Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-17
ALL NIGHT JOB
Credentials Committee Worked Until Broad Daylight aud
 Backed Up C0mmiilee
A MINORITY REPORT

contests, but no change was made In
 the temporary roll of delegates and
 alternates. Full approval was given of the work of the national commit tee which had devoted eight days to the contests.
 The sun was beginning it's down.
 ward course last evening when the
 members of the committee, fresh and vigorous, began their session at 2:4o
 D. m. yesterday. When, after con- tinuous session the labors of the com-
 mittee were concluded at 4:i5 a. m.
 to-day the light in the east was be- ginning to signal the suns return.
 The committeeman looked decided
 ly different than. they did when they entered upon their all night meeting. Many of the members had not left the room throughout the fourteen hours session and they exhibited marked signs of fatigue.
 Mayor Charles A. Boo.iwaiter of Indianapolis, member of the creden- tiaIs committee from Indiana, as he left the room this morning, voiced the protests of men classed as anti Taft members of the committee, and announced that minority report would be made at the conveltion.
 "0f the cases submitted by the
 allies" said the mayor, those in- volving no seats had merit, but they were railroaded out of the hall with out examination of the evidence in their support by the committee. The arguments were not listened to at all. and the Taft men adopted rules which absolutely excluded members of the committee from participating in the debate.
 The dissatisfaction which Mayor Bookwalter felt with the procedure of the committee manifested itself the moment the meeting was called to order.
 Senator Charles w. Fulton of Ore gon having been elected chairman. stated that 2,000 persons in the con- vention awaited the report of the ere dentials committee. This was an argument in favor of limiting de- bate. or. in other words, in favor of plan to adