FIRST BLOOD TO MR. TAFT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 5

FIRST BLOOD TO MR. TAFT.

PANDEMONIUM REIGNS IN CHICAGO.

CONVENTION OPENS

NEGRO VOTE UNCERTAIN,

CHAIRMAN FLECTHD

By Telciraph—l'ress Assoi'ia'.ion-Copyright (Rec,. Jti.w- i'i, 11,1.) p.m.) . CHicano, June iP. TIIO Republican Convention \ias opened yesterday, p'm.idl -'gi:ea!t e-Npitemehty and tho first tr.irtl of-.; sti'onglii. WUvccii ■ the ' n 't mid Jioosovelt forces resulted in a victory lor mcii; i>v the., flection' oi t J'.lihii J'cot to ■tjift.cliajtaiia'iishipi , ( le Convention- .is- 'heiug: iie.ld in the Coliboiim, a>hiip: building utcd for. exhibitions, with :a. ':il6or : area..-pf' tivo ■.acrcs, and a gallery, .a.roa;"o£ lialf an .nci;c ? . 'I'.hv!. bililding was parked.with a dense crowd, an d_ it is cstiiria.tsd: that' :!4'.0()0 persbßs'' v. ere present;- Thorp -wire' pniiSo at every corner and in'cyei-y aisle, l*"°rtj- members of the National Conir nnttco were on ilie iilatfdrni, and; a fhou°'"'d jourualists.-'-'were.' seate'sl om. citlier side. - ...

. eac ' l S|4to"deiega(ipn-, arrived, ing hugo banners; and accoiiipanied by bands, it was grreted wish applau:-e and jells o'iv- .dissent;/, .tjiis, 'uproar '.iieiiiy drowned l).v tho musie. .Many Western, delegates came provided with- nicgjiphones, Mr. •.instrtilprl nfc his liotel, ' whe2;q : :lie..iiml. 'a tele-' phone to the (.'oliseinn, enablin; him peiv sonaliy to command his torecs at the Convention. : ]'i'

l)r. 31 Gavipk, - th'd; 'Jqriia'n .Catholic Bishop of Cliir.ngp,-. opcni'ii <)>p proceedings with prayer, flip .aswnibly risihe and repea tiujV . . "" Uorernor Hadifcy;' 'pf on a chair, " moved that the roll 1.0 amended by the. removal of eighty of fh» names of Mr! V aklc ? a(cs, and ;th« substitution 'Rpnsevpit'l delegates, who,' h<i. claimed, had really been elected^;:' 4

Mr. Hadley; interr'iipied by shouting froiii the-Kaliorb.,. .'' iii. \V ■JTaft's: floor .leader,' replied.

Mr. Kosew'ator, of liio Committee, rejcjclca Mr. llu.lloVi motion. Ihere were reiiewed .di-.tiirbunce? wlieii i JiUf '"en.discovered that.the I!oose- : \elt party hud vtrahsferreiiitliclr suppor!: lor the cli.airnianship;tp;@yernor ? crn >, of wffi^iaii;%eii: il jfe : nominee of Senator La!'Foiled#'s party. Mr. Elilw Boot,: oocietary of Mar, was Uic. Tait noin.ir.ee., A long series,,of ;hiimorous ;;spbephesv.on' le meiits of the rivalcar:'(li(late3v yvovo: concluded by the delei-ates. bwn- called on individually, for their vote.s. Ihe uproar ■was./renew.ed , 'as' each ques-.' tionablo v0t0... wos ' called; The • voti'i" resulted:— Z^i.!■ Mr. Elihu Root V. .">8 Governor / 'Govcrn ; ...... 7: 502;.' ■ v : -Majority 'foi; J[r;. Boot Sf, ihe «lectionVclosefc;;iji'^,paniicmriniUi^ and cheering, the bands playing .'.ihiT,i, 7 h . the din. Many.'peopltf:. thehi'ieft : thiib'i'iild-": ing. ■Jlr. Root, on iakihs tlio eiiaiiv appeaU-d C onvent ion to'.; postpone personal differences. He recited the' or Mr. Tail's administration, p.arficiilariy ' in connection wit ; h ; f lie .ti'iisf pro.sccut ion?, ■ and also declared .;that;.:': : t;lid.'^TaTfeO-'ptii-ty' was the only parly "svi!h a ccnsiructivo policy. v'

The Convention Uicii. adjoiaiifii. 1 ■'VTlia dispoMthm of .W. np:;ro-(!cii'Sii'l«s continues to be doubtful.'

the convention CAHPLT-BVGGER*- AXD c q,Ll'SIiEKKK'S. • A severe criticism, of Hie methods' hf ln-° iwl™ 11 " J'^vemivenii o ".;made J 11ofesior C.. S. I o.ts, of "V ','! p mimber of tJio . -"BUCW of lieviess." I'rofc.-sor' Poti* iji the course of-his article,■<,reniarksSthat' It is Jill extraordinary fact thai the partv conventions liaye;^reinaineilv.'%^ legal control ever :since; thoir ••estaljliish--inont three-quarters of .a century a»ci. Ic they lave throughout ..dictated to the count 1 }- whom it shni! have lor President. ilicj liavo princip.es of representation as (hey chose, to make sueU rules; of fprocedur£fts!;si?bmi «t good to the purposes of. who chanced to Me in 'control; ami to i aise enormous poses by fair means or; foul in ,d spend t lem as they pleased./without' accouiitiiijf to anyone. ■iWk' '■ '"n. i.

