I 
believe so. He went down into that State, and after thirty to ninety 
days after those conventions had been held stirred up certain men who 
attended those conventions and who were a part of those conventions, 
and induced them to get up rump conventions. For what purpose? To 
file contests against the Southern delegates, in order that they, by suck 
dishonest methods, might prevent the contested delegates from having 
votes in this Convention. (Applause.) 

MR. W. H. FEATHERSTONE, of Texas. There is not a word of truth 
in it! 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. Now I hear some gentleman say it is not 
true. It is true. Let me tell you. Out of the 107 delegates in the Sou*h 
who were thus contested, 101 of them were seated by the unanimous vote 
of the National Committee. (Applause.) If they were not honestly 
elected, why in the world did these simon pure angels who represented 
the Roosevelt forces on that committee vote to seat them? (Applause.) 

Let me tell you another thing. The pyrotechnics had been prepared 
before this committee met. We were assaulted and assailed on every 
hand. The statements had already been prepared, except perhaps as to 



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filling in the names to suit the occasion, our friend who is now seeking 
a third term was so impatient to get off his skyrocket that when the 
Ninth Alabama district came in, and that contest was settled, he charged 
every man voting for the seating of those delegates as a fit subject for 
the penitentiary. (Applause.) But he was a little premature, for when 
he issued that edict he included two of his own men who voted with us. 
(Applause.) In this instance the Colonel departed from his rule of 
sending them to the Ananias Club, and he sent them to the other place, 
and included in the list of convicts Colonel Cecil Lyon of Texas. (Ap- 
plause.) 

Now I want briefly to call your attention to the situation in Texas. 
Cecil Lyon, Colonel Lyon, the ardent Roosevelt supporter, is the whole 
Republican party of Texas, as he now has that party constituted. He is 
Chairman of the State Central Committee, he is a member of the Na- 
tional Committee, or he was; he is not now. He talks about a steam 
roller. There is not one of them extant that begins to compare with the 
roller Cecil Lyon runs in Texas. (Applause.) The State Central Com- 
mittee of Texas makes the apportionment of delegates from each county 
to attend the State Convention. They hare something like 20,000 Re- 
publican votes in Texas. They had 167,000 when Mr. McKinley ran. 
(At this point there was much disorder in the hall.) 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. I should like to have some order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. We will wait until order is restored, if 
we wait all night. (Applause.) 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. There are two Congressional districts in 
the western part of Texas, made up of 107 counties, which at the last 
general election cast 2,000 Republican votes. Just think of it ! Two or 
three counties in the populous part of the State had cast 8,000 votes for 
the Republican party, and Dallas alone cast over 2,000 votes. Those 107 
counties are made up of prairie dogs. They have no Republican organi- 
zation. They have never had a Republican organization. They do not 
hold a primary election or a primary convention ; but what they do down 
there is that Cecil Lyon sends out some of his person friends and gets 
them to get up a delegation, and each county has one vote in the con- 
vention. By the control of 90 counties he stifles tke will and the vote of 
something like 50,000, and 2,000 men send to this Convention your 40 
delegates. (Applause.) (At this point there was much disorder in the 
hall.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Colorado will sus- 
pend for a moment. Gentlemen of the Convention, I do not know whether 
you want to hear what is being said upon this serious and important sub- 
ject, but I know this, that if the gentleman sitting upon the other side of 
that aisle (indicating) does not cease his disorderly conduct, delegate 
or no delegate, the Sergeant-at-Arms will have him removed from the 



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hall. (Applause.) 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. Gentlemen, as evidence of this high-hand- 
ed proceeding on the part of Colonel Lyon, I want to read you a copy of 
an affidavit I took from the record this morning, or got the stenographer 
to do so, which will show you exactly what the situation is. 

"I, J. E. Lutz, on oath, state that I am a resident and citizen of 
the city of Vernon, County of Wilbarger, State of Texas, and have 
been for about 27 years. 

"I was a member of the State Executive Committee of the Re- 
publican party under the leadership of Cecil A. Lyon for about ten 
years. I state that it has been the custom for years to prepare cre- 
dentials from the majority of the counties of the Thirteenth and 
Sixteenth Congressional Districts of Texas, which were originally in 
the Thirteenth District and include about ninety counties. In most of 
these counties there is not nor ever has been regular Republican 
organizations, but from year to year credentials have been manufac- 
tured by the friends of Mr. Lyon and voted by some of his followers 
and used to enable the said Mr. Lyon to keep himself in control of 
the State organization. 

"In the primary conventions just held to send delegates to the 
State Conventions, who in turn send delegates to the National Con- 
vention, Colonel Lyon had blank proxies printed and mailed in to his 
friends and postmasters throughout the Thirteenth Congressional 
District, requesting them that in the event that nobody would attend 
the State Convention from their county, to name either Louis John- 
son or Joe Williams (both members of his State Executive Com- 
mittee) to cast the vote of that county in the State Convention." 
That is the way that Cecil Lyon, by the use of proxies, obtained from 
personal friends, not from any organization, in ninety counties of Texas, 
has been enabled to control the policies of the Republican party of Texas, 
and to send to the National Convention delegates of his own choosing, 
and to make himself the national committeeman from that State. (Ap- 
plause.) 

MR. H. M. MOORE, of Texas. Here is a letter from Cecil Lyon. 
MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. I am making this speech, and when I get 
through you can have the floor, if you get a chance. 

MR. MOORE, of Texas. This is a letter from Cecil Lyon. Read it 
This is a Taft man's letter. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. Gentlemen, I want to call your attention 
for a moment to the condition down there. McKinley, in 1896, got 167,000 
votes in Texas. Roosevelt, when he ran, got 51,000, a loss of over 100,000, 
not the fault of Roosevelt. Taft four years ago secured in Texas a vote 
amounting to 64,000, while two years ago the Republican candidate for 
Governor of that State got only 26,000 votes. Why? Because the Re- 



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publicans of Texas are up in rebellion against the methods employed by 
Cecil Lyon. (Applause.) 

It was such conditions as those that confronted the National Com- 
mittee. They were not deciding this question in favor of any particular 
candidate, but they were deciding what they thought was for the best 
interests of the Republican party. 

Now I do not care to take up much more of your time. You have 
been very patient with me, and very kind, and I desire to say in conclu- 
sion that never until I reached Chicago did I dream or hear that the 39 
men who composed the majority of that Committee were as low and 
contemptible, as vile and as wrong on everything, as the Roosevelt fel- 
lows have charged them with being. I had always understood they were 
honorable gentlemen, and I say to you that every one of them exercised 
the greatest care, took the greatest pains, and when he gave his vote, he 
did what his conscience told him to do. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, how much 
time remains to our side? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Fifteen minutes. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. There must be more than that. Mr. 
Chairman, I wish to have Mr. C. C. Littleton, a Taft-instructed delegate 
from Texas, make a brief statement as to the regularity of the Conven- 
tion which sent the Roosevelt delegates-at-large to this Convention. 

MR. C. C. LITTLETON, of Texas. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the 
Convention : I am a delegate from the State of Texas, and I expect to 
cast my vote on every occasion that may arise where it will be for the 
interest of President Taft. (Applause.) But I want to state further that 
I desire to deny the charges that have been made by the gentleman who 
has just preceded me (applause), in his damnable assault upon the char- 
acter and the reputation of the Republican party of Texas and of Cecil 
Lyon. (Applause.) 

I have been with Lyon for fourteen years in the Republican party in 
Texas. I have fought with him and I have fought against him, and he 
knows that I am as strong for Mr. Taft as he is for Mr. Roosevelt. 
(Applause.) He tried to get my district to instruct for Mr. Roosevelt, 
and he could not get it. 

Now in reference to the Texas State Convention, to which the gen- 
tleman has referred as being irregular, I wish to say that I was a Taft 
delegate to that convention; I attended that convention, and it was in 
every way regular. (Applause.) 

I wish to say further, gentlemen of the Convention, that remarks 
have been made before in this Convention to-day that under the admin- 
istration of Cecil Lyon, as Chairman of the Republican party of Texas, 
the Republican vote has been cut from 160,000 down to 25,000. There is a 
reason for that, and I want to tell you what it is. It is because of the 



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Terry election law, which requires the negroes in that State to pay a poll- 
tax. (Applause.) In addition, it is because the Republicans of that 
State who want to dominate that party have bolted and gone to the 
Democrats. That is what you have here to-day. 

Gentlemen. I want to be understood about this. I am not fighting 
anybody's battle. I am not trying to make one vote one way or the 
other. If I could make it for Mr. Taft, I am going to vote for him 
every chance I get. but I say that this thing of cussing out Lyon is 
perfectly ridiculous. I say he has built up an organization in Texas 
against which the gates of hell shall not prevail. (Applause.) 

MR. JOHN D. MACKAY, of Michigan. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: 
I had hoped that the gentlemen appearing here for Mr. Roosevelt would 
give me something on which to stake a hope or belief that they were and 
wanted to be fair-minded. I hoped, in view of the records which they 
had read, and which were presented to the National Committee, that they 
would finally decide to leave out the contests on Michigan's six delegates- 
at-large. 

Now briefly, because you are tired and my knees are shaking, I am 
simply going to give you the facts with respect to the Michigan matter. 
I want to say to you that any man who comes into the State of Michi- 
gan and disputes the facts, or who goes on the stand and swears oppo- 
site to what is in this record, can be convicted of perjury. 

Now, gentlemen, I am one of the six delegates-at-large whose seats 
are here contested. I am one of the men perhaps the man who is sup- 
posed to have ridden rough-shod over the plain people of Wayne County. 
I believe in listening to every man, and I believe that you, as fair-minded 
jurors, will listen to me. Wayne County sends 192 delegates to the 
Michigan State Convention. In Wayne County the caucuses were regu- 
larly called. The polls were open from four to eight in the afternoon, 
and 253 delegates were selected to sit in the Wayne County Convention. 
I have on the platform here the original credentials of 193 out of that 
number. 

You will be told, gentlemen of the Convention, that from the county 
outside of Detroit, which is entitled to 76 delegates, they had 44; but, 
gentlemen, I have the credentials of 63, and those men outside of Detroit 
are made up of our most prominent farmers, and if necessary affidavits 
will be furnished from every one of them. 

That county convention was called to order by the county chairman. 
He introduced Mr. John S. Haggerty, who sits here as a district dele- 
gate from the First Congressional district, to be the temporary chairman 
of the convention. As soon as that was done, Mr. Charles A. Nichols, 
who bears the title of chairman of the Michigan Roosevelt Committee, 
gathered not to exceed 40 of these delegates into a corner of the hall, 
mounted a chair, and for not to exceed three minutes these men waved 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 139 

their arms and yelled, and then filed out; and, gentlemen, I have here a 
certified transcript of the Wayne County Convention, which shows a roll 
call of 193 uncontested delegates, the proceedings having been properly 
taken and certified by a court stenographer of Wayne County. 

These other men appointed no committees ; they held no convention ; 
but, acting under instructions from a man who was, but is no longer, 
chairman of the State Central Committee, one Frank Knox, known in 
Michigan as Warwick, sent a contesting delegation to the State Con- 
vention at Bay City, and then he and the Governor of the State at Bay 
City, in order to prevent the regular delegates from getting into that hall, 
put the militia in charge. But fortunately we had a State Central Com- 
mittee made up of high-class men who knew their duty, and those men 
took possession of that hall, and the delegates were admitted. 

I have here the record of the State Convention at Bay City. It showi 
the roll calls, it shows the reports of the committees, and it shows that 
nine Congressional districts out of the twelve in Michigan were repre- 
sented on everything. Further than that, it shows that from Kent County, 
which was supposed to be for Mr. Roosevelt, and is entitled to 65 dele- 
gates in the State Convention, 35 of the 65 members of that delegation 
remained in the convention and voted. It shows further that Claude T. 
Hamilton, who is here as a Roosevelt member of our State delegation 
from the Fifth Congressional district, sat there and voted for the six 
delegates-at-large from the State of Michigan whose names appear here 
on the temporary roll. If you can find any judge or jury, if you can find 
any man in the State of Michigan, who will say that the Michigan six 
delegates-at-large are not entitled to their seats, then, gentlemen, God 
help the Republican party if it believes in a square deal. (Applause.) 

If the purpose of Governor Hadley prevails here, it is an easy matter 
for you or me to defeat any proposition in any convention, and that, gen- 
tlemen, is just what was attempted in the State of Michigan. 

I want to say to you that William H. Taft carried the County of 
Wayne 5 to 1. (Applause.) He carried the State of Michigan by the 
same vote, and he will do it again. I want to say just one other word, 
gentlemen. The attacks that have been made on our national committee- 
man, John W r . Blodgett, are unworthy of your serious consideration. 
John W. Blodgett needs no defense in Michigan, or anywhere where he 
is known. (Applause.) He is and always has been the soul of honor, 
and I would take John W. Blodgett's word before that of any man who 
signed this so-called minority report, and so will the State of Michigan. 
(Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Mr. Maurice L. Galvin, of Kentucky, 
will speak in opposition to the motion of Governor Hadley. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention : Charges have been made against the conduct of the 



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Republicans of the State of Kentucky. I want to say to you at the out- 
set that we men from Kentucky love Kentucky and hate those people 
who cast reflections upon her. (Applause.) I think I can show you be- 
fore I conclude that the contests from Kentucky are without merit and 
were trumped up for a purpose, no one knows what, but for some ulte- 
rior purpose and for no honest purpose. 

When the State Convention adjourned in Kentucky there was no 
contest filed, and no attempt to contest the delegates from the State at 
large, but on the last day on which a contest could be filed under the 
call of the National Committee a contest was filed against the delegates 
from the State at large, and what I believe to be the strangest thing in 
this whole line of contests was set out in that statement. The gentlemen 
who made the contest said: "We were not elected delegates, but yet we 
are here contesting." There were four delegates-at-large elected from the 
State of Kentucky. The charge has been made that they were fraudu- 
lently elected. The facts are briefly these : In that State Convention 
there were about 2,300 delegates. Out of the whole 2,300 there were in 
contest only 449 delegates, and the Committee on Credentials gave to the 
Roosevelt side of that controversy 112^ votes, and to the Taft side 
336^ votes, so that the combined total and all the strength of the Roose- 
velt forces in the State Convention of Kentucky amounted to 883 votes, or 
297 votes less than a majority in that convention. Yet they are here 
contesting the right of the people selected by the majority of the Repub- 
licans in Kentucky to sit here in this Convention. And, gentlemen, thtf 
people of Kentucky were for President Taft, as evidenced by the dec- 
laration in their platform promulgated and adopted by the State Con- 
vention of a year ago. That plank in that platform read as follows : 

"We recognize the high character and ability and the distin- 
guished public service of President Taft, and cordially endorse his 

administration, and unreservedly endorse him for renomination in 

1912." (Applause.) 

And I say to you that the sentiment in Kentucky from 1911 to 1912 
has not changed in that particular. 

Now, gentlemen, that contest on the delegates from the State at large 
rs like all the other contests from the State of Kentucky, and the men 
who made that contest 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. Will the gentleman yield for a moment? 

MR. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Yes. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. The delegates-at-large are not involved. 

MR. GALVTN, of Kentucky. They are not involved, because you did 
not have the temerity to present their case to this Convention, and I am 
presenting it for the purpose of showing to the delegates of this Con- 
vention that all the other contests from Kentucky are on the same plane 
as the contest on the delegates from the State at large. (Applause.) 



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It is true, too, Governor Hadley, that one of the delegates from the 
Eleventh district in Kentucky, Mr. Asher, is not holding a seat in this 
Convention, and yet you are asking to have him unseated when he has 
never yet been seated. There was a contest from the Eleventh district 
of Kentucky, and the National Committee, we think wrongfully, split 
the Eleventh district delegation and gave one delegate to the Taft side 
and one delegate to the Roosevelt side; but you are now asking that Mr. 
Asher, who was not seated, be unseated. 

Briefly stated, the facts in the Eleventh district of Kentucky are 
these: The machinery of the Republican party of the Eleventh district 
was in the control of the Roosevelt forces, and I say to you that they 
used the control that they had to violate in the district convention every 
known rule of the Republican party in that State. 

In the Eighth district of Kentucky they are asking you to unseat 
the two delegates who were seated by the National Committee. The 
district convention of the Eighth district of Kentucky showed that the 
total vote there was 163 votes. There were in that convention uncon- 
tested, there by right and without any question of their right to sit, 95 
delegates who constituted a majority of that convention. Yet they say to 
you that they ought to be unseated. 

Now I believe we all think that the majority rule should prevail, and 
if it should prevail here it should prevail in the Eighth district of Ken- 
tucky. In the Seventh district of Kentucky the Taft forces controlled 
the district convention. There were 146 delegates entitled to sit in that 
convention. Fifty-one of them were there without contest, and ninety-five 
in contest. The contests were referred to the Committee on Credentials, 
no county under the rules of the party being entitled to vote upon its own 
contest. The county in contest did not vote, and the delegates were 
seated. The complaint is made that in some of the counties of the Sev- 
enth district Democrats participated in the mass convention. And yet 
one of the Roosevelt contested delegates whom they are asking to have 
seated here, Mr. Saul, is registered in his home town as a Democrat. 
Still they want him to come in here and take the seat of the regularly 
elected Republican, and they ask you to unseat a Republican and to place 
here wrongfully and improperly and dishonestly a Democrat. 

MR, D. E. MORRISON, of Mississippi. Mr. Chairman, I am a lawfully 
elected delegate from Mississippi, and I contend that my seat has been 
stolen, and that I was rightfully elected over the man who has my seat. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is not in order. Mr. 
Watson, of Indiana, will speak in opposition to the motion of Governor 
Hadley. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention: It is not my intention to trespass upon your patience at 
any great length. This question has been thoroughly debated in your 



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presence. The only point I desire to make to the Convention at this 
time is that we have neither the information nor the knowledge to de- 
termine judicially the merits of any single contest mentioned in the mo- 
tion of my friend from Missouri (Mr. Hadley). 

MR. H. H. GILKYSON, of Pennsylvania. How did the National Com- 
mittee do it? 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I will answer the question which my friend 
asks. The National Committee met on the 6th day of this month, and I 
am informed that they had their hearings every day from 9 o'clock in the 
morning until 6 in the evening, and during all of that time they heard 
testimony, they heard evidence, they had affidavits, they had witnesses 
upon every one of these contests, and only after as full a hearing as was 
possible under the conditions did they reach any conclusion and take 
any vote. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, Governor Hadley's motion involves 
two delegates from Arkansas. Tell me, are you in a condition to judge 
upon the merits of that contest? Not one word has been uttered about 
it or with respect to it by any man who has occupied this platform. Be 
honest with me, gentlemen ! Are you in a condition to vote intelligently 
on that contest? 

SEVERAL DELEGATES. No. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. This motion of my friend, Governor Had- 
ley, involves two delegates from Arkansas. What do you know about 
the two delegates from Arkansas, from anything you have heard from 
this platform? Has anybody charged that there was irregularity? Has 
any fraud been charged? Is their election in any way tainted? Who 
knows about the conditions of that election or any of the circumstances 
that surrounded it? Honor bright, gentlemen of this Convention, are we 
in a position to judge upon the merits of the controversy, having refer- 
ence to the delegates from Arkansas? 

This motion of my friend further involves the delegates from the 
State of Michigan. We have had a speech made upon our side with 
regard to the merits of that controversy. Who charges any fraud upon 
that? What evidence have you? What testimony has been given? Are 
we in a position now to judge upon the merits of that controversy? In 
other words, the point I want to make is this, gentlemen, that the Con- 
vention is not in a fit condition, neither is it in a fit temper, if you will 
excuse me for saying it, nor in possession of sufficient knowledge to judge 
intelligently upon any one of these contests. Is not that so? (Applause.) 

We know that there have been charges and counter-charges, crim- 
ination and recrimination. We know that it has been indulged in too 
freely, not only from this platform but in the public press and throughout 
the Republic, from the inception of this contest down to the present hour. 
I shall abuse no man ; I do not believe in the argument of slander or in 



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the logic of villification (applause) ; but, appealing to your honest judg- 
ment, appealing to your sense of fairness, appealing to that patriotism 
which must touch and thrill every Republican heart, answer me : Are 
you in a position to judge intelligently upon these propositions involved 
in this motion to-day? I am not in a position to judge upon them. I do 
not know. Now, if that be true, what is the sensible thing to do? 

Gentlemen, it is a very easy matter to talk about mob law, it is a 
very easy matter to say, "Throw these men out of the Convention," but, 
gentlemen, that is not right, that is not fair, that is not Republican, that 
is not American. (Applause.) 

MR. GILKYSON, of Pennsylvania. Do not let them vote on their own 
cases. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. My proposition is to send this whole ques- 
tion to a Committee of Credentials appointed by the Convention, and I 
am authorized to say that so profoundly impressed is my friend, Gov- 
ernor Hadley, with the proposition that this Convention is not in a condi- 
tion to determine the merits of this controversy and all of these contro- 
versies that he himself, with certain modifications, will favor sending them 
all to the Committee on Credentials. (There were cries of "Hadley! 
Hadley!") I yield to Governor Hadley. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri, ascended to the platform. 

MR. WILLIAM H. COLEMAN, of Pennsylvania. Three cheers for Gov- 
ernor Hadley, the next President. 

(At this point there was a demonstration.) 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. The gentleman from Indiana 
(Mr. Watson) has kindly yielded to me for a moment to make a state- 
ment. When he stated that he would move to refer this entire matter 
to the Committee on Credentials, and that he understood I was in favor 
of that, with certain qualifications, I thought the generality of the state- 
ment might create a misunderstanding. But there is no misunderstand- 
ing between Mr. Watson, of Indiana, and myself, or any other honorable 
man. (Applause.) 

The facts are that he advised me that at the conclusion of the debate 
it was his intention to move to refer my motion to the Committee on 
Credentials, and I advised him that I had been informed by Governor 
Deneen, of Illinois, that it was his intention to offer an amendment to 
that motion, that the controversy over the seventy-odd delegates be re- 
ferred to the Committee on Credentials with no contested delegate having 
a right to vote on the selection of a member of the Credentials Com- 
mittee or upon the report of that Committee. (Applause.) 

I advised Mr. Watson that I would favor Governor Deneen's amend- 
ment as against his motion, in order that this Convention, if it did not 
feel that it had the information necessary to vote upon my motion, could 
have the matter referred to the Committee on Credentials in such a way 



144 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

that no man should be a judge of his own case. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Gentlemen of the Convention : 
Having successfully passed the seventh inning, we will now proceed to 
finish the game. I understand that debate is closed by mutual agree- 
ment. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. It is. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. There has been no misunderstanding about 
this from the beginning. By mutual agreement debate on the pending 
proposition is closed, and I move to lay on the table the motion of Gov- 
ernor Hadley, of Missouri. (Cries of "No, No!") There has been a 
change in the program from the time when it was originally agreed on. 
Governor Deneen was to make a motion, and afterward Governor Had- 
ley informed me he would make the motion, and because of the misunder- 
standing, I did not make the motion I intended. 

I now move to refer Governor Hadley's motion to the Committee on 
Credentials. 

MR. CHARLES S. DENEEN, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman : I move as an 
amendment to Representative Watson's motion that the substitute of Gov- 
ernor Hadley be referred to the Committee on Credentials, and that no 
delegate whose right to a seat in this Convention is questioned by that 
motion have a right to vote on the selection of the members of the Com- 
mittee on Credentials or on the report of the Committee. 

MR. FRANCIS E. McGovERN, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman and gen- 
tlemen of the Convention : When I came upon the platform I did not 
know that an agreement had been reached concerning the close of the 
debate. I now learn that such is the fact. I therefore merely desire to 
second the motion made by Governor Deneen of Illinois. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen : I move to 
lay on the table the motion of Governor Deneen of Illinois. 

MR. HERBERT PARSONS, of New York. Mr. Chairman 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. That question is not debatable. Are 
you ready for the question? 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. I rise to a question of information. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York will 
state it. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. I ask that the motion of Governor 
Deneen be again stated. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Without objection the parliamentary 
situation, including the motion made by Governor Deneen, will be stated 
to the Convention. 

The SECRETARY. Mr. Watson has moved that the motion of Governor 
Hadley be referred to the Committee on Credentials, when appointed. 
Governor Deneen has moved to amend that motion by providing that the 
contested delegates shall not vote on the matter of the selection of the 




HOX. HARRY S. XE\V, of Indiana, 
Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 145 

Committee on Credentials, or on the report of the Committee when it is 
presented. That motion Mr. Watson has moved be laid on the table. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. A question of information. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his question of 
information. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. In case Governor Deneen's motion 
should prevail, none of the 78 names mentioned in Governor Hadley's 
motion could vote upon any part of the report as to any district? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. That is the understanding of the Chair. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. Mr. Chairman, I have the floor. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York has the 
floor. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. And that would exclude them from 
voting on the report as to any of the 78 members on the temporary roll? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman's understanding is cor- 
rect. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. A point of order. I 
submit that is an argument. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. That was a question which I asked for 
information. 

MR. FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I demand a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania asks 
for a roll call. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. I ask for a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Is the demand seconded by two States? 

MR. FORT, of New Jersey. I second the demand. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I also second the demand. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMA*N. The demand for the yeas and nays has 
been seconded, and the Secretary will call the roll on the question of 
agreeing to the motion made by the gentleman from Indiana, Mr. Watson, 
to lay on the table the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois 
(Mr. Deneen). 

MR. D. LAURENCE GRONER, of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a 
question of information. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Virginia will state 
his question of information. 

MR. GRONER, of Virginia. I desire to be advised, if the motion is 
adopted, whether it means that delegates from Indiana or Michigan, for 
instance, whose seats are contested may not vote upon the report as to 
the contested delegates from other States? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The understanding of the Chair is that 
if the motion of Governor Deneen prevails, no one of the 72 delegates 
named in Governor Hadley's motion can vote in regard to the committee, 



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or on the question of the right of any other of the 72 delegates. The 
Chair will further state that the laying on the table of the motion made 
by Governor Deneen carries that motion only, and does not lay upon the 
table the main question. The Secretary will call the roll. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 

MR. POWELL CLAYTON, of Arkansas (when the State of Arkansas was 
called). Arkansas votes 17 yeas, 1 nay. 

MR. FERD HAYIS, of Arkansas. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the vote, 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Arkansas is challenged. 
The Secretary will call the roll of the delegation of that State, and as each 
member's name is called he will respond by his vote. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, a question of 
order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman with state it. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I wish to ask if the individuals whose 
titles to seats here are challenged are to vote upon this motion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair will rule upon that question 
at the conclusion of the roll call. 

The Secretary having polled the Arkansas delegation, the result was 
announced : Yeas, 17 ; nays, 1, as follows : 



ARKANSAS. 

AT LARGE. 



Delegates. 
Powell Clayton 
H. L. Remmel 
C. N. Rix 
J. E. Bush 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Charles R. French 

Charles T. Bloodworth 

2 H. H. Meyers 
R. S. Coffman 

3 R. S. Granger 
J. F. Mayes 

4 C. E. Spear 

J. O. Livesay 

5 N. B. Burrow 

S. A. Jones 

6 Ferd Havis 

C. M. Wade 

7 H. G. Friedheim 

T. S. Grayson 

Total 



Yea. 



Nay. 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. HIRAM W. JOHNSON, of California (when the State of California 
was called V California votes 26 nays. 



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MR. E. H. TRYON, of California. I challenge the vote of California 
and call for a poll of the delegation. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of California having been 
challenged, the names of the delegates will be called. 

The Secretary called the roll of the California delegation, and the 
result was announced : Yeas, 2 ; nays, 24, as follows : 

CALIFORNIA. 



Delegates. y ea . Nay 

Hiram \V. Johnson 

Chester H. Rovell 

Meyer Lissner 

Francis J. Heney 

William Kent : 

Mrs. Florence C. Porter 

Marshall Stimson 

Frank S. Wallace 

George C. Pardee 

Lee C. Gates 

Clinton L. White 

John M. Eshleman 

C. H. Windham 

William H. Sloane 

C. C. Young 

Ralph W. Bull 

S. C. Beach 

John H. McCallum 

Truxton Beale 

W. G. Tillotson 

Sumner Crosby 

Charles E. Snook 

Mrs. Isabella W. Blaney 

Jessie L. Hurlburt 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

4 E. H. Tryon i 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr i 



MR. JOHNSON, of California. Where are the two district delegates 
from California who have voted yea? They are not with their delegation. 

SEVERAL DELEGATES. They are oo the platform. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a question of 
information. Are delegates entitled to sit upon the platform, or are only 
those contested delegates entitled to sit there? 

The TEMPORARY' CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is not in order. The 
gentleman will remain quiat. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. They are voting on their own cases. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the Convention, we must 
take this vote which has been asked for by the representatives of both 
sides of this question ; and we cannot take it unless more order is ob- 



148 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

served. The Chair begs each of you individually to be a little more quiet 
so that the votes can be heard. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. H. L. JOHNSON, of Georgia (when the State of Georgia was 
called). Georgia casts 24 votes yea, 4 nay. 

MR. CLARK GRIER, of Georgia. I challenge the vote and ask for a roll 
call of the Georgia delegation. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of the State of Georgia hav- 
ing been challenged, the Secretary will call the roll of that delegation. 

The SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE (Mr. William Hay- 
ward). Do you challenge the correctness of the vote cast by the State of 
Georgia? 

MR. GRIER, of Georgia. I do not challenge Mr. Johnson's statement, 
but I ask for a roll call of the Georgia delegation. 

A DELEGATE. He does not challenge the vote. He simply wants the 
names to go on record. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The calling of the roll will be proceeded 
with. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. HARRY S. NEW, of Indiana (when the State of Indiana was 
called). Indiana votes 20 yea, 9 nay, 1 not voting. 

MR. DAVID E. HARRIS, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, it was agreed in 
our delegation yesterday that the Chairman of the delegation would cast 
our vote 20 and 10. 

MR. NEW, of Indiana. No, it was not. I cannot cast the vote of a 
man who is not here. 

The SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Do you challenge the 
correctness of the vote? 

MR. HARRIS, of Indiana. Yes, I challenge the vote. 

MR. NEW, of Indiana. I did not make any agreement. I asked you 
gentlemen of our delegation if on these preliminary votes it was under- 
stood that we would line up here 20 to 10. 

MR. HARRIS, of Indiana. But you have not cast this vote that way. 

MR. NEW, of Indiana. I say I have no right to cast the vote of a man 
who is not here. Challenge the vote and have it out. 

The SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Do you withdraw your 
challenge of the vote? 

MR. HARRIS, of Indiana. No, sir. 

The SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Do you challenge the 
correctness of the vote? 

MR. HARRIS, of Indiana. Yes. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Indiana as announced has 
been challenged, and the roll of delegates from that State will be called. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 149 

The Secretary called the roll of the Indiana delegation, and the result 
was announced: Yeas, 20; nays, 9; not voting, 1, as follows: 

INDIANA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. Not Voting. 

Harry S. New i 

Charles W. Fairbanks i 

James E. Watson i 

Joseph D. Oliver i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i James A. Hemenway i 

Charles F. Heilman i 

2 David R. Scott . . . '. i 

Jerry Wooden I 

3 George W. Applegate i 

Cyrus M. Crim i 

4 Oscar H. Montgomery i 

Web Woodfill i 

5 William R. McKeen (By Jacob White, alternate) . . i 

Silas A. Hays i 

6 Enos Porter i 

Thomas C. Bryson i 

7 William E. English i 

Samuel L. Shank i 

8 Harold Hobbs i 

Edward C. Toner i 

9 William Holton Dye i 

William Endicott i 

10 William R. Wood i 

Percy A. Parry i 

1 1 David E. Harris i 

John P. Kenower i 

12 R. H. Rerick (By Lloyd T. Bailey, alternate) i 

Henry Brown i 

13 Clement W. Studebaker i 

Maurice Fox i 



MR. DYE, of Indiana. I challenge the votes of Studebaker and Fox, 
from the Thirteenth district, because their seats are contested. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The calling of the roll will be resumed. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. W. O. BRADLEY, of Kentucky (when the State of Kentucky was 
called). Kentucky casts 24 yeas, 2 nays. 

MR. D. C. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. I request that the roll of Kentucky 
be called. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from Kentucky 
challenge the correctness of the vote? 

MR. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. I do. 



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The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The roll of Kentucky will be called. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of Kentucky. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky (when the name of W. D. Cochran was 
called). Mr. Cochran is absent. Call his alternate. 

MR. W. J. SEITZ, alternate for W. D. COCHRAN, was called, and he 
voted in the affirmative. 

MR. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. I challenge the vote of the alternate. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. On what ground? 

MR. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. The name of James Breathitt, a dele- 
gate, has been called and he kas not answered. W. J. Seitz is not the al- 
ternate for James Breathitt, but J. C. Speight is his alternate, and he has 
not answered to his name. Neither the delegate nor the alternate has 
answered. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will report whether the 
name called is upon the roll as an alternate. 

The SECRETARY. Mr. James Breathitt is on the roll as a regular dele- 
gate. His alternate is J. C. Speight. \Y. D. Cochran is a regular dele- 
gate, and his alternate is W. J. Seitz, and Mr. Seitz has voted as the 
alternate for Mr. Cochran. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair rules that the point of order 
raised by the gentleman from Kentucky is not well taken. 

The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of the Kentucky delegation, the result was announced: Yeas, 23; nays, 2; 
not voting, 1, as follows : 

KENTUCKY. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. -Vajr. 

W. O. Bradley 

James Breathitt (By \V. J. Seitz, alternate) 

W. D. Cochran 

J. E. Wood 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i \V. J. Deboe 

John T. Tooke 

2 R. A. Cook 

J. B. Harvey 

3 R. E. Keown 

R. P. Green 

4 Pilson Smith 

J. Roy Bond 

5 William Heyburn 

Bernard Bernheim 

6 Maurice L. Galvin 

W. A. Burkarr.p 

7 R. C. Stoll 

James Cureton 

8 Coleman C. Wallace 

Leonard W. Bethurem I 



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KENTUCKY. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

9 John Russell i 

W. C. Halbert i 

10 A. B. Patrick i 

John H. Hardwick i 

1 1 D. C. Edwards i 

O. M. Waddle i 

MR. W. D. COCHRAN, of Kentucky. I was temporarily absent when 
the Kentucky delegation was called, and did not vote. I wish to have my 
vote recorded "yea." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Kentucky will be recorded 
yeas 24, nays 2. 

MR. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. May we have this vote again? I chal- 
lenge that count. Neither James Breathitt nor his alternate has answered. 

MR. BRADLEY, of Kentucky. The next alternate voted. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Kentucky stands as re- 
corded. 

MR. EDWARDS, of Kentucky. I challenge the vote as announced. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is not in order. The 
count has been returned by the Secretary, and it must stand as the vote 
of the delegates from Kentucky. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York (when New York was 
called). Mr. Chairman, a roll call is asked for by one delegate. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. New York must first announce its vote. 

MR. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York. Has one delegate a right at this 
time to secure a slow roll call of the delegation? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. A delegate has not. The vote of the 
State must first be announced, and if the vote when announced is chal- 
lenged, then the delegate can demand a roll call. 

MR. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York New York casts 78 votes yea, 12 
nay. 

MR. JACOB L. HOLTZMAN, of New York. I challenge the correctness 
of the roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York having 
challenged the correctness of the roll call of the State of New York, the 
roll of that delegation will be called. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of the New York delegation. 

When the name of James E. March, delegate from the Thirteenth 
district, was called, there was no response, and Mr. John Boyle, Jr., his 
alternate, voted "Yea" 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll. 

MR. TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, of New York. Mr. Chairman, will you 
please have the name of James E. March called again. 



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The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The alternate has already voted. 

MR. WOODRUFF, of New York. There was no alternate. Mr. March is 
here sitting next to me and voted. I demand that his name be called. 

A DELEGATE. He refused to answer. 

MR. WOODRUFF, of New York. He did not refuse to answer, but 
he voted "Yea." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will again call the name 
of Mr. March. 

The Secretary called the name of Mr. March. 

MR. JAMES E. MARCH, of New York. I wish to change my vote to 
"Nay." (Applause.) 

The result of the vote of the New York delegation was then an- 
nounced : Yeas, 75 ; nays, 15, as follows : 

NEW YORK. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Elihu Root i 

William Barnes, Jr I 

Edwin A. Merritt, Jr i 

William Berri i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William Carr i 

Smith Cox i 

2 Theron H. Burden i 

Frank E. Losec i 

3 David Towle i 

Alfred E. Vass ' i 

4 Timothy L. Woodruff i 

William A. Prendergast i 

S William Berri (By Robert Wellwood, alternate') ... i 

Alfred T. Hobley i 

6 William M. Calder i 

Lewis M. Swasey i 

7 Michael J. Dady i 

Jacob Brenner i 

8 Marcus B. Campbell i 

Frederick Linde i 

9 Thomas B. Lineburgh i 

Rhinehard H. Pforr i 

10 Clarence B. Smith i 

Jacob L. Holtzman i 

ii George Cromwell i 

Chauncey M. Depew i 

12 J. VanVechten Olcott i 

Alexander Wolf i 

13 James E. March i 

Charles H. Murray i 

14 Samuel S. Koenig i 

Frederick C. Tanner i 

15 Job E. Hedges (By Courtlandt Nicoll, alternate) ' i 

Ezra P. Prentice I 



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NEW YORK. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

16 Otto T. Bannard i 

Martin Steinthal i 

17 Nicholas Murray Butler i 

William H. Douglas i 

18 Ogden L. Mills i 

Charles L. Bernheimer i 

19 Samuel Strasbourger i 

Louis N. Hammerling i 

20 Herbert Parsons i 

Samuel Krulewitch i 

21 Lloyd C. Griscom i 

Frank K. Bowers i 

22 James L. Wells i 

Ernest F. Eilert i 

23 Josiah T. Newcomb i 

Herman T. Redin i 

24 Alexander E. Cochran (By Jno. H. Nichols, alternate) i 

William Archer i 

25 William L. Ward i 

John J. Brown i 

26 Joseph M. Dickey i 

Samuel K. Phillips i 

27 Louis F. Payn i 

Martin Cantine i 

28 James H. Perkins i 

Alba M. Ide i 

29 Louis W. Emerson i 

Cornelius V. Collins i 

30 Lucius N. Littauer i 

J. Leddlie Hees i 

31 George R. Malby i 

John H. Moffit. . i 

32 Francis M. Hugo i 

Perry G. Williams i 

33 Judson J. Gilbert i 

William S. Doolittle i 

34 George W. Fairchild i 

Lafayette B. Gleason (By Henry D. Newton, Alt.) i 
35 Francis Hendricks i 

James M. Gilbert i 

36 Sereno E. Payne i 

Albert M. Patterson i 

37 Andrew D. White (By Edward H. Wands, Alt.) i 

Alanson B. Houghton i 

38 George W. Aldridge i 

James L. Hotchkiss i 

39 James W. Wadsworth i 

Frederick C. Stevens i 

40 William H. Daniels i 

James S. Simmons i 

41 Charles P.* Woltz I 

Nathan Wolff (By John H. Clogston, alternate) i 



154 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

NEW YORK. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

42 John Grimm I 

Simon Seibert (By Charles H. Brown, alternate) i 
43 Frank Sullivan Smith I 

Frank O. Anderson i 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. RICHMOND PEARSON, of North Carolina (when North Carolina 
was called). As chairman of the North Carolina delegation, I have been 
instructed by resolution to cast the vote of North Carolina 23 to 1 in 
favor of Roosevelt on all motions preliminary to the ballot for the nom- 
ination for President. I therefore announce the vote of North Carolina 
in accordance with that resolution, 1 yea and 23 nay. 

MR. JOHN C. MATTHEWS, of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, the 
chairman of the North Carolina delegation announced one vote yea, which 
was from the First district. I am from the Fourth district, and I also 
desire to be recorded "Yea." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman challenge the vote 
of North Carolina? 

MR. MATTHEWS, of North Carolina. Yes. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Do you desire a roll call? 

MR. MATTHEWS, of North Carolina. Yes. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of North Carolina having been 
challenged, the Secretary will call the roll of that delegation. 

The Secretary called the roll of the North Carolina delegation, and 
the result was announced : Yeas, 2 ; nays, 22, as follows : 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Zeb V. Walser i 

Richmond Pearson I 

Thomas E. Owen i 

Cyrus Thompson i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Isaac M. Meekins i 

Wheeler Martin i 

2 Daniel W. Patrick i 

George W. Stanton i 

3 Marion Butler i 

W. S. O'B. Robinson i 

4 J. C. L. Harris i 

John C. Matthews i 

5 James N. Williamson, Jr i 

John T. Benbow i 

6 R. S. White i 

D. H. Sente. i 

7 C. H. Cowles i 

J. T. Hedrick I 

8 Moses N. Harshaw I 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 155 

NORTH CAROLINA. Continued. 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. Ya. Nay. 

W. Henry Hobson 

9 S. S. McNinch 

Charles E. Green 

IB A. T. Pritchard 

R. H. Staton . 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. CHARLES W. ACKERSON, of Oregon (when Oregon was called). 
Mr. Chairman, a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman challenge the vote 
of Oregon? 

MR. ACKERSON, of Oregon. I do. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote being challenged, the Secretary 
will call the roll of the Oregon delegation. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Oregon delegation, and the result 
was announced : Yeas, 5 ; nays, 5, as follows : 
C 

OREGON. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Charles W. Ackerson i 

Daniel Boyn i 

Fred S. Bynon i 

Homer C. Campbell i 

Charles H. Carey i 

Henry Waldo Coe _ i 

D. D. Hail i 

Thomas McCusker i 

J. N. Smith i 

A. V. Swift. i 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania (when Pennsylvania was 
called). Pennsylvania casts 11 votes yea, 65 nay. 

MR. E. R. WOOD, of Pennsylvania. I demand a call of the roll of 
the Pennsylvania delegation. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. When the vote of the delegation shall 
have been challenged, the roll of the delegation will be called. 

MR. WOOD, of Pennsylvania. I challenge the vote. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. For what purpose does the gentleman 
rise? 



156 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I rise for the purpose of sav- 
ing the time of the Convention, for one thing. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. That is not in order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I rise for the purpose of get- 
ting a correct ruling, if you will listen to me. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state the question 
of order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. My question of order is this 
and that will only necessitate calling one Congressional district 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. In the Twenty-third Congres- 
sional district Allen F. Cooper, the delegate, is not here. The Secretary 
of the National Committee 

MR. JOSIAH T. NEWCOMB, of New York. That does not present a 
point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Pennsylvania must 
state his point of order. He is not doing it. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I am stating it, and I will 
then leave it to the Chair to rule, so as to have it settled for all time. 

The Secretary of the National Committee, who made up this roll, 
informed me as chairman of the > Pennsylvania delegation that the alter- 
nate 

MR. W. E. ENGLISH, of Indiana. That is not a point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is not stating a point of 
order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I will get through in a min- 
ute, and I will save you at lot of time. I only want you to call one Con- 
gressional district. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman cannot raise that question 
during the roll call. The vote having been challenged, the roll must be 
called. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. I understand that. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair must rule the gentleman to 
be out of order. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. You will not hear my state- 
ment, then? It will take me only a moment. I merely want to have the 
Chair 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman cannot be heard at this 
time. 

THE SECRETARY. Mr. Flinn, please sit down and we will call the roll. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Pennsylvania delegation, and the 
result was announced : Yeas, 12 ; nays, 64, as follows : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 157 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Ziba T. Moore I 

H. H. Gilkyson i 

William P. Young I 

Robert D. Towne I 

John E. Schiefley i 

William H. Hackenberg i 

George R. Scull i 

Owen C. Underwood i 

William W. Kincaid i 

Lex N. Mitchell i 

Fred W. Brown i 

George H. Flinn i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 
i Hugh Black i 

William S. Vare i 

2 E. T. Stotesbury (By Howard B. French, alternate) i 

John Wanamaker i 

3 J. H. Bromley i 

Harry C. Ransley i 

4 H. Horace Dawson i 

Charles F. Freihofer i 

5 William Disston I .. 

John T. Murphy i 

6 Samuel Crothers i 

William Draper Lewis i 

7 John J. Gheen i 

James W. Mercur i 

8 B. C. Foster i 

C. Tyson Kratz i 

9 William W. Griest . . . ". i 

William H. Keller i 

10 John Von Bergen, Jr i 

Gro. B. Carson i 

ii Stephen J. Hughes i 

David M. Rosser i 

12 Thomas R. Edwards i 

H. D. Lindermuth i 

13 Fred E. Lewis i 

B. Frank Ruth i 

14 Bradley W. Lewis i 

Dana R. Stephens i 

15 Harry W. Pyles i 

Robert K. Young i 

1 6 A very Clinton Sickles I 

W. H. Unger . . ' i 

17 Thomas A. Appleby i 

Charles B. Clayton i 

18 Harry Hertzler i 

Charles E. Landis i 

19 W. Lovell Baldridge i 

Mahlon H. Myers i 



158 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

PENNSYLVANIA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

20 F. H. Beard i 

Grier Hersh i 

21 E. G. Boose . . i 

Guy B. Mayo i 

22 John C. Dight i 

William C. Peoples . . . i 

23 Harvey M. Berkeley i 

Allen F. Cooper (By Geo. W. Newcomer, alternate) i 

24 James H. Cunningham i 

Geerge Davidson i 

23 Phillip J. Barber i 

Manley O. Brown i 

26 Leighton C. Scott i 

William Tonkin i 

27 J. W. Foust i 

Harry W. Truitt i 

28 John L. Morrison i 

J. C. Russell i 

29 Judd H. Bruff i 

Richard R. Quay i 

30 William H. Coleman i 

Samuel C. Jamison i 

31 William Flinn i 

Charles F. Frazee i 

32 David B. Johns i 

Louis P. Schneider i 

12 64 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. H. F. MCGREGOR,, of Texas (when Texas was called). Texas 
votes yeas, 29 ; nays, 10 ; not voting, 1. 

MR. L. S. MCDOWELL, of Texas. I challenge that roll. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Texas having been chal- 
lenged, the roll of delegates from Texas will be called. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of the Txas delegation, and 
called the name of Eugene Greer, of the Twelfth district. There being 
no response, his alternate, I. B. Cupp, was called, and there being no re- 
sponse, the name of Sam Davidson, alternate, was called, and he voted 
"Nay." 

MR. H. M. MOORE, of Texas. Mr. Davidson is not the alternate for 
Mr. Greer. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The name of the first alternate from that 
district having been called, and he not having responded, the name of the 
second alternate from that district has been called, and he has voted. 

The Secretary, having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of the Texas delegation, the result was amiounced : Yeas, 29 ; nays, 9 ; not 
voting, 2, as follows : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 159 

TEXAS. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. Not Voting. 

H. F. McGregor i 

W. C. Averille i 

C. K. McDowell i 

J. E. Lutz t 

J. E. Elgin i 

W. H. Love i 

W. M. McDonald i 

G. W. Burroughs i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Phil E. Baer i 

R. B. Harrison i 

2 George W. Eason i 

C. L. Rutt i 

3 F. N. Hopkins . . i 

J. L. Jackson i 

4 A. L. Dyer i 

M. O. Sharp i 

5 Eugene Marshall i 

Harry Beck i 

6 J. Allen Myers i 

Rube Freedman i 

7 J. H. Hawley i 

H. L. Price i 

8 C. A. Warnken i 

Spencer Graves i 

9 C. M. Hughes (By Edward S. Glaze, alternate) ... i 

M. M. Rodgers i 

10 H. M. Moore i 

F. L. Welch i 

ii T. J. Darling .. i 

B. G. Ward i 

12 Eugene Greer (By Sam Davidson, alternate) i 

C. C. Littleton i 

13 W. H. Featherston i 

F. H. Hill i 

14 J. M. Oppenheimer i 

John Hall i 

15 J. C. Scott i 

T. J. Martin i 

16 L. S. McDowell i 

U. S. Stewart i 

19 9 2 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, during the roll call Gov- 
ernor Hadley raised a question of order upon the right of a delegate from 
Arkansas, whose name was upon his list, to vote upon this motion to lay 
upon the table. He renewed or wished to have it understood that he re- 
newed the same point of order with regard to each one of the delegates 



160 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

whose names were upon the list, and it was understood that the point was 
to be reserved until the conclusion of the roll call, and was to be ruled 
upon before the announcement. 

The Chair now rules upon the point of order as follows : 
No man can be permitted to vote upon the question of his own right 
to a seat in the Convention, but the rule does not disqualify any delegate 
whose name is upon the roll from voting upon the contest of any other 
man's right, or from participating in the ordinary business of the Con- 
vention so long as he holds his seat. Otherwise, any minority could se- 
cure control of a deliberative body by grouping a sufficient number of their 
opponents in one motion, and by thus disqualifying them turn the minority 
into a majority without any decision upon the merits of the motion. 

The manual of the House of Representatives, whose rules we follow, 
contains a statement of the parliamentary law followed in the House : 

"It is a principle of 'immemorial observance' that a member should 
withdraw when a question concerning himself arises ; but it has been 
held that the disqualifying interest must be such as affects the mem- 
ber directly and not as one of a class. In a case where questions af- 
fected the titles of several members to their seats, each refrained from 
voting in his own case, but did vote on the identical cases of his as- 
sociates." 

The parliamentarians, who are furnished under the rules to aid the 
Chair, call attention to the fact that in the National House of Representa- 
tives the Hon. John G. Carlisle not only exercised all the functions of a 
member, but was also chosen Speaker, and in that capacity appointed the 
committees of the House and performed all other duties of that office, 
although there was at the time a contest pending against his right to a 
seat in the House. 

Neither Thomas B. Reed, nor any other of the noted Republicans in 
that House raised any objection on that score. It was conceded by all 
that until the contest was decided Mr. Carlisle had every right of a mem- 
ber, and he enjoyed the same privileges as every other member. 

To hold that a member whose seat is contested may take no part in 
the proceedisgs of this body would lead to the conclusion that if every 
seat were contested, as it surely would be if such a rule were adopted, 
there could be no Convention at all, as nobody would be entitled to par- 
ticipate. (Applause.) 

The Chair accordingly overrules the point of order. 
The Secretary will now announce the result of the roll call on the 
question of agreeing to the motion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Watson) to lay on the table the amendment of the gentleman from Illi- 
nois (Mr. Deneen) to the substitute of the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Hadley). 

The result was announced : Yeas, 567 ; nays, 507 ; not voting, 4, as 
follows : 




IIOX. FRAXKLTX MURPHY, of New Jersey, 
Member of. Cgnnnittee <jn. Arrangements. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 161 

States, Territories and Number Not 

Delegate Districts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. 

Alabama 24 22 2 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas 18 17 i 

California 26 2 24 

Colorado 12 12 

Connecticut 14 14 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida 12 12 

Georgia 28 24 4 

Idaho 8 .. 8 

Illinois 58 . 7 51 

Indiana 30 20 9 i 

Iowa 26 1 6 10 

Kansas 20 2 18 

Kentucky 26 24 2 

Louisiana 20 20 

Maine 12 . . 12 

Maryland 16 9 7 

Massachusetts 36 18 18 

Michigan 30 20 10 

Minnesota 24 . . 24 

Mississippi 20 16 4 

Missouri 36 16 20 

Montana 8 8 

Nebraska 16 . . 16 

Nevada 6 6 

New Hampshire 8 8 

New Jersey 28 . . 28 

New Mexico 8 7 i 

New York 90 75 15 

North Carolina 24 2 22 

North Dakota ' 10 2 8 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 20 4 16 

Oregon 10 5 5 

Pennsylvania 76 12 64 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 n 6 i 

South Dakota. 10 . . 10 

Tennessee 34 23 j 

Texas 40 29 9 a 

Utah 8 7 i 

Vermont 8 6 * 

Virginia 34 ai 3 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia 16 . . 16 

Wisconsin 26 . . 26 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 a 

District of Columbia 2 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Porto Rico 2 a 

1,078 567 S07 4 



162 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

So Mr. DENEEN'S amendment was laid on the table. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the motion 
of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) to refer the amendment of 
the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley) to the Committee on Cre- 
dentials when appointed. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the original 
motion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) for the appointment 
of the four standing committees. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The motion just agreed to provides that 
the delegations from the several States shall now send up to the platform 
or announce orally the names of the members from their respective States 
of the four standing committees. 

The committees as constituted are as follows : . 

COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. 

Alabama Alex. C. Birch 

Arizona Robert E. Morrison 

Arkansas R. S. Granger 

California Francis J. Heney 

Colorado Thomas H. Devine 

Connecticut John Henry Roraback 

Delaware Edmund Mitchell 

Florida M. B. McFarlane 

Georgia Henry Blun 

Idaho Clency St. Clair 

Illinois Robert R. McCormick 

Indiana lames A. Hemenway 

Iowa Tames A. Devitt 

Kansas Ralph A. Harris 

Kentucky M. L. Galvin 

Louisiana Walter L. Cohen 

Maine Jesse M. Libby 

Maryland E. C. Carrington, Jr. 

Massachusetts 

Michigan T. W. Atwood 

Minnesota Hugh T. Halbert 

Mississippi L. B. Moseley 

Missouri Jesse A. Tolerton 

Montana O. M. Lanstrum 

Nebraska H. R. Sackett 

Nevada E. E. Roberts 

New Hampshire Fred W. Estabrook 

New Jersey John Boyd Avis 

New Mexico Hugo Seaberg 

New York George P. Maltby 

North Carolina Charles H. Cowles 

North Da!:ota \V. S. Lander 

Ohio John J. Sullivan 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 163 

COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. Continued. 

Oklahoma Dan Norton 

Oregon A. V. Swift 

Pennsylvania Lex N. Mitchell 

Rhode Island George R. Lawton 

South Carolina R. R. Tolbert, Jr. 

South Dakota S. X. Way 

Tennessee John H. Early 

Texas C. A. Warnken 

Utah William Spry 

Vermont J. Gray Estey 

Virginia L. P. Summers 

Washington W. T. Dovell 

West Virginia Harry Shaw 

Wisconsin Samuel H. Cady 

Wyoming Frank W. Mondell 

Alaska L. P. Shakleford 

District of Columbia Aaron Bradshaw 

Hawaii C. A. Rice 

Philippine Islands Thomas L. Hartigan 

Porto Rico Sosthenes Behn 

COMMITTEE OX CREDENTIALS. 

Alabama James I. Abercrombie 

Arizona T. C. Adams 

Arkansas J. E. Bush 

California George C. Pardee 

Colorado Casimcro Barela 

Connecticut Irving H. Chase 

Delaware S. S. Pennewill 

Florida M. Paige 

Georgia ,, . . J. \\. Martin 

Idaho F. E. Fisk 

Illinois Ira C. Copley 

Indiana Oscar H. Montgomery 

Iowa W. S. Lewis 

Kansas Ulysses S. Sartin 

Kentucky James Breathitt 

Louisiana A. C. Lea 

Maine Edward X. Merrill 

Maryland Albert G. Tower 

Massachusetts 

Michigan Leonard Freeman 

Minnesota A. L. Hanson 

Mississippi Wesley Crayton 

Missouri Charles E. Rendlen 

Montana Sam Stephenson 

Xebraska Don L. Love 

Xevada M. Badt 

New Hampshire Hovey E. Slayton 

New Jersey John E. Gill 

New Mexico E. A. Cahoon 

New York Michael J. Dady 

North Carolina,. . . M. X. Harshaw 



164 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. Continued. 

North Dakota A. E. Johnson 

Ohio Emmett E. Erskine 

Oklahoma G. A. Paul 

Oregon Fred S. Bynon 

Pennsylvania H. H. Gilkyson 

Rhode Island George B. Waterhouse 

South Carolina J- H. Goodwyn 

South Dakota M. G. Carlisle 

Tennessee Xen Hicks 

Texas J- E. Elgin 

Utah Joseph Howell 

Vermont W. R. Warner 

Virginia Joseph L. Crupper 

Washington Patrick Halloran 

West Virginia Charles A. Swcsringen 

Wisconsin Walter S. Goodland 

Wyoming Patrick Sullivan 

Alaska L. P- Shackleford 

District of Columbia William Calvin Chase 

Hawaii John T. Moir 

Philippine Islands T. L. Hartigan 

Porto Rico Sosthenes Behn 

COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS. 

Alabama Shelby S. Pleasants 

Arizona F. L. Wright 

Arkansas H. L. Remmel 

California Marshall Stimson 

Colorado Ezra Elliott 

Connecticut Everett J. Lake 

Delaware R. R. Vale 

Florida W. H. Lucas 

Georgia J. M. Barnes 

Idaho D. W. Davis 

Illinois John L. Hamilton 

Indiana Will R. Wood 

Iowa B. F. Carroll 

Kansas J. S. George 

Kentucky W. D. Cochran 

Louisiana Emile Kuntz 

Maine H. P. Gardner 

Maryland Galen L. Tait 

Massachusetts 

Michigan William M. Smith 

Minnesota O. J. Larson 

Mississippi W. P. Locker 

Missouri C. A. Denton 

Montana D. J. Charles 

Nebraska C. A. Luce 

Nevada Albert Karge 

New Hampshire Lyford A. Merrow 

New Jersey James G. Blauvelt 

New Mexico Gregory Page 

New York. . . Ezra P. Prentice 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 165 

COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS. Continued. 

North Carolina W. S. O'B. Robinson 

North Dakota Emil Scow 

Ohio Sherman H. Eagle 

Oklahoma L. S. Skelton 

Oregon J. N. Smith 

Pennsylvania William H. Coletnan 

Rhode Island Herbert W. Rice 

South Carolina W. T. Andrews 

South Dakota C. L. Dotson 

Tennessee W. D. Howser 

Texas Phil E. Baer 

Utah Jacob Johnson 

Vermont John L. Lewis 

Virginia R. H. Angell 

Washington E. B. Hubbard 

West Virginia William Seymour Edwards 

Wisconsin Henry F. Cochems 

Wyoming C. D. Clark 

Alaska W. H. Hoggatt 

District of Columbia Aaron Bradshaw 

Hawaii W. F. Frear 

Philippine Islands J. M. Switzer 

Porto Rico Mateo Fajardo 

COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 

Alabama J. J. Curtis 

Arizona James T. Williams, Jr. 

Arkansas H. H. Myers 

California Chester H. Rowell 

Colorado A. M. Stevenson 

Connecticut Charles Hopkins Clark 

Delaware Henry A. Du Pont 

Florida Joseph E. Lee 

Georgia H. L. Johnson 

Idaho F. J. Hagenbarth 

Illinois William F. Bundy 

Indiana Charles W. Fairbanks 

Iowa George D. Perkins 

Kansas Ansel R. Clark 

Kentucky W. O. Bradley 

Louisiana H. C. Warmoth 

Maine Aretas E. Stearns 

Maryland VV. T. Warburton 

Massachusetts 

Michigan William Judson 

Minnesota Jacob F. Jacobson 

Mississippi L. K. Atwood 

Missouri Herbert S. Hadley 

Montana George T. Baggs 

Nebraska E. L. King 

Nevada H. V. Moorehouse 

New Hampshire Fernando W. Hartford 

New Jersey George L. Record 

New Mexico H. O. Burcun 



166 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. Continued. 

New York William Barnes, Jr. 

North Carolina Cyrus Thompson 

North Dakota P. O. Thorson 

Ohio Karl T. Webber 

Oklahoma J. R. Eckles 

Oregon D. D. Hail 

Pennsylvania William Draper Lewis 

Rhode Island Henry F. Lippitt 

South Carolina E. F. Cochran 

South Dakota Alan Bogue, Jr. 

Tennessee H. Clay Evans 

Texas W. M. McDonald 

Utah George Sutherland 

Vermont J. L. Southwick 

Virginia D. Lawrence Groner 

Washington C. C. Gase 

West Virginia Samuel B. Montgomery 

Wisconsin Walter C. Owen 

Wyoming William H. Huntley 

Alaska W. H. Hoggatt 

District of Columbia William Calvin Chase 

Hawaii George F. Renton 

Philippine Islands John M. Switzer 

Porto Rico Mateo Fajardo 



ADJOURNMENT. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I move that the Conven- 
tion adjourn until 12 o'clock to-morrow. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 o'clock and 47 minutes p. m.) 
the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, Thursday, June 20, 1912, at 12 
o'clock meridian. 



THIRD DAY 



CONVENTION HALL 

THE COLISEUM, 

CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 20, 1912. 
The Convention met at 12 o'clock m. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The proceedings of this day will be 
opened with prayer by the Very Reverend Dean Walter T. Summer, D.D. 

PRAYER OF THE VERY REVEREND DEAN WALTER T. 

SUMNER, D.D. 

The Very Reverend Walter T. Summer, D.D., Dean of Cathedral 
SS. Peter and Paul, Chicago, Illinois, offered the following prayer: 

Almighty God, look down, we beseech Thee, and bless this Con- 
vention here assembled. Grant unto its members self-restraint, cool 
judgment, and all wisdom, that their deliberations may insure to the 
nation civic righteousness, industrial peace, and social justice; that all 
men may have an abundance of life, and the mind to serve Thee in 
Godly living, maintaining the sanctity of the home and the integrity of 
the nation. Amen. 

COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention : The Committee on Credentials is not ready to report, 
and as no business is in order until that Committee shall have reported, I 
move that the Convention take a recess until 4 o'clock this afternoon. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. I second the motion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the mo- 
tion of the gentleman from Indiana that the Convention take a recess 
until 4 o'clock this afternoon. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 12 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m.) 
the Convention took a recess until 4 o'clock p. m. 

AFTERNOON SESSION. 
At the expiration of the recess the Convention reassembled. 

COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, inasmuch as the 
Committee on Credentials is not yet ready to report, and inasmuch as no 
business is in order until that Committee shall have reported, I move that 
the Convention adjourn until 11 o'clock to-morrow. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p. m.) 
the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, Thursday, June 21, 1912, at 
11 o'clock a. m. 

(167) 



FOURTH DAY 



CONVENTION HALL 

THE COLISEUM, 

CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 21, 1912. 
The Convention met at 11 o'clock a. m. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Prayer will be offered by the Rev. John 
Balcom Shaw, D.D. 

PRAYER OF REV. JOHN BALCOM SHAW, D.D. 

Rev. John Balcom Shaw, D.D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian 
Church, Chicago, Illinois, offered the following prayer : 

O God most mighty, God most merciful, the Supreme and Sovereign 
ruler of the universe, who holdest sway alike over the lives of men and 
the affairs of nations, decreeing abiding success unto those only who 
submit to Thy control and do Thy will, we acknowledge and adore Thee 
as the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, Whose favor 
is life and whose loving kindness is better than life ; we bless Thee for 
Thy signal favor in times past to this our nation ; and profoundly con- 
scious of our dependence upon Thee, we reverently invoke upon the Re- 
public Thy gracious presence and benediction. As here gathered in na- 
tional assembly we, the representatives of a historic and honorable organ- 
ization, the deputies of the people and the servants of the King of kings, 
shall seek to conserve the future good of our country and plan for her 
advancing honor and prosperity, do Thou so guide our deliberations and 
shape our decisions, so surcharge this Convention with Thy divine peace, 
son convey to us the knowledge of Thy far-seeing, all-wise will, and give 
us so fully of Thy holy spirit, the wisdom and understanding of concord 
and brotherhood, of unity, purity and equity, that loyal to Thy standards, 
honoring Thy name, and desirous of Thy glory, we may do in thy pres- 
ence the things which please Thee and for which in time to come we may 
claim the seal of Thine approval and the furtherance of Thy Almighty 
help. Grant this with the remission and absolution of all our sins, na- 
tional and personal, through Jesus Christ, Thine only begotten Son and 
our only Saviour, to Whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, 
blessed forevermore, be honor and glory, majesty and dominion, world 
without end. Amen. 

(168) 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 169 

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The business in order is the presentation 
of reports from the Committee on Credentials. 

NINTH ALABAMA DISTRICT. 

MR. W. T. DOVELL, of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I am directed by 
your Committee on Credentials to submit a report relative to the contest 
in the Ninth Congressional District of Alabama. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read the report of 
the Committee on Credentials. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"The Committee on Credentials respectfully presents to the Conven- 
tion this report and recommends the seating of J. Rivers Carter, of Jeffer- 
son County; James B. Sloane, of Blunt County, as delegates from the 
Ninth Congressional District of Alabama, and Thomas J. Kennamer and 
J. O. Diffay, both of Jefferson County, State of Alabama, Ninth Congres- 
sional District, as alternates from the said district. 

"Your Committee begs leave to state that it heard a full presentation 
of the evidence and exhaustive arguments of those representing the dele- 
gates and alternates whose seating we recommend as well as the adver- 
sary parties, at the close of which your Committee finds the following 
facts : 

"On February 15, 1912, thirty persons, claiming to be members of 
the managing or executive committee of the Ninth Congressional District, 
met for the purpose of issuing a call for a district convention. The full 
quota of the Committee was twenty-nine. Of these thirty persons so as- 
sembled the right of twenty-three to sit upon the Committee is not ques- 
tioned. The right of seven to sit upon that Committee was denied. 

"When the Committee met one of those, Mr. O. R. Hundley, whose 
right to a seat upon the Committee was disputed, attempted to make a 
motion whereupon a member whose right to sit is not questioned, chal- 
lenged the right of Hundley to participate in the deliberations of the 
Committee. The Chairman of the Committee being absent, the Secretary 
thereof attempted to preside in his place, and denied the right of any 
member to question the right of said Hundley to participate and refused 
to hear any objection to the roll as prepared by himself. 

"Thereupon, no chairman having been chosen, Mr. A. C. Birch was 
placed in nomination. The individual who had usurped the chair re- 
fused to recognize the nomination ; thereupon the member of the commit- 
tee who had named Mr. Birch presented to the meeting the question of 
the election of Mr. Birch. Fifteen of those present voted for Mr. Birch. 
The remaining fifteen, only fourteen of whom could possibly have been 
members of the committee, refused to recognize Mr. Birch, and there- 



170 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

upon the two parties took different positions in the hall and held two 
meetings. The meeting presided over by Mr. Birch proceeded in a regu- 
lar way to call a district convention for the purpose of electing delegates 
and alternates to the National Convention, and it is this Convention so 
presided over by Mr. Birch which sends the delegation now holding their 
seats in this Convention under the approval of the National Committee. 
The call issued by this district convention being fundamental of subse- 
quent proceedings, and it appearing that the regularity of the call de- 
pended upon the right of the different individuals to a seat upon the 
district committee, careful inquiry was made of this committee into the 
credentials of each one of the seven whose right to a seat upon the com- 
mittee was disputed. Of those participating in the Birch or Taft com- 
mittee meeting, the right of two is questioned, to wit : \V. M. Latham 
and R. H. Harding. It was asserted that not W. M. Latham but a James 
Latham, his brother, was the regularly elected member of the committee. 
The evidence, however, was clear and vastly preponderating that W. M. 
Latham had not only been elected to the committee but had repeatedly 
participated in person and by proxy at meetings thereof, and had repeat- 
edly received notices from the chairman of its meetings. It was further 
made to appear that representatives of the Roosevelt adherents had so- 
licited his proxy for the committee meeting of February 15, 1912. As to 
R. H. Harding, it was claimed that he had resigned from the committee. 
The proof shows without question that in anticipation of his probable 
absence upon the day of the committee meeting he had prepared a resigna- 
tion which he delivered to one Clayton to be held by him and delivered to 
the committee only in the event that he, Harding, should be absent from 
the committee meeting. Prior to the day of the committee meeting, and 
when it became evident that he would be able to be present thereat, 
Harding requested Clayton to return to him the resignation which he had 
written out. Clayton, however, refused to do so, and delivered the same 
to the chairman of the committee, who thereupon appointed another indi- 
vidual in place of said Harding. This was done before the committee 
to which the resignation was addressed had met, and the resignation was 
recalled before the committee had acted upon it. This committee, there- 
fore, finds as a matter of fact and as a conclusion of law that said resig- 
nation having been recalled before it was accepted by the committee, never 
took effect, and therefore, upon February 15, 1912, Harding was unques- 
tionably entitled to act as a member of the district committee. 

"These two members, Latham and Harding, gave to the Birch or Taft 
committee meeting a clear majority of the entire committee. 

"Of those who participated in the Roosevelt committee the right of 
five to sit as members of the committee is challenged, to wit: 

O. R. Hundley, J. F. Shaddick, 

J. W. Davidson, B. S. Culwell, 

J. W. Clayton. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 171 

"As to Clayton, it was shown by numerous and unquestioned affi- 
davits that he was at said time and is now a non-resident of the Ninth 
District, and we find, therefore, that he lost his membership upon the 
committee upon his removal from the district. Culwell is the individual 
who had been substituted -for Harding, and as the resignation of Harding 
had not been accepted by the committee, and Harding himself was pres- 
ent, it follows that Culwell was not entitled to membership. 

"The right of the remaining three, Hundley, Davidson and Shaddick, 
to sit upon the committee is predicated upon a pretended appointment by 
the absent chairman of the committee, and the right to make such appoint- 
ment is based upon a pretended resolution claimed to have been passed at 
the district convention in 1910, authorizing the chairman of the committee 
to fill vacancies. The contestants have been unable to produce any min- 
utes showing the adoption of such a resolution. Your committee had 
before it affidavits of twelve reputable citizens who were members of 
the convention that no such resolution was ever adopted. The resolution 
itself appears written in pencil upon one side of a small sheet of paper 
in the handwriting of the secretary of the committee, who is the same 
individual who attempted to preside at the meeting of February 15, 1912. 
That portion of the resolution which pretends to give to the chairman the 
authority to fill vacancies, gives evidence of having been written at a 
different time and with a different pencil than that used in writing the 
body of the resolution, and your committee finds that there is plain evi- 
dence of the alteration of said resolution, and that no resolution giving 
to the chairman authority to fill vacancies upon the committee was ever 
passed, as was claimed, by the district convention of 1910. Your com- 
mittee, therefore, finds that upon February 15, 1912, there were fifteen 
legal members of the committee participating in the Birch or Taft meet- 
ing and ten legally accredited members of the committee participating in 
the Roosevelt meeting of the committee. 

"The fifteen members of the committee so presided over by Mr. Birch 
proceeded in a regular and legal manner to call a district convention, to be 
held at Birmingham. Alabama, on March 16, 1912, for the election of dele- 
gates and alternates to this Convention. Due notice was given, and all 
steps taken in full compliance with the law and the requirements of the 
National Committee. Four counties in the district in response to this 
call sent delegates to the convention, which was held at the time and 
place fixed, at Birmingham, and the delegates now seated were elected at 
that convention. These county organizations which have been recognized 
and unchallenged for twelve years selected not only delegates to the dis- 
trict convention of the Ninth District, but selected in the same manner 
delegates to a State Convention, which named the delegates-at-large from 
the State of Alabama to this National Convention. A contest was filed 
before the National Committee against the delegates-at-large so selected 



172 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

as aforesaid. The National Committee having heard the same, voted 
unanimously not to support said contest, thus recognizing the authority 
of the county organizations of the Ninth District with regard to their 
action in selecting delegates to the State Convention. No appeal from 
that finding of the National Committee has been presented to this com- 
mittee. We accept this, therefore, as a recognition of the validity of the 
Republican organizations in counties of the Ninth District. 

"We therefore find that J. Rivers Carter, of Jefferson County; James 
B. Sloan, of Blunt County, are the regularly and duly elected delegates 
from the Ninth Congressional District of Alabama, and Thomas J. Ken- 
namer and J. O. Diffay, both of Jefferson County, are the regularly and 
duly elected alternates to this Convention from the Ninth Congressional 
District of Alabama." 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri, obtained the floor. 

MR. R. R. McCoRMiCK, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair has recognized the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Hadley). 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I yield to Mr. McCormick, of the State of 
Illinois, a member of the Committee on Credentials, who wishes to submit 
a minority report on the contest in the Ninth District of Alabama. 

MR. R. R. MCCORMICK, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, within a few 
moments this report of the majority was sprung upon the minority mem- 
bers of the Committee. We requested an opportunity to prepare a minor- 
ity report. This opportunity was denied to us, and we were merely given 
an opportunity to register our dissent. I hold here the dissent of the 
minority members, and I state that we will expect ample opportunity at a 
future tim.e to present the facts of this case. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair will say to the Convention 
that while strictly speaking there can be no such thing as a minority re- 
port, an expression of the views of the minority may always, by permis- 
sion of a deliberative body, be presented and received. The Chair will 
assume such permission to be given by this Convention unless overruled, 
and accordingly the views of the minority of the Committee on Creden- 
tials, presented by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. McCormick) will now 
be read for the information of this Convention. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona ; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 173 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Dovell, 
of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions in 
any of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting as judges 
in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Georgia; 
Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of Alaska, 
sitting as members of this Committee, for the reason that they were 
members of the National Committee and participated in its deliberations 
and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma 
jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this Con^ 
vention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

ALABAMA. Ninth Distrct. 

DELEGATES. ALTERNATES. 

James B. Sloan Thomas J. Kennamer 

J. Rivers Carter J. O. Diffay 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and Districts, as follows: 

ALABAMA. Ninth Distrct. 

DELEGATES. 

Judge Oscar R. Hundley George R. Lewis 

"Respectfully submitted, 

JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio. 
JOHN BOYD Avis. 
LEX N. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania. 
HUGH T. HALBERT, Minnesota. 

"Illinois on Alabama contest, Robert R. McCormick; on Arizona con- 
test, proxy for R. R. McCormick. 

