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called for the purpose of making the
record clear, and showing that the
regular convention had a large ma
jority of the duly elected delegates 1t
showed 321 delegates present and vot-
ing, out of $40.
Nine Dunn delegates from the coun-
try towns remained in the hall and
answered the roll call. They were the
four delegates from Brooklyn, three
from Greenwood, and two from Me-
dina. Several third ward Dunn dele
gates also refused to bolt.
The grounds for the contest are pro-
nounced absurd by impartial observ-
ers. The Dunn men claim that some
Of their duly elected delegates were
prevented from voting on the temper
airy organization by Chairman Match
an. The fact Is that the roll of the
convention was prepared from the Gre
dentials by Thomas Girling, secre-
tary of the county committee and one
of the Dunn leaders. It was this roll
that was called, and on this roll the
Collins men got 292 votes to 279 for
Dunn. 1t Is the esta blished rule, from
q precedent established by national
conventions, that delegates with Gre
dentials, whether contested or not,
have the right to vote on the temper
airy organization, and on all questions
except their own contests, until the
title to their seats has been determined
one way or the other.
James A. Peterson, the Dunn floor
leader, appealed from the decision Of
the chair, refusing to allow either del
fifth ward to vote. This appeal was
made In the midst Of roll call and
before the convention even had q
temporary organization. 1t would
have required another roll call to set
tie this appeal, and the same ques-
iNy, hos tic all
call. The attempt to appeal was only
obstructing tactics. Both delegations
from this precinct had signed Gre
dentials, and the chairs ruling ex-
Guiding both from the convention was
afterward sustained by the creden-
tialS committee. 81 81 s.r
Some Dunn Delegates Seated.
The Dunn men claimed that the
credentials committee was partial.
It was composed of Collins men, nat
urally, but they gave a full hearing
to all the contests and decided two
p III t one e1 me and
out another entirely. The Dunn men
voted against the committees report
In every case, whether 1t was for or
against them. They were already no
titled to bolt and simply waited for
the signal. =
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Dunn were the twelfth precinct of
the third ward, and the first of the
seventh ward. In the third ward pre-
cinct Senator Jepson was defeated by
two votes, and not less. than fifty
democrats were voted for Dunn. Sew
eral voters who presented Collins bal
lots to the chairman were told to
take the other one out Of your pock-
et,' and the chairman threw the Col
Inns ballot on the floor, compelling the
voter to take q Dunn ballot out of his
pocket and vote 1t. In the seventh
ward precinct, where James A. Peter
son beat out Senator Gjertsen by q
narrow margin. democrats were voted
for Dunn In squads. This report was
heard from many precincts where NJ
contest was made.
No Division Was Asked.
The Dunn men also kicked because
General Wilson declared the creden.
tails committee report carried, In each
case, while each side made about the
same volume Of noise. They had thei1
remedy at the time in calling for {
division. They did not ask for it, be
cause they knew 1t would do no good
General Wilson said to-day:
"As no division or roll call was de
manded, I was obliged to decide tn
questions on the vfve voce vote.
had reason to believe that the Collin
men voted aye and the Dunn men nc
nSed the Collins men had cast thir
teen more votes on the roll call, de
pided in their favor. II they ha
asked for roll call, would certainl
have allowed It,"