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ROOT KLWTKh TKMIDRAKY (HVIKMAN. Urn lHty of Convention Wus Filled With ttclunwiit and ltooMr\elt Men <<?iit?-stnl b'.wry Point?Tuft l***d f? In Complete- < outn.l and Steam lloJJcr Run?? on Sctiedule. Chicago. June 18.?Against the threats, charge* ard bitter Invective of the Roosevelt forces, Taft sup? porters In the Republican national convention today put through the first portion of their programme by elect? ing Senator Ellhu Root of New York temporsry chslrman. In spite of the fact that Victor Rosewater. chairman of the national committee, consistent? ly ruled out pf order every motion made hv the Roosevelt forces, it re? quired more than five hours to reach a vote on the tempoary chairman? ship. The roll call wsj benet with diffi? culties, but at the end. when the tu? mult had died away. Senator Root was found to have won by a vote of iii to 502 for Oov. Franc!? E. Mc Oovern of Wisconsin, with 14 scat? tered votes and four not voting. Tonight ooth the Taft and Roose? velt force* are claiming this vote In? dicate* that thetr candidate Is abso? lutely Aiire to win. The advantage ap? pears to be with *be president, how? ever, for while h?. * sure to lose some of the vote* that were cast for Sena? tor Root, it Is claimed he will gain. If Instructions are observed. Some of the votes were independently cast for McQovern. Those leaders who have been urg? ing a compromise candidate ever since they arrived In Chicago, point? ing to angles In the figures, claim they show that it Is essential to name a so-called "dark horse" to save the day for the Republican party. While Mr. Root was made chair? man today and managed to deliver his "keynote" speech, the fighting Is to be renewed at 11 ?? lock tomorrow when th*. motion of the Roosevelt leaders to substitute a new list of delegates for those credited to some of th< contested States Is to he taken up as the antinlshfd business. No committees were named tonight and none will be until this motion to "purge" the tomertlon of 'fraudu? lent' delegates is disposed of. Today It wan defeated on a point of order, but the Roosevelt forces declare that parl'amentrv pf . ??; will Ii ?I permit led to ?tand in Iheli way I morrow. Tne Roosevelt people nnd ths Taft i people i* fried out iheif programme as announced In * advance almost to the letter. The Roosevelt people said tonight they are going to light every inch of the way. There were cries of 'bolters" hurl? ed at the Roosevelt delegates at limes during the session. but the ?natlogency of \ h >lt again tonight seemed to be far distant. California, under the leadership of Jov Johnson, assumed a belligerent ittltrtde almost with the start of the ?oil call. * hen 'he t.Vo Roo?e\clt del? egate* from the Fourth district, seat >J by Uli n tion.il committee. were dlowed to vote, Bnt Ihey soon found heir prot.st of no elf eel upon the ggt for M?>o.\,rn. There in nsnnjpaet of seel more ?truxK . tomorrow, when as "untln ? ^h. d ' us' re ijT the eon*, entlon will take cp a motion Of QoV, Hadley of Mlssoi.rl to strike fn in the temporary roll of th.mention us prepared bj the national committee ths gnmef of ft delegate* seated bj the national committee in contented elections, and ?UStitCte therefor RooHeVelt con- j teatanti. it wa.? in nfantgat] gssng effort, that the -ahoi. di\ g is Spent, The chap? lain b I hirdi\ gnjehod his mvoes> tlon of Ihe dl\ine blessing upon the ssjsjeantsng before Goar, Hndley wan On hl? feet objecting to the pcl'Solim I gf Um ?oii\,ntion Itself, TiiH led to a long ami latrteats parliamentary argeno nt vu p.r Rnsewator, chairman nl the nation.?i tasnnitttsf npog e/nnag ih.i" had fal!.n the ordinarily p?