W. S. LAUDER, North Dakota. 
J. M. LANDON, Kansas. 
CHARLES H. COWLES, North Carolina. 
FRANCIS J. HENEY, California. 
HARRY SHAW (W. P. H.), W. Va. (S. X. Way). 
H. E. SACKETT, Nebraska. 
J. M. LIBBY, Maine. 
DAN NORTON, Oklahoma. 
JESSE A. TOLERTON, Missouri." 

MR. R. R. MCCORMICK, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I move that the 
report of the minority be substituted for the report of the majority. 



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MR. HUGH T. HALBERT, of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, I second that 
motion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. 
Hadley) has the floor. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. I move that the minority re- 
port of the Committee on Credentials be substituted for the majority 
report; and in that connection, Mr. Chairman, I request that unanimous 
consent may be given to Mr. McCormick, the representatives of the minor- 
ity members of the Committee on Credentials, to read a brief statement 
in support of the minority report, as the representative of the majority 
members of the Committee was permitted to read a statement in support 
of the majority report. This has been prepared, and includes only three 
typewritten pages. 

MR. R. J. WALKER, of Virginia. I move that the motion be laid on 
the table. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Will the gentleman give his name to the 
Secretary. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. I make the point of order that 
the motion is not in order, because unanimous consent has been given to 
make the statement. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair is of the opinion that the 
motion of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley) to substitute the 
views of the minority for the majority report is regularly before the 
Convention ; and that the request for unanimous consent for the reading 
of the statement by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. McCormick) must 
first be passed upon by the Convention, and that the motion of the gentle- 
man whose name the Chair has not yet learned, to lay upon the table 
the motion of the gentleman from Missouri, will then be in order. That 
is to say, if the unanimous consent is given, the statement will be read by 
Mr. McCormick, before the motion to lay on the table is put. 

Unanimous consent is asked for the reading of a statement by the 
gentleman from Illinois (Mr. McCormick). Is there objection? The 
Chair hears none. Unanimous consent is given. 

MR. R. R. MCCORMICK, of Illinois. I will explain to the delegates, 
what is known to the Chairman, that immediately before the calling of 
this Convention to order I was present here and not in the committee 
room. I will ask the Secretary to read the statement. 

The Secretary read as follows : 
"To the Chairman of the Republican National Convention, Chicago, 

Illinois. 
GENTLEMEN : 

"The undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials beg 
leave to dissent from the report of the majority of the members of this 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 175 

Committee, and report in lieu thereof the following as to the delegates 
and alternates from the Ninth Congressional District of Alabama: 

"We report that Oscar R. Hundley and G. R. Lewis, delegates, and 
W. H. Lewis and P. H. Clark, alternates, are entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and that J. R. Carter and J. B. Sloan, who have been for- 
mally seated as delegates, and T. J. Kennemer and J. O. Diffay, who have 
also been seated as alternate delegates in this Convention from said Ninth 
Congressional District of Alabama, by the action of the National Com- 
mittee are not entitled to seats in this Convention. 

"We base our reasons for this report upon the following facts, amply 
sustained by the official records, and ample sworn testimony of witnesses 
presented before this Committee : 

"The said Oscar R. Hundley and G. R. Lewis and W. H. Lewis and 
P. H. Clark were elected as delegates and alternates by a convention held 
on a call made by the regular Republican District Committee of the Ninth 
Congressional District of Alabama, the regularity of which committee 
has not been questioned since its election by the Republican District Con- 
vention of said Ninth District on the eleventh day of July, Nineteen Hun- 
dred and Ten, until the bolt therefrom by a minority of said committee. 

"Said District Committee held a regular session in the city of Bir- 
mingham on the 15th day of February, 1912, in which the delegates for- 
mally seated by this Convention were present in person and participated. 
At that meeting of said committee, the total membership of which was 29, 
and including the chairman and secretary, 31 members in all, there were 
present answering to the roll call 25 members in person and 2 by proxy, 
making 28 members in all. The. delegates formally seated in this conven- 
tion by the National Committee were elected by a convention called by a 
bolting minority of said committee, composed of 12 members thereof, who 
left the committee composed of the remaining 18 members, and held a 
separate convention in the rear of the same hall. 

"The 18 remaining members of the committee and a majority and 
quorum thereof, called a convention, at which were elected the aforesaid 
delegates and alternates, to wit : Oscar R. Hundley, G. R. Lewis and W. 
H. Lewis and P. H. Clark. The delegates and alternates heretofore given 
seats in this convention and who were elected as the result of the action 
of the said bolting minority of said District Committee, are illegal and 
not entitled to sit in this Convention for the following reasons : 

"1. At the time of their bolt they did not have a majority or quorum 
of the committee upon which to base any legal or regular action. 

"2. They endeavored after the bolt to secure a majority of the com- 
mittee by adding thereto the name of one man, W. M. Latham, who, it 
was shown by the records of said committee, at every meeting since it 
was formed in 1910, and by the records of the District Convention, when 



176 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

the committee was formed in 1910, to have never been a member of said 
committee, and never to have participated therein. 

"3. They further endeavored to secure a quorum of said committee, 
after their said bolt, by adding thereto the name of one Harvey Hardin, 
who was shown to have resigned from said committee on the 9th day of 
February, 1912, and whose place was filled by the chairman of said com- 
mittee on the 14th day of February, 1912; said action of said chairman 
being duly reported to said committee and concurred in by said committee. 
The authority of the chairman for making all appointments in the com- 
mittee to fill vacancies was amply and incontrovertibly sustained by the 
records of the District Convention of July 11, 1910, and by the action of 
the committee on June 22, 1911. Even by these methods they failed to get 
a majority of the committee, upon which to base their bolt. 

"4. The convention claimed to have been held by the bolting minority 
of the committee was held without the notice required by the rules of the 
National Committee, when it called this Convention. 

"Based upon these facts, we offer as a substitute for the majority 
report of the Committee on Credentials the following resolution : 

"Resolved, That Oscar R. Hundley and G. R. Lewis, delegates, and 
W. H. Lewis and P. H. Clark, alternates, are entitled to their seats upon 
the floor of this Convention." 

MR. W. T. DOVELL, of Washington. I desire to ask unanimous con- 
sent to make a statement for not to exceed five minutes, before the ques- 
tion is put on the motion to lay on the table. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Washington asks 
unanimous consent to make a statement, not exceeding five minutes in 
length, in response' to the statement just read by the gentleman from 
Illinois. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and consent is given. 

MR. DOVELL, of Washington. This is the statement I desire to make 
in behalf of the Committee on Credentials : 

Gentlemen of the Convention will appreciate the unfortunate treat- 
ment which has been accorded the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. McCor- 
mick) who represents the minority. He was deprived of an opportunity 
of preparing a minority report, and yet had time to prepare the statement 
which he has just presented. (Applause.) 

Your Committee on Credentials, including myself, have been in ses- 
sion continuously, without intermission to secure either food or sleep, 
since 9 o'clock yesterday morning. It is only fair to say that there are 
present in the meeting of the Committee men who, to say the least, are 
not assisting the Committee in concluding its deliberations. 

It would be impossible, gentlemen of the Convention, for me to dis- 
cuss, had I the floor for that purpose, the facts concerning the case from 
Alabama. Let me merely say to you that the report which I presented to 
you was supported by a vote of 34 to 13, and amongst those who voted for 




HON'. DAVID \V. Mt'LVANK. of Kans 
Member of Committee on Arrangements 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 177 

the report of the majority were the representative upon that committee 
from the State of Wisconsin and the representative from the State of 
Idaho. (Applause.) 

The whole question was based upon a conclusion as to whether or 
not a resolution, under which, in a certain district, the chairman claimed 
the right to fill vacancies upon his committee, was valid or was forged; 
and to say the least concerning this purported resolution, which was 
presented to the Committee, written in lead pencil upon one side of a 
sheet of paper, it was the conclusion of a majority of the members of that 
Committee that the resolution had been penciled at two different times, 
with two different pencils ; and I desire to read to you the statement which 
was made by the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. St. Clair) in explanation of 
his vote. He said: 

"I regard the fact that the County Chairman did not know that 
he had authority to fill vacancies and that that split division confirmed 
the appointment and the fact of there being a period before the word 
'and' at the end of that notation 'and to fill vacancies that may occur,' 
makes me believe that it is doubtful as to whether that was not added 
afterwards, and, in view of the fact that they did not know that they 
had the authority and confirmed it, I take that position and therefore 
vote no." 

MR. R. R. McCoRMiCK, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a ques- 
tion of personal privilege. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state the question of 
privilege. 

MR. McCoRMiCK, of Illinois. I ask to be permitted to explain to this 
Convention that I had been with the Chairman of this Convention, trying 
to ascertain the procedure, and was not present in the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, and knew nothing about the minority report. I was not given 
permission to make that explanation before reading the minority report 
which was handed to me. That is all. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair will state that the gentleman 
from Virginia (Mr. Robert J. Walker) has withdrawn for the present his 
motion to lay upon the table, at the request of the Virginia delegation, in 
order to give to the gentleman from Missouri (Governor Hadley) an op- 
portunity to make a motion, notice of which motion had already been 
given to the Chair. The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Mis- 
souri (Mr. Hadley). 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, the resolution 
which I now offer relates to the question as to who shall vote upon the 
minority report of the Committee on Credentials. It is as follows : 

"Resolved, That in the vote upon the adoption of the minority 
report of the Committee on Credentials, the delegates named in the 
list attached hereto, and whose names are upon the temporary roll of 



178 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

this Convention, and whose seats are contested, shall not vote upon 

said report until the right of any delegate named therein to a seat 

in this Convention has been determined in his favor by a majority of 

the delegates entitled to vote upon said question, under the terms of 

this resolution." (Applause.) 

I will state that the list to which I refer is the list in the Hands of 
the Secretary, of the 72 delegates whose seats were protested by fourteen 
members of the National Committee, and whose right to vote has previ- 
ously furnished a subject-matter of controversy in the Convention. 

MR. WADSWORTH, of New York. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point of 
order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. \VADSWORTH, of New York. Mr. Chairman, the resolution of- 
fered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley) relates to a subject 
upon which the Chair ruled in reply to a point of order raised day before 
yesterday, if my recollection is correct. It is now attempted, by the intro- 
duction of such a resolution at this time, to reverse the ruling of the 
Chair in an indirect manner, and in effect to amend, or establish a rule 
or rules of this Convention at this time, before the Committee on Rules 
has had an opportunity to present a report. For that reason I contend 
that the motion of the Governor of Missouri is out of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair was notified some little time 
ago of the intention to offer this resolution, and the Chair has been in 
grave doubt as to its right to entertain the motion, for substantially the 
reasons stated by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Wadsworth). 

The effect of the resolution would be to reverse the ruling of the 
Chair of day before yesterday, which was accepted by the Convention 
without appeal ; and it would have the effect of doing what is practically 
conceded to be in violation of the rules of parliamentary law to deprive 
delegates upon the temporary roll of the Convention of their right to vote 
upon cases other than their own, presented by contests in which they are 
not involved. The Chair has grave doubt of the right of the Convention 
to disfranchise any delegate in that way. Nevertheless, it seems so plainly 
for the general interest of the Republican party which we are met here 
to promote, that a question of that kind shall be passed upon by the Con- 
vention, when presented, that the Chair has determined to entertain the 
motion, and to overrule the point of order. (Applause.) 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen: 
I move to lay on the table the resolution offered by Governor Hadley. 
(Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Wat- 
son) moves to lay upon the table the resolution offered by the gentleman 
from Missouri (Mr. Hadley). Are you ready for the question? 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 179 

Several delegates demanded a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. A roll call is demanded. Is the call 
seconded by delegations from two States? 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania seconds the call. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. New Jersey seconds the 
demand. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The demand for a roll call is seconded 
by two States, and the Secretary will call the roll. The question before 
the Convention is on the motion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. 
Watson) to lay on the table the motion of the gentleman from Missouri 
(Mr. Hadley). 

MR. FRANCIS J. HENEY, of California. Mr. Chairman, a question of 
information. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state the question. 

MR. HENEY, of California. I should like to ask whether these 72 dele- 
gates are to vote upon this motion or not. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. For the information of the gentleman 
from California the Chair will restate the effect of the ruling already 
made. The gentlemen from the Ninth District of Alabama, whose seats 
are contested, and whose right to sit in involved in this report, will not 
be permitted to vote. (Applause.) All other delegates upon the tem- 
porary roll, their rights not being involved in this report, will be per- 
mitted to vote. (Applause.) 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 

The vote of Alabama was announced : 20 yeas. 2 nays, 2 contested 
delegates not voting. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California.' Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point of 
order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. My point of order is that the question 
on which we are to vote affects the seating of 72 delegates, and not of 
two delegates alone. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The point of order is not well taken. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The State of Arizona was called, and the vote announced : 6 yeas. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. What was the ruling on my point of 
order ? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The point of order is overruled. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. I expected it. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JOHNSON, of California (when the State of California was 
called). Inasmuch as there are two contested delegates from California, 
we vote only 24 votes nay. 



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The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Call the names of the other two dele- 
gates. 

MR. E. H. TRYON, of California. Two votes "Yea." 

The vote of California was announced: 2 yeas, 24 nayo. 

MR. MEYER LISSNER, of California. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the 
vote of California. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The statement of the vote of California 
is challenged, and the Secretary will call the names of the members of 
that delegation. 

MR. HENEY, of California. I challenge the right of the two men 
from California who are contested to vote upon this question. 

The Secretary called the roll of the California delegation, and it 
resulted as follows : 



CALIFORNIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay 

Hiram W. Johnson 

Chester H. Rowfell 

Meyer Lissner 

Francis J. Heney 

William Kent 

Mrs. Florence C. Porter 

Marshall Stimson 

Frank S. Wallace 

George C. Pardee 

Lee C. Gates 

Clinton L. White 

John M. Eshleman 

C. H. Windham 

William H. Sloane 

C. C. Young 

Ralph W. Bull 

S. C. Beach 

John H. McCallum 

Truxton Beale 

\V. G. Tillotson 

Sumner Crosby 

Charles E. Snook 

Mrs. Isabella W. Blaney 

Jesse L. Hurlburt 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

4 E. H. Tryon I 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr i 



a 4 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the right of 
those two members in the California delegation whose seats are contested 
to vote upon that question. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 181 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The vote of Indiana was announced : Yeas, 20 ; nays, 9 ; not voting, 1. 

MR. WILLIAM HOLTON DYE, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, inasmuch as 
there are two delegates in this delegation whose seats are contested, I 
protest against the vote as announced, and challenge it. I ask for a poll 
of the delegation. 

The State of Maryland was called, and the result was announced : 
Yeas, 8; nays, 7; not voting, 1. 

MR. GALEN L. TAIT, of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, I call for a poll of 
the State of Maryland. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman challenge the an- 
nouncement of the vote? 

MR. TAIT, of Maryland. I do. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The announcement of the vote of Mary- 
land is challenged, and the delegates will be called by name. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Maryland delegation, and the 
result was announced as follows : 

MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough i 

William T. Warburton I 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr. (By C. Ross Mace, alternate') . . i 

George L, Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate) .... i 

DISTRI CTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower i 

William B. Tilghman i 

2 Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3 Alfred R. Moreland i 

Louis E. Melis i 

4 Theodore P. Weis i 

Joseph P. Evans i 

5 Adrian Posey i 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones i 

Galen L. Tait i 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York (when the State of 
New York was called). Mr. Chairman, I desire to say that I think the 
New York delegation would prefer a roll call, but that cannot be obtained 
without the result of the vote being challenged. After as good a poll as 
can be made under existing circumstances, New York reports 76 yeas, 13 
nays, 1 not voting. 



182 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. JACOB L. HOLTZMAN, of New York. Mr. Chairman, I make a 
formal objection, and ask for a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman challenge the an- 
nouncement ? 

MR. JOSIAH T. NEWCOMB, of New York. I make a formal challenge 
of the vote and ask for a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of New York being challenged, 
the Secretary will call the roll of that delegation. 

The Secretary called the roll of the New York delegation, and the 
result was announced : Yeas, 76 ; nays, 13 ; not voting, 1, as follows : 

NEW YORK. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. Not Voting. 

Elihu Root (By B. W. B. Brown, alternate) i 

William Barnes, Jr i 

Edwin A. Merritt, Jr i 

William Berri i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William Carr i 

Smith Cox i 

2 Theron H. Burden i 

Frank E. Losee i 

3 David Towle i 

Alfred E. Vass i 

4 Timothy L. Woodruff i 

Wm. A. Prendergast i 

5 William Berri (By Robt. Wellwood, alternate) i 

Alfred T. Hobley i 

6 William M. Calder i 

Lewis M. Swasey i 

7 Michael J. Dady i 

Jacob Brenner i 

8 Marcus B. Campbell i 

Frederick Linde i 

9 Thomas B. Lineburgh i 

Rhinehard H. Pforr i 

10 Clarence B. Smith i 

Jacob L. Holtzmann i 

ii George Cromwell i 

Chauncey M. Depew i 

12 J. Van Vechten Olcott i 

Alexander Wolf i 

13 James E. March i 

Charles H. Murray i 

14 Samuel S. Koenig i 

Frederick C. Tanner i 

15 Job E. Hedges (By Courtlandt Nicoll, alternate). . . 'i 

Fira P. Prentice i 

1 6 Oxlo T. Bannard i 

Martin Steinthal i 

17 Nicholas Murray Butler i 



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183 



NEW YORK. Continued. 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. Not Voting. 

William H. Douglas i 

18 Ogden L. Mills i 

Charles L. Bernheimer i 

19 Samuel Strasbourger i 

Louis N. Hammerling i 

20 Herbert Parsons i 

Samuel Krulewitch i 

21 Lloyd C. Griscom j 

Frank K. Bowers i 

*2--James L. Wells i 

Ernest F. Eilert i 

33 Josiah T. Xewcomb i 

Herman T. Redin i 

*4 Alexander S. Cochran (By John H. Nichols, Alt.) . \ 

William Archer i 

25 William L. Ward i 

John J. Brown i 

6 Joseph M. Dickey i 

Samuel K. Phillips i 

27 Louis F. Payn i 

Martin Cantine i 

28 James H. Perkins i 

Alba M. Ide i 

*9 Louis W. Emerson i 

Cornelius V. Collins i 

30 Lucius N. Littauer i 

J. Ledlie Hees i 

31 George R. Malby (By Harvey C. Carter, alternate) . : 

John H. Moffitt i 

32 Francis M. Hugo i 

Perry G. Williams .- . . i 

43 Judson J. Gilbert i 

William S. Doolittle i 

34 George W. Fairchild i 

Lafayette B. Gleason (By Howard D. Newton, Alt.) i 
35 Francis Hendricks i 

James M. Gilbert i 

36 Sereno E. Payne i 

Albert M. Patterson i 

37 Andrew D. White (By Elmer Sherwood, alternate) . i 

Alanson B. Houghton i 

38 George W. Aldridge (By P. V. Crirtenden, Alt.) i 

James L. Hotchkiss i 

39 James W. Wadsworth i 

Frederick C. Stevens i 

40 William H. Daniels i 

James S. Simmons i 

41 Charles P. Woltz i 

Nathan Wolff (By John H. Clogston, alternate) ... i 
44 John Grimm J 

Simon Seibert (By Charles H. Brown, alternate) . . i 
43 Frank Sullivan Smith i 

Frank O. Anderson i 



Total 



r6 



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The State of North Carolina was called, and the vote was announced: 
Yeas, 3; nays, 21. 

MR. ISAAC M. MEEKINS, of North Carolina. Mr. Chairman, North 
Carolina wants a poll of its vote. There are recorded here delegates who 
are not in their seats, and whose alternates are absent. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman challenge the an- 
nouncement? The gentleman's statement amounts to a challenge of the 
announcement, and the roll of the North Carolina delegation will be called. 

The Secretary called the roll of the North Carolina delegation, and 
the result was announced : Yeas, 3 ; nays, 19 ; not voting, 2, as follows : 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

AT LAEGK. 

Delegates. Yta. Nay. Not Voting. 

Zeb V. Walser i 

Richmond Pearson I 

Thomas E. Owen i 

Cyrus Thompson i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Isaac M. Meekins i 

Wheeler Martin i 

j Daniel W. Patrick i 

George W. Stanton i 

3 Marion Butler i 

W. S. O'B. Robinson i 

4 J. C. L. Harris (By Charles D. Wildes, alternate) . . i 

John C. Matthews i 

5 James N. Williasison i 

Jno. T. Benbow i 

6 R. S. White i 

D. H. Senter i 

7 C. H. Cowles i 

J. T. Hedrick i 

8 Moses N. Hmrshaw i 

W. Henry Hobson i 

9 S. S. McNinch . . i 

Charles E. Green i 

10 A. T. Pritchard i 

R. H. Staton i 

Total 3 20 i 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The State of Oregon was called, and the vote was announced : Yeas, 
5; nays, 5. 

MR. CHARLES W. ACKERSON, of Oregon. Mr. Chairman, I challenge 
the vote of Oregon and demand a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman challenges the announce- 
ment of the vote of Oregon. The Secretary will call the roll. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Oregon delegation, and the result 
was announced : Yeas, 5 ; nays, 5, as follows : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 185 



OREGON. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Charles W. Ackerson I 

Daniel Boyd i 

Fred S. Bynon i 

Homer C. Campbell i 

Charles H. Carey i 

Henry Waldo Coe i 

D. D: Hail i 

Thomas McCusker i 

J. N. Smith i 

A. V. Swift i 



The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of States, the result was announced : Yeas, 569 ; nays, 499 ; not voting, 10, 
as follows : 

States, Territories, and Number Not 
Delegate Districts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. 

Alabama 24 20 2 * 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas 18 17 i 

California 26 2 24 

Colorado . . .' 12 12 

Connecticut 14 14 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida 12 12 

Georgia 28 28 

Idaho 8 .. 8 

Illinois 58 7 51 

Indiana 30 20 9 i 

Iowa 26 16 to 

Kansas 20 2 18 

Kentucky 26 24 2 

Louisiana 20 20 

Maine 12 . . 12 

Maryland 16 8 8 

Massachusetts 36 18 18 

Michigan 30 20 10 

Minnesota 24 . . 24 

Mississippi ao .16 4 

Missouri 36 16 20 

Montana 8 8 

Nebraska 16 . . 16 

Nevada 6 6 

New Hampshire 8 8 

New Jersey 28 38 28 

New Mexico 8 7 i 

New York go 76 13 i 

North Carolina 24 3 20 i 



186 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

States, Territories, and Number Not 

Delegate Ditsricts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. 

North Dakota 10 10 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 2 4 16 

Oregon 10 5 5 

Pennsylvania 76 *a 64 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 12 5 I 

South Dakota 10 10 

Tennessee 24 23 i 

Texas 40 29 9 2 

Utah 8 7 i 

Vermont 8 6 2 

Virginia 24 21 2 i 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia 16 . . 16 

Wisconsin 26 25 i 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Colv.mbia 2 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Porto Rico a J 

Totals 1078 569 499 10 

So Mr. Watson's motion to lay on the table Mr. Hadley's resolution 
was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The motion of the gentleman from Vir- 
ginia (Mr. Walker) is now in order. That motion is to lay on the 
table the motion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority 
report. 

MR. R. J. WALKER, of Virginia. Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gen- 
tleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson). 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I renew the mo- 
tion of the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Walker) to lay on the table 
the motion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Virginia having 
yielded to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson), the latter moves 
to lay on the table the motion of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Had- 
ley) to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report upon 
the contest in the Ninth Alabama District. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. I rise to a parliamentary inquiry. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his parliamen- 
tary inquiry. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. As I understand, a vote "Yea" upon this 
motion is a vote to defeat the motion made by myself to substitute the 
views of the minority for the report of the majority? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. It is. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 187 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. But it does not carry the majority report 
with it? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. It does not. Are you ready for the 
question? The question is on agreeing to the motion to table the motion 
of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley) to substitute the views of 
the minority for the majority report. 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. On that I ask the yeas and nays. 

MR. FORT, of New Jersey. On behalf of New Jersey I second the 
demand. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania likewise sec- 
onds the demand. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. A roll-call having been demanded, and 
the demand having been seconded by two States, the Secretary will call the 
roll. 

The question is on agreeing to the motion to lay on the table the mo- 
tion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report. A 
vote "yea" is a vote in favor of the majority report; a vote "nay" is in 
favor of the views of the minority. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States. 

The State of Maryland was called, and the result was announced : 
Yeas, 8 ; nays, 8. 

MR. GALEN L. TAIT, of Maryland. I challenge the vote of Maryland. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Maryland being challenged, 
the roll of delegates from that State will be called. 

The Secretary having called the roll of the Maryland delegation, the 
result was announced : Yeas, 8 ; nays, 8, as follows : 

MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough i 

Wm. T. Warburton i 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr i 

George L. Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate) i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower i 

William B. Tighman i 

2 Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3 Alfred A. Moreland i 

Louis E. Melis i 

4 Theodore P. Weis (By Wm. G. Albrecht, Alt.) .... i 

Joseph P. Evans i 

5 Adrian Posey * 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones i 

Galen L. Tail i 



188 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 
The vote of Massachusetts was announced : Yeas, 18 ; nays, 18. 
MR. GEORGE L. BARNES, of Massachusetts. I challenge the vote of 
Massachusetts and demand a roll call. 

The Massachusetts delegation was called, and resulted as follows: 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Charles S. Baxter i 

George W. Coleman i 

Frederick Fosdick i 

Albert Bushnell Hart i 

Octave A. LaRiviere i 

James P. Magenis i 

Arthur L. Nason i 

Alvin G. Weeks i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Cummings C. Chesney i 

Eugene B. Blake i 

a Embury P. Clark i 

William H. Feiker i 

3 Matthew J. Whittall i 

Lawrence F. Kilty i 

4 John M. Keyes i 

Frederick P. Glazier i 

S Herbert L. Chapman i 

Smith M. Decker (By James R. Berwick, Alt.) ... i 

6 James F. Ingraham, Jr i 

Isaac Patch (By Alfred E. Lunt, alternate) ... i 

7 Charles M. Cox i 

Lynn M. Ranger i 

8 John Read i 

George S. Lovejoy i 

9 Alfred Tewksbury i 

Loyal L. Jenkins (By Daniel T. Callahan, Alt.) .. i 

10 H. Clifford Gallagher i 

Guy A. Ham i 

ii Grafton D. Gushing i 

W. Prentiss Parker I 

12 J. Stearns Gushing X 

George L. Barnes i 

13 John Westall i 

Abbott P. Smith i 

14 Eldon B. Keith i 

Warren A. Swift i 

18 18 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The vote of Oregon was announced Yeas, 6 ; Nays, 4. 

Ma. CHARLES W. ACKERSON, of Oregon. I challenge the vote. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 189 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The roll of Oregon being challenged, the 
roll of the delegation from that State will be called. 

The Secretary called the roll of Oregon, which resulted : 

OREGON. 

AT LARGE. 

' Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Charles W. Ackerson I 

Daniel Boyd i 

Fred S. Bynon i 

Homer C. Campbell i 

Charles H. Carey i 

Henry Waldo Coe i 

D. D. Hall i 

Thomas McCusker i 

J. N. Smith i 

A. V. Swift i 



The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of States, the result was announced Yeas, 605; Nays, 464; not voting, 9, 
as follows : 

Not 

Yeas. Nays. Voting. 
20 2 a 
6 

17 i 



14 
6 

13 
28 

8 
7 5* 

20 IO 

16 10 

2 18 



8 8 
18 18 

20 IO 
23 

16 4 
16 20 

8 

16 

6 

8 



States, Territories, and 


Number 


Delegate Districts. 


of Votes. 


Alabama 


24 


Arizona 


6 




18 




26 


Colorado 


12 


Connecticut , 


14 




6 


Florida 


12 


Georgia 


28 


Idaho 


8 


Illinois 


58 


Indiana 


30 




26 








26 






Maine 


12 


Maryland 


16 


Massachusetts 


36 


Michigan 


30 


Minnesota 


24 


Mississippi 




Missouri 


36 


Montana 


8 


Nebraska 


16 


Nevada 


6 


New Hampshire 


8 



190 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

States, Territories, and Number Not 
Delegate Ditsricts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. 

New Jersey 28 . . 28 

New Mexico 8 7 i 

New York 90 77 12 i 

North Carolina 24 3 20 i 

North Dakota 10 .. 10 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 4 16 

Oregon 10 6 4 

Pennsylvania 76 12 64 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 12 5 i 

South Dakota 10 . . 10 

Tennessee 24 23 i 

Texas 40 29 10 i 

Utah 8 7 i 

Vermont 8 6 2 

Virginia 24 22 i i 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia t6 .. 16 

Wisconsin 26 25 . . i 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Columbia 2 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Porto Rico 2 2 

Totals 1078 605 464 9 

So the motion of Mr. Watson, of Indiana, to lay on the table the mo- 
tion of Mr. Hadley, of Missouri, to substitute the views of the minority 
for the majority report, was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the adoption 
of the report of the Committee on Credentials on the 9th Alabama contest. 

The report was agreed to. 

ARIZONA CONTESTS. 

MR. W. T. DOVELL. of \Yashington. Mr. Chairman, I present the re- 
port of the Committee on Credentials relating to the contests in Arizona. 
I ask the Secretary to read the same, after which I shall move its adop- 
tion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read the report for 
the information of the Convention. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

DELEGATES AT LARGE FROM ARIZONA. 

The executive committee of the Arizona State Committee on May 1st 
issued a call for a state convention, to be held at Tucson on the 3rd day 
of June. By the terms of the call, there being no state presidential primary 
law, the various county committees were authorized to determine in what 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 191 

manner the delegates to the state convention should be elected, namely, 
whether by appointment by the county committees, or by direct primary 
election, or by a primary election of delegates to a county convention, 
which should select delegates to the state convention. The county com- 
mittees were required to meet on the 15th day of May, to make this de- 
termination, and the appointment or election of delegates was to be made 
on the 25th day of May, nearly all of the counties determined according 
to former practice, upon the appointment of delegates by the county com- 
mittee. Two counties, Kinal and Graham, held primaries and elected dele- 
gates to county conventions. It was in dispute whether the majority of 
the committee in Maricopa County determined upon one course or the 
other. At the assembling of the county committee in that county on the 
15th day of May, the chairman, a Roosevelt man, without waiting for a roll 
call, or for any motion, appointed three Roosevelt men to constitute a 
committee on credentials. A dispute arose as to whether or not proxies 
from absent committeemen should be received. If they were received, 
those favoring appointment of delegates to the state convention would 
be in the majority, and if proxies were rejected, those favoring a primary 
would be in a majority. 

It had been the uniform practice to receive proxies of committee- 
men who were unable to attend, but in this instance it was sought to reject 
proxies, on the ground which we deem wholly untenable, that a proxy to 
be valid must be certified by the county chairman and secretary. The re- 
sult in effect was that two meetings were held on May 15th, the one fol- 
lowing the other, by one of which a call was issued signed by the chair- 
man for a primary to elect delegates to a county convention, which should 
select delegates to the state cpnvention ; and by the other a call was issued 
signed by the secretary of the county committee, and a pro-tempore chair- 
man for a meeting of the county committee to select delegates to the state 
convention. Two sets of delegates to the state convention were thus elect- 
ed. A variety of contests was set up in other counties, to such an extent 
that a minority only of the delegates entitled to sit in the convention was 
uncontested. The chairman of the state central committee, learning of this 
situation, instead of personally making up the temporary roll of the con- 
vention, as had been the practice, called a meeting of the executive com- 
mittee to be held at Tucson on the morning of June 1st, two days before 
the date set for holding the convention. Notice was given by mail and 
wire to all county chairmen, and all persons claiming to have been elected 
delegates, to present credentials to the state executive committee at that 
time and place. The notice was also given through the newspapers, and 
the contestants here admitted full knowledge of the meeting of the com- 
mittee to make up the temporary roll. The committee was in attendance 
and prepared to receive credentials and hear contests from June 1st, 10 
o'clock, to the assembling of the convention on June 3rd. Two sets of ere- 



192 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

dentials were received from Cochise county, and both delegations were 
seated, with one-half vote each. No other contests were presented, and 
it was conceded that the contests in other counties except Maricopa were 
without merit. Credentials were presented to the state executive com- 
mittee from all the counties, and the temporary roll of delegates was made 
up from the credentials as presented. 

The state convention assembled on June 3rd at the place designated 
in the original call, and was called to order by the chairman of the state 
central committee. The call was read by the Secretary, and the Chairman 
made a full statement of the circumstances under which the temporary roll 
had been made up. The Secretary then read the temporary roll. The 
Chairman then called for nominations for temporary chairman, and J. J. 
Reddick, whose seat was not in contest, was nominated by an uncontested 
delegate. At this point objection was made by a person whose name was 
not on the temporary roll, who stated that he did not recognize the validity 
of the roll. A point of order was raised and sustained, that this person 
was not a member of the convention. The chairman then asked if there 
were any other nominations, and none other being made, he put the 
question, and declared J. J. Reddick elected, and Mr. Reddick took his 
position as Chairman. 

At about this time a number of persons, including about 17 whose 
names were on the temporary roll, rushed to the right-hand side of the 
hall, one of their number mounted the platform, and after fifteen or twenty 
minutes of noise and confusion they left the hall and did not return. This 
contest is the result of the proceedings so conducted during that space of 
time. It is contended that a valid convention was held in this man- 
ner, and that the delegation headed by Dwight B. Heard was elected. A 
record of this so-called convention was presented to us, showing the ap- 
pointment and report of committees, and the election of delegates to this 
convention. It was conceded that these reports, including that of the 
committee on credentials, were prepared in advance, that the committees 
did not retire, and that the reports were signed without change. 

It was conceded that the credentials of the contesting delegates from 
Maricopa county were not presented to the convention presided over by 
Mr. Reddick, or to the committee on credentials appointed by that conven- 
tion. 

The convention presided over by Mr. J. J. Reddick remained in the 
hall and in session for at least two hours and a half. Out of the ninety- 
three delegates entitled to sit in the convention, as shown upon the tem- 
porary roll, sixty remained in the convention, after the bolt, and also the 
sixteen from Cochise county, entitled to a half vote each. The usual com- 
mittees were appointed, and a recess taken to await their reports, which 
were received and adopted by the convention. The temporary roll was 
accepted and made the permanent roll of the convention. The temporary 




MK. JOHN C. ROTH, of Illinois, 
Treasurer of the Local Committee. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 193 

organization of the convention was made the permanent organization, 
a number of speeches were made by delegates, a vote of thanks passed to 
the citizens of Tucson, who had arranged for the entertainment and re- 
ception of this first Republican convention in the new State, and adjourn- 
ment had in regular order. 

We are of opinion, and report that the convention so held was the 
only regular and legal convention held within the State of Arizona, and 
that the delegates and alternates elected by it are entitled to seats in this 
National Convention, namely : 

J. L. Hubbell, Robert E. Morrison, James T. Williams, Jr., Ph. Freu- 
denthal, Dr. F. T. Wright, J. C. Adams. 

ALTERNATES. 

W. H. Clark, alternate for J. L, Hubbell. 

J. J. Reddick, alternate for Robert E. Morrison. 

J. Vance Clymer, alternate for James T. Williams, Jr. 

W. D. Fiske, alternate for Ph. Freudenthal. 

Allen T. Bird, alternate for Dr. F. T. Wright. ' j 

Isaac T. Stoddard, alternate for J. C. Adams. 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Gentlemen of the Convention, I am 
authorized by the fifteen members of the minority of the Credentials Com- 
mittee to submit the following minority report, and I shall move its 
adoption as a substitute for the majority report. It will take but a mo- 
ment to read it. 

"We, the undersigned members of the Commiteee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
*he committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the com- 
mittee. Mr. J. C. Adams of Arizona. Mr. C. A. Warnken of Texas and Mr. 
W. T. Dovell of Washington, for the reason that each of these men wis 
elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men, Mr. J. C. 
Adams of Arizona, Mr. C. A. Warnken of Texas and Mr. W. T. Dovell of 
of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions in any 
of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting as judges in 
their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine of Colorado. Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook of New Hampshire, Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Georgia; 
Mr. L. B. Moseley of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackelford of Alaska, 
sitting as members of this committee, for the reasons that they were 
members of the National Committee and participated in its deliberations 
and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this committee are not entitled to seats in this con- 
vention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 



194 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

ARIZONA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

J. L. Hubbell, \V- H. Clark, 

J. T. Williams, Jr., J. J. Reddick, 

R. H. Friedenthal, Allen T. Bird, 

Robert E. Morrison, W. D. Fisk, 

F. L. Wright, I. L. Stoddard, 

J. C. Adams, H. V. Clymer. 

"(3) And we further report that in place of the said persons the fol- 
lowing persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in this 
convention and should be seated and accredited to their respective states 
and districts as follows : 

ARIZONA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. 
Dwight B. Heard, 
E. S. Clark, 

John C. Greenway, .ind Their Alternates. 

Ben F. Daniels, 
Thomas D. Molloy, 
John McK. Redmond, 

Signed: 

W. S. LADDER, JOHN BOYD AVIS, 

ROBERT R. McCORMICK, D. J. NORTON, 

CLENCY ST. CLAIR, HARRY SHAW, West Virginia; 

HUGH T. HALBERT, Minnesota; 

J. M. LIBBY, Maine; 

JOHN J. SULLIVAN. Ohio. 

T move the adoption of this report as a substitute for the majority re- 
port. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the motion of 
the gentleman from Ohio. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the mo- 
tion of the gentleman from Indiana, to lay on the table the motion of 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan) to substitute the views of the 
minority for the report of the majority. 

MR. HENEY, of California. On that question I demand a roll call. 

The demand for the yeas and nays was seconded by Mr. William P. 
Hubbard, of West Virginia, on behalf of that State, and by Mr. William 
Flinn, of Pennsylvania, on behalf of that State. 

The yeas and nays were ordered. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on the motion of the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) to lay on the table the motion of 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan) to substitute the views of the 
minority for the majority report. The Secretary will call the roll. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 195 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll. 

The vote of Maryland was announced Yeas, 7; Nays, 7; 2 not vot- 
ing. 

MR. JOSEPH P. EVANS, of Maryland. I challenge the vote and ask for 
a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Maryland having been chal- 
lenged, the Secretary will call the roll. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Maryland delegation, and the 
result was announced Yeas, 9; Nays, 7 as follows: 

MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough I 

William T. Warburton I 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr i 

George L. Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate) I 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower i 

William B. Tilghman i 

2 Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3-- Alfred A. Moreland i 

Louis E. Melis i 

4 Theodore P. Weis i 

Joseph P. Evans i 

5 Adrian Posey i 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones i 

Galen L. Tait i 



The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll, 

the result was announced, yeas 564, nays 497, not voting 17, as follows : 

States, Territories, and Number Not 

Delegate Districts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. 

Alabama 2 4 22 2 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas : 8 1 7 

California z6 2 2 * 

Colorado I2 I2 

Connecticut ! 4 '4 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida I2 I2 

Georgia 28 zS 

Idaho 

Illinois Si 

Indiana 3 20 10 

Iowa . 26 l6 I0 



196 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

States, Territories, and Number Not 

Delegate Ditsricts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays, looting. 

Kansas 2 2 J 8 

Kentucky 26 24 2 

Louisiana 20 20 

Maine 12 12 

Maryland 16 9 7 

Massachusetts 36 18 18 

Michigan 30 20 10 

Minnesota 24 jj 2 

Mississippi 20 16 4 

Missouri 36 16 20 

Montana 8 8 

Nebraska 16 . . 16 

Nevada 6 6 

New Jersey 8 

New Hampshire 28 . . 28 

New Mexico 8 8 

New York 90 76 14 

North Carolina 24 3 20 i 

North Dakota 10 . . 10 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 20 4 16 

Oregon 10 5 i 4. 

Pennsylvania 76 12 64 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 12 5 i 

South Dakota 10 . . 10 

Tennessee 24 23 i 

Texas 49 29 10 i 

Utah 8 7 i 

Vermont 8 6 2 

Virginia 24 19 4 i 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia 16 .. 16 

Wisconsin 26 . . 26 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Columbia 2 2 

Hawaii 6 5 .. i 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Porto Rico 2 2 

Totals 1078 564 497 17 

So Mr. Watson's motion to lay on the table the motion of Mr. Sulli- 
van, that the views of the minority be substituted for the majority report, 
was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is on the adoption 

of the report of the majority of the Committee on Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Convention will receive a further re- 
port from the Committee on Credentials. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 197 

FIFTH ARKANSAS DISTRICT. 

MR. O. M. LANSTRUM, of Montana. Mr. Chairman, I am directed by 
the Committee on Credentials to submit the following report upon the 
Fifth Arkansas district, and to move its adoption. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Montana moves the 
adoption of a report of the Committee on Credentials, which the Secre- 
tary will now read for the information of the Convention. 

The report was read as follows : 

The Committee on Credentials votes to seat N. V. Burrow and S. A. 
Jones and their alternates from the Fifth Congressional District of Ar- 
kansas. When the contest from the Fifth Arkansas Congressional District 
was heard before the National Committee, the proposition to give the two 
contestants of each party a half of a vote each received the support of 
only ten committeemen. After that proposition was defeated, there was a 
unanimous vote to place N. V. Burrow and S. A. Jones on the Temporary 
Roll of the Convention. 

This contest was appealed to the Committee, and N. V. Burrow and 
S. A. Jones, whose seats were contested, appeared in person and by attor- 
ney before the Credentials Committee and by witnesses, affidavits and 
documents established the following facts : 

In 1908 a contest between two divisions of the Republicans of the 
Fifth Arkansas Congressional District was carried before the Republican 
National Committee. These factions were named after their leaders, "The 
Bratton Faction" and "The Redding Faction." The National Committee, 
after hearing the testimony in this contest, seated the Bratton Faction by 
a unanimous vote. The other faction dropped their contest. Accepting the 
finality of this decision by the National Committee, the Redding Faction 
practically ceased to perform any of its regular functions, and did not hold 
an> r other meeting. 

The Bratton Faction, after this decision, became the undisputed Repub- 
lican organization in the Fifth District and is now maintaining an active 
and continuous organization. It nominated a candidate for Congress in 
1908 who received a largely increased vote; it held a convention in 1910 
and nominated a candidate for Congress and elected a new Congressional 
Committee. This Committee in 1912 issued a call for a Congressional 
Convention to be held in Little Rock on May the 6th, in strict conformity 
with the requirements of the call of the National Republican Committee. 
The evidence shows that of 57 delegates entitled under this call to sit in 
this District or Congressional Convention, 53 delegates were present, and 
that S. A. Jones and N. V. Burrow were elected as delegates to the Na- 
tional Republican Convention, with instructions to vote for President Taft. 
This Convention also nominated a candidate for Congress and selected a 
new Congressional Committee to serve for the next two years. 

Evidence was introduced conclusively establishing the fact that the 



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delegates composing this Congressional Convention were fairly elected and 
duly accredited by the regular and lawful Conventions in the several coun- 
ties of the district and that these delegates sat in the convention through- 
out the entire proceedings. 

Further evidence introduced on both sides showed that the Roose- 
velt men, Holt and Cochran, based their claims to seats in this Conven- 
tion in Chicago upon a so-called election by a rump convention held under 
the direction of Sid B. Redding, Clerk of the Federal Court at Little 
Rock, and that Mr. Redding, who was the unsuccessful contestant before 
the National Committee four years ago, and whose case appears to be no 
better now, held this rump convention under no authority whatsoever. 
There was not the required notice of publication, and the only claim to 
existence of this rump convention is based upon a four-day notice issued 
by the man who had been chairman of the Congressional Committee that 
was refused recognition by the National Committee in 1908. And further 
evidence was adduced to show that this Congressional Committee since 
1908 had no existence. Consequently the evidence produced by Messrs. 
Holt and Cochran as to fraud and violence, which they allege that their 
opponents used in order to control the county conventions, was absolutely 
refuted and disproven. Upon these facts the Committee recommended the 
seating of the delegates and alternates now representing the Fifth District 
of Arkansas upon the temporary roll of this Convention. 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. At the request of the minority 
members of the Committee, who are attending to other duties, I present a 
substitute for the majority report, and I move its adoption. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Had- 
ley), by request of the minority members of the Committee on Creden- 
tials, presents the views of the minority, which will now be read by the 
Secretary. 

The views of the minority were read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of the 
National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee, Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and 
Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these men 
was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men, Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Dovell, 
of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions in any 
of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as judges in 
their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr.. of Georgia; 



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Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of Alaska, 
sitting as members of this committee, for the reason that they were mem- 
bers of the National Committee and participated in its deliberations and 
actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the 
majority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

ARKANSAS. FIFTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

N. B. Burro, O. N. Harkey, 

S. A. Jones. S. A. Williams. 

"And we further report that in place of the said persons the following 
persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in this Conven- 
tion and should be seated and accredited to their respective states and dis- 
tricts, as follows : 

ARKANSAS. FIFTH DISTRICT. 
Delegates. 

W. S. Holt, And Their Alternates. 

H. K. Cochran, 

JOHN BYRD AVIS, 

HUGH T. HALBERT, 

HARRY SHAW, 

JESSE A. TOLERTON, Missouri; 

JESSE M. LIBBY, Maine; 

CHARLES H. COWLES, North Carolina; 

CLENCY ST. CLAIR, Idaho. 

W. S. LAUDER, North Dakota; 

D. J. MORTON, Oklahoma. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I move to lay on 
the table the motion to substitute the minority for the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is on agreeing to the 
majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

FOURTH CALIFORNIA DISTRICT. 

MR. W. T. DOVELL, of Washington. Mr. Chairman, I have a report 
from the Committee on Credentials relative to the contest in the Fourth 
California District, and I will ask the Secretary to read it, and then move 
its adoption. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read the report. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 



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The committee recommends that E. H. Tryon and Morris Meyerfeld, 
Jr., of the Fourth Congressional District of California, and their alternates 
be transferred from the temporary roll of this Convention to the perma- 
nent roll. The following facts were established : 

The call for the National Republican Convention contained the fol- 
lowing clause : 

"Provided that delegates and alternates both from the state at large 
and from each Congressional District may be elected in conformity with 
the laws of the state in which the election occurs if the State Committee 
or any such Congressional Committee so direct." 

The section closed with the following important provision : 

"But, provided further that in no state can an election be so held as to 
prevent the delegates from any Congressional District and their alternates 
being selected by the Republican electors of that district." 

The primary vote in this Fourth California District was as follows : 
E. H. Tryon, 10,570 ; Morris Meyerfeld, Jr., 10,531. These men represented 
the Taft ticket. Charles S. Wheeler received 10,240 votes and Philip Ban- 
croft 10,209, representing the Roosevelt ticket. 

On the direct presidential preference vote Taft had 9,622 and Roosevelt 
9,445. 

In spite of the fact that the Taft ticket received more votes in the 
Fourth District than the Roosevelt ticket, the Secretary of State ignored 
the rule of the Republican National Committee, recognizing the right of 
Congressional districts to be represented by their own delegate, and is- 
sued certificates of election to the twenty-six Roosevelt delegates receiving 
the highest number of votes in the state at large. The California presi- 
dential election law provides that a candidate for delegate for the Na- 
tional Convention may sign a statement binding him to support a candi- 
date receiving the highest number of votes cast throughout the State. The 
Taft delegates did not sign any such statement, and are therefore not 
bound in any way to abide by the state-wide vote of California. The law 
itself was not passed until after the meeting of the National Republican 
Committee. It was approved December 24, 1911. 

The Republican electors in the Fourth California District having cast 
a majority of their votes in favor of the Taft delegates, the square issue 
was raised in the case as to the right of the state to pass a primary law, 
which would in effect enforce the unit rule. The committee held that a 
state law could not supersede the call of the National Committee as di- 
rected by the Republican National Convention, the supreme source of party 
regularity. 

MR. HUGH T. HALBERT, of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman, in behalf of the 
minority of the Committee on Credentials we submit the following report : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials, of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 201 

"We protest emphatically against the tyrannical overthrow of the will 
of the people of California, as expressed by a plurality of 77,000 voters at 
the presidential primary, in the action of the majority of the members of 
this Credentials Committee in placing upon the permanent roll of this 
Convention the names of : 

"E. H. Tyron and Maurice Meyerfeld, Jr., Fourth District, as dele- 
gates from California, and their alternates. 

"We further report that in place of the said persons the following 
persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in this conven- 
tion and should be seated and accredited to their respective States and 
Districts, as follows: 

"California, Fourth District Charles S. Wheeler, Philip Bancroft and 
their alternates. 

"Respectfully submitted, 
"S. X. WAY, South Dakota. 
JESSE M. LJBBY, Maine. 
D. J. MORTON, Oklahoma. 

L. H. MITCHELL, by WM. P. YOUNG, Pennsylvania. 
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio. 
A. V. SWIFT. 
HUGH T. HATTORT. 

R. R. McCoRMiCK, by JOHN E. WILDER, Illinois. 
R. A. HARRIS, Kansas. 
JOHN BOYD OTIS. 
HARRY SHAW, West Virginia. 
N. S. LANDER, North Dakota. 
FRANCIS J. HENEY." 

Men of this National Convention, in the judgment of a minority of 
the Credentials Committee, a more flagrant denial of justice has never 
been perpetrated. It is a deliberate attempt to thwart the will of the 
people. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention, I desire to make a motion in regard to this contest, 
coupled with a request. You have heard the majority and minority reports 
from the Committee on Credentials. I now move to lay on the table the 
motion of the minority, to substitute the minority report for the majority 
report, but pending that, on account of the principle involved in this con- 
test, ask that before my motion is put twenty minutes on each side be 
given for discussion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the Convention, the gen- 
tleman from Indiana asks unanimous consent that before putting his mo- 
tion to table an opportunity be allowed for debate ; and by an understand- 
ing which had been reached by the floor leaders on both sides, subject 



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to the action of the Convention, it is agreed that there be twenty min- 
utes on each side for debate on this question. Is there objection? 

MR. JAMES W. MERCUR, of Pennsylvania. I object. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Objection is made, and consent is not 
given. 

MR. MERCUR, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, at the request of some 
members of my delegation I withdraw the objection. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The objection is withdrawn, and con- 
sent is given. The debate will now proceed. The time in behalf of the 
majority report will be controlled by the gentleman from New York 
(Mr. Payne), and the time on behalf of the minority will be controlled 
by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley). 

MR. HERBERT S. HADLEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, it has been the 
intention of Governor Johnson, of California, and Mr. Francis J. Heney, 
of that State, to present the argument in support of the minority report 
of the Committee on Credentials. Governor Johnson is unavoidably 
sent from the hall, and I now yield to Mr. Francis J. Heney, of the State 
of California, who will open the argument on behalf of the minority re- 
port. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
from California (Mr. Heney). 

MR. FRANCIS J. HENEY, of California. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention, the question involved in this case is one which goes to 
the very root of self-government. It involves directly the question whether 
or not the people of a sovereign State of this nation are entitled to decide 
for themselves how they shall select their delegates to a National Con- 
vention. On top of that is the further proposition that if the State has 
passed a law under which it has directed how delegates to a National 
Convention from that State shall be selected, and if each one of the fac- 
tions of a political party submits to the State law and puts to the test 
the question whether or not that particular faction is entitled to represent 
the Republicans of the State in the National Convention; and if in sub- 
mitting to that test these gentlemen have made affidavits that they do so 
submit themselves to that test; and if in order to submit themselves to the 
test of that State-wide vote it is necessary for them under this affidavit 
to declare that they prefer a certain man for candidate for President ; and 
if otherwise it is impossible under the State law to get upon the ticket; 
and if the State law further provides that it is necessary for the man 
for whom they have expressed their preference himself to go on record 
as endorsing their application to be candidates as a group for him, and 
submit themselves to a State-wide vote, and if the man who has done 
that is already the President of the United States, and if after doing 
that the State-wide vote is 77,000 majority against him, can he crawl out 
of that public pledge and agreement by which he has submitted himself 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 203 

to the people, and that sovereign State be robbed of its right of represen- 
tation. (Applause.) 

For forty years the State of California was governed absolutely, just 
like Pennsylvania and Colorado, by corrupt political machines, owned and 
operated by railroads. (Applause.) Two years ago the people of Cali- 
fornia achieved their independence, and they wrote their declaration of in- 
dependence into the State Constitution with the initiative, the referendum 
and the recall. Such things as those startle distinguished gentlemen like 
the one who presides over this Convention, and strike them as being revo- 
lutionary. Such legislation as that startles men like Big Steve, of Colo- 
rado " ." 

MR. WILLIAM S. VARE, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a 
point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. VARE, of Pennsylvania. As a delegate from Pennsylvania I wish 
to ask that the gentleman confine himself to the question. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair is of the opinion that the 
speaker has not yet overstepped the line, where he can be called to order. 

MR. HENEY, of California. The pretense upon which this action is 
sought to be justified is stated in the majority report to be that the Cali- 
fornia presidential election law has an optional provision in it that the 
delegates may pledge themselves or not, as they see fit, to vote for the 
candidate who receives the majority of the votes of the State in the pref- 
erential vote, and that these men did not sign such an affidavit. That is 
true, but that does not meet the question involved. The proposition is 
this : Those men under the law of California could not have been placed 
upon the ticket at all for the purpose of being balloted for except 
they made affidavits that they submitted themselves in accordance with 
the law of the State of California, and each and every one of them, in- 
cluding Mr. Tryon and Mr. Meyerfeld who have not dared to sit in their 
seats with the California delegation, but have been up here in the vest- 
pocket of somebody upon this platform made affidavits that they sub- 
mitted themselves to the State-wide vote, and they could only get on 
the ticket by doing that. Then they could not get on the ticket, mark 
you, until after President Taft had endorsed that affidavit, had endorsed 
their application to go on the ticket, and if President Taft now accepts the 
vote of those two men (Tryon and Meyerfeld) in this Convention he will 
be guilty of high treason. (Applause.) 

But it is claimed that, after having submitted to a State-wide vote, 
after having been defeated as a group by 77,000 majority, yet notwith- 
standing these facts, these two men in the Fourth District received a higher 
vote than the Roosevelt delegates. 

I filed here with the National Committee the certificates of the Secre- 



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tary of State, and of the Registrar of the City of San Francisco, stating 
that no man on earth can tell who did receive the highest vote in the 
Fourth District, because the new law, creating the new district, had pro- 
vided that the election should be held under the old precinct registers, 
and consequently fourteen precincts, involving 1,685 votes, in which the 
Roosevelt delegates received a majority of more than 100 votes, are so 
located on both sides of that line that it is impossible to tell what part 
of the 1,685 votes were cast for Taft delegates and what part were 
cast for Roosevelt delegates within the Fourth District. But there were 
about 20,000 votes cast in that district, and take the two districts, the 
Fourth and Fifth Congressional districts together, and the Roosevelt dele- 
gates had a majority of more than 3,000 votes over the Taft delegates. 
(Applause.) 

Gentlemen, that is absolutely all there is to this case. That is abso- 
lutely all that is claimed here as a reason for seating these delegates. 
These certificates are here, ready for every man's inspection, showing that 
it is absolutely impossible for any man on earth, with the exception of the 
38 members who constitute the majority of the National Committee, and 
the 34 or 33 members who constitute the majority of the present Creden- 
tials Committee, made up in part of men whose seats have likewise been 
stolen I say with the exception of those few men, the certificates of the 
Secretary of State of California and the Registrar of San Francisco 
are to the effect, and their affidavits are to the effect that no man on earth 
(other than those men, of course, was implied in the certificate, and the 
Secretary of State and the Registrar did not know that those men 
knew) can tell who had a majority, but if anybody had, it is not Mr; 
Tryon, because there is also the affidavit of the Registrar and of the Secre- 
tary of State that fourteen other men on the Taft ticket had higher votes 
than Mr. Tryon had. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Payne) is recognized. 

MR. SERENO E. PAYNE, of New York. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention, I desire a patient hearing of what I have to say upon 
this case, and I shall try not to travel out of the record, even to follow 
the gentleman from California (Mr. Heney), except in one single instance. 
He asks why these two gentlemen are not sitting among the California 
delegates. I am informed that the chairman of the California delegation, 
Governor Johnson, took the tickets for those delegates and deposited them, 
not in his own pocket, but in the pockets of the two gentlemen who have 
no right to a seat here under the report of the Committee. 

The gentleman tried to befog this question by the assertion, entirely 
out of the record, that those two gentlemen who claim these seats, and 
were seated by the National Committee, have no right here because they 
did not receive a majority of the votes in that district. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 205 

I have here a copy of the report made by the majority of that com- 
mittee, and signed by the majority members, in which the fact is stated 
that the Taft delegates received respectively 10,507 votes and 10,531 votes 
in this district, while the Roosevelt delegates received 10,240 and 10,209. 

MR. HIRAM W. JOHNSON, of California. There is absolutely no evi- 
dence of that. 

MR. PAYNE, of New York. There was evidence of it, gentlemen. The 
evidence was filed, and no pretended evidence to the contrary ever came 
into the newspapers even, until these gentlemen saw that they were de- 
feated by the law of National Republican conventions. (Noise and dis- 
order.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the Convention, the dele- 
gates who are refusing to this speaker the same courtesy that was shown 
to Mr. Heney may rest assured that no Republican National Convention 
was ever won to a cause by drowning either side of a question. (Ap- 
plause.) 

MR. PAYNE, of New York. Gentlemen, I propose to occupy twenty 
minutes on this question, even if you take four hours trying to drown 
my voice. (Applause.) The question here is whether the law of the sov- 
ereign State of California shall control the national law of Republican 
conventions, and that is the only question in this case. 

When the first Republican convention was called in 1856, the call was 
for six delegates at large from each State and three from each Congres- 
sional district, recognizing the right of a district to be represented, not 
only by the votes in that district, but by gentlemen living in the district, 
selected by the district as their representatives in the Republican conven- 
tion. The Republican party vyas not founded on the idea of States rights 
overriding every other right in this country. (Applause.) 

The call of 1860 followed, and finally, in 1880, the Republican conven- 
tion took up this question, and after full and long debate they settled it, 
and settled it forever. 

The State of Illinois sent here a delegation selected by the conven- 
tion of the State of Illinois. Some half dozen of the districts met and 
selected delegates from their own districts. There was a contest before 
the Committee on Contested Seats, as there was a contest preliminary 
before the National Committee, and there was a report upon it. The 
precedents were given at great length. The debate was full and able, 
from the beginning to the end, nnd they finally reported, seating every 
delegate from a Congressional district as against the delegates elected 
by a State convention. (Applause.) 

But they went further than that. They had a report on rules. They 
brought in a rule to which Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, offered an 
amendment, which provided : 
"Said committee 



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"The National Committee 

"Shall, within the next twelve months, prescribe a method or methods 
for the election of delegates to the National Convention to be held in 
1884; announce the same to the country, and issue a call for that Conven- 
vention in conformity therewith." 

MR. BUTTERWORTH, of Ohio, then moved an amendment : 

"I move to amend the amendment of the gentleman from Massachu- 
setts by adding the following words : 

" 'Provided that nothing in the method or rule so prescribed shall be 
so construed as to prevent the several districts of the United States 
from selecting their own delegates to the National Convention.' " 

"\Yhat was done with this rule? Mr. Boutwell said: 

"I accept that amendment. 

''The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from Massachusetts accepts the 
modification of his amendment, and now moves to amend by adding to the 
tenth rule as the Secretary will read. 

"The Secretary then read as follows : 

" 'Said Committee shall, within the next twelve months, prescribe 
a method or methods for the election of delegates to the National Con- 
vention to be held in 1884; announce the same to the country, and issue 
a call for that Convention in conformity therewith : Provided, that such 
methods or rules shall include and secure to the several Congressional 
districts in the United States the right to elect their own delegates to 
the National Convention.' 

"The PRESIDENT. The question is upon the amendment moved by 
the gentleman from Massachusetts, which has been read. 

"MR. GARFIELD (of Ohio, Chairman of the Ccmmittee). Of course I 
have no authority on behalf of my committee to accept this amendment. 
For myself I cheerfully accept it, and I hope it will be adopted without 
dissent. 

"The amendment was agreed to." 

And the report was adopted without a roll call on a viva voce vote, 
no one voting against it. The Convention afterward nominated Garfield 
for President of the United States. Thus the rule was enacted into the 
written law for a National Republican convention, that the Congressional 
districts should be represented and represented by delegates of their own 
choosing. Such has been the law of Republican conventions from that 
day to this. Where a district has not elected delegates and the Conven- 
tion of the State has elected delegates for that district those delegates 
have been accepted. But the exception only proves the rule. 

The rule of the National Convention of the Republican party differs, 
I wish to say to the gentleman from California, from the rule prevail- 
ing in the Democratic Convention. Not only in California, but in my 
own State the Democratic State Convention selects all the delegates 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 207 

from that State, and selects them in a peculiar way, by a peculiar method, 
so that they shall either voluntarily vote uniformly, or by the invocation 
of the unit rule all the delegates elected from that State shall be com- 
pelled to vote as a unit. That is the difference in this particular between 
Republicanism and Democracy. (Applause.) We say the district shall 
be allowed to choose its own delegates and send them here. 

Why was this California law passed, gentlemen of the Convention? 
They were afraid Taft would get a certain number of districts and La 
Follette would get a certain number of districts, and this law was 
forced through the legislature to prevent that. The facts were stated 
in the public prints in California and not contradicted, not even by the 
Governor, and so this law was passed. 

They talk about 77,000 majority in the State. The State of Pennsyl- 
vania sometimes gives 500,000 majority for the Republican party, and yet 
with this majority of a half a million there are some Congressional dis- 
tricts in that State represented in the House of Representatives by Demo- 
cratic representatives, in accordance with the will of the majority of the 
people of those several districts. (Applause.) 

The Republican law in regard to representation in convention corre- 
sponds with the National law in regard to representation in Congress. 
Why should not the districts be represented in National convention? 

MR. MEYER LISNER, of California. Why do you not elect your presi- 
dential electors that way? 

MR. PAYNE, of New York. The Republican Convention cannot con- 
trol the election of electors of a President of the United States. 

Following that custom and that precedent the last National Con- 
vention issued its call for the convention, a copy of which I have here: 
"The Congressional district delegates shall be elected by con- 
ventions called by the Republican Congressional Committee of each 
district, of which at least thirty days' notice shall have been pub- 
lished in some newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the 
district; provided that in any Congressional district where there is 
no Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican State Com- 
mittee shall be substituted for and represent the Congressional Com- 
mittee in issuing said call and making said publication ; and, provided 
that delegates or their alternates shall be deemed ineligible to partici- 
pate in State or District or Territorial convention who were elected 
prior to the date of the adoption of this call ; and, provided that dele- 
gates and alternates, both from the State at large and from each 
Congressional district, may be elected in conformity with the laws of 
the State in which the election occurs if the State Committee or any 
such Congressional Committee so direct ; but, provided further that in 
no State shall an election be so held as to prevent the delegates from 
any Congressional district and their alternates being selected by the 



208 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Republican electors of that district." 

That is the call under which this Convention has assembled. That 
call is in conformity with all the precedents since 1880. It is the same as 
that at the birth of the Republican party. That is National Republican 
law, and no State can interfere with it or in any way infringe upon it. 
And so when you vote to seat these two gentlemen from the Fourth Dis- 
trict of California you are giving that district the right to be represented, 
and it is not affected by the size of the majority in the State at large. 
You give it to the district where it belongs. 

I appeal to you gentlemen to recognize Republican law, to recognize 
Republicanism, the Republicanism of the best period of America and of 
American history. I appeal to you to stand by the time-honored doc- 
trine for which Republicans have fought against the principles of the 
Democratic party; that is, that the Congressional districts shall be repre- 
sented by two delegates and the State at large by the other four. 

Gentlemen, if you do that you will be recognizing Republicanism. 
You will be dealing out justice to the Fourth District of California, 
which demands to be heard and has a right to be heard here by two dele- 
gates elected by a majority of the people of that district. (Applause.) 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Gentlemen of the Convention, 
the question before us is one that affects a principle ; and be- 
cause of that fact, in the few moments I have, I want to state the) 
proposition as briefly as I may : 

"In California at a preferential primary a majority of the Republicans 
of that State voted for Roosevelt delegates. In the Fourth Congressional 
district of that State at the same preferential primary a majority of the 
Republican voters of that district voted for Taft delegates to this Con- 
vention." 

A DELEGATE. There is absolutely no evidence of it. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. Does the gentleman deny that general prop- 
osition? All I have as authority for my statement is the certificate of the 
Registrar, giving the vote, which was filed as evidence before the National 
Committee, and which has not been disputed in the Convention up to this 
time. 

MR. CLINTON L. WHITE, of California. It was withdrawn by him. He 
revoked that. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I take the evidence that was submitted to 
the National Committee. I have no other evidence on which to base 
my assertion. If the Registrar did not understand his business, or if he 
made a false certificate, I am not to blame. But I do know that before 
the National Committee it was never denied that the Taft delegates re- 
ceived a majority in the Fourth Congressional district. (Applause.) 

Gentlemen, the question is this : Shall the vote of the State con- 
trol the election of the delegates in the district, or shall the vote in the 




HOX. FRED \V. UPHAM, of Chicago. 
Chairman of the Local Committee on Arrangements. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 209 

district control? Shall the majority down at Los Angeles, however great 
it may be, determine the character of the delegates in San Francisco 
elected by a majority the other way? (Cries of. "No, no!") 

Now, gentlemen, that is the question. 

"And, provided that delegates and alternates, both from the State 
at large and from each Congressional District, may be elected in con- 
formity with the laws of the State in which the election occurs, if the 
State Committee or any such Congressional Committee so direct; but, 
provided further, that in no State shall an election be so held as to pre- 
vent the delegates from any Congressional district and their alternates 
being selected by the Republican electors of that district." 

That is fundamental law. The unit rule has not obtained in Republi- 
can conventions in the past, and the unit rule ought not to obtain in the 
Republican conventions of the future. (Applause.) I plead for the right 
of every district to name its own delegates in accordance with the will 
of the people of that district. 

Our friends held a primary. They wanted to get near the people, and 
in coming near the people it was the people of the Congressional district 
concerned who should have the right to determine who should represent 
them in a national convention, and it was not the people in the other dis- 
tricts of the State, who should determine upon the delegates to represent 
the people of the Fourth Congressional district. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, this contention of Mr. Heney is but 
another manner of saying that the unit rule shall prevail, and a unit rule 
by primaries is no better than a unit rule by a convention or in any other 
method. It is the right of the people, a sovereign right, to say how their 
own delegates shall be elected. 

We do not believe in the doctrine of State sovereignty. 

My friend calls the State a sovereign State. In a Republican conven- 
tion a State is not sovereign in the matter of Congressional districts in 
the selection of delegates to that convention. (Applause.) 

Mr. HIRAM W. JOHNSON, of California. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention, the question involved in this particular contest 
far transcends in importance the seating of two particular men, and is 
far greater in its consequences than the mere determination by a Com- 
mittee on Credentials, on even by this Convention, of a contest over two 
particular seats. The question at issue here strikes at the very funda- 
mental right of a sovereign State; and it strikes, my friends, too, at the 
very rock upon which Republican progressivism is founded in the United 
States. (Applause.) This question now before you is a question, in 
short, the question that is ours in the battle to-day and in the days to 
come till November shall the people rule? (Applause.) That is the 
question. While my friends from New York may deride the present pro- 
gressive policies tliat have come like a giant out of the west, every man 



210 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

who thinks to-day recognizes that the revolution is on in this country 
and progressivism is sure to triumph. (Applause.) The struggle for a 
direct primary is abroad on the part of all who believe in political free- 
dom, east and west, north and south, in order that the people may 
choose their delegates rather than that those delegates be chosen by 
the bosses in any political convention. (Applause.) And that question, 
that struggle, must not be lightly determined by any body of men or by 
any political convention that sits in any partisanship name in this country 
to-day. 

Direct primaries, the people's rule, the fundamental idea of progres- 
sivism in those matters which are within the jurisdiction of the people 
themselves, and which mean for their political advancement or their 
political welfare, are all involved in the California contest as presented to 
yon for determination now. Their triumph, and that within a brief period, 
is as certain as that night follows day. Nothing better demonstrates the 
absolute necessity for primaries of that character than the scenes you 
have witnessed the criminations and recriminations to which you have 
listened in this Convention within the last three days. 

In California in 1910 we had a political revolution. We had a revo- 
lution that determined that the people there should for themselves, by 
the initiative and the referendum and the direct primary, decide exactly 
what they wished to determine in matters within their province; and 
when that revolution occurred there was a particular part of the Republi- 
can party in charge of the organization in that State. By that revolu- 
tion the progressive wing of the Republican party obtained an organiza- 
tion within the State of California. In 1911 and I impress this upon you 
gentlemen from New York this progressive wing of the Republican 
party had the right and the power, under the law that had become its 
by inheritance from the old machine, to send 26 delegates to this Conven- 
tion, chosen as they desired, and to vote just as the progressive wing of 
the Republican party desired them to vote. But in December, 1911, a spe- 
cial session of the legislature of the State of California was called, for 
the purpose of enacting a presidential primary bill, because the pro- 
gressives of California, just like the progressives elsewhere in the Union, 
are big enough to be just and big enough to do to their political opponents 
as you are not big enough and just enough to do towards the progressives. 
(Applause.) 

In December, 1911, at that special session of the legislature, and with- 
out its being included in the call as those who are familiar with the mat- 
ter may know, the subject could not have been considered the progressive 
legislature of California passed its presidential primary law at the behest 
and entreaty and prayer of the reactionary Republicans of our State. 
They passed it unanimously, every man in the legislature, whether he was 
a Democrat, Republican, progressive or a reactionary, voted for it, all 



'FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 211 

agreeing upon the terms of the law, and all agreeing upon every pro- 
vision that is in controversy to-day. Thereafter, without question, the 
machinery of that law was put into effect in the State of California, 
and we went forward to our presidential primary. When we met 
afterward in that presidential preference primary every candidate for 
President subscribed to it, and filed with the Secretary of State of Cali- 
fornia notice of his desire to proceed under that law and to do exactly 
as that law provides, absolutely and unequivocally. The statement of the 
present President of the United States is on file in the office of the Secre- 
tary of State of California, accepting the 26 delegates, as the delegates 
are voted for in a group under the law of the State of California. 

The representatives of the various candidates went directly before 
the people and presented to the people of our State pleas in behalf of 
their respective presidential candidates. No man objected, no matter what 
he was or to what faction he belonged ; all acquiesced, and if there be 
any such thing as the principle of estoppel, the President of the United 
States is estopped to contest a single delegate from the State of Cali- 
fornia. (Applause. ) As you learned, subsequently in the election the re- 
sult was a victory for the progressive wing of the party there by 77,000 
majority. 

These gentlemen contend that in a certain district in San Francisco 
there were more votes cast for Taft delegates than for Roosevelt dele- 
gates. It was not so. It is absolutely and unqualifiedly untrue, and there is 
the affidavit of the Registrar of voters in San Francisco declaring it is an 
absolute impossibility for any statement of that sort to be made, and that 
it cannot be made, because there were 16 precincts in two districts where 
the boundary lines had been changed, and the poll was held under the 
old voting lists, rendering it impossible to determine the vote in each par- 
ticular district. 

On the question of fact there is no dispute. On the question of law 
there can be no dispute. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The time of the gentleman has expired. 

MR. PARSONS, of New York. I ask unanimous consent that Governor 
Johnson be allowed to conclude his remarks. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Unanimous consent is asked that the 
Governor of California be allowed to proceed with his remarks. For 
how long? 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. Five minutes. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Governor says five minutes. 

MR. Louis N. HAMMERLING. of New York. Mr. Chairman, I have a 
statement which is most important to my people. The Governor of Cali- 
fornia has included "revolution" in his speech, and we do not want that. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to the Governor pro- 
ceeding for five minutes further? The Chair hears none. 



212 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. JOHNSON, of California. The credentials of the delegates from 
California to this Convention are issued by the Secretary of State of Cali- 
fornia. The Secretary of State in a statement to the National Commit- 
tee, which I assume was filed with that committee, but which is at hand, 
if you require it, states, just as the Registrar of San Francisco says, that 
it is by no means a fact that a majority or plurality of the vote in the 
Fourth Congressional District was received by the gentlemen who are 
contesting on this particular motion. 

I wish that time permitted me to elaborate that, but before you is the 
question of fact. There is the evidence, and the facts, too, are there. 
There is a question of law, and there is a question of good faith. The 
question is, when a man submits himself to the arbitrament of a cer- 
tain tribunal, shall he abide by the decision of that particular tribunal? 
In this instance the President of the United States submitted himself, over 
his own signature, to the determination under this law by that tribunal. 
But above and beyond all that is the sovereign right which a great 
State has, to pass laws upon a specific and particular subject, a right that 
every court in the United States now decides is within the province and 
power of a State, and a right which no mere moribund committee can 
take from it under any circumstances. 

And beyond all that is the basic principle of the direct primary, an 
assault upon which is made in this contest. That principle of popular 
rule has been discussed all up and do\Vn this country during the past two 
months of the campaign for the presidential nomination a principle that 
has been accomplished to the extent that never again will you see a con- 
vention sit in national matters as this Convention has been sitting, or 
listen as this Convention has been listening, but four years from now in 
every convention that sits in this land you will find delegates selected 
by States just exactly as California has selected hers. If nothing else 
has been achieved in this campaign, that achievement is worthy of the 
great two-handed fighter who has gone up and down this land, and who 
has gone into every State where the people rule, and, thank God, has 
won every State where the people do rule. (Applause.) If there were 
nothing else that could be left as his monument, there will be left the 
fact that in this campaign he demonstrated to the people of all this coun- 
try that all people, and not a part of them only, in any State or in any 
place, have the right to rule in this nation, and that is the debt as well 
as others that we to-day owe to Theodore Roosevelt. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the mo- 
tion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) to lay on the table 
the motion of the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Hadley) to substitute 
the views of the minority for the report of the majority of the Committee 
on Credentials in the matter of the contest in the Fourth California dis- 
trict. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 213 

MR. HADLEY, of Missouri. On that I ask for a roll call. 

MR. WILLIAM FLINN, of Pennsylvania, and MR. A. L. GARFORD, of 
Ohio, seconded the demand, and the yeas and nays were ordered. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States. 

The STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS was called, and the vote was an- 
nounced : 18 yeas, 18 nays. 

MR. CHARLES S. BAXTER, of Massachusetts, and MR. LYNN M. RANGER, 
of Massachusetts, challenged the vote and demanded a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of Massachusetts is challenged. 
The Secretary will call the roll of the Massachusetts delegation. 

The Secretary having called the roll of the Massachusetts delegation, 
the result was announced, yeas 18, nays 18, as follows : 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Charles S. Baxter i 

George W. Coleman i 

Frederick Fosdick i 

Albert Bushnell Hart i 

Octave A. La Riviere i 

James P. Magenis i 

Arthur L. Nason . . i 

Alvin G. Weeks i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Cummings C. Chesney i 

Eugene B. Blake i 

2 Embury P. Clark i 

William H. Feiker i 

3 Matthew J. WhittaT (By T. F. McGauley, Alt.) i 
Lawrence F. Kilty (By Wm. A. L. Bazeley, Alt.) i 

4 John M. Keyes 

Frederick P. Glazier i 

5 Herbert L. Chapman i 

Smith M. Decker (By Tames R. Berwick, Alt.) ... i 

6 James F. Ingraham, Jr i 

Isaac Patch (By A. E. Lunt. alternate) i 

7 Charles M. Cox (By Phillip V. Mingo, Alt.). ... i 

Lynn M. Ranger l 

8 John Read J 

George S. Lovejoy T 

9 Alfred Tewksbury l 

Loyal L. Jenkins ' 

10 H. Clifford Gallagher i 

Guy A. Ham i 

ii Graf ton D. Cushing (By Martin Hays, alternate) i 

W. Prentiss Parker i 

12 J. Stearns Cushing (By Wendell Williams. Alt.) i 

George L. Barnes l 

1 3 John Westall ' 

Abbott P. Smith (By Charles T. Smith, Alt.) . . i 



214 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MASSACHUSETTS. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

14 Eldon B. Keith i 

Warren A. Swift i 

18 18 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States. 

MR. JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York (when New York 
was called). With the understanding that the announcement will be 
challenged, the vote of New York is announced : 75 yeas, 15 nays. 

MR. JACOB L. HOLTZMANN, of New York. Mr. Chairman, I challenge 
the vote and demand a roll call. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The vote of New York being chal- 
lenged, the Secretary will call the roll of the delegation of that State. 

The Secretary called the roll of the New York delegation, and the 
result was announced, yeas 75, nays, 15, as follows : 

NEW YORK. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Elihu Root (By D. W. B. Brown, alternate) i 

William Barnes, Jr i 

Edwin A. Merritt, Jr i 

William Berri i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i William Carr i 

Smith Cox i 

2 Theron H. Burden i 

Frank E. Losee i 

3 David Towle i 

Alfred E. Vass i 

4 Timothy L. Woodruff i 

William A. Prendergast i 

5 William Berri (By Robert \Vellwood, alternate). .. i 

Alfred T. Hobley i 

6 William M. Calder i 

Lewis M. Swasey i 

7 Michael J. Dady i 

Jacob Brenner i 

8 Marcus B. Campbell i 

Frederick Linde i 

9 Thomas B. Lineburgh i 

Rhinehard H. Pforr i 

10 Clarence B. Smith i 

Jacob L. Holtzman I 

1 i George Cromwell I 

Chauncey M. Depew i 

12 J. Van Vechten Olcott i 

Alexander Wolf I 

13 James E. March I 

Charles H. Murray I 

14 Samuel S. Koenig i 

Frederick C. Tanner (By W. H. Wadhams, Alt.) i 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 215 

NEW YORK. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

15 Job E. Hedges (By Courtlandt Nkoll, Alt.) . . . i 

Ezra P. Prentice (By Robt McC. Marsh, Alt.) i 

16 Otto T. Bannard I 

Martin Steinthal i 

17 Nicholas Murray Butler i 

William H. Douglas i 

,8 Ogden L. Mills i 

Charles L. Bernheimer I 

19 Samuel Strasbourger I 

Louis N. Hammerling i 

30 Herbert Parsons I 

Samuel Krule witch (By Nathan Liberman, Alt.) . i 

3i Lloyd C. Griscom i 

Frank K. Bowers i 

23 Tames L. Wells i 

Ernest F. Eilert i 

33 Josiah T. Newcomb i 

Herman T. Redin i 

34 Alexander S. Cochran (J'.y John H. Nichols, Alt.) i 

William Archer 

35 William L. Ward 

John J. Brown i 

36 Joseph M. Dickey (By Geo. Overrocker, Alt.) . i 

Samuel K. Phillips i 

37 Louis F. Payn i 

Martin Cantine I 

38 James H. Perkins i 

Alba M. Ide i 

30 Louis W. Emerson 1 

Cornelius V. Collins i 

jo Lucius N. Littauer I 

J. Ledlie Hees . . .- i 

31 George R. Malby (By Harvey C. Carter, Alt.) . . I 

John H. Moffitt i 

33 Francis M. Hugo i 

Perry G. Williams i 

33 Judson J. Gilbert i 

William S. Doolittle I 

34 George W. Fairchild i 

Lafayette B. Gleason (By H. D. Newton, Alt.) . i 

35 Francis Hendricks i 

James M. Gilbert J 

36 Sereno E. Payne i 

Albert M. Patterson I 

37 Andrew D. White (By Elmer Sherwood, Alt.) . i 

Alanson B. Houghton i 

38 George W. Aldridge i 

James L. Hotchkiss ' 

39 James W. Wadsworth i 

Frederick C. Stevens i 

40 William H. Daniels i 

James S. Simmons * 



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NEW YORK. Continued. 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

41 Charles P. Woltz (By George P. Urban, Alt.) . . 
Nathan Wolff (By John H. Clogston, Alternate) 

42 John Grimm 

Simon Seibert (By Charles H. Brown, Alternate) 

43 Frank Sullivan Smith 

Frank O. Anderson 



Yea. 



Nay. 



75 IS 

The Secretary resumed the roll call of States. 

The State of Pennsylvania was called, and the vote announced 12 
yeas, 64 nays. 

MR. RICHARD R. QUAY, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, I desire 
to challenge the correctness of that vote and ask for a poll of the 
delegation. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The roll of Pennsylvania will be called. 

The Secretary called the roll of the Pennsylvania delegation, and the 
result was announced, yeas 12, nays 64, as follows : 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. Nay. 

Ziba T. Moore i 

H. H. Gilkyson i 

William P. Young (By Harry B. Myers, alternate) ... I 

Robert D. Towne i 

John E. Schiefley i 

William H. Hackenberg i 

George R. Scull i 

Owen C. Underwood i 

William W. Kincaid i 

Lex N. Mitchell (.By Charles C. McClain, Alt.). ... i 

Fred W. Brown i 

George H. Flinn i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Hugh Black i 

William S. Vare i 

2 E. T. Stotesbury (By Howard B. French, Alt.) . i 

John Wanamaker i 

3 J. H. Bromley i 

Harry C. Ransley i 

4 H. Horace Dawson (By Geo. Bradford Carr, A.) . . i 

Charles F. Freihofer i 

5 William Disston i 

John T. Murphy i 

6 Samuel Crothers i 

William Draper Lewis i 

7 John ,J. Gheen i 

James W. Mercur i 

8 B. C. Foster i 

C. Tyson Kratz i 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 217 

PENNSYLVANIA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. Yea Nay 

9 Wm. W. Griest l ' 

William H. Keller l 

10 John Von Bergen, Jr t 

George B. Carson , 

II Stephen J. Hughes t 

David M. Rosser t 

12 Thomas R. Edwards x 

H. D. Lindermuth , 

13 Fred E. Lewis ! 

B. Frank Ruth , 

14 Bradley \V. Lewis i 

Dana R. Stephens ! 

15 Harry VV. Pyles i 

Robert K. Young i 

1 6 A very Clinton Sickles i 

W. H. Unger , 

1 7 Thomas A. Appleby i 

Charles B. Clayton i 

1 8 Harry Hertzler I 

Charles E. Landis i 

19 VV. LoveU Baldrige i 

Mahlon H. Myers i 

20 F. H. Beard i 

Grier Hersh I 

21 E. G. Boose i 

Guy B. Mayo i 

22 John C. Dight i 

William C. Peoples i 

23 Harvey M. Berkeley i 

Allen F. Cooper (By Geo. W. Newcomer, Alt.) . i 

24 James H. Cunningham i 

George Davidson i 

25 Philip J. Barber i 

Manley O. Brown i 

26 Leighton C. Scott i 

William Tonkin i 

27 J. W. Foust i 

Harry W. Truitt i 

28 John L. Morrison i 

J. C. Russell i 

29 Judd H. Bruff (By Herman W. Stratman, Alt.) .. i 

Richard R. Quay i 

30 William H. Coleman i 

Samuel C. Jamison . . I 

31 William Flinn J 

Charles F. Frazee (By Mich'l J. Ehrenfeld, Alt.) .. i 

32 David B. Johns i 

Louis P. Schneider i 



218 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of States, the result was announced yeas 542, nays 529, not voting 7, as 
follows : 



States, Territories, and 


Number 






Not 


Delegate Districts. 


of Votes. 


Yeas. 


Nays. 


Voting 


Alabama 


24 


22 


2 




Arizona 


6 


6 






Arkansas 


18 


17 


I 




California 


26 




24 


a 






12 






Connecticut 


14 


14 






Delaware 


6 


6 






Florida 


12 


12 






Georgia 


28 


28 






Idaho 


8 




8 




Illinois 


58 


8 


so 




Indiana 


30 


20 


IO 




Iowa 


26 


IS 


II 




Kansas 


20 


2 


18 




Kentucky 


26 


23 


3 




Louisiana 


20 


20 






Maine 


12 




12 






16 


I 


14 


i 




36 


18 


18 




Michigan 


3 


20 


IO 




Minnesota 


24 




24 




Mississippi 


20 


16 


4 




Missouri 


36 


16 


20 




Montana 


8 


8 






Nebraska 


16 




16 






6 


6 






New Hampshire 


8 


8 








28 




28 




New Mexico 


8 


6 


2 




New York 


90 


75 


15 




North Carolina 


24 


3 


21 




North Dakota 


10 




10 


. . 


Ohio 


48 


14 


34 


.. 


Oklahoma 


20 


4 


16 




Oregon 


10 




10 






76 


12 


64 




Rhode Island 


10 


10 








18 


ii 


6 


i 


South Dakota. 


10 




10 




Tennessee 


24 


22 


2 




Texas 


40 


9 


10 


j 


Utah 


8 


7 


I 




Vermont 


8 


5 


3 




Virginia 


24 


18 


4 


* 


Washington 


14 


14 






West Virginia 


16 




16 




Wisconsin 


26 




26 


. . 


Wyoming 


6 


t 







FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 219 

States, Territories, and Number Not 



Delegate Ditsricts. of Votes. Yea 

Alaska 2 

District of Columbia 2 

Hawaii 6 

Philippine Islands 2 

Porto Rico 2 



Nays. Voting. 



Totals 1,078 542 529 7 

So Mr. Watson's motion to lay on the table Mr. Hadley's motion that 
the views of the minority be substituted for the report of the majority 
in the Fourth California district was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on the motion to adopt 
the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the delegates will be 
placed on the permanent roll. 

DELEGATES AT LARGE FROM GEORGIA. 

MR. JOHN H. EARLY, of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, by request of 
the Committee on Credentials I present its report on the contest on the 
delegates at large from the State of Georgia, and move the adoption of 
the report when read by the Secretary. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read the report for 
the information of the Convention. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 

The Committee decided by unanimous vote to seat the delegates at 
large from the State of Georgia with their alternates, consisting of 
H. S. Jackson, Henry L. Johnson, B. J. Davis and C. P. Goree. 

It was admitted by the contestants that these delegates were regu- 
larly elected at a State Convention called by the regular State organiza- 
tion after due notice given, and that the county conventions which sent 
delegates to the State convention were called by the regular county Re- 
publican organizations throughout the State. It further appeared that 
the contesting delegation was elected by a convention which \\ns not 
called together by any regular party organization in the State, and that 
the persons who called the same had no connection whatever with the 
regular State Executive Committee. 

The contention of the contesting delegation was that at the time 
the regular State convention was held there were no persons qualified to 
vote under the laws of the State of Georgia, and that there were no 
qualified voters in the State between the 31st day of December, 1911, and 
the 20th day of April, 1912. 

The State of Georgia has a registration law under which every per- 



220 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

son claiming the right of suffrage must qualify by having his name placed 
upon the registration list. These registration lists are prepared in years 
in which a general election is held and are compiled between the 20th 
day of April and the 1st day of June. It was the contention of the con- 
testants that the registration list for the year 1912 was first available 
on April 20th. The Jackson delegation was elected at a State convention 
held before this date, while the contesting delegation was elected at a 
convention held May 21st. It was clearly shown, however, that the work 
of preparing the new list of registered voters was not completed by 
May 21st; and that they were not required to be deposited with the proper 
county officer until the 5th day of June. 

In further answer to the claim that there were no registered voters 
in the State of Georgia between December 31st, 1911, and April 2l)th, 
1912, it was shown that within these dates a Governor of the State had 
been elected at a general election, that a Justice of the Peace had been 
elected in one of the counties, and that the entire delegation to the 
Democratic National Convention had been elected under the old registra- 
tion lists. The same registration lists were used at these elections as were 
used in the elections which selected delegates to the county conventions 
and the state conventions which elected this Jackson delegation to the Re- 
publican National Convention, which was placed on the temporary roll. 

Under the laws of Georgia the tax collectors turn over to the county 
registrars the list of voters prepared by them, and the county regis- 
trars have until the 1st day of June to purge these "voters' lists" and pre- 
pare a list of qualified voters, and that on or before the 5th day of June 
this new list of qualified voters must be deposited with the clerk of the 
Superior court in the several counties of the State. It followed, therefore, 
that if the claim of the contestants was correct no delegates to the Re- 
publican National Convention could have been elected from the State 
of Georgia. 

On the showing thus made, the Taft delegation was seated by unani- 
mous vote. 

The district contests which were based on the same grounds were 
abandoned. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on the adoption of the unanimous report of the Committee 
on Credentials. The delegates whose seats are contested will not vote. 

The motion to adopt the majority report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the delegates will be 
placed on the permanent roll. The Convention will receive a report from 
the Committee on Credentials on the contest in Indiana. The Chair rec- 
ognizes Mr. John H. Early, of Tennessee. 

INDIANA DELEGATES AT LARGE. 

MR. JOHN H. EARLY, of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, at the request of 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 221 

the Commiteee on Credentials I present the report on the contest as to the 
delegates at large from the State of Indiana, and move the adoption of 
the report when read by the Secretary. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 

The Committee voted to seat Charles W. Fairbanks, Harry S. New, 
Joseph D. Oliver and James E. Watson as the delegates at large and 
their alternates from the State of Indiana upon the permanent roll of this 
Convention. 

The following facts were established as evidence in support of their 
claim to be seated as delegates in this Convention : 

The contestants' claim was based almost wholly on the claim that 
the Indianapolis primaries were fraudulent. Indianapolis is in Marion 
County, which constitutes the Seventh Congressional district. The dele- 
gates from Marion County, elected at the primaries to the State conven- 
tion, consisted of 128, who were for Taft, and 6 who were for Roosevelt. 
Originally one hundred of these delegates were contested. The delegates 
were elected by fifteen wards in Indianapolis and in townships outside, 
direct to the State convention. The largest ward had fourteen delegates, 
and the average was eight to a ward. Under the call of the State Com- 
mittee, the delegates to the State convention met by districts the night 
before the convention and each district was required to elect one mem- 
ber of a Committee on Credentials, which committee was to sit as 
soon as its members were elected. Ten members of this committee of 
thirteen were elected without contest, and immediately organized by elect- 
ing a chairman and secretary. From each of the third, sixth, and eleventh 
districts two delegates appeared, claiming to have been elected members 
of the Committee on Credentials. The Committee on Credentials, as or- 
ganized, heard the evidence, and in the cases of the Third and Sixth 
districts seated a Taft delegate, and from the eleventh seated the Roose- 
velt delegate. In the City of Indianapolis the total vote at the primaries 
of March 22nd was Taft, 6,163; Roosevelt, 1,480. 

The committee then proceeded to hear evidence on the various con- 
tests. It reported to the Convention that the 106 delegates from Marion 
County, who had proper credentials, but whose seats were contested, were 
entitled to sit in the Convention. As to the other contests, some were 
decided for the Taft and some for the Roosevelt delegates. These other 
contests, however, were so few and the number of delegates involved so 
small as not to affect the result. 

Eight of the committee reported in favor of recognizing the Taft 
delegates from Marion County, whose seats were contested, and five pre- 
sented a minority report in favor of the Roosevelt contestants. The 
minority report of the committee was laid upon the table, and the major- 
ity report adopted by a majority of 105. Complaint was made that the 
sitting delegates from Marion County were permitted to vote on adopt- 



222 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

ing the majority report, but no appeal was taken from the ruling of the 
Chair, that they were entitled to vote, and no appeal was taken to the 
State Committee, as required by the rules of the party organization in the 
State. 

The bolting convention was held in a corner of the hall and was at- 
tended by not more than one hundred of the delegates, of whom not more 
than fifty participated in the proceedings. These fifty delegates at- 
tempted to elect the contestants who are now claiming to be the regularly 
elected delegates at large from Indiana instructed for Colonel Roosevelt. 
The Fairbanks delegation is clearly entitled to be seated. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Mr. Sullivan, of Ohio, is recognized to 
present a statement of the views of the minority. 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Gentlemen of the Convention, on 
behalf of 13 members of the Credentials Committee, I move as a substi- 
tute for the report just read the following, which I will ask the Secre- 
tary to read. 

The Secretary read the views of the minority as follows: 

We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of the 
National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
the committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the com- 
mittee, Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and 
Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

(2) We protest against the action of the following men, Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. 
Dovell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the ques- 
tions in any of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting 
as judges in their own cases. 

(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire ; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of 
Georgia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reasons that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delibera- 
tions and actions. 

(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the major- 
ity of members of this committee are not entitled to seats in this con- 
vention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

INDIANA. 

DELEGATES AT LARGE. ALTERNATES. 

Harry S. New. W. H. McCurdy. 

Charles W. Fairbanks. William E. Eppert. 

James E. Watson. Summer A. Furniss. 

Joseph D. Oliver. Virgie Reiter. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 223 

(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the fol- 
lowing persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in this 
Convention and should be seated and accredited to their respective states- 
.and districts, as follows : 

INDIANA. At Large. 

DELEGATES. 

Albert J. Beveridge Fred K. Landis 

Edwin M. Lee Charles H. Campbell 

And their Alternates. 

R. R. Me CORMICK, Illinois. 

(By John E. Wilder.) 
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio. 
HUGH T. H ALBERT. 
JESSE M. LIBBY, Maine. 
JESSE A. TOLERTON, Missouri. 
JOHN BOYD Avis, New Jersey. 
CHARLES H. COWLES, North Carolina. 
W. S. LAUDER, North Dakota. 
D. J. NORTON, Oklahoma. 
HARRY SHAW, West Virginia. 
A. V. SWIFT, Oregon. 
L. H. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania. 

(By William P. Young.) 
R. A. HARRIS, Kansas. 

MR. HARRY M. DAUGHERTY, of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I move that 
'the motion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report 
be laid upon the table. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the adoption 
of the report of the Committee. 
The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the State delegates-at- 
large of Indiana will be placed on the roll. The Convention will receive 
a report from the Committee on Credentials upon the contest in the Thir- 
teenth District of Indiana. 

THIRTEENTH INDIANA DISTRICT. 

MR. JOHN H. EARLY, of Tennessee, submitted the following report: 
"The committee voted to seat Clement W. Studebaker and Maurice 

Fox, delegates, and their alternates, from the Thirteenth Congressional 

District of Indiana. 

"The convention for this district met at the proper time and place 

yprovided for in the call, and in strict conformity with the national call. 



224 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The convention was organized by electing the Taft candidate, A. G. Gra- 
ham, as chairman. He received 71 J4 votes, as against 70^4 votes cast for 
Mr. Jones, his opponent. The Committee on Credentials was appointed, 
and six Taft contests and two Roosevelt contests were submitted to the 
Committee on Credentials, all of which were overruled. The report deny- 
ing the claim of the eight contestants was signed by four members of 
this committee, a majority, and no minority report was presented. There 
was much disorder in the convention, and the Taft delegates who hold the 
credentials were elected by a viva voce vote, as were their alternates. 
No other nominations were made." 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I submit the views of the minority 
in the case of the contest from the Thirteenth District of Indiana, and 
ask that it be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Convention, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
the Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the 
Committee, Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona, Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the 
majority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

DELEGATES. 

Clement W. Studebaker. Maurice Fox. 

- "(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and Districts, as follows : 

Putnam R. Judkins. Frederick W. Keller. 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 
substituted for the majority report. 




HON. ARTHUR I. YORYS, of Ohio, 
Member of the Committee on Arrangements. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 225 

MR. HARRY M. DAUGHERTY, of Ohio. I move to lay on the table Mr. 
Sullivan's motion. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question recurs on agreeing to the 
report of the majority. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the delegates now on 
the temporary roll will be placed on the permanent roll. 
ELEVENTH KENTUCKY DISTRICT. 

MR. EARLY, of Tennessee, from the Committee on Credentials, sub- 
mitted the following report : 

"After a thorough investigation of the facts concerning the contest 
in the Eleventh Congressional District of Kentucky, the Committee rec- 
ommends that the delegates and the alternates from this district now 
upon the temporary roll of this Convention be transferred to the per- 
manent roll. Because of the conflicting testimony and the variance of 
facts in this case, the Committee believes that in the selection of one Taft 
delegate, Mr. O. H. Waddle, and his alternate, and of one Roosevelt 
delegate, Mr. D. C. Edwards, and his alternate, that complete justice is 
being exercised and that the respective claims of both parties to repre- 
sent this district in the National Convention are being fairly and equit- 
ably settled." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move, as a substitute for the names re 
ported by the majority of the Committee, the names of D. C. Edwards 
and O. H. Waddle, and their alternates. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table Mr. Sullivan's 
motion. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the majority of the Committee was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

SEVENTH KENTUCKY DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. By direction of the Com- 
mittee on Credentials, I present this report on the contest in the Seventh 
Kentucky District, and ask that it be read. 

The Secretary read as follows: 

"The committee respectfully recommends the seating of Richard il 
Stoll, of Lexington, Kentucky, Fayette County and James Cureton, of 
Henry County, as delegates from the Seventh Congressional District of 
Kentucky, and George R. Armstrong, of Owen County, and E. W. 
Schenault, of Fayette County, as alternate delegates from said Seventh 
Congressional District of Kentucky. 



226 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

"Your committee begs leave to state that it has heard a full presen- 
tation of the evidence and an exhaustive argument of those representing 
the delegates and alternates, whose seating they recommend, as well as 
the adverse parties, at the close of which your committee find the fol- 
lowing facts : 

'The call for the Seventh Congressional District Convention of Ken- 
tucky was properly made by the Congressional District Committee, and 
the convention was regularly called and held in accordance with the call. 
There were four contested counties in the Seventh Congressional Dis- 
trict, and four counties in said district which were uncontested, the four 
uncontested counties being for Taft. 

"According to the rule of the Republican organization of the State 
of Kentucky, where two sets of credentials are presented, those delegates 
whose credentials are approved by the county chairman, calling the county 
convention to order, are entitled to participate in the temporary organiza- 
tion of the convention. This rule was followed, and there was no ob- 
jection thereto, and on the vote for a temporary chairman, Wiard, the 
Taft candidate, received 98 votes, and Throcmorton, the Roosevelt candi- 
date, received 47 votes in the district convention. 

"A Committee on Credentials was appointed, each county in the dis- 
trict selecting one member of the committee as is required by the rules 
of the Republican organization of Kentucky, no objection being made 
thereto. This committee met and was in session several hours, and every 
one had an abundant opportunity to be heard and to present his cause 
before said committee. 

"The majority report of the Committee on Credentials, and this 
report was signed by every member of the committee except Henry T. 
Duncan, Jr., who was a candidate before said convention, recommended 
the seating of the Taft contested delegation in Fayette County, the seat- 
ing of the regular delegations in Scott and Franklin counties, and the 
unseating of the regular Taft delegation in Woodford County, Mr. Dun- 
can signing the report as to Woodford County, and the seating of the 
Roosevelt delegation. Mr. Duncan presented a minority report. 

"Under the rules of the Republican party in Kentucky, a county in 
contest is not permitted to vote on its own case, and the majority report 
of the committee was adopted unanimously in the case of each contested 
county, the votes ranging from ninety-eight to nothing to one hundred 
and thirty-one to nothing. 

"Mr. Stoll and Mr. Cureton were elected delegates to this convention 
unanimously, as were Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Chenault, who were 
elected alternates. It was contended before the committee that the Roose- 
velt delegation should have been seated in the counties of Fayette, Scott 
and Franklin. 

"The committee find the facts to be as follows: In Fayette County, 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 227 

the testimony shows that the legal voters on the Taft side were largely 
in the majority, but that the Roosevelt chairman of the convention failed 
and refused upon demand properly made to count the votes in the con- 
vention, and the committee is of the opinion that the Roosevelt delegates 
should have been unseated in the convention and the Taft delegates in 
Fayette County should have been seated, for the reason that had a count 
been had of the legal voters when demanded, a large majority would 
have been found in favor of the Taft delegates to the district convention. 

"In the county of Franklin, the convention was called to order at 
the time and place set forth in the call; the Roosevelt people did not 
nominate any one for temporary chairman of the convention. 

"We find that the Taft people were largely in the majority, and that 
the Roosevelt people did not attempt to organize or hold any convention 
in Franklin County at the place and time at which the convention was 
called, although given abundant opportunity to nominate a chairman of 
the convention, and, upon being assured by the Chair that they would be 
accorded fair treatment, the Roosevelt people refused to nominate any 
chairman of the convention, and left the hall before any ruling whatever 
had been made against them; and the committee is of the opinion that 
the regular delegation in the County of Scott should have been seated by 
the district convention as was done. 

"In the County of Scott, the Taft people were largely in the major- 
ity, and upon nominations being asked for temporary chairman, both '.he 
Roosevelt and the Taft people nominated persons for chairman. Fellers 
were appointed, and while the count was in progress, and when it h*d 
become apparent that the Taft people were in the majority, the Roosevelt 

"In the County of Scott, the Taft people were largely in the major- 
ity, and upon nominations being asked for temporary chairman, both the 
Roosevelt and the Taft people nominated persons for chairman. Tellers 
were appointed, and while the count was in progress, and when it had 
become apparent that the Taft people were in the majority, the Roosevelt 
people, without cause, left the hall before any ruling was made against 
them whatsoever; and the committee is of the opinion that the district 
convention should have seated the regular Taft delegation, which they did. 

"In the County of Woodford, the evidence shows that there were 
about as many Roosevelt people as there were Taft people at the con- 
vention, but the chairman of the convention refused to permit a count of 
the votes, upon request of the Roosevelt people, and the district conven- 
tion unseated the regular Taft delegation and seated the contesting 
Roosevelt delegation. The committee is of the opinion that this action 
was correct. 

"The committee further finds that the four counties in the district 
which were uncontested were instructed for Taft delegates, and the com- 



228 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

mittee therefore finds that Richard C. Stoll, of Lexington. Fayette 
County, and James Curteton, of Henry County, Kentucky, are the regular 
and duly elected delegates from the Seventh Congressional District of 
Kentucky and that George R. Armstrong and E. W. Chenault were regu 
larly and duly elected alternate delegates from said district." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio, submitted the views of the minority, as fol- 
lows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the com- 
mittee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona ; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona ; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire ; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this committee are not entitled to seats in this Con- 
vention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll: 

DELEGATES. ALTERNATES. 

Richard C. Stoll George R. Armstrong 

James Cureton Edward Chenault." 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 

DELEGATES. 

Henry T. Duncan M. C. Rankin 

And their Alternates. 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 
substituted for the majority report. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the motion of 
Mr. Sullivan. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 229 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

EIGHTH KENTUCKY DISTRICT. 

MR. GALVIN, of Kentucky. From the Committee on Credentials I sub- 
mit the following report : 

"The committee recommends the seating of L. W. Bethurem, of 
Mount Vernon, Rock Castle County, Kentucky, and C. C. Wallace, of 
Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky, as delegates from the Eighth 
Congressional District of Kentucky, and J. B. Kinchelo, of Shelbyville, 
Shelby County, Kentucky, and George W. Gentry, Stanford, Lincoln 
County, Kentucky, as alternate delegates from said Eighth Congressional 
District of Kentucky. 

"Your committee begs leave to report that it has heard a full presen- 
tation of the evidence and an exhaustive argument from those represent- 
ing the delegates and alternates, whose seating they recommend, as well 
as the adverse parties, at the close of which your committee finds the 
following facts : 

"The call for the Eighth Congressional District Convention of Ken- 
tucky was properly made by the Congressional District Committee, and 
the convention was regularly called and held in accordance with the call. 
There were three contested counties in the Eighth Congressional District, 
and six counties in said district which were uncontested, the six uncon- 
tested counties being for Taft. 

"According to the rules of the Republican organization of the State 
of Kentucky, where two sets of credentials are presented, those delegates 
whose credentials are approved by the county chairman, calling the 
county convention to order, are entitled to participate in a temporary 
organization of the convention. This rule was followed, and there was 
no objection thereto, and on the vote for a temporary chairman, Leonard 
W. Bethurem, the Taft candidate, received a hundred and forty two votes, 
and A. R. Burnham, Jr., the Roosevelt candidate, received twenty-one 
votes. 

"A Committee on Credentials was appointed, each county in the dis- 
trict selecting one member of the committee, as is required by the rules 
of the Republican organization of Kentucky, no objection being made 
thereto. This committee met and was in session for a sufficient period of 
time to hear, and every one had an opportunity to be heard and to pre- 
sent his case before said committee. The report of the Committee on 
Credentials was unanimous, and recommended that each delegation from 
the county of Boyle be seated, with half a vote each, and that the dele- 
gation from Garrard and Madison counties, certified to by the regular 
county chairman, were entitled to be seated. These delegations were for 



230 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Taft. The report of this committee was unanimously adopted, the coun- 
ties contested not voting in their cases. Mr. Bethurem and Mr. Wallace 
were elected delegates to this convention by the unanimous vote of the 
district convention, as were the alternates, Mr. Kinchelo and Mr. Gentry. 
As to the facts in each of the contested counties, the committee finds 
that as to Boyle, the division of the delegates as reported was agreed to, 
and as to Mercer County, the count showed a majority of thirty-five for 
Taft. Upon the counts being reported, objection was made, and all 
parties agreed that a recount should be had by Mr. James B. Spillman, 
the secretary of the county committee. This recount was made by him, 
and reported as being in favor of Mr. Taft by from thirty to thirty-five 
votes. While the committees were out the Roosevelt forces withdrew 
from the courthouse, with the exception of Mr. Riker, who was. for Mr. 
Roosevelt and had been appointed a teller in his behalf to count the 
votes. Mr. Riker remained in the convention, as he knew the vote was 
correct. 

"As to Madison County, the committee finds that the suggestion ma le 
by the Taft people to count the vote was rejected by the adherents of 
Mr. Roosevelt. The suggestion was that the count be made by filling the 
entire courthouse and that courts be appointed to see that no one re- 
turned thereto after he was counted out; that four tellers be appointed 
to count the Taft votes out of one door and the Roosevelt votes out of 
another door ; two Democrats to act to eliminate from the crowd any 
Democrat therein, and one Taft teller and one Roosevelt teller. This 
plan was rejected by the adherents of Mr. Roosevelt, and the convention 
adjourned to the front yard. Roosevelt adherents demanded that the 
tellers be elected. The Chair declined to put this motion, but offered to 
appoint the tellers suggested by either side. \Vhereupon the Roosevelt 
crowd bolted. The proof amply shows that the Taft adherents outnum- 
bered the Roosevelt adherents from two to three to one. 

"The committee further finds that the three counties uncontested, 
had they all been decided in favor of Mr. Roosevelt by the credentials 
committee of the district convention, would have shown only sixty-four 
votes therein against the ninety-four uncontested votes for Taft. 

"We therefore find that Leonard W. Bethurem, of Mount Vernon, 
Kentucky, and Coleman C. Wallace, of Richmond, Madison County, Ken- 
tucky, are the regular duly elected delegates from the Eighth Congres- 
sional District of Kentucky; that George W. Gentry and J. B. Kinchelo 
were regularly and duly elected alternate delegates from said district." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. On behalf of the minority I am directed to 
submit the following report : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 231 

committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the commit- 
tee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and 
Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these men 
was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia, Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this committee are not entitled to seats in this Con- 
vention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

DELEGATES. 

Coleman C. Wallace, Leonard W. Bethurem, 

ALTERNATES. 

J. B. Kinchelo, George W. Gentry. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 

DELEGATES. 

William S. Lawwill, H. V. Bastin, 

And Their Alternates." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move the adoption of the substitute. 
MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay the motion on the table. 
The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 
The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

FOURTH LOUISIANA DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report with respect to the contest in the 
Fourth District of Louisiana : 

"The committee, after a thorough and complete investigation of the 
facts in the contest from the Fourth Louisiana District, recommends that 
the delegates from this district now upon the temporary roll, as well as 



232 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

their alternates, be transferred to the permanent roll, to wit: A. C. Lea 
and J. B. Breda, and their alternates. 

"These delegates were elected at a district convention, duly called 
by the regular Republican district organization, which had adhered to the 
Republican State organization, and has been recognized by the sub-com- 
mittee of the Republican National Committee. This sub-committee of 
the National Committee visited Louisiana this year in order to settle the 
political controversy in that State. The Williams-Wight delegation, which 
is the contesting or Roosevelt delegation in this contest, was not recog- 
nized by this sub-committee of the National Committee. This Roosevelt 
delegation from this district was elected at a pretended convention, con- 
sisting of a mere handful of men, who assembled in response to a call 
issued by F. V. Williams, who has been deposed as chairman of the State 
Committee. The Williams-Wight delegation represents no regular Re- 
publican organization in Louisiana, since they have been discredited by 
this sub-committee of the National Committee, and consequently Lea and 
Breda have been lawfully and regularly elected." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, Hie 
question is on agreeing to the report just read. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Convention will receive a report 
from the Committee on Credentials upon the contest in the Fifth District 
of Louisiana. 

FIFTH LOUISIANA DISTRICT. 

MR. JOHN H. EARLY, of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I am directed to 
present the unanimous report of the Committee on Credentials upon the 
contest in the Fifth District of Louisiana, and after it has been read by 
the Secretary I shall move its adoption. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 

"The committee recommends that the delegates from the Fifth Lou- 
isiana District now upon the temporary roll, as well as their alternates, 
be placed upon the permanent roll, to wit : C. D. Insley and F. H. Cook, 
and their alternates. 

"These delegates were elected at a district convention duly called 
and regularly held. The main points in this case are much like those 
which appeared in the preceding case of the Fourth Louisiana District. 
The convention first called had to be postponed because the district was 
flooded by the overflow of the Mississippi River. C. D. Insley and F. H* 
Cook were regularly elected, and they and their alternates are entitled 
to be seated in this Convention." 

MR. EARLY, of Tennessee. I move the adoption of the report. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 233 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. This being a unanimous report, the 
question is on its adoption. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

MICHIGAN DELEGATES-AT-LARGE. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Credentials, sub- 
mitted the following report : 

"The Committee on Credentials makes the following report relative 
to the contest from the State of Michigan : 

"The question before the committee was who constituted the regular 
Republican State Convention. Incidental to this question, certain subsidi- 
ary questions arose which the committee determines as follows : 

"(1) The pre-convention meeting of the State Central Committee 
was a legal one, a majority of the members thereof having joined in a 
call therefor. It appears that no rules were ever adopted by the com- 
mittee, and there are, therefore, no regulations as to who shall call meet- 
ings or when they shall be held, and a majority necessarily possessed the 
right to call a meeting and to hold a meeting. 

"(2) It is unquestionably the duty of the committee to make up the 
temporary roll for the convention. Some authority must exist somewhere 
which shall determine who shall participate in a convention until such 
time as the convention shall determine that question for itself. In other 
words, it is the duty of the committee to see that the convention which 
assembles is the one which is called. 

"(3) The State Central Committee has the right to select the Tem- 
porary Chairman of the convention. It therefore can rescind its action 
and unmake what it has created. The chairman first selected admitted that 
he would permit no roll calls in the convention and that all votes would 
be taken viva voce. 

"(4) Delegates' tickets to the convention were issued to the chair- 
men of delegations by the proper officers of the State Central Committee 
under direction of the committee. They were issued in a public and con- 
spicuous place in ample time for the convention. The time and place of 
distribution were matters of common knowledge, and no showing -of 
discrimination in their distribution has been made to this committee. 

"The doors of the convention were kept open at all times for the 
admission of delegates, with the exception of one interval, when there 
was a rush by the crowd. During this time the doors were temporarily 
closed, all delegates not yet admitted were excluded for the time being. 
Taft delegates were excluded as well as Roosevelt delegates, and as many 
of one as the other. As soon as adequate police protection was secured, 
which was before the convention was organized, the doors were reopened 



234 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

and remained open throughout the entire session of the convention. There 
was no discrimination in admitting delegates to the convention. 

"(5) The so-called convention at which contestants claim they were 
chosen was not a convention in any sense of the term. No committees 
whatever were appointed, the credentials of the persons participating were 
not presented to or acted upon by any committee or by the so-called con- 
vention itself; no one knows who took part in it; there is no evidence 
whatever of the number of votes cast for the contestants; no business 
provided for in the call was transacted, except the pretended selection of 
delegates and alternates to the National Convention and the pretended 
adoption of resolutions; not to exceed fifty persons participated, and, 
when these persons finally left the convention, not to exceed two hundred 
delegates left with them, out of a total number of 1,312. 

"(6) The regular convention was at all times conducted in a proper 
manner. The call was read and a vote taken on the question of the selec- 
tion of temporary chairman ; reports of district caucuses were received 
and confirmed; committees were constituted and convened and their re- 
ports made and adopted ; delegates-at-large and alternates were elected ; 
presidential electors were nominated; the present members of the State 
Central Committee and a chairman thereof were selected; roll calls by 
counties were had on the question of the selection of a temporary chair- 
man, the adoption of the report of the Committee on Credentials and the 
Committee on Permanent Organization and Order of Business and on the 
election of delegates-at-large; resolutions were reported and adopted; ad- 
dresses were made by party leaders, and all of the business provided for 
in the call was transacted. An adjournment was regularly taken. At 
all times there were nearly a thousand delegates in the hall out of a total 
of 1,312, as is shown by the report of the Credentials Committee, the 
several roll calls and affidavits of the chairmen of delegations who par- 
ticipated. 

"No contests were presented to the State Central Committee before 
the Convention, to Committee on Credentials appointed by the convention, 
or to the convention itself. 

"The committee, therefore; determines that there is no just cause for 
contest in this case. The delegates-at-large and alternates to the National 
Convention from Michigan whose names appear on the temporary roll 
were selected at a State Convention properly and regularly called; they 
received a majority of all of the votes in the convention without counting 
the votes of any delegations which contestants alleged or now allege were 
subject to contest. 

"The Committee on Credentials, therefore, recommends that the 
names of John D. McKay, William J. Richards. George B. Morley, Eu- 
gene Fifield, Fred A. Diggins and William Judson, as delegates-at-large 
from the State of Michigan, and the names of Alton T. Roberts, Herbert 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 235 

A. Thompson, Crawford S. Reilley, Charles B. Warren, Charles E. White 
and Ray E. Hart, as alternate delegates-at-large from such State, be 
transferred from the temporary roll of this Convention and added to and 
made a part of the permanent roll thereof." 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Gentlemen of the Convention, in 
behalf of twelve members of the Committee on Credentials, I move as a 
substitute the following report, which I ask to have read. 

The views of the minority were read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the commit- 
tee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and 
Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these men 
was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire ; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reasons that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its deliber- 
ations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

MICHIGAN. 
STATE-AT-LARGE. 
DELEGATES. 
John D. Mackay, 
William J. Richards, 

George B. Moreley, And Their Alternates. 

Eugene Fifield, 
Fred A. Diggins, 
William Judson. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 



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MICHIGAN. 
STATE-AT-LARGE. 
DELEGATES. 

Chase S. Osborn, 

Charles A. Nichols, 

Sybrant Wessalius, And Their Alternates. 

Theodore Joslin, 

Herbert F. Boughey, 

William D. Gordon. 

HARRY SHAW, West Virginia. 
JESSE M. LIBBY, Maine. 
W. S. LANDER, North Dakota. 
JOHN BOYD OTIS, New Jersey. 
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio. 
JESSE A. TOLERTON, Missouri. 
R. R. McCoRMicK, Illinois. 
(By John E. Wilder.) 
R. A. HARRIS, Kansas. 
HUGH T. HUTTON. 
L. H. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania. 
(By Wm. P. Young, Proxy.)" 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 
substituted for the majority report. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I move to lay 
on the table the motion of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan), but 
yield for a statement on each side. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. 
Calvin A. Palmer) is recognized to speak on behalf of the minority. 

MR. CALVIN A. PALMER, of Michigan. Mr. Chairman, fellow Repub- 
lican delegates, ladies and gentlemen : On behalf of the great State of 
Michigan, which gave birth to the party that you are representing here 
to-day, I ask you to give me five minutes to present to you the claims of 
the minority upon the Michigan delegation-at-large in this Convention, 
who represent the majority of Republicans in the State of Michigan 
(Applause.) 

I ask you to let me relate just two facts in connection with the elec- 
tion of the delegates-at-large from Michigan. You have heard a great 
deal said in this Convention about regularity. It was pleaded from this 
platform the first day, the second day, and every day, and we who repre- 
sent the Roosevelt campaign in Michigan are now before you asking you 
to recognize regularity in a State Convention in our State. (Applause.) 
I am only going to put before you one proposition. I know it will 
appeal to the Roosevelt delegates here, and it ought to appeal to the Taft 
delegates who have been arguing for regularity. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 237 

The State Convention convened in Bay City, Michigan, on April llth, 
and was called to order regularly by the Chairman of the State Central 
Committee. Immediately a gentleman asked for the floor, was recog- 
nized by the Chairman, went upon the platform, and stood there as inno- 
cently as I stand before you. He was attacked from behind by a Taft 
representative and knocked to the floor of that convention hall. I want 
to ask you, gentlemen, if that was regularity? Immediately after there 
was another convention organized on the other side of the hall, called 
to order, not by the Chairman of the State Central Committee of Mich- 
igan, but by a hireling of that committee. 

Which convention was regular, gentlemen? Are we entitled to have 
our delegates-at-large seated in this Convention? That delegation, gen- 
tlemen, is headed by the great Governor of the State of Michigan, who, 
except for a broken leg, would have been in this Convention, fighting for 
the things we demand. 

A DELEGATE. He has a broken leg? 

MR. PALMER, of Michigan. Yes, he has a broken leg; and if yon 
keep up the game you have been playing here, the Republican party will 
have a broken back. (Laughter.) 

I have reminded you that the State of Michigan is the birthplace of 
this party of ours. Under the oaks at Jackson the State of Michigan 
gave birth to the Republican party. Recently there has been noted upon 
the old oaks there in Jackson a peculiar color upon the leaves. They are 
covered with dark circles. At night they moan and sigh. \Ve have sent 
naturalists and experts there to make a diagnosis of the old oaks at Jack- 
son, but they are unable to decide whether those old oaks are moaning 
and sighing because of their disappointment in their child, or whether 
they are getting ready to give birth to another child. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Mr. John D. MacKay, of Michigan, is 
recognized for five minutes to speak on behalf of the majority. 

MR. JOHN D. MACKAY, of Michigan. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention : If there is one contest before this Convention in 
which there is absolutely no merit, it is the contest against Michigan's 
six delegates-at-large ; and one of the delegates, a Roosevelt delegate who 
sits in our delegation from the Fifth District, will tell you so. (Noise 
and confusion on the floor.) I suppose, gentlemen, you at least believe in 
what some of you claim to be your motto, a square deal. You do not 
seem to want to listen to the other side of the case. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Michigan cannot 
make himself heard in the disorder, and prefers not to proceed further 
under the circumstances. Accordingly, the Chair will now put the mo- 
tion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) to lay on the table 
the motion to substitute the minority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 



238 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question recurs upon the motion 
to adopt the report of the committee. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates-at- 
large from Michigan will be placed upon the permanent roll. 

ADJOURNMENT. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. I move that the Conven- 
tion adjourn until ten o'clock to-morrow morning. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 7 o'clock and 38 minutes p. m.) 
the Convention adjourned until to-morrow, Saturday, June 22, 1912, at 
10 o'clock a. m. 



FIFTH DAY 



CONVENTION HALL 

THE COLISEUM, 

CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 22, 1912. 

The Convention met at 10 o'clock a. m. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The proceedings of this day will be 
opened with prayer by the Rev. John Wesley Hill, D.D., President of 
the International Peace Forum, New York. 

PRAYER OF REV. JOHN WESLEY HILL. D.D, 

Rev. John Wesley Hill, D.D., President of the International Peace 
Forum, New York, offered the following prayer : 

O Thou Who "sittest upon the circle of the heavens," unto Whom 
all things come in beauty and perfection, we approach Thee, supported 
by the memories of past mercies, encouraged by the tokens of Thy love, 
lured by the light of Thy Word, and strengthened by the inspiration of 
Thy Spirit. 

We thank Thee that unto us Thy glory has been revealed, that upon 
us Thy knowledge has dawned, while about us are the manifestations of 
that Providence which is imminent in the affairs of the world! 

W r e praise Thee for Thy enriching blessings ; for the laws which are 
in league with us and the forces which are our friends ; for the wealth 
of mountains, and that more real, of the generous soil ; for the products 
of the field and forest and far resounding sea; tor home and school and 
sanctuary ; for flag and country ; for light and liberty and life ; and, above 
all, for the revelation of Thyself in the face of Jesus Christ. 

We rejoice in the great things represented here to-day the party of 
freedom and equality, courage and patriotism, progress and prosperity, 
with its background of triumphant history. We thank Thee for the prin- 
ciples, achievements and leaders of this party; for Lincoln and Grant, for 
Garfield, Harrison and McKinley; the heroes and patriots of vanished 
years ; yea, the patriots of to-day, who are striving for the maintenance of 
that democracy which is the guarantee of human rights and equal justice 
to all. 

We pray Thy blessing upon this assembly, these delegates upon whom 
devolve arduous responsibilities. Grant unto them clearness of vision, 
strength of purpose, and purity of patriotism, that they may neither falter 
nor fail in the execution of duty. Bless, we pray Thee, the President of 

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the United States. Bless the Governor of this State and of all the Statei. 
Bless all law-makers and magistrates. Bless our entire citizenship. Grant 
that we may be possessed of a knowledge that shall dispel darkness, and 
a virtue that shall banish evil. And so may we dwell together in liberty, 
walk in light, and prove worthy of our high calling! 

We pray for our land and nation. Save us from vice and violence, 
envy and hatred, restlessness, revolution and ruin. 

Command Thy blessing, we pray Thee, not alone upon our own land, 
but upon all the nations of the earth, and especially upon the nations that 
grope in gloom. Bring upon them the beauty of spring and the fruitful- 
ness of summer, and hasten the cloudless dawn of universal peace, wken 
the war drums shall be heard no longer and when the battle flags shall be 
furled in the parliament of man. And unto Thee will we ascribe the 
praise and glory forever. Amen. 

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Convention will receive further 
reports from the Committee on Credentials. 

MR. JAMES A. HEMENWAY, of Indiana. From the Committee on 
Credentials I submit the following report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The report will be received and inserted 
in the record. 

The report is as follows : 

Statement of the majority of the Committee on Credentials of the Repub- 
lican National Convention and the reports of the minority. 

MAJORITY REPORT. 

The following statement, purporting to have been signed by certain 
members of the Committee on Credentials of the Republican National 
Convention, appeared this morning in the Chicago Tribune : 

ROOSEVELT CREDENTIALS COMMITTEEMEN STATE THEIR CASE IN 
MINORITY REPORT. 

This convention was called to contain 1,078 delegates. Of this one-quartet 
were to come from States and Territories which have no part in Republican affairs, 
cast no Republican vote, and are practically destitute of Republican voters. Such 
delegates are always controlled by Federal officeholders or others interested in the 
management of Federal office. As they live by politics, they form an efficient politi- 
cal machine. 

The combination between these and one-quarter of the delegates from the Re- 
publican States will form a majority of the convention. In other words, one-third of 
the representative Republican States can, by manipulation, dictate to two-thirds of 
the Republican representatives. 

This year such a coalition was attempted, but a majority of the convention was 




HOX. RALPH E. WILLIAMS, of Oregon, 
Member of Committee on Arrangements. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 241 

not obtainable until members of the National Committee, who have been repudiated 
by their own States, seated a sufficient number of contested delegates to give a 
majority on the temporary roll call. 

At the organization of the convention the chairman of the National Committee, 
contrary to good parliamentary law and good morals, insisted on counting the ballots 
of these contested delegates on the preliminary roll call, which elected the temporary 
chairman. Upon the motion to exclude these contested delegates from participation 
in the deliberation of the convention upon those contested, the temporary chairman 
ruled that they should sit upon their own contests. 

A committee upon credentials was then appointed, upon which the contested 
delegates were represented and seated. 

In the committee on credentials a coalition was formed of the contested dele- 
gates and member of the National Committee and a minority of the representatives 
of the Republican States. 

This coalition formed a substantial majority of the committee. It proposed to 
prevent the hearing of all of the testimony by limiting the contestants on delegates 
at large to 10 minutes and on district delegates to 5 minutes in which to present 
their cases, and did not agree to a decent amount of time for the hearing until a 
number of the unorganized members left the room in disgust. 

During the hearing the members of the National Committee, who were, in fact, 
sitting upon their cases, acted as attorneys for the seated delegates, interfered with 
an orderly procedure, and bullied the witnesses of the contestants. The hearing, if 
held in public, would have aroused the scorn of all spectators, and for this reason 
the public were excluded. 

The coalition in the committee is bringing in reports faster than they can be 
prepared, making it evident that the reports have been prepared beforehand and 
merely adopted as a formality. No time is furnished to the unorganized delegates to 
consider their cases or prepare to present them to the Convention. 

It is, therefore, plain that if these contested delegates are seated they will not 
only create a majority of which less than one-half represent Republican States, but 
that this majority will also be composed of delegates improperly seated in violation 
of good parliamentary law and common morals. 

It is also plain that this is not accomplished by mere partisanship, but it is the 
result of a comprehensive plan prepared in advance and deliberately carried out to 
control the Republican Convention against the Republican voters. 

Robert R. McCormick, Illinois ; Hugh T. Halbert, Minnesota ; Clency 
St. Clair, Idaho; R. A. Harris, Kansas; D. J. Norton, Oklahoma; 
A. V. Swift, Oregon; J. M. Libby, Maine; Jesse A. Tolerton, 
Missouri; Lex N. Mitchell, Pennsylvania, by William P. Young, 
proxy; Francis J. Heney, California; S. X. Way, South Dakota; 
Harry Shaw, West Virginia; H. E. Sackett, Nebraska. 

This statement, having been called to the attention of the Chairman 
of the Committee on Credentials, he laid it before the Committee on 
Credentials at its meeting this morning, whereupon a motion was made 
and carried for the appointment of a committee of six to report as to the 
facts, and said committee reported as follows : 

During the discussion on the adoption of the motion to appoint this 
committee, Mr. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania, whose name appears attached 
to the printed statement, said that he did not sign it or authorize anyone 
to sign it for him, and that plenty of time had been given for the hearing 
of the cases. 

Mr. Jesse A. Tolerton, of Missouri, whose name also appears attached 



242 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

to the statement, also stated that he did not sign it. One member who 
had signed the statement indicated by remarks during the discussion that 
he had not fully understood the contents of the statement or he would 
not have signed it. Mr. John J. Sullivan, of Ohio, the designated floor 
leader of the Roosevelt people, stated that although the statement was 
presented to him, he had declined to sign it. 

Robert R. McCormick, of Illinois, who admitted that he wrote the 
statement, was not present at the meetings of the committee during the 
consideration of cases for more than two hours in all, although the com- 
mittee was in continuous session at one time for over 36 hours and sat 
altogether over 40 hours, equivalent to five 8-hour days. 

Francis J. Heney, of California, who signed the statement, bolted the 
committee, shouting "Follow me to the Florentine room," before the rules 
of the committee were adopted and did not return except for a few min- 
utes the second day of the meeting, when he attempted to create confu- 
sion and delay the proceedings. He did not hear any of the contests 
pending before the committee for a single moment; and the roll calls will 
show that many of those who signed this statement and bolted with Mr. 
Heney, although they did not return, were present only a comparatively 
short portion of the time that the cases were being heard. 

This statement as a whole in its insinuations of combination, of un- 
worthy motive, in its recital of alleged facts, is grossly and maliciously 
untrue. It was intended to convey the impression that the time for hear- 
ing cases was so limited as to prevent their being properly presented to 
the committee. The untruthfulness of this statement is clearly shown by 
the records of the committee and the newspaper reports of its delibera- 
tions. Not only did the rules make liberal provision for time in present- 
ing cases, but in every instance where the parties presenting the cases or 
any member of the committee asked for an extension of time, it was 
granted. 

The very first case examined by the committee, the much-discussed 
ninth Alabama case, was considered for over three hours, and the con- 
sideration closed by unanimous consent of everyone present. The Indiana 
case, although it had been unanimously decided by the National Com- 
mittee, was considered for over five hours and not closed -until everyone 
had agreed to its conclusion. The Arkansas case and all other cases in 
their order were given all the time requested by the members of the com- 
mittee, and in no instance during the whole session of the committee 
was any contestant or contestee prevented from arguing or presenting 
evidence as long as any member of the committee desired him to do so. 

The foregoing statement alleges that there was a combination between 
certain members of the committee on credentials and members of the 
National Committee and others, under which these members of the com- 
mittee on credentials sustained decisions of the National Committee with- 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 243 

out regard to their merit. Such a statement is not only absolutely untrue, 
but the parties who signed it must have known that it was untrue; and 
while the undersigned do not desire to impugn the motives of any member 
on the committee, we desire to call attention to the fact that, with one ex- 
ception, those who signed this statement and those who generally voted 
with them voted in every single case to seat delegates known to be for 
Mr. Roosevelt, including a number of cases on which the action of the 
National Committee had been unanimous against such delegates. 

In regard to the assertion that reports were prepared in advance of 
the action of the committee on credentials, no one of the gentlemen who 
makes this statement will state of his own personal knowledge that any 
reports were thus made. The Convention having adjourned from time to 
time because of the slow progress being made by the committee on 
credentials, partial reports were made from time to time in order to facili- 
tate the business of the Convention, all of which reports were prepared 
after the cases had been acted upon by the committee. 

The statement that the proceedings of the committee were not given 
full publicity is unqualifiedly and notoriously false. The five press asso- 
ciations of the country were represented at all times during the meetings 
and hearings of the committee, and they reported the proceedings at 
length. 

As to the merits of these contested cases upon which the committee 
passed, it should be remembered that the National Committee sat for 15 
days hearing evidence and argument upon them. Out of a total member- 
ship of 53 only 13 members of that committee objected to the findings 
and decisions, and they only with regard to a part of the cases, the action 
of the committee having been unanimous with regard to a majority of 
them. The Convention declined, by a substantial majority, to reverse the 
action of the National Committee, and it referred the contested cases to 
the committee on credentials. When our committee met, rules were 
adopted by unanimous vote. No one desiring to make complaint as to 
the seating of any delegate was prevented from presenting his case. The 
committee even considered cases which had been decided by a unanimous 
vote of the National Committee, notably the Indiana case. 

The committee on credentials of the Republican National Convention 
consists of 53 members. The committee in every case sustained the de- 
cision of the National Committee, and in no case by majorities of less 
than two-thirds. This statement of facts, indorsed by 40 members of the 
committee, who listened patiently through all-day and all-night sessions to 
evidence and argument in order to be able to judge cases intelligently and 
pass upon them honestly, should be a sufficient answer to the reckless in- 
warranted, and untruthful assertions contained in the statement signed 
by 11 members of the committee, two of whom did not attend sessions 
of the committee, did not hear any of the evidence presented, and nearly 



244 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

all of whom indicated their bias by voting in every case for the delegates 
known to be favorable to Mr. Roosevelt, including numerous cases in 
which the action of the National Committee had been unanimous for the 
Taft delegates. 

[The above report was prepared by a subcommittee appointed by the 
committee on credentials ; the report was adopted by the full committee 
and made part of its report to the Convention. The subcommittee was 
composed of J. A. Hemenway, of Indiana; Frank W. Mondell, of Wyom- 
ing; Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; George R. Malby, of New 
York, and Henry Blun, Jr., of Georgia.] 

MISSISSIPPI DELEGATES-AT-LARGE. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I am directed 
by the Committee on Credentials to submit a report on the contest with 
respect to the delegates-at-large from the State of Mississippi. I will ask 
the Secretary to read it, and then I will move its adoption. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read as requested. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"The delegates-at-large from the State of Mississippi, consisting of 
L. B. Moseley, M. J. Mulvihill, Charles Banks and L. K. Atwood and 
their alternates, are the only delegation representing Mississippi at large 
who were duly elected, and the Committee finds that they are entitled 
to be placed on the permanent roll. The State convention which elected 
Mr. Moseley and his colleagues was conducted strictly in accordance with 
the call of the National Committee. Due notice was given, and all nec- 
essary formality was complied with. The number of delegates entitled 
to seats in the Convention was two hundred and seventy-four, all of whom 
were present but two. There were three contests, which were settled by 
giving each side one-half vote each. No other contests were presented to 
the convention or to the Committee on Credentials. There was a division 
on the vote instructing the delegates-at-large to vote for Taft, but the 
resolution was adopted by two hundred and fifty-eight ayes to twelve nays, 
two not voting. All the delegates remained in the convention until it 
adjourned, and were given full and free speech on all matters. A few 
persons, not over twenty in number, assembled in another part of the 
building where the regular convention was being held and pretended to 
hold a State convention. Several entirely disinterested witnesses, men of 
high standing, testified to the absolute correctness of the above statements. 
There is no ground on which to base a contest against these regularly 
elected delegates from the State at large, and they should be seated." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan), to present the views of the minority. 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. On behalf of the minority of the 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 245 

Committee on Credentials, I move as a substitute the following : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials, of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee: Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackle ford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reasons that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll. 

"MISSISSIPPI. 
"STATE AT LARGE. 
"Delegates. 
"L. B. Moseley 

"M. J. Mulvihill and their alternates. 

"Charles Banks 
"L. K. At wood 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and Districts, as follows : 

"MISSISSIPPI. 
"STATE AT LARGE. 
"Delegates. 
"W. E. Mollisa 

"Sidney D. Redmond and their alternates. 

"L. W. Graham 
"Charles Banks 

"JESSE M. LIBBY 
"W. S. LAUDER 
"JOHN BOYD AVIS 
"JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio." 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 



246 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

motion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

SECOND MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I submit a report of the Com- 
mittee on Credentials on the Second District of Mississippi, and move its 
adoption. 

The report was read as follows: 

"The Committee recommends the seating of J. F. Butler and E. H. 
McKissack, as delegates, and T. W. Dubois and S. M. Howry, as alter- 
nates, from the Second Mississippi District. There was only one Con- 
gressional Convention held in this district, and that was held under the 
authority of the regular Republican organization. Due notice was given 
of the meeting, and the proceedings were regular in every respect. Not a 
single contest arose, and no one bolted, all the delegates remaining in 
the convention hall until the meeting adjourned. No one entitled to a 
seat in the convention was denied admission, and there was no other 
convention held. Jonas W. Avant, of Lafayette County, one of the con- 
testants, tried to address the regular convention, but was refused per- 
mission to talk as he was not a qualified elector. The sheriff of Lafay- 
ette County testifies that Avant is not a registered or qualified voter of 
the county, that he has not paid his poll tax for years, and that he it 
entirely disqualified from registering as a voter. 

"This case is a fair sample of the paper contests which are frequently 
brought before the Republican National Convention. While the regular 
district convention was being held, Avant, with five others, went to the 
store of H. W. Doxey, while the latter was attending the convention, and 
pretended to hold a convention of their own. The testimony shows that 
no convention had been called to meet at this store, that no legal conven- 
tion was held there, that Avant and the five men who met with him used 
a desk in the back part of the store for a few minutes, that they were 
not delegates to the regular convention, and only represented two of the 
nine counties composing that Congressional District. The contest brought 
in this case is of the most flimsy character, and Butler and McKissack 
and their alternates are entitled to be placed upon the permanent roll." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on the adoption of the report of the Committee on Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

The report was agreed to. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 247 

FIFTH MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. From the Committee on Cre- 
dentials I submit a report on the Fifth Mississippi District. I ask the 
Secretary to read it. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that W. J. Price and A. Buckley be 
transferred from the temporary roll of this Convention, as representa- 
tives of the Fifth Congressional District of Mississippi to the National 
Republican Convention, to the permanent roll. They are the regularly 
elected delegates, as the affidavits and evidence introduced during the 
hearing of this particular case made manifest. Their election and the 
call of their convention was in strict conformity with the National call. 
The proceedings of the convention itself and all the preliminaries were 
in due and legal form. There was no contest in the convention, and at 
all times it was very harmonious. Orderly procedure was observed during 
the entire convention, and at the conclusion of business and the election 
of delegates proper adjournment was moved. 

"It has never appeared upon exactly what ground the contestants 
base their claim. What brief they may have had did not present to this 
Committee any facts, nor were any facts proven during this hearing 
which would warrant this Committee in the slightest to challenge the 
rights of Mr. Price and Mr. Buckley to their place on the permanent roll." 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVINV, of Kentucky. I move the adoption of the 
report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on the adoption of the report of the Committee on Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

SIXTH MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I submit a report from the 
Committee on Credentials on the Sixth District of Mississippi. I ask that 
it be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"In the Sixth Mississippi District J. C. Tyler and W. P. Locker were 
found by the Committee to be the regularly elected delegates and entitled 
to be placed upon the permanent roll of the Convention. The district 
convention was held strictly in accordance with the call of the National 
Committee. The proceedings were of the most orderly and harmonious 
character, no contesting delegations appeared, and no other convention 
was held in the same town that day. J. M. Leaverett and Charles M. 



248 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Hayes claim to have been elected by a convention held that day under 
the call for the regular convention. Several witnesses of the highest 
standing, including several county officials, testified that they saw the 
two contestants in the town of Mendelhall the day the convention met, 
but that none of them were seen in town after the departure that day of 
the twelve-forty train, the train which brought into town most of the dele- 
gates to the convention. They had absolutely no grounds on which to 
base their contest. The Committee recommends that J. C. Tyler and W. 
P. Locker and their alternates be placed on the permanent roll of the 
Convention." 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I move that the report DC 
agreed to. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

SEVENTH MISSISSIPPI DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I present to the Convention 
the report of the Committee on Credentials on the Seventh Mississippi 
District. I ask that the Secretary read the report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will read as requested. 

The Secretary read as follows: 

"The Committee recommends that E. F. Brennan, Sr., and C. R. 
Ligon, delegates from the Seventh Mississippi Congressional District, and 
their alternates, be placed upon the permanent roll of this Convention. 
They are the rightful delegates from the Seventh Mississippi District, 
as has been evidenced before this Committee by affidavits and overwhelm- 
ing proof. The convention which elected them was regular in every 
respect. All preliminaries were duly observed. The sheriff of the county 
in which the convention was held testifies it was the most orderly Repub- 
lican convention ever held there, and that it was largely attended. He 
says no other Republican convention was held in the court house the day 
the regular convention met. The claim that the contestants, F. S. Swalm 
and Dr. W. H. Broxton, were elected delegates, and Dr. C. L. Ripley 
and F. S. Crawford, alternates, has absolutely no foundation. F. S. 
Swalm has lived in Brockhaven fifteen or sixteen years and never partici- 
pated in a Republican convention in his life. Dr. Ripley, of the same* 
place, says he knows nothing whatever of any convention which elected 
him as an alternate, and that he never participated in any. Dr. Broxton 
and Professor Crawford are not known by residents of Darbun, where 
they claim to live, and no such persons were in Brockhaven on the day 
the regular district convention met and elected Brennan and Ligon dele- 
gates to the National Convention." 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 249 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on agreeing to the report submitted by the Committee on 
Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

FOURTH NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. From the Committee on Cre- 
dentials I submit a report on the Fourth North Carolina District. 

The report was read as follows : 

"The Committee on Credentials recommends that John Matthews and 
J. C. L. Harris, delegates from the Fourth North Carolina District, and 
Bland G. Mitchell and Charles D. Wild, their alternates, be seated as the 
regular delegates and alternates to this Convention. 

"There was a unanimous report on the part of the National Commit- 
tee, recommending the seating of the above-named delegates and alter- 
nates. 

"It is without dispute that there are but ninety-one votes in the 
Fourth North Carolina District Convention, and that if the Counties of 
Wake, Vance and Franklin had not been thrown out the above-named 
delegates would have had fifty-two votes supporting them, the same being 
a clear, safe majority. 

"It further appears that Mr. Charles H. Cowles, the minority member 
of this Committee, made a motion in the North Carolina State Conven- 
tion on May 15th, 1912, -to seat the delegates to the State Convention 
that were being contested from Vance, Franklin and Wake counties, who 
were supporting the Harris faction, which motion was carried by from 
200 to 300 majority and directly passed upon the merits involved in this 
controversy." 

MR. HUGH T. HALBERT, of Minnesota. On behalf of the minority of 
the Committee on Credentials, I submit a report, and ask that it be read. 

The report was read, as follows : 

"Gentlemen: 

"To the Chairman and Members of the Republican National Convention, 
Chicago, Illinois: 

"The undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials beg 
leave to dissent from the report of the majority of the members of this 
Committee, and to report in lieu thereof the following as to the delegates 
and alternates from the Fourth Congressional District of North Carolina : 

"We report that J. D. Parker and C. M. Bernard, delegates, and L. F. 
Butler and W. F. Bailey, alternates, are entitled to seats in this Conven- 



250 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

tion, and J. C. L. Harris and J. C. Matthews, who have been formally 
seated as delegates, and Charles D. Wildes and Bland A. Mitchell, who 
have also been seated as alternate delegates in this Convention from said 
Fourth Congressional District of North Carolina, are not entitled to seats 
in this Convention. 

"We base our reasons for this report upon the following facts, amply 
sustained by incontrovertible official records and ample sworn testimony of 
witnesses presented before this Committee : 

"The said J. D. Parker and C. M. Bernard, delegates, and C. F. 
Butler and W. F. Bailey, alternates, were regularly and legally elected at 
a convention of the Republicans of the Fourth Congressional District 
legally called under the plan of the Republican party of North Carolina 
and the United States as a whole, by the Executive Committee of said 
district, and called to order and presided over by John W. Harden, Chair- 
man of said Executive Committee, who has been such without question, 
and that the same is admitted by the opponents in their brief and evi- 
dence. 

"That the Fourth North Carolina Congressional District is composed 
of the counties of Chatham, Franklin, Johnson, Nash, Vance and Wake. 

"That upon roll call of the counties by the Secretary of said conven- 
tion, each county filed its credentials as they were called with the said 
Secretary. 

"That there was notice of contest given and filed by E. T. Yarbor- 
ough, of Franklin County, claiming to be one of the delegates from Frank- 
lin County; T. T. Hicks, of Vance County, contesting against the regu- 
larly elected delegates from Vance, and Charles D. Wildes, who is claim- 
ing a seat as an alternate in this Convention as a legally elected alternate 
from the Fourth Congressional District of North Carolina, contested the 
seats of the legally and regularly elected delegates from Wake County. 

"The Chairman of said Convention appointed from the uncontesting 
counties of Chatham, Nash and Johnson as members of the Committee 
on Credentials to pass upon the contests, the following gentlemen to wit : 
R. H. Dixon, Chatham County; Van B. Carter, of Nash County; Bery 
Godwin, of Johnson County. 

"That the said Committee on Credentials reported in favor, by a 
unanimous vote, of the regularly elected delegates from the counties of 
Franklin, Vance and Wake. 

"That the report of said committee was voted on by said convention, 
each contesting county being voted on separately. On the report of the 
committee as to Franklin County, the convention, on roll call, voted as 
follows : Yeas, 38 ; nays, 13. The roll call in this instance was demanded 
by J. C. Matthews, a so-called delegate from the Fourth Congressional 
District, who has been fraudulently seated in this National Convention. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 251 

The Chairman declared that part of the report of the Committee on Cre- 
dentials as to the contest of Franklin County, carried and received. 

"The report of the said Committee on Credentials on a roll call vote 
as to the contest in Vance County, seating the regular delegates, resulted 
as follows : Yeas, 43 ; nays, 13. Thereupon the Chairman declared the 
report of the Committee on Credentials as to the contest from Vance 
County carried and received. 

"At this point in the proceedings in said convention the contesting 
delegate from Franklin County, E. T. Yarborough, and the six contesting 
delegates from Vance, and the 26 contesting delegates from Wake County, 
headed by J. C. L. Harris, who is also one of the delegates fraudu- 
lently seated in this National Convention, bolted said District Conven- 
tion, and walked out of the Convention Hall, and thereupon the Report 
of the Committee on Credentials as to the contest applicable to Wake 
County on a roll call vote seated the regularly elected delegates from 
Wake County by a vote of 52 to 0. 

"This action of the convention made the vote of said convention, by 
seating the 26 delegates from Wake County, a total of 78, who remained 
and participated in the deliberations of the said regular and legal district 
convention, and unanimously elected said J. D. Parker and C. M. Ber- 
nard, delegates, and L. F. Butler and W. S. Bailey, alternates, to repre- 
sent said Fourth North Carolina Congressional District in this National 
Convention. 

"That the bolters from said regular district convention, consisting of 
contesting delegates from only three counties in said district, 25 in num- 
ber, as shown by the sworn affidavit of A. V. Dockery, one of the bolting 
faction, met in the basement of a building in Raleigh on the 16th day 
of May, two days after the regular convention, and held a rump conven- 
tion, at which said rump convention the said J. C. L. Harris and J. C. 
Matthews were elected delegates to this Convention, and C. D. Wildes 
and Bland F. Mitchell were elected alternates to this Convention, and 
are fraudulently occupying the seats of the said J. D. Parker and C. M. 
Bernard, delegates, and L. F. Butler and W. S. Bailey, alternates, who 
are the only regular and legally elected delegates from said Fourth Con- 
gressional District Convention of North Carolina. 

"Based upon these findings, we offer as a substitute for the majority 
report of the Committee on Credentials of this Convention the following 
resolution : 

"Resolved, That J. D. Parker and C. M. Bernard, delegates, and L. F. 
Butler and W. S. Bailey, alternates, are entitled to their seats upon the 
floor of this Convention. 

(Signed) "HUGH T. HALBERT. 

And the entire minority members who signed the other dissenting 
reports." 



252 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. HALBERT, of Minnesota. I move that the views of the minority 
be substituted for the report of the majority. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay that motion on the table. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the 
report of the Committee on Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

THIRD OKLAHOMA DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I present the report from 
the Committee on Credentials on the Third Oklahoma District. 

The report was read, as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that Joseph A. Gill and J. J. Gilliland 
and their alternates be transferred from the temporary roll as delegates 
from the Third District of Oklahoma, and be placed on the permanent 
roll. From the evidence submitted and affidavits produced, these dele- 
gates are the only lawfully elected delegates from this Congressional Dis- 
trict. The call for the District or Congressional Convention was in 
strict conformity with the National call. At the committee meeting there 
were ten members in person present, and three represented by proxy from 
a majority of the nineteen counties of the district. Mr. W. S. Cochran, 
the Chairman of the Committee, favored Mr. Roosevelt, although i\ ma- 
jority of the members of the committee favored Mr. Taft. The Chairman, 
by virtue of the fact that he had changed his residence, was no longer a 
member of the committee, but because of his unjust rulings and irregu- 
lar methods of procedure he was deposed. The vote to depose Mr. 
Cochran stood eleven to eight, and thereupon Mr. Cochran left the hotel, 
with six others, only one of whom was a regular member of the com- 
mittee. The majority of the committee remained in the hall and reorgan- 
ized by electing a new chairman. They then decided to hold their con- 
vention, and by this convention the delegates now seated were elected. 

"The bolters proceeded to hold another convention, which had no tem- 
porary roll of delegates prepared by the Congressional Committee. There 
were no credentials to the rump convention from the several counties of 
the District, and the roll was made up by having the by-standers come 
forth and sign the roll." 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I move that the report be 
agreed to. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 253 

SECOND TENNESSEE DISTRICT. 

