THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 304, 20 June 1912, Page 5

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

' ' A SCORE FOR TAFT. THE PRESIDENTIAL VETO. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Received 19, 9.40 p.m. Chicago, June 19. Mr. Root, representing the Taft seclion, -won the chairmanship of the Convention. He was greeted with hostile cries. Large numbers of police were distributed throughout the building, and feeling ran high. ■ Mr. Root appealed for the support of President Taft on the ground that his was the only party with a constructive policy. Washington, June 19. President Taft has vetoed the Army Bill, including a provision ousting Major-General Wood from his office as Chief of Staff. "He declared that he would not permit legislation attempting, by a tacking-on process, to override , the Presidential veto. A STRIKING SPECTACLE. POLITICS GONE MAD. TAFTITES WIN THE CHAIRMANSHIP. Received 19. 11.15 p.m. Chicago, June 19. The Convention was held in the Coliseum. Fourteen hundred people were present. The building has a floor area of two acres and a gallery of half an mere, and it was crowded. Police were stationed in every corner arid every aisle.

Forty members of the committee were on the platform, and a thousand journalists on either side. As each State delegation arrived, bearing huge banners and accompanied by bands, applause and yells of dissentBrowned the music. Many Western delegates were proTided with megaphones. Mr. Roosevelt meanwhile was installed in his hotel, and a private telephone enabled him to personally command his forces at the Convention. Bishop McGavic, Catholic Bishop of Chicago, opened the proceedings with prayer, and the Assembly rose and repeated the Lord's prayer. Then Governor Hadley, standing on a chair, moved that the roll be amended by the removal of eighty names of Taft's delegates, substituting those of Roosevelt, whom he claimed was really elected. He was constantly interrupted by shouting from the galleries. Mr. Watson, Taft's floor le*der, replied. Mr. Rosewater, the chairman, rejected Mr. Hadley's motion. There were renewed disturbances when the Taftites discovered that the Rooseveltites had transferred the support of the chairmanship of Governor McGovern, who was the nominee of La Fayette's party to Elihu Root, the other nominee. A long series of humorous speeches on the merits of the .rival candidates concluded by the delegates being called individually. The uproar was renewed as each questionable vote was called. 1 The count resulted: Root 555, Mc- ' Govern 502. The election closed amid a pandemonium of cheering and band-playing. Many left the building. Mr. Root appealed to the Convention 'to postpone personal differences. He recited the achievements of Taft's administration, particularly his trust prosecutions. The Convention then adjourned. The disposition of the negro delegates continues doubtful.