The first criticismylevcjed. r ta't'--ihc pre--, sent convention.- system is basod-upon'iho grossly nn!nir nu-thod ..of. representation J,?"' " so I>.T all the political parties. Alio States are. Riven representation in' tlie national conventions. ..'not according to tile party vote or* the; sentiment in the several:;Sta tos'^but; Vceording to their ...voia in the ' Electoral College-two delegates foi\.each 'elector. Ilns basis was',lnt/;iiprin v iiiy..;;th«:;4iftyJlasons in 1831 iii-;the. 'iirsji: isjitib'iia 1 :eoiimention ever held, m:d it has.not been changed from that day to this. The electoral iote is roughly proporii ona Ito -population.; but lias absolutely no rdntion to-pnriv strength. The result is that "a ' jargi> i , IVIJI1 VI JI J lavc -n. la i;vote --?iucl aVgreat' tienl of influence,, in the hatioiinl■•'cdnven>' tion ni selecting v. : the p'arl}^ but at t lie una I election,'iiti:iuay.:fgivejliihi, an insignificantly, sniaH r n>opu!av':vo.te';ohd' f°t a single '>Tiiu?,V: in the Repiil>lican ! 190S•ioxas gave ft :: thi 1* ..icoiYventjoii.. votc.s, while Imliana'; : snyQ./,iuni',tr tiiD nnal olcctioiV/cTtxtiK ? f i gav.Q\ .liini. oiuY--63,000 votes and^nb^'Votesiii" titc blcctoral CollpSe,y|?\wliiS JmliannV ."vgaye-"' linn 3-10,000 votes^awb-its^'eatiro■"■ckfe'tora'U vote.

J Uesc facts in^,-themselves;. y'pu]{l,. se?,hv! to bo stiffiyientlyf stavt ji hg.'-tO'. bi;j 11 g^aboi It. nil immediate vc?;<i;i*h I;^onieiit": : of tho convention votes. Buttthaj'^ person wlw anvthiiifr : abmit.\:pp.!jr Jij , p , on( "^ on!8 » or t li; -:a ad .'.So tit lio.iVS:' that the avorago fof? : inteliinco.• and hi'oraL character voters ! ;isi mucli higher hi Noi;! h Author South. ]n many.' 0f• : .tho; : ;.Bolitli.Qi'Ji y iStat^'s' : tho Republican party-; ys; tiH lilatlb.-. •: largely ot the political offspring" :"of' ".the .carped bngger?. Tho tliafc? tlfc jVrekiifc' plan of con von 11 oh "i; rc-j)rpsen tat ioii. .1 iipf: palv grossly DiisreprosDiitativei. /but' it, loads tlio dice if<avoniv.'oe r iifiiori\nt : '• find vicious. > Olio "woiilcU -tJniik tiiat thd: \viso and virtuous." /should'/'liavp' tlie greater weight iii 'the. : councils, of; : th;p party, but horo.\/\yo/;have .nil arrange,;-. incut by which fifty-fb](|:."p'oxor'' is lodged/ in the hands of Avovipfc"oleni'eiit fii' -ihe pnrtv. •/•'/' Bui . fomplH?:.: I he*e ignorant arid.velativoly y'i.c*io.i 1s : pjfo. HH'lits ot the party/are; U'mji/sji ;.t}ie .pin,v. chasing power of\ > ;:(h?v!V.f.l('hil ' converted into j)liant'';io.ui.s in iliV'. lifiiiils : ot a Vor in own or' ifo.'r dioihtiii^ : hts successor. A'il: of 'the •'tVl 101 icu 1»< 1 s-• V>i • post oliices and othiui l ie Southern Stale.'* KrK xlisir.il>.iite.il ' !>,\*. the State ficpublic'aji. 'nVachine., asl.tj i| a notorious fad p'atr'oiVa^i l !ms been for piu'iH).d>(>;. i'oi'". example, a lottciy-tu -a, .|iostni;• >ter i.n.jv. South-western Slafriv wrjl,te.n. by t)i;e lie-' puldican State Cliamnah. .of' Mint Si-atej wok recently ,tp. the' :|)ro«, ,'\'fi;or : calling the in. | leffed irreguliiritie.f in., fh.o c'oih'l'.hcl of hisofiice, fh-:' letter ycf.ii. \vijj: • bring a delegation' 1.0 'I lie Bt:ji.c.'.aiifl d.isf! tric( c»)uventifv.i> ; i.,ii^l;i'U(}fo:d : for* T;ii"l ivnil •Mm Kurri'. T wi,ii 7 et:' t.hal you i\'vv yoappointed." S:*ulhcrn State.? courli'tujc. ;)• nf rotten or pockot ;l>b.roT'C'h> in .fciv* h'ai'ifjs of a T'^e.Mtlo.hti iyi>t.. as/ : i;,urikl prnhbbl'y ijii.vA' '.)<• lv.rvm'ftil. nft Hw vottfn>,v. 4 .'r.m "|« ; «pt".-j away by th« Engli>h' 'Itcforffi. -Biil:-/>f : :Xe32'»•; •