MR. MAUCICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. From the Committee on Cre- 
dentials I submit the following report on the Second Tennessee District 

The Secretary read the report, as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that Mr. T. A. Wright and John J. 
Jennings, the delegates from the Second Congressional District of Ten- 
nessee, and their alternates, be placed upon the permanent roll of this 
Convention. The following facts were proven to be true and conclusive : 

"There have been two Republican organizations in this district, each 
claiming to be the regular Republican organization. Wright and Jennings 
were elected by the organization which was duly recognized in 1910 by 
the Republican National Congressional Committee as the regular Repub- 
lican organization of said district. It elected Hon. R. W. Austin a mem- 
ber of Congress, and there can be no question that the Austin organiza- 
tion is the one which is entitled to representation in the National Con- 
vention. 

"The Congressional Committee met December 30, 1911, and called a 
district convention to meet March 9th at the court house in Knoxville. 
The action of this committee was unanimous on all questions. The dis- 
trict is composed of ten counties. Due notice was given of the Congres- 
sional Convention. 

"When the convention met March 9th, delegations from five of the 
ten counties reported no contests. Contests were reported in two coun- 
ties, under a mistaken apprehension of facts, and were abandoned. This 
made 58 delegates out of a total of 108 possible in the convention, who 
were entirely uncontested. ' 

"The contests from the three other counties were referred by the 
Congressional Committee to the convention itself. Under party law and 
authority in Tennessee the Congressional Committee has the authority to 
make up the temporary roll of the convention, but in the case of these 
three contests the entire matter was referred to the convention. This left 
49 delegates whose right to seats in the convention was held in suspense. 

"After the temporary organization of the convention, a Committee on 
Credentials was appointed and retired from the hall to hear the contests. 
Instead of presenting their case to the Committee on Credentials, the 
contestants from these three counties abandoned their contests and held a 
bolting convention, having refused to attend the delegated convention or 
submit their contests to the convention. The delegates from all coun- 
ties were fully represented in the regular delegate convention. The Com- 
mittee on Credentials thereupon made a report, seating Republicans from 
these three counties claiming to have been regularly elected. When the 
other contestants from these three counties refused to submit their case 
to the Credentials Committee, they lost whatever right they had to seats 



254 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

in the convention. The delegations from two counties which were re- 
ported for Roosevelt remained in the regular convention and took part 
in its proceedings.. T. A. Wright and John J. Jennings were elected 
delegates to Chicago by this, the only regular Republican Convention held 
in the Second Tennessee District. 

"After the bolters had held their convention on March 9th, they 
realized their action was not regular, and caused to be resurrected a rem- 
nant of what was known as the old Hale Congressional Committee, which 
had been discredited and repudiated by the Republican Congressional Com- 
mittee in 1910, and through that repudiated committee. called a new Con- 
gressional Convention. Seven of the ten counties in the district abso- 
lutely refused to elect delegates to this rump convention, or sent only 28 
votes out of a total of 108. 

"John C. Houk and H. B. Lindsay, contestants, have no claim what- 
ever to seats in the National Convention, for the reason that they took 
part in the county mass conventions called by order of the Austin Con- 
gressional Committee, the regular committee. Having thereby recognized 
the Austin organization as the regular Republican organization in the 
district, and having taken part in the county conventions called by said 
organization, they are thereby estopped from attempting to deny the 
legality of the Austin organization, and had no right to organize or take 
part in any other organization acting in conflict therewith." 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I move the adoption of the 
report. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

WASHINGTON PELEGATES-AT-LARGE. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. I present the report of the 
Committee on Credentials on the Washington contests, and ask that it be 
read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"The Committee on Credentials reports as follows relative to the 
contests from the State of Washington : 

"Under a call regularly issued by the Republican State Committee, 
delegates from the various counties of the State of Washington were 
selected to attend a State Convention to be held at Aberdeen in that 
State on the 15th day of May, 1912. As soon as a Taft delegation was 
named in the county, the Roosevelt forces initiated a contest therein until 
something over 50 per cent, of all the delegates to the State Convention 
were contested. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 255 

"By direction of the State Committee, the various county chairmen 
and chairmen of contested delegations forwarded to the State Committee 
their several credentials of delegations, said committee having been regu- 
larly called to meet at Aberdeen on the 14th day of May, 1912. Upon 
said date said committee met and considered the various sets of creden- 
tials and heard arguments for and against the fame and prepared a tem- 
porary roll of delegates to the State Convention. The convention was 
regularly called to order at the time and place specified in the call, and 
the delegates to the National Convention, known as the Taft delegates, 
were duly and regularly named, said delegates-at-large being the ones 
placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention by the National Com- 
mittee. 

"A majority of the delegates placed upon the temporary roll of said 
State Convention attended said convention and participated. The various 
Roosevelt delegations placed upon said temporary roll by said State Com- 
mittee neither attended said State Convention nor asked admission thereto, 
but on said 15th day of May, together with various other persons, met in 
another hall in the city of Aberdeen and selected the various contesting 
Roosevelt delegations to the National Convention. 

"Under the law of the State of Washington various county party 
organizations are authorized to select delegates to county and State con- 
ventions or to provide for the election of such delegates through the 
caucus and primary method. There is no preferential primary law in the 
matter of the selection of Presidential electors or delegates to National 
Convention in the State of Washington. In several of the counties dele- 
gations to the State Convention which were uncontested were selected by 
the county committees, spme of them being Roosevelt and some Taft 
delegations. In not to exceed five counties a sort of preferential primary 
was held; in this, that names of various candidates for the Presidential 
nomination were placed on the ballot, part of them resulting in Taft 
delegations and part of them for Roosevelt. 

"In the matter of the delegation from Chelan County, which dele- 
gation is claimed to have been contested, we find that no credentials were 
filed with the State Committee except by the Taft delegation and that 
the said Taft delegation was placed upon said temporary roll without 
objection. 

"In the matter of the Asotin County delegations to the State Con- 
vention, we find that that County Committee of said county duly and 
regularly selected Taft delegation to said convention, under the ex- 
isting law. 

"In the matter of the contesting delegation from King County to said 
convention, we find that the County Committee of said county by resolu- 
tion, duly and regularly passed, delegated to its Executive Committee all 
of its powers and functions, under which resolution said committee se- 



256 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

lected a Taft delegation to the State Convention. The chairman of said 
committee, however, called a meeting of the whole County Committee, 
consisting of 250 members, said chairman being leader of the Roosevelt 
forces in said county. At the time of the meeting of said committee, said 
chairman allowed only those to enter the hall where said meeting was to 
be held as in his judgment were entitled to enter, and when the Taft 
members of said committee entered said hall it was discovered that* said 
chairman had illegally and intentionally packed said meeting with 131 
men not elected as members of said county committee and who had no 
right to participate in said meeting. On the calling of said meeting to 
order and the naming of the Credentials Committee by said chairman, and 
upon a report of said committee to the effect that all persons in said 
room were lawful members of said committee and entitled to participate 
in said meeting, and upon a motion to adopt the report of said committee, 
demand for roll call was had, which was denied by said chairman. Im- 
mediately the meeting broke into a riot, during which time the chairman 
of said meeting and others stood upon the platform of said hall and 
waved certain papers and documents back and forth which were after- 
ward announced to have been resolutions. No one in said room could 
hear a single word spoken. No resolution was heard read, and no one 
voted or could vote upon any resolution. In a short time the meeting 
ended, every one leaving the room without any business having trans- 
pired. The newspapers the following day contained the statement that 
certain resolutions were passed at said meeting removing said Executive 
Committee and directing said chairman, who had so unlawfully packed 
said meeting, to issue a call for primaries and a county convention for 
the purpose of selecting delegates to the State Convention, said purported 
resolution contained a direction to said chairman to name a Credentials 
Committee to make and prepare a temporary roll of said county conven- 
tion. Said Roosevelt forces then issued a notice calling for said pri- 
maries, which said notice did not in any respect comply with the man- 
datory provisions of the law. So-called primaries were then held by said 
Roosevelt forces in conjunction with the Democrats. All judges for said 
primaries being named by said chairman and no caucuses as provided by 
law were held. All returns from said primaries were made to said 
chairman and kept by him, and according to his own report out of about 
100,000 qualified electors of said King County but 6,900 participated. The 
Taft people refused to participate in said illegal and unlawful primaries, 
and said Executive Committee, acting upon the theory that it had not been 
removed because no lawful business was or could have been transacted at 
said county committee meeting, and prior to said so-called primaries, 
thereupon named under the law a Taft delegation to said State Conven- 
tion. 

"In brief, your Committee finds as its conclusions herein that the 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 257 

temporary roll, as prepared by said State Committee, was lawfully and 
correctly prepared, and, further, that if it were incorrectly prepared and 
any of said contests had been incorrectly decided by said committee, 
that said Roosevelt delegations to said State Convention entitled to sit 
therein waived all rights by not appearing and requesting admission, and 

"That the delegates-at-large from said State of Washington, to the 
National Convention, placed upon the temporary roll of said convention, 
were duly and regularly elected to this Convention and entitled to be 
placed on the permanent roll thereof, and it is the recommendation of 
this Committee that the same be done." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes Mr. Sullivan, of 
Ohio, to present the views of the minority. 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Gentlemen of the Convention : On 
behalf of every Roosevelt member of the Committee on Credentials, I 
move that the following be substituted. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"We clearly find that both through the expression of the preference 
of the Republican voters of the State of Washington by Presidential pri- 
maries and by delegates selected by regularly called conventions, the con- 
testing delegates for Theodore Roosevelt should be seated. 

"We base our report on the undeniable facts that out of the 668 dele- 
gates to the State Convention the Roosevelt delegates had a clear major- 
ity both of uncontested and contested delegates. 

"This contest is a trumped-up one and is not based upon any solid 
foundation of law or facts : 

"That in the judgment of the undersigned members of the Credentials 
Committee the failure to seat the contesting delegates would be an act of 
gross and palpable injustice. 

"We find, therefore, that the following persons reported upon by the 
majority of the members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in 
this Convention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

STATE AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Howard Cosgrove A. G. Tillingham 

R. W. Condon John T. Phillips 

E. B. Benn George R. Cortier 

William Jones W. A. Peters 

W. T. Dovell Mowman Stevenson 

Peter Mutty Alex. Miller 

M. E. Field C. P. House 

A. D. Sloane Josiah Collins 



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FIRST DISTRICT. 



Delegates. Alternates. 

Hugh Eldridge A. E. Mead 

Patrick Halloran L. P. Hornberger 

SECOND DISTRICT. 

F. H. Collins C. A. Taylor 

E. B. Hubbard Alexander Poison 

THIRD DISTRICT. 

C. C. Case T. N. Henry 

W. N. Devine E. E. Yarwood 

"We therefore find that the following persons are entitled to seats 
in this Convention, and should be placed upon its permanent roll : 

STATE AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Miles Poindexter C. E. Congleton 

Thomas F. Murphine Wheeler Nance 

S. A. D. Glasscock W. T. Beeks 

Robert Moran E. R. Brady 

Donald McMaster D. W. Noble 

O. C. Moore William Lewis 

W. L. Johnson F. J. Wilmer 

N. S. Richards J. T. Phillips 

FIRST DISTRICT. 

Frank R. Pendleton J. C. Herbsman 

James A. Johnson Herbert E. Snook 

SECOND DISTRICT. 

Thomas. Crawford H. A. Espy 

Thomas Geisness George F. Hanigan 

THIRD DISTRICT. 

L. Roy Slater J. C. Leller 

T *-. Elliott T. A. Lanhan 

H. E. SACKETT, Nebraska 
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio 

^ LEX N. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania 

HUGH T. HALBERT, Minnesota 
CLENCY ST. CLAIR, Idaho 
JESSE A. TOLERTON, Missouri 
D. J. NORTON, Oklahoma 
JESSE M. LIBBEY, Maine 
JOHN BOYD AVIS, New Jersey 

A. V. SWIFT, Oregon 

B. A. ECKHART, Illinois 

"Without subscribing wholly to the foregoing statement of facts, I 
recommend the seating of the delegates from the State of Washington, 
headed by Miles Poindexter. 

SAMUEL H. CADY, of Wisconsin 
HARRY SHAW, of West Virginia 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 259 

MR. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the 
minority be substituted for the majority report. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 
motion of the gentleman from Ohio to substitute the minority for the 
majority report. 

MR. HUGH T. HALBERT, of Minnesota, rose. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I withhold the motion. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Indiana withholds 
his motion to lay on the table, in order to enable Mr. Halbert, of Min- 
nesota, to present the case of the minority upon the question of delegates- 
at-large from the State of Washington. The Chair recognizes Mr. Hal- 
bert, of Minnesota. 

MR. HUGH T. HALBERT, of Minnesota. Mr. Chairman and men of 
this Convention : Before presenting the case of Washington, the minority 
portion of the Committee on Credentials have requested me to make a 
statement of their deliberations. 

W T hen they first met they determined that they would work fairly, and 
seat only those who should have the best side of the evidence. They have 
failed to put in a minority report in a great many cases. They were con- 
fronted with a set of rules which they believed were conceived on a 
wrong theory. That theory was that no contest could be heard unless 
.an appeal had been taken from the National Committee. The minority 
believed that the Committee on Credentials was a court of original juris- 
diction. They further believed that the only court of last and final resort 
was the Convention itself. They believed, therefore, that all contests 
could be heard upon their merits. The rules originally presented excluded 
any discussion. They believed that all these contests should be discussed, 
and the evidence presented. 

With that brief statement I wish to take up the facts in reference to 
the State of Washington. 

There were 668 delegates in the State Convention of Washington. 
There were 261 uncontested delegates for Theodore Roosevelt. There 
were 69 delegates allowed by the Taft Committee for Theodore Roose- 
velt, making a total of 332 for Theodore Roosevelt out of a majority 
of 335. 

There were contests in eleven counties. With the determination of 
one single contest in favor of the Roosevelt contention, they would have 
had a majority in the State of Washington. One contest was that of King 
County, the largest county in the State of Washington, with 121 delegates. 
Out of 400 committeemen in the State, in that county a great majority 
were for Roosevelt. Out of the Executive Committee the majority were 
for Roosevelt. 



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The Executive Committee met and determined by a vote of the ma- 
jority to have a Presidential primary. That Presidential primary was 
held with this result: Sixty-nine hundred votes were cast; out of this 
number 6,400 were cast for Roosevelt and 500 for Taft. 

In the county of Chelan, with a committee of 35, 22 members of the 
committee were in favor of Roosevelt. They chose delegates in accord- 
ance with the regular call, giving them ten votes. They went to the 
convention hall, and when they found that there were delegates chosen, 
and that they could not get into the convention, the doors being barred, 
they went to another convention hall. They had a majority of 109 in all. 

These facts are uncontroverted. At the close of the testimony on 
behalf of the Taft delegation from Washington, we cross-examined the 
contestees. We asked them how many delegates who were uncontested 
had been instructed for Roosevelt. They at first did not know. Then 
they said 263. Then we asked them how many delegates had been allowed 
by the Taft committee, and they said 69. We asked them how many 
uncontested delegates there were for Taft. They would not reply. Sen- 
ator Dick, attorney for the contestees, then interposed an objection, and 
said the time was up, and we appealed to them to give us only the facts 
to present to this Convention. 

Gentlemen, you men from New York, the largest uninstructed delega- 
tion here, I ask you if that was right or fair? All we wanted to know 
were the exact facts. How many uncontested delegates were there in that 
convention, and how many contested delegates? It has seemed to the 
minority that this question is one of right and wrong, one of real moral 
justice. The facts also show that the large majority of the delegates to 
that State Convention in Washington were instructed for Theodore Roose- 
velt. Yet we have not been able to get a single vote in his favor, and 
we wish to say to you that in our belief the acceptance of that majority 
report will put before the Convention one of two alternatives, either de- 
feat or Theodore Roosevelt. (Applause.) 

The Republican party can stand defeat with honor, but the Repub- 
lican party can never stand defeat with dishonor. (Applause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes Mr. Dovell, of 
Washington, to present the case of the majority. 

MR. W. T. DOVELL, of Washington. Gentlemen of the Convention: 
It has been deemed advisable that I make a brief statement to you in 
refutation of the statement of the gentleman who has just preceded me. 

MR. JOHN FRANKLIN FORT, of New Jersey. Mr. Chairman, I under- 
stand this gentleman is one of the delegates from the State of Washing- 
ton whose seat is contested. Under your ruling has he a right not only 
to vote but to speak? 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair is of the opinion that the 
gentleman has no right to vote. The Chair, however, unless otherwise 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 261 

directed by the Convention, will not preclude the gentleman from an op- 
portunity to present his case. (Applause.) 

MR. DOVELL, of Washington. What I have to say I shall say briefly. 
Gentlemen of the Convention, we stand upon this proposition, which, it 
occurs to me, is not to be disputed, that individuals who decline to go 
into a State Convention at the time and place regularly appointed and 
defy the party organization may not thereafter be heard to complain be- 
cause of the way that convention may have declined to continue its delib- 
erations. And this likewise is true, that individuals who disregard their 
party call and assemble together without any call or authority from their 
party organization are not a convention. They constitute nothing but a 
mass meeting, and such a meeting would receive no recognition at law, 
and should receive no recognition in the superior councils of the party. 
(Applause.) If a certain portion of the accredited delegates refuse to 
come into a convention with their fellows, whether their fellows consti- 
tute a majority or a minority, so as to deliberate with them, they cannot 
complain of anything which happened there. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, the intimation has been thrown out 
it is nothing more than an intimation that there was an effort made to 
prevent accredited delegates to the Washington State Convention attend- 
ing. The only precaution which was taken was a precaution directly 
analogous to that which has been taken by the authorities who have this 
Convention in charge. (Applause.) 

I must be brief, but let me, for the purpose of communicating to 
you the character of the misrepresentations that have been made against 
my State and my State delegation, call attention to the charge that has 
been made twice in argument here and once in the report of the minority 
of the Committee, the charge that there were irregularities in the county 
of Chelan. I read to you from the accredited minutes of the State Com- 
mittee : 

"Thereupon, without objection, the delegation from Chelan County 
was accredited, as follows." 

Without objection! If there ever was a contest, if ever irregularities 
were charged in that county which the two speakers have mentioned, the 
contest was so frivolous that it was abandoned. 

The charge has been made that there were irregularities in the county 
of King, that being the largest county in the State of Washington. The 
facts were these: A delegation known as the Taft delegation was elected 
to the State Convention by the County Committee, that being a method 
permitted by our law, and which has been adopted in various counties in 
our State, some Roosevelt counties and some Taft counties. Another 
delegation, known as the Roosevelt delegation, was elected under the so- 
called primary, unlawfully called and unlawfully held, where the judges 
were selected by one man, where the delegates were to be accredited by 



262 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

one man. And permit me to tell you this, that in that primary the Taft 
people expressly declined to participate. There was a small fraction of 
the qualified voters of the county of King who cast their ballots at that 
election, and it was well understood that the adherents of President Taft 
were not participating. 

Permit me to tell you this further : That at that same election, upon 
that same day, the Democrats participated in holding a primary of their 
own. The same primary which elected the Roosevelt contingent also 
elected delegates to the Democratic State Convention. And let me tell 
you that those delegates so chosen by that unlawful primary were re- 
pudiated at the Democratic State Convention, and rejected, and not per- 
mitted to sit in the Democratic State Convention. (Applause.) 

Gentlemen of the Convention, our proceedings have been consistent 
with regularity in every regard. We have observed the party system, we 
have observed the laws of the State, we have observed in every respect 
the regulations which our State authorities have commended to us. (Ap- 
plause.) 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is upon the motion of the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Watson) to lay upon the table the motion 
of the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan) to substitute the views of 
the minority for the majority report. A vote in the affirmative sustains 
the majority report; a vote in the negative is in favor of the minority. 

The motion to lay on the table was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the adoption 
of the report of the Committee. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The report of the Committee is adopted, 
and the names of the sitting members will be placed upon the permanent 
roll. The Convention will receive a further report from the Committee 
on Credentials. 

MR. P. W. HOWARD, of Mississippi. I rise to a point of order. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state his point of 
order. 

MR. HOWARD, of Mississippi. The point of order is that the steam 
roller is exceeding the speed limit. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair is ready to rule upon the 
point of order. The point of order is sustained. The justification is 
that we have some hope of getting home for Sunday. 

FIRST WASHINGTON DISTRICT. 

MR. MAURICE L. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention : I have a report from the First District of Wash- 
ington, which T will ask the Secretary to read. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 263 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"Your Committee finds that the delegates to the National Conven- 
tion placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention by your National 
Committee were duly and regularly elected as delegates to this Conven- 
tion, and entitled to be placed upon the permanent roll thereof, and it is 
the recommendation of this Committee that the same be done. 

"The names of said delegates and alternates recommended to be placed 
upon the permanent roll are as follows : 

"Delegates. "Alternates. 

"Hugh Eldridge "A. E. Mead 

"Patrick Halloran "L. P. Hornberger." 

ME. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. The views of the minority as to 
the delegates-at-large and the district delegates from the State of Wash- 
ington have been consolidated in the report which I submitted as a sub- 
stitute for that presented by the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Galvin). 
In accordance with the recommendations therein contained, I move to 
substitute the names of Frank R. Pendleton and James A. Johnson, as 
delegates, and J. C. Herbsman and Herbert E. Snook, as alternates, from 
the First District of Washington. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the motion of 
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sullivan) to substitute the minority for 
the majority report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on the motion to lay 
on the table the motion to substitute the minority for the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on the adoption of the 
report of the Committee. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed upon the permanent roll of the Convention. 

( 

SECOND WASHINGTON DISTRICT. 

MR. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I present the report of the 
Committee on Credentials on the Second District of the State of Wash- 
ington, and move its adoption after being read. 

The Secretary read the report, as follows : 

"Your Committee finds that the delegates to the National Convention 
placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention by your National Com- 
mittee were duly and regularly elected as delegates to this Convention, 



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and are entitled to be placed upon the permanent roll thereof, and it is the 
recommendation of this Committee that the same be done. 
"Said delegates and alternates are as follows : 

"Delegates. "Alternates. 

"F. H. Collins "C. A. Taylor 

"E. B. Hubbard "Alexander Poison." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the names of Thomas Crawford 
and Thomas Geisness, as delegates, and H. A. Espy and George F. Hani- 
gan, as alternates, be substituted for the delegates and alternates named 
in the majority report for the Second District of Washington. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 
motion to substitute the minority for the majority report. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on the motion to lay 
upon the table the motion to substitute the minority for the majority 
report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question now is upon the motion to 
adopt the report of the Committee. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

THIRD WASHINGTON DISTRICT. 

MR. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman, I have a report from the 
Committee on Credentials on the Third District of the State of Washing- 
ton, and I will ask the Secretary to read it, and will then move its adop- 
tion. 

The Secretary read the report, as follows : 

"Your Committee finds that the delegates to the National Convention 
placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention by your National 
Committee were duly and regularly elected as delegates to this Conven- 
tion, and are entitled to be placed upon .the permanent roll thereof. 

"It is claimed by the Roosevelt people that the delegates to the Dis- 
trict Convention held at Aberdeen in said State on the 15th day of May, 
1912, were by a large majority for Roosevelt; but this can neither be 
admitted nor denied, on the ground and for the reason that said Roose- 
velt delegates, including those placed upon the temporary roll, did not 
appear at the time and place mentioned in the call of the State Committee 
for the holding of said district convention. 

The names of said delegates' and alternates, recommended to be 
placed on the permanent roll, are as follows : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 265 

"Delegates. "Alternates. 

"C. C. Case "T. N. Henry 

"W. N. Devine "E. E. Yarwood." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move as a substitute for the delegates and 
alternates named in the report of the majority that L. Roy Slater and 
T. C. Elliott, as delegates, and J. C. Keller and J. A. Lanahan. as alter- 
nates, be seated from the Third District of Washington. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 
motion to substitute the minority for the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question recurs upon the motion 
to adopt the report of the Committee. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed upon the permanent roll of the Convention. 

FIFTH VIRGINIA DISTRICT. 

MR. GALVIN, of Kentucky. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Con- 
vention : I have here the report of the Committee on Credentials on the 
Fifth Virginia District. I ask that it be read, and then I move its adop- 
tion. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that S. Floyd Landreth and A. H. 
Staples, delegates from the Fifth Congressional District of Virginia, and 
their alternates be transferred from the temporary roll of this Convention 
to the permanent roll. 

"The following facts, proven conclusively to this Committee, show 
their absolute title to seats in this Convention : 

"The said S. Floyd Landreth and A. H. Staples and their alternates 
were selected by a delegated convention of the Republicans of the Fifth 
District of Virginia, the convention at Rocky Mount, Virginia, on March 
the 9th, 1912. That said convention was truly representative of the voters 
of that district, and was assembled in response to the call of the only 
Republican organization in said district. 

"That the delegation composing said convention were duly selected 
and not contested in any particular. 

"The contestants selected in this district were selected by a mass meet- 
ing called without authority from any organization, and was not repre- 
sentative in its make-up, in this, but a small part of the counties and cities 
in said district were represented in said mass meeting. 

"There was no discrimination in this district against the colored man." 



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The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
queston is on the adoption of the report of the Committee. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The name of the sitting delegates will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

ABANDONED CONTESTS. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The Chair will make a statement of the 
present situation in regard to the contests. The Chair is informed that 
the Committee on Credentials have acted upon the last contested case. 
The report upon the different cases in Texas will be here in a very few 
minutes. There are at the same time a large number of non-contested 1 
cases ; that is, cases in which contests were filed before the National 
Committee, but in which the National Committee were unanimous, and 
where the contests have not been renewed before the Committee on. 
Credentials. The Secretary will read a communication from the Chair- 
man of the Committee on Credentials regarding those cases. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"With the exception of the Texas contests, there is no case unreported 
on by the Credentials Committee in which any contestant appeared or 
expressed any desire to appear and be heard, either in person or otherwise. 
These contests have apparently been abandoned. Nevertheless, the Cre- 
dentials Committee have examined the briefs and testimony so far as 
any were submitted to the National Committee, and so fast as formal' 
reports can be prepared they will be submitted, recommending the placing, 
upon the permanent roll of the names now on the temporary roll. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, after conference with the 
floor leaders on both sides of the questions that have been debated here, 
and by agreement with them, I am instructed to ask unanimous consent 
that the names of the sitting members in all of these apparently abandoned 
contests be placed upon the permanent roll without further proceedings. 
Is there objection? (After a pause:) The Chair hears none. The con- 
sent is given, and the names will be placed on the permanent roll. 

The formal report of the Committee on Credentials on the abandoned 
contests is as follows : 

"The Committee on Credentials reports on the following cases, i 
which no appearance was entered or made before this Committee o 
behalf of the aforesaid contestants : 

ARKANSAS: Third District 

First District Fourth District 

Second District Fifth District 



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267 



First District 
Second District 



First District 
Third District 



First District 
Second District 
Third District 
Fourth District 

At Large 
First District 

First District 
Second District 
Third District 
Fourth District 
Fifth District 
Sixth District 

First District 



First District 
Second District 

At Large 
First District 
Second District 
Third District 



MISSISSIPPI: 

Fourth District 
Eighth District 

MISSOURI: 

Fourteenth District 

NORTH CAROLINA, 

Ninth District 

OKLAHOMA: 

At Large 
Third District 

SOUTH CAROLINA: 
First District 

TENNESSEE: 
First District 



VIRGINIA: 



FLORIDA: 



GEORGIA: 



Sixth District 
Eighth District 
Ninth District 
Tenth District 

Second District 
Third District 

Seventh District 
Eighth District 
Ninth District 
Tenth District 
Eleventh District 
Twelfth District 



INDIANA: 



Fourth District 

KENTUCKY: 
At Large 

Fourth District 
Tenth District 

LOUISIANA: 

Fourth District 
Fifth District 
Sixth District 
Seventh District 



FIRST DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 



"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 



268 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommen-.U 
that the names of Charles R. French and Charles T. Bloodworth be placed 
on the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

SECOND DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of H. H. Meyers and R. S. Coffman be placed on the 
permanent roll, and their alternates." 

THIRD DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representativt. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of R. S. Granger and J. F. Mayes be placed on the per- 
manent roll, and their alternates." 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of C. E. Spear and J. O. Livesay be placed on the per- 
manent roll, and their alternates." 

FIFTH DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of N. B. Burrow and S. A. Jones be placed on the 'per- 
manent roll, and their alternates." 

FLORIDA- AT-LARGE. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 269 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Henry S. Chubb, Joseph E. Lee, M. B. Macfarlane, W. 
A. Wattz, Z. T. Beilby, George W. Allen, and their alternates, be placed 
on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. F. Horr and Henry W. Bishop, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

SECOND DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of George E. Gay and W. H. Lucas, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

T.HIRD DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of T. F. McGourin and M. Paige, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Henry Blun and William James, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 



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SECOND DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of G. L. Liverman and S. S. Broadnax, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

THIRD DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. E. Peterson and J. C. Styles, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Walter H. Johnson and R. B. Butt, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIFTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. W. Martin and W. F. Penn, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll'" 

SIXTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 

Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 271 

and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of George F. White and R. A. Holland, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

SEVENTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. P. Dyar and Louis H. Crawford, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of M. B. Morton and H. D. Bush, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

NINTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommend* 
that the names of James B. Gaston and Roscoe Pickett, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

TENTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of John M. Barnes and Chas. T. Walker, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on- the permanent roll." 



272 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

ELEVENTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of John H. Boone and A. N. Fluker, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

TWELFTH DISTRICT OF GEORGIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Clark Grier and S. S. Mincey, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF INDIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of James A. Hemenway and Charles F. Heilman be 
placed on the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF INDIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Oscar H. Montgomery and Web \Yoodfill be placed on 
the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

KENTUCKY AT LARGE. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 273 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of W. O. Bradley, James Breathitt, W. D. Cochran and 
J. E. Wood, and their alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, cither in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of W. J. Deboe and John T. Tooke, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

SECOND KENTUCKY DISTRICT. 

We, the Committee on Credentials, hereby recommend that R. A. 
Cook and J. B. Harvey, and their alternates, be placed on the permanent 
roll of this Convention as delegates and alternates from the Second 
District of Kentucky. 

A contest was presented to and heard by the National Committee, 
and the above named delegates and alternates were placed on the tem- 
porary roll. No contest was presented before this Committee from this 
District, but it was advised that the contest had been abandoned. 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Pilsen Smith and J. Roy Bond, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

TENTH DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY. 

"In this ca.se no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of A. B. Patrick and John H. Hardwick, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 



274 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

LOUISIANA AT LARGE. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of C. S. Hebert, Armund Remain, Victor Loisel, H. C. 
Warmoth, Emile Kuntz and D. A. Lines, and their alternates, be placed on 
the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials or asked to be heard either in person or by proxy. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Walter L. Cohen and J. Madison Vance be placed on 
the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

SECOND DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Leonard Waguespack and Charles J. Bell be placed 
on the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

THIRD DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Reuben H. Brown and E. J. Rodrigue be placed on 
the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 275 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of A. C. Lea and J. P. Breda be placed on the permanent 
roll, and their alternates." 

FIFTH DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of W. T. Insley and F. H. Cook be placed on the per- 
manent roll, and their alternates." 

SIXTH DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names E. W. Sorrell and B. V. Baranco be placed on the per- 
manent roll, and their alternates." 

SEVENTH DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of L. E. Robinson and Frank C. Labit be placed on the 
permanent roll, and their alternates." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of James M. Dickey and J. M. Shumpert, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 



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SECOND DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. F. Butler and E. H. McKissack, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of J. W. Bell and W. W. Phillips, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Wesley Crayton and P. W. Howard, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Charles E. Rendlen and Joseph Moore, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

MISSOURI DELEGATES AT LARGE. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommend that Herbert S. 
Hadley, Jesse A. Tolerton, Walter S. Dickey and Hugh Mclndoe and 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 277 

their alternates be placed upon the roll of this Convention as delegates 
and alternates at large from the State of Missouri. 

The above-named delegates and alternates were contested before the 
National Committee, but no contest has been filed before the Committee 
on Credentials, and your Committee is advised that said contests have 
been abandoned. 

THIRD MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommend that H. G. Orton 
and H. L. Eads, and their alternates, be placed upon the permanent roll 
of this Convention as delegates and alternates at large from the State 
of Missouri. 

The above-named delegates and alternates were contested before the 
National Committee, but no contest has been filed before the Committee 
on Credentials, and your Committee is advised that said contests have 
been abandoned. 

FIFTH MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommend that Homer B. 
Mann and Earnest R. Sweeney, and their alternates, be placed upon the 
permanent roll of this Convention as delegates and alternates at large 
from the State of Missouri. 

The above-named delegates and alternates were contested before the 
National Committee, but no contest has been filed before the Committee 
on Credentials, and your Committee is advised that said contests have 
been abandoned. 

SEVENTH MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommend that Richard 
Johnson and Louis Hoffman, and their alternates, be placed upon the 
permanent roll of this Convention as delegates at large from the State 
of Missouri. 

The above-named delegates and alternates were contested before the 
National Committee, but no contest has been filed before the Committee 
on Credentials, and your Committee is advised that said contests have 
been abandoned. 

THIRTEENTH MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommends that Politte Elvins 
and John H. Reppy, delegates from the Thirteenth Missouri District,, and 
Charles E. Keifner and Lin Grisham, as alternate delegates from said 
district, be placed upon the permanent roll of this convention as dele- 
gates and alternate delegates from said district. 



278 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

More than the authorized number of delegates having been certi- 
fied to the National Committee, the said Committee resolves to seat the 
above-named delegates and alternates. No contest having been filed be- 
fore the Committee on Credentials, the Committee assume that said 
action of the National Committee has been agreed to. 

FOURTEENTH MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of H. Byrd Duncan and George S. Green, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

SIXTEENTH MISSOURI DISTRICT. 

The Committee on Credentials hereby recommends that Walter W. 
Burnell and William B. Elmer, delegates from the Sixteenth Missouri 
District, and John H. Dennis and P. A. Bennett and alternate delegates 
from said district, be placed upon the permanent roll of this Convention 
as delegates and alternates from said district. 

More than the authorized number of delegates having been certified 
to the National Committee, the said Committee resolves to seat the 
above-named delegates and alternates. No contest having been filed be- 
fore the Committee on Credentials, the Committee assume that said 
action of the National Committee has been agreed to. 

THIRD NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Marion Butler and W. S. O'B. Robinson, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

NINTH NORTH CAROLINA DISTRICT. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 

Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 279 

and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of S. S. McNinch and Charles E. Green, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

OKLAHOMA AT LARGE. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Robert McKeen, George H. Brett, Edd Herrinn, Allen 
L. McDonald, L. S. Skelton, Gilbert Woods, A. E. Perry, Tom Wall, 
Ewers White, and their alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

It appearing to the Committee on Credentials that the name of 
A. H. Hukland, of Muskogee, and F. J. Amphlett, of Apachee, Okla- 
homa, were certified as alternate delegates from the State at large from 
Oklahoma by mistake, and whereas by reason of said mistake the said 
two above-named men were placed on the temporary roll instead of 
William Noble, of McAlester, Oklahoma, and Edward Butler, of Du- 
rant, Oklahoma, who were the regularly elected alternates, now there- 
fore to rectify said mistake the Committee on Credentials recommends 
that A. H. Hukland and F. J. Amphlett be stricken from the roll as 
alternate delegates-at-large from the State of Oklahoma and that the 
names of William Noble, of McAlester, and Edward Butler, of Durant, 
be placed on the permanent roll of this Convention as alternate dele- 
gates-at-large from the State of Oklahoma. 

THIRD DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee -on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committet 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of the Third District of Oklahoma, Joseph A. Gill and. 
J. W. Gillihand. and their alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 



FIRST DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ( 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 

Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 



280 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Thomas L. Grant and Aaron P. Prioleau be placed on 
the permanent roll, and their alternates." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE. 

"In this case no cpntestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Sam R. Sells and R. E. Donnally, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

FIRST DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

/ 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Clarence G. Smithers and George R. Mould, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

SECOND DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of D. Lawrence Groner and P. J. Riley, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

THIRD DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Joseph P. Brady and W. R. Vawter, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 281 

FOURTH DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that, the names of H. C. Willson and W. B. Alfred, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

SIXTH DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of S. H. Hoge and J. E. B. Smith, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in perscn or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of Joseph L. Crupper and M. K. Lowery, and their alter- 
nates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

NINTH DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee o 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 
that the names of L. P. Summers and A. P. Crockett, and their alternates, 
be placed on the permanent roll." 

TENTH DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. 

"In this case no contestant appeared before the Committee on 
Credentials, or asked to be heard, either in person or by representative. 

"Nevertheless, the Committee on Credentials has examined the brief 
and testimony, so far as any were submitted to the National Committee 
or your Committee on Credentials ; and your Committee now recommends 



282 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

that the names of George A. Revercomb and R. A. Fulwiler, and their 
alternates, be placed on the permanent roll." 

TEXAS DELEGATES-AT-LARGE. 

Mr. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention, I present the report of the Committee on the 
delegates-at-large from the State of Texas, and move its adoption. 

The Secretary read the report as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that H. F. MacGregor, W. C. Averille, 
C. K. McDowell, J. E. Lutz, J. E. Elgin, W. H. Love, W. M. McDonald 
and G. \Y. Burroughs, and their alternates, be placed on the permanent 
roll of this Convention. 

"The facts in regard to this are as follows : 

"The issue in Texas was whether the sentiment of the majority of 
Republicans in this State should prevail, or whether the boss-ridden 
machine should be sustained. A primary election held in strict accord- 
ance with the Terrell Election Law of Texas showed that public sentiment 
was overwhelmingly in favor of President Taft. 

''In the western part of the State there are over one hundred coun- 
ties which cast approximately two thousand votes at the last general 
election. Several of these counties did not cast a single Republican 
vote. Each one of these counties had the same voting strength on the 
State Convention as a county that had cast as many votes as all these 
counties put together. It further appeared from proof submitted and affi- 
davits offered in evidence that the organization in those sparsely settled 
counties was mostly on paper. It was the custom to send blank cre- 
dentials to some of the counties and these credentials after being signed 
by two Republicans as Chairman and Secretary, without holding a pri- 
mary election or a county convention, were then returned to the State 
machine. Throwing out these rotten boroughs, Taft controlled the State 
convention by a large majority. The State executive committee, which 
was controlled by Cecil Lyon because of the proxies which he had 
procured, refused to exhibit any credentials or permit the inspection of 
the temporary roll of delegates to the State convention. 

"There was also a postal card exhibited which had been circulated 
throughout the entire State on which Cecil Lyon, over his signature, 
raised the Lily White issue and stated that the time had come whert 
the voters were to decide whether the negro or the white man was to 
rule in the State of Texas. 

"Col. Lyon took charge of the Republican organization in the State 
of Texas shortly after 1896, when McKinley received 167,000 votes. 
Since that date under his leadership the Republican vote in the State 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 283 

steadily decreased with few exceptions, and at the last State election 
in the year 1910 there were only 26,000 votes cast in the State, a de- 
crease of 141,000 in sixteen years. The Lyon machine is made up 
largely of postmasters and other federal officials or their relations, and is 
entirely run for selfish purposes. There has been no attempt within the 
last fifteen years to build up the Republican party in the State. Affi- 
davits were produced signed by many county clerks showing that there 
was no Republican county organization in existence at the time Col. 
Lyon claimed that delegates from those counties were chosen for the 
State convention. The National Committee decided that the Taft dele- 
gates represented the real Republican sentiment of the State of Texas, 
and that the convention which elected them was justified then in pur- 
suing the course that it did in order to overthrow a boss-ridden ma-f 
chine. These Taft delegates, who placed in proof the regularity of their 
election in accordance with the national call of the committee, and who 
endeavored by their convention to reflect and give effect to public sen- 
timent in the State, were declared the duly and regularly elected dele- 
gates to the National Convention, and this Committee after full hearing 
confirms the action of the National Committee. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Sulli- 
van, will present the views of the minority. 

Mr. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. Gentlemen of the Convention: In 
behalf of fifteen members of the Committee on Credentials I move that 
the following be substituted for the report of the Committee. 

The Secretary read-'as follows: 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(I-) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee, Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona, Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of 
these men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2.) We protest against the action of the following men, Mr. 
J. C. Adams, of Arizona, Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. 
Dovell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the ques- 
tions in any of the contests on the ground that they are in effect sitting 
as judges in their own cases. 

"(3.) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado, Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire, Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of 
Georgia, Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delibera- 
tions and actions. 



284 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

"(4.) We find that the following persons reported upon by the 
majority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

"TEXAS. 

"Delegates-at-large : 
"H. F. McGregor, 
"W. C. Averille, 
"C. K. McDowell, 

"J. E. Lutz, 

and their alternates. 
"J. E. Elgin, 

"W. H. Love, 
"W. M. McDonald, 
"G. N. Burroughs, 

''The State Committee then completed the temporary roll of the State 
Convention, signed by 29 of the 31 members of the State Committee, 
three of whom were supporters of President Taft. Two members of 
the State Committee then gave notice that a minority report would be 
presented to the State Convention and the Committee adjourned, all 
of which statement was substantiated before the National Committee 
and the Credentials Committee. 

"The State Convention met at 11 A. M. on May 28th, 1912, and the 
report of the State Committee was presented, but no minority report 
was ever presented at any time, and this fact is substantiated by sworn 
statement of the Secretary of the State Convention, which facts were 
presented to the Credentials Committee. 

"There were present and voting in the State Convention 176 out of 
a possible 209 counties in the State Convention which elected delegates 
to this Convention. 

"We find that a rump convention was held which elected delegates 
to this Convention and which have been seated by the National Com- 
mittee, and we find further by evidence presented before us that not 
to exceed two members of the State Committee could have been present 
at said meeting nor could there have been represented more than 33 
out of 249 counties. The rump convention never called a roll of th 
convention, as is shown by the newspaper reports and by the affidavits 
of the reporters who reported said convention. We further find that 
speakers on the floor of said rump convention recognized the Repub- 
lican State Convention of Texas, then in session in another part of 
town, in their speeches on the floor of said rump convention, and 
further find from said newspaper reports that the business of said rump 
convention was participated in by people who were not even delegates 
to the convention, and that no attempt was made to separate delegates 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 285 

from spectators. We also find the rules of the State Committee which 
required that sworn credentials be filed not later than May 14th, 1912. 
We find, however, that 209 counties have complied in every respect 
with the call of the National Committee and with the laws of the State 
of Texas, and that these credentials, properly sworn to by the permanent 
chairman of said conventions, were presented in evidence before the 
National Committee and the Credentials Committee. We find that in 
compliance with the laws of the State of Texas, which are in accord 
with the rules of the National Committee, that the State Committee of 
Texas assembled in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, May 27th, and that 
contests from seventeen counties were reported. This statement was 
substantiated by the sworn statement of the acting Secretary of the 
State Committee, which affidavit was presented in evidence. The State 
Committee referred these contests to four sub-committees, which were 
composed of adherents of Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Taft, and that extended 
hearings were given these contests. The sub-committees reported to the 
State Committee as a whole, and the reports of all sub-committees were 
unanimous except one, and in that sub-committee the Taft member of 
the sub-committee presented a minority report differing on two counties 
with the finding of the majority of the sub-committee. 

"Two members of the State Committee then gave notice of pro- 
test on nine counties, and these protested nine counties were referred to 
a sub-committee composed of Roosevelt and Taft members, and that 
this sub-committee held two meetings and through the Taft members 
of the sub-committee gave verbal notice to the members of the State 
Committee, who had filed said protest, that the sub-committee was in 
session, no person appeared at any time to contest the right before said 
committee of the persons whose credentials had been reported as regular 
by the Secretary of the State Committee. 

"(5.) And we further report that in place of the said persons 
the following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats 
in this Convention and should be seated and accredited to their re- 
spective States and districts, as follows : 

"TEXAS. 
"At large : 
"Cecil A. Lyon, 
"Ed. C. Lasater, 
"H. L. Borden, 

"J. E. Williams, and their alternates. 

"Lewis Lindsay, 
"J. O. Terrell, 
"J. N. McCormack, 
"Sam Davidson, 



286 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

"The minority of the Credentials Committee finds that the delegates- 
at-large from the State of Texas, headed by Cecil A. Lyon, are the 
duly elected delegates to the National Convention, in that they have 
complied in every particular with the rules of the National Committee 
and the laws of the State of Texas, and submits that the evidence ad- 
duced before the Credentials Committee, and prior to that before the 
National Committee, presented the following facts, each and every one 
of which is substantiated in full by affidavits in every particular. 

"There are 249 counties in the State of Texas. There are in that 
State some counties which are unorganized either under the laws of 
the State of Texas or under the rules of the Republican State Com- 
mittee of that State, and further that some counties did not comply 
with that after it assembled, the said rump convention attempted to 
change the basis of representation in said rump convention, in defiance 
of the laws of the State of Texas, all of which is fixed under para- 
graph 121 as amended, of the election laws of the State of Texas, that 
one delegate vote for each 500 votes or major fraction thereof cast 
for the party's candidate for Governor in the preceding general election. 

"We further find that among the delegates-at-large seated from the 
State of Texas, on this temporary roll, H. F. MacGregor, who was one 
of the organizers and was State Chairman of what was known as 
the Lily White organization, which denied to any negro the right to 
participate, and that said MacGregor at least appeared before one Na- 
tional Convention demanding seats for his Lily White party, as dele- 
gates in said National Convention, all of which was denied him. We 
further find that another delegate-at-large seated by the National Com- 
mittee is J. E. Elgin, who has been first a Democrat, then a Greenbacker, 
then a Populist and then a Republican, who, since the first of the year, 
stated in a public interview that if Taft were the nominee he would 
support the Democratic ticket. We further find a C. K. McDowell 
seated as a delegate-at-large in this Convention, at present the Demo- 
cratic County Judge of Val Verde County, Texas, who was elected on 
the Democratic ticket and is now a candidate for re-election, subject 
to the action of the Democratic primaries. We further find W. M. 
McDonald also seated as a delegate-at-large in this Convention, who 
has on two occasions bolted the State ticket, and as late as the last 
gubernatorial election in Texas advocated the nomination of the Demo- 
cratic candidate for Governor. 

"In conclusion, we find that every statement presented to the Cre- 
dentials Committee was substantiated by affidavits, shows compliance 
with the rules of the National Committee and the laws of the State 
of Texas and the Republican State Committee of Texas, and we there- 
fore recommend that the delegates-at-large from Texas headed by Cecil 



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A. Lyon be placed upon the roll of this Convention as the delegates- 
at-large from the State of Texas. 

"JOHN BOYD Avis, New Jersey. 

"W. S. LAUDER, North Dakota. 

"JESSE M. LIBBEY, Maine. 

"CLENCY ST. CLAIR, Idaho. 

"ROBERT R. McCoRMiCK, Illinois. 

"JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio. 

"A. V. SWIFT, Oregon. 

"D. J. NORTON, Oklahoma. 

"LEX N. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania. 

"H. E. SACKETT, Nebraska. 

"HUGH T. HALBERT, Minnesota." 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table 
the motion to substitute the views of the minority for the report of 
the majority, but I will withhold the motion to enable the gentleman 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Cady) to present the views of a minority of the 
Committee. 

Mr. SAMUEL H. CADY, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention: I present the following minority views, which I 
will ask the Secretary to read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"Unable to agree with the majority report or the other minority 
report of the Committee on Credentials, the undersigned member of 
the Committee submits the following minority report : 

"The facts in the contest from the State of Texas differ from 
those of any other contest. 

"In much more than a majority of the contests presented by the 
Roosevelt forces which occupied the attention of the National Com- 
mittee for days, the vote was unanimous in seating the Taft delegates. 
In other cases involving the smaller part of the contests there was 
room for doubt, and in our judgment, in part, Taft delegates have been 
rightfully seated and in part the Roosevelt delegates have been wrong- 
fully denied their seats. 

"For example, it appears that in the Thirteenth Indiana District 
the Taft forces elected the chairman and regularly organized the Con- 
vention by the narrow margin of one-half vote. Thereupon the Roose- 
velt delegates created such noise and confusion, lasting for hours, that 
the transaction of business was impossible. It appears, on the other 
hand, that the Taft forces were enabled to transact the necessary busi- 
ness and elect their delegates. The opposition to the proceedings re- 
sulting in the election of the Taft delegates was nothing less than a 
deliberate attempt to create a state of anarchy, and, under these circum- 



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stances, we do not feel that the Roosevelt delegates were entitled to seats 
against the Taft delegates. 

"In the Washington case, the Taft delegates were elected at the 
regularly appointed time and place. To effect this, however, it is 
claimed they barred the windows and doors, and threw a cordon of 
police around the building to prevent the entrance of the Roosevelt 
delegates. It fairly appears from the evidence that the Roosevelt dele- 
gates excluded from the hall constituted a majority of the lawful 
delegates, and they subsequently organized and held a convention at which 
fourteen Roosevelt delegates were elected. 

"Including all the cases so legitimately in doubt, the Roosevelt 
forces have only asked that the right to vote be denied to 72 contested 
delegates. 

"The time allowed for consideration of contests, even under the 
Hberal practice of the Credentials Committee, cannot possibly afford 
opportunity to determine the full merits of individual cases. 

"While probably many of these contests should be decided in favor 
of the Taft forces, there are, in my judgment, enough which should 
rightfully be decided against them to deprive either the Taft or the 
Roosevelt forces of the majority necessary to the action of this Con- 
vention. The manner in which these contests have been presented and 
decided, inherent in the present system, should not be permitted to 
prevent justice being done so far as the merits may fairly be determined 
and the control of the Convention left in the hands of delegates whose 
right to seats in the Convention has been clearly proven. 

"In our opinion the Texas contests should be decided in favor of 
the contestants. In the contests on delegates at large it is clearly 
established that the statutes of Texas, the party regulations of that 
State and of the National Republican Convention were fully complied 
with. The contestants had a large majority in the State Convention. 
Contests were duly heard and with one exception unanimously deter- 
mined. There was no evidence of intimidation or use of force. Th 
entire proceedings of the Convention were regular and orderly. The 
contests with regard to some district delegates present other features, 
but in the main the same situation is presented. Charges and counter- 
charges of bad motives have been made before the National Committee 
and before this Committee and this Convention. Most of these are 
unfounded. In our opinion the Texas case stands out conspicuously 
as the one in which expediency is the controlling factor in the decision 
of the majority. 

"Neither Taft nor Roosevelt has enough lawfully elected delegates 
to control this Convention. The seating of Taft delegates from Texas is 
clearly an assumption by the minority i. e., the minority without Texas 
of the rights of the majority for the purpose of such control. 



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"I recommend and insist that justice, fairness and party success 
all demand the seating of the contesting delegates from Texas. 

"SAMUEL H. CADY, For Wisconsin." 

Mr. CADY, of Wisconsin. I move you, sir, to substitute the views 
of the minority, which have just been read, for the report of the 
majority. 

Mr. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay that motion on the table. 

The motion was agreed to. 

Mr. WATSON, of Indiana. I move also to lay on the table the views 
of the minority submitted by Mr. Sullivan. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the 
report of the Committee on Credentials. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the delegates-at-large 
from the State of Texas, the sitting members, will be placed upon the 
permanent roll. 

FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS. 

Mr. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado. I am directed by the Com- 
mittee on Credentials to submit a report which I ask may be read. 

The report was read as follows : 

"The Committee recommends that Phil E. Baer and Richard B. 
Harrison and their alternates be placed on the permanent roll of the 
Convention. 

"The Committee find , and so report to this Convention that the 
above-named delegates were duly elected by the regularly called Con- 
vention, and that after certain voters had participated in this regu- 
larly called Convention, they, constituting only a small minority of the 
Convention, withdrew and held another convention, and elected other 
delegates who have contested the seats of the above-named delegates. 
After a full hearing your Committee report and recommend that the 
above-named delegates now on the temporary roll, namely, Phil E. Baer 
and Richard B. Harrison, be transferred to and placed upon the per- 
manent roll. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names mentioned in the report 
will be placed on the permanent roll. 

SECOND TEXAS DISTRICT. 

Mr. DEVINE, of Colorado. I now submit the report on the Second 
District of Texas. 



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The Secretary read as follows : 

"The contestants were claimed to have been elected by a conven- 
tion held at Nacogdoches on May 17th, 1912. The evidence disclosed 
conclusively that this alleged convention consisted of six men who met 
in the Mayor's office in that city behind locked doors. This appeared 
upon the testimony of the Mayor himself, who sought to gain admission 
to his own office by that of the local constable in attendance at the City 
Hall, and the names of the persons present were given in the affidavit 
of the stenographer to whom records of this assembly were dictated. 

"The Convention which we believe unquestionably to have been 
the regular convention was in session and very largely attended in the 
City Hall at the time this 'rump' was being held in the Mayor's office. 
Affidavits from the Judge for the county, Mayor of the city, the City 
Attorney, as well as of the officers of the regular convention showed that 
its proceedings were in all respects in accordance with party and parlia- 
mentary usage. It remained in session for upwards of three hours and 
completed the business for which it was called in every respect. 

"The circumstances preceding the convention, so far as important, 
are as follows : 

"The regularly elected District Chairman was appointed to office, 
and in accordance with the Texas law resigned his chairmanship. The 
Chairman of the State Central Committee appointed a new chairman in 
his place. Disregarding this action, the Secretary of the committee, upon 
the written request of the majority of the committee, called a meeting 
which was held at Beaumont, Texas, on April 16th, 1912, and C. L. Rutt 
was elected Chairman and a district convention to nominate delegates 
to the National Convention at Chicago was called to meet at Nacogdoches 
on May the 17th, 1912, and due notice was given thereof by publication 
and otherwise. In the meantime, E. G. Christian, who has been ap- 
pointed as above stated, by the Chairman of the State Central Com- 
mittee, without calling the committee together, called a convention meet 
in Lufkin, Texas, May 16th, 1912. No publication of this call was made, 
and Mr. Christian, again without calling the committee together, changed 
the date of his call to May 17th and the place to Nacogdoches. No 
publication of this change was made. The Congressional District Com- 
mittee met on the 17th of May before the assembling of the convention, 
Mr. Christian being present with them, and Mr. Rutt presided and made 
up the temporary roll of the convention and nominated Mr. George W. 
Eason for temporary chairman. No contest was presented, though no- 
tice was given that a contest from Jefferson County would be presented 
to the Committee on Credentials. 

"The convention was called together by the Chairman of the District 
Committee and elected Mr. Eason as temporary chairman and appointed 
a Committee on Credentials. That committee reported the roll of dele- 



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gates, settling the dispute in Jefferson County in favor of the delegation 
headed by Colonel W. C. Averill. This report was accepted by the con- 
vention, and at this point the delegates from five out of the fourteen 
counties retired from the hall and repaired to the mayor's office, where 
the 'rump' convention already described was held. 

"It was not contended that the convention originally called by Mr. 
Christian alone had any validity, and we find that there was no justifi- 
cation for the bolt from the convention regularly called and held. 

"Accordingly we report that C. L. Rutt and George \Y. Eason, dele- 
gates, and H. M. Smith and R. E. Troutman, alternates, be given seats 
in this Convention and the report of the National Committee on this 
contest be confirmed. 

"The vote in the National Committee on this district contest was 
unanimous, and there was no request for a roll call. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on agreeing to the report which has just been read. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names mentioned in the report will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

THIRD TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado. I submit a report on the Third District of 
Texas. 

The Secretary read as, follows: 

"In this district there was a contest between the Taft and the 
Roosevelt delegates. The National Committee Decided in favor of the 
Roosevelt delegates. The Taft delegates have made no protest against 
this action of the National Committee. Your Committee recommends 
that the Roosevelt delegates from this district be placed on the per- 
manent roll. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. There being no minority report, the 
question is on agreeing to the report just read. 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

FOURTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee of Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report : 

"The Committee recommends that A. L. Dyer and M. O. Sharp, 



292 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

delegates from the Fourth Congressional District of Texas, and their 
alternates, D. W. Ryan and F. C. Allen, be transferred from the tem- 
porary roll of this convention to the permanent roll. The following facts, 
proven conclusively to this Committee, show their absolute title to seats 
as delegates in this Convention : 

"The Fourth Congressional District of Texas consists of five coun- 
ties, each entitled to one vote in the Congressional Convention. Only 
one county, Rains, elected an uncontested delegate. There were two 
sets of delegates from Collin, Grayson, Hunt and Fannin counties. In 
the call, which was regularly and properly issued for this convention, 
no provision was made for the hearing of contests or the making of a 
temporary roll of the convention. Representatives from each of the 
four counties sending contesting delegations made an effort to appear 
before the Congressional Committee and present their claims for seats 
in the convention. The Congressional Committee arbitrarily refused to 
hear anybody. The contesting delegates then appeared before the Cre- 
dentials Committee, but this Committee refused to examine the evidence. 
The contestants then were permitted to make a statement on the floor of 
the convention, but no vote was permitted to be taken as to the merits 
of their claims. Having exhausted every effort to secure a hearing, the 
four contesting delegations, together with the only uncontested delega- 
tion in the convention, withdrew to another place and held a convention. 

"Your Committee has examined the evidence relating to the delega- 
tions in the four counties wherein contests existed, and find that in 
Collin County the control of the county turned upon one precinct where 
the Taft men were in undisputed control and elected delegates who were 
refused seats in the county convention. Had the properly elected dele- 
gats been seated, Collin County would have elected an uncontested Taft 
delegation to the Congressional Convention. 

"In Grayson County, in Precinct Number 1, by the aid of State 
militia, the negro Republicans were kept out of the convention until all 
business had been transacted. In Precinct Number 2, delegates were 
seated who had been elected improperly by a rump convention, and the 
Taft delegates elected according to the call were not seated. Properly 
seated, Grayson County would have elected a Taft delegation to the 
Congressional Convention. 

"In Hunt County a largely similar set of circumstances prevented 
the seating of Taft delegates, although Taft sentiment largely predom- 
inated. In Fannin County, the Taft delegates were regularly elected, but 
were refused seats in the Congressional Convention which seated dele- 
gates elected by a mass convention. 

"Your Committee finds that the said M. O. Sharp and A. L. Dyer 
were elected delegates by a Congressional Convention in which sat the 
only uncontested delegation of the district, and the delegates who were 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 293 

lawfully elected to the Congressional Convention, and that these men 
rightly and justly are entitled to these seats. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority, 
which I now submit, be substituted for the majority report. I ask that 
the minority report be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
the Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the 
Committee: Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. 
Dovell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the ques- 
tions in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting 
as judges in their own cases. 

"(3) W r e protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

Delegates. 
A. L. Dyer 
M. O. Sharp and their alternates. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 

Delegates. 
R. H. Crabb 
R. F. Akridge and their alternates. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the substitute 
of the gentleman from Ohio. 
The motion was agreed to. 
The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 



294 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

FIFTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report: 

''The Committee on Credentials recommend that Eugene Marshall 
and Harry Beck and their alternates be placed upon the permanent roll 
of the Convention. 

"The Committee gave a full hearing, both to the contestees and the 
contestants, and the facts developed are as follows: 

"The convention at which the above-named delegates were elected was 
regularly called by the Congressional Chairman of this district. All 
the five counties in this (Fifth) Congressional District were represented 
by delegates. After the convention was assembled and called to order, 
the delegates from one county, Bosque County, separated themselves from 
the other delegates. The delegates, however, from the four remaining 
counties participated in the regular convention and duly elected the 
above-named delegates. 

"We, therefore, report that Eugene Marshall and Harry Beck, whose 
names were placed and are on the temporary roll of this Convention, 
were duly elected, and recommend that they be transferred to and placed 
upon the permanent roll of this Convention. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I present the views of the minority, and 
ask that they be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 
Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee: Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the questions 
in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as 
judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this committee, for the reason that they 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 295 

were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll: 

Delegates. 
Eugene Marshall 
Harry Beck 

and their alternates. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and. districts, as follows: 

Delegates. 
W. B. Franks 
O. E. Schow and their alternates. 

k 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 

substituted for the majority report. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 
motion to substitute the views of the minority for the majority report. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

SEVENTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report: 

"The Committee recommends that J. H. Hawley and H. L. Price, 
delegates, and their alternates, D. W. Wilson and T. G. W. Tarver, be 
placed on the permanent roll of the Convention. The Chairman finds 
and reports that the above-named delegates and alternates were duly 
elected by the regularly called convention of that district after publica- 
tion was made as required by the call of the National Convention. 

"The Committee further finds that the contesting delegation was 
elected by a convention held without authority of law. The facts of this 
matter are as follows : 

"The Seventh Congressional District of Texas is composed of the 
following counties : Anderson, Chambers, Galveston, Houston, Liberty, 
Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity. The counties of Polk, San Jacinto and 
Trinity were without proper party organization, and are what is known in 



296 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Texas as unorganized counties and not entitled to participate in con- 
vention, under the laws of Texas. The regular convention was called 
to meet in Galveston on April 9th, 1912. The Executive Committee met 
prior to the meeting of the convention to make up the temporary roll. 

"Certain persons claiming to represent the three unorganized coun- 
ties, namely, Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity, asked to have their 
names placed on the temporary roll. Inasmuch as none of the counties 
were properly organized according to the laws of Texas, and inasmuch 
as these representatives had no credentials showing that they were en- 
titled to represent the said county it was decided by the Executive Com- 
mittee not to place them on the temporary roll. Thereupon Mr. Clinton 
from Houston County and the representative from the three unorganized 
counties withdrew from the meeting during the session of the Execu- 
tive Committee and proceeded to organize another convention wholly 
without authority and sent a contesting delegation to this Convention. 
When the convention met a committee on credentials was appointed, which 
passed on all contests, but these representatives of the three unorgan- 
ized counties did not present their claims to this committee, nor did they 
appear in the regular convention, although repeatedly invited to do so. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I present the views of the minority, which 
I ask to have read. 

The Secretary read as follows: 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 
"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
the Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the 
Committee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona ; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of 
Texas, and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each 
of these men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are con- 
tested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. 
C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. 
Dovell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the ques- 
tions in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting 
as judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado: Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia ; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reason that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 



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jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : . 

Delegates. 
J. H. Hawley 
H. L. Price and their alternates. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 

Delegates. 
G. W. Burkitt, Sr. 
C. A. Clinton and their alternates. 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 
substituted for the majority report. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay the substitute on the table. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

EIGHTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the .following report : 

"The Committee on Credentials report that they have examined the 
evidence submitted in the contest in the Eighth Congressional District of 
Texas, and from their finding of the facts recommend that C. A. Warn- 
ken and Spencer Graves and their alternates, E. L. Angier and David 
Abner, be transferred from the temporary roll to the permanent roll of 
this Convention. Your Committee is satisfied that these men are the 
lawfully and regularly elected delegates to this Convention. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the names of W. A. Matthaei 
and E. W. Atkinson, and their alternates, be substituted for those rec- 
ommended by the Committee. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the motion of 
the gentleman from Ohio. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the delegates stated in 
the report will be placed on the permanent roll. 



298 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

NINTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

* 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report: 

"The Committee recommend that Cavey M. Hughes and Mack M. 
Rodgers, and their alternates, be placed upon the permanent roll of this 
Convention. The above-named delegates and their alternates are now 
upon the temporary roll of the Convention. 

"After a full hearing by your Committee, they report the facts to be 
as follows : 

"The Congressional Chairman refused, in writing, to call a meeting 
of his Congressional Executive Committee for the purpose of calling a 
Congressional Convention, and, as the time limit required by the Na- 
tional Republican Committee was about to expire, the majority of the 
Congressional Executive Committee duly called a convention, which was 
regularly held at the city of Victoria, a central location of this (Ninth) 
district. 

"Eleven counties out of fifteen responded to the call, and participated 
in this convention, and duly elected the above-named delegates and their 
alternates. 

"The Committee determined that this was the regular convention, 
and recommend that the above-named delegates, Cavey M. Hughes and 
Mack M. Rodgers, be transferred from the temporary roll and placed 
upon the permanent roll of this Convention.' 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move as a substitute that the names of 
J. M. Haller and F. R. Korth, and their alternates, be placed on the roll. 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay the substitute on 
the table. 

The motion was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

TENTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report: 

"The Committee recommends that H. M. Moore and F. K. Welch, 
delegates from the Tenth Texas District, and their alternates, be trans- 
ferred from the temporary roll of this Convention to the permanent roll. 

The following facts were conclusively proved: 

"H. M. Moore and F. L. Welch, delegates, and L. R. Whiting and 



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J. M. Clark, alternates, as contestants for seats in the Republican Na- 
tional Convention, claim that they are the rightfully elected delegates and 
entitled to recognition. The election laws of Texas do not provide for 
Congressional Conventions for the election of delegates to the National 
Convention, the authority and call of the- district convention were in 
accordance with the National call of December 11, 1911. The call was 
made unanimous on the part of the Executive Committee of the district. 
The committee in its action was unanimous, and William H. Taft was 
unanimously endorsed as the choice of said committee for the Republican 
nomination. On the llth of May, 1912, the date set for the district 
convention, there was held a meeting of the Executive Committee prior 
to the regular convention. The contesting credentials from Lee, Travis 
and Washington counties were refused in the temporary organization, 
and upon the question of irregularity of election the delegates from 
Hays County were refused seats in the temporary organization. The vote 
stood four counties to four, and the chairman, H. M. Moore, casting the 
deciding vote. The motion to seat Hays County was reconsidered by 
motion of William Anderson, of Bastrop County, and upon the vote being 
taken Bastrop County, changing its vote to seat the Hays County dele- 
gation, resulted in five for and three against. 

"Upon motion for a temporary chairman, a Roosevelt delegate and a 
Taft delegate were placed in nomination. The roll call showed five to 
three for the Roosevelt delegate, who was declared the choice of the 
convention for temporary chairman, the balloting being the same as 
in the case to admit Hays County delegates. The Executive Committee 
then adjourned, and the convention was called to order by H. M. Moore, 
District Chairman. The finding of the Executive Committee was an- 
nounced with reference to the seating of delegates, and announcement 
was made of a violation of instructions by D. H. Kennerly, proxy for 
M. R. Hoxie, chairman of Lee County. 

"As the committee had seated Roosevelt delegates, they adopted the 
report of the Executive Committee, and the Taft delegates withdrew, 
and in the same building went into organization by the election of a 
temporary chairman and temporary secretary. The Committee on Cre- 
dentials was appointed, and the attendance of the delegates noted. The 
Committee on Resolutions made its report to favor President Taft, and 
delegates were instructed for President Taft's renomination. The com- 
mittee reported delegates from six of the eight counties at the Taft 
convention, with additional delegates from their respective counties. 

"The delegates at the Roosevelt convention represented counties in 
which there was overwhelming Taft sentiment, and these delegates were 
understood to be in accord with this sentiment. Had William Anderson, 
the delegate of Bastrop County, and D. H. Kennerly, proxy for M. R. 
Hoxie, Chairman of Lee County, properly represented their counties, 



300 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

these contestants would have been the regularly elected delegates from 
the Tenth Texas District. D. H. Kennedy and M. R. Hoxie were un- 
instructed delegates from Lee County. 

"Letters submitted herewith, as well as affidavits, show that William 
Anderson was in full accord with the Taft voters and that he admitted 
that he was in error when he voted to seat the delegates from Hays 
County. William Anderson is a negro school teacher, and the Roosevelt 
delegate for whom he voted as temporary chairman of the convention is 
a member of the school board in the city where Mr. Anderson teaches. 

"Letters and affidavits submitted herewith show that D. H. Ken- 
nerly and M. R. Hoxie favored President Taft. From which it is evi- 
dent that Mr. Kennerly, by voting in the Roosevelt convention, violated 
the trust reposed in him by said Hoxie. 

"With reference to Hays County, the entire proceedings were illegal 
and void. The delegation from Hays County consequently should not 
have been taken into consideration in connection with the Congressional 
Convention, as shown by the argument submitted under the title of Hays 
County. 

"Therefore, if Hays County delegates were refused admission be- 
cause of illegality and had not both William Anderson and D. H. Ken- 
nerly betrayed their trust, there would have been no contesting delega- 
tion in the Tenth District. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I submit the views of the minority in this 
contest and ask that they be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report : 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of 
the Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the 
Committee: Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of 
Texas, and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each 
of these men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are con- 
tested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. 
Dovell, of Washington, from participating in and voting upon the ques- 
tions in any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting 
as judges in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, off 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reason that they 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 301 

were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

Delegates. 
H. M. Moore 
F. L. Welch and their alternates. 

Delegates. 
M. M. Turney 
H. C. Stiles and their alternates. 

"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
folldwing persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts, as follows : 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move that the views of the minority be 
substituted for the report of the majority. 

MR. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay the motion on the table. 

The motion of Mr. Watson was agreed to. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed on the permanent roll. 

FOURTEENTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. THOMAS H. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Cre- 
dentials, submitted the following report : 

"The Committee recommends that H. I. Oppenheimer and John Hall, 
whose seats are being contested by Harrison and Penninger, be seated 
The Committee finds and reports to this Convention that the above-named 
delegates were duly and properly elected by the regularly called conven- 
tion and they are entitled to represent the Fourteenth District, and rec- 
ommends that said Oppenheimer and Hall and their alternates be placed 
on the permanent roll of this Convention. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I am directed by the minority of the Com- 
mittee on Credentials to submit their report in this case. I ask that it 
be read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

"We, the undersigned members of the Committee on Credentials of 
the National Republican Committee, hereby submit the following report: 

"(1) We protest against the action of the following members of the 



302 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Committee in sitting upon and participating in the actions of the Com- 
mittee : Mr. J. C. Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, 
and Mr. W. T. Dovell, of Washington, for the reason that each of these 
men was elected by entire delegations whose seats are contested. 

"(2) We protest against the action of the following men: Mr. J. C. 
Adams, of Arizona; Mr. C. A. Warnken, of Texas, and Mr. W. T. Do- 
vell, of Washington, from participating and voting upon the questions in 
any of the contests, on the ground that they are in effect sitting as judges 
in their own cases. 

"(3) We protest against Mr. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado; Mr. 
Fred W. Estabrook, of New Hampshire; Mr. Henry Blun, Jr., of Geor- 
gia; Mr. L. B. Moseley, of Mississippi, and Mr. L. P. Shackleford, of 
Alaska, sitting as members of this Committee, for the reasons that they 
were members of the National Committee and participated in its delib- 
erations and actions. 

"(4) We find that the following persons reported upon by the ma- 
jority of the members of this Committee are not entitled to seats in this 
Convention, and should not be placed upon its permanent roll : 

i 
TEXAS. 

FOURTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 

A. L. Dyer 

M. O. Sharp and their alternates. 

FIFTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
Eugene Marshall 
Henry Beck and their alternates. 

SEVENTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
J. H. Hawley 
H. L. Price and their alternates. 

EIGHTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
C. A. Warnken 
Spencer Graves and their alternates. 

NINTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
G. M. Hughes 
M. M. Rodgers and their alternates. 

TENTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
H. M. Moore 
F. L. Welch and their alternates. 

ELEVENTH DISTRICT. 

Delegates. 
T. J. Darling 

B. G. Ward and their alternates. 



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303 



FOURTEENTH DISTRICT. 



Delegates. 
J. M. Oppenheimer 
John Hall 



and their alternates. 



"(5) And we further report that in place of the said persons the 
following persons were duly elected and are legally entitled to seats in 
this Convention, and should be seated and accredited to their respective 
States and districts as follows : 



Delegates. 
H. Crabb 
F. Akridge 



Delegates. 
W. B. Franks 
O. E. Schow 

Delegates. 
G. W. Burkitt, Sr. 
C. A. Clinton 

Delegates. 
W. A. Matthaei 

E. W. Atkinson 

Delegates. 
J. M. Haller 

F. R. Korth 

Delegates. 
M. M. Turney 
H. C. Stiles 

Delegates. 
C. C. Baker 
J. W. Cocke 

Delegates. 

G. N. Harrison 
Robert Penniger 



TEXAS. 

FOURTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

FIFTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

SEVENTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

EIGHTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

NINTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

TENTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

ELEVENTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 

FOURTEINTH DISTRICT. 



and their alternates. 



LEX N. MITCHELL, Pennsylvania 
J. BOYD AVIS, New Jersey 
JOHN J. SULLIVAN, Ohio 
H. E. SACKETT, Nebraska 
ROBERT R. McCORMICK, Illinois 
HUGH T. HALBERT, Minnesota 
CHAS. H. COWLES, North Carolina 
WILLIAM NOBLE, Proxy, Oklahoma 
A. V. SMITH, Oregon. 



304 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

MR. SULLIVAN, of Ohio. I move the adoption of the views of the 
minority just read as a substitute for the majority report. 

The motion was rejected. 

The report of the Committee on Credentials was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting members will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

FIFTEENTH TEXAS DISTRICT. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Credentials, sub- 
mitted the following report: 

"In this district there was a contest between the Taft and the Roose- 
velt delegates. The National Committee decided in favor of the Roose- 
velt delegates. The Taft delegates have made no protest against this 
action of the National Committee. Your Committee recommends that 
the Roosevelt delegates from this district be placed on the permanent roll. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 
The report was agreed to. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATES. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Credentials, sub- 
mitted the following report : 

"The Committee recommends that William Calvin Chase and Aaron 
Bradshaw, delegates-at-large from the District of Columbia, and their 
alternates, be transferred from the temporary roll of this Convention to 
the permanent roll. There has been no contest made against the right 
of the above mentioned delegates and their alternates before your Com- 
mitee on Credentials. There was, however, a contest made against their 
right to seats before the National Committee. 

