The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

WHICH IcSullcu III % OJ-1IS lOI
Miller, and 49 S3-172 for Moor
man, the strength of the latter
gradually ebbed.
An account of the heated ses-
sion of the credentials committee
was given in this paper. After
four hours, of discussion, the COM
mittee was finally ready to report.
The committee was divided and
gave two reports, a majority, and
a minority report. The only hope
for Moormans success lay in
maneuvering through the major
ity report. The contested dele
gates were as follows:
Kosciusko-Second precinct
Elam township, first precinct of
Wayne, first of Jefferson; first of
Turkey creek and second of Sec
ond ward of Warsaw.
Marshall-Center township 3;
German, 1.
st. Joseph-Third ward of
South Bend, 3; Precinct A OF
Portage and Clay, /.
A typewriter protest against
Geo. H. Thayer, c. F. Holtzen-
dorff and Charles Reynolds of
Center township, was signed in
ink by Samuel E. Boys, Fred
Koontz and Charles Turner. An
other similar protest against
Henry Schlosser of German town
ship, was signed by James M.
Ranstead. AS there was no pen
and ink or typewriter on the
grounds it was quite evident that
these papers were prepared and
signed some time before the con-
vention met.
As the Moorman forces were in
control of the credentials COM
mittee they recommended the un-
seating of the contested Miller
delegates. The minority report
favored the seating of the con-
tested Miller delegates. After
reading the minority report, it
was moved that said report be
laid on the table. A vote was
called which resulted in 63 plus
no, 55 plus yes. This was the
maximum strength OF the Moor
man forces. 1t was then moved
that the minority report be &C
cepted. which would seat the Mil
Miller contested delegates. The
vote was Ga plus, yes and "a plus,
no. The minority report was de-
clared adopted.
Then came the report of the
committee on rules and perma-
nent organization. Here also was
division into majority and
minority report. The majority
recommended that Archie Gra-
ham remain permanent chairman,
and Judson Fitzpatrick, perman-
ent secretary. The nominations
to be made by ballot, that two
tellers be chosen to receive bal
lots, that all nominees be exclud-
ed from the floor, and that two
nominations be made, one for
the long and one for the short
terms, etc. The minority report,
recommended that John w. Parks
of Plymouth be made chairman of
the meeting and Eugene Altman
secretary, and every Republican
editor of the district assistant sec
retary, that the counties be called
in alphabetical order for nomina-
tions that no nominating speeches
be made, that the chairman of
each county delegation, receive
and report the vote OF his county,
that one and the same person be
nominated TO fill the short and
the long term in congress. The
minority report was accepted by
vote of 6S yes to 81 no. There
upon w. Parks took the chair,
and appointed Wilson Roose OF
Elkhart and Monroe Mccormick
of Starke county tellers. Nomin-
ations were then called for. Elk
hart county presented the name
of Chas w. Miller. Fulton
county had no candidate. Mar
shall county seconded the NOM
ination of Miller, St. Joseph coun-
ty. seconded the nomination OF
Miller, Starke county presented
John l.. Norman, and Pulaski
seconded his nomination. The
ballot resulted as follows:
Elkhart county
Miller 25.
Fulton county
Moorman IL.
Kosciusko county.
Moorman II 1913, Miller
) 33-43.
Marshall county.
MOorman 6 IA, Miller "a.
Pulaski county.
Moorman z.
St. Joseph county.
Norman 5, Miller 35.
Starke county.
Moorman 6.
Total
Moorman 40 S3-172, Miller
60 S9-172.
When the vote of Elkhart
county was given, a cheer went
IN -the obstinate Juror Dr r