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acterized his rule and awaited the re-
suit with some Impotence.
At length Secretary Christensen
aross and turned to the president.
sa4 . anu
Fapi went the gavei.
1.-The ayes have it and the section is
inserted said the president.
Into a Bear Garden.
Then the convention was turned into
veritable bear garden. Eldredge,
Cannon, Pierce, Van Horn, Chidester
and Varian were on their feet in a
second wildly clamoriIg for recogni-
ton, while President Smith stood as
though paralyzed by the storm he had
brought on.
ct challenge the count" said Cannon
and Eldredge in breath.
II raise to a point of order" said
Pierce, wildly waving his Roberts
II arise to a point of order, too"
said Warian in his most thrillingly
angry tones.
President Smith at length recovered
sufficiently to recognize Varian.
''The president has announced his
decision" he said. 1T is now too late
to challenge the count"
But we had no time after the clerk
sS1ounce6 the result was Eidredge's
aTaost incoherent reply.
1T was unjust" said Cannon, in
piping tones.
The president looked around appeal
ingly.
Z arise to a point of order" said
Van Horn.
The president grasped at this. as a
drowning man does at straw. He
recognized Van Horn.
BY rule IA said Van ga ma ior;+1,
OF all the members elected is required
TO insert anything in the constitution"
the gentleman is right" said the
eection?'' asked Varian, holly.
Yes, said the president.
Earian whirled around in disgust
ana spoke with exasperating vehe-
meEce and sarcasm.
An Asard Decision.
appeal from such an absurd de-
cision," ne said. eff the chair holds
that. we'll discuss it all afternoon"
President Smith looked manic
stricken. panic
The chair rules this does not apply
20 the vote just taken,'' he said hest
tatingly.
Half a dozen members, among whom
were Cannon, Chidester, Eldredge and
Van Horn, We're again clamor1ng for
recognition.
Gentlemen, cont get excited" said
the president, and don't get the chair
excited"
A5alf a dozen members wanted to
futow what the presidents ruling was,
as he had ruled both ways and each
sidg.was claiming victory. Repartee,
WHY out Of order. was flashing back
and forth and bedlam seemed to have
Broken loose. st length the president
pulled himself together and ruled as
he saw his Republican associates de-
sired him to.
"A majority of all the members
s-ected is required he said.
hen 1 appeal said Varian.
shortly.
''Nyiil the president please state his
decision. We have been unable to
learn what it isl said Richards. with
biting irony.
1t took three distinct trials for the
president 20 get his decision straight,
and then he started to put his appeal
to the house, but he was brought up
standing.
To Torture the Rules.
Earian said he wanted to discuss the
question. The decision Of the chair
would make il necessary for a ma
jority of the whole convention to vote
TO put in word or strike out a line.
Who ever heard of such a decision as
this2 Could the gentlemen of the
minority, because they are disapp0in-
ted, afford to torture the rule His
party associates should not let their
minds be disturbed by a fear that
bounty would be disturbed by the sec
ton which had been carried. Bounty
was preserved He wanted the ques-
ton to be determined by a vote on the
merits.
Would AFFECT Woman Suffrage.
lzRoberts agreed with Varian. He
said he wanted to tell the members
that if they voted to uphold the de-
c;sion Of the chair they would make
* no effect the vote which placed wo-
man suffrage in the constitution Only
fifty-two members voted for that. !
They were not a majority Of the con-
vention. His ideas on the woman stuff
rage were dear to him, but be was
willing to give them up and let woman /
suffrage go through if ne could only
save the state from disaster, which |
would come from pledging the state TO
the bonds OK corporations.
There was a buzzing among the suff-
ragists.
wins said that the decision of the
chair was certainly wrong. 1t was
Tontrary 10 all the rules of parlia-
mentary law and the procedure of /
bodies of this kind.
Kimball said he would vote against |
Che chairs decision. However, woman /
suffrage would not be defeated if the |
house sustained the chair. The sec
ton on suffrage had been inserted bv
an overwhelming vote.
Van Gets wild.
Van Horn said this was certainly a
proposition for insertion in the con-
stitution If the section were placed
in the article that would be the last
chance the members would have to
vote on it separately. They would