"The National Committee, after a full hearing before it by both 
contestants and contestees, unanimously recommended that the above 
mentioned delegates, William Calvin Chase and Aaron Bradshaw, be 
placed upon the temporary roll of this Convention, which was accord- 
ingly done. The right to their seats has not been contested before your 
Committee on Credentials, and we therefore recommend that the said 
Chase and Bradshaw and their alternates be placed upon the permanent 
roll of the Convention. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The report was agreed to. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The names of the sitting delegates will 
be placed upon the permanent roll. 

THE PERMANENT ROLL. 

MR. DEVINE, of Colorado, from the Committee on Credentials, sub- 
mitted the following report : 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 305 

"The Committee on Credentials further report to this Convention 
that they have now reported its recommendations on all contests brought 
before it, and your Committee now report and recommend to this Con- 
vention that all other delegates from any State or Territory and the 
District of Columbia, and the Insular possessions, that have been here- 
tofore placed on the temporary roll by the National Republican Com- 
mittee, be now transferred to and placed upon the permanent roll of this 
Convention. 

"T. H. DEVINE, Chairman." 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the 
report submitted by the gentleman from Colorado. (Putting the ques- 
tion.) By the sound the ayes have it. The ayes have it, and the names of 
the delegates on the temporary roll therein referred to will be transferred 
to and placed upon the permanent roll. 

The roll of delegates and alternates constituting the permanent roll is 
as follows: 



ALABAMA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

O. D. Street Guntersville Oscar Xoojin \ttalla 

J. J. Curtis Haleyville W. C. Starke Troy 

S. T. Wright Fayette Asa L. Stratton Montgomery 

Shelby S. Pleasants Huntsville J. W. Dodd Nauvoo 

Alex C. Birch Birmingham Fred Noble Annistbn 

U. G. Mason Birmingham F. D. Threet Mobile 



DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Prelate D. Barker Mobile Gilbert B. Deans Mobile 

Clarence W. Allen Mobile Anthony R. Davidson . . . Tunnel Springs 

2 Wiley W. Pridgen Evergreen Jesse W. Barnes Andalusia 

George Newstell Montgomery A. S. Robinson Montgomery 

3 Byron Trammell Dotham Thomas U. Baskin Union Springs 

John B. Daughtry Hartford George W. Russell Eufaula 

4 John A. Bingham Talladega James M. Atkins Heflin 

James I. Abercrombie . . . Columbiana Henry F. Williamson Anniston 

5 Douglas Smith Wedowee James M. McBurnett Wedowee 

Lewis D. Hicks Autaugaville Wyly J. Harris Tuskegee 

6 Pope M. Long Cordova J. O. Hays Boligee 

C. P. Lunsford Hacklebury S. L. Studdard Cordova 

7 R. B. Thompson Cullman C. B. Kennamer Guntersville 

C. D. Alverson Pell City M. M. Davidson Gadsden 

8 Morton M. Hutchens .... Huntsville E. A. Robertson Sheffield 

Charles W. Moore Florence Eugene B. Downing Moulton 

9 Jas. B. Sloan . Oneonta Thos. J. Kennamer Ensley 

J. Rivers Carter Birmingham J. O. Diffay Birmingham 



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ALABAMA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Robert E. Morrison Prescott W. D. Fisk Globe 

F. L. Wright Douglas I. L. Stoddard Phoenix 

J. C. Adams Phoenix H. V. Clymer Yuraa 



ARKANSAS. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

Powell Clayton Eureka Springs 

H. L. Remmel Little Rock 

C. N. Rix Hot Springs 

J. E. Bush Little Rock 



Alternates. 

Chas. M. Greene Harrison 

A. C. Remmel Little Rock 

De Costa Walker Hot Springs 

E. C. Morris Helena 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Charles R. French Harrisburg 

Charles T. Bloodworth .... Corning 
2 H. H. Meyers Brinkley 

R. S. Coffman Searcy 

3 R. S. Granger Eureka Springs 

J. F. Mayes Fort Smith 

4 C. E. Spear Fort Smith 

J. O. Livesay Foreman 

S N. B. Burrow Altus 

S. A. Jones Little Rock 

6 Ferd Havis Pine Bluff 

C. M. Wade Hot Springs 

7 H. G. Friedheim Camden 

T. S. Grayson Magnolia 



Alternates. 

Herschel Neely Paragould 

Robert B. Campbell Helena 

F. W. Tucker Clover Bend 

H. C. Wade Batesville 

A. M. Ireland Rogers 

Frank Burns Bruno 

George Tillis Fort Smith 

S. S. Langley Murfreesboro 

O. N. Harkey Ola 

S. A. Williams Little Rock 

M. A. Eisele Hot Springs 

A. C. Hough Garretsons 

J. C. Russell Camden 

Pat McNally El Dorado 



CALIFORNIA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

Hiram W. Johnson San Francisco 

Chester H. Rowell Fresno 

Meyer Lissner Los Angeles 

Francis J. Heney San Francisco 

William Kent Kentfield 

Mrs. Florence C. Porter . . Los Angeles 

Marshall Stimson Los Angeles 

Frank S. Wallace Pasadena 

Geo. C. Pardee Oakland 

Lee C. Gates Los Angeles 

Clinton L. White Sacramento 

John M. Eshleman 

C. H. Windham Long Beach 

William H. Sloane 

C. C. Young Berkeley 

Ralph W. Bull Arcata 

S. C. Beach Placerville 

John H. McCallum San Francisco 

Truxton Beale San Francisco 

W. G. Tillotson Redding 

Sumner Crosby Pittsburgh 

Charles E. Snook Piedmont 



Alternates. 

George E. Crothers San Francisco 

Rolfe L. Thompson Santa Rosa 

G. B. Daniels Oakland 

W. A. Johnstone San Dimas 

Rolla V. Watt San Francisco 

John W. Stetson Oakland 

Robert M. Clarke Ventura 

W. F. Chandler Fresno 

W. D. Stephens .... Washington, D. C 
John D. Works .... Washington, D. C. 

Edgar A. Luce San Diego 

Benj. H. Dibblee 

Charles D. Blaney San Francisco 

Alfred Greenbaum San Francisco 

H. W. Brundidge Los Angeles 

E. A. Dickson ' 

Chas. O. Nenmiller Stockton 

G. W. McKinnon Arcata 

Geo. W. Bunnel Berkeley 

Willis I. Morrison Los Angeles 

Milton T. Uren 

T. W. Nowlin San Francisco 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 307 

ARIZONA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

J. L. Hubbell Ganado W. H. Clark Holbrook 

J. T. Williams, Jr Tucson J. J. Reddick Kingman 

R. H. Freudenthal Solmonville Allen T. Bird Nogales 

Mrs. Isabella W. Blaney .... Saratoga E. D. Roberts Sacramento 

Jesse L. Hurlburt Santa Barbara T. C. Hocking Modesto 

A. L. Scott Piedmont 

Arthur Arlett Berkeley 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. 

4 E. H. Tryon San Francisco 

Morris Meyerfield, Jr . . San Francisco 

COLORADO. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Simon Guggenheim Denver George Duke Hotchkiss 

Thomas H. Devine Pueblo Wm. Story, Jr Ouray 

Jefferson H. Farr Walsenburg Jared L. Brush Greeley 

Crawford Hill Denver Horton Pope Denver 

A. M. Stevenson Denver James Williams Denver 

Irving Howbert Colorado Springs E. J. Boughton Cripple Creek 

A. Newton Parrish Lamar Thadd Parker Grand Junction 

Jesse F. McDonald Leadville W. A. Braden Monte Vista 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

i Wm. G. Smith Golden Geo. W. Dunn Littleton 

Geo. W. Johnson Longmont A. A. Edwards Ft. Collins 

2 Casimero Barela Trinidad W. W. Cafky Florence 

E. T. Elliott Monte Vista R. L. Shaw Buena Vista 

CONNECTICUT. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Chas F. Brooker Ansonia William H. Hall So. VVillington 

Chas. Hopkins Clark Hartford Waldo C. Bryant Bridgeport 

J. Henry Roraback Canaan George A. Hammond Putnam 

Frank B. Weeks Middletown Edgar J. Doolittle Meriden 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Everett J. Lake Hartford Andrew J. Sloper New Britain 

Hugh M. Alcorn Suffield Chas. T. Treadway Bristol 

2 Chas A. Gates Willimantic Samuel Russell, Jr Middletown 

Francis J. Regan Rockville Lucius E. Whiton New London 

3 Isaac M. Ullman New Haven Rollins S. Woodruff New Haven 

Frank C. Woodruff .... New Haven Wm. H. Lyon Meriden 

4 John T. King Bridgeport Elmore S. Banks Fairfield 

James F. Walsh Greenwich Wm P. Bailey Bethel 

5 Edwin J. Emmons .... New Milford Harvey L. Roberts Winsted 

Irving H. Chase Waterbury Alton H. Parrel Ansonia 



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Delegates. 

Kdmund Mitchell 

Henry A. du Pont .... 
Harry A. Richardson . . . 
Simeon S. Pennewill . . 



DELAWARE. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

Wilmington John Bancroft Wilmington 

. Winterthur Richard Pilling Kiamensi 

, . . . Dover Alden R. Benson Dover 

. Greenwood Sirman I. Marvil Laurel 



DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

George W. Marshall Milford Alvin B. Conner Felton 

Ruby R. Vale Milford Harry V. Lyons Lewes 

FLORIDA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Henry S. Chubb Winter Park E. Oberdorfer Jacksonville 

Joseph E. Lee Jacksonville J. \V. Howell Fernandina 

M. B. Macfarlane Tampa L. C. Lynch Gainesville 

W. A. Watts Pensacola M. W. Wiggins Jacksonville 

Z. T. Beilby Deland William O'Xeil Carrabelle 

George W. Allen Key West A. R. Edwards Tallahassee 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i J. F. Horr Key West F. C. Cubberly Gainesville 

Henry W. Bishop Eustis D. A. Perrin Tampa 

2 George E. Gay Palatka J. A. Colyer Orlando 

W. H. Lucas Jacksonville George H. Holmes Sharps 

3 T. F. McGourin Pensacola W. H. Xorthup Pensacola 

M. Paige Apalachicola Shields Warren Apalachicola 

GEORGIA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

H. L. Johnson Atlanta Win. Driskell Atlanta 

H. S. Jackson Atlanta W. H. Harris Athens 

B. J. Davis Dawson R. R. Wright Savannah 

C. P. Goree Atlanta E. J. Turner Columbus 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Henry Blun Savannah W. I. Cooper Sylvania 

Wm. James Statesboro Walter C. Scott Savannah 

z G. L. Liverman Bainbridge J. W. Adams Moultrie 

S. S. Broadnax Thomasville J. A. Grant Bainbridge 

3 J. E. Peterson Fort Gaines F. G. Boatright Cordele 

T. C. Styles Dawson E. J. Matthews Dawson 

4 Walter H. Johnson Columbus C. L. Pierce Columbus 

R. B. Butt Greenville T. W. Wheat Newnan 

5 J. W. Martin Atlanta R. L. Jones Atlanta 

W. F. Penn Atlanta H. L. McKee Atlanta 

6 Geo. F. White Macon C. A. Monro Indian Springs 

R. A Holland McDonough J. W. Davidson Macon 

7 J P. Dyar Adairsville Chas. R. Jones Rossville 

Louis H. Crawford Dalton Albert N. Tiimlin Cave Springs 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 309 
GEORGIA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

8 M. B. Morton . Athens G. A. Poche Washington 

H. D. Bush Covington J. T. Johnson Athens 

Roscoe Pickett Jasper Rufus C. Moss Baldwin 

9 Jas. B. Gaston Gainesville J. Edgar Puett Gumming 

10 John M. Barnes Thomson Warren Edwards Milledgeville 

Chas. T. Walker Augusta John H. Dent Augusta 

ii John H. Boone Hazlehurst J. H. Wakeford Adel 

A. N. Fluker Argyle A. W. Bryant Valdosta 

12 Clark Grier Dublin C. B. Beacham Lumber City 

S. S. Mincey Alley C. H. Moore Jeffersonville 

IDAHO. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

A. R. Cruzen Boise A. A. Alvord N T ez Perce 

George R. Barker Sandpoint C. H. Potts Coeur d'Alene 

Clency St. Clair Idaho Falls D. J. Ellrod Pocatello 

Fred E. Fisk Parma P. G. Johnson Blackfoot 

Frank J. Hagenbarth .... St. Anthony J. B. Lucas Idaho City 

Evan Evans Grangeville J. E. Yates Boise 

C. L. Heitman Spirit Lake A. R. Richards Emmett 

D. W. Davis American Falls Wm. E. Lee Moscow 

ILLINOIS. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Charles S. Deneen Springfield W. L. Sackett Morris 

Roy O. West Chicago H. M. Dunlap Savoy 

B. A. Eckhart Chicago C. H. Williamson Quincy 

Chauncey Dewey Chicago John R. Robertson Jacksonville 

L. Y. Sherman . ". Springfield Walter Schrojda Chicago 

Robert D. Clark Peoria Anton Vanek Chicago 

L. L. Emmerson Mt. Vernon G. K. Schmidt Nashville 

W. A. Rosenfield Rock Island J. R. Marshall Chicago 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Francis P. Brady Chicago John C. Buckner Chicago 

Martin B. Madden Chicago Jas. T. Brewington, Jr Chicago 

2 John J. Hanberg Chicago Edward E. Erstman Chicago 

Isaac N. Powell Chicago Robert R. Levy Chicago 

3 \Vm. H. Weber Chicago Frank E. Christian Chicago 

Chas. H. Vail Chicago Wm. J. Roberts Chicago 

4 Thomas J. Healy Chicago Matthew T. Fitzpatrick Chicago 

Albert C. Heiser Chicago August Sundermeier Chicago 

5 Chas. J. Happell Chicago Frank A. Sevcik Chicago 

William J. Cooke Chicago Solomon P. Roderick Chicago 

6 Homer K. Galpin Chicago Carl T. Murray Chicago 

Allen S. Ray Oak Park Joseph Carolan River Forest 

7 Abel Davis Chicago John P. Collins Chicago 

D. A. Campbell Chicago - Joseph T. Haas Chicago 

g John F. Devine Chicago August Wilhelm Chicago 

Isidore H. Himes Chicago Edward Walz Chicago 



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ILLINOIS. Continued. 



Delegates. 
9 Fred W. Upham Chicago 

R. R. McCormick Chicago 

10 James Pease Chicago 

John E. Wilder Evanston 

1 1 Ira C. Copley Aurora 

John Lambert Joliet 

12 Fred. E. Sterling Rockford 

H. W. Johnson La Salle 

13 James A. Cowley Freeport 

J. T. Williams Sterling 

14 Frank G. Allen Moline 

William J. Graham Aledo 

1 5 Harry E. Brown Geneseo 

Clarence E. Sniveley Canton 

1 6 Edward N. Woodruff Peoria 

Cairo A. Trimble Princeton 

1 7 G. J. Johnson Paxton 

Frank B. Stitt El Paso 

1 8 John L. Hamilton Hoopeston 

Len Small Kangkakee 

19 W. L. Shellabarger Decatur 

Elim J. Hawbaker Monticello 

20 J. A. Glenn Ashland 

W. W. Watson Barry 

21 Logan Hay Springfield 

Wm. H. Provine Taylorville 

22 Edward E. Miller .... E. St. Louis 

Henry J. Schmidt Nashville 

23 William F. Bundy Centralia 

Aden Knoph Olney 

24 Randolph Smith Flora 

James B. Barker Ozark 

25 Philip H. Eisenmayer . Murphysboro 

Walter Wood Cairo 



Alternates. 

Philip Mano Chicago 

Chas. C. Williams Chicago 

William Eisfeldt Chicago 

Charles Silet Chicago 

John C. Wood Hinsdale 

B. C. Getzelman Algonquin 

Samuel Normandin Piano 

Judson Brenner De Kalb 

L. N. Evans Milledgeville 

Jason Ayers Dixon 

Everett C. Hardin Monmouth 

Ed. A. Wilcox Carthage 

George M. Clark Galesburg 

Harlo E. Selby Golden 

Augustus G. Hammond Wyoming 

George W. Cowan Lacon 

H. J. Clark Pontiac 

B. R. Berans Lincoln 

Fred Baber Paris 

Chas. M. Connor Toledo 

C. E. Haynes Mattoon 

John H. Chadwick Tuscola 

Elon A. Eldred Carrollton 

Ed. Wilson Havana 

Stewart Cuthbertson .... Bunker Hill 

H. A. Seymour -. . . Hildsboro 

A. C. Bollinger Waterloo 

W. C. Carson Greenville 

Curtis Williams Mt. Vernon 

C. O. Harper Robinson 

Thos. H. Creighton Fairfield 

S. Bartlett Kerr Metropolis 

H. O. Murphy Pinckneyville 

W. W. Thomas . . . Anna 



Delegates. 

Harry S. New Indianapolis 

Charles W. Fairbanks .... Indianapolis 

James E. Watson Rushville 

Joseph D. Oliver South Bend 



INDIANA. 
AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

W. H. McCurdy Evansville 

William E. Eppert Terre Haute 

Summer A. Furniss Indianapolis 

Virgil Reiter Hammond 



Delegates. 
i James A. Hemenway .... Boonville 

Charles F. Heilman .... Evansville 
2 David R. Scott Linton 

Jerry Wooden Gosport 

3 George W. Applegate .... Corydon 

Cyrus M. Crim Salem 

4 Oscar H. Montgomery . . . Seymour 

Web Woodfill Greensburg 



DISTRICTS. 



Alternates. 

John D. Craft Evansville 

Thos. Paxton Princeton 

Direlle Chancy Sullivan 

William H. Swinda Elnora 

C. F. C. Hancock Jeffersonville 

James Bobbitt Eckerty 

Frederick H. Austin Madison 

Robert S. Thompson Rising Sun 



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Delegates. 
5 William R. McKeen . . Terre Haute 

Silas A. Hays Greencastle 

6 Enos Porter Shelbyville 

Thos. C. Bryson Connersville 

7 William E. English . . . Indianapolis 
Samuel L. Shank .... Indianapolis 

8 Harold Hobbs Muncie 

Edward C. Toner Anderson 

9 Wm. Holten Dye Noblesville 

William Endicott . . Crawfordsville 

10 William R. Wood LaFayette 

Percy A. Parry Hammond 

1 1 David E. Harris Jonesboro 

John P. Kenower Huntingdon 

12 R. H. Rerick LaGrange 

Henry Brown Waterloo 

13 Clement Studebaker . . . South Bend 
Maurice Fox La Porte 



DISTRICTS. 



Alternates. 

Jacob White Rockville 

Jacob Finkelstein Terre Haute 

James F. Reed Greenfield 

B. R. Inman Middletown 

Frederick C. Gardner .... Indianapolis 

James N. Shelton Indianapolis 

Lewis A. Graham Decatur 

Ellis I. Frame Lynn 

James Hammell Tipton 

Warren Eikenberry Kokomo 

Joseph F. Sleeper Fowler 

William H. Gardiner Valparaiso 

Alphonso A. Seagreaves . . . Logansport 

John F. Lawrence Peru 

Lloyd T. Bailey Columbia City 

Isaac Kann Kendallville 

Lyman M. Brackett Rochester 

Jacob McLaughlin Milford 



IOWA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

George D. Perkins Sioux City 

B. F. Carroll Des Moines 

Luther A. Brewer Cedar Rapids 

James F. Bryan Creston 



Alternates. 

Willis L. Stern Logan 

Wm. M. Chamberlain Davenport 

S. W. Klaus Earlville 

L. D. Hewes Rockwell City 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i E. L. McClurkin .... Morning Sun 

Lot Abraham Mt. Pleasant 

2 Rudolph Rohlfs Davenport 

George W. French Davenport 

3 C. B. Santee Cedar Falls 

O. P. Morton Clarion 

4 T. A. Potter Mason City 

A. C. Wilson Oelwein 

5 Wm. G. Dows Cedar Rapids 

E. H. Downing Tipton 

6 Jas. A. Devitt Oskaloosa 

Harry G. Brown Sigourney 

7 Jesse A. Miller Des Moines 

E. H. Addison Nevada 

8 A. B. Turner, Jr Corning 

E. E. Bamford Centerville 

9 F. F. Everest Council Bluffs 

W. S. Lewis Glenwood 

10 J. L. Stevens Boone 

J. P. Mullen Fonda 

1 1 J. W. Hospers Orange City 

J. H. McCord Spencer 



Alternates. 



George S. Tucker Keokuk 

La Monte Cowles Burlington 

E. C. Nichols West Liberty 

H. M. Havner Marengo 

Samuel A. Wilson Independence 

C. G. Burling Clarksville 

P. M. Jewell Decorah 

W. G. Shaffer New Hampton 

C. A. Sweet Belle Plaine 

R. M. Corbett Wyoming 

L. H. Bates Bloomfield 

J. H. P. Robinson Grinnell 

E. W. Dingwell Adel 

J. O. Watson Indianola 

J. A. McKlveen Chariton 

W. E. Crum Bedford 

C. M. Younger Guthrie Center 

J. B. Rockafellow Atlantic 

P. J. Brandrup Webster City 

L. C. Sutherland Buffalo Center 

W. P. Dawson Aurelia 

T. B. Bark . Sutherland 



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Delegates. 

Henry J. Alien Wichita 

Ralph Harris Ottawa 



KANSAS. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

Ernest Pihlblad Lindsborg 

W. T. Beck . Holton 



John M. Landon Independence 

Ansel R. Clark Sterling 



Delegates. 
i Willis J. Railey Atchison 

A. E. Crane Holton 

2 U. S. Sartin Kansas City 

C. O. Bollinger lola 

3 Nelson Case Oswego 

Norman Hay Sedan 

4 J. B. Greer Marion 

A. W. Logan Quenemo 

5 E. A. McGregor Washington 

A. M. Story Manhattan 



Wilbur Allen Chanute 

E. J. Guilbert Wallace 

DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

A. J. Collins Sabetha 

John Berry Troy 

H. C. Jones Paola 

E. G. Bartberger 

C. W. Fleak Howard 

J. S. Hubble Fredonia 

W. E. Kaltenbach Toronto 

C. E. Carroll Alma 

C. R. Hawley Abilene 

J. G. Strong Blue Rapids 



6 E. S. Bower Lincoln F. B. Rumsey 



Almena 



E. E. Mullaney Hill City 

7 J. S. George Hutchinson 

Carl Moore Kinsley 

8 C. L. Davidson Wichita 

H. L. Woods Wellington 



W. B. Ham Stockton 

A. H. Burtis Garden City 

J. D. Rippey Stafford 

A. J. Holderman El Dorado 

C. W. Southward . Wichita 



KENTUCKY. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

W. O. Bradley Louisville 

Tames Breathitt Hopkinsville 



W. D. Cochran Maysville 

T. E. Wood . Danville 



Alternates. 

L. L. Bristow Georgetown 

J. C. Speight Mayfield 

W. J. Seitz West Liberty 

Stafford Campbell Lexington 



DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 
i -W. J. Deboe Marion T. A. Lawrence Paducah 

John T. Tooke Cadiz M. Darden .* Cadiz 

2 R. A. Cook Hopkinsville T. B. Young Morganfield 

J. B. Harvey Madisonville 

^ R. E. Keown Morgantown 

R. P. Green Bowling Green 

4 Pilson Smith Greensburg 

J. Roy Bond Elizabethtown 

5 William Heyburn . . 

Bernard Bernheim . 
6 Maurice L. Galvin . 



. Louisville 
. Louisville 
. Covington 

W. A. Burkamp Newport 

7 R. C. Stoll Lexington 

James Cureton Newcastle 

8 Coleman C. Wallace .... Richmond 
Leonard W. Bethurem . Mt. Vernon 

9 John Russell Ashland 

W. C. Halbert Vanceburg 



P. H. Kennedy Henderson 

E. H. Black Franklin 

Jeff Valandingham Russellville 

A. A. Baxter Guston 

W. H. Strange Mundfordville 

Woodford F. Axton Louisville 

Frank B. Russell Louisville 

Joe S. Jett Carrollton 

N. C. Ridgeway Falmouth 

Geo. R. Armstrong Owenton 

Edward Chenault Lexington 

J. B. Kincheloe Shelbyville 

George W. Gentry Stanford 

H. C. Gudgell Owingsville 

J. H. Hawkins Hillsboro 



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Delegates. 
10 A. B. Patrick . ...... Salyersville 

John H. Hardwick ...... Stanton 

ii D. C. Edwards ........ London 

O. II. Waddle ........ Somerset 



KENTUCKY. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

H. S. Bush Winchester 

W. B. Stepp Inez 



J. Bethurem Somerset 



H. H. Asher 



Wasioto 



LOUISIANA. 



AT LARGE. 



Delegates, 

C. S. Herbert Plaquemines 

Armand Remain New Orleans 

Victor Loisel New Orleans 

H. C. Warmouth Lawrence 

Emile Kuntz New Orleans 

D. A. Lines . . . New Orleans 



Alternates. 

J. E. Deslattes Convent 

A. F. Leonhardt New Orleans 

C. F. Boagni Opolousas 

Louis Corde Napoleonville 

Joseph Fabracher New Orleans 

Mayer Cahen New Roads 



1ST DISTRICT. 



Delegates. 
r Walter L. Cohen .... New Orleans 

J. Madison Vance .... New Orleans- 
2 Leonard Waguespack Oubre 

Chas. J. Bell New Orleans 

,; Ruben H. Brown Jeanerette 

E. J. Rodrigue Paincourtille 

4 A. C. Lea Shreveport 

J. P. Breda Natch itoches 

- W. T. Insley Delhi 

F. H. Cook Lake Providence 

6 E. W. Sorrell 

B. V. Baranco Baton Rouge 

7 L. E. Robinson Welsh 

Frank C. Labit Crowley 



Alternates. 

H. Larre New Orleans 

E. D. Burke New Orleans 

A. C. Carpenter New Orleans 

W. E. Robinson New Orleans 

Rene Chauffe Breaux Bridge 

J. A. Thornton Morgan City 

R. A. Gliddens Coushatta 

W. G. Hudson Shreveport 

John B. Hays, Jr Monroe 

Elijah Kewall Vidalia 

Alex Solomon 

Mike Winfield 

Goldman L. LaSalle Opelousas 

J. S. Thompson Lake Charles 



t MAINE. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

Morrill N. Drew Portland 

Aretas E. Stearns Norway 

Charles S. Hichborn Augusta 

Halbert P. Gardner . . Patten 



Alternates. 
Wm. A. Connellan .... 

Arthur G. Staples 

Chas. I. Morang 

J. P. Briggs 



. Portland 
. . Auburn 
. Ellsworth 
. . Caribou 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 

i Frank M. Low Portland 

Gilman N. Deering Saco 

2 Jesse M. Libby Mechanic 



Wm. B. Kendall .... 
3 Edward N. Merrill . . . 

Harry E. Merrill . . . . 
4 A. E. Irving 

Edward M. Lawrence . 



. Bowdoinham 
. . Skowhegan 
. . Monmouth 
. Presque Isle 
. Luebec 



Alternates. 

H. H. Sturgis Standish 

N. P. M. Jacobs Wells 

Eugene E. Andrews Norway 

Geo. E. Pastorius Newcastle 

Reuben Snow West Gardiner 

L. C. Morse Liberty 

D. O. French Jonesport 

L. J>. Waldron Dexter 



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'Delegates. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough , 
Wm. T. Warburton. . . . 



MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 
Annapolis Enoch B. Abell Leonardtown 



. Elkton 



Edw. C. Carrington, Jr Baltimore 

Geo. L. Wellington Cumberland 



E. Dale Adkins Salisbury 

C. Ross Mace Rossville 

Gist Blair Silver Springs 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Albert G. Tower Denton 

William B. Tilghman .... Salisbury 
2 Robert Garrett Baltimore 

John H. Cunningham . . Westminster 
3 Alfred A. Moreland Baltimore 

Louis E. Melis Baltimore 

4 Theodore P. Weis Baltimore 

Joseph P. Evans Baltimore 

5 Adrian Posey La Plata 

R. N. Ryan Brentwood 

6 S. K. Jones Oakland 

Galen L. Tail . . Bethesda 



Alternates. 



W. J. Vannort Chestertown 

H. M. St. Clair Cambridge 

J. Wesley Carver .... Havre de Grace 

H. Clay Suter Catonsville 

George Geberlein, Sr Baltimore 

John T. Avery Baltimore 

Wm. G. Albrecht Baltimore 

Louis H. Davenport Baltimore 

Edward R. Grempler Baltimore 

Remus W. V. Dorsey .... Leonardtown 

F. E. R. Miller Frederick 

Lincoln N. Dinterman Frederick 



Delegates. 

Charles S. Baxter .... 
George W. Coleman . . . 
Frederick Fosdick . . . . 
Albert Bushnell Hart . . 
Octave A. LaRiviere . . 
James P. Magenis .... 

Arthur L. Nason 

Alvin G. Weeks. . 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

. . Medford John D. Long Hingham 

. . . Boston Benjamin H. Anthony . . . New Bedford 

. Fitchburg Frank Vogel Jamaica Plain 

. Cambridge Joseph Monette Lawrence 

. Springfield Charles H. Innes Boston 

. Dorchester Walter Ballantyne Boston 

. . Haverhill Isaac L. Roberts Boston 

. Fall River Ernest G. Adams Worcester 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Cummings C. Chesney . . . Pittsfield 

Eugene B. Blake Greenfield 

2 Embury P. Clark Springfield 

William H. Feiker . . . Northampton 
3 Matthew J. Whittall .... Worcester 

Lawrence F. Kilty Oxford 

4 John M. Keyes Concord 

Frederick P. Glazier Hudson 

5 Herbert L. Chapman Lowell 

Smith M. Decker Lawrence 

6 James F. Ingraham, Jr . . . Peabody 

Isaac Patch Gloucester 

7 Charles M. Cox Melrose 

Lynn M. Ranger Lynn 

8 John Read Cambridge 

George S. Lovejoy .... Somerville 



Alternates. 



Charles H. Cutting North Adams 

Frank H. Metcalf Holyoke 

J. Clarence Hill Athol 

David F. Dillon Palmer 

Thomas F. McGauley Worcester 

William A. L. Bazeley Uxbridge 

Harrie C. Hunter Marlborough 

John E. Coolidge Waltham 

Peter Caddell Lowell 

James R. Berwick Methuen 

William W. Coolidge Salem 

Alfred E. Lunt Beverly 

Philip V. Mingo Maiden 

Ralph W. Reeve Lynn 

Wilton B. Fay Medford 

William F. Davis . . . Woburn 



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MASSACHUSETTS. Continued. 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
9 Alfred Tewksbury Winthrop 

Loyal L. Jenkins Boston 

10 H. Clifford Gallagher Milton 

Guy A. Ham Boston 

ii Grafton D. Gushing Boston 

W. Premiss Parker Boston 

12 J. Stearns Gushing Norwood 

George L. Barnes Weymouth 

13 John Westall Fall River 

Abbott P. Smith .... New Bedford 
14 Eldon B. Keith Brockton 

Warren A. Swift . , . Taunton 



Alternates. 

Daniel T. Callahan Boston 

Saverio R. Romano Boston 

Frank B. Crane Boston 

William E. Kingston Quincy 

Martin Hays Boston 

Charles H. Diggs Boston 

Louis E. Flye Holbrook 

Wendell Williams Milford 

James Whitehead Fall River 

Charles T. Smith New Bedford 

William A. Nye Bourne 

Lyman P. Thomas Middleborough 



MICHIGAN. 

AT LARGE. 



Delegates. 

John D. MacKay Detroit 

William J. Richards Crystal Falls 

George B. Morley Saginaw 

Eugene Fifield Bay City 

Fred A. Diggins Cadillac 

William Judson Grand Rapids 



Alternates. 

Alton T. Roberts Marquette 

Herbert A. Thompson .... Williamston 

Crawford S. Reilly Sheboygan 

Charles B. Warren Detroit 

Charles E. White Niles 

Ray E. Hart Battle Creek 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 

i William L. Carpenter . % . . . . Detroit 
John S. Haggerty ....... Detroit 

2 Frank T. Newton Ypsilanti 

L. Whitney Watkins . . . Manchester 

3 John C. Potter Charlotte 

Marvin J. Schaberg .... Kalamazoo 

4 Edw. C. Reid Allegan 

John T. Owens .... Benton Harbor 
S Claude T. Hamilton . . Grand Rapids 

Fred W. Green Ionia 

6 Leonard Freeman Fenton 

Harry C. Guillot Pontiac 

7 John Wallace Port Austin 

Lincoln Avery Port Huron 

8 Theron W. Atwood Caro 

William M. Smith St. Johns 

9 Calvin A. Palmer Manistee 

John A. Sherman Ludington 

10 Henry B. Smith Bay City 

Henry A. Frambach . . . Sheboygan 

1 1 Win. H. White Boyne City 

V. R. Davy Evart 

is J. H. Rice Houghton 

J. C. Kirkpatrick Escanaba 



Alternates. 

Rondeau Bunnell Detroit 

George Engel Detroit 

Fred A. Acker Adrian 

Elmer Teal Milan 

William B. Hatch Union City 

William T. Hulscher Battle Creek 

Charles O. Monroe South Haven 

James H. Kinnane Dowagiac 

Melvin McPherson Lowell 

Herman F. Harbeck 

Jos. Greusel Detroit 

George W. Teeple Pinckney 

Charles W. Smith Lapeer 

J. Alexander Heath Richmond 

John Baird Saginaw 

Seth Q. Pulver Owosso 

William J. Branston Newaygo 

Gaylord M. Brown Muskegon 

Henry K. Gustin Alpena 

William E. Reardon Midland 

W. O. Watson Breckenridge 

Thomas J. White Elk Rapids 

John M. Bush Ironwood 

Wm. Kelly Vulcan 



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MINNESOTA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

E. K. Roverud J. J. Rachac 

Moses E. Clapp W. W. Rich 

Milton D. Purdy C. F. Waterbury 

Jacob F. Jacobson \Vm. O'Brien 

O. J. Larson A. B. Colburn 

A. L. Hanson A. R. Charist 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i H. J. Harm Albert Lee R. H. Bach Owatsonna 

. Tollef Sanderson Harmony C. H. Robinson Wabasha 

2 William F. Hughes Mankato E. A. Brown Luverne 

Emil King Fulda C. W. Gilmore Pipestone 

3 _job W. Lloyd W. A. Hunt Northfield 

J. A. Gates Henry Simons 

4 Hugh T. Halbert St. Paul Joseph M. Hackney St. Paul 

R. A. Wilkinson Lake Elmo M. S. Xorelius Lindstrom 

5 Andrew A. D. Rahn Ernest Lundeen 

Stanley Washburn Thomas Salmon 

6 Andrew Davis Elk River A. M. Opsahl Brainerd 

E. C. Turtle Buffalo T. J. Sharkey Staples 

7 T. T. Ofsthun Glenwood M. S. Stevens Graceville 

A.J. Johnson Clarkfield L. O. Thorpe Willmar 

8 W.. A. Eaton H. P. Webb 

W. H. LaPlant Charles Morse 

9 Charles L. Stevens Warren W. D. Leach 

Frank S. Lycan Bemidji Edwin Matson 

MISSISSIPPI. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

L. P. Moseley Jackson J. Jay White Jackson 

M. J. Mulvihill Vicksburg T. G. Ewing, Jr Vicksburg 

Charles Banks Mound Bayou D. W. Sherrod Meridian 

L. K. Atwood Jackson E. P. Jones Vicksburg 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i James M. Dickey Corinth Parke Daniels Starkeville 

J. M. Shumpert Columbus E. D. Coleman Aberdeen 

2 J. F. Butler Holly Springs E. W. Dubois Coldwater 

E. H. McKissack .... Holly Springs S. M. Howry Oxford 

3 Louis Waldauer Greenville G. W. Gilliam Clarksdale 

Daniel W. Garey Mayersville C. N. Miller Rolling Fork 

4 J. W. Bell Pontotoc H. B. Miller Grenada 

W. \V. Phillips Kosciusko Jas. H. Goodwin Water Valley 

5 W. J. Price Meridian T. J. Wilson Meridian 

A. Buckley Enterprise Wm. Cleveland Newton 

6 J. C. Tyler Biloxi B. A. Weemes Purvis 

W. P. Locker Biloxi O. C. Rodgers Hattiesburg 

7 C. R. Ligon Gloster H. C. Turley Natchez 

E. F. Brennan Brookhaven J. M. Wilson Summit 

.8 Wesley Crayton Vicksburg R. H. Brooke Vicksburg 

P. W. Howard Jackson J. M. R. Husband Zazoo City 



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MISSOURI. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

Herbert S. Hadley Jefferson City 

Jesse A. Tolerton Jefferson City 

Walter S. Dickey Kansas City 

Hugh Mclndoe Joplin 



Alternates. 

John D. McNeely St. Joseph 

Frederick Essen Clayton 

A. A. Speer Chamois- 
John W. Tippin Springfield 



Delegates. 
i Charles E. Rendlen Hannibal 

Joseph Moore Memphis 

2 E. M. Lomax Brookfield 

A. G. Knight Trenton 

3 H. G. Orton Princeton 

H. L. Eads Jamesport 

4 Ralph O. Stauber Butler 

James S. Shinabarger .... Maryville 
5 Homer B. Mann Kansas City 

Ernest R. Sweeney .... Kansas City 
6 C. A. Denton Butler 

C. H. Williams Clinton 

7 Richard Johnson Springfield 

Louis Hoffman Sedalia 



Delegates. 
8 G. A. Brownfield Boonville 

Frank A. White Versailles 

9 Oscar A. Meyersieck Union 

Clarence A. Barnes Mexico 

10 Otto F. Stifel St. Louis 

Edmond Koeln St. Louis 

1 1 Chas. R. Graves St. Louis 

Henry L. Weeke ...'... St. Louis 
12 Gus Frey St. Louis 

Henry W. Kiel St. Louis 

13 Politte Elvins Elvins 

John H. Reppy Hissboro 

14 H. Byrd Duncan .... Poplar Bluff 

Geo. S. Green Naylor 

1 5 C. S. Walden Joplin 

O. P. Moody Pierce City 

1 6 Walter W. Durnell . ... Cabool 



DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

E. Clay Worman Kirksville 

J. W. Chrisman Unionville 

John Legendre Salisbury 

J. S. Walters Stoutsville 

John L. Tilton Allendale 

Sidney D. Frost Kingston 

Alfred H. Volkman Rockport 

Horace F. Leet Maryville 

W. H. H. Piatt Kansas City 

C. C. Madison Kansas City 

A. J. Young Greenfield 

Wm. C. Knapp Pleasant Hill 

C. S. Walden Sedalia 

A. R. Chinn Glasgow 

DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

J. T. Caston Jefferson City 

R. L. Logan Columbia 

Edward H. Winter Warrenton 

Wm. W. Epperson Center 

David A. Pareira St. Louis 

John Wiethaupt Florissant 

Wm. R. Hill St. Louis 

Spottswood Rice St. Louis 

P. W. Dunnavant St. Louis 

Jno. L. Hopkins St. Louis 

Chas. E. Kiefner Perryville 

Lin Grisham Fredericktown 

J. M. Rowe Charleston 

W. J. Webb Parma 

Theo. LaCaff Nevada 

A. W. Laramore Pineville 

John H. Dennis Hartvillc 



William P. Elmer Salem P. A. Bennett 



Buffalo 



MONTANA. 



AT LARGE. 



Delegates. 

O. M. Lanstrum Helena 

Edward Donlan Missoula 

D. J. Charles Butte 

Geo. T. Baggs Stevensville 

Sam Stephenson Great Falls 

Geo. W. Clay Malta 

J. C. Kinney Wibaux 

A. J. Wilcomb Twin Bridges 



Alternates. 

John D. \Yaite Lewistown 

John E. Edwards Forsyth 

Frank B. Connolly Billings 

John A. Luce Bozeman 

Geo. Millett Libby 

E. J. Crull Roundup 

W. C. Husband Harlowton 

Julius Lehfeldt Chinook 



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NEBRASKA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Don L. Love Lincoln John A. Davies Butte 

J. J. McCarthy Ponca Don C. Van Deusen Blair 

Nathan Merriam Omaha Dan Garber Red Cloud 

H. E. Sackett Beatrice O. L. Shuman Fairbury 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Julius C. Harpham Lincoln F. H. McCarthy Union 

Wm. Ernst Tecumsehd L. H. Howe Humboldt 

2 J. E. Baum Omaha J. F. White Blair 

John W. Towle Omaha Charles L. Saunders Omaha 

3 Robert E. Evans Dakota City L. F. Holtz Randolph 

David Thomas Columbus H. Halderson Newman Grove 

4 George W. Neill York J. M. Cox Hampton 

E. L. King Osceola Henry Keller, Sr Western 

5 C. A. Luce Republican City S. V. Bailey Holdrege 

A. C. Epperson Clay Center F. N. Merwin Beaver City 

6 J. P. Gibbons Kearney J. S. McGraw Broken Bow 

W. H. Reynolds Chadron John M. Cotton Ainsworth 

NEVADA. 

AT LARGE. 
Alternates. Alternates. 

R. B. Govan Tonopah H. H. Brown Tonopah 

H. V. Moorehouse Goldfield G. A. Shea National 

W. W. Williams Fallon L. A. Gibbons Reno 

E. E. Roberts Carson City C. H. Duborg Reno 

Geo. S. Nixon Reno Albert Karge Carson City 

M. Badt Wells C. A. Ahearn Virginia City 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Fred W. Estabrook Nashua William F. Thayer Concord 

Lyford A. Merrow Ossipee John B. Gilbert Berlin 

Charles M. Floyd Manchester Albert J. Precourt Manchester 

Roland H. Spaulding Rochester Harlan P. Amen Exeter 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

i Hovey E. Slayton Manchester John C. Marshall Manchester 

Fernando W. Hartford . . Portsmouth J. Frank Seavey Dover 

2 Charles Galeshedd Keene George B. Leighton Dublin 

Orton B. Brown Berlin Edward H. Best Mount Vernon 

NEW JERSEY. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

John Franklin Fort East Orange Wilber A. Mott South Orange 

Everett Colby West Orange James W. McCarthy Jersey City 

Edgar B. Bacon Jersey City J. Wiggans Thorn Trenton 

Frank B. Jess Camden Henry Marelli Patterson 



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NEW JERSEY. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i John Boyd Avis Woodbury Nathaniel S. Hires Salem 

Duncan W. Blake, Jr., William Leonard Hurley Camden 

Cloucester City 

2 Joseph A. Marvel .... Atlantic City William H. Bright Ocean City 

Frances D. Potter Bridgeton Christopher H. Hand Cape May 

3 Adrian Lyon Perth Amboy William Howard Jeffrey . . . Toms River 

Clarence E. F. Hetrick . Asbury Park Joseph B. Hoff Lakewood 

4 James E. Bathgate, Jr., E. C. Hutchinson Trenton 

Basking Ridge 

John E. Gill Trenton John H. Fretz Flemington 

5 Charles W. Ennis .... Morristown George V. W. Moy Plainfield 

Edgar A. Knapp Elizabeth Robert F. Oram Wharton 

6 Herbert M. Bailey .... Hackensack Frederick R. Snyder Newton 

William W. Taylor .... Philipsburg Frederick W. Mattocks Closter 

7 James G. Blauvelt Patterson Thomas R. Layden Patterson 

Henry C. Whitehead Passaic John H. Adamson Patterson 

8 Louis M. Brock Arlington Theodore B. Gottlieb Newark 

John M. Klein Belleville Charles C. James Bayonne 

9 William A. Lord Orange Willis L. Brownell East Orange 

Edward T. Ward Newark Irving K. Taylor Orange 

10 Frank L. Driver Newark Harold J. Rowland Mont Clair 

Edmund B. Osborne .... Montclair William L. Glorieux Irvington 

1 1 John F. Gardner Jersey City George C. Mohr 

Frederick Vollmer, Jr . . . . Hoboken Herbert E. Young 

12 George L. Record. . . .Jersey City J. Herbert Hinners 

John Rotherham Jersey City John F. R. Anderson 

NEW MEXICO. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Benigno C. Hernandes . Tierra Amerilla Ramon L. Baca Santa Fe 

Gregory Page Gallup Francis E. Wood Albuyuerque 

Frederico Chavez Estancia James W. Chavez Willard 

J. M. Cunningham .... East Las Vegas Simon Vorenburg Wagon Mound 

E. A. Gaboon Roswell C. M. Richards Carlsbad 

W. D. Murray Roswell W. S. Coxe Silver City 

H. O. Burcun Socorro Frank H. Winston Hillsboro 

Hugo Seaberg Raton Malaquias Martinez Taos 

NEW YORK. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Elihu Root New York City Edgar Truman Brackett . . Saratoga Spgs 

William Barnes, Jr . . . Albany B. W. B. Brown New York City 

Edwin A. Merritt, Jr Potsdam Charles W. Anderson . . New York City 

William Berri Brooklyn George W. Whitehead . . . Niagara Falls 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i William Carr .... Centre Moriches C. Chester Painter Oyster Bay 

Smith Cox Freepodt Henry S. Brush Huntington 

2 Theron H. Burden . Long Island City Henry C. Johnson, Sr . Long Island City 

Frank E. Losee .... Maspeth, L. I. Gilbert B. Vorheis Corona, L. I. 



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Delegates. 
3 David Towle Brooklyn 

Alfred E. Vass Brooklyn 

4 Timothy L. Woodruff . . . Brooklyn 

Wm. A. Prendergast .... Brooklyn 
5 William Berri Brooklyn 

Alfred T. Hobley Brooklyn 

6 William M. Calder Brooklyn 

Lewis M. Swasey Brooklyn 



7 Michael J. Dady . . 

Jacob Brenner . . . 
8 Marcus B. Campbell 

Frederick Linde . . 
9 Thomas B. Lineburgh 

Rhinehard H. Pforr 
:o Clarence B. Smith . 

Jacob L. Holtzman . 
ii George Cromwell . . 



Chauncey M. Depew.,New York City 
12 J. VanVechten Olcott.New York City 

Alexander Wolf . . . New York City 
13 James E. March . . . New York City 

Charles H. Murray . New York City 
14 Samuel S. Koenig . .New York City 

Frederick C. Tanner. New York City 
15 Job E. Hedges. . . . New York City 

Ezra P. Prentice . . . New York City 
1 6 Otto T. Bannard . .New York City 

Martin Steinthal . . Ntrw York City 

17 Nicholas Murray Butler 

New York City 

William H. Douglas . New York City 
1 8 Ogden L. Mills. . .New York City 

Chas. L. Bernheimer.New York City 
19 Samuel Strasbourger New York City 

Louis N. Hammerling.New York City 
20 Herbert Parsons . . New York City 

Samuel Krulewitch . Xew York City 
21 Lloyd C. Griscom . . New York City 

Frank K. Bowers . . New York City 
22 James L. Wells . . . New York City 

Ernest F. Eilert . . . New York City 
23 Josiah T. Newcoml) . New York City 

Herman T. Redin . . New York City 
24 Alexander S. Cochran .... Yonkers 

William Archer . . Mt. Vernon 



NEW YORK Continued 

DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

George H. Rowe Brooklyn 

Walter H. Kreiner Brooklyn 

Otto Muhlbauer Brooklyn 

John Diemer Brooklyn 

Robert Wellwood Brooklyn 

William P. Bannister Brooklyn 

Lewis H. Pounds Brooklyn 

Charles C. Lockwood Brooklyn 

Justin McCarthy Brooklyn 

Michael J. Wheeler Brooklyn 

John T. Rafferty Brooklyn 

John Feitner Brooklyn 

Frank Bennett Brooklyn 

Gustav E. Weber Brooklyn 

Isidor M. Rosenblum Brooklyn 

Howard A. Wood Brooklyn 

John Timlin, Jr Rosebank 

Russell Bleecker New Brighton 

Frank J. Dotzler New York City 

Michael Ball New York City 

John Boyle, Jr New York City 

Harry Kopp New York City 

William H. Wadhams . . New York City 
Charles McConnell . . . 
Courtlandt Nicoll .... 
Robert McC. Marsh . . . 
George W. Wanmaker . . 

Louis Brenner 

John McConaughy .... 



. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. . . Brooklyn 
. Dungan Hills 



New York City 
New York City 
New York City 
New York City 
New York City 
New York City 



25 William L. Ward . 

John J. Brown . . 
26 Joseph M. Dickey . 

Samuel .K Phillips , 
27 Louis F. Payn . . . 

Martin Cantine . . 



. Port Chester 
White Plains 
. . Newburgh 
. . Mattewan 
. . . Chatham 
. . Saugerties 



28 James H. Perkins Albany 

Alba M. Ide Troy 



Victor H. Duras New York City 

Max Greenberger New York City 

Chas. R. Pelgram New York City 

Louis Silverstein New York City 

Abraham R. Lyon .... New York City- 
Morris Levy New York City 

Nathan Liberman .... New York City 
Samuel J. Holsinger . . . New York City 
Wilfred H. Smith .... New York City 

Emanuel Hartz New York City 

George P. Zipf New York City 

Thomas I. Crane New York City 

J. Clifford McChristie . . New York City 

John H. Nichols New York City 

Abram W. Herhst .... New York City 

James Kilby Nyack 

Frank L. Young Ossining 

George Overocker Poughkeepsie 

Frederick W. Wilson Newburgh 

W. T. B. Van Orden . . .New Baltimore 

Matthew Decker Willowemoc 

Harry S. Ludlow Troy 

William L. L. Peltz . ... Selkirk 



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Delegates. 
29 Louis W. Emerson .... Glens Falls 

Cornelius V. Collins Troy 

30 Lucius N. Littauer .... Gloversville 

J. Ledlie Hees Fonda 

31 George R. Malby . . . . Ogdensburg 

John H. Mo . tt Plattsburg 

32 Francis M. Hugo Watertown 

Perry G. Williams Lowville 

33 Judson J. Gilbert Little Falls 

William S. Doolittle Utica 

34 George W. Fairchild .... Oneonta 

Lafayette B. Gleason Delhi 



. . Syracuse 
. . Syracuse 
. . Auburn 
. Waterloo 
. . . Ithaca 
. . Corning 
. Rochester 
. Rochester 



35 Francis Hendricks . . 

James M. Gilbert . . . 
36 Sereno E. Payne . . . 

Albert M. Patterson . 
37 Andrew D. White . . 

Alanson B. Houghton 
38 George W. Aldridge . 

James L. Hotchkiss . 
39 James W. Wadsworth, Jr . Mt. Morris 

Frederick C. Stevens Attica 

40 William H. Daniels Buffalo 

James S. Simons .... Niagara Falls 
41 Charles P. Woltz Buffalo 

Nathan Wolff Buffalo 

42 John Grimm Buffalo 

Simon Seibert Buffalo 

43 Frank Sullivan Smith .... Angelica 

Frank O. Anderson .... Jamestown 



NEW YORK Continued 

.DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

Isaac V. Baker, Jr Comstock 

George W. Kavanaugh .... Westerford 

William A. Wick Schenectady 

James W. Veeder Schenectady 

Harvey C. Carter Malone 

Walter C. Witherbee Port Henry 

Frank Miller Canastota 

Patrick W. Cullinan Oswego 

Edwin F. Torrey, Jr Clinton 

William H. Waterbury Frankfort 

William H. Hill Lestershire 

Howard D. Newton Norwich 

Frank L. Hilton Truxton 

George H. Wiltsie Cortland 

James D. Bashford Lyons 

John S. Sheppard Penn Yan 

Edward H. Wands Candor 

Elmer Sherwood Odessa 

P. V. Crittenden Rochester 

Frank M. Jones Rochester 

Gurdon W. Fitch Albion 

Lewis W. Udell Brockport 

George E. Greene Lockport 

George Troup Buffalo 

George P. Urban Buffalo 

John H. Clogston Alden 

John D. Kamman Buffalo 

Charles H. Brown Orchard Park 

Robert J. Gross Dunkirk 

M. G. Fitzpatrick Olean 



Delegates. 

Zeb V. Walser Lexington 

Richmond Pearson Asheville 

Thomas E. Owen Clinton 

Cyrus Thompson Jacksonville 



NORTH CAROLINA. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

Thomas J. Cheek Elizabeth City 

S. C. McGuire Elkin 

H. C. Caviness Wilkesboro 

Geo. M. Pritchard Marshall 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Isaac M. Meekins . . . Elizabeth City 

Wheeler Martin Williamston 

2 Daniel W. Patrick Snow Hill 

George W. Stanton Wilson 

3 Marion Butler Turkey 

W. S. O' B. Robinson . . . Goldsboro 
4 J. C. L. Harris Raleigh 

John C. Matthews .... Spring Hope 

5 Jas. N. Williamson, Jr 

Burlington 

Jno. T. Benbow . . . Winston-Salem 
6 R. S. White Elizabethtown 



Alternates. 

D. O. Newberry 

Hugh Paul 

McM. Furgerson Littleton 

James F. Parrott Kingston 

George Davis Beaufort 

Don W. Basnight Newbern 

Chas. D. Wildes Raleigh 

Bland A. Mitchell Youngsville 



R. J. Petree . . 
J. A. Hoskins . 
C. C. McClellan 



. Gennantown 
. Summerfield 
Dunn 



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NORTH CAROLINA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

D. H. Senter Lillington H. M. Spears Lillington 

7 C. H. Cowles Wilkesboro J. T. Winslow Asheboro 

J. T. Hedrick Lexington C. G. Bryant Yadkinville 

8 Moses N. Harshaw Lenoir Jas. D. Dorsett Spencer 

W. Henry Hobson Salisbury Robt. V. Tharpe Statesville 

9 S. S. McNinch Charlotte Chas. A. Jonas Lincolnton 

Charles E. Green Bakersville Coleman Ramsey Marshall 

10 A. T. Pritchard Asheville John B. Sumner Arden 

R. H. Staton Hendersonville A. G. Deweese Murphy 

NORTH DAKOTA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

]. H. Cooper Williston 

L. B. Garnaas Sheyenne 

August E. Johnson Washburn 

W. S. Lauder Wahpeton 

A. L. Nelson Rolette 

Robert M. Pollock Fargo 

Emil Scow Bowman 

P. O. Thorson Grand Forks 

O. T. Tofsrud Rugby 

T. Twichell Fargo 



OHIO. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Harry M. Daugherty Columbus Sherman S. Beaton Urbana 

Warren G. Harding Marion Sherman M. Granger Zanesville 

David J.Cable Lima William Woods III Piqua 

Theodore E. Burton Cleveland Louis C. Layland Columbus 

Arthur I. Vorys Columbus Julius Whiting, Jr Canton 

Charles P. Taft Cincinnati Wm. L. Anderson Cincinnati 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Julius Fleischmann .... Cincinnati J. H. Asmann, Jr Cincinnati 

Sam L. Mayer Cincinnati Charles F. Hornberger .... Cincinnati 

2 Geo. P. Schott Cincinnati Albert Daiker Cincinnati 

Ray J. Hillenbrand .... Cincinnati William Miller Cincinnati 

3 Daniel W. Alaman Dayton George B. Smith Dayton 

John Clinton Hooven .... Hamilton Granville M. Kumler Lewisburg 

4 Carl D. Jones Greenville Clinton B. De Weese Sidney 

J. C. Pence Lima Charles F. Buchhols St. Marys 

5 Allen Bybee Paulding Geo. D. Edgar Defiance 

Frank Carlo Van Wert Charles Varner Continental 

6 Carroll C. Eulass Ambrose W. Asbury Wilberforce 

Robert J. Shawhan Lebanon David F. McCoy Wilmington 

7 John L. Bushnell George W. Lindsay Circleville 

Isaac K. Funderburg . . New Carlisle Thomas W. Burton Springfield 

8 N. L. MacLachlan Findlay Chas. A. Wood Mechanicsburg 

Lewis Slack Delaware Walter Sanaft Broadway 

9 Carl D. Finch Bowling Green Charles L. Allen Fayette 



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OHIO Continued 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Geo. E. Hardy. Toledo Eli Dolph Geno* 

10 Sherman H. Eagle Gallipolis \Vm. E. Pricer Ironton 

Phillip M. Streich .... Portsmouth 
1 1 Henry Zenner Athens Felix Swope Lancaster 

James Thomas Logan H. E. Stoneburner Crooksville 

12 Karl T. Webber Columbus Clay Alder Hilliardi 

King G. Thompson Columbus Robert S. Allen Columbus 

13 Thomas P. Dewey Clyde L. R. Parker Fostoria 

Carl J. Gugler Galion Joseph E. Maxwell . . . Upper Sandusky 

14 Arthur L. Garford Elyria Ray L. McFarland Mt Gilead 

H. G. Hammond .... Buckeye City C. E. Ward Lorain 

15 David L. Melick Roseville James Ball Naylor Malta 

Arthur C. Smith Byesville John C. Swan Marietta 

16 Emmett E. Erskine . . . Steubenville E. L. Henderson. ..."... . Carrollton 

Cook Danford Bellaire Thomas B. Rouse Woodsfield 

17 Enos S. Souers . . New Philadelphia Barton Snyder Millersburg 

Andrew S. Mitchell Newark Benjamin F. Fair Wooster 

1 8 Emil J. Anderson. . . . Youngstown George R. Floyd Alliance 

Harry A. March Canton Joseph Owens Youngstown 

19 VV. J. Beckley Ravenna Frank T. Coughlan Connaut 

Edwin Seedhouse Akron W. R. Davis Chardon 

20 A. D. Aylard Medina A. R. Dittrick Cleveland 

Joseph H. Speddy Lakewood C. A. Hine Painesville 

21 J. W. Conger Cleveland Alexander H. Martin Cleveland 

John J. Sullivan Cleveland Walter D. Price Cleveland 

OKLAHOMA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Robert McKeen ,- Guthrie J. J. Erwin Welston 

George H. Brett .* . Ponca City Jack Jones Oklahoma City 

Edd Herrinn Apache B. J. Hobbs 

Allen L. McDonald El Reno George Hughes Saapuip 

L. S. Skelton Okmulge G. A. Kyle Salisaw 

Gilbert Woods Coalgate James B. Cullison Enid 

A. E. Perry Okemah H. D. Porter Sentinel 

Tom Wall Poteau H. L. Hicks 

T. H. Dwyer Chickasha William Butler McAlester 

Ewers White McLoud Edward Butler Durant 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i George M. Dizney Enid 

Dan Norton Chandler 

2 G. A. Paul Oklahoma City H. M. Tilton Anadarko 

H. A. Bower Fairview F. Winslow Carmen 

3 Joseph A. Gill Vinita P. B. J. Hudson Wagoner 

J. W. Gilliland Holdenville Harry Levy Muskogee 

4 C. W. Miller Hugo C. T. Barney Ada 

G. A. Ramsey Ardmore F. E. Kenamer Madill 

5 M. A. Tucker Lawton J. A. Mathias Frederick 

J. R. Eckles Waureka Pryor Adkins Norman 



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OREGON. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Charles W. Ackerson Portland 

Daniel Boyd Enterprise 

Fred S. Bynon Salem 

Homer C. Campbell Portland 

Charles H. Carey Portland 

Henry Waldo Coe Portland 

D. D. Hail Hosier 

Thomas McCusker Portland 

J. N. Smith Salem 

A. V. Swift Baker 

PEXXSYLVAXIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Ziba T. Moore Philadelphia Frederick S. Drake Philadelphia 

H. H. Gilkyson Phoenixville Virgil D. Acker Galeton 

William P. Young Pottstown Harry B. Myers Lewistown 

Robert D. Towne Scranton Robert A. Orbison Huntingdon 

John E. Schiefley Edwardsville B. F. Madore Bedford 

William H. Hackenberg Milton William R. Schmucker .... Littlestown 

George R. Scull Somerset Phillip E. Womelsdorff . . . Phillipsburg 

Owen C. Underwood Washington Reynolds Laughlin . . . New Kensington 

William W. Kincaid Meadville Thomas A. H. Hay Easton 

Lex N. Mitchell Punxsutawney Charles C. McClain Indiana 

Fred W. Brown Franklin Oscar J. Denny Sharon 

George H. Flinn Pittsburgh W. L. McCullagh Pittsburgh 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Hugh Black Philadelphia John C. Asbury Philadelphia 

William S. Vare Philadelphia Andrew F. Stevens ...... Philadelphia 

2 E. T. Stotesbury Philadelphia Howard B. French Philadelphia 

John Wanamaker .... Philadlephia Ed. R. Wood Philadelphia 

3 J. H. Bromley Philadelphia Charles E. Carpenter .... Philadelphia 

Harry C. Ransley .... Philadelphia John P. Connelly Philadelphia 

4 H. Horace Dawson . . . Philadelphia Geo. Bradford Carr Philadelphia 

Chas. F. Freihofer . . . Philadelphia Alex. Lawrence, Jr Philadelphia 

5 William Disston Philadelphia Edwin W. Foster Philadelphia 

John T. Murphy Philadelphia Francis P. Moitz Philadelphia 

6 Samuel Crothers Philadelphia William Gibson Philadelphia 

William Draper Lewis . Philadelphia J. Fred Jenkinson Philadelphia 

7 John J. Gheen West Chester Frederick A. Howard Chester 

James W. Mercur .... Wallingford Isaac E. Miller Phoenixville 

8 B. C. Foster Bristol Ralph Greider Bristol 

C. Tyson Kratz Norristown Adolph Printz Pottstown 

9 Wm. W. Griest Lancaster Chas. A. Grady Marietta 

Wm. H. Keller Lancaster Chas. S. Whitson Nottingham 

10 John Von Bergen, Jr . . . . Scranton Peter Stipp Scranton 

Gro. B. Carson Scranton A. A. Vosberg Scranton 

1 1 Stephen J. Hughes Hazelton John Karboski Nanticoke 

David M. Rosser Kingston Thomas B. Mitten W. Pittston 

12 Thomas R. Edwards. . . Shenandoah E. F. Philips Tower City 

H. D. Lindermuth Auburn Thomas B. Wren Mahanoy City 



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PENNSYLVANIA Continued 

DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
13 Fred E. Lewis Allentown 

B. Frank Ruth Reading 

14 Bradley W. Lewis . . . Tunkhannock 

Dana R. Stephens Athens 

15 Harry W. Pyles Williamsport 

Robert K. Young Wellsboro 

1 6 A very Clinton Sickles. . . .Berwick 

W. H. Unger Shamokin 

17 Thos. A. Appleby Mt Union 

Chas. B. Clayton .... Waynesboro 
1 8 Harry Hertzler Carlisle 

Chas. E. Landis Harrisburg 

, g w. Lovell Baldrige . . Hollidaysburg 

Mahlon H. Myers Johnstown 

so F. H. Beard Hanover 

Grier Hersh York 

21 E. G. Boose Luthersburg 

Guy B. Mayo Smethport 

22 John C. Dight Mars 

William C. Peoples .... Greensburg 
23 Harvey M. Berkeley .... Somerset 

Allen F. Cooper Uniontown 

24 James H. Cunningham .... Beavor 

George Davidson Beavor 

25 Phillip J. Barber Erie 

Manley O. Brown Meadville 

36 Leighton C. Scott Lansford 

William Tonkin Easton 

27 J. W. Foust Reynoldsville 

Harry W. Truitt Indiana 

3 8 John L. Morrison ...... Greenville 

J. C. Russell Warren 

29 Judd H. Bruff Pittsburgh 

Richard R. Quay . . . Sewickley Hts. 
3 o William H. Coleman . . McKeesport 

Samuel C. Jamison Pittsburg 

31 William Flinn Pittsburg 

Charles F. Frazee Pittsburg 

32 David B. Johns Carnegie 

Louis P. Schneider Pittsburg 



Alternates. 
George D. Hall ......'.. Allentown 

John W. Slipp Birdsboro 

Emery W. Estus ........ East Bush 

Mark T. Tuttle Hawley 

Harry Jacobs Galeton 

John W. Van Horn .... Montoursville 

John Hileman, Jr Dushore 

J. A. Lamb Sunbury 

Chas. L. Johnson New Bloomfield 

W. L. Mertz West Milton 

M. B. Fretz Palmyra 

Edward S. McFarland Harrisburg 

Curtis G. Campbell . Johnstown 

Frank G. Patterson Altoona 

Geo. B. Aughinbaugh Gettysburg 

Wm. C. Licking York 

G. W. Mattern Oceola Mills 

Frank P. Slocum Bradford 

John P. Carroll . Ligonier 

James B. Hammond Bolivar 

Samuel A. Kendall Meyersdale 

George W. Newcomer .... Connellsville 

Rufus C. McKinley New Castle 

George B. Zahniser New Castle 

John R. Mulkie Union City 

Daniel F. Reuting Titusville 

W. P. O. Thomason Easton 

Frederick C. Roberts Easton 

H. E. Corbett New Bethfehem 

M. I. Means Kittanning 

T. D. Collins Nebraska 

John Curry Ridgway 

Herman W. Stratman Pittsburg 

W. W. Woffington Natrona 

Harry W. Mclntosh Wilkinsburg 

W. R. Shoemaker Wilmerding 

Paul S. Ache Pittsburg 

Michael J. Ehrenfeld Pittsburg 

Robert W. Gibson .... Wilson Borough 
Thomas D. Jones Pittsburg 



Delegates. 

Henry F. Lippitt Providence 

George R. Lawton Tiverton 

R. H. I. Goddard, Jr Providence 

Herbert W. Rice Providence 



RHODE ISLAND 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

Charles A. Wilson Warwick 

William Gammell, Jr Providence 

Rowland Hazard .... South Kingstown 
Henry O. Potter Providence 



DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

i R. Livingston Beeckman . . . Newport Clark Burdick Newport 

Ezra Dixon Bristol James G. Blaine III Providence 



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Delegates. 
2 George B. Waterhouse .... Warwick 

Frank W. Tillinghast Johnston 

3 Harry Cutler Providence 

Volney M. Wilson, Jr . . . Providence 



RHODE ISLAND. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Alternates. 

Richard W. Jennings Cranston 

Henry B. Kane Narragansett 

William B. MacColl Providence 

Jesse Sharp Woonsocket 



Delegates. 

Joseph W. Tolbert Greenwood 

J. Duncan Adams Charleston 

J. R. Levy Florence 

\V. T. Andrews . . . Sumter 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

T. A. Williams Newberry 

W. M. Freeman Spartanburg 

J. H. Fordham Orangeburg 

A. S. Johnson Columbia 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Thomas L. Grant Charleston 

Aaron P. Prioleau Eutawville 

2 W. D. Ramey Edgefield 

\V. S. Dixson Barnwell 

3 Ernest F. Cochran Anderson 

R. R. Tolbert, Jr Abbeville 

4 Thomas Brier Greenville 

Frank J. Young Spartanburg 

5 John F. Jones Blacksburg 

C. P. T. White Rock Hill 

6 J. E. Wilson Florence 

J. A. Baxter Georgetown 

7 Alonzo D. Webster .... Orangeburg 

T. H. Goodwyn Weston 



Alternates. 

George Gregory Charleston 

S. M. Walker Summerton 

J. M. Jones Saluda 

John Elbert Eve Barnwell 

L. C. Waller Greenwood 

J. G. Daniels Westminster 

Wade Hampton Union 

Laban Morgan Spartanburg 

W. M. Goodwin Blacksburg 

R. H. Haile Camden 

E. J. Sawyer Bennettsville 

L. F. Johnson Marion 

Jacob Moorer Orangeburg 

L. A. Hawkins . . Columbia 



Delegates. 

R. S. Bessey Pierre 

C. L. Dotson Sioux Falls 

S. X. Way Water Town 

G. C. Redfield Rapid City 

Alan Bogue, Jr Centerville 

A. E. Bossingham Geddes 

Isaac Lincoln Aberdeen 

M. G. Carlisle Brookings 

William Williamson Oacoma 

I=aac Emberson Lemmon 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternate : t. 
Chas. L. Nicholson .... 

L. W. Henderson 

C. M. Harrison 

A. O. Ringsrud 

A. W. Krueger 

C. H. Lien 

W. C. Gemmill 

L. Hasbold . 



Cox. . . 
Hoffman 



. . . Redfield 
, . . . Dupree 

. Sioux Falls 

. . Elk Point 
. . . . Groton 

. . . Summit 
. . . . Canton 

. . Flandreau 
. . . . Presho 

. . Mclntosh 



TENNESSEEE. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. 

Newell Sanders Chattanooga 

Xen Hicks Clinton 

John J. Gore Nashville 

John W. Ross Camden 



Alternates. 

E. A. Love Benton 

H. M. Tate Knoxville 

R. C. Cochran Dyersburg 

Harry H. Case Memphis 



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TENNESSEE Continued 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. 

i Sam R. Sells 

R. E. Donnally 

a T. A. Wright Knoxville 

John J. Jennings, Jr Jellico 

3 H. Clay Evans Chattanooga 

John H. Early Chattanooga 

4 George T. Renfro Crossville 

W. A. Smith La Fayette 

5 John W. Overall Liberty 

A. V. McLane Lewisburg 

6 W. D. Howser Clarksville 

J. A. Althauser Greenbriar 

7 Marion Richardson . . Lawrenceburg 

R. S. Hopkins Columbia 

8 R. M. Murray Trezavant 

J. W. Stewart Henderson 

9 John B. Tarrant Henning 

James W. Brown .... Brownsville 

10 H. O. True Memphis 

R. R. Church, Jr Memphis 



Alternates. 

James Wood 

C. C. Collins 

I. L. Moore Knoxville 

James H. Wallace Clinton 

C. S. Steward Chattanooga 

Gordon Hyatt Ducktown 

Jos. G. Wright Jamestown 

J. L. Holland La Fayette 

W. S. Tipton Shelbyvilk 

James S. Spence Murfreesboro 

J. W. Johnson Nashville 

W. W. Taylor Nashville 

Noble C. White Pulaski 

W. E. Farris Clifton 

L. P. Raines Parsons 

P. M. Harbert Savannah 

M. W. Robinson Martin 

C. P. Patterson Union City 

J. G. LaCost Tipton 

J. T. Settle Memphii 



Delegates. 

H. F. McGregor Houston 

W. C. Averille Beaumont 

C. K. McDowell Del Rio 

J. E. Lutz Vernon 

J. E. Elgin San Antonio 

W. H. Love McKinney 

W. M. McDonald .....<. Fort Worth 
G. W. Burroughs Fort Worth 



TEXAS. 

AT LARGE. 

Alternates. 

F. E. Scobey San Antonio 

W. B. Brush Austin 

W. E. King Dallas 

W. H. Broyls Houston 

H. C. Gorse Atlanta 

Tom Dailey Texarkana 

J. B. Gardenhire Rockwall 

S. A. Hackworth Dickinson 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Phil E. Baer Paris 

R. B. Harrison Texarkana 

2 George W. Eason .... Nicogdoches 

C. L. Rutt Beaumont 

3 F. N. Hopkins Alba 

J. L. Jackson Tyler 

4 A. L. Dyer Celina 

M. O. Sharp Denison 

S Eugene Marshall Dallas 

Harry Beck Hillsboro 

6 J. Allen Myers Bryan 

Rube Freedman Corsicana 

7 J. H. Hawley Galveston 

H. L. Price Palestine 

8 C. A. Warnken Houston 

Spencer Graves Richmond 

9 C. M. Hughes Wharton 

M. M. Rodgers La Grange 



Alternates. 

George Guest Paris 

S. J. Spencer Texarkana 

H. M. Smith Port Arthur 

R. E. Troutman Jacksonville 

S. L. Williams Malakoff 

James Wallace Terrill 

D. A. Ryan Point 

F. C. Allen Bonham 

George F. Rockhold . .' Dallas 

W. A. Pierce Itasca 

J. G. Devoe Thornton 

J. E. Kelly Milano 

Webster Wilson Galveston 

T. C. Tarver Crockett 

E. L. Angier Huntsville 

David Abner Conroe 

Edward S. Glaze Goliad 

S. J. Haller Brazoria 



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TEXAS. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

10 H. M. Moore Austin L. R. Whiting Brenham 

F. L. Welch Taylor J. M. Clark. . Giddings 

ii T. J. Darling Temple C. C. Baker Hamilton 

B. G. Ward Marlin J. W. Cocke Waco 

12 Eugene Greer Comanche I. B. Cupp Stephenville 

C. C. Littleton Weatherford Sam Davidson Fort Worth 

13 W. H. Featherston Henrietta K. N. Hapgood Henrietta 

F. H. Hill Panhandle C. A. Fisk Amarillo 

14 J. M. Oppenheimer . . San Antonio Fred Terrell San Antonio 

John Hall Lampasas N. V. Disslinger New Braunfels 

15 J. C. Scott Corpus Christi C. P. Wood Sabinal 

T. J. Martin Stofford H. M. Wurzbach Seguin 

1 6 L. S. McDowell Big Springs O. H. Baum El Paso 

U. S. Stewart El Paso R. C. Sanderson Red Springs 

UTAH. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. A Iternates. 

Joseph Howell Logan Lorenzo N. Stohl Brigham City 

George Sutherland .... Salt Lake City Win. D. Sutton Park City 

Reed Smoot Provo Wm. Glasmann Ogden 

William Spry , Salt Lake City Thos. O'Donnell Vernal 

Jacob Johnson Spring City John Walsh Farmington 

C. E. Loose Provo John De Gray Dixon Provo 

Jas. M. Peterson Richfield B. R. McDonald Price 

C. R. Hollingsworth Ogden Robert Welch Morgan 

VERMONT. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Carroll S. Page Hyde Park Joseph T. Stearns Burlington 

J. Gray Estey Brattleboro Leighton P. Slack St. Johnsbury 

John L. Lewis North Troy Orlando L. Martin Plainfield 

John A. Mead Rutland Newman K. Chaffee Rutland 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

i William R. Warner .... Vergennes Edward F. Clark Manchester 

John L. Southwick Burlington Charles H. Stearns Johnson 

2 E. W. Gibson Brattleboro Dana H. Morse Randolph 

Frank D. Thompson Barton J. A. Chapin Middlesex 

VIRGINIA. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

C. B. Slemp . Big Stone Gap J. B. Kimberly Fortress Monroe 

Alvah H. Martin Norfolk Wm. B. King Bluemont 

R. H. Angell Roanoke Jno. R. Brown Martinsville 

R. E. Cabell Richmond R. A. Gamble Petersburg 



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VIRGINIA. Continued. 