-rfur ? lory duty o| calling the con \ention to order and presenting the recommendations of the committee for temporar> otllce s found himself With an aide-bodied man's Job of pre? siding over what teemed llkelv to be a turbubnt and passionate war nl faction*. lie was not In goo| \ol.e. and what he - d \\ ??? barel> audible at tin fron? ?f the plait..rm. bUl Ills loud gejgsad slaetu with gessjnphones ?in sll the nece^sat y Ignoum |ng, im lud ins Ml ruling ng Ihs H oll, v motion This ruling S SJ |u UM Sffe< t tha nsjiH tin- nation ii rtmrnlttes had pre gnsjAnd Ina lesapoenry roll mnds ?? i from the ? redeiitlals from the Individ ual Stales and dlstr els and Its Jink' Hon? ipoM tionlesta liiere was n.n x.r.tlon. He held that gtssotntel* n? buslnes wo* in ord t sa\. the (hoi. of t? ioporar\ officers, He allowed - gsHinjtel to . ?i gkif t" pfsaenl argil sjssgjsi eg th- Hndto) motion. ?i h? ? irg menu were presented b I Oov. Hadley and eX-Gov. Fort ??f NtW Jersey on the Roosevelt side and Representative Sereno K. Payne of New York and ex-Representative Ja me* K. Watsun of Indiana. in he half of the Taft people. After the arguments wer?? finished. Chairman Rosowntoi renewed the ruling that nothing was in order hut nominations for tempor ir> i hairman. Hi present? ed the national committee's recom? mendation of Senator Root and asked for further nominations. The ROOOOVOH men made no fur? ther opposition to this ruling, and the roll call was begun at 3:15. The name of every individual delegate was called and It consumed three more hours, yet every step of the proceedings was heard with the keenest Interest. The RoOQSVSlt men did the best they could; demanding the omission of the name of every one of the dele? gates objected to on the ground that he had been improperly seated by the national committee as set forth in the sidetracked motion of Gov. Had? ley. but the roll call went on merrily, sometimes amid deafening confusion. The shifting of the vot? brought dramatic sequence of emotion and of applause. Hurst of cheers greeted one vote after another. With Oregon's three for Root and the six for Mc Govern the net plurality for Root stood at 36, but Pennsylvania's 64 for MeQoVefSJ threw the ballot the other way. I'ntll Tennessee was reached, when Root again appeared with a net plurallt> of 10. and from then on the margin In Root's favor Increased, and with the vote of Pat? rick Halloran In the Washington del egation, cast for Root at 5.42. amid a storm of cheering from the Taft fol? lowers, the total vote for the New Vork senator reached the necessary 540 and the Taft victory?at least in the matter of the temporary chair? manship?was assured. Aside from the practical absence of the "rough house" tactics which had been so elaborately prepared for by the heavy polh e guard and the ex? traordinary pnlns of the national com? mittee officers to guard against out? breaks of any kind, there were sever? al remarkable things about the con ventlon. It was desperatel> serious business from beginning to end. There was absolutely gone of that long con? tinued uproar. extending Into long minutes, even hours, which has lately become a feature of political conven? tions. On ?he contrary there was marked tenseness and an atmosphere surcharged with watchfulness Well Kn mn It gO I ? into Mo ha" unnoticed there was, entire senct of tributes o| ppleuse by fiMel Ui.i^auui^ tu tot t. tont Tip growd gathered somewhat fllOWly and ggee for the music of the band there was nothing bU| the undertone Of con? versation. AfrVr Root's elec tion, when he came up to the platform, the wel eeene le him lasted perhaps :io sec? onds, and when he began his speech, Pennsylvania showed Its bitterness towards him with jeers and caustic remarks which went far to discount the cordiality Of his reception. There w as one promise of real trou? ble, when State Senator I'lynn Com? pelled the repetition of the call of the Pennsylvnnla dslegetes, lighting the rote of one of the alternates, who. he said, was being called out of proper order. The point was that the man who was tailed and who voted was tie- seeond on ihe Its! for Root, where? as the men first on the list of altern? ates from that district would base \oted fop McGovern, "If you Steal that vote." shouted i-iynn. "there will be no roll called in this convention today." Thai e. as iu there was to it. The chairman overruled, and the minding voice of Beeret iry Oleason went on rolling out the rote? With fee exceptions, the nemo del? egates from the South, about whose steadfastness there has been much speculation, stood fast for Ihe Taft i indldate, Burly In the vote Wil? liam Mernes, Jr., who with Watson of Indiana watched out for lh< Taft In? terests on the Moor, said th ?