The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-18
Proposition to Cut Down De|e-
 gates Killed Quickly
TAFT OPPONENTS WORKED
Manager Hitchcock Arranges Matters So That Southern Delegates Need Not Fear Biz Stick Waved
 Over Them.

Chicago, June 17.-(Special )-By a vote of "A to 1T the resolutions committee de- feated the proposition to reduce conven-
 tion representation of southern states. The proposed resolution would cut down
 Alabama from 22 to votes, Arkansas Is
 to g, Florida 10 to 5, Georgia 26 to G. Ken lucky 26 to 25, Louisiana Is to D. Maryland l6 to 15, Mississippi 20 to 4, and so on
 down the list of southern states As the vote shows, the movement for a reduc-
 ton in the committee received strong
 support. All the members in the coni- mittee outside the southern states were
 favorable to it. The proceedings were
 only gotten by orders from Manager
 Hitchcock, who promised the southern
 delegates he would see them through if
 they lined up with Taft.
 When 1t came to the adoption of the report of the committee on rules, Repre-
 sentative Burke of Pennsylvania, who on
 yesterday introduced a resolution to cut down representation in the national con- Vention to votes cast in the state, he was recognized for a minority report. The committee had voted down the resolution by 2S to IT.
 AS the representative of the F states dSdlnsl the z5, said MT. Burke, T wish
 to present the following minority report"
 Mr. Burke was cheered as he asked one
 of the clerks to read the report as fol- lows:
 It Is moved that the report be amended to include the following: That the basis of representation in the republican na- tional convention shall be as follows: Each state shall be entitled to four dele- gates-at-large and one additional dele- pa fa nnl, fraction thereof cast at the last preced- ing presidential election for representa-
 ton electors. Four delegates from each territory and two from the District of Columbia"
 When Representative Burke had con- cluded, Augustus E. Willson, one of the delegates from Kentucky, took the floor In opposition. This is no new proposi- tion,' he declared, land I want to sound a note of caution to you against acting hastily in this matter. It is not a vital question in Kentucky, for under the 10000 vote rule we would have the same num- Der of votes as at present If you adopt this rule you will do more to make the republican party a sectional party than the negro question has done to make the democratic party sectional party" Rule Is Opposed. No good will come of it, if you adopt this rule," continued Mr. Willson, and after all isn't South Carolina member of the sisterhood of states?" At the con- cluson of Governor Wilson's remarks the chairman recognized J. Warren Kelfcr of Ohio, who declared the adoption of the minority report would be a stepping stone to a long needed reform" MT Keller said he was talking for himself alone
 Ex-Governor Herrick of Ohio who fol- lowed General Keller, suggested that the matter was one which called for the consideration of Congress as to the elec- tions in the south. He urged against nasty action for the minority resolution, as it was too important to be passed upon on so short deliberation. H. l.. Remmell of Little Rock Ark, spoke for the majority report, and was followed by George T. Buckingham of Illinois, who favored the minority Other speakers were for the majority, Henry L. Johnson of Georgia, a negro; and for the minority, James Wadsworth of New York, Ex-Gov. H. c. Yarmouth of Louisiana and Representative James IL. Watson of Indiana.
 M. H. DeYoung of California moved the previous question.
 It was seconded by New Hampshire Minnesota and Indiana. The vote was then announced by the chairman to be on the substitution of the minority for the majority. Senator Beveridge of Indiana demanded a roll call and he was second- ed by New York, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
 Vote Is Close.
 Alabama Arkansas and California, the first three states on the roll call, voted no, and Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois and Indiana voted aye. Iowa was the first state to split it's vote giving six for the majority and 20 for the minority report Michigan also divided, as did Minnesota and Missouri. The ballot went about equally divided until New York was reached. 1t cast a solid vote for the minor ity report, which put it in the lead Ohio cast eight votes for the minority and 3S for the majority side of the question. This caused an outburst of applause which lasted for a full minute. Penn sylvania went solidly for the minority re- port and the vote passed the 800 total almost even. The vote of Washington put the matter beyond doubt, the totals at that time being 42S for the minority to 491 for the majority report.
 No vote for New Mexico was received the delegation being absent at the time One delegate was absent from Minnesota, and the total was, therefore. SIT, the minority report receiving All and the ma Jority 506.
 The majority report was then adopted | by viva voce vote.
 The southern delegations in their ap- plause and cheering gave credit to the Ohio delegation for saving them. Calls of Ohio rang from the delegates gath cred under the southern banners.
 Senator Warren of Wyoming moved that a recess be taken until o'clock to- night. Governor Fort of New Jersey of- | ferV an amendment, making the hour. 10 o'cl1ck tomorrow morning. The amend meN was adopted and the convention ad- journed.
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