DISTRICTS. 



Delegates. 
i Clarence G. Smithers . Cape Charles 

George R. Mould . . . Newport News 
2 D. Lawrence Groner Norfolk 

P. J. Riley Portsmouth 

3 Joseph P. Brady Richmond 

W. R. Vawter Richmond 

4 H. C. Willson Petersburg 

W. B. Alfred Clarksville 

S S. Floyd Landreth Galax 

A. H. Staples Stuart 

6 S. H. Hoge Roanoke 

J. E. B. Smith .... Christiansburg 
7 John Paul Harrisonburg 

R. J. Walker Mt. Jackson 

8 Joseph L. Crupper .... Alexandria 

M. K. Lowery Brooke 

9 L. P. Summers Abingdon 

A. P. Crockett Coeburn 

10 Geo. A. Revercomb .... Covington 

R. A. Fulwiler Staunton 



Alternates. 

H. H. Kimberly Hampton 

C. F. Hicks Bowling Green 

R. P. Bunting Portsmouth 

A. B. Seldner Norfolk 

B. M. Peachy Williamsburg 

Melvin Flegenheimer Richmond 

W. S. Barrett Dendron 

L. W. Paris Kenbridge 

B. R. Powell Elba 

Raymond Davis Rocky Mount 

G. C. Ainslee Bedford 

Lee S. Wolfe South Boston 

B. I. Bickers Standardsville 

L. H. Zirkle New Market 

William Brown Lincoln 

J. B. Grayson Warrenton 

J. M. Daugherty Nickelsville 

Geo. W. Hammitt Bristol 

H. C. Goodwin Avon 

L. O. Haden Palmyra 



WASHINGTON. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Howard Cosgrove Seattle A. G. Tillingham Laconner 

R. W. Condon Port Gamble John T. Phillips 

E. B. Benn Aberdeen George R. Cortier South Bend 

William Jones Tacoma W. A. Peters Seattle 

W. T. Dovell Seattle Mowman Stevenson Stevenson 

Peter Mutty Port Townsend Alex. Miller Yakima 

M. E. Field C. P. House Okanogan 

A. D. Sloane North Yakima Josiah Collins Seattle 

DISTRICTS. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

i Hugh Eldridge Bellingham A. E. Mead Bellingham 

Patrick Halloran Edison L. P. Hornberger Seattle 

2 F. H. Collins Goldendale C. A. Taylor 

E. B. Hubbard Centralia Alexander Poison Hoquiam 

3 C. C. Case Walla Walla T. N. Henry Prosser 

W. N. Devine E. E. Yarwood 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Wm. E. Glasscock Charleston Joe Taylor Charleston 

Wm. P. Hubbard Wheeling James E. Law Clarksburg 

Samuel B. Montgomery .... Kingwood I. K. Bechtol Berkeley Springs 

Wm. Seymour Edwards .... Charleston N. C. McNeill Marlinton 

Charles A. Swesringen .... Parkersburg E. L. Hayes Grantsville 

David B. Smith Huntington C. C. Barnett Huntington 



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WEST VIRGINIA. Continued. 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i S. G. Smith Wheeling E. M. Atkinson Elm Grove 

Harry Shaw Fairmont W. S. Wooddell Weston 

2 William H. Somers . . . Berkeley Spr. Arthur Dayton Philippi 

James P. Fitch Morgantown J. O. Henson Martinsburg 

3 E. W. Martin Buckhannon S. F. Clay . Lewisburg 

M. J. Simms Montgomery A. L. Craig Richwood 

4 Amos Bright Sutton O. C. Ogden St. Mary't 

W. S. Sugden Sistersville G. S. Flesher Cairo 

5 Thomas Kay Laing Heber H. Rice 

Edward Cooper M. T. Whittico 

WISCONSIN 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Andrew K. Dahl Westby J. J. Elaine . Boscobel 

Walter L. Houser Mondovi Theo. Kronshage Milwaukee 

Alvin P. Kletzsch Milwaukee John Bottensek Appleton 

Francis E. McGovern Milwaukee V. S. Keppel Holmen 

DISTRICTS. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

i Sidney C. Goff Elkhorn Victor P. Richardson Janesville 

Walter S. Goodland Racine Henry Lockney Waukesha 

2 Charles W. Pfeifer . Sheboygan Falls Eugene Mclntire Waldo 

Leslie A. Wright Columbus C. S. Porter Fox Lake 

3 Michael B. Olbrich Madison Sol. Levitan Madison 

William J. Pearce Dodgeville Alvin B. Peterson .... Soldiers Grove 

4 Christian Doerfler .... Wauwatosa John M. O'Rourke Milwaukee 

John C. Kleczka Milwaukee Henry G. Disch Milwaukee 

5 Henry F. Cochems .... Milwaukee C. A. A. McGee Milwaukee 

William P. Jobse Milwaukee Arthur Luebke Milwaukee 

6 Wilbur E. Hurlbut Omro Aaron J. Torrison Manitowoc 

William Mauthe .... Fond du Lac Ernest Greverns Berlin 

7 Oscar W. Schoengarth . . Neillsville L. B. Squier Tomah 

James A. Stone Reedsburg George F. Cooper . . . Black River Falls 

8 Arthur W. Prehn Wausau Edward O'Connor Hancock 

Eli E. Winch Marshfield E. V. Werner Shawano 

9 Samuel H. Cady Green Bay Geo. D. Wing Algoma 

Lewis L. Johnson Sawyer E. A. Morse Antigo 

10 Henry S. Comstock . . .Cumberland C. A. Ingram Durand 

Walter C. Owen .... Maiden Rock P. H. Lindley Chippewa Falls 

ii David C. Jones Tomahawk E. E. Husband Balsam Lake 

Albert W. Sanborn Ashland F. A. Lowell Rhinelander 

WYOMING. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

F. E. Warren C. M. Eby 

C. D. Clark John Morton 

F. W. Mondell C. E. Carpenter 

W. F. Walls J. D. Woodruff 

Patrick Sullivan John A. Guild 

W. H. Huntley John Berry 



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ALASKA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Alternates. 

Jafet Lindberg Nome, Alaska W. H. Hoggatt Summit, N. J, 

L. P. Shackleford Juneau, Alaska J. T. Sullivan .... San Francisco, Cal. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

AT LARGE, 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Aaron Bradshaw Washington Wm. Tindall Washington 

Wm. Calvin Chase Washington Chas. H. Marshall Washington 

HAWAII. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

Walter F. Freer Wm. T. Monsarrat 

Jonah K. Kalanianacle Antonio Q. Marcallino 

George F. Renton John H. Wise 

John T. Moir Carl H. Carlsmith 

Harry A. Baldwin Chas. Wilcox 

Chas. A. Rice John H. Coney 



PHILIPPINES. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. Alternates. 

John M. Switzer Herbert D. Gale 

T. L. Hartigan W. G. Masters 

PORTO RICO. 

AT LARGE. 
Delegates. , Alternates. 

Mateo Fajardo Guillermo Reifkohl .... 

Sosthenes Behn Jorge Silva 

Leopoldo Feliu (substitute) 
Juan B. Soto (substitute) . 



REPORT OF COMMITTTE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. 

MR. HOVEY E. SLAYTON, of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, I wish 
to submit a report from the Committee on Permanent Organization. 

The TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. For the consideration of this report, 
the Chair will ask the Hon. Marlin Edgar Olmsted, of Pennsylvania, one 
of the parliamentary advisers for the Chair provided under the rules, to 
take the chair. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER (MR. M. E. OLMSTED, of Pennsylvania, in 
the chair). The report will be read. 

The Secretary read as follows: 

"The undersigned, your Committee on Permanent Organization, beg 
leave to submit the following report: 



332 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

"We recommend that the several officers composing your temporary 
organization be chosen as the permanent officers of this Convention. 
"Respectfully submitted, 

"H. E. SLAYTON, Chairman, 
"OscAR H. MONTGOMERY, Secretary." 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the report 
of the Committee on Permanent Organization. 

The report was agreed to. 

The PRESIDING OFFICER. I return the gavel to Hon. Elihu Root, of 
New York, whom I have the honor and the pleasure to present as your 
Permanent Chairman. (Applause.) 

Mr. Root assumed the chair amidst a great demonstration. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN (MR. ELIHU ROOT, of New York). 
I thank you, my friends, from the bottom of my heart. The first act 
that I shall do as Permanent Chairman of this Convention is to ask your 
unanimous consent that the delegate from the State of Kansas, our Re- 
publican brother, Henry J. Allen, have permission to make a statement to 
the Convention. Is there objection? The Chair hears none, and consent 
is given. 

SPEECH OF HENRY J. ALLEN, OF KANSAS. 

MR. HENRY J. ALLEN, of Kansas. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentle- 
men, and fellow citizens : In a Convention where the minority report 
always sounds louder than the majority report, it is a great thing to have 
the unanimous consent of the Chairman. (Applause.) 

This statement I am going to make was due on the program at the 
conclusion of the report of the Committee on Credentials, and it was 
the arrangement between the Chairman and myself that I should be rec- 
ognized at that time. I merely make this explanation because in th$ 
subject of my remarks I am going back to the report of the Committee 
on Credentials, and I shall covenant with you in respect to this matter, 
that if you will give me ten minutes of quiet attention I will promise to 
give you no more trouble in the Convention, if I ever did give you any 
trouble. If you will be kind enough to be quiet while I present the 
attitude of the progressives of this Convention, then I pledge you that 
no effort will be made during the remainder of this Convention to put 
any sand in the gasolene or to do any mischief whatever to your spark- 
plug. (Laughter.) You can, after I have concluded the statement, go 
as far as you like. 

The first thing that I desire permission to read to you is a statement 
which has just been placed in my hand from the Honorable Theodora 
Roosevelt. (Applause.) 

Now. gentlemen of the Convention, I suggest that when I read Mr. 
Roosevelt's statement, and proceed to my comment thereon, you remain 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 333 

quiet. I make this suggestion because this statement of Mr. Roosevelt's 
and any comment I may have to make upon the same, are not for the 
purpose of creating a demonstration in this Convention. We are merely 
presenting the case of the progressive Republicans and interpreting our 
future action in this Convention. Mr. Roosevelt said and I will not 
read his whole statement, because the delegates have it in their hands, 
or most of them have says among other things : 

"The Convention has now declined to purge the roll of the fraudulent 
delegates placed thereon by the defunct National Committee, and the 
majority which thus indorsed fraud was made a majority only because 
it included the fraudulent delegates themselves, who all sat as judges on 
one another's cases. If these fraudulent votes had not thus been cast 
and counted, the Convention would have been purged of their presence. 
This action makes the Convention in no proper sense any longer a Re- 
publican Convention representing the real Republican party. Therefore, 
I hope the men elected as Roosevelt delegates will now decline to vote on 
any matter before the Convention. I do not release any delegate from 
his honorable obligation to vote for me if he votes at all, but under the 
actual conditions I hope that he will not vote at all." 

MR. JAMES W. WADSWORTH, JR., of New York. Read the rest of it. 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. I will read it if anybody wishes to have it 
read. 

"The Convention as now composed has no claim to represent the 
voters of the Republican party. It represents nothing but successful 
fraud in overriding the will of the rank and file of the party. Any man 
nominated by the Convention as now constituted would be merely the 
beneficiary of this successful fraud ; it would be deeply discreditable to 
any man to accept the Convention's nomination under these circum- 
stances ; and any man thus accepting it would have no claim to thd 
support of any Republican on party grounds, and would have forfeited 
the right to ask the support of any honest man of any party on moral 
grounds." 

A DELEGATE. If a man does not know when he is dead, his friends 
ought to know. 

(At this point there was disorder in the hall.) 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. I am going on, and I will not go on very 
long if you will just keep quiet. What I have to say, touching this, my 
friends, represents the majority of the Roosevelt voters. I dare say it 
represents the sentiment of all the Roosevelt delegates. (Cries of "No, 
no!" "Sit down!") I shall have only a few words to say. 

We have reached a point where the Roosevelt delegates feel that 
they can no longer share in the responsibility for the acts of the Conven- 
tion. (Cries of "That is good!") We have contested with you until we 
have exhausted every parliamentary privilege in an effort to have placed 



334 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

upon the roll the names of men legally elected. When, by using the 
votes of the delegates whose right to sit in this Convention had been 
challenged, you took a position which placed the power of a political 
committee above the authority of 77,000 majority, elected in a legal 
primary in California, we decided that your steam roller had exceeded 
the speed limit. Since then we have asked for no roll call. You have 
now completed the seating of all contested delegates, using the votes of 
the contested delegates to accomplish your purpose. We cannot, in jus- 
tice to ourselves, share the responsibility of a convention which has said 
to Ohio, the home of President Taft, that a majority of 47,000 voters, 
obtained in a legal primary election, must stand aside for the political 
dictum of a National Committeeman, discarded by that same majority. 

A DELEGATE. What about New York? 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. I will answer that now. All I know about 
New York is what I read in the New York World, and it says that the 
process of selecting your delegates was such that it made Tammany gasp 
with amazement; and the World is the chief Roosevelt hater in New 
York. 

We cannot become parties with you in a declaration to Pennsylvania 
that a defeated political committeeman, sitting in an obscure room of 
this building, can nullify the 130,000 majority by which Pennsylvania 
gave expression to her wishes. (Applause.) We will not put ourselves 
in a position to be bound by any act in which you say to the majority 
which rejected Mr. Taft in New Jersey, to the majority which rejected 
him in Wisconsin, to the majority which rejected him in Minnesota, to 
the majority which rejected him in Maine, to the majority which re- 
jected him in Maryland, to the majority in South Dakota, to the majority 
in North Dakota, which gave him only 1,500 votes out of 59,000, to the 
majorities which rejected him in Nebraska, in Oregon, Kansas, OUlahima, 
West Virginia and North Carolina, that all these majorities added to- 
gether went down under the mere rulings of a political committee. 

(Cries of "Get out!" "Sit down!") 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN rapped for order. 

MR. FERNANDO W. HARTFORD, of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, I 
move that the gentleman have leave to withdraw him. 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. We will not join you in saying to the home 
State of Abraham Lincoln that the 150,000 majority with which you 
defeated Mr. Taft and his managers in Illinois was overruled by those 
very managers with the consent of those who have arrogated powers 
never intended to be theirs. 

Mr. Payne yesterday upon this platform sought to question the 
leadership in some of these great Republican States. Until he can show 
a better record than is shown by the results of his type of conservative 
leadership he is estopped from criticism. When Theodore Roosevelt 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 335 

left the White House four years ago, he left you an overwhelming ma- 
jority in both branches of Congress, he left you an overwhelming major- 
ity in all the great Republican States. (At this point there was great 
confusion and disorder in the chamber.) 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The police will eject from the hall 
the man who is continually shouting, or he will keep still. Let him stay 
if he keeps quiet. 

Gentlemen of the Convention, I hope it will be understood by this 
Convention that the friends of Mr. Taft and of all other candidates are 
to pay the same respect to representatives of Mr. Roosevelt that the 
representatives of Mr. Roosevelt in the Convention have paid to speakers 
upon the other side. (Cries of "Good!") 

MR. ALLEN, of Kansas. He left you a record upon which you could 
elect Mr. Taft. He left you a progressive program to carry forward. 
That program was buried beneath an avalanche of words at Winona, and 
eighteen Republican governors were buried beneath an avalanche of 
votes, which rebuked recreancy to party pledges. 

A big majority in the lower House gave way to Democrats, and in 
the Senate was reduced to a mere majority. So much for your conser- 
vative leadership, Mr. Payne. We will not participate with you in com- 
pleting the scuttling of the ship. We will not say to the young men of 
the nation who are reading political history with their patriotism and 
longing to catch step with the party of their fathers, that we have 
nothing better to offer them at this hour than this new declaration of 
human rights that a discarded political committee, as its last act, holds 
greater power than a majority of over two million Republican voters. 

We do not bolt. We merely insist that you, not we, are making the 
record. And we refuse to be bound by it. We have pleaded with you 
ten days. We have fought with you five days for a square deal. We 
fight no more, we plead no longer. We shall sit in protest, and the people 
who sent us here shall judge us. 

Gentlemen, you accuse us of being radical. Let me tell you that no 
radical in the ranks of radicalism ever did so radical a thing as to come 
to a National Convention of the great Republican party and secure 
through fraud the nomination of a man whom they knew could not b 
elected. (Applause.) 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RULES. 

MR. CLARENCE D. CLARK, of Wyoming. I am directed by the Com- 
mittee on Rules and Order of Business to present this report. 

The report was read, as follows : 

The Committee on Rules and Order of Business has performed the 
duties assigned it, and respectfully reports the following rules: 



336 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

I. Hereafter the Convention shall consist of a number of delegates 
from each State equal to double the number of each Senator and Repre- 
sentative in Congress; six delegates from the Territory of Hawaii; two 
from Alaska, two from the District of Columbia, two from Porto Rico, 
and two from the Philippine Islands. 

II. The rules of the House of Representatives of the Sixtieth Con- 
gress shall be the rules of the Convention, so far as they are applicable 
and not inconsistent with the following rules. 

III. When the previous question shall be demanded by a majority 
of the delegates from any State, and the demand is seconded by two or 
more States, and the call is sustained by a majority of the Convention, 
the question shall then be proceeded with and disposed of according to 
the rules of the House of Representatives in similar cases. 

IV. A motion to suspend the rules shall be in order only when 
made by authority of a majority of the delegates from any State, and 
seconded by a majority of the delegates from not less than two other 
States. 

V. It shall be in order to lay on the table a proposed amendment to 
a pending measure, and such motion, if adopted, shall not carry with it, 
or prejudice such measure. 

VI. Upon all subjects before the Convention the States shall be 
called in alphabetical order and next the Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the 
District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. 

VII. The report of the Committee on Credentials shall be disposed 
of before the report of the Committee on Resolutions is acted upon, 
and the report of the Committee on Resolutions shall be disposed of 
before the Convention proceeds to the nomination of a candidate for 
President and Vice-President. 

VIII. When a majority of the delegates of any two States shall 
demand that a vote be recorded, the same shall be taken by States, the 
Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and 
the Philippine Islands, the Secretary calling the roll of the States and 
the Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, 
and the Philippine Islands in the order heretofore established. 

IX. In making the nomination for President and Vice-President, 
in no case shall the calling of the roll be dispensed with. When it ap- 
pears at the close of any roll call that any candidate has received the 
majority of votes to which the Convention is entitled, the President of 
the Convention shall announce the question to be: "Shall the nomination 
of the candidate be made unanimous?" If no candidate shall have re- 
ceived such majority, the Chair shall direct the vote to be taken again, 
which shall be repeated until some candidate shall have received a ma- 
jority of the votes; and when any State has announced its vote it shall 
so stand, unless in case of numerical error. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 337 

X. In the record of the votes, the vote of each State, the Territory 
of Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico and the Philip- 
pine Islands shall be announced by the Chairman, and in case the vote of 
any State, the Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, 
Porto Rico, or th,e Philippine Islands shall be divided, the Chairman shall 
announce the number of votes for any candidate, or for or against any 
proposition, but if exception is taken by any delegate to the correctness 
of such announcement by the chairman of his delegation, the President of 
the Convention shall direct the roll of members of such delegation to be 
called, and the result shall be recorded in accordance with the vote indi- 
vidually given. 

XI. No member shall speak more than once upon the same question, 
nor longer than five minutes, unless by leave of the Convention, except 
in the presentation of the names of candidates. 

XII. There shall be a Republican National Committee, consisting 
of one member from each State, one member each from the Territory of 
Hawaii and the District of Columbia, and one member from each of the 
territorial possessions, to wit : the Philippine Islands, Porto Rico and 
Alaska. 

The roll of States shall be called, and the delegation from each State, 
Territory, District and Territorial possession shall name through its 
chairman a person who shall act as member of said committee. When 
State laws provide for the election of a National Committeeman, such 
election shall be considered a nomination to be carried into effect by the 
delegation from said State. 

The term of service of members of the National Committee shall 
begin within ten days after the adjournment of the National Pepiib- 
lican Convention called for the purpose of nominating candidates re- 
spectively for President and Vice-President, and upon the organization 
of the new committee, and shall terminate within ten days after the 
adjournment of the National Republican Convention which it calls, and 
upon the organization of the new committee. 

Vacancies created by death or resignation shall be filled by nomina- 
tion of the State Republican Central Committee in and for the State in 
which the vacancy occurs. The National Republican Committee shall, 
however, have power to declare vacant the seat of any member who 
refuses to support the nominees of the Convention which elected such 
National Republican Committee and to fill such vacancies. 

The officers of the National Republican Committee shall consist of 
a chairman, vice-chairman, treasurer, secretary and such other officers as 
the Committee may deem necessary ; who shall be elected at a meeting 
of the Republican National Committee to be held within ten days after 
the adjournment of the National Convention at its meeting for the nom- 
ination of candidates. All other meetings shall be held upon the call 
of the chairman or a majority of the membership. 



338 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The general rules of parliamentary law shall be followed at all 
meetings of the committee. 

If any member of the committee is unable to attend any meeting of 
the committee, he may delegate another person by written proxy to 
represent him at such meeting. 

The chairman shall appoint an executive committee composed of 
eight members of the National Committee, in addition to which the 
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary shall be ex-officio 
members. 

The Chairman may appoint, in addition to the executive committee, 
other committees of such members, composed, in whole or in part, of 
persons not members of the National Committee, as he may deem advis- 
able. The executive committee shall fill any vacancy that may occur in 
the offices of the National Committee by a majority vote of the executive 
committee to be ratified at the next meeting of the full committee. In 
case of a vacancy by death or resignation of any official of the commit- 
tee, the executive committee shall be called together by the secretary or 
some official of the committee, within sixty days from the time the 
vacancy occurs, for the purpose of filling such vacancy. 

The Republican National Committee shall issue the call for the 
meeting of the National Convention sixty days, at least, before the time 
fixed for said meeting, and delegates to the National Convention shall 
be chosen in such manner as the National Committee shall provide. An 
Alternate delegate for each delegate to the National Convention, to act 
in case of the absence of the delegate, shall be elected in the same man- 
ner and at the same time as the delegate is elected. Delegates-at-large 
for each State, and their alternates, shall be elected by State conventions 
in their respective States. Twenty days before the day set for the meet- 
ing of the National Convention, the credentials for each delegate and 
alternate shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the National Committee 
for use in making up the temporary roll of the Convention. Notices of 
contests shall be forwarded in the same manner and within the same 
limits of time. And when the Convention shall have assembled, and the 
Committee on Credentials shall have been appointed, the Secretary of 
the National Committee shall deliver to the said Committee on Creden- 
tials all credentials and other papers forwarded under this rule. 

XIII. All resolutions relating to the platform shall be referred to 
the Committee on Resolutions without debate. 

XIV. No person except members of the several delegations and 
officers of the Convention shall be admitted to that section of the hall 
apportioned to delegates. 

XV. The Convention shall proceed in the following order of busi- 
ness: 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 339 

1. Report of the Committee on Credentials. 

2. Report of the Committee on Permanent Organization. 

3. Report of Committee on Rules and Order of Business. 

4. Report of the Committee on Resolutions. 

5. Naming members of the National Committee. 

6. Presentation of names of candidates for President. 

7. Balloting. 

8. Presentation of names of candidates for Vice-President. 

9. Balloting. 

10. Call of the roll of States, the Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the 
District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands, for names 
of delegates to serve respectively on committees, to notify the nominees 
for President and Vice-President of their selection for said offices. 

Respectfully submitted, 

C. D. CLARK (Wyoming), Chairman. 

EZRA P. PRENTICE (New York), Secretary. 

Chicago, June 20th, 191:3. 

MR. CLARK, of Wyoming. I move the adoption of the report. 

MR. W. H. COLEMAN. of Pennsylvania. On behalf of the minority 
members of the Committee on Rules, I am directed to present their 
views as a substitute for the report presented by the chairman of the 
committee, and I move their adoption. 

The Secretary read the views of the minority, as follows : 

A minority of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business has 
attended to the duties assigned to it, and respectfully reports the fol- 
lowing rules : 

I. Resolved, That hereafter representation in the Republican Na- 
tional Convention shall be as follows : 

One delegate from each Congressional District within the various 
States of the Union, and one additional delegate from each of said Con- 
gressional Districts for every 10,000 votes or majority fraction thereof, 
cast at the last preceding Presidential election for Republican Elector 
receiving the largest vote, and two delegates each from the District of 
Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines. 

11. The rules of the House of Representatives of the Sixtieth Con- 
gress shall be the rules of the Convention, so far as they are applicable 
and not inconsistent with the following rules. 

III. When the previous question shall be demanded by a majority 
of the delegates from any State, and the demand is seconded by two or 
more States, and the call is sustained by a majority of the Convention, 
the question shall then be proceeded with and disposed of according to 
the rules of the House of Representatives in similar cases. 

IV. A motion to suspend the rules shall be in order only when 
made by authority of a majority of the delegates from any State, and 



340 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

seconded by a majority of the delegates from not less than two other 
states. 

V. It shall be in order to lay on the table a proposed amendment 
to a pending measure, and such motion, if adopted, shall not carry with 
it or prejudice such measure. 

VI. Upon all subjects before the Convention the States shall be 
called in alphabetical order and next the Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, 
the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. 

VII. The report of the Committee on Credentials shall be disposed 
of before the report of the Committee on Resolutions is acted upon, 
and the report of the Committee on Resolutions shall be disposed of 
before the Convention proceeds to the nomination of a candidate for 
President, and for Vice-President. 

VIII. When a majority of the delegates of any two States shall 
demand that a vote be recorded, the same shall be taken by States, Ter- 
ritories, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico and the Philippine 
Islands, in the order named. 

IX. In making the nominations for President and Vice-President, 
when vote is being taken in no case shall the calling of the roll be dis- 
pensed with. When it appears at the close of any roll call that any can- 
didate has received the majority of votes to which the Convention is 
entitled, the President of the Convention shall announce the result. If 
no candidate shall have received such a majority, the Chair shall direct 
the vote to be taken again, which shall be repeated until some candidate 
shall have received a majority of the votes. When any State has an- 
nounced its votes, it shall stand unless in case of numerical error. 

X. In the record of the votes, the vote of each State and Territory, 
Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands 
shall be announced by the Chairman, and in case the vote of any State, 
Territory of Hawaii, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Porto Rico or 
the Philippine Islands shall be divided, the Chairman shall announce the 
number of votes for any candidate, or for or against any proposition, but 
if exception is taken by any delegate to the correctness of such announce- 
ment by the Chairman of his delegation, the President of the Convention 
shall direct a roll of the members of such delegation to be called and 
the result shall be recorded in accordance with the vote individually 
given. 

XL No member shall speak more than once upon the same question, 
nor longer than ten minutes, unless by leave of the Convention, except 
in the presentation of names of candidates. 

XII. A Republican National Committee shall be appointed, to con- 
sist of one member from each State and the District of Columbia. The 
roll shall be called and the delegation from each State and the District 
of Columbia shall name, through its chairman, a person who shall act as 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 341 

a member of said Committee. Such Committee shall issue the call for 
the meeting of the National Convention at least sixty days before the 
time fixed for said meeting, and the delegates to the National Convention 
shall be chosen in such manner as the National Committee shall pro- 
vide. An alternate delegate for each delegate to the National Conven- 
tion, to act in case of the absence of the delegate, shall be elected in the 
same manner and at the same time as the delegate is elected. Delegates- 
at-large for each State, and their alternates, shall be elected by State 
Conventions in their respective States, except that in any State which has 
by law provided for the selection of all the delegates to the National 
Convention, all the delegates to such Convention shall be chosen in ac- 
cordance with such laws. Twenty days before the day set for the meet- 
ing of the National Convention, the credentials of each delegate and 
alternate shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the National Committee 
for use in making up the temporary roll of the Convention, which roll, 
when prepared, is advisory and not the official roll. Notices of contests 
shall be forwarded in the same manner and within the same limit of 
time, and any delegate or alternate whose seat has been contested in 
good faith shall stand aside and not be permitted to vote on his case, or 
other contests, until his credentials shall have been passed upon by the 
Convention when assembled. And when the Convention shall have as- 
sembled, and the Committee on Credentials shall have been appointed, 
the Secretary of the National Committee shall deliver to the said Com- 
mittee on Credentials all credentials and other papers forwarded under 
this rule. 

XIII. The Republican National Committee is authorized and em- 
powered to select an Executive Committee, to consist of nine members, 
who may or may not be members of the National Committee. 

XIV. All resolutions relating to the platform shall be referred to 
the Committee on Resolutions without debate. 

XV. No person, except members of the several delegations and 
officers of the Convention, shall be admitted to that section of the hall 
apportioned to delegates. 

XVI. The Convention shall proceed in the following order of busi- 
ness: 

1. Report of the Committee on Credentials. 

2. Report of the Committee on Permanent Organization. 

3. Report of Committee on Rules and Order of Business. 

4. Report of the Committee on Resolutions. 

5. Naming members of the National Committee. 

6. Presentation of names of candidates for President. 

7. Balloting. 

8. Presentation of names of candidates for Vice-President. 

9. Balloting. 

10. Call of the roll of States, Territories, Alaska, the District of Co- 



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lumbia, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands, for names of delegates 
to serve respectively on committees, to notify the nominees for President 
and Vice-President of their selection for said office. 

VV. H. COLEMAN, Pennsylvania 

JOHN L. HAMILTON, Illinois 

S. H. EAGLE, Ohio 

C. L. DOTSON, South Dakota 

H. P. GARDNER, Maine 

JAMES G. BLAUVELT, New Jersey 

CHARLES E. RENDLEN, Missouri 

W. S. O'B. ROBINSON, North Carolina 

O. J. LARSON, Minnesota 

J. S. GEORGE, Kansas 

C. A. LUCE, Nebraska 

WM. SEYMOUR EDWARDS, W. Va. 
L. S. SKELTON, Oklahoma 
GALEN L. TAIT, Maryland 
EMIL SCOW, North Dakota 

D. W. DAVIS, Idaho 

MR. JAMES E. WATSON, of Indiana. I move to lay on the table the 
report of the Committee on Rules and Order of Business, together with 
the substitute. 

The motion was agreed to. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The report of the Committee on Res- 
olutions is next in order. The Chair recognizes the Senator from In- 
diana (Mr. Fairbanks). 

MR. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman and gentle- 
men of the Convention, I have the honor to submit to you the report 
of the deliberations of the Committee on Resolutions. 

It may not be inappropriate for me to say that the Committee closed 
the door to no one, and heard with patience all who desired to be heard 
before it. (Applause.) 

I am glad to say further that the proceedings of the Committee were 
characterized by earnestness, and by a spirit of harmony which we could 
but hope would be prophetic of the crowning act of this supreme council 
uf the Republican party. (Applause.) 

Mr. Fairbanks then read the platform, as follows : 

THE PLATFORM. 

The Republican party, assembled by its representatives in National 
Convention, declares its unchanging faith in government of the people, by 
the people, for the people. We renew our allegiance to the principles of 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 343 

the Republican party and our devotion to the cause of Republican institu- 
tions established by the fathers. 

It is appropriate that we should now recall with a sense of venera- 
tion and gratitude the name of our first great leader, who was nominated 
in this city, and whose lofty principles and superb devotion to his country 
are an inspiration to the party he honored Abraham Lincoln. In the 
present state of public affairs we should be inspired by his broad states- 
manship and by his tolerant spirit toward men. 

The Republican party looks back upon its record with pride and 
satisfaction, and forward to its new responsibilities with hope and confi- 
dence. Its achievements in government constitute the most luminous 
pages in our history. Our greatest national advance has been made 
during the years of its ascendancy in public affairs. It has been genu- 
inely and always a party of progress; it has never been either stationary 
or reactionary. It has gone from the fulfillment of one great pledge to 
the fulfillment of another in response to the public need and to the popu- 
lar will. 

We believe in our self-controlled representative democracy which is 
a government of laws, not of men, and in which order is the pre- 
requisite of progress. 

The principles of constitutional government, which make provision 
for orderly and effective expression of the popular will, for the protec- 
tion of civil liberty and the rights of men, and for the interpretation of 
the law by an untrammeled and independent judiciary, have proved them- 
selves capable of sustaining the structure of a government which, after 
more than a century of development, embraces one hundred millions of 
people, scattered over a wide and diverse territory, but bound by com- 
mon purpose, common ideals and common affection to the Constitution 
of the United States. Under the Constitution and the principles asserted 
and vitalized by it, the United States has grown to be one of the great 
civilized and civilizing powers of the earth. It offers a home and an 
opportunity to the ambitious and the industrious from other lands. 
Resting upon the broad basis of a people's confidence and a people's 
support, and managed by the people themselves, the government of the 
United States will meet the problems of the future as satisfactorily as 
it has solved those of the past. 

The Republican party is now, as always, a party of advanced and 
constructive statesmanship. It is prepared to go forward with the solu- 
tion of those new questions, which social, economic and political devel- 
opment have brought into the forefront of the nation's interest. It will 
strive, not only in the nation but in the several States, to enact the nec- 
essary legislation to safeguard the public health ; to limit effectively the 
labor of women and children, and to protect wage-earners engaged in 
dangerous occupations ; to enact comprehensive and generous workman's 



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compensation laws in place of the present wasteful and unjust system of 
employers' liability; and in all possible ways to satisfy the just demand 
of the people for the study and solution of the complex and constantly 
changing problems of social welfare. 

In dealing with these questions, it is important that the rights of 
every individual to the freest possible development of hs iown powers 
and resources and to the control of his own justly acquired property, so 
far as those are compatible with the rights of others, shall not be inter- 
fered with or destroyed. The social and political structure of the United 
States rests upon the civil liberty of the individual ; and for the protec- 
tion of that liberty the people have wisely, in the National and State 
Constitutions, put definite limitations upon themselves and upon their 
governmental officers and agencies. To enforce these limitations, to 
secure the orderly and coherent exercise of governmental powers, and to 
protect the rights of even the humblest and least favored individual are 
the function of independent Courts of Justice. 

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 their process and to pro- 
tect life, liberty and property shall be preserved inviolate. An orderly 
method is provided under our system of government by which the people 
may, when they choose, alter or amend the constitutional provisions which 
underlie that government. Until these constitutional provisions are so 
altered or amended, in orderly fashion, it is the duty of the courts to 
see to it that when challenged they are enforced. 

That the Courts, both Federal and State, may bear the heavy burden 
laid upon them to the complete satisfaction 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 to protect the public at large in criminal cases. 

Since the responsibility of the Judiciary is so great, the standards 
of judicial action must be always and everywhere above suspicion and 
reproach. While we regard the recall of judges as unnecessary and un- 
wise, we favor 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 re- 
moved from office. 

Together with peaceful and orderly development at home, the Re- 
publican party earnestly favors all measures for the establishment and 
protection of the peace of the world and for the development of closer 
relations between the various nations of the earth. It believes most 
earnestly in the peaceful settlement of international disputes and in the 
reference of all justiciable controversies between nations to an Inter- 
national Court of Justice. 



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MONOPOLY AND PRIVILEGE. 

The Republican party is opposed to special privilege and to monopoly. 
It placed upon the statute book the interstate commerce act of 1887, and 
the important amendments thereto, and the anti-trust act of 1890, and it 
has consistently and successfully enforced the provisions of these laws. 
It will take no backward step to permit the re-establishment in any de- 
gree of conditions which were intolerable. 

Experience makes it plain that the business of the country may be 
carried on without fear or without disturbance and at the same time 
without resort to practices which are abhorrent to the common sense of 
justice. The Republican party favors the enactment of legislation sup- 
plementary to the existing anti-trust act which will define as criminal 
offences those specific acts that uniformly mark attempts to restrain and 
to monopolize trade, to the end that those who honestly intend to obey 
the law may have a guide for their action and that those who aim to> 
violate the law may the more surely be punished. The same certainty 
should be given to the law prohibiting combinations and monopolies that 
characterizes other provisions of commercial law; in order that no part 
of the field of business opportunity may be restricted by monopoly or 
combination, that business success honorably achieved may not be con- 
verted into crime, and that the right of every man to acquire commodi- 
ties, and particularly the necessaries of life, in an open market uninflu- 
enced by the manipulation of trust or combination may be preserved. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 

In the enforcement and administration of Federal Laws governing 
interstate commerce and enterprises impressed with a public use en- 
gaged therein, there is much that may be committed to a Federal trade 
commission, thus placing in the hands of an administrative board many 
of the functions now necessarily exercised by the courts. This will 
promote promptness in the administration of the law and avoid delays 
and technicalities incident to court procedure. 

THE TARIFF. 

We reaffirm our belief in a protective tariff. The Republican tariff 
policy has been of the greatest benefit to the country, developing our 
resources, diversifying our industries, and protecting our workmen 
against competition with cheaper labor abroad, thus establishing for our 
wage-earners the American standard of living. The protective tariff 
is so woven into the fabric of our industrial and agricultural life that to 
substitute for it a tariff for revenue only would destroy many industries 



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and throw millions of our people out of employment. The products of 
the farm and of the mine should receive the same measure of protection 
as other products of American labor. 

We hold that the import duties should be high enough while yielding 
a sufficient revenue to protect adequately American industries and wages. 
Some of the existing import duties are too high, and should be reduced. 
Readjustment should be made from time to time to conform to changing 
conditions and to reduce excessive rates, but without injury to any Amer- 
ican industry. To accomplish this correct information is indispensable. 
This information can best be obtained by an expert commission, as the 
large volume of useful facts contained in the recent reports of the Tariff 
Board have demonstrated. 

The pronounced feature of modern industrial life is its enormous 
diversification. To apply tariff rates justly to these changing conditions 
requires closer study and more scientific methods than ever before. The 
Republican party has shown by its creation of a Tariff Board its recog- 
nition of this situation, and its determination to be equal to it. We con- 
demn the Democratic party for its failure either to provide funds for 
the continuance of this board or to make some other provision for secur- 
ing the information requisite for intelligent tariff legislation. We protest 
against the Democratic method of legislating on these vitally important 
subjects without careful investigation. 

We condemn the Democratic tariff bills passed by the House of 
Representatives of the Sixty-second Congress as sectional, as injurious 
to the public credit, and as destructive of business enterprise. 

COST OF LIVING. 

The steadily increasing cost of living has become a matter not only 
of national but of worldwide concern. The fact that it is not due to 
the protective tariff system is evidenced by the existence of similar con- 
ditions in countries which have a tariff policy different from our own, as 
well as by the fact that the cost of living has increased while rates of 
duty have remained stationary or been reduced. 

The Republican party will support a prompt scientific inquiry into 
the causes which are operative, both in the United States and elsewhere, 
to increase the cost of living. When the exact facts are known, it will 
take the necessary steps to remove any abuses that may be found to exist 
in order that the cost of the food, clothing and shelter of the people 
may in no way be unduly or artificially increased. 

BANKING AND CURRENCY. 

The Republican party has always stood for a sound currency and 
for safe banking methods. It is responsible for the resumption of specie 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 347 

payments, and for the establishment of the gold standard. It is com- 
mitted to the progressive development of our banking and currency 
system. Our banking arrangements to-day need further revision to 
meet the requirements of current conditions. We need measures which 
will prevent the recurrence of money panics and financial disturbance* 
and which will promote the prosperity of business and the welfare of 
labor by producing constant employment. We need better currency 
facilities for the movement of crops in the West and South. We need 
banking arrangements under American auspices for the encouragement 
and better conduct of our foreign trade. In attaining these ends, the 
independence of individual banks, whether organized under national or 
State charters, must be carefully protected, and our banking and cur- 
rency system must be safeguarded from any possibility of domination 
by sectional, financial, or political interests. 

It is of great importance to the social and economic welfare of this 
country that its farmers have facilities for borrowing easily and cheaply 
the money they need to increase the productivity of their land. It is as 
important that financial machinery be provided to supply the demand of 
farmers for credit as it is that the banking and currency systems be 
reformed in the interest of general business. Therefore, we recom- 
mend and urge an authoritative investigation of agricultural credit so- 
cieties and corporations in other countries, and the passage of State and 
Federal laws for the establishment and capable supervision of organi- 
zations having for their purpose the loaning of funds to farmers. 

THE CIVIL SERVICE. 

We reaffirm our adherence to the principle of appointment to public 
office based on proved fitness, and tenure during good behavior and effi- 
ciency. The Republican party stands committed to the maintenance, 
extension and enforcement of the Civil Service Law, and it favors the 
passage of legislation empowering the President to extend the competi- 
tive service so far as practicable. We favor legislation to make possible 
the equitable retirement of disabled and superannuated members of the 
Civil Service, in order that a higher standard of efficiency may be main- 
tained. 

We favor the amendment of the Federal Employers' Liability Law so 
as to extend its provisions to all government employees, as well as to 
provide a more liberal scale of compensation for injury and death. 

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. 

We favor such additional legislation as may be necessary more 
effectually to prohibit corporations from contributing funds, directly or 



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indirectly, to campaigns for the nomination or election of the President, 
the Vice-President, Senators, and Representatives in Congress. 

We heartily approve the recent Act of Congress requiring the fullest 
publicity in regard to all campaign contributions, whether made in con- 
nection with primaries, conventions, or elections. 

CONSERVATION POLICY. 

We rejoice in the success of the distinctive Republican policy of the 
conservation of our National resources, for their use by the people with- 
out waste and without monopoly. We pledge ourselves to a continuance 
of such a policy. 

We favor such fair and reasonable rules and regulations as will not 
discourage or interfere with actual bona fide home seekers, prospectors 
and miners in the acquisition of public lands under existing laws. 

PARCELS POST. 

In the interest of the general pubic, and particularly of the agri- 
cultural or rural communities, we favor legislation looking to the estab- 
lishment, under proper regulations, of a parcels post, the postal rates to 
be graduated under a zone system in proportion to the length of carriage. 

PROTECTION OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. 

We approve the action taken by the President and the Congress to 
secure with Russia, as with other countries, a treaty that will recognize 
the absolute right of expatriation and that will prevent all discrimination 
of whatever kind between American citizens, whether native-born or 
alien, and regardless of race, religion or previous political allegiance. 
The right of asylum is a precious possession of the people of the United 
States, and it is to be neither surrendered nor restricted. 

THE NAVY. 

We believe in the maintenance of an adequate navy for the National 
defence, and we condemn the action of the Democratic House of Repre- 
sentatives in refusing to authorize the construction of additional ships. 

MERCHANT MARINE. 

We believe that one of the country's most urgent needs is a revived 
merchant marine. There should be American ships, and plenty of them, 
to make use of the great American Inter-Oceanic canal now nearing 
completion. 



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FLOOD PREVENTION IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. 

The Mississippi River is the nation's drainage ditch. Its flood waters, 
gathered from thirty-one States and the Dominion of Canada, constitute 
an overpowering force which breaks the levees and pours its torrents 
over many million acres of the richest land in the Union, stopping mails, 
impeding commerce, and causing great loss of life and property. These 
floods are national in scope, and the disasters they produce seriously 
affect the general welfare. The States unaided cannot cope with this 
giant problem; hence, we believe the Federal Government should assume 
a fair proportion of the burden of its control so as to prevent the dis- 
asters from recurring floods. 

RECLAMATION. 

We favor the continuance of the policy of the government with 
regard to the reclamation of arid lands ; and for the encouragement of 
the speedy settlement and improvement of such lands we favor an amend- 
ment to the law that will reasonably extend the time within which the 
cost of any reclamation project may be repaid by the land owners 
under it. 

RIVERS AND HARBORS. 

We favor a liberal and systematic policy for the improvement of 
our rivers and harbors. Such improvements should be made upon expert 
information and after a careful comparison of cost and prospective bene- 
fits. 

ALASKA. 

We favor a liberal policy toward Alaska to promote the development 
of the great resources of that district, with such safeguards as will pre- 
vent waste and monopoly. 

We favor the opening of the coal lands to development through a 
law leasing the lands on such terms as will invite development and pro- 
vide fuel for the navy and the commerce of the Pacific Ocean, while 
retaining title in the United States to prevent monopoly. 

PHILIPPINE POLICY. 

The Philippine policy of the Republican party has been and is in- 
spired by the belief that our duty toward the Filipino people is a national 
obligation which should remain entirely free from partisan politics. 



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IMMIGRATION. 

We pledge the Republican party to the enactment of appropriate laws 
to give relief from the constantly growing evil of induced or undesirable 
immigration, which is inimical to the progress and welfare of the people 
of the United States. 

SAFETY AT SEA. 

We favor the speedy enactment of laws to provide that seamen 
shall not be compelled to endure involuntary servitude, and that life and 
property at sea shall be safeguarded by the ample equipment of vessels 
with lifesaving appliances and with full complements of skilled, able- 
bodied seamen to operate them. 

REPUBLICAN ACCOMPLISHMENT. 

The approaching completion of the Panama Canal, the establishment 
of a Bureau of Mines, the institution of postal savings banks, the in- 
creased provision made in 1912 for the aged and infirm soldiers and 
sailors of the Republic and for their widows, and the vigorous adminis- 
tration of the laws relating to Pure Food and Drugs, all mark the suc- 
cessful progress of Republican administration, and are additional evidence 
of its effectiveness. 

ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT. 

We commend the earnest effort of the Republican administration to 
secure greater economy and increased efficiency in the conduct of gov- 
ernment business; extravagant appropriations and the creation of un- 
necessary offices are an injustice to the taxpayer and a bad example to 
the citizen. 

CIVIC DUTY. 

We call upon the people to quicken their interest in public affairs, 
to condemn and punish lynchings, and other forms of lawlessness, and 
to strengthen in all possible ways a respect for law and the observance 
of it. Indifferent citizenship is an evil against which the law affords no 
adequate protection and for which legislation can provide no remedy. 

ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. 

We congratulate the people of Arizona and New Mexico upon the 
admission of those States, thus merging in the Union in final and endur- 
ing form the last remaining portion of our Continental territory. 



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REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION. 

We challenge successful criticism of the sixteen years of Republican 
administration under Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft. We 
heartily reaffirm the endorsement of President McKinley contained in 
the Platforms of 1900 and of 1904, and that of President Roosevelt con- 
tained in the Platforms of 1904 and 1908. 

We invite the intelligent judgment of the American people upon the 
administration of William H. Taft. The country has prospered and been 
at peace under his Presidency. During the years in which he had the 
co-operation of a Republican Congress an unexampled amount of con- 
structive legislation was framed and passed in the interest of the people 
and in obedience to their wish. That legislation is a record on which 
any administration might appeal with confidence to the favorable judg- 
ment of history. 

We appeal to the American Electorate upon the record of the Re- 
publican party, and upon this declaration of its principles and purposes. 
We are confident that under the leadership of the candidates here to be 
nominated our appeal will not be in vain; that the Republican party will 
meet every just expectation of the people whose servant it is; that under 
its administration and its laws our nation will continue to advance; that 
peace and prosperity will abide with the people ; and that new glory will 
be added to the great republic. 

The reading of the platform was received with frequent applause. 

MR. MATEO FAJARDO, of Porto Rico. Mr. Chairman, there is one 
paragraph in reference to Porto Rico which has been overlooked, and I 
ask unanimous consent 'that it be included. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. That is not in order at this time, but 
if the gentleman will withhold his request he will be recognized later. 

The gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. W. C. Owen) is recognized to 
present the views of the minority. 

VIEWS OF MINORITY ON PLATFORM. 

MR. WALTER C. OWEN, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen 
of the Convention, being unable to agree with the report of the ma- 
jority, the undersigned members of the Committee on Resolutions from 
the States of Wisconsin and North Dakota submit the following views 
of the minority and recommend the adoption of the platform contained 
therein, which I will ask the Secretary to read. 

The Secretary read as follows : 

Being unable to agree with the report of the majority, the under- 
signed members of the Committee on Resolutions submit a minority 
report and recommend the adoption of the following platform : 



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BANKING AND CURRENCY. 

More dangerous even than the industrial trusts is that subtle, con- 
centrated power exercised over money and credit, by what is ordinarily 
called the "Money Trust." It can make and unmake panics. But of far 
greater significance is its constant, all-pervading influence exerted from 
day to day over the commercial life of the nation in times of prosperity 
and of adversity alike. Through control of capital it dominates prac- 
tically all important business. Without its consent few large enterprises, 
public or private, can be carried to success. Against its opposition the 
strongest struggle is vain. To it, great corporations, cities, States, and 
even the nation must pay tribute in order to obtain needed loans. Yet 
this dominance of the few is not due to their own wealth, vast as that 
wealth is. In other days, the power of the money-lender arose from the 
vices or weakness of the borrower. But the despotic power of the 
money trust rests rather upon the virtues the thrift and virility of a 
great people. We are subjugated by means of our own savings, for the 
money trust controls the banks and the life insurance companies, reser- 
voirs into which the savings of the nation naturally drain. The money 
trust controls likewise the avenues through which these savings are in- 
vested so as to become remunerative. Therefore, the enterprise and 
initiative of our people, qualities which ordinarily emancipate men, in- 
crease our dependence, since each new demand for capital enhances the 
power of the few who control it. 

The resources of our national banks designed for the protection of 
depositors are now permitted, under cunningly devised provisions of our 
patchwork currency system, to be transferred and re-transferred, until 
finally placed in speculative banks controlled by the money trust, and 
used to promote its own selfish interests, and augment its power. 

Under our present currency system the people's bank deposits are 
forwarded to the reserve city banks to help finance the trusts, destroy 
independent producers, promote speculative markets, and foist inflated 
securities on the public. 

Panics which the money power itself has created are used to force 
government to come to its aid and competitors to give up their property. 
The vice of the system lies in the privilege of using the money and 
credit of the people for speculation, thus depriving legitimate business of 
support. This vice is now admitted by the money power itself, but the 
legislation proposed, however sound in certain respects, carries in its 
"jokers" the intent to deceive the people. Pretending to offer support to 
commerce, it creates preferences for speculation that lead to inflation 
and rising prices instead of elasticity and stable prices. Realizing that 
the people's only means of effective control is power to revoke the char- 
ter, they create a vested right for fifty years with a semblance of power 
of revision by Congress once in ten years. On the pretext that this is 



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merely a business question, they strive to prevent the people from put- 
ting their candidates on record regarding it. 

We are opposed to the so-called Aldrich Currency plan. We pledge 
our candidates that under no circumstances shall the federal government 
come to the aid of high finance, but shall support those banks that ex- 
tend a genuine preference to strictly commercial, as against speculative, 
loans, and to the millions of real producers who depend on those banks. 
We favor a carefully worked-out and scientific emergency circulation 
under control of the government, backed by proper reserve, issued only 
against commercial paper that represents actual transactions, and adopted 
only after the people have thoroughly discussed and intelligently ap- 
proved of it. 

To free the country from this thralldom, all the powers of the 
nation and of the States should be invoked. Means must be devised for 
diverting from the money trust the millions of savings which flow freely 
from city and farm to its banks and insurance companies. The people 
should be enabled to control the banks in which their own money is 
deposited. 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. 

In the enforcement and administration of federal laws designed to 
curb and control the powerful special interests of the country, there is 
much that may be committed to a Federal Trade Commission, thus 
placing in the hands of an administrative board responsible to Congress 
many of the functions now exercised by the courts, promoting prompt- 
ness in the administration of law and avoiding delays and technicalities 
incident to court procedure. 

Among the matters -which should be handled by such a board is the 
determination of the differences in the cost of production at home and 
abroad for the purpose of protective tariff legislation ; an investigation 
into the character of great combinations of capital and the trusts of the 
country; a determination of the facts which may be declared by law to 
be a violation of the anti-trust laws ; enforcing the laws which may be 
passed with reference to the reasonable use of patents, and to co-operate 
with the proposed Department of Labor in enforcing regulations for the 
health, safety and hours of labor of the employees of protected manu- 
facturers ; requiring a uniform system of accounting and cost-keeping 
for monopolistic protected industries and combinations, and such other 
powers as may be conferred from time to time by other laws of Con- 
gress. We believe that all of these functions, some of which are now 
performed ineffectively by separate agencies of government and by the 
courts, may be brought together in a single organization, able to cope 
with the combined power of special privilege. 

Such commission should be composed of men peculiarly qualified for 
the discharge of such duties and should be drawn from the various 



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walks of life and supplied with an adequate staff of experts, account- 
ants and engineers, to enable it to properly discharge the duties con- 
ferred upon it. In subsequent planks of this platform, dealing with the 
subject of tariff, trusts and patents, more specific suggestion is made 
of the duties which appropriately may be conferred upon such com- 
mission. We pledge the establishment of such commission, the members 
to be appointed by the President and subject to recall by concurrent 
resolution of Congress. 

THE TARIFF. 

The tariff has been instrumental in building up American industry, 
but it has been seized upon by powerful interests to take unjust 
advantage of consumers and wage-earners. We favor a continuation 
of the protective policy for the benefit of the producing classes, but 
demand that the tariff schedules be reduced to the ascertained differ- 
ence in the labor in this country and abroad, and so adjusted as to 
assure its benefit to labor and not to protect inefficient management 
nor place a premium on the further exhaustion of our limited natural 
resources. The investigation of these facts and the revision of sched- 
ules should be made by the proposed Federal Trade Commission, sub- 
ject to the action of Congress, but such schedules as are generally 
recognized to be excessive shall be immediately reduced. 

PATENTS. 

Inventions should be fully developed and utilized for the public 
benefit under reasonable regulation by the proposed Federal Trade 
Commission. We pledge the enactment of a patent law which will 
protect the inventor as well as the public, and which cannot be used 
against the public welfare in the interest of injurious monopolies. 

TRUSTS AND MONOPOLIES. 

The special interests, the railroads, the Harvester Trust, the United 
States Steel Trust, and all industrial combinations are planning to secure 
some action by the government which will legalize their proceedings and 
sanction their fictitious capitalization. Already there has been one pow- 
erfully organized attempt in Congress to enact legislation approving all 
railroad combinations heretofore perfected in violation of law, and vali- 
date all the watered stocks and bonds with which corporate greed has 
sought to burden the commerce of the country. The situation is criti- 
cal. It may be expected from the attitude of the Supreme Court, as 
shown in the Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases, that any act on 



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the part of the executive or legislative branch of government giving 
countenance to these unlawful combinations will be construed as an 
approval of the thousands of millions of watered stocks and bonds 
issued, and will fasten upon the people for all time the speculative 
capitalization of public service and industrial combinations. The time 
is at hand to declare for a statute that shall make it everlastingly impos- 
sible for any President, or any Congress, or any court to legalize spuri- 
ous capitalization as a basis of extortionate prices, and we pledge the 
Republican party to the enactment of such a law. By the enactment 
of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law in 1890 the American people declared 
their belief that monopoly is intolerable, and their determination that 
competition, the natural law in trade, should be maintained in business. 
The will of the people embodied in this law has been frustrated because 
the administrations charged with the responsibility failed to enforce the 
law. But the wisdom of that law has been confirmed by the bitter 
experience of recent years. Within the last dozen years trusts have 
been organized in nearly every branch of industry. Competitors have 
been ruthlessly crushed, extortionate prices have been exacted from 
consumers, business development has been arrested, invention stifled, 
and the door of opportunity has been closed to large aggregations of 
capital. In the few cases where consolidation resulted in greater effi- 
ciency, greedy monopoly has retained all its fruits. The public has not 
received any of the resultant economies and benefits of combination 
which have been promised so profusely. But ordinarily the combina- 
tions have demonstrated merely that the hand of monopoly is deaden- 
ing, and that business may as easily become too large to be efficient 
as remain too small. 

In order to restore and preserve competition, as the people have 
willed, new and adequate legal machinery must be provided. The 
present law is uncertain of application, since the Standard Oil and 
Tobacco cases have decided that only unreasonable restraints of trade 
are prohibited, and later proceedings in those cases have shown that 
the present law is impotent to destroy monopoly. Legitimate business 
halts because the law-abiding merchant and manufacturer doubts what 
he may legally do. Law-breaking monopoly flourishes because this same 
uncertainty increases the difficulty of enforcing the statute and making 
it secure in wrong-doing. Supplemental legislation should be enacted 
to remove this uncertainty by specifying and prohibiting methods, prac- 
tices and conditions which experience has shown to be harmful. Supple- 
mental legislation should be enacted to facilitate the enforcement of the 
law by imposing upon those who combine to restrain trade (and par- 
ticularly upon those who combine to control more than thirty per cent 
on any branch of business) the burden of proving that their action has 
been consistent with the public welfare. Supplemental legislation should 



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also be enacted by which proceedings for the dissolution of trusts shall 
become effective to restore competition. To this end courts should be 
empowered to prevent any person from owning shares in more than one 
of the companies into which a trust has been divided by decree. The 
control of limited sources of raw material, like coal, iron ore and copper, 
should be broken up and these resources opened to all manufacturers 
on equal terms. And to afford an actual remedy for injuries suffered 
by innocent competitors and consumers, decrees obtained in suits insti- 
tuted by the government should be made to inure to their benefit, and 
they should be permitted to seek in such suits damages for wrongs done 
and protection against future abuse of power so illegally acquired. The 
proposed Trade Commission should have power to condemn all contracts, 
agreements and practices found to be discriminatory and oppressive, and 
to compel the substitution of such as are found to be reasonable. It 
should enforce prohibition of criminal practices which should be spe- 
cifically defined by law. We denounce that interpretation of the anti- 
trust law which uses it to suppress the unions and co-operative efforts 
of wage-earners and farmers in protecting their labor against moneyed 
monopolies, and we pledge a revision of the law making such construc- 
tion impossible. 

INJUNCTIONS. 

We pledge the Republican party to the enactment of a law to pro- 
hibit the issuance of injunctions in cases arising out of labor disputes, 
when such injunctions would not apply when no labor disputes existed, 
and providing that in no case shall an injunction be issued when there 
exists a remedy by the ordinary process of law, and which act shall 
provide that in the procedure for contempt of court the party cited for 
contempt shall be entitled to a trial by jury, except when such contempt 
was committed in the actual presence of the court or so near thereto 
as to interfere with the proper administration of justice. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. 

We pledge the enactment of a law creating a separate Department 
of Labor, with a secretary at its head having a seat in the President's 
cabinet. We pledge ourselves to employ all the powers of the Federal 
Government, including the power over interstate commerce and internal 
revenue taxation, in order that the benefits intended for American labor 
from tariff protection shall actually reach the laborer. To this end we 
favor federal legislation providing for workmen's compensation for acci- 
dent, protection of women and child labor, safety and sanitation in work- 
places and reasonable hours of labor according to standards to be 
fixed and enforced by the Department of Labor. 



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We favor the strengthening of the various agencies of the govern- 
ment relating to pure foods, quarantine and health, and their union into 
a single United States Health Service not subordinated to any other 
interest, commercial or financial, but devoted to co-operation with the 
health activities of the various States and cities of the nation, and to 
such efforts as are consistent with reasonable personable liberty, looking 
to the elimination of unnecessary disease and the lengthening of human 
life. 

CONSERVATION. 

We pledge the preservation of the mines and water powers in this 
country to the whole people, and particularly the beneficial control by 
the government of our coal supply, whether in public or private pos- 
session. We pledge an appropriation for the further exploration for 
phosphate beds, to be taken over and operated by the government. We 
pledge the increase of the forest domain and the extension of scientific 
forest development. We pledge a thorough investigation into living 
conditions, and especially into the conditions of rural life, and legislation 
to encourage rural co-operation and credit, land purchase by actual set- 
tlers with the aid of long-time favorable government loans, the increase 
of rural education and to prevent the growth of monopoly and monopoly 
values in land, all looking to the encouragement of the tiller of the 
soil and to the reduction of the cost of living. 

ALASKA. 

Alaska contains untold wealth in coal, lumber, copper and other 
natural resources for the upbuilding of industry and commerce and for 
the conquest of the markets of the Orient and South America. The 
government still has it in its power to save this vast storehouse of 
supplies from the interests which have monopolized the natural re- 
sources of the nation. Before the monopoly of the anthracite coal of 
Pennsylvania in the days of free competition, that coal sold at from 
$2.50 to $3 a ton at the seaboard. Independent producers were de- 
stroyed by discriminations and rebates and the oppressive methods exer- 
cised by monopoly of transportation. To-day 96 per cent of the anthra- 
cite coal mines are owned and controlled by great railroads. The coal 
costs at the mouth of the mine $1.84 per ton, and sells at the Atlantic 
seaboard at from $6 to $7 per ton. 

To preserve Alaska for all the people, to develop its untouched re- 
sources, we should adopt the plan so successfully carried through in 
Panama, where the government has built and now maintains a railway 



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and Atlantic steamship line. We should utilize the Panama Commission, 
a highly trained, efficient body of men which has mastered almost every 
conceivable engineering emergency to build government-owned and oper- 
ated railways, terminals, docks, harbors, and to operate coal mines, to 
the end that the last remaining patrimony of the nation shall forever be 
free from the control of monopoly. We should own and operate a gov- 
ernment line of steamships, running from Alaska by way of Pacific 
ports through the Panama Canal to New York, thus relieving the 
Atlantic and Pacific seaboard from the oppression of transcontinental 
lines. And we favor the immediate enactment of such legislation as 
will preserve this remaining heritage of the nation, and develop it 
for the benefit of all the people. 

PANAMA CANAL. 

The construction of the Panama Canal was designed to give the 
public the benefit of water competition as a protection against excessive 
transcontinental railway rates. The American people assumed the enor- 
mous burden required for this greatest of all engineering projects at a 
total cost, with purchase and treaty rights, of $375,000.000. Already the 
interests are organized to secure the exclusive benefits to flow from the 
construction of the Panama Canal. In order to preserve their present 
ftigh railway rates they seek to make the water rate by the canal 
expensive by imposing a heavy tax upon domestic commerce through 
the canal. These interests must be made to keep their powerful hands 
off this canal and the steamship lines as well. The people have paid for 
its construction, as they have paid for improving the rivers and harbors, 
and should resist now any further attempt on the part of the railroads 
to rob the public of all advantages resulting from a reduced rate by 
water. 

We favor such legislation as will insure the domestic commerce of 
this country, when carried in American ships, passage through the 
Panama Canal free of all tolls. 

INTERSTATE COMMERCE. 

The life of the nation is close-woven with the means of transpor- 
tation upon which communities must depend in trade and commerce. 
The railways, which are clearly defined by law to be public servants, 
have become more powerful than their creators. Two thousand inde- 
pendent competing companies have merged into a half-dozen groups 
controlled by a handful of men. They have issued billions of securi- 
ties that represent no investment by their owners. Thousands of mil- 
lions have wrongfully been extorted from consumers and invested in 



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permanent improvements and extensions, and thereupon capitalized and 
made an excuse for still greater extortions. The gross railway earn- 
ings of the country have reached the enormous total of more than 
two billion eight hundred million dollars annually. This transportation 
tax is mainly levied upon the necessaries of life. Railway rates and 
charges are not adjusted to the cost of the service. They are fixed by 
what the traffic will stand. The sacrifice and the hardships of the farmer 
and the worker because of this unchecked power to collect such tribute 
as the masters of transportation dictate will never be known. No effect- 
ive regulation of railways is possible until we know the cost of service, 
and the cost of service depends upon the value of the property used 
in the business, the cost of maintaining the property and the cost of 
operation. We favor the reasonable valuation of the physical properties 
of interstate railroad, telegraph, telephone and other public utility com- 
panies, justly inventoried and determined upon a sound economic basis, 
distinguishing actual values from monopoly values, derived from viola- 
tions of law, and making such discriminating values, so ascertained, the 
base line for determining rates. With such a valuation the country would 
know how much of the total value of railway property represented by 
the eighteen billions of stocks and bonds issued against that property 
was contributed by those who own the railroads, and how much by the 
people themselves in excessive rates. The Interstate Commerce Com- 
mission is wholly unable to deal with the problem under existing law. 
It can at present do no more than check some of the most flagrant 
abuses. We should recognize the magnitude of the undertaking to con- 
trol and regulate interstate commerce. We favor such amendment and 
revision of existing law as shall provide for a nation-wide supervision 
of railway transportation and services by the division of the country 
into districts, in each of which a subsidiary commission should be estab- 
lished to regulate and control the railways within its jurisdiction, retain- 
ing the present Interstate Commerce Commission, to which appeals should 
lie from the orders of the subsidiary commissions. Only by such com- 
prehensive control can the shippers and consumers of the country be 
assured adequate protection. 

JOINT CONTROL OF PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION. 

Common ownership, operation or control of mines or manufactories 
and public railroads is inseparable from discrimination and resulting ex- 
tortions. We oppose all combinations whereby, through joint ownership 
or control, the public service corporations engaged in transportation, 
including pipe lines, operate in conjunction with coal, iron ore, oil or 
other private agencies of production 



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PARCELS POST AND EXPRESS. 

We pledge the extension of the postal service to include a parcels 
post, offering, against the service of the private express monopoly, a 
cheap and direct means of transportation between the producer and the 
consumer, upon a charge based upon distance and the actual cost of 
operation. 

GOOD ROADS. 

Recognizing the demand and necessity for good roads, we favor 
State and national aid for their construction and maintenance, under 
a plan which will insure its benefits alike to all communities upon their 
own initiative. 

SHIP SUBSIDY. 

We are unequivocally opposed to a ship subsidy in any form as vicious 
and indefinable in principle. Once entrenched, it would become another 
corrupting influence in our politics. 

WAR EXPENDITURES. 

We are opposed to further extravagance on the advice of interested 
persons only in building battleships and political navy yards, and favor 
the establishment of an unprejudiced commission to investigate and report 
what is required in the way of national defense. 

DOLLAR DIPLOMACY. 

We condemn the "dollar diplomacy" which has reduced our State 
Department from its high plane as a kindly intermediary of defenseless 
nations into a trading outpost for Wall Street interests, aiming to exploit 
those who would be our friends. 

INCOME AND INHERITANCE TAXES. 

We collect the revenues to maintain our national government through 
taxing consumption. These taxes upon the consumer are levied upon 
articles of universal use. They bear most heavily upon the poor and 
those of moderate means. Other countries tax incomes and inheritances 
at a progressive rate. The burdens of our people should be equalized. 
Wealth should bear its share. 

We favor the adoption of the pending income tax amendment to the 
Constitution and thereupon the immediate passage of a graduated income 
tax law, and we pledge the enactment of law taxing inheritances at a 
progressive rate. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 361 

INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL. 

Over and above constitutions and statutes, and greater than all, is 
the supreme sovereignty of the people. Whenever the initiative, referen- 
dum and the recall have been adopted by State governments, it has stimu- 
latd the interest of the citizen in his government and awakened a deeper 
sense of responsibility. If it is wise to entrust the people with this 
power in State government, no one can challenge the extension of this 
power to the national government. We favor such amendments to the 
Federal Constitution, and thereupon the enactment of such statutes, as 
may be necessary to extend the initiative, the referendum and the recall 
to Representatives in Congress and United States Senators. 

So long as judges are the final makers of statute and constitutional 
law, government by the people becomes government by a judicial oli- 
garchy. The people are the source of all power, and we favor the ex- 
tension of the recall to the judiciary with safeguards as to lapse of time 
between the petition and the vote. 

I 

AMENDING CONSTITUTION. 

Under a democratic form of government, the right to amend and 
alter their Constitution is inherent in the sovereignty of the people. But 
the methods of amendment prescribed in the Constitution, framed when 
this government was a small community with a total population of only 
four million, render it almost impossible of application by a nation of 
ninety million people, divided into forty-eight States, with a most com- 
plex social and industrial life. For more than fifty years an overwhelm- 
ing majority of all the voters have struggled in vain so to amend the 
Constitution to insure the election of United States Senators by direct 
vote of the people. The public interest demands that this should be 
remedied. 

We favor such amendment to the Constitution as will permit a 
change to be made therein by a majority of the votes cast upon a pro- 
posed amendment in a majority of the States, provided a majority of all 
the votes cast in the country shall be in favor of its adoption. An amend- 
ment may be initiated by a majority in Congress, or ten States acting 
either through the legislatures thereof or through a majority of the elec- 
tors voting thereon in each State. 

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES. 

In the conflict with privilege now on, much progress has already been 
made through the direct primary. We favor the enactment of a Federal 
statute providing for the nomination of all candidates for President, Vice- 
President, and representatives in Congress, by direct vote of the people at 



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a primary election held in all States upon the same day, the question of 
closed or open primaries to be determined by each State for itself. 

The law should provide that, after the nomination of candidates for 
President and Vice-President by the primary, national platform conven- 
tions shall be held for each political party recognized by law, the expenses 
of attendance by members to be paid from the public treasury. 

CORRUPT PRACTICES. 

We pledge legislation providing for the widest publicity and strictest 
limitation of campaign expenditures and the detailed publication of all 
campaign contributions and expenditures, both as to sources and purposes, 
at frequent intervals before primaries and elections as well as after. 

DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS. 

We pledge support of the pending amendment to the Constitution 
for the election of Senators of the United States by direct vote. 

EQUAL SUFFRAGE. 

We favor the extension of the suffrage to women. 

LEGISLATION AND PUBLICITY. 

We pledge the enactment of a law requiring all Congressional Com- 
mittee hearings to be public and providing for a permanent public record 
of all appearances and votes at committee meetings and for the strictest 
regulation of the acts of all persons employed for pecuniary consideration 
to oppose or promote legislation. 

LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE DEPARTMENT. 

The growth of statute law, resulting from the increasing economic 
problems urgently requires increased attention to the facilities for the 
enactment of legislation, in the most effective and serviceable form. 

We pledge the establishment of a non-partisan federal legislative ref- 
erence and drafting bureau. 

CIVIL SERVICE. 

We pledge the extension of the civil service law to all branches of 
the federal service and the abolition of useless sinecures, and pledge the 
strengthening and enforcement of the law prohibiting the use of federal 
employes to perpetuate the power of an existing administration. Justice 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 363 

and efficiency require an extension to all classes of civil service employes 
of the benefits of the provisions of the compensation act, and a provi- 
sion by law for a direct petition to Congress by civil service employes 
for redress of their grievances. ' 

Dated at Chicago, June 22nd, 1912. 

W. C. OWEN, 

Of Wisconsin. 
P. O. THORSON, 
Of North Dakota. 

MR. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I move to 
lay upon the table the motion made by the distinguished gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Owen), but withhold my motion for twenty minutes in 
order that he may address the Convention. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the delegate from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Cady) to address the Convention in support of the mo- 
tion to substitute the views of the minority for the report of the Com- 
mittee. 

MR. SAMUEL H. CADY, of Wisconsin. Gentlemen of the Convention: 
For some two or three days I sat in an adjoining room as a member of 
your Committee on Credentials, and during that time, and as the result 
of the charges of fraud and recrimination I was convinced of the rea- 
sonableness and the necessity of a national presidential primary, by means 
of which the national government should recognize the legality of na- 
tional parties and provide a method of uniform selection by Congres- 
sional districts, by means of which delegates to this Convention should 
be selected, and I ask the support of this Convention in favor of that 
plank in our platform. 

I also want to call your attention to the plank on the subject of * 
corrupt practice act which shall require a candidate for President of 
these United States to tell the people where he gets two million dollars 
with which to conduct a campaign ; because, let me tell you, gentlemen of 
the Convention, a man may assert that he believes in curbing the trusts, 
but if you find a supporter of that candidate contributing one-third of a 
million dollars to his campaign, and that supporter being the president of 
the greatest trust in the United States, you may with reason question the 
sincerity of that candidate when he makes the assertion. (Applause.) 

Gentlemen of the Convention, I know that you are weary, and I wiD 
not detain you long. The subject of a Federal Trade Commission is an- 
other of our planks. We believe that our tariff should be the result of 
intelligent and scientific investigation, and so we have put in our plat- 
form, in this minority report, a provision for such a Federal Trade Com- 
mission, whose duty, among other things, shall be the scientific investiga- 
tion of the facts upon which Congress may intelligently legislate on the 
subject of the tariff. 



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Another consideration with reference to this proposed Trade Com- 
mission. The ultimate effect of a protective tariff is to give a subsidy to 
protected industries. The alleged justification for our high protective 
tariffs is that they benefit labor. It is unreasonable and unbusinesslike 
that we should continue indefinitely the payment of these subsidies with- 
out knowing whether labor reaps the benefit or not. From the little that 
we do know as a result of such investigation as the congressional com- 
mittees made at the time of the Lawrence strike, and as the Bureau of 
Corporations made of United States Steel, it appears that labor does not 
receive the benefits of the subsidies which the people pay in the form of 
tariffs, and it appears that frequently where the largest subsidy is paid 
the labor conditions are the poorest. In order that the people may know 
what the country is receiving in the form of efficiency of production and 
benefits to labor for the subsidies paid to protected industries, it is in- 
tended that all such shall be required to keep a uniform system of ac- 
counting, to show the actual cost upon actual investment, with particular 
reference to what labor receives. 

This country cannot afford to maintain a protective tariff to protect 
inefficiency or to protect the holders of watered stocks in receiving divi- 
dends, in order to protect greed in its ambition, but it can afford to 
maintain a protective tariff for the benefit of labor. But we must know 
that labor receives that benefit, and it is our duty to help to make the 
protected manufacturer pass the benefit of the tariff along to labor, and 
it is our contention that this proposed Federal Trade Commission would 
accomplish that purpose. 

Now just one word upon the subject of our patent laws. A patent 
is an artificial monopoly. Patents are granted to encourage invention. In 
this way it is supposed that the public welfare will be promoted. But 
when patents are purchased by monopolies for the purpose of preventing 
competition, the public welfare is not promoted. The public welfare is 
not promoted when a monopoly buys a patent, nor is the public welfare 
promoted by such a concern as the Shoe Machinery Trust, which is in a 
position to say to all inventors: "We have a monopoly of the shoe ma- 
chinery business. It is useless for you to invent a shoe manufacturing 
machine unless you are willing to sell it to us at our price." 

The theory that one who sells or leases a patent cook stove may 
attach as a condition to the sale or lease a provision that only a certain 
kind of flour may be used in the baking of bread on that stove, is intol- 
erable. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes Mr. Blaine, of 
Wisconsin. 

MR. J. J. BLAINE, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of 
the Convention : Wisconsin offers to you a new charter of Republican- 
ism, which is the old charter of progressiveism. The Wisconsin idea 



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has not been born in a day or a month or a year. It is the growth of 
many years. It embodies the thought of the best students of political 
economy and of government. It is not constructed for the purpose of 
fooling the people. It is constructed for the purpose of offering to the 
Republicans of these United States a platform of doctrines upon which 
the Republican party of this nation can win, and upon that platform alone 
can it be successful in November. 

Let me appeal to you men of New York and Massachusetts and 
Maine and Pennsylvania, calling your attention to the fact that out of 
the West has come the leader of this new charter of Republicanism. 
Seven years ago he was the lonely man of the United States Senate. 
To-day he holds a position there commanding the mountain top, as the 
original progressive Republican of the United States. (Applause.) 

A DELEGATE. What are you doing nominating him ? 

MR. ELAINE, of Wisconsin. To-day he is possibly the lonely man of 
this Convention, but nevertheless it is the purpose of Wisconsin to pre- 
sent to you this program, and offer you this opportunity to save the 
traditions of the Republican party in November. (Applause.) 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN The question is upon the motion of the 
gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Fairbanks) to lay upon the table the 
motion to substitute the minority views on platform for the report of the 
majority. 

There were calls for a yea and nay vote. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. A roll call is demanded. Is the demand 
seconded by two States? (Cries of "No, no!") The Chair does not 
observe the requisite number of seconds. The question is upon the adop- 
tion of the motion of the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Fairbanks) to 
lay upon the table the motion of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Owen) to substitute the views of the minority for the report of the 
majority of the Committee on Resolutions. 

The motion was agreed to. 

MR. CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, by direc- 
tion of the Committee on Resolutions, I present the following to be in- 
serted at the proper place in the platform : 

"We ratify in all its parts the platform of 1908 respecting citizenship 
for the people of Porto Rico." 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. If there be no objection, the addition 
made by the Committee will be incorporated in the report. 

There was no objection. 

MR. FAIRBANKS, of Indiana. Mr. Chairman, I ask for a vote upon 
my motion to adopt the report of the Committee. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The question is on agreeing to the 
motion of the gentleman from Indiana. 



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MR. WILLIAM BARNES, JR., of New York. Mr. Chairman, I ask that 
the roll of States be called on the adoption of the platform. 

The demand for the yeas and nays was seconded by Mr. James A. 
Hemenway, of Indiana, and Mr. Simon Guggenheim, of Colorado, and 
others. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The demand for a roll call being sec- 
onded, the Secretary will call the roll of States on the question of the 
adoption of the platform. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States. 

MR. MEYER LISSNER, of California (when the State of California was 
called). California declines to vote. 

MR. E. H. TRYON, of California. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the 
vote of California and demand a roll call. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of California being challenged, 
the Secretary will call the roll of delegates. 

The roll of California was called, and the result was announced: 
Yeas. 2 ; not voting, 24, as follows : 



CALIFORNIA. 

AT LARGE. 

Delegates. Yea. 

Hiram W. Johnson 

Chester H. Rowell 

Meyer Lissner 

Francis J. Heney 

William Kent 

Mrs. Florence C. Porter 

Marshall Stimson 

Frank S. Wallace 

George C. Pardee 

Lee C. Gates 

Clinton L. White 

John M. Eshleman 

C. H. Windham 

William H. Sloane 

C. C. Young 

Ralph W. Bull 

S. C. Beach 

John H. McCallum 

Truxton Beale 

W. G. Tillotson 

Sumner Crosby 

Charles E. Snook 

Mrs. Isabella W. Blaney 

Jesse L. Hurlburt 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

4 E. H. Tryon i 

Morris Meyerfeld, Jr i 



Not Voting. 



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The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 

The State of Illinois was called and passed. 

The State of Iowa was called and passed. 

The State of Maryland was called, and the vote was announced: 
Yeas, 8 ; present and not voting, 6 ; absent, 2. 

MR. GALEN L. TAIT, of Maryland. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the 
vote of Maryland, and demand a poll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of Maryland being challenged, 
the roll of delegates will be called. 

The Secretary having called the roll of the Maryland delegates, the 
result was announced : Yeas, 10 ; present and not voting, 6, as follows : 

MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. Present and 

Delegates. Yea. Not Voting. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough I 

William T. Warburton i 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr . . i 

George L. Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate) i 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower i 

William B. Tilghman i 

a Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3 Alfred A. Moreland . . i 

Louis E. Melis . . i 

4 Theodore P, Weis (By Wm. G. Albrecht, alternate) . . i 

Joseph P. Evans . . i 

5 Adrian Posey i 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones i 

Galen L. Tait i 



The State of Massachusetts was called and passed. 

MR. DENEEN, of Illinois. The Illinois delegation is now ready to vote, 
and asks unanimous consent that it may do so at this time. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. By unanimous consent, Illinois now 
being ready to cast its vote, the State will be called. 

The State of Illinois was called and the vote announced: Yeas, 49; 
not voting, 9; absent, 3. 

MR. LEN SMALL, of Illinois. I ask to have the Illinois delegation 
polled. 

MR. CHAUNCEY DEWEY, of Illinois. I challenge the vote of Illinois. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of Illinois being challenged, 
the Secretary will call the roll of delegates. 

The Secretary called the roll of Illinois. 



368 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Certain Illinois delegates not having 
voted, their alternates will be called. 

MR. CHARLES S. DENEEN, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, Judge Sherman 
authorized Colonel Rosenfield to cast his vote "Yea." He is in the hos- 
pital, and the doctor is here from the hospital and says that it would 
imperil his health to have him brought here. His alternate in the mean- 
time is in the hall, I think, and we are searching for him. 

The names of the following alternates for the delegates-at-large 
were called, but none of them voted : \V. L. Sackett, H. M. Dunlap, C. H. 
Williamson, John R. Robertson, Walter Schrojda, Anton Vanek, G. K. 
Schmidt, J. R. Marshall. 

The roll call of the Illinois delegation having been concluded, the 
result was announced : Yeas, 46 ; present and not voting, 9 ; absent, 3, 
as follows : 

ILLINOIS. 

AT LARGE. 

Present and 

Delegates. Yea. Not Voting. Absent. 

Charles S. Deneen I .. .. 

Roy O. West i 

B. A. Eckhart i 

Chauncey Dewey ' i 

L. Y. Sherman _ . t 

Robert D. Clark ! 

L. L. Emmerson i 

VV. A. Rosenfield l " " 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Francis P. Brady ! 

Martin B. Madden x 

2 John J. Hanberg : 

Isaac N. Powell i 

3 William H. Weber (By Wm. J. Roberts, alternate') . i 

Charles VV. Vail ! |. 

4 Thomas J. Ilealy l 

Albert C. Heiser t 

5 Charles J. Happel! l 

William J. Cooke t 

6 Homer K. Galpin : 

Allen S. Ray , 

7 Abel Davis . . . j 

D. A. Campbell 

8 John F. Devine (By August Wilhelm, alternate) ... i 

Isidore H. Himes l 

9 Fred W. Upham ..'... , 

R. R. McCormick 

10 James Pease l 

John E. Wilder t 

ii Ira C. Copley 

John Lambert 

12 Fred. E. Sterling 

H. W. Johnson 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 369 

ILLINOIS. Continued. 

Present and 

Delegates. Yea. Not Voting. Abs?t. 
13 James A. Cowley .. I 

J. T. Williams I 

14 Frank G. Allen i 

William J. Graham i 

15 Harry E. Brown i 

Clarence E. Sniveley i 

16 Edward N. Woodruff i 

Cairo A. Trimble i 

17 G. J. Johnson . . i 

Frank B. Stitt i 

1 8 John L. Hamilton i 

Len Small i 

19 W. L. Shellabarger (15y Jno. H. Chadwick, alternate) . . \ 

Elim J. Hawbaker i 

20 J. A. Glenn i 

W. W. Watson i 

21 Logan Hay i 

William H. Provine i 

22 Edward E. Miller i 

Henry J. Schmidt i 

23 William F. Bundy i 

Aden Knoph i 

24 Randolph Smith i 

James B. Barker i 

25 Philip H. Eisenmayer i 

Walter Wood I 

46 9 3 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 

MR. RICHMOND PEARSON (when the State of North Carolina was 
called). Mr. Chairman, the genuine friends of Theodore Roosevelt in 
the North Carolina delegation desire me to announce that they will re- 
frain from voting. I understand that there are members of that dele- 
gation who desire to vote. Consequently, I ask that the roll be called. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The roll of the North Carolina delega- 
tion will be called. 

The Secretary having called the roll of North Carolina, the result 
was announced : Yeas, 6 ; present and not voting, 12 ; absent, 6, as fol- 
lows: 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

AT LARGE. 

Present and 
Delegates. Yea. Not Voting. Absent. 

Zeb V. Walser (By Thomas J. Cheek, alternate) i 

Richmond Pearson i 

Thomas E. Owen . . i 

Cyrus Thompson i 



370 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

NORTH CAROLINA. Continued. 

Present and 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. yea. Not Voting. Abtent. 

i Isaac M. Meekins I 

Wheeler Martin I . . . . ' 

j Daniel W. Patrick I 

George W. Stanton I 

3 Marion Butler .. i 

W. S. O'B. Robinson . . i 

4 J. C. L. Harris i 

John C. Matthews i 

5 James N. Williamson i 

John T. Benbow i 

6 R. S. White i 

D. H. Senter . . i 

7 C. H. Cowles i 

J. T. Hedrick i 

8 Moses N. Harshaw i 

W. Henry Hobson . . i 

9 S. S. McNinch i 

Charles E. Green . . i 

10 A. T. Pritchard (By John B. Sumner, alternate) .... i 

R. H. Staton i 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

MR. FRANCIS E. McGovERN, of Wisconsin (when Wisconsin was 
called). Under protest, Wisconsin casts 26 votes "Nay." 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The State of Massachusetts will again 
be called. 

MR. GEORGE L. BARNES, of Massachusetts (when Massachusetts was 
again called). Mr. Chairman, I ask that the roll of Massachusetts be 
called. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Is the gentleman unable to announce 
the vote of Massachusetts? 

MR. BARNES, of Massachusetts. I am able to announce that 18 of 
the Massachusetts delegates vote "Yea," but I request that the roll of 
Massachusetts be called. 

MR. FREDERICK FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. Fourteen of our delega- 
tion are present and not voting; four are absent. 

MR. GUY A. HAM, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I ask that the 
roll be called. We want to go on record. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will call the roll of the 
Massachusetts delegation. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of the Massachusetts dele- 
gation. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 371 

MR. CHARLES S. BAXTER, of Massachusetts (when his name was 
called). Present, but declining to vote. 

MR. GUY A. HAM, of Massachusetts. Call the name of Benjamin H. 
Anthony, alternate-at-large. 

The Secretary called the name of Mr. Anthony, and he voted "Yea." 

When the name of James P. Magenis was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and his alternate, Walter Ballantyne was called, and there was 
no response. 

When the name of Arthur L. Nason was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and his alternate, Isaac L. Roberts, was called, and there was no 
response. 

When the name of Alvin G. Weeks was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and his alternate, Ernest G. Adams, was called, and voted "Yea." 

When the name of Embury P. Clark was called, there was no re- 
sponse. His alternate, J. Clarence Hill, was then called, and there was 
no response. The name of Alternate David F. Dillon was then called, 
and he voted "Yea." 

When the name of John M. Keyes was called, there was no response, 
and his alternate, Harrie C. Hunter, was called, and there was no re- 
sponse; the name of John E. Coolidge, alternate, was then called, and 
there was no response. 

When the name of Smith M. Decker was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and the name of his alternate, James R. Berwick, was called, 
and he responded, "Present, but not voting." 

When the name of Charles M. Cox was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and his alternate, Philip V. Mingo, was called, and he responded 
that he declined to vote. 

When the name of Alfred Tewksbury was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and the name of his alternate, Daniel T. Callahan, was called, 
and he declined to vote. 

When the name of Loyal L. Jenkins was called, there was no re- 
sponse; the name of Saverio R. Romano, his alternate, was called, and 
he declined to vote. 

\Vhen the name of Grafton D. Gushing was called, there was no re- 
sponse, and the name of his alternate, Martin Hays, was called, and he 
voted "Yea." 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll of 
Massachusetts. 

MR. BAXTER, of Massachusetts. I wish to state, for the benefit of the 
Convention, that every Roosevelt man in the Massachusetts delegation has 
declined to vote. 

The result was announced : Yeas, 20 (delegates, 16 ; alternates, 4) ; 



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present and not voting, 14 (delegates, 10; alternates, 4); absent, 7 (dele- 
gates, 3; alternates, 4), as follows: 



Delegates. 

Charles S. Baxter 

George W. Coleman .... 

Frederick Fosdick 

Albert Bushnell Hart . . . 
Octave A. LaRiviere. . . . 

James P. Magenis 

Arthur L. Nason 

Alvin G. Weeks 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Cummings C. Chesney 

Eugene B. Blake . . . 

2 Embury P. Clark . . . 

William H. Feiker . . 

3 Matthew J. Whittall . 

Lawrence F. Kilty . . 

4 John M. Keyes .... 

Frederick P. Glazie . . 

5 Herbert L. Chapman . 

Smith M. Decker . . 

6 James F. Ingraham, Jr. 

Isaac Patch 

7 Charles M. Cox .... 
Lynn M. Ranger . . . 

8 John Read 

George S. Lovejoy . . 

9 Alfred Tewksbury . . 

Loyal L. Jenkins . . . 

10 H. Clifford Gallagher. 

Guy A. Ham 

ii Grafton D. Gushing. . 

W. Prentiss Parker . . 

12 J. Stearns Gushing. . 

George L. Barnes . . . 

13 John Westall 

Abbott P. Smith . . . 
14 Eldon B. Keith. . . . 
Warren A. Swift . 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

AT LARGE. 



Alternates. 

John D. Long 

Benjamin H. Anthony 

Frank Vogel 

Joseph Monette . . . 
Charles H. Innes . . . 
Walter Ballantyne . . 
Isaac L. Roberts . . . 
Ernest G. Adams . . . 

Charles H. Cutting . . 
Frank H. Metcalf. . . 
J. Clarence Hill . . . 
David F. Dillon .... 
Thomas F. McGauley. . 
William A. L. Bazeley 
Harrie C. Hunter . . . 
John E. Coolidge . . . 
Peter Caddell .... 
James R. Berwick . . 
William W. Coolidge . 
Alfred E. Lunt .... 
Philip V. Mingo . . . 
Ralph W. Reeve . . . 

Wilton B. Fay 

William F. Davis . . . 
Daniel T. Callahan . . 
Saverio R. Romanto . 
Frank B. Crane .... 
William E. Kingston . 

Martin Hays 

Charles H. Diggs . . . 

Louis E. Flye 

Wendell Williams . . . 
James Whitehead . . . 
Charles T. Smith . . . 
William A. Nye . . . . 
Lyman P. Thomas . . 



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The Secretary resumed and concluded the roll call of States, etc. 
MR. WALTER L. HOUSER, of Wisconsin, rose. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 373 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Before the announcement of the result, 
the delegate from Wisconsin (Mr. Houser) asks unanimous consent to 
make a statement. Is there objection? There was no objection. 

MR. WALTER L. HOUSER, of Wisconsin. Gentlemen of the Conven- 
tion, on behalf of Senator La Follette, who will be presented to this Con- 
vention as a candidate for nomination for the Presidency, I am requested 
to state that between the adoption of the majority report of the Committee 
on Resolutions, which becomes the platform of this Convention of the 
Republican party, and the time when a nomination will be made, Senator 
La Foliette will have no opportunity to examine the provisions of the 
platform. He says that in this crisis in the life of the Republican party 
he is impelled by a sense of obligation to request me to state to the 
Convention that, whether nominated or not, he cannot consent to accept 
or support a platform that is not thoroughly progressive, and which does 
not substantially cover the main provisions presented in the minority 
report submitted by the Wisconsin member of the Committee on Reso- 
lutions. (Applause.) 

The result of the vote was announced : Yeas, 666 ; nays, 53 ; present 
and not voting, 343 ; absent, 21, as follows : 

Present 

States, Territories and Number and not Ab- 

Election Districts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. sent. 

Alabama -4 -- - 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas 1 8 17 i 

California 26 2 . . 24 

Colorado i- 12 

Connecticut 14 14 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida 12 12 

Georgia 28 28 

Idaho 8 8 

Illinois 58 46 . . 9 3 

Indiana 30 21 2 7 

Iowa 26 16 10 

Kansas 20 2 . . 18 

Kentucky 26 26 

Louisiana 20 20 . . . . . . 

Maine 12 .. .. 12 

Maryland 16 10 .. 6 .. 

Massachusetts 36 20 . . 14 

Michigan 30 22 . . 3 

Minnesota 24 . . . . 24 

Mississippi 20 17 . . 3 

Missouri 36 36 

Montana 8 8 

Nebraska 16 . . . . 16 

NeTada 6 6 

New Hampshire 8 8 



374 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Present. 

States, Territories and Number and not Ab- 

Election Districts. of Votes. Yeas. Nays. Voting. sent. 

New Mexico *> 

New York 90 85 5 

North Carolina 24 6 12 * 

North Dakota 10 10 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 20 4 i '5 

Oregon 10 4 2 J * 

Pennsylvania 76 12 63 i 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 15 3 

South Dakota 10 10 

Tennessee 24 23 i 

Texas 40 30 i 8 i 

Utah 8 8 

Vermont 8 6 2 

Virginia 24 22 i i 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia 16 .. .. 16 

Wisconsin 26 . . 26 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Columbia a 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Porto Rico i i 

1078 666 53 343 zi 

So the report of the Committee on Resolutions was agreed to. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The platform reported by the Com- 
mittee on Resolutions is adopted. The next order of business is the 
making up of the National Committee and the list of honorary vice- 
presidents. The Secretary advises the Chair that the names upon both 
of these lists have already been handed to him, except from the States 
of Louisiana, Massachusetts and New York. The delegations from those 
States will hand to the Secretary the names of the persons in their dele- 
gations, chosen by their delegations to fill those places, and the list as 
completed will be entered upon the record. 

The members of the Republican National Committee are as follows : 

NATIONAL COMMITTEE. 

Alabama Prelate D. Barker Mobile 

Arizona Ralph H. Cameron Flagstaff 

Arkansas Powell Clayton Eureka Springs 

California Russ Avery Los Angeles . . 

Colorado Simon Guggenheim Denver 

Connecticut Charles F. Brooker Ansonia 

Delaware Coleman Du Pont Wilmington 

Florida Henry S. Chubb Winter Park 

Georgia Henry S. Jackson Atlanta 

Idaho John W. Hart . Mena* 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 375 



Illinois Roy O. West Chicago 

Indiana James P. Goodrich Winchester 

Iowa John T. Adams Dubuque 

Kansas Fred B. Stanley Wichita 

Kentucky J. W. McCullough Owensboro 

Louisiana . Victor Loisel New Orleans 

Maine Frederick Hale Portland 

Maryland William P. Jackson Salisbury 

Massachusetts 

Michigan Charles B. Warren Detroit 

Minnesota I. A. Casewell St. Paul 

Mississippi L. B. Moseley Jackson 

Missouri Thomas K. Neidringhaus . . St. Louis 

Montana T. A. Marlow Helena 

Nebraska R. B. Howell Omaha 

Nevada H. B. Maxson Reno 

New Hampshire Fred W. Estabrook Nashua 

New Jersey Borden D. Whiting Newark 

New Mexico . Solomon Luna Los Lunas 

New York Wm. Barnes, Jr Albany 

North Carolina Richmond Pearson Asheville 

North Dakota Thomas F. Marshall Oakes 

Ohio Walter F. Brown Toledo 

Oklahoma .George C. Priestly Bartlesville 

Oregon Ralph Williams Dallas 

Pennsylvania H. G. Wasson Pittsburg 

Rhode Island Wm. P. Sheffield Newport 

South Carolina Joseph W. Tolbert Greenwood 

South Dakota. Thomas Thorson Canton 

Tennessee Newell Sanders . .... Chattanooga 

Texas H. F. McGregor Houston 

Utah C. E. Loose Provo 

Vermont John L. Lewis North Troy 

Virginia .' . . Alvah H. Martin Norfolk 

Washington S. A. Perkins Tacoma 

West Virginia Wm. Seymour Edwards . . . Charleston 

Wisconsin Alfred T. Rogers Madison 

Wyoming George E. Pexton Evanston 

Alaska W. S. Bayless Juneau 

District of Columbia. . . .Chapin Brown Washington 

Hawaii ..C. A. Rice Lihne 

Philippine Islands Henry B. McCoy Manila 

Porto Rico Sosthenes Behn San Juan 

i 

HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

Alabama Simeon T. Wright 

Arizona Phoebus Freudenthal 

Arkansas C. N. Rix 

California 

Colorado Irving Howbert 

Connecticut Francis J. Regan 

Delaware Harry A. Richardson 

Florida George W. Allen 



376 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

HONORARY VICE-PRESIDENTS Continued. 

Georgia Roscoe Pickett 

Idaho James H. Brady 

Illinois Lawrence Y. Sherman 

Indiana James E. Watson 

Iowa Lot Abraham 

Kansas Nelson Case 

Kentucky William J. Deboe 

Louisiana Frank C. Labit 

Maine Gilman N. Deering 

Maryland Gist Blair 

Massachusetts 

Michigan F. A. Diggins 

Minnesota R- A. Wilkinsin 

Mississippi VV. W. Phillips 

Missouri C. S. Walden 

Montana Kdward Donlan 

Nebraska A. C. Epperson 

Nevada Hugh H. Brown 

New Hampshire C. Galeshedd 

New Jersey John Rotherham 

New Mexico Frank Winston 

New York William H. Daniels 

North Carolina James N. Williamson 

North Dakota O. T. Tofsrud 

Ohio Philip M. Streich 

Oklahoma Thomas Wall 

Oregon Charles W. . \ckerson 

Pennsylvania Dana R. Stephens 

Rhode Island I'-zra Dixon 

South Carolina John F. Jones 

South Dakota . Isaac Lincoln 

Tennessee Marion Richardson 

Texas Harry Beck 

Utah !!!!!! C. R. Hollingsworth 

Vermont John A. Mead 

Virginia Robert J. Walker 

Washington S. A. Perkins 

West Virginia William P. Hubbard 

Wisconsin Andrew K. Dahl 

Wyoming John Berry 

Alaska W. H. Hoggatt 

District of Columbia William Calvin Chase 

Hawaii 

Philippine Islands J. M. Switzer 

Porto Rico Mateo Fajardo 

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will now call the roll of 
States for the presentation of candidates for the nomination for the 
Presidency of the United States. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 377 

MR. WARREN G. HARDING, of Ohio (when the State of Ohio was 
called). Mr. Chairman 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes the gentleman 
from Ohio. 

NOMINATING SPEECH OF MR. WARREN G. HARDING. 

MR. HARDING, of Ohio. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the Con- 
vention. The first utterance of the first Republican National Convention 
evei assembled, in resolution declared "That the maintenance of the prin- 
ciples promulgated in the Declaration of Independence and embodied in 
the federal constitution is essential to the preservation of our republican 
institutions." Fifty-six years have not altered that truth. Since that seem- 
ingly inspired utterance, reflected in both the name and spirit of the party 
under whose banners we are met to-day, Republican statesmen, the Repub- 
lican party and a Republican nation have written the most glorious half 
century of progress and accomplishment ever penned of any national 
life. Glorying in the retrospection, exalted by the contemplation, and 
exulting in anticipation, this great council of a great party will have met 
in vain, unless by utterance and by action it consecrates anew that early 
plight of faith. 

The world has not yet seen the perpetuated republic, but ours gives 
promise, and it has seemed to me that an infinite hand, in the conscious- 
ness of divine strength, wrote hope and faith into our new world begin- 
ning. Through such belief, the highest patriotism re-commits us to-day 
to the preservation of the heritage bequeathed through the heroism and 
sacrifices and wisdom .of the fathers. 

Much of the contention between disputing schools of American poli- 
tics has related to means of development. Until very recently there 
was never serious question about the wisdom of representative democracy, 
because surpassing results in human advancement made it unassailable. 
Only once before was the foundation of the nation attacked, and in that 
crisis we saw the dross in a misdirected and sectional passion for country 
burned in the crucible of fire and blood, and the real gold turned to 
shining stars in dear Old Glory again. Since then we have witnessed 
the complete harmonizing of a greater national spirit, and gone steadily 
forward in the concord of union, to the upbuilding of a truly great 
nation, until every American purpose is the recognized reflex of advanc- 
ing civilization. 

You have heard much lately about the people's rule. Mr. Chairman 
and sirs, the people's rule is no new discovery to a sovereign American 
people. Nor is a demagogic employment of the term new to the world's 
hearing. Through such demagogic employment, centuries ago, republics 
tottered and fell, and republican liberties were lost in the sway of em- 
pires in their stead. Human rights and their defense are as old as civili- 



3/8 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

zaticm; but, more important to us, the founding American fathers wrote 
the covenant of a people's rule into the bond of national life, beyond all 
erasure or abridgement. The American people literally began to rule in 
1776, and there has not been and never will be any suspension of that 
power. They ruled when they assented to Washington's declination of a 
third term of the Presidency, and when, with prophetic foresight, he 
admonished them "ever to be on guard against the jealousies that come 
of misrepresentation, and tend to render alien to one another those who 
ought to be tied in fraternal affection." 

The people ruled when our nationality was endangered, and the 
forever indissoluble ties were sealed anew by the master hand and mar- 
tyred life of Abraham Lincoln. The people were ruling when the 
first complete Democratic victory in thirty years brought its blight of 
adversity, and the same people ruled when they transformed a crown 
of thorns into a wreath of bloom, redolent of the perfume of restored 
prosperity. They also ruled when they turned the wails of distress to the 
glad hosannas of a prosperous people, inspired by William McKinley. 

The same people, a plain people and a sane people, ruled in the 
awakening of the American conscience that marks a new era in our 
national life. They do rule and will rule, whenever they bear the scep- 
tered duty of citizenship, and move in the light of deliberate and knowing 
public opinion which is the law of enlightened nations. They are ruling 
to-day, shielded by the law's supremacy and safeguarded by understand- 
ing. And they are ruling with unwavering faith and increased confidence 
in that fine embodiment of honesty, that fearless executor of the law, 
that inspiring personification of courage, that matchless exemplar of jus- 
tice, that glorious apostle of peace and amity, William Howard Taft. 

Noting his stalwart greatness in the stress of passing events, I believe 
him the finest example of lofty patience since the immortal Lincoln bore 
the scourge of vengeful tongues without a murmur from his noble heart. 
I can best describe by appropriating and revising Tennyson's Statesman, 
to make it read : 

"He, seeing far an end sublime, 

Contends, despising party rage, 

To hold the spirit of the age 

Against the clamor of the time." 

Sirs, I have heard men arrogate to themselves the title of "progressive 
Republicans," seemingly forgetting that progression is the first essential 
to Republican fellowship. Progress was pronounced at the baptismal 
fount of our party christening, and Republican progress is the measure of 
American progress, orderly and enduring. 

Progression is not proclamation nor palaver. It is not pretense nor 
play on prejudice. It is not of personal pronouns, nor perennial pro- 
nouncement. It is not the perturbation of a people passion-wrought, nor 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 379 

a promise proposed. Progression is everlastingly lifting the standards 
that marked the end of the world's march yesterday and planting them 
on new and advanced heights to-day. Tested by such a standard, Presi- 
dent Taft is the greatest progressive of the age. 

"Not he that breaks the dams, but he 
That through channels of the state 
Convoys a people's wish, is great. 
His name is pure, his fame is free." 

I can believe, Mr. Chairman, that the turbulence, the unrest, the agi- 
tation, this caldron on the fire of our national life, is directly a symptom 
of human progress and indirectly a testimony to Republican accomplish- 
ment. World-wide as the condition is, it is of American inception. Out 
of our opening of the avenues of reward and opportunity and the higher 
attainments of citizenship, have come new aspirations and new desires. 
Out of our higher American standard of living come the added require- 
ments of life. This awakened spirit is not to be paralyzed by blind con- 
tent, for that would halt our progress, but it does greatly need the 
blend of helpful appreciation. The menace is not in higher desires and 
the attending restlessness, the peril lies in false promise and misguided 
hope. Safety and security are calling for the wholesome effects of po- 
litical sincerity, for the helpful heralding of the glory of American life 
and the offerings of unhampered American opportunity. 

It is needless to magnify and heedless to belittle the crisis of this 
eventful year. Representative democracy has come to the crucial test, 
and we know that a pure democracy has never been secure. Whatever is 
uttered now, through ambition, misunderstanding or falsehood, matters 
little except to warn and sober us. Tested before a watchful and jeal- 
ous world that has ever predicted the instability of our sublime endeavor, 
our representative government bears the approval of a century of match- 
less experience. We have not only wrought the most of liberty and op- 
portunity for ourselves at home, but the firmament of the earth, Occident 
and orient, is aglow with shining suns of new republics, sped to the orbs 
of human progress by the force of our example. What a sacred duty, 
then, to guard to-day, as ever, against any who seek to undermine what 
they can not overthrow. 

The imperious call of a people's higher aspirations must be answered 
in deliberation, through logical and lawful sequence. There is call for 
cool and sober and righteous leadership, and need of justice unfailing 
justice to the least of them, justice to the greatest men. If no other mo- 
tive impelled, in the very name of justice, the justice of a party, a people 
and a nation, the justice done and justice hoped for to sustain our faith, 
this Republican Convention would enlist again under the just leader- 
ship of President Taft. 



380 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

Opposition to his renomination is as nearly without precedent as it is 
without reason or excuse. This opposition was born of expediency and 
fostered in mendacity, but a triumphant Republican party is not one of 
expediency. While we have gone on to successive victories, holding meas- 
ures above men, and principles above personalities, and aims above ani- 
mosities, we have been so committed to abiding principles that every 
utterance of fifty years is in consonance with our declarations of to-day. 
The common enemy has been the party of expediency, catching up 
ephemeral whims, paramounting new troubles, bellying the sails of its 
ship of state to the winds of new grievances or the recrudescent old 
and rarely reached port. And, sirs, Ohio proudly reminds you now, that 
not one of her six Republican sons who have borne the party's national 
banner ever trailed it in defeat. 

Let us not forget that the action of this Convention goes to the 
people for their sanction. The American elector goes to the ballot-box in 
the light of understanding. I can foresee his plain and simple reasoning 
now, with one inevitable conclusion. Is my country at peace? Yes, 
honorable peace. Is my country prosperous? Yes, like no other on the 
earth. Is the law held supreme? Yes, as never before. Has my party 
kept the faith? Yes, and more, for its Chief Executive wrought reforma- 
tions and advancement the party could not pledge. Is my government 
honestly and economically administered? Yes, the honesty is unques- 
tioned and the economies set a new standard of national administration. 

The record of the present Republican administration is not only proof 
of the conscience and the wisdom in our party declarations, and an im- 
passable barrier to self-repudiation, but the record is impregnable to 
Democratic assault. More, except for the attack of disloyalty in our own 
ranks, inspired by pap rather than patriotism, the record would rate in 
current criticism as it will in history, the marvel of progressive accom- 
plishment in one administration. 

(At this point there was much disorder in the hall.) 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen of the Convention, I beg the 
delegates who have announced their intention to sit mute in this assem- 
blage, to preserve their self-respect for whatever cause the future has 
before them. (Applause.) In the party or out of it, in this party or any 
party, if you claim to be its representatives, only the dignity that befits the 
representatives you claim to be can commend itself to the American 
people. 

MR. HARDING, of Ohio. Gentlemen, I want to point out, in support 
of my presentation, just a few things, in broken sentences. The sum total 
of things done is far too extended for detailed enumeration now. The 
modernized, rationalized protective policy, vital to our continued indus- 
trial, pre-eminence; unremitting warfare on greed and monopoly, in law- 
ful procedure; conservation made real, in statutory and administrative 



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regularity; a deficit turned to surplus, the corporation excise added, and 
progress toward corporate control; railroad regulation effected and car- 
ried to harmonious acceptance ; four great measures specifically aimed 
to protect and exalt the workmen of the land, and prove our higher 
estimate of human rights; the courts held unassailable and unafraid, as 
the bulwark of the weak, the shield of the helpless, the inhibition of the 
strong; protection of American rights and American lives, with new honor 
to our flag, in foreign lands, amid calm and comforting assurance, with- 
out a violation of comity or amity; new treaties and closer ties with 
the great nations of the earth, and the banner of world peace unfurled 
to the plaudits of all civilization : these are the loftier peaks, glistening 
in the sunlight, above the clouds and storm. Grouped about them, only 
a little less in altitude, in a surpassing spectacle of creative and con- 
structive glory, are the approaching plains, the foothills, the ascending 
heights, the whole an unchangeable and pride-stirring testimonial to the 
actuality of progress in one great administration, not yet completed. 

With such a stage setting let us summon from the halls of memory 
the Republican Presidents of this mighty people in inspiring review. 
I know we are concerned with to-day and with the morrow, but thank 
God I belong to a political party that has a justifiable pride in its glori- 
ous past. (Applause.) Our concern is with the present and the future, 
but it is good to belong to a party that can glory in its past. During the 
greater part of more than a half century our party has stood sponsor for 
this nation's weal or woe. There is not a Republican who is not proud 
of the record of that time or of the men, chosen as we choose to-day, who 
bore the party banners, and wrought their lives and characters into the 
very fabric of our nationality. I can see them now, colossal Americans, 
revered in recollection, stalwarts in history's accurate estimate. Moved 
by this review, exclusively and preciously American, I present to you 
a leader of the composite of the virtues of all these so de- 
servedly enshrined in our party pantheon William Howard Taft as 
wise and patient as Abraham Lincoln, as modest and dauntless as Ulysses 
S. Grant, as temperate and peace-loving as Rutherford B. Hayes, as 
patriotic and intellectual as James A. Garfield, as courtly and generous as 
Chester A. Arthur, as learned in the law as Benjamin Harrison, as sym- 
pathetic and brave as William McKinley, as progressive as his predecessor, 
with a moral stamina, breadth of view and sturdy manhood all his own. 

Rejoicing in the gratifying record of things done, confident of the 
forward movement to the things we are pledged to do; mindful of the 
spirit of the time and the requirement of poise and patience ; glad of 
the new hopes and higher aspirations of our people and their faith in 
national progress and the harmony of his purpose therewith ; measuring 
his capacity by the exactions of experience; testing his patriotism by 
every demand of honesty, courage and justice : knowing his devotion to 



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his country and its people, on behalf of Ohio and for one hundred millions 
of advancing Americans, I name for renomination our great President, 
William Howard Taft. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN (when Pennsylvania was called). Gen- 
tlemen of the Convention, the Chair recognizes, to second the nomination, 
the gentleman from Pennsylvania, who was Postmaster General in the 
Cabinet of Benjamin Harrison, Mr. John Wanamaker. ( Applause. > 

SECONDING SPEECH OF MR. JOHN WANAMAKER. 

MR. JOHN WANAMAKER, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Chairman, fathers 
and brethren in the love of country, I am very proud to stand among you 
to-day. It was well worth while to take three weeks and travel five 
thousand miles to see this company of brave men, honestly striving to the 
very last man to do the right as he sees it, and to have the honor of 
standing here for a few minutes to reinforce the nomination of William 
H. Taft for President. 

General Grant made mistakes who is infallible? all great men make 
mistakes. By a second term unyoke Mr. Taft from entanglements incident 
to his first term and do the square deal, trusting him and four years 
prosperity. 

Some of us are only business men, by and large. The fact is that 
there are few of us that haven't got something to sell, either in native 
talent or the manufactured article, skilled labor and unskilled labor. 

It is an indisputable fact that we are all in the same cart, and what- 
ever jolts the cart jolts us all. If a sudden collision upsets the cart, 
somebody is sure to be hurt or killed in the breakup. 

A merchant or a manufacturer is an optimist at birth and by training. 
He is obliged to speculate in futures. Therefore, it is not an alarmist 
speaking to you, but one of a great company of business men standing 
on the top of the mountain and looking over the country and the world 
and watching the thermometers of trade and the movements of commerce. 

The political situation to-day would be immensely cleared if we could 
burn the bundles of spite and bury the tomahawks of speech, study the 
unrest of labor, and take in a broad vision of the country's future, if not 
blocked by uncertainties and instabilities. 

Despite the gusty weather in the Convention, I believe the clear sky 
is not far away. I believe that the same Providence that was on General 
Washington's side when the fog came down on Long Island and hid his 
troops from the English is on our side in this fog that is upon us, and 
that it will lift and give us a clear day. (Applause.) 

The business men of the United States with whom I have been in 
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the National Government, read also in the Constitution the provisions of 
a splendid system for the conduct of government business. The brief I 
hold for them reads as follows : 

First. That the government, under a thorough analysis, is a business 
proposition, pure and simple, in the highest and fullest sense as well as a 
political organization, and they are not inconsistent one with the other. 

Second. That the men and women of the ninety-six millions of the 
population constitute a company of shareholders who have inherited or 
been legally qualified to join in the ownership of the original charter and 
all that the government has acquired in property and wealth. 

Third. That under the specifications of the charter the qualified 
shareholders by a direct vote elect from the people a National Board of 
Directors, known as the House of Representatives, and mediately a co- 
ordinate body known as the Senate. These two bodies coming from the 
people originate and enact laws, create Executive Departments, systems 
and regulations for the works of the government. 

Fourth. The Constitution provides for the election quadrennially of 
a Chief Executive as President, whose duty is not to originate legislation, 
but to superintend and supervise it with powers of veto of new laws. 
It is his duty to appoint, with the approval of the Senate, the heads of 
departments, oversee their work, and annually report facts, figures and 
condition to the Board of Directors for transmission to the Shareholders. 

The preliminary step is this all-important Convention, requiring it to 
select and nominate to the Shareholders the best man for them to vote 
into the Presidency and Vice-Presidency. 

It is scarcely possible that the makers of the Constitution realized 
the breadth, scope and practicability of this business plan. 

This charter the greatest of all charters the heritage of our fathers, 
is the most valuable possession of the shareholding people. It is a work- 
able charter, as proven by its successful operation for over a century. 

It is an inexhaustible mine of wealth of more value than all the 
gold of the United States. The developments of good for our great 
country under this system have scarcely begun. 

It would be madness to throw away what has been well tested and 
trust ourselves to future miracles. 

Mere thinking in large totals, or even paper programs of words, 
without blueprints drawn to scale for the future upbuilding of our country, 
is neither businesslike nor good statesmanship. We must widen the stage 
and stand together against anarchy and experiment. The man who seeks 
to inaugurate the new must be considered, but the man who would hold 
the old without letting it sag, until the new is perfected, must also be 
considered. To cut the roots of an old, growing, healthy tree in the 
making of a road, is nine times out of ten to lose the tree, which a half 
century may not be able to replace. 



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Were your speaker in a Court of Justice, sworn to testify to the best 
of his knowledge and belief, he would say that of personal knowledge 
his testimony would be that there are tens of thousands of long-headed 
business men who, within the last three months have refused to invest 
capital in future enterprises, because of the fear that this unfinished 
year and the next will be worse than 1907, when the panic was purely 
monetary, because of the propositions so widely published abroad of a 
new order of things at hand, invading the Constitution, upsetting the 
Courts, turning over to Town Meetings the reversal of laws, and the 
undoing of the interpreters of law at will upon an excited popular cry. 

National Committee and Convention Platforms cannot do everything. 
Every man of us has to be a man, and he has to live in himself and 
with himself. Now is the time to do some deep thinking if we are 
going to have any respect for ourselves in the future. The best dread- 
nought of a battleship to outride future storms and avoid rocks of 
regrets will be an approving conscience. 

American patriotism must surely rise at this time to a higher level 
than the blind and heedless following of any individual or of any indi- 
vidual's policy, however brilliant such may be. 

The issues before us require the reaffirmation of principles that cen- 
turies of experience have proven to be safe and the refusal to do the 
things which are visionary, experimental and dangerous. 

The republic cannot be killed, but it can be brought to a standstill. 
Millions of workers must eat less when they have less to spend. Their 
savings must come out of the savings funds and paying for their little 
homes must be suspended. If we sow the wind, we must reap the whirl- 
wind. 

Speaking for hundreds of thousands of business men, who have con- 
fidence in William H. Taft, who have maintained competitive businesses 
and remained independent of trusts, we second the nomination of Wil- 
liam H. Taft, believing that business and labor require his leadership. 

First That radical changes in the administration mean further de- 
pression and losses to labor. 

Second That uncertainty and instability in the conduct of public 
affairs create distrust and demoralization of business. 

William H. Taft, in my opinion, can much more quickly than any 
other man in sight reduce the acreage of confusions and delusions and 
relieve labor and business from the uncertainty and instability in the 
conduct of public affairs, which are the main cause of bad times. 

Let us have peace and all business interests will take care of them- 
selves. 

Under the leadership of William H. Taft, whose nomination I again 
second, let us hail a restoration of faith in the Constitution. Let us have 



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tinder him a new baptism of reverence for the law. (Applause.) 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN (when New York was called). The Chan- 
recognizes Mr. Nicholas Murray Butler, of New York. (Applause.) 

SECONDING SPEECH OF MR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER. 

MR. NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER, of New York. Mr. Chairman : IB 
compliance with the urgent request of the Republican State Convention 
of New York, a State with an army of Republican voters whose numbers 
are rapidly approaching the mark of one million, and in response to my 
own sense of political justice, it is my privilege to second the nomination 
of William Howard Taft, of Ohio. (Applause.) Let me speak as a 
lifelong Republican to my fellow Republicans of every type of party 
creed, of every point of view, and from whatsoever part of this great 
nation they come, whether from the new and welcome Arizona and New 
Mexico, or from the great commonwealth of Wisconsin, whose progress 
we watch with so much pride, or away across to the rock-ribbed State of 
Maine, that gave us the matchless leadership of Elaine and the parlia- 
mentary leadership of Reed. (Applause.) 

I have on my lips no word of bitterness or criticism for any Re- 
publican who aspires to his party leadership, or who has rendered his 
party service. I have in my heart no unkind or ungenerous thought 
toward any man who aspires to the nomination from this Convention ; but 
I do say that we are at the end of sixteen years of the most extraordi- 
nary, the most progressive, the most epoch-making political and moral 
change that our country has ever seen, and we want it to go on. We 
gladly gave renomination to those who began this epoch. We ask a 
renomination for him who is now our leader. Who is the one man that, 
through all this period of sixteen years, has been associated with this 
great movement ; who was taken from his place upon the Federal bench 
by William McKinley and sent out as our nation's trustee for the Filipino 
people; who led us through that difficult and novel period of colonial 
government without scandal and with highest honor ; who was brought 
back into the Cabinet of President Roosevelt to take charge of these 
great administrative problems that had been confided to the War De- 
partment, and who has been President of the United States while there 
have been written into history these great, marvelous enactments which 
were recited on Tuesday from the eloquent lips of our Chairman, and 
referred to to-day in the platform you have adopted ; who has been Presi- 
dent of the United States, and has guided us during that time. (Ap- 
plause.) 

My fellow Republicans, every sixteen years there comes a crisis in 
the history of the Republican party. We had such a crisis in 1896. Wt 
had then to face a great question of principle, and we were told that we 



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were ruined. We faced it, and went to one of the greatest victories our 
party ever achieved. 

Sixteen years earlier we had a great crisis, in the Convention of 1880. 
A new issue was presented to the party. Personal struggles were deep 
and severe. We surmounted that crisis, and remained in control of the 
nation. 

Sixteen years earlier, in 1864, there came a crisis. Leading Republi- 
cans said the party was ruined, that we could not possibly win, and when 
the campaign was well under way no less a man than Horace Greeley 
wrote that Abraham Lincoln could not possibly be elected, that he was 
already defeated. What happened when the polls closed in November? 

My friends, do not underestimate the thought, the reflection, the 
moral power of these American people when they sit down and consider 
patient, zealous, effective service. (Applause.) Remember what James 
A. Garfield told us thirty-two years ago, over on the lakeside. He said 
to us then that Presidents are not elected in these crowded halls, with 
cheering thousands. They are elected by the fireside in November, when 
the thoughtful Republican has studied the issues, when he has weighed 
the evidence, when he has made up his mind how he shall vote. 

I second the nomination of Mr. Taft (Applause.) 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN (when the State of Wisconsin was 
called). The Chair recognizes Mr. Michael B. Olbrich, of Wisconsin. 

NOMINATING SPEECH OF MR. MICHAEL B. OLBRICH. 

MR. MICHAEL B. OLBRICH, of Wisconsin. Delegates to the Fifteenth 
National Republican Convention: The Republican party is face to face 
with the gravest crisis in its history. There is more at stake in this Con- 
vention than the rise or fall of individual ambition. (Applause.) We 
are confronted with no mere matter of temporary party success or de- 
feat, no question of winning or losing a single election. The life of the 
party is in the balance. 

Raised up by God to work the freedom of the black man in America, 
a nation asks to-day shall that God-given instrument be used to further 
rivet or burst another bondage that threatens all men, black and white. 
African slavery was open, obvious, brutal, crude, shocking to the moral 
sense. Now we are threatened with an industrial despotism insidious, 
intangible, but infinitely menacing, beside which the banished slavery was 
small and sectional in scope. (Applause.) 

Up the trunk of legitimate industry in America, like some noisome 
parasitic tropic growth, the tightening coil of privilege has wound its 
way, extending itself into every branch of human endeavor, strangling 
industrial and commercial freedom, shutting out the light of hope from 
the sons of men, poisoning the very air of liberty. From small begin- 
nings it has grown and grown, until it is so interlaced with lawful enter- 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 387 

prise that the clearest eye alone can detect the bastard growth, so inter- 
woven into the delicate structure of our business life that it cannot be 
jerked out by one momentary spasm. (Applause.) Tariff favoritism, 
control of natural resources, monopoly in transportation, manufacturing, 
money and credit, all are but tentacles of its stifling power. (Applause.) 
This monstrous growth will succumb to the tilting of no quixotic lance. 
The lightning of invective will not wither it, nor the thunder of denuncia- 
tion lay it low. No brandishing of battle-axes in Chinese warfare will 
hasten its decay. No mere attack on symptoms will work a cure. The 
snipping of a tendril here and a tendril there will not retard its growth. 
It can be reached alone by the keen blade of well-directed law, scientifi- 
cally laid to its root. (Applause.) If the republic would endure except 
in name alone, not only must its further growth be stopped, but the 
awful thing itself be eradicated and destroyed. 

For, not content with its control of industry hand in hand, as a nec- 
sary part of its development, has gone a like intrusion into our political 
and governmental life. Its representatives sit upon the bench and in our 
legislative halls. They are in possession of seats on this Convention floor. 
Congresses and Cabinets and Courts have hearkened to its command. It 
has "corrupted governments, defied constitutions and in collusion with 
faithless representatives of the people has sought to impair the legal 
foundation of civilization itself." 

The challenge which monopoly thus entrenched throws down and the 
acceptance of the gage of battle by the American people make up the 
issue of the coming campaign. (Applause.) Shall the men and women 
of this nation in the aggregate actually and effectively control their gov- 
ernment? Shall they, "who bear the coarse drudgery of the world," as 
well as the "eminent few" who sit in its high places, have a proportionate 
voice in determining their condition of life and the destiny of this na- 
tion? This is no strange, wild doctrine that has caught the momentary 
gust of a rabble's favor it is but the Declaration of Independence revivi- 
fied, born anew. (Applause.) 

Above the clash of contending personal ambition, above the rumble 
of the steam roller, the clamor of the band wagon, the bustle of the 
political huckster, there comes to this Convention the voice of an awak- 
ened people, that will not be denied, demanding that further encroach- 
ment by the few upon the rights of the many be stopped. (Applause.) 
Asking of this Convention, under penalty of death for failure, an heroic 
leadership with vision clear enough to see the menace to free institu- 
tions, brave enough and strong enough to check the onsweeping march of 
corporate aggression. They will be content with no sham profession of 
loyalty. No chanting of a time-worn creed will still their cry. Their 
wishes scorned and scorned they are in deadly earnest now. They can 
not be misled again. (Applause.) No party dare juggle with their just 



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demands or trifle with their will. The time has gone by when they wiH 
be satisfied with a sop of high-sounding ambiguity in a political platform, 
or strident lip service and trumpeting of loud allegiance by a nominee. 
They look beyond the platform and seek assurance of sincerity, some 
substantial earnest of performance in the character and the record of the 
candidate. (Applause.) 

The Republicans of the sanely conservative commonwealth of Wis- 
consin, unique in the sisterhood of States, united and unanimous in sup- 
port of a distinguished son, bid me present to this Convention the name 
La Follette. (Applause.) That name and that alone supplies the guar- 
antee, without which the American people will accept no party's promise 
to perform. Twice before you set the man in the pillory and sought to 
crucify his ideas. But the fiery words of prophecy spoken from this 
platform four years ago have been fulfilled, and what you then derided 
as socialistic and populistic you recognize as true conservatism to-day, 
and the candidacy of the man you told to take his Democratic "dope" 
and go to Denver furnishes your one salvation from defeat in dishonor 
and disgrace. (Applause.) 

For his professions have received the priceless consecration of actual 
performance. From a feudatory of special privilege he recreated Wis- 
consin into a free State. Through a jungle of morass and marsh that 
gave no surety of footing and seemed to give no hope of passage where 
rose the foul miasma of corruption for ten long, black and purgatorial 
years, set upon by slinking beasts, ambushed and beaten and battered 
down, he kept a course that knew but a single compass. Out of the 
agony and travail of that dark and awful pilgrimage was born the pro- 
gressive movement in America. Primary elections, equal taxation of 
railroads and other corporate wealth, effective regulation of the rates 
and service of transportation and public utilities, civil service reform, 
insurance against industrial accident forever monument his line of march. 

In Wisconsin the "goal of freedom's race, baffled oft, but ever won," 
has been achieved. Upon her statute books were written for the first time 
in America laws that insured a fairer apportionment of the "race herit- 
age of civilization" that embodied the best thought of the best brains in 
the world. Doctrines given timid voice by hesitant idealists were made 
by his constructive statesmanship into effective instruments for lifting 
from the backs of overburdened millions the heavy weight of injustice, 
inequality and wrong. (Applause.) 

Six years ago, hazed and belittled and lampooned, he stood in the 
American Senate, the lone champion of the invested citadel of public 
right. Single-handed he maintained its defense against open assault 
and covert subterfuge. Again and again he met the charge of the black 
cavalry of privilege, and they recoiled before the stroke of his uncoa- 
quered sword. One by one fair seeming measures introduced under the 



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specious guise of dealing with Indian coal lands, reforming the currency, 
revising the tariff, regulating railway rates, establishing a commerce court 
or enacting reciprocity with Canada, by the touch of his Ithurial spear 
stood revealed in all their hideous nakedness, poised and potent with 
menace, hissing with a thousand forked serpents' tongues. (Applause.) 

They who scoffed have come to listen when he speaks. He is no 
mere jingler of euphonious words, no conjurer of fantastic phrases. In 
an orderly progression his speeches move to the conclusions of an inex- 
orable logic. Devoid of poetry or classical allusion, they are crammed 
with facts and statistics. But they are facts, vitalized statistics dramatized 
into soul-moving significance, ordered into an irresistible phalanx, along 
whose lines there glisten everywhere the bayonets of truth, that march 
to the inspiring music of hope for all mankind. 

Step by step, no inch uncontested, undeterred by slander, ridicule, 
abuse, he fought along the way of dauntless self-reliance, till there came 
first one recruit and then another, and then they came by scores, and 
to-day a mighty army is assembled whose camp is filled with sounds of 
preparation for offensive warfare with all in readiness to march forth 
upon the morrow to retake the land of our inheritance, too long the 
spoilers' prey. (Applause.) 

Now, think you that the man who cut the way through the jungle and 
the wilderness can be taken up on a high mountain and bidden "look upon 
the promised land and die?" Think you that he who volunteered as 
leader of a forlorn hope and by the force of his genius transformed a 
political awkward squad into a conquering army can be cast aside? Think 
you that we will strike our colors, sound a retreat all along the line, and 
march back with abject and servile tread into the thraldom of the Pha- 
raohs of monopoly? 

Humanity calling for leadership in this new crusade thunders back 
the answer, "No !" 

She asks that this Convention name as its candidate a representative 
of the State that gave the grand old Republican party birth, and where, 
praise God, has been born a grander new Republican party. In him the 
spirit of democracy has been nurtured until it has become fibre of his 
fibre, brain of his brain, soul of his soul. He comes into this Conven- 
tion the representative of no class, the agent of no interest, the deputy of 
no principal. He is no man's man. He has no combination with any can- 
didate, no back stairs alliance with the treasury of privilege. He voices 
the hope, the aspiration, the unconquerable determination of the common 
people of America to repossess their government. (Applause.) 

Name him as our candidate, and no flaming interrogation point will 
blaze athwart our path by night, no cloud of doubt envelope our line of 
march by day. But with countenances alight with confidence in his lead- 
ership, we shall march along the great highway of truth into that new 



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republic wherein "Are justice and happiness and joy in widest commonalty 
spread," wherein each man is the "full heir of all the ages in full en- 
joyment of the long results of time." His inspired eye, unobscured by 
the mist of personal ambition, first caught the vision of that glorious 
realm, and his thought and influence, whether in public office or not, 
whether this Convention vote him up or down, will re-make this nation 
in the light of that vision, will re-dedicate her government to humanity. 
(Applause.) 

Name him your candidate, and in November next the American peo- 
ple will acclaim him theirs by the mightiest majority in history, and the 
twenty-eighth President of the United States will be Robert Marion 
La Follette, of Wisconsin. (Applause.) 

MR. JOHN J. ELAINE, of Wisconsin. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a point 
of order. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN (when North Dakota was called). The 
Chair recognizes Mr. Robert M. Pollock, of North Dakota. (Applause.) 

SECONDING SPEECH OF MR. ROBERT M. POLLOCK. 

MR. ROBERT M. POLLOCK, of North Dakota. Mr Chairman and gen- 
tlemen of the Convention: In behalf of the delegation from North 
Dakota I have the honor to second the nomination of Robert M. La- 
Follette. (Applause.) 

Our State of North Dakota enjoys the distinction of being the 
first in the Union to exercise the preferential primary for nomination of 
a candidate for President 

The law providing therefor was passed by a Progressive Republican 
Legislature and embodied all the safeguards of general election laws. 

At that election Robert M. LaFollette received a splendid majority. 

Following the mandate of the voters so expressed, and cheerfully 
from personal choice, my colleagues and myself here support Robert M. 
LaFollette. (Applause.) 

The people of my own State, and the plain, common people through- 
out this broad land, have watched with interest his career. 

They recognize his high attainments as a student and scholar, his 
unflagging industry in his every pursuit, his undaunted courage, his un- 
questioned honesty in private and in public life, his splendid manhood. 

They know what he can do by what he has accomplished, what he 
will do by what he has already done. 

He can do for all of the States what he has done for his own 
State. 

Because he is skilled in the arts of government, they call him a 
statesman. Because he has fought the battles of his people in his own 
State and of all the people, in the halls of Congress and elsewhere, vali- 



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antly and well, they call him a patriot And because he has fought 
those battles against great odds, frequently single-handed atfd alone, 
under circumstances most discouraging, involving the greatest of per- 
sonal sacrifices, sometimes losing, sometimes winning, but all the time 
fighting on and on until success was attained for the cause for which 
he fought, they call him a hero. 

He knows no fear; he is unafraid. He knows not defeat; he never 
surrenders. He knows no compromise with wrong for temporary ad- 
vantage. He never combines for party or personal gain under ques- 
tionable circumstances. He has always been right (Applause.) 

With the policies and principles for which Robert M. LaFollette 
stands, the Republican party, with him as the nominee of this Conven- 
tion, will not only be victorious at the polls, but will be rich in its future 
achievements and will perpetuate itself in a measure not otherwise to be 
attained. (Applause.) 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll of 
States, etc. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair has learned that Senator 
W. O. Bradley, of Kentucky, who was to have seconded the nomination 
of Mr. Taft, is unable to do so on account of ill health, and that Mr. 
W. F. Penn, of Georgia, who was also to have seconded the nomination, 
has considerately refrained from doing so on account of the lateness of 
the hour. 

The roll will now be called for the votes of delegates of the Con- 
vention for a candidate for the nomination for President of the United 
States. 

VOTE FOR CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States, etc. 

MR. CHESTER H. ROWELL, of California (when California was 
called). Mr. Chairman, California declines to vote. 

MR. E. H. TRYON, of California. Mr. Chairman, California casts 
two votes for Taft. 

MR. CHARLES S. DENEEN, of Illinois (when Illinois was called). 
Mr. Chairman, it is impossible to get the exact vote of our State. A 
number of the delegates desire to have the vote challenged. I request 
that the roll of the Illinois delegation be called, with this preliminary 
statement: The great majority of our delegates feel that in view 
of the provisions of the primary law of our State, recently enacted, 
we have no power to cancel our instructions, and will vote for Theodore 
Roosevelt. (Applause.) 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The names of the Illinois delegation 
will be called by the Secretary. 

The Secretary having called the roll of the Illinois delegation, the 



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result was announced: Taft 2, Roosevelt 53, present and not voting t, 
absent 1, as follows: 



ILLINOIS. 

AT LARGE. 



Dt If gates. 



Charles S.. Deneen 

Roy O. West 

B. A. Eckhart 

Chauncey Dewey 

L. Y. Sherman 

Robert D. Clark 

L. L. Emmerson 

W. A. Rosenfield 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Francis P. Brad) 

Martin B. Madden 

a John J. Hanberg 

Isaac N. Powell 

3 William H. Weber 

Charles W. Vail 

4 Thomas J. Healy 

Albert C. Heiser 

5 Charles J. Happell 

William J. Cooke 

6 Homer K. Galpin 

Allen S. Ray 

7 Abel Davis 

D. A. Campbell 

8 John F. Devine (By August Wilhelm, alternate) 

Isidore H. Himes 

9 Fred W. Uphani 

R. R. McCormick 

10 James Pease 

John E. Wilder 

1 1 Ira C. Copley 

John Lambert 

la Fred. E. Sterling 

H. W. Johnson 

13 James A. Cowley 

J. T. Williams 

14 Frank G. Allen 

William J. Graham 

5 Harry E. Brown 

Clarence E. Sniveley 

16 Edward N. Woodruff 

! Cairo A. Trimble 

17 G. J. Johnson 

Frank B. Stitt . 

i8-~John L. Hamilton 



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ILLINOIS. Continued. 



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Delegates. 

Len Small 

19 W. L. Shellabarger (By Jno. H. Chadwick, alternate) 

Elim J. Hawbaker 

go J. A. Glenn 

W. W. Watson 

*i Logan Hay 

William H. Provine 

22 Edward E. Miller 

Henry J. Schmidt 

23 William F. Bundy 

Aden Knoph (By C. O. Harper, alternate) 

24 Randolph Smith 

James B. Barker 

25 Philip H. Eisenmayer 

Walter Wood . 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 

MR. PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, of Maryland (when the State of 
Maryland was called). Mr. Chairman, we have in Maryland a State- 
wide preferential primary law. Some of the delegates from our State 
desire to vote, and some of the others desire not to vote. I ask for a 
roll call of that delegation. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will call the roll of the 
Maryland delegation. 

The Secretary having called the roll of the Maryland delegation, 
the result was announced: Roosevelt 9, Taft 1, present and not voting 
5, absent 1, as follows : 

MARYLAND. 

AT LARGE. 



Delegates. 

Phillips Lee Goldsborough 

William T. Warburton 

Edw. C. Carrington, Jr 

George L. Wellington (By Gist Blair, alternate) 
DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Albert G. Tower 

William B. Tilghman 



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MARYLAND. Continued. 



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Delegates. | 

a Robert Garrett i 

John H. Cunningham i 

3 Alfred A. Moreland . . i 

Louis E. Melis . . i 

4 Theodore P, Weis (By Wm. G. Albrecht, alternate) .. . . i 

Joseph P. Evans .. i 

5 Adrian Posey i 

R. N. Ryan i 

6 S. K. Jones I 

Galen L. Tail i 



The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 

MR. GEORGE L. BARNES, of Massachusetts (when Massachusetts was 
called). Massachusetts votes 18 for Taft. 

MR. CHARLES S. BAXTER, of Massachusetts And eighteen present 
but not voting. 

MR. GUY A. HAM, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the 
vote of Massachusetts, and ask for a verification by roll call. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of Massachusetts being chal- 
lenged, the roll will be called. 

The Secretary proceeded to N call the roll of the Massachusetts dele- 
gation. 

MR. CHARLES S. BAXTER, of Massachusetts (when his name wa* 
called). Present and not voting. 

MR. GEORGE W. COLEMAN, of Massachusetts (when his name was 
called). Present and not voting. 

MR. GUY A. HAM, of Massachusetts. Call the alternates. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Whenever a delegate is present and 
does not vote, the Secretary will call his alternate. 

MR. BAXTER, of Massachusetts. We protest against calling the alter- 
nates. 

The Secretary called the name of John D. Long, alternate, and there 
was no response. 

The Secretary called the names of Benjamin H. Anthony and Frank 
Vogel, alternates. 

MR. FREDERICK FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, Massa- 
chusetts is a law-abiding State and will stand no such stealing. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. If any delegate sent to this Convention 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 395 

by the State of Massachusetts refuses to perform the duty of a dele- 
gate, his alternate will be called and will have an opportunity to vote. 
(Applause.) 

The Secretary will begin at the beginning of the Massachusetts roll, 
and if a delegate does not answer, the Secretary will call the alternate. 

MR, BAXTER, of Massachusetts. We protest, and appeal from the 
decision of the Chair. We want the Convention to vote on this ques- 
tion (Cries of "Sit down!" "Shut up!" "Take your medicine!") I 
will not shut up and I will not "take your medicine." 

MR. FREDERICK P. GLAZIER, of Massachusetts. We are here with the 
goods. 

The Secretary again called the name of Charles S. Baxter. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, I rise to a question 
of privilege or information. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The gentleman will state the question 
of privilege. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. I understood that on previous votes 
those who answered "Present and not voting" did not have their alter- 
nates called. In order to save time we announced 18 Massachusetts 
delegates present and not voting. Do I understand the Chair to hold 
that that rules out the whole eighteen, and that the alternates will be 
called? 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair will state to the gentleman 
that the announcement did not rule out the eighteen delegates, but the 
vote of Massachusetts was challenged and the individual roll had to be 
called. When a delegate does not answer his name, the rule requires 
his alternate to be called. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. He did answer. I answered to ray 
name, "Present and not voting." I do not understand. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. In the opinion of the Chair, if a dele- 
gate does not answer to his name when his name is called, the name of 
the alternate should be called. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. I answered. Must I cast my vote 
for some candidate in order to be considered as answering? If I say 
"Present," is not that sufficient? 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair does not think it is suffi- 
cient. The Secretary will begin at the beginning, and will call the alter- 
nates of all those delegates who have not voted. 

The Secretary again called the name of Charles S. Baxter, delegate, 
and he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of John D. Long, alternate, and there 
was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of George W. Coleman, delegate, and 
he again answered, "Present and not voting." 



396 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The Secretary called the name of Frederick Fosdick, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present but not voting." 

MR. BENJAMIN H. ANTHONY, of Massachusetts. Mr. Anthony is 
present and ready to vote. 

The Secretary called the name of Benjamin H. Anthony, alternate, 
and he voted for Taft. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. Does the Chair hold that Mr. An- 
thony may vote? 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair so holds. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. I appeal from the decision of the 
Chair, and the decision will be repudiated by Massachusetts. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair will say to the gentleman 
that while he will have abundant opportunity to have his appeal passed 
upon, it cannot be done during the roll call. At the close of the roll 
call the appeal can be passed upon by the Convention, before the result 
of the vote is announced. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts (when his name was called). 
"Present and not voting." I defy the Convention to make me vote for 
any man. 

The Secretary called the name of Frank Vogel, alternate, and there 
was no response. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Proceed with the roll call. 

The Secretary called the name Albert Bushnell Hart, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting here." 

The Secretary called the name of Joseph Monette, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Octave A. LaRiviere, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Charles H. Innes, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of James P. Magenis, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Walter Ballantyne, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Arthur L. Nason, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Isaac L. Roberts, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Alvin G. Weeks, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting at this crime of highway robbery." 

The Secretary called the name of Ernest G. Adams, alternate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Cummings C. Chesney, delegate, 
and he voted for Taft. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 397 

The Secretary called the name of Eugene B. Blake, delegate, and 
ke voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Embury P. Clark, delegate, and he 
voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of William H. Feiker, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Matthew J. Whittall, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Lawrence F. Kilty, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of John M. Keyes. delegate, and there 
was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Harrie C. Hunter, alternate, and 
he answered, "I decline to vote." 

The Secretary called the name of Frederick P. Glazier, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name John E. Coolidge, alternate, and there 
was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Herbert L. Chapman, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Peter Caddell, alternate, and there 
was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Smith M. Decker, delegate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of James R. Berwick, alternate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of James F. Ingraham, Jr., delegate, 
and he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Isaac Patch, delegate, and he voted 
for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Charles M. Cox, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Philip V. Mingo, alternate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Lynn M. Ranger, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting" 

The Secretary called the name of Ralph W. Reeve, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of John Read, delegate, and he voted 
for Taft 

The Secretary called the name of George S. Lovejoy, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Alfred Tewksbury, delegate, and 
he answered. "Present and not voting." 



398 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The Secretary called the name of Daniel T. Callahan, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Loyal L. Jenkins, delegate, and 
he answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Saverio R. Romano, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of H. Clifford Gallagher, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Guy A. Ham, delegate, and he 
voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Grafton D. Gushing, delegate, and 
he responded, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Martin Hays, alternate. 

MR. MARTIN HAYS, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, the preferen- 
tial vote of Massachusetts was for William Howard Taft. I cast my 
vote, in accordance, with that preference, for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of W. Prentiss Parker, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of J. Stearns Gushing, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of George L. Barnes, delegate, and 
he voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of John Westall, delegate, and he 
voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Abbott P. Smith, delegate, and he 
voted for Taft. 

The Secretary called the name of Eldon B. Keith, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of William A. Nye, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

The Secretary called the name of Warren A Swift, delegate, and he 
answered, "Present and not voting." 

The Secretary called the name of Lyman P. Thomas, alternate, and 
there was no response. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, is my appeal now in 
order? 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN It is not, until the conclusion of the 
roll call. The Chair will direct that the votes of alternates be recorded 
separately from those of delegates, in order that if the Convention 
differs from the Chair upon the appeal, the result of the Massachusetts 
poll may be announced upon the vote of delegates only; while if the 
Convention agrees with the Chair upon the appeal, the result may be 
announced so as to include the votes of alternates. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 



399 



The result of the vote of Massachusetts was announced: Taft 20 
(delegates 17, alternates 3), present and not voting 21 (delegates 18, 
alternates 3), as follows: 



II 



Delegates. 

Charles S. Baxter .... 
George W. Coleman . . . 

Frederick Fosdick 

Albert Bushnell Hart. . . 
Octave A. LaRiviere . . . 

James P. Magens 

Arthur L. Nason 

Alvin G. Weeks 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Cummings C. Chesney 

Eugene B. Blake . . . 
2 Embury P. Clark . . . 

William H. Feiker . . 
3 Matthew J. Whittall . 

Lawrence F. Kilty . . 
4 John M. Keyes. . . . 

Frederick P. Glazier . 
S Herbert L. Chapman . 

Smith M. Decker . . . 
6 James F. Ingraham, Jr. 

Isaac Patch 

7 Charles M. Cox . . . .' 

Lynn M. Ranger . . . 
8 John Read 

George S. Love joy . . 
9 Alfred Tewksbury . . 

Loyal L. Jenkins . . . 
10 H. Clifford Gallagher . 

Guy A. Ham 

1 1 Grafton D. Cashing . . 

W. Prentiss Parker . . 
1 2 J. Stearns Cushing . . 

George L. Barnes . . . 
13 John Westall 

Abbott P. Smith . . . 
14 Eldon B. Keith .... 

Warren A. Swift . . . 



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Alternates. 

John D. Long 

Benjamin H. Anthony . 

Frank Vogel 

Joseph Monette .... 
Charles H. Innes . . . 
Walter Ballantyne . . . 
Isaac L. Roberts .... 
Ernest G. Adams . . . 



Charles H. Cutting. . 
Frank H. Metcalf. . . . 
J. Clarence Hill. . . . 
David F. Dillon .... 
Thomas F. McGauley. . 
William A. L. Bazeley . 
Harrie C. Hunter . . . 
John E. Coolidge. . . . 

Peter Caddell 

James R. Berwick . . . 
William W. Coolidge. 
Alfred E. Lunt . . . . 
Philip V. Mingo .... 
Ralph W. Reeve. . . . 

Wilton B. Fay 

William F. Davis . . . 
Daniel T. Callaghan . . 
Saverio R. Romano . . 
Frank B. Crane. . . . 
William E. Hingston. . 

Martin Hays 

Charles H. Diggs. . . 
Louis E. Flye. .... 
Wendell Williams. . . 
James Whitehead . . . 
Charles T. Smith . . . 
William A. Nye . . . . 
Lyman P. Thomas . . 



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The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll 

MR. RICHMOND PEARSON, of North Carolina (when the State of 



400 

North Carolina was called). Mt. Chairman, one or more of the 
delegates from North Carolina are absent. I am not prepared to say 
whether their alternates are here. It would be better to call the roll of 
the State, but I desire to say that the absent ones have requested me to 
state that they would act with the majority if present. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. Did the gentleman announce the vote 
of North Carolina? 

MR. PEARSON, of North Carolina. The vote as cast in a poll which 
was taken of the delegation, not to be recorded here, was 1 for Mr. Taft 
and 23 not voting. In behalf of those 23 I desire to say that they wish 
to be recorded "as present and not voting." 

The vote of North Carolina was announced : 1 Taft, 1 Roosevelt, 22 
present and not voting. 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 

MR. THOMAS McCusKER, of Oregon (when the State of Oregon was 
called). The Oregon delegates were instructed by the State law how to 
vote. We have been instructed to vote for Mr. Roosevelt. Two of our 
delegates, who were instructed for Mr Roosevelt and who are Roosevelt 
men, decline to vote. The other eight, who are loyal to their districts 
at home, vote for Mr. Roosevelt, 8 votes. 

MR. DANIEL BOYD, of Oregon. I challenge the vote of Oregon and 
call for a poll. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of Oregon being challenged, 
the roll of the State will be called. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of delegates from the State 
of Oregon. 

MR CHARLES W. ACKERSON, of Oregon (when his name was called). 
Mr. Chairman, I refuse to vote where the cards are stacked. 

The Oregon delegation having been polled, the result was announced, 
Roosevelt 8, present and not voting 2, as follows : 

Present and 
Delegates. Roosevelt. Not Voting. 

Charles \V. Ackerson . . i 

Daniel Boyd .... 
Fred S. Bynon . . . 
Homer C. Campbell . 
Charles H. Carey . . 
Henry Waldo Coe . . 

D. D. Hail 

Thomas McCusker. . 

J. N. Smith 

A. V. Swift. 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 401 

The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll. 

The vote of South Carolina was announced, Taft 16, present and 
not voting 1, absent 1. 

MR. C. P. T WHITE, of South Carolina. I challenge the vote of 
South Carolina. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The vote of South Carolina being chal- 
lenged, the Secretary will call the roll of that State delegation. 

The Secretary called the roll of the South Carolina delegation. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN The names of the non-responding dele- 
gates will be called, and if there is no response their alternates will be 
called. 

The name of W. T. Andrews, delegate, was again called, and there 
was no response. 

The name of A. S. Johnson, alternate, was called, and there was no 
response. 

The name of J E. Wilson, delegate, was called and he answered, 
"Present and not voting." 

The name of E. J. Sawyer, alternate, was called and there was no 
response. 

The result of the vote of South Carolina was announced, Taft 16, 
present and not voting 1, absent 1, as follows : 

Present and 
Delegates. Taft. Not Voting. Absent. 

Joseph W. Tolbert i 

J. Duncan Adams i 

J. R. Levy (By T. A. Williams, alternate) i 

W. T. Andrews _ 

DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

i Thomas L. Grant i 

Aaron P. Prioleati i 

2 W. D. Ramey i 

W. S. Dixson i 

3 Ernest F. Cochran i 

R. R. Tolbert, Jr i 

4 Thomas Brier i 

Frank J. Young i 

5 John F. Jones i 

C. P. T. White i 

6 J. E. Wilson 

J. A. Baxter T 

7 Alonzo D. Webster t 

J. H. Goodwyn t 



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The Secretary resumed the calling of the roll of States, etc. 
MR. WILLIAM P. HUBBARD, of West Virginia (when West Virginia 
was called). Mr. Chairman, the sixteen delegates and the sixteen alter- 



402 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS Ot THE 

nates from West Virginia are all present, and each and every one of 
them declines to vote. 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the calling of the roll. 