>? would huv< .".'> votes, They got two less than that. When Senator Root began his "key? note speech" people In great num? bers began lo leave the hall? He an announeed then that he w mid sus? pend until all those who wished to go had retired. Thousands then left? bui nearly all the d< legsb i t- malned and listened to the speech. Rven those v. ho had most bltterl) fought his election heard him to the end. When Senator Root finished, amid long continued applause, pursuant to an agreement between b ad* rs of the factions, the w hob- business of up pointing committees and other pro? eeedlnge naturally belonging to to day'i worli went over until tomorrow. Only the national committee's tee. iimmendutlons for temporary officers of th? convention w is adopted with out iiiseusslon. Mr, liaison moved the usual procedure f"t Ihe nppolnl menl of committee! Oov, Hndly pr< sented s resolution for the suhstltu? lion of M delegales from ine ? ;. veil ||si and Ihe whole matter weni over as "unfinished" business for to? morrow's session. Chicago, 10 A. M.?Viewing yes terdsy'i proceedings of the conven? tion from an over-night prespectlve the Taft man are more confident of ultimate victory than ever. The Rooseveltlans plan to begin a desperets tight as I ion BS convention opens. Senator Root is beginning to be ?oked upon as a dark horse candi? date. The Hoosevelt delegates, urged on by Hoosevelt and his leaders, may hold a separate Roosevelt convention A continuation of v.heir fight on the 'stolen roll." Rosevelt's peremptory order to Iis leaders is: "Fight to purge the ?oil. Make the fight regardless of anything else. It Is not a question of my nomination. I wont accept the nomination, if nominated by the use of .he same roll by which Root was elected through fraud." Bolt talk is growing feeble. Many think the nomination of either Taft or Roosevelt would be fatal to the party. Roosevelt Ranks Divided. Chicago. 12 Noon, June 19.?The Rosevelt ranks are divided. Some are openly for bolting, but It is be? lieved more than half do not want to bolt the party on account of Roose? velt, feeling satisfied with any pro? gressive. Senator Root is looming big as a dark horse, and the feeling Just now Is that neither Taft nor Rocsevelt can win. But despite this general feeling Roosevelt was all smiles when he emerged from his ho? tel. Tae convention doors were opened at 10 o'clock and a large crowd was already waiting outside. The tight today is expected to cen? ter on the plan of the Taft crowd to permit sixty contested delegates to vote on their own eligibility to seats. The Wisconsin delegation is dis? rupted. Henry G. Cochems, once La Pollette manager is out to lick Roose? velt. Chicago, 1 P. M. June 19,?The "No Smoking" rule Is being rigidly enforced in the Coliseum by lire mar? shals and policemen. Congressman Longworth and wife. son-in-law and daughter of Roosevelt, made their appearasce on the scene today. They entered the hall quietly and attracted little attention. Tin- convent! >n was c dlec" o ordei contested delegates be unseated. Gov. Hndley, the first speaker char? acterized the action of the committee "naked theft." designed to thwart the w ill of the people. He was repeatedly cheered by the Roosevelt faction. In conclusion he said that "Roosevelt is the greatest power for good in the western world." For the Taft men W. T. DovaTl of Seattle was the first speaker. He plunged Immediately into the Wash? ington contest, saying that on the Very day the Washington convention was held Roosevelt made the charge that a pb?t was afoot to steal the State from him. "This charge was outrageously false,** said Dovall, "Roosevelt never carried the state." The manager "f the Roosevelt faction packed the convention. Delegates interrupt Dovall with questions as to the honesty of election conducted by Taft leaders, Henry J, Alien. ..f Kansas for Roosevelt said. "I speak for the Washington delegates ruled out by the Nation.il committee without their riuhts being considered, i have two hundred pounds of evidence that proves Btntemeni made by opposition is untrue. This evidence was pre? sent,,| to the committee but was re? fused consideration." Alien chal? lenged Ihr New York delegation to s. at Washington delegates on the merits of the case ami received a storm of "yes." Colorado rose up with the question, "Will you sup? port the nominee of this convention''" Alien a I is Wiled. "I will ?>nl\ if the nomination is gotten honorably, and not I > fraud and thievery." The Koos, velt men jumped to their feet With Wild veils anil Root hail to pound with his gavai continually for order. Root ordered demonstration to be stopped, saying that one disturb? ance h ads to another, I Allen renewed his speech, charg? ing unfairness by the committee In the Washington cast ? Convention bail jammed ami in? terest in the debate Is Intense, Rnosevelters evldentlj prepared lo tight fiercely at every opportunity. Al? len charges that tie State committee packed the roll of t he regular Htate convention and Issued tickets to Tafl met only. "They were afraid men who believe hi righteousness would stampede tie convention for Ronse volt, so they would ti"i hi nur dele? gates in. I have a picture <'t I he door showing the mind of prize lighter* wh.. kepi tie t'ogulnrl.' elected dele gat* s out of t he hall." SCHEDULE CHANCES OX SOUTH? ERN RAILWAY. Train No. 118, Leave Columbia 6.00 a. m. I**ave Kingville 8.5U a. m? arrive Camden 8.20 a. m., arrive Lancaster 10.05 a. m.. arrive Rock Hill 11.10 a. m. dai'y. Train No. 114?Leave Rock Hill 1.00 p. m.; arrive Lancaster 2.05 p. m., arrive Camden ? 40 p. m.; ar? rive Kingville 5.05 p. m., arrive Co? lumbia 6.00 p. m. Trains 117 and 118 between Co? lumbia and Yorkvilre- will be oper? ated daily instead of dally except Sunday as heretofore. Train 114 leave Kingville 9.05 a. m. arrive Sumter Junction 9.30 a, m.. arrive Sumter 10.15 a. m. Train 140 leave Sumter 6.30 a. m., arrive Sumter Junction 7.10 a. m., arrive Kingville 7.35 a. m., Train 143 leave Sumter Junction 4.55 p. m., arrive Sumter 5.36 p. m. Train 142 leave Sumter 3.10 p. m., arrive Sumter Junction 4.30 p. m. Train 117 leave Columbia 3.40 p. m., leave Kingrville 4.35 p. m., ar? rive Camden 5.57 p. m., arrive Lan? caster 7.48 p. m., arrive Rock Hill 8.56 p. m., leave Rock Hill 8.05 p. m., arrive YorkviHe 9.40 p. m. daily. Train 118 leave Yorkvllle 6.50 a. m. arrive Rock Hill 7.25 a. m. leave Rock Hill 7.35 a. m. arrive Lancas? ter 8.31 a. m., arrive Camden 10.05 a. m., arrive Kingrville 11.30 a. m., arrive Columola 12.25 p. m., dally. Train 113 leave Rock Hill 5.00 p. m., arrive Yorkville 5.36 p. m,, ar? rive Blacksburg 8.40 p. m., leave Blacksburg 7.00 p. m.. arrive Marion, N. C, 10.05 p. m. Train 114 leave Marion, N. C, 5.15 a. m., arrive Blacksburg 8.25 a. m., leave Blacks burg 9.05 a, m. leave Yorkvllle 10.07 a. m.. arrive Rock HiU 10.45 a. m. I Effective Monday June 3rd, new train No. 3 leave Columbia 11.50 a. m. arrha Spartanburg 3.45, arrive Hendersonvllle 6.00 a. m. arrive Asheville 7.00 a. m. New train No. 4 leave Asheville 2.10 p. m., leave Hendersonvllle 3.10 p. m., leave Spartanburg 5.25 p. m., arrive Co? lumbia 9.25 p. m. The Charleston Ashevllle-Waynesville Pullman sleep? ing car will be handled on theee trains, leaving Charleston train 11 at 5.15 p. m. arrive Waynesville 10.00 a. m. Leave Waynesville 12.05 p. m. arrive Charleston 8.15 a. m. J. L. MEEK. A. G. P. A. Atlanta. Ga. 'remh ? Car AL'GCSTA. Ga.?Account Fraternal Order Eagles and Baptist Young Peoples' Union of Georgia. 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