MR. FOSDICK, of Massachusetts. On behalf of Massachusetts I with- 
draw its appeal from the decision of the Chair entered during the roll 
call 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The appeal having been withdrawn, the 
result of the vote will be announced. 

The Secretary having resumed and concluded the roll call of States, 
etc., the result was announced, as follows: Taft 561, Roosevelt 107, 
LaFollette 41, Cummins 17, Hughes 2, present and not voting 344, absent 
6, as follows: 

N 

^ . as 5 a (4 1 1 

* *> * ~ * ! sT 

States, Territories and $ ; b| | "XT s Sj "5 S 

Delegate Districts. | U (! * I * I 

Alabama 24 22 . . . . . . . . a 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas 18 17 .. .. .. i 

California 26 a . . . . . . . . 34 

Colorado 12 12 

Connecticut 14 14 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida 12 13 

Georgia 28 28 

Idaho 8 i .. .. 7 

Illinois 58 2 53 . . . . . . i t 

Indiana 30 20 3 .. .. .. 7 

Iowa 26 16 .. .. 10 

Kansas 20 2 . . . . . . . . jg 

Kentucky 26 24 2 

Louisiana 20 20 

Maine 12 .. \\ \ a 

Maryland 16 i 9 .. ,. p> s 'j 

Massachusetts 36 20 21 

Michigan 3O 2O 9 T 

Minnesota 24 . . _ _ 24 



Mississippi 20 



'7 3 



Missouri 35 

Montana g g 

Nebraska 16 .. 2 i 4 

Nevada 6 5 

New Hampshire 8 3 

New Jersey 28 . . 2 '. '. 2 6 

New Mexico g 7 , 

New York 9 o 76 g " 6 

North Carolina 24 i i a3 

North Dakota. 10 io 

Ohio 4 g i 4 .'.' '' 

Oklahoma 2O 4 f 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 403 



2 . . . s -S 

a; 2 i tt) 2 a .? 

h. < -Si $ H * $ * 

States, Territories and $*. ^ "itc2^ 

Delegate Districts. .3 ($5 

Oregon 10 . . 8 . . . . * 

Pennsylvania 76 9 * * & 2 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 16 . .. .. i 

South Dakota 10 . . s S 

Tennessee 24 23 i 

Texas 40 3^ 8 

Utah 8 8 

Vermont 8 6 .. .. .. .. 2 

Virginia 24 22 . . . . . . i 

Washington 14 '4 

West Virginia 16 .. .. 16 

Wisconsin 26 . . . . 26 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Columbia .... 2 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands 2 2 

Poito Rico 2 2 



155 56i 107 41 17 2 349 6 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. William Howard Taft faaving received 
a majority of the votes to which the Convention is entitled, is declared 
to be the nominee of the Convention for President of the United States. 
(Applause.) 

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN The Secretary will call the roll for 
the presentation of candidates for Vice-President 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States, etc. 

MR. POPE M. LONG, of Alabama (when Alabama was called). Ala- 
bama yields to New York. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair recognizes Mr. Jacob Vari- 
Vechten Olcott, of New York. 

NOMINATING SPEECH OF MR. JACOB VAN VECHTEN OLCOTT. 

MR. JOHN VANVECHTEN OLCOTT, of New York. Mr. Chairman and 
gentlemen of the Convention: On behalf of the New York delegation 
I wish to present its candidate for the Vice-Presidential nomination. He 
is well known to most of you. In every position which he has filled, 
whether as mayor of his own city, or in the House of Representatives 
for twenty years, or as Vice-President for four years, he has made 
good. (Applause.) Considering the lateness of the hour, it seems 



404 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

unnecessary to say more. On behalf of New York, we place in nom- 
ination for Vice-President James Schoolcraft Sherman, of New York. 
(Applause.) 

MR. HARRY M. DAUGHERTY, of Ohio. Mr. Chairman, on behalf of 
fourteen delegates from Ohio, I second the nomination of Mr. Sherman. 
(Applause.) 

The Secretary resumed and concluded the roll call of States, etc 
MR. FERNANDO \V. HARTFORD, of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, 
New Hampshire moves the renomination of Vice-President Sherman 
bj- acclamation. 

VOTE FOR CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Secretary will call the roll for the 
selection of a candidate for nominee of this Convention for Vice-Presi- 
dent of the United States. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of States. 

MR. CHARLES S. DENEEN, of Illinois (when Illinois was called). 
Mr. Chairman, Illinois votes 9 for Sherman, 49 not voting or absent. 

MR. WILLIAM J. COOKE, of Illinois. Mr. Chairman, I challenge the 
vote of Illinois and ask for a roll call. 

The Secretary proceeded to call the roll of the Illinois delegation. 

MR. R. R. McCoRMiCK (when his name was called). Mr. Chair- 
man. I vote for Howard F. Gillette. 

The Secretary having resumed and concluded the roll call of the 
Illinois delegation, the vote was announced: Sherman, 9; Gillette, 1; 
present hut not voting. 17 : absent. 31, as follows : 



Delegates. 
Charles S. Deneen 
Roy O. West 
B. A. Eckhart 
Chauncey Dcwey 
L. Y. Sherman 
Robert D. Clark 
L. L. Emmerson 
W. A. Rosenfield 



DISTRICTS. Delegates. 

1 Francis P. Brady 

Martin B. Madden 

2 John J. Hanberg 

Isaac N. Powell 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 405 

ILLINOIS. Continued. 



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Delegates. -3 | 

3 William H. Weber 

Charles W. Vail 

4 Thomas J. Healy 

A'lbert C. Heiser i 

5 Charles J. Happell i 

William J. Cooke i 

6 Homer K. Galpin i 

Allen S. Ray i 

7 Abel Davis 

D. A. Campbell 

S John F. Devine 

Isidore H. Himes 

9 Fred W. Upham i 

R. R. McCormick i 

10 James Pease 

John E. Wilder i 

1 1 Ira C. Copley . . i 

John Lambert 

12 Fred. E. Sterling . . . . ; 

H. W. Johnson 

13 James A. Cowley 

J. T. Williams i 

14 Frank G. Allen 

William J. Graham . . i 

1 5 Harry E. Brown . . i 

Clarence E. Sniveley 

16 Edward N. Woodruff 

Cairo A. Trimble 

17 G. J. Johnson 

Frank B. Stitt i 

i& John L. Hamilton . . i 

Len Small i 

19 W. L. Shellabarger 

Elim J. Hawbaker . . . . i 

20 J. A. Glenn 

W. W. Watson 

ai Logan Hay . . i 

William H. Provine . . i 

2 Edward E. Miller 

Henry J. Schmidt 

23 William F. Bundy 

Aden Knoph 

24 Randolph Smith i 

James B. Barker 

15 Philip H. Eisenmayer 

Walter Wood . i 



406 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The Secretary having resumed and concluded the calling of the roll 
of States, etc, the result was announced: Sherman, 596; Borah, 21; 
Merriam, 20; Hadley, 14; Beveridge, 2; Gillette, 1; present and not 
voting, 352; absent, 72, as follows: 



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States, Territories and ^ ^ ^g^go% 

Delegate Districts. | * | 5 * 

Alabama 24 22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Arizona 6 6 

Arkansas 18 18 

California 26 2 . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Colorado 12 12 

Connecticut 14 14 

Delaware 6 6 

Florida 12 12 

Georgia 28 28 

Idaho 8 8 

Illinois 58 9 .. .. .. .. I 17 31 

Indiana 30 21 .. .. a .. .. ^ 

Iowa 26 16 10 

Kansas 20 2 . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Kentucky 26 26 . . . . . . . . 

Louisiana 20 20 

Maine 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 

Maryland 16 8 .. .. 3 S 

Massachusetts 36 15 .. .. 3 .. .. 4 14 

Michigan 30 20 3 . . I . . . . 6 

Minnesota 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Mississippi 20 17 .. .. .. .. .. 3 

Missouri 36 20 .. .. .. .. .. 16 .. 

Montana 8 8 

Nebraska 16 .. .. .. .. a .. 14 

Nevada 6 6 

New Hampshire 8 8 

New Jersey 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

New Mexico 8 8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 

New York 90 87 .. . . 3 

North Carolina 24 6 . . . . . . . . . . i 17 

North Dakota 10 10 

Ohio 48 14 34 

Oklahoma 20 4 . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Oregon 10 .. 8 .. a 

Pennsylvania 76 la . . . . . . . . . . 63 i 

Rhode Island 10 10 

South Carolina 18 15 . . . . . . . . . . 3 

South Dakota. to 10 

Tennessee 34 33 . . ., . . . . . . j 

Texas 40 31 .. .. 8 x 

Utah 8 8 

Vermont 8 6 a 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 407 



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States, Territories and 5 v 2 & 2 !s $ 

Delegate Districts. g. ^(S^^^Si^ 

Virginia 24 22 . . . ' . . \ I 

Washington 14 14 

West Virginia 16 16 

Wisconsin 26 . . . . ao . . . . . . 4 

Wyoming 6 6 

Alaska 2 2 

District of Columbia .... z 2 

Hawaii 6 6 

Philippine Islands z 2 

Porto Rico 2 2 .. .. 



1550 595 21 20 14 2 I 352 72 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. James Schoolcraft Sherman having 
received a majority of the votes to which the' Convention is entitled, is 
declared to be the nominee of the Convention for Vice-President of the 
United States. (Applause.) 

CHAIRMEN OF NOTIFICATION COMMITTEES. 

MR. JOHN WANAMAKER, of Pennsylvania, offered the following res-, 
olution, which was read and agreed to : 

"Resolved, That the Permanent Chairman of this Convention, Hon. 
Elihu Root, of New York, be appointed chairman of the committee to 
notify Hon. William H. Taft of his nomination for President, and that 
Hon. Thomas H. Devine, of Colorado, be appointed chairman of the 
committee to notify Hon. James S. Sherman of his nomination for 
Vice-President" 

MISSOURI'S VOTE ON PLATFORM. 

MR. WALTER S. DICKEY, of Missouri. Mr. Chairman, I rise to ask 
that a correction be made in the vote of the State of Missouri on the 
adoption of the platform. In the absence of Governor Hadley, the 
entire delegation was voted "Yea" on that question, and he has called 
our attention to it since. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The gentleman is too late. 

PUBLICATION OF CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS. 

MR. HENRY BLUN, of Georgia, offered the following resolution, 
which was read and agreed to: 



408 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

"Resolved, That the Secretary of this Convention is hereby directed 
to prepare and publish a full and complete report of the official pro- 
ceedings of this Convention, under the direction of the National Com- 
mittee, co-operating with the local committee." 

VACANCIES IN REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. 

MR. JAMES A. HEMENWAY, of Indiana, offered the following resolu- 
tion, which was read and agreed to : 

''Resolved, That the National Republican Committee be and it is 
hereby authorized and empowered to fill all vacancies in its membership 
in whatever manner occurring, and the Republican National Committee 
shall have power to declare vacant the seat of any member who refuses 
to support the nominees of this Republican National Convention as- 
sembled at Chicago in June, 1912." 

VACANCIES IN NOMINATIONS. 

MR. FRED. W. ESTABROOK; of New Hampshire, offered the follow- 
ing resolution which was read and agreed to: 

"Resolved, That the National Republican Committee be and it is 
hereby authorized and empowered to fill all vacancies which may oc- 
cur by reason of death, declination or otherwise, in the ticket nomin- 
ated by this convention, or may in its judgment call a National Con- 
vention for said purpose. 

NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN FOR OKLAHOMA. 

MR. JOSEPH A. GILL, of Oklahoma. Mr. Chairman, I desire to 
offer the following as a recommendation for member of the National 
Committee from Oklahoma : 

"We hereby recommend for the position of National Committeeman 
for the State of Oklahoma Hon. James A. Harris, of Wagoner, Okla- 
homa." 

This is signed by four members of the Committee. The other 
sixteen members of the Oklahoma delegation are present, and, as I 
understand it, desire to vote upon the election of a committeeman, and 
I ask that the roll be called. 

MR. A. E. PERRY, of Oklahoma. Mr Chairman, we have already 
voted and have elected Mr. George C. Priestly. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. There being two nominations for 
member of the National Committee for the State of Oklahoma, it is 
manifestly impracticable at this hour and in the present condition of 
the business of the Convention to determine the question. The Chair 
will entertain a motion to refer the question as between the two nom- 
inees to the new National Committee, which will meet at 10 o'clock 
to-morrow morning. 

MR. NEWELL SANDERS, of Tennessee. Mr. Chairman, I move to 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 409 

refer the question, with power to act upon it, to the National Commit- 
tee, which will meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. 
The motion was agreed to. 

COMMITTEES TO NOTIFY NOMINEES. 

The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. The Chair requests the chairman of 
each delegation to submit in writing the name of its member of the 
committee to notify Hon. William H. Taft of his nomination for Pres- 
ident, and also the name of its member of the committee to notify Hon. 
James S. Sherman of his nomination for Vice-President. 

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. 

Alabama - v>. D. Street 

Arizona J. Lorenzo Hubbell 

Arkansas . C. E. Speer 

California ... 

Colorado Simeon Guggenheim 

Connecticut Frank B. Weeks 

Delaware George W. Marshall 

Florida H. Schubh 

Georgia M. B. Morton 

Idaho Evan Evans 

Illinois Martin B. Madden 

Indiana Edward E. Toner 

Iowa Luther A. Brewer 

Kansas John M. Landon 

Kentucky R. C. Stoll 

Louisiana Reuben H. Brown 

Maine Edward M. Lawrence 

Maryland Adrian Posey 

Massachusetts 

Michigan John Wallace 

Minnesota Moses E. Clapp 

Mississippi E. H. McKissack 

Missouri Homer B. Mann 

Montana A. J. Wilcomb 

Nebraska Xathan Merrian 

Nevada R. B. Govan 

New Hampshire Charles M. Floyd 

New Jersey 

New Mexico J. M. Cunningham 

New York Otto T. Bannard 

North Carolina Z. V. \Valser 

North Dakota J. H. Cooper 

Ohio J. W. Conger 

Oklahoma Alvah McDonald 

Oregon Henry Waldo Coe 

Pennsylvania Hugh Bloch 

Rhode Island R. L. Beeckman 

South Carolina J. E. Wilson 

South Dakota G. C. Redfield 

Tennessee . . Tohn W. Overall 



410 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. Continued. 

Texas .................... Eugene Marshall 

Utah ..................... Reed Smoot 

Vermont ................... 

Virginia .................... R. A. Fulyiler 

Washington ................. William Jones 

West Virginia ...... * ...... ... Meredith J. Sims 

Wisconsin ................... Alvin P. Kletzsch 

Wyoming .................. John Martin 

Alaska ..................... Jafet Lindberg 

District of Columbia ............ Aaron Bradshaw 

Hawaii .................... 

Philippine Islands ............. Thomas L. Hartigan 

Porto Rico ................. Mateo Fajardo 

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. 

Alabama ................... W. G. Mason 

Arizona .................... J. C. Adams 

Arkansas ................... C. M. Wade 

California .................. 

Colorado ................... Jeff Farr 

Connecticut ................. Frank C. Woodruff 

Delaware ................... S. S. Penniwell 

Florida .................... Z. T. Beilby 

Georgia ................... j. E. Peterson 

Idaho .................... Evan Evans 

Illinois .................... E. J. Hawbraker 

Indiana .................... Enos H. Porter 

Iowa ..................... Henry G. Brown 

Kansas .................... Norman Hay 

Kentucky .................. L . w . Bethurem 

Louisiana ................... D . A- Lines 

Maine .................... Frank M. Law 

Maryland ................... Theodore P. Weif 

Massachusetts ................ 

Michigan ................... John Haggerty 

Minnesota .................. Stanley Washburn 

Mississippi .................. J. M. Shumpert 

Missouri ................... J. C. Moore 

M ntana ................... George C Clay 

Nebraska ................... G. W. Neill 

Nevada .................... M. S. Badt 

New Hampshire ............... Orton R Brown 

New Jersey ................. 

New Mexico .............. .' .' W. D. Murray 

^ Y " rk I. ................. W. S. DoolMe 

NS ? f v ^ ............... Isaac M " Mee "ns 

North Dakota ................ L B G 

OhlO .... V r 

........ Kin & Thompson 



w IT -,r tr 
...... W. E. McKeand 

: : :::::: ....... r r do , Coe 

.. T , . ....... George Davidson 

Rhode Island ....... TJ TT T /^ , , 

.R. H. I. Goddard, J r . 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 411 

COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY CANDIDATE FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. Continued. 

South Carolina A. D. Webster 

South Dakota William Williamson 

Tennessee J. W. Ross 

Texas J. H. Hawley 

Utah George Sutherland 

Vermont 

Virginia John Paul 

Washington Hugh Eldridge 

West Virginia Walter S. Sugden 

Wisconsin Theodore Kronshage 

Wyoming C. E. Carpenter 

Alaska W. B. Hoggatt 

District of Columbia W. Calvin Chase 

Hawaii 

Philippine Islands John M. Switzer 

Porto Rico Sosthenes Behn 

THANKS TO CONVENTION OFFICERS. 

MR. HERBERT PARSONS, of New York, offered the following resolu- 
tion, which was read and agreed to: 

"Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are tendered to the 
Temporary and Permanent Chairman, the Secretary and his assistants, 
the Sergeant-at-Arms and his deputies, the parliamentarians, the reading 
and tally clerks, the official reporter, and the messengers." 

THANKS TO CITIZENS OF CHICAGO, ETC. 

MR. WILLIAM G. Dows, of Iowa, offered the following resolution, 
which was read and agreed to : 

"Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are hereby tendered 
to Fred W. Upham, chairman of the Chicago Committee on Arrange- 
ments, the members of the Sub-Committee of the National Committee, 
and the citizens of Chicago for the hospitable and perfect provisions 
made for the sessions of the Convention and the entertainment of dele- 
gates, alternates and visitors." 

FINAL ADJOURNMENT. 

MR. FRED W. ESTABROOK, of New Hampshire. Mr. Chairman, I 
move that the Convention adjourn without day. 

The motion was agreed to; and (at 10 o'clock and 29 minutes P. M.) 
the Convention adjourned without day. 

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITEE. 

July 9th, 1912 Charles D. Hilles, of Dobbs Ferry, New York, elected 
Chairman, and James B. Reynolds, of Boston, Mass., Secretary. Subse- 
quently George R. Sheldon, of New York City, was selected as Treasurer; 
and the committee met in New York City, and as now constituted is M 
follows : 



412 FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. 



STATE. NAME P. O. ADDRESS. 

Alabama PRELATE D. BARKER Mobile. 

Alaska WILLIAM S. BAYLISS Juneau. 

Arizona RALPH H. CAMERON Grand Canyon. 

Arkansas POWELL CLAYTON Washington, D. C. 

California 

Colorado SIMON GUGGENHEIM Denver. 

Connecticut CHARLES F. BROOKER Ansonia. 

Delaware COLEMAN DU PONT Wilmington. 

District of Columbia CHAPIN BROWN Washington. 

Florida HENRY S. CHUBB Gainesville. 

Georgia HENRY S. JACKSON Atlanta. 

Hawaii CHARLES A. RICE Honolulu. 

Idaho JOHN W. HART Menan. 

Illinois ROY O. WEST Chicago. 

Indiana JAMES P. GOODRICH Indianapolis. 

Iowa JOHN T. ADAMS Dubuque. 

Kansas F. S. STANLEY Wichita. 

Kentucky JOHN W. McCULLOCH Owensboro. 

Louisiana VICTOR LOISEL New Orleans. 

Maine FREDERICK HALE Portland. 

Maryland WILLIAM P. JACKSON Salisbury. 

Massachusetts W. MURRAY CRAN E Dalton. 

Michigan CHARLES B. WARREN Detroit. 

Minnesota E. B. HAWKINS Duluth. 

Mississippi L. B. MOSELEY Jackson. 

Missouri THOMAS K. NEIDRINGHAUS. . St. Louis. 

Montana THOMAS A. MARLO W Helena. 

Nebraska R. B. HOWELL Omaha. 

Nevada H. B. MAXSON Reno. 

New Hampshire FRED W. ESTABROOK Nashua. 

New Jersey FRANKLIN MURPHY Newark. 

New Mexico CHARLES A. SPIESS Las Vegas. 

New York WILLIAM BARNES, JR Albany. 

North Carolina E. C. DUNCAN Raleigh. 

North Dakota THOMAS E. MARSHALL Oakes. 

Ohio SHERMAN GRANGER Zanesville. 

Oklahoma J. A. HARRIS Wagoner. 

Oregon RALPH E. WILLIAMS Dallas. 

Pennsylvania HENRY G. WASSON Pittsburgh. 

Philippines H. B. McCOY Manila. 

Porto Rico S. BEHN San Juan. 

Rhode Island WILLIAM P. SHEFFIELD Newport. 

South Carolina JOSEPH W. TOLBERT Greenwood. 

South Dakota THOMAS THORSON Canton. 

Tennessee NEWELL SANDERS Chattanooga. 

Texas H. F. MacGREGOR Houston. 

Utah REED SMOOT Provo. 

Vermont JOHN L. LEWIS North Troy. 

Virginia ALVAH H. MARTIN Norfolk. 

Washington S. A. PERKINS Tacoma. 

West Virginia 

Wisconsin ALFRED T. ROGERS Madison. 

Wyoming GEORGE T. PEXTON Kvanston. 



Official Notification of Candidates 



ADDRESS OF SENATOR ROOT OF NEW YORK 

Notifying President Taft of his Nomination 
for the Presidency 

WASHINGTON, D. C, AUG. 1, 1912. 

Mr. Root said : MR. PRESIDENT, the Committee of Notification, here 
present, has the honor to advise you formally that on the 22d day of June, 
last, you were regularly and duly nominated by the National Convention 
of the Republican party to be the Republican candidate for President for 
the term beginning March 4th, 1913. 

For the second time in the history of the Republican party, a part 
of the delegates have refused to be bound by the action of the Con- 
vention. Now, as on the former occasion, the irreconcileable minority 
declares its intention to support either your Democratic opponent, or a 
third candidate. The reason assigned for this course is dissatisfaction 
with the decision of certain contests in the making up of the Temporary 
Roll of the Convention. These contests were decided by the tribunal 
upon which the law that has governed the Republican party for more 
than forty years imposed the duty of deciding such contests. So long 
as those decisions were made honestly and in good faith all persons 
were bound to accept them as conclusive in the making up of the Tem- 
porary Roll of the Convention, and neither in the facts and arguments 
produced before the National Committee, the Committee on Credentials, 
and the Convention itself, nor otherwise, does there appear just ground 
for impeaching the honesty and good faith of the Committee's decisions. 
Both the making up of the Temporary Roll, and the rights accorded to 
the persons upon that roll, whose seats were contested, were in accord- 
ance with the long-established and unquestioned rules of law governing 
the party, and founded upon justice and commonsense. Your title to 
the nomination is as clear and unimpeachable as the title of any candi- 
date of any party since political conventions began. 

Your selection has a broader basis than a mere expression of choice 
between different party leaders representing the same ideas. You have 
been nominated because you stand pre-eminently for certain fixed and 

413 



414 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

essential principles which the Republican party maintains. You believe 
in preserving the constitutional government of the United States. You 
believe in the rule of law rather than the rule of men. You realize 
that the only safety for nations, as for individuals, is to establish and 
abide by declared principles of action. You are in sympathy with the 
great practical rules of right conduct that the American people have set 
up for their own guidance and self-restraint in the limitations of the 
Constitution the limitations upon governmental and official power essen- 
tial to the preservation of liberty and justice. You know that to sweep 
away these wise rules of self-restraint would not be progress but deca- 
dence. You know that the great declarations of principle in our Con- 
stitution cannot be made an effectual guide to conduct in any other 
way than by judicial judgment upon attempts to violate them; and you 
maintain the independence, dignity and authority of the Courts of the 
United States. You are for progress along all the lines of national 
development, but for progress which still preserves the good we already 
have and holds fast to those essential elements of American institutions 
which have made our country prosperous and great and free. You 
represent the spirit of kindly consideration by every American citizen 
towards all his fellows, respect for the right of adverse opinion, peace- 
able methods of settling differences the spirit and method which make 
ordered and peaceful self-government possible, as distinguished from 
intolerance and hatred and violence. 

In respect of all these things, our country is threatened from many 
sides. It is your high privilege to be the standard-bearer for the cause 
in which you believe; and in that cause of peace and justice and liberty 
the millions of your countrymen who believe as you do will stand with 
you, and the great party which was born in the struggle for constitu- 
tional freedom will support you. 



PRESIDENT TAFT'S REPLY. 

MR. ROOT AND CHAIRMEN OF THE NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE: 

I accept the nomination which you tender. I do so with profound 
gratitude to the Republican Party, which has thus honored me twice. I 
accept it as an approval of what I have done under its mandate, and 
as an expression of confidence that in a second administration I will 
serve the public well. The issue presented to the Convention, over 
which your Chairman presided with such a just and even hand, made a 
crisis in the party's life. A faction sought to force the party to violate 
a valuable and time-honored national tradition by entrusting the power 
of the Presidency for more than two terms to one man, and that man, 
one whose recently avowed political views would have committed the 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 415 

party to radical proposals involving dangerous changes in our present 
constitutional form of representative government and our independent 
judiciary. 

This occasion is appropriate for the expression of profound gratitude 
at the victory for the right which was won at Chicago. By that victory, 
the Republican Party was saved for future usefulness. It has been the 
party through which substantially all the progress and development in 
our country's history in the last fifty years has been finally effected. It 
carried the country through the war which saved the Union, and through 
the greenback and silver crazes to a sound gold basis, which saved the 
country's honor and credit. It fought the Spanish war and successfully 
solved the new problems of our island possessions. It met the incidental 
evils of the enormous trade expansion and extended combinations of 
capital from 1897 until now by a successful crusade against the attempt 
of concentrated wealth to control the country's politics and its trade. 
It enacted regulatory legislation to make the railroads the servants and 
not the masters of the people. It has enforced the anti-trust laws until 
those who were not content with anything but monopolistic control of 
various branches of industry are now acquiescent in any plan which shall 
give them scope for legitimate expansion and assure them immunity 
from reckless prosecution. 

The Republican Party has been alive to the modern change in the 
view of the duty of government toward the people. Time was when 
the least government was thought the best, and the policy which left 
all to the individual, unmolested and unaided by government, was deemed 
the wisest. Now the duty of government by positive law to further 
equality of opportunity in respect of the weaker classes in their dealings 
with the stronger and more powerful is clearly recognized. It is in 
this direction that real progress toward the greater human happiness is 
being made. It has been suggested that under our Constitution, such 
tendency to so-called paternalism was impossible. Nothing is further 
from the fact. The power of the Federal Government to tax and expend 
for the general welfare has long been exercised, and the admiration one 
feels for our Constitution is increased when we perceive how readily 
that instrument lends itself to wider governmental functions in the pro- 
motion of the comfort of the people. 

The list of legislative enactments for the uplifting of those of our 
people suffering a disadvantage in their social and economic relation 
enacted by the Republican Party in this and previous administrations is 
a long one, and shows the party sensitive to the needs of the people 
under the new view of governmental responsibility. 

Thus there was the pure- food law and the meat-inspection law to 
hold those who dealt with the food of millions to a strict accountability 
for its healthful condition. 



416 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

The frightful loss of life and limb to railway employees in times 
past has now been greatly reduced by statutes requiring safety appli- 
ances and proper inspection, of which two important ones were passed 
in this administration. 

The dreadful mining disasters in which thousands of miners met 
their death have led to a Federal mining bureau and generous appro- 
priations to further discovery of methods of reducing explosions and 
other dangers in mining. 

The statistics as to infant mortality and as to the too early employ- 
ment of children in factories have prompted the creation of a children's 
bureau, by which the whole public can be made aware of actual condi- 
tions in the States and the best methods of reforming them for the 
saving and betterment of the coming generation. 

The passage of time has brought the burdens and helplessness of 
old age to many of those veterans of the Civil War who exposed their 
lives in the supreme struggle to save the Nation, and, recognizing this, 
Congress has added to previous provision which patriotic gratitude had 
prompted, a substantial allowance, which may be properly characterized 
as an old men's pension. 

By the white-slave act we have sought to save unfortunates from 
their own degradation, and have forbidden the use of interstate com- 
merce in promoting vice. 

In the making of the contract of employment between a railway 
employee and the company, the two do not stand on an equality, and 
the terms of the contract which the common law implied were unfair 
to the employee. Congress, in the exercise of its control over interstate 
commerce, has re-formed the contract to be implied and has made it 
more favorable to the employee. Indeed, a more radical bill, which I 
fully approve, has passed the Senate and is now pending in the House 
which requires interstate railways in effect to insure the lives of their 
employees and to make provision for prompt settlement of the amount 
due under the law after death or injury has occurred. 

By the railroad legislation of this administration, shippers have 
been placed much nearer an equality with the railroads whose lines they 
use, than ever before. Rates can not be increased except after the 
Interstate Commerce Commission shall hold the increase reasonable. 
Orders against railways which under previous acts might be stayed by 
judicial injunction that involved a delay of two years can now be 
examined and finally passed on by the Commerce Court in about six 
months. Patrons of express, telegraph, and telephone companies may 
now secure reasonable rates by complaint to the commission. 

Many millions are spent annually by the Agricultural Department 
to investigate the best methods of treating the soil and carrying on agri- 
culture and to publish the results. We are now looking into the ques- 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 417 

tion of the best system for securing such credit for the farmer at rea- 
sonable rates as will enable him better to equip his farm and to follow 
the rules of good farming, which we must encourage. Our platform, I 
am glad to say, specifies this is a reform to which the party is pledged. 
The necessity for stimulating greater production of foodstuffs per acre 
becomes imperative as the vacant lands available for the extension of 
acreage are filling ^up and the supply of foodstuffs as compared with 
the demand is growing less each year. 

Congress has sought to encourage the movement toward eight hours 
a day for all manual labor by the recent enactment of a new law on the 
subject more stringent in its provisions, regarding works on government 
contracts. 

One of the great defects in our present system of government is the 
delay and expense of litigation, which of course works against the poor 
litigant. The Supreme Court is now engaged in a revision of the equity 
rules to minimize delay and expense as to half our Federal litigation. 
The workmen's compensation act will relieve our courts of law of a 
very heavy part of the present dockets on the law side of the court 
and give the court more opportunity to speed the remaining causes. 
The last Congress codified the Federal court provisions, and we may 
look for, and should insist upon, a reform in the law procedure so as 
to promote dispatch of business and reduction in costs. 

We have adopted in this administration, after very considerable 
opposition, the postal savings banks, which work directly on the promo- 
tion of thrift among the people. By reason of the payment of only 2 
per cent, interest on deposits, they do not compete with the savings 
banks. But they do attract those who fear banks and are unwilling to 
trust their funds except to a governmental agency. Experience, how- 
ever, leads depositors to a knowledge of the importance of interest, and 
then seeking a higher rate, they transfer their accounts to the savings 
banks. In this way the savings-bank deposits, instead of being reduced, 
are increased, and there is thus available a much larger fund for gen- 
eral investment. 

For some years the administration has been recommending the 
parcels post, and now I am glad to say a measure will probably be 
adopted by Congress authorizing the government to avail itself of the 
existing machinery of the Post Office Department to carry parcels at a 
reasonably low rate, so that the communication between the city and 
the country in ordinary merchandise will be proportionately as low 
priced and as prompt as the newspaper and letter delivery through the 
post offices now. This must contribute greatly to reducing the cost and 
increasing the comfort of living. 

We are considering the changing needs of the people in the dispo- 
sition of our public lands and their conservation. As those lands owned 



418 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

by the government and useful for agricultural purposes which remain 
are as a whole less desirable as homesteads than those which have been 
already settled, it has been properly thought wise to reduce the time for 
perfecting a homestead claim from five years to three, and this whether 
on land within the rain area or in those arid tracts within the reclama- 
tion districts. 

Again, a bill has passed the Senate and is likely, to pass the House 
which will not compel the settlers on reclamation lands to wait ten years 
and until full payment of what they owe the government before they 
receive a title, but which gives a title after three years with a first gov- 
ernment lien. 

On the other hand, the withdrawal of coal lands, phosphate lands, 
and oil lands and water-power sites is still maintained until Congress 
shall provide, on the principles of proper conservation, a system of dis- 
position which will attract capital on the one hand and retain sufficient 
control by the government on the other to prevent the evil of concen- 
trating absolute ownership in a few persons of those sources for the 
production of necessities. 

POPULAR UNREST. 

In the work of rousing the people to the danger that threatened our 
civilization from the abuses of concentrated wealth and the power it 
was likely to exercise, the public imagination was wrought upon and a 
reign of sensational journalism and unjust and unprincipled muckraking 
has followed, in which much injustice has been done to honest men. 
Demagogues have seized the opportunity further to inflame the public 
mind and have sought to turn the peculiar conditions to their advantage. 

We are living in an age in which by exaggeration of the defects of 
our present conditions, by false charges of responsibility for it against 
individuals and classes, by holding up to the feverish imagination of the 
less fortunate and the discontented the possibilities of a millennium, a 
condition of popular unrest has been produced. New parties are being 
formed, with the proposed purpose of satisfying this unrest by promising 
a panacea. In so far as inequality of condition can be lessened and 
equality of opportunity can be promoted by improvement of our edu- 
cational system, the betterment of the laws to insure the quick adminis- 
tration of justice, and by the prevention of the acquisition of privilege 
without just compensation, in so far as the adoption of the legislation 
above recited and laws of a similar character may aid the less fortunate 
in their struggle with the hardships of life, all are in sympathy with a 
continued effort to remedy injustice and to aid the weak, and I venture 
to say that there is no national administration in which more real steps 
of such progress have been taken than in the present one. But in so far 
as the propaganda for the satisfaction of unrest involves the promise of 



FIFTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 419 

a millennium, a condition in which the rich are to be made reasonably 
poor and the poor reasonably rich by law, we are chasing a phantom ; 
we are holding out to those whose unrest we fear a prospect and a 
dream, a vision of the impossible. 

In the ultimate analysis, I fear, the equal opportunity which is 
sought by many of those who proclaim the coming of so-called social 
justice involves a forced division of property, and that means socialism. 
In the abuses of the last two decades it is true that ill-gotten wealth 
has been concentrated in some undeserving hands, and if it were possible 
to redistribute it on any equitable principle to those from whom it was 
taken without adequate or proper compensation, it would be a good 
result to bring about. But this is obviously impossible and impracticable. 
All that can be done is to treat this as one incidental evil of a great 
expansive movement in the material progress of the world and to make 
sure that there will be no recurrence of such evil. In this regard we 
have made great progress and reform, as in respect to secret rebates in 
railways, the improper conferring of public franchises, and the im- 
munity of monopolizing trusts and combinations. The misfortunes of 
ordinary business, the division of the estates of wealthy men at their 
death, the chances of speculation which undue good fortune seems 
often to stimulate, operating as causes through a generation, will do 
much to divide up such large fortunes. It is far better to await the 
diminution of this evil by natural causes than to attempt what would 
soon take on the aspect of confiscation or to abolish the principle and 
institution of private property and to change to socialism. Socialism 
involves the taking away of the motive for acquisition, saving, energy, 
and enterprise, and a futile attempt by committees to apportion the 
rewards due for productive labor. It means stagnation and retrogres- 
sion. It destroys the mainspring of human action that has carried the 
world on and upward for 2,000 years. 

I do not say that the two gentlemen who now lead, one the Demo- 
cratic party and the other the former Republicans who have left their 
party, in their attacks upon existing conditions, and in their attempt to 
satisfy the popular unrest by promises of remedies, are consciously em- 
bracing socialism. The truth is that they do not offer any definite legis- 
lation or policy by which the happy conditions they promise are to be 
brought about, but if their promises mean anything, they lead directly 
toward the appropriation of what belongs to one man, to another. The 
truth is, my friends, both those who have left the Republican party 
under the inspiration of their present leader, and our old opponents, the 
Democrats, under their candidate, are going in a direction they do not 
definitely know, toward an end they can not definitely describe, with 
but one chief and clear object, and that is of acquiring power for their 
party by popular support through the promise of a change for the better. 



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What they clamor for is a change. They ask for a change in govern- 
ment so that the government may be restored to the people, as if this 
had not been a people's government since the beginning of the Con- 
stitution. I have the fullest sympathy with every reform in govern- 
mental and election machinery which shall facilitate the expression of 
the popular will as the short ballot and the reduction in the number of 
elective offices to make it possible. But these gentlemen propose to 
reform the government, whose present defects, if any, are due to the 
failure of the people to devote as much time as is necessary to their 
political duties, by requiring a political activity by the people three times 
that which thus far the people have been willing to assume; and thus 
their remedies, instead of exciting the people to further interest and 
activity in the government, will tire them into such an indifference as 
still further to remand control of public affairs to a minority. 

But after we have changed all the governmental machinery so as to 
permit instantaneous expression of the people in constitutional amend- 
ments, in statutes, and in recall of public agents, what then? Votes are 
not bread, constitutional amendments are not work, referendums do not 
pay rent or furnish houses, recalls do not furnish clothing, initiatives do 
not supply employment or relieve inequalities of condition or of oppor- 
tunity. We still ought to have set before us the definite plans to bring 
on complete equality of opportunity and to abolish hardship and evil for 
humanity. We listen for them in vain. 

Instead of giving us the benefit of any specific remedies for the 
hardships and evils of society they point out, they follow their urgent 
appeals for closer association of the people in legislation by an attempt 
to cultivate the hostility of the people to the courts and to represent 
that they are in some form upholding injustice and are obstructing the 
popular will. Attempts are made to take away all those safeguards for 
maintaining the independence of the judiciary which are so carefully 
framed in our Constitution. These attempts find expression in the 
policy, on the one hand, of the recall of judges, a system under which a 
judge whose decision in one case may temporarily displease the electorate 
is to be deprived at once of his office by a popular vote, a pernicious 
system embodied in the Arizona constitution and which the Democrats 
of the House and Senate refused to condemn as the initial policy of a 
new State. The same spirit manifested itself in the vote by Demo- 
cratic Senators on the proposition, first, to abolish the Commerce Court, 
and, second, to abolish judges by mere act of repeal, although under 
the Constitution their terms are for life, on no ground except that they 
did not like some of the court's recent decisions. Another form of 
hostility to the judiciary is shown in the grotesque proposition by the 
leader of the former Republicans who have left their party, for a recall 
of decisions, so that a decision on a point of constitutional law, having 



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been rendered by the highest court capable of rendering it, shall then 
be submitted to popular vote to determine whether it ought to be sus- 
tained. Again, the Democratic party in Congress and convention shows 
its desire to weaken the courts by forbidding the use of the writ of 
injunction to protect a lawful business against the destructive effect of 
a secondary boycott and by interposing a jury in contempt proceedings 
brought to enforce the court's order and decrees. These provisions 
are really class legislation designed to secure immunity for lawlessness 
in labor disputes on the part of the laborers, but operating much more 
widely to paralyze the arm of the court in cases which do not involve 
labor disputes at all. The hostility to the judiciary and the measures to 
take away its power and its independence constitute the chief definite 
policy that can be fairly attributed to that class of statesmen and re- 
formers whose control the Republican party escaped at Chicago and to 
whom the Democratic party yielded at Baltimore. 

The Republican party stands for none of these innovations. It 
refuses to make changes simply for the purpose of making a change, 
and cultivating popular hope that in the change something beneficial, 
undefined, will take place. It does not believe that human nature has 
changed. It still believes it is possible in this world that the fruits of 
energy, courage, enterprise, attention to duty, hard work, thrift, provi- 
dence, restraint of appetite and of passions will continue to have their 
reward under our present system, and that laziness, lack of attention, 
lack of industry, the yielding to appetite and passion, carelessness, dis- 
honesty, and disloyalty will ultimately find their own punishment in the 
world here. We do not deny that there are exceptions, and that seeming 
fortune follows wickedness and misfortune virtue, but, on the whole, we 
are optimists and believe that the rule is the other way. We do not 
know any way to avoid human injustice but to perfect our laws for 
administering justice, to develop the morality of the individual, to give 
direct supervision and aid to those who are, or are likely to be, op- 
pressed, and to give as full scope as possible to individual effort and its 
rewards. Wherever we can see that a statute which does not deprive 
any person or class of what is his is going to help many people, we are 
in favor of it. We favor the greatest good to the greatest number, but 
we do not believe that this can be accomplished by minimizing the re- 
wards of individual effort, or by infringing or destroying the right of 
property, which, next to the right of liberty, has been and is the greatest 
civilizing institution in history. In other words, the Republican party 
believes in progress along the lines upon which we have attained prog- 
ress already. We do not believe that we can reach a millennium by a 
sudden change in all our existing institutions. We believe that we have 
made progress from the beginning until now, and that the progress is 
to continue into the far future ; that it is reasonable progress that ex- 



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perience has shown to be really useful and helpful, and from which there 
is no reaction to something worse. 

The Republican party stands for the Constitution as it is, with such 
amendments adopted according to its provisions as new conditions 
thoroughly understood may require. We believe that it has stood the 
test of time, and that there have been disclosed really no serious defects 
in its operation. 

It is said this is not an issue in the campaign. It seems to me it is 
the supreme issue. The Democratic party and the former Republicans 
who have left their party are neither of them to be trusted on this sub- 
ject, as I have shown. The Republican party is the nucleus of that 
public opinion which favors constant progress and development along 
safe and sane lines and under the Constitution as we have had it for 
more than one hundred years, and which believes in the maintenance of 
an independent judiciary as the keystone of our liberties and the balance 
wheel by which the whole governmental machinery is kept within the 
original plan. 

WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS DONE. 

The normal and logical question which ought to be asked and an- 
swered in determining whether an administration should be continued 
in power is, How has the government been administered? Has it been 
economical and efficient? Has it aided or obstructed business prosperity? 
Has it made for progress in bettering the condition of the people and 
especially of the wage earner? Ought its general policies to approve 
themselves to the people? 

During this administration we have given special attention to the 
machinery of government with a view to increasing its efficiency and 
reducing its cost. For twenty years there has been a continuous expan- 
sion in every direction of the governmental functions and a necessary 
increase in the civil and military servants by which these functions are 
performed. The expenditures of the government have normally in- 
creased from year to year on an average of nearly 4 per cent. There 
never has been a systematic investigation and reorganization of this gov- 
ernmental structure with a view to eliminating duplications, to uniting 
bureaus where union is possible and more effective, and to making the 
whole organization more compact and its parts more closely co-ordi- 
nated. As a beginning, we examined closely the estimates. These, un- 
less watched, grow from year to year under the natural tendency of the 
bureau chiefs. The first estimates which were presented to us we cut 
some $50,000,000, and this policy we have maintained through the admin- 
istration and have prevented the normal annual increase in government 
expenditures, so the result is that the deficit of $58,735,000, which we 



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found on the 1st of July, 1909, was changed on the 1st of July, 1910, by 
increase of the revenues under the Payne law, including the corporation 
tax, to a surplus of $15,806,000; on July 1, 1911, to a surplus of 
$47,234,000, and on July 1, 1912, to a surplus of $36,336,000. The ex- 
penditures for 1909 were $662,324,000; for 1910, $659,705,000; for 1911, 
$654,138,000, and for 1912, $654,804,000. These figures of surplus and 
expenditure do not include any receipts or expenditures on account of 
the Panama Canal. 

I secured an appropriation for the appointment of an Economy and 
Efficiency Commission, consisting of the ablest experts in the country, 
and they have been working for two years on the question of how the 
government departments may be reorganized and what changes can be 
made with a view to giving it greater effectiveness for governmental 
purposes on the one hand and securing this at considerably less cost on 
the other. I have transmitted to Congress from time to time the rec- 
ommendations of this commission, and while they can not all be adopted 
at one session, and while their recommendations have not been rounded 
and complete because of the necessity for taking greater time, I think 
that the Democratic Appropriations Committee of the House has be- 
come convinced that we are on the right road and that substantial re- 
form may be effected through the adoption of most of the plans recom- 
mended by this commission. 

PANAMA CANAL. 

For the benefit of our own people and of the world, we have carried 
on the work of the Panama Canal so that we can now look forward 
with confidence to its completion within eighteen months. The work 
has been a remarkable one, and has involved the expenditure of $30,000,- 
000 to $40,000,000 annually for a series of years, and yet it has been 
attended with no scandal, and with a development of such engineering 
and medical skill and ingenuity as to command the admiration of ths 
world and to bring the highest credit to our Corps of Army Engineers 
and our Army Medical Corps. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS. 

In our foreign relations we have maintained peace everywhere and 
sought to promote its continuance and permanence. 

We have renewed the Japanese treaty for twelve more years and 
have avoided certain difficulties that were supposed to be insuperable as 
between the two countries by an arrangement which satisfies both. 

We negotiated certain broad treaties for the promotion of universal 
arbitration which, if they had been ratified, would have greatly contrib- 



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uted toward perfecting machinery for securing general peace. These 
the Democratic minority of the Senate not being willing to concur in, 
withheld the necessary two-thirds vote, and amended the treaties in 
such a way as to make it doubtful whether they are worth preserving. 
In China we have exercised a beneficial influence as one of the 
powers interested in aiding that great country in its forward movement 
and in its efforts to establish and maintain popular government. In order 
that our influence might be useful, we have acted with the other great 
powers, and we have exercised our influence effectively toward the 
strengthening of the popular movement and giving the Republic gov- 
ernmental stability. We have lent our good offices in the negotiation of 
a loan essential to the continuance of the Republic and which we hope 
that China will accept under such conditions of supervision as are ade- 
quate to the security of the lenders and at the same time will be of 
great assistance to those in whose behalf the loan is made, the people of 
China. 

Our Mexican neighbor on the south has been disturbed by two revo- 
lutions, and these have necessarily brought a strain upon our relations 
because of the losses sustained by American citizens, both in property 
and in life, due to the lawlessness which could not be prevented under 
conditions of civil war. The pressure for intervention at times has been 
great, and grounds upon which, it is said, we might have intervened 
have been urged upon us, but this administration has been conscious that 
one hostile step in intervention and the passing of the border by one 
regiment of troops would mean war with Mexico, the expenditure of 
hundreds of millions of dollars, the loss of thousands of lives in thr 
tranquillization of that country, with all the subsequent problems that 
would arise as to its disposition after we found ourselves in complete 
armed possession. 

In order to avoid the plain consequences, it seemed the course of 
patriotism and of wisdom to subject ourselves and our citizens to some 
degree of suffering and inconvenience and to pass over with a strong 
protest and a claim for damages even those injuries inflicted on our 
peaceful citizens in our own territory along the border by flying bullets 
in engagements between the governmental and the revolutionary forces 
on the Mexican side. It is easy to arouse popular indignation over an 
instance of this character. It is easy to take advantage of it for the 
purpose of justifying aggressive action, and it is easy to cultivate politi- 
cal support and popularity by a warlike and truculent policy, but with 
the familiarity that we have had in the carrying on of such a war in 
the Philippines and in Cuba, no one with a sense of responsibility to 
the American people would involve them in the almost unending burden 
and thankless task of enforcing peace upon these 15,000,000 ef people 
fighting among themselves, when they would necessarily all turn against 



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us at the first manifestation of our purpose to intervene. I am very 
sure that the course of self-restraint that the administration has pur- 
sued in respect to Mexico will vindicate itself in the pages of history. 

I am hopeful that the present government is now rapidly subduing 
the insurrection and that we may look for tranquillity near at hand. The 
demonstration of force which I felt compelled to make in the early part 
of the disturbance, by the mobilization of some 15,000 or 20,000 troops 
in Texas, and holding maneuvers there, had a good and direct effect 
and, as our ambassador and consuls report, secured much increased re- 
spect for American and other foreign property in the disturbances that 
followed. Similar questions have arisen in Cuba, but we have been able 
to avoid intervention, and to aid and encourage that young Republic by 
suggestion and advice. 

I am glad to believe that we have had more peace in the Central 
American Republics because of our attention to their needs and our 
activity in mediating between them than ever before in the history of 
those Republics. 

THE NAVY. 

The dignity and effectiveness of the government of the United 
States, together with its responsibility for the protection of Hawaii, 
Porto Rico, Alaska, Panama, and the Philippines, as well as for the 
maintenance of the Monroe doctrine, require the maintenance of an 
Army and Navy We can not properly reduce either below its present 
effective size. The plan for the maintenance of the Navy in proportion 
to the growth of other navies of the world calls for the construction 
of two new battleships each year. The Republican party has felt the 
responsibility and voted the ships. The Democratic party, in House 
caucus, repudiates any obligation to meet this national need. 

THE PHILIPPINES. 

The Philippines have had popular government and much pros- 
perity during this administration in view of the free trade which they 
have enjoyed under the Payne bill. The continuance of the same policy 
with respect to the Philippines will make the prosperity of those islands 
greater and greater and will gradually fit their people for self-govern- 
ment, and nothing will prevent such results except the ill-advised policy 
proposed by the Democratic party of holding before the Philippine 
people independence as a prospect of the immediate future. 

OUR FOREIGN TRADE. 

During this administration everything that has been possible has 
been done to increase our foreign trade, and under the Payne bill the 



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maximum and minimum clause furnished the opportunity for removing 
discriminations in that trade, so that the statistics show that our exports 
and imports reached for the year ending July 1, 1912, a higher figure 
than ever before in the history of the country. Our imports for the 
last fiscal year, ending July 1, 1912, amounted to $1,653,426,174, and our 
exports to $2,049,320,199, or a total of $3,857,648,262. If there were 
added to this the business done with Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the 
Philippines, the sum total of our foreign trade would considerably ex- 
ceed $4,000,000,000. The excess of our exports over imports is $550,795,- 
914. Manufactures exported during the year 1912 exceed $1,000,000,000 
and surpass the previous record. These figures seem to show that the 
business is large enough to produce prosperity, and the fact is that it 
has done so. 

PROTECTIVE TARIFF. 

The platform of 1908 promised, on behalf of the Republican party, 
to do certain things. One was that the tariff would be revised at an 
extra session. An extra session was called and the tariff was revised. 
The platform did not say in specific words that the revision would be 
generally downward, but I construed it to mean that. During the 
pendency of the bill and after it was passed, it was subjected to the 
most vicious misrepresentation. It was said to be a bill to increase the 
tariff rather than to reduce it. The law has been in force now since 
August, 1909, a period of about 35 months. We are able to judge from 
its operation how far the statement is true that it did reduce duties. 

It has vindicated itself. Under its operation, prosperity has been 
gradually restored since the panic of 1907. There have been no disas- 
trous failures and no disastrous strikes. The percentage of reduction 
below the Dingley bill is shown in the larger free list and in the lower 
percentage of the tariff collected on the total value of the goods im- 
ported. The figures show that under the Dingley bill, which was in 
force 144 months, the average per cent, of the imports that came in 
free was in value 44.3 per cent, of the total importations, and that under 
the Payne bill, which has been in force 35 months, the average per cent, 
in value of the imports which have come in free amounts to 51.2 per 
cent, of the total; that the average ad valorem of the duties on dutiable 
goods under the 12 years of the Dingley bill was 45.8 per cent., while 
under the 35 months of the Payne bill this was 41.2 per cent, and that 
the average ad valorem of duties on all the imports under the Dingley 
bill was 25.5 per cent, while under the Payne bill it was 20.1 per cent 
In other words, considering only reduction on dutiable goods, the re- 
duction in duties from the Dingley bill to the Payne bill was 10 per cent, 
and considering reductions on all imports, it amounted to 21 per cent. 



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Under the provisions of the Payne bill I was able to appoint a 
Tariff Board to make investigations into each schedule with a view to 
determining the cost of production here and the cost of production 
abroad of the articles named in the schedule, in order to enable Con- 
gress in adjusting this schedule to know what rate of duty was neces- 
sary to prevent a destructive competition from European countries and 
the closing up of our mills and other sources of production. We are 
living on an economic basis established on principles of protection. A 
large part of our products are dependent for existence upon a rate 
of duty sufficient to save the producer from foreign competition which 
would make the continuance of his business impossible. In making the 
Payne bill Congress did not have the advantage of the report of 
the Tariff Board showing the exact facts. If it had, the bill would 
have been constructed on a better basis, but we now have had the 
Tariff Board working and it has made a report on the production of 
wool and the manufacture of woolens in this country and in all 
the countries abroad, and has given similar data as to the manufacture 
of cotton. If the Republican Party had control of the House of Repre- 
sentatives, there would be no difficulty now in passing a woolen bill 
such as indeed as has been presented by the Republicans in Congress, 
reducing the duty on wool and on woolens to such a degree as not to 
include more than enough to enable the wool industry and the woolen 
industry to live and produce a reasonable profit. The same thing could 
be done with respect to the cotton industry. On the other hand, our 
opponents, the Democrats, presented to me for my signature a woolen 
bill and a cotton bill, both of which if allowed to become laws, as the 
reports of the Tariff Board show, would have made such a radical cut 
in the rates on many woolen and cotton manufactures as seriously to 
interfere with those industries in this country. This would have forced 
a transfer of the manufacture to England and Germany and other for- 
eign countries. 

THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS. 

If the result of the election were to put the Democrats completely in 
control of all branches of the Government, then we should look for the 
reduction of duties upon all those articles the manufacture of which 
need protection, and may anticipate a serious injury to a large part of 
our manufacturing industry. We would not have to wait for actual 
legislation on this subject; the very prospect of Democratic success when 
its policy toward our great protected industries became understood would 
postpone indefinitely the coming of prosperity and tend to give us 
a recurrence of the hard times that we had in the decade between 1890 
and 1897. The Democratic platform declares protection to be unconsti- 
tutional, although it has been the motive and purpose of most tariff 



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bills since 1879, and thus indicates as clearly as possible the intention to 
depart from a protective policy at once. It is true the Democratic plat- 
form says that the change to the policy of a revenue tariff is to be made 
in such a way as not to injure industry. This is utterly impossible when 
we are on a protective basis ; and it is conclusively shown to be so by 
the necessary effect of bills already introduced and passed by the Demo- 
cratic House for the purpose of making strides toward a revenue tariff. 
It is now more than 15 years since the people of this country have 
had an experience in such a change as that which the coming in of 
the Democratic Party would involve. It ought to be brought home to the 
people as cleary as possible that a change of economic policy, such as that 
which is deliberately proposed in the Democratic platform, would halt 
many of our manufacturing enterprises and throw many wage earners 
out of employment, would injure much the home markets which the 
farmers now enjoy for their products, and produce a condition of suffer- 
ing among the people that no reforming legislation could neutralize or 
mitigate. 

THE HIGH COST OF LIVING AND THE PAYNE LAW. 

The statement has been widely circulated and has received consider- 
able support from political opponents, that the tariff act of 1909 is a 
chief factor in creating the high cost of living. This is not true. A 
careful investigation will show that the phenomenon of increased prices 
and cost of living is world-wide in its extent and quite as much in 
evidence in other countries of advanced civilization and progressive ten- 
dencies as in our own. Bitter complaints of the burden of increased 
prices and cost of living have been made not only in this country, but 
even in countries of Asia and Africa. Disorder and even riots have 
occurred in several European cities because of the unprecedented cost of 
food products. In our own country, changes have been manifested with- 
out regard to lower or higher duties in the tariff act of 1909. Indeed, 
the most notable increase in prices has been in the case of products where 
no duties are imposed, and in some instances in which they were dimin- 
ished or removed by the recent tariff act. 

It is difficult to understand how any legislation or promise in a politi- 
cal platform can remedy this universal condition. I have recommended 
the creation of a commission to study this subject and to report upon all 
possible methods for alleviating the hardship of which the people com- 
plain, but great economic tendencies, notable among which are the prac- 
tically universal movement from the country to the city and the increased 
supply of gold have been the most potent factors in causing high prices. 
These facts every careful student of the situation must admit. 



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EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE TARIFF RATES. 

There is one respect in which high tariff rates may make for ex- 
orbitant prices. If the rate is higher than the difference between the 
cost of production here and abroad, then it tempts the manufacturers 
of this country to secure monopoly of the industry and to increase 
prices as far as the excessive tariff will permit. The danger may be 
avoided in two ways: First, by carefully adjusting the tariff on articles 
needing protection so that the manufacturer secures only enough protec- 
tion to pay the scale of high wages which obtains and ought to obtain 
in this country and secure a reasonable profit from the business. This 
may be done by the continuance of the Tariff Board's investigation into 
the facts, which will enable Congress and the people to know what the 
tariff as to each schedule ought to be. The American public may rest 
assured that should the Republican Party be restored to power in all 
legislative branches, all the schedules in the present tariff of which com- 
plaint is made will be subjected to investigation and report without delay 
which may be necessary to square the rates with the facts. 

The other method of avoiding danger of excessive prices from ex- 
cessive duties is to enforce the antitrust laws against those who combine 
to take advantage of the excessive tariff rates. This brings me to the 
discussion of the Sherman Act. 

ANTI-TRUST LAW. 

The antitrust law was passed to provide against the organization 
and maintenance of .combinations for the manufacture and sale of 
commodities, which through restraint of trade, either by contract and 
agreement or by various methods of unfair competition, should suppress 
competition, establish monopoly, and control prices. The measure has 
been on the statute book since 1890, and many times under construction 
by the courts, but not until the litigation against the Standard Oil 
Company and against the American Tobacco Company reached the Su- 
preme Court did the statute receive an authoritative construction which is 
workable and intelligible. 

NEW CONSTRUCTIVE LEGISLATION. 

It would aid the business public if specific acts of unfair trade which 
characterize the establishment of unlawful monopolies should . be de- 
nounced as misdemeanors for the purpose, first, of making plainer to 
the public what must be avoided, and, second, for the purpose of 
punishing such acts by summary procedure without the necessity for 
the formidable array of witnesses and the lengthy trials essential to 
establish a general conspiracy under the present act. But there is great 



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need for other constructive legislation of a helpful kind. Combination of 
capital in great enterprises should be encouraged, if within the law, 
for everyone must recognize that progress in modern business is by 
effective combination of the means of production to the point of greatest 
economy. It should be our purpose, therefore, to put large interstate 
business enterprises acting within the law on a basis of security by offer- 
ing them a Federal corporation law under which they may voluntarily 
incorporate. Such an act is not an easy one to draw in detail, but 
its general outlines are clearly defined by the two objects of such a law. 
One is to secure for the public, through competent Government agency, 
such a close supervision and regulation of the business transactions of 
the corporation as to preclude a violation of the antitrust and other laws 
to which the business of the corporation must square, and the other is to 
furnish to business, thus incorporated and lawfully conducted, the pro- 
tection and security which it must enjoy under such a Federal charter. 
With the faculties conferred by such a charter, corporations could do 
business in all the States without complying with conflicting exac- 
tions of State legislatures, and could be sure of uniform taxation, i. e., 
uniform with that imposed by the State on State corporations in the 
same business. 

OPPOSED TO PROPOSED DRASTIC AMENDMENTS. 

I am not in sympathy with the purpose to make the antitrust law 
more drastic by such a provision as is proposed by the Democratic 
majority of the investigating committee of the House, for imposing a 
rule as to burden of proof upon defendants under antitrust prosecu- 
tions different from that which defendants in other prosecutions enjoy. 
This can not be suggested by any difficulty found in proving to the 
courts the illegality of such combinations when the illegality exists. I 
challenge the production of a single record in any case in which an 
objectionable combination has escaped a decree against it because of any 
favorable rule as to the burden of proof. It is true that many defend- 
ants in criminal cases have escaped by a failure of the jury to convict, 
but that arises from the reluctance and refusal of jurors to find ver- 
dicts upon which men are likely to be sent to the penitentiary for pur- 
suing a course of business competition which the ordinary man did not 
regard as immoral or criminal before the passage of the act. 

CONSISTENJ COURSE IN PROSECUTION OF THE LAW. 

I think I may affirm without contradiction that the prosecution of 
all persons reported to the Department of Justice to have violated the 
antitrust law has been carried on in this administration without fear or 



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favor, and that everyone who has violated it, no matter how promi- 
nent or how great his influence, has been brought before the bar of the 
court either in civil or criminal suit to answer the charge. 

It is the custom of those who find it to their political interest to 
do so to sneer at, as innocuous, the decrees against the American 
Tobacco Company and against the Standard Oil Company, and the ad- 
ministration is condemned in the Democratic platform for consenting 
to a compromise in the Standard Oil case. There was no compromise. 
The Standard Oil decree was entered by the circuit court, and then 
by the Supreme Court, on the prayer of the Government contained in 
the original bill filed in a previous administration. The decree in the 
Tobacco case was reached after a full discussion and entered by the 
circuit court, consisting of four circuit judges, as a proper decree, and 
the Government refused to appeal from it because it did not feel that 
it had grounds upon which to base such an appeal. Both decrees are 
working well. Both decrees have introduced competition, the one into 
branches of the tobacco business and the other into branches of the 
oil business. They have not reintroduced ruinous competition, but they 
have affected certain prices in such a way as to show the presence of 
real competition. The division of the two trusts by the decrees into 
several companies was not expected to show immediate radical change 
in the business. It may take some years to show all the benefits of the 
dissolution, but the limitations of the decrees in those two cases are so 
specific as to make altogether impossible a resumption of the old combi- 
nation against which the decrees were entered. Even if experience shall 
show the decrees to be inadequate, full opportunity in future litigation 
will be afforded to supply the defects. 

The contest has been a long one. For years the rule laid down in 
the statute was ignored and laughed at, but the power of courts of 
justice pursuing quietly the law and enforcing it whenever opportunity 
arose has finally convinced the business public that the antitrust law 
means something, and that the policy of the administration in enforcing 
it means something. A number of these combinations illegally organized 
and maintained are now coming forward admitting their illegality and 
seeking a decree of dissolution, injunction, and settlement. They are 
quite prepared to square with that policy, provided it be definitely under- 
stood that it be impartially enforced and that security shall attend com- 
pliance with the law. My belief is that these decrees mark the beginning 
of a new era in industrial development; that what the great corporations 
of the country now desire is not what they manifestly did 20 years ago, 
to-wit, to obtain a monopoly in each business, but it is to maintain a large 
enough plant to secure the greatest economy in production on the one 
hand and to avoid the danger of the threats of persecution and dis- 
turbance of their business on the other. It will be the work of the 



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highest statesmanship to secure these ends, and the Republican Party if 
given the power will accomplish it. 

CONCLUSION. 

I have thus outlined, Mr. Root and gentlemen, what I consider to 
be the chief issues of this campaign. There are others of importance, 
but time does not permit me to discuss them. In accordance with the 
usual custom I reserve the opportunity to supplement these remarks in a 
letter to be addressed to you at a later date when the alignments of the 
campaign may require further discussion. 

For the present it is sufficient for me to say that it is greatly in 
the interest of the people to maintain the solidarity of the Republican 
Party for future usefulness and to continue it and its policies in con- 
trol of the destinies of the Nation. I can not think that the American 
people, after the, scrutiny and education of a three-months' campaign, 
during which they will be able to see through the fog of misrepre- 
sentation and demagogery, will fail to recognize that the two great 
issues which are here presented to them are, first, whether we shall 
retain, on a sound and permanent basis, our popular constitutional rep- 
resentative form of government, with the independence of the judiciary 
as necessary to the preservation of those liberties that are the inheritance 
of centuries, and, second, whether we shall welcome prosperity which 
is just at our door by maintaining our present economic business basis 
and by the encouragement of business expansion and progress through 
legitimate use of capital. 

I know that in this wide country there are many who call them- 
selves Democrats, who view, with the same aversion that we Republi- 
cans do, the radical propositions of change in our form of Government 
that are recklessly advanced to satisfy what is supposed to be popular 
clamor. They are men who revere the Constitution and the institutions 
of their Government with all the love and respect that we could possibly 
have, men who deprecate disturbance in business conditions, and are 
yearning for that quiet from demagogic agitation which is essential to 
the enjoyment by the whole people of the great prosperity which the 
good crops and the present conditions ought to bring to us. To them 
I appeal, as to all Republicans, to join us in an earnest effort to avert 
the political and economic revolution and business paralysis which Re- 
publican defeat will bring about. Such misfortune will fall most heavily 
on the wage earner. May we not hope that he will see what his real 
interest is, will understand the shallowness of attacks upon existing 
institutions and deceitful promises of undefined benefit by undefined 
changes ? 

May we not hope that the great majority of voters will be able 
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of promise; that they may be able to see that those who would delib- 
erately stir up discontent and create hostility toward those who are 
conducting legitimate business enterprises, and who represent the busi- 
ness progress of the country, are sowing dragons' teeth? Who are the 
people? They are not alone the unfortunate and the weak; they are 
the weak and the strong, the poor and the rich, and the many who are 
neither, the wage earner and the capitalist, the farmer and the profes- 
sional man, the merchant and the manufacturer, the storekeeper and the 
clerk, the railroad manager and the employee they all make up the 
people and they all contribute to the running of the Government, and 
they have not any of them given into the hands of anyone the mandate 
to speak for them as peculiarly the people's representative. Especially 
does not he represent them who, assuming that the people are only 
the discontented, would stir them up against the remainder of those whose 
Government alike this is. In other campaigns before this, the American 
people have been confused and misled and diverted from the truth and 
from a clear perception of their welfare by specious appeals to their 
prejudices and their' misunderstanding, but the clarifying effect of a 
campaign of education, the pricking of the bubbles of demagogic promise 
which the discussions of a campaign made possible, have brought the 
people to a clear perception of their own interests and to a rejection of 
the injurious nostrums that in the beginning of the campaign, it was 
then feared, they might embrace and adopt. So may we not expect in 
the issues which are now before us that the ballots cast in November 
shall show a prevailing majority in favor of sound progress, great pros- 
perity upon a protection basis, and under true constitutional representative 
rule by the people? 



ADDRESS OF THE HON. GEORGE SUTHERLAND, 

OF UTAH. 

Notifying Vice-President Sherman of the Nomination 
for the Vice-Presidency. 

UTICA, N. Y., AUG. 21, 1912. 

Hon. George Sutherland, Chairman of the Notification Committee, 
then made the official address of notification. From the outset to the 
close, his remarks were frequently interrupted with hearty applause. He 
said: 

"It has seldom fallen to me to perform a duty in which my sense of 
personal pleasure and my judgment have coincided in such equal propor- 
tions. The many years of my association with you in the House of Rep- 
resentatives and in the Senate, qualify me to say that if the people of this 
country have not lost their ability to appreciate faithful, conscientious 
and unselfish public service, your re-election may be predicted with con- 
fident assurance. You have presided over the deliberations of the Senate 
with such fairness, courtesy, ability and constant devotion to duty, as to 
win the uniform and unanimous commendation of the entire membership 
of that body. 

"The Vice-President should always be selected with the possibility in 
mind of his being called upon to assume the larger duties of the Presi- 
dency, and I but give expression to the opinions of all those who know 
you best when I say that if that contingency would fall into hands fully 
capable of bearing the new and increased responsibilities. 

ATTACKS PROGRESSIVES. 

"We shall have arrayed against us in the coming campaign our 
ancient and hereditary enemy, the Democratic party. In addition we shall 
be called upon to contend with some former associates who have con- 
cluded to abandon their amiable custom of firing upon the flag they have 
been following, in order that they may engage in the more honorable, 
but no more effectual, occupation of assaulting it from the front. For 
the next few months our ears are to be filled with the voice of the mal- 
content, strident and many-keyed, calling upon the people to forsake the 
tried and beaten paths of constitutional government along which they 
have walked with sure feet for more than a century, and enter upon a 
personally conducted pilgrimage through the political wilderness to a 
promised land as shadowy and unsubstantial as a desert mirage. 

"The advance agents of this delirious excursion tarried a few days 
ago at Chicago, long enough to pool their individual grievances, visions 

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and vagaries, in a bewildering farrago of impractical political nostrums, 
such as never before has been collected at one time outside the violent 
wards of a madhouse. And thus the so-called Progressive party was 
born, its sole excuse for existence being the unfounded claim that its 
nominee for the Presidency was defeated for a like nomination by stolen 
votes at the Republican Convention. 

A RECKLESS CLAIM. 

"I cannot, of course, take the time to discuss this claim in detail and 
point out its utter and reckless falsity. The overwhelming majority of 
the National Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the Tribunal of 
Ultimate Appeal, the Convention itself, after the most thorough and 
patient consideration, decided, and fairly decided, against this contention. 
Of the delegates elected for Mr. Taft, 238 were contested. Of these con- 
tests 164 were rejected as wholly without merit, Mr. Roosevelt's own 
friends of the National Committee joining in the decision. Mr. Roose- 
velt himself, although acquiescing in the filing of contests against 24 Ala- 
bama delegates, openly stated, after the National Committee had unani- 
mously seated 22 of them, that he had only counted on two delegates for 
himself, and exhibited a list in which 22 were conceded to President 
Taft. Why were these 22 and the remainder of the 164 confessedly 
frivolous contests instituted? 

"The Washington Times, a Munsey newspaper, and an ardent sup- 
porter of Mr. Roosevelt, ingenuously furnished the explanation, namely 
and I quote the exact statement : 

" 'For psychological effect, as a move in practical politics, it was 
necessary for the Roosevelt people to start contests in these early Taft 
selections, in order that a tabulation of delegate strength could be put out 
that would show Roosevelt holding a good hand.' 

FRAUDULENT CONTESTS. 

"Larceny for 'psychological effect' is something quite new in the 
history of penology. In other words, more than two-thirds of all the 
contests which were instituted were known to be fraudulent from the 
beginning. Though instituted for 'psychological effect,' they were ap- 
parently continued before the Natioonal Committee for more practical 
reasons. It is difficult to imagine a more indecent attempt to dishonestly 
deprive duly elected delegates of their seats and secure unelected Roose- 
velt delegates in their places. In view of this conceded attempt to steal 
164 of the delegates, it might not be unreasonable to require some- 
thing more than the mere assertion of the unsuccessful free-booter to 
demonstrate the merit of the remaining 74 contests. 

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accept the testimony of a buccaneering psychologist who confesses to an 
attempt to purloin the larger portion of an honest man's property, as 
conclusive evidence of the psychologist's title to the remainder of the 
honest man's possessions. 

ROOSEVELT THE WHOLE SHOW. 

"There never has been in all history a more unique convention than 
that of the Progressive party at Chicago. Heretofore, when a party has 
been organized, its organizers have in advance entertained at least a 
suspicion respecting their principles ; but the delegates to this convention, 
wholly ignorant of the things for which they stood, waited, with patiently 
folded hands, the appearance of Mr. Roosevelt in the convention, to tell 
them what they believed. Upon his appearance he was received with 
reverent adoration. With a spirit of self-abnegation never witnessed since 
the charge of the light brigade at Balaklava a 'Their's not to reason 
why, their's but to do and die' sort of exaltation, led by the grand young 
man from Indiana, devout but tuneful, the assembled vassals proclaimed 
their joyous intellectual surrender to the feudal lord in the following 
hymn of driveling irresponsibility : 

Follow, Follow, 
We will follow Roosevelt, 
Anywhere, everywhere 
We will follow him. 

Follow, follow, 
We will follow Roosevelt. 
Anywhere he leads us 
We will follow on. 

All of which being chanted to the ravishing air of that stirring ditty, en- 
titled 'We don't know where we're going, but we're on the way,' wrought 
the multitude into such a state of blind and benighted idolatry that 
authentic information to the effect that the Colonel had just waylaid a 
perfectly respectable minister of the gospel and robbed him of his last 
month's donations would have brought forth enthusiastic cheers for the 
Colonel and a vote of stern condemnation for the man of God as the 
representative of a dangerous and iniquitous plutocracy. 

"In form 2,000 delegates, more or less, gathered in the coliseum; in 
reality Mr. Roosevelt met in convention at Chicago, made a confession of 
faith, gave his hand to the colored brother from the North and his foot 
to the colored brother from the South, adopted a platform, nominated him- 
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trained thimblerigger plying his vocation among the rural visitors to the 
midway plaisance. 

ISSUES OF SERIOUS MOMENT. 

"The campaign upon which we are about to enter presents issues of 
more serious moment to the American people than any they have con- 
fronted since the grave questions which immediately preceded and accom- 
panied the Civil War. The overshadowing question then was whether 
the Union, under the Constitution, could be perpetuated : that which con- 
fronts us to-day is, whether the Constitution itself, and the government 
which the Constitution established, shall be preserved a question of 
equal, if not greater gravity, since it would be of little avail to have pre- 
served the Union from the chaos of disintegration if the government of 
the Union is to be given over to the chaos of disorganization. 

"The party to which we belong, Mr. Vice-President, stands in this 
supreme contest for the independence and integrity of the judicial trib- 
unals of the land, without which the guaranty of life, liberty, and prop- 
erty would be a meaningless platitude. It stands for the settled rule of 
impersonal government, as opposed to the shifty opportunism of personal 
manipulation ; for the liberty and order of general law, as against the 
tyranny of special edicts of changing men. It plants itself upon the 
impregnable ramparts of the Constitution, and, solemnly protesting against 
any subversion of the terms of that great compact by the arrogant and 
revolutionary process of amendment by misconstruction, appeals from the 
mid-summer madness of that portion of the people which can be fooled 
all the time to the sober second thought of the great body of the Ameri- 
can electorate who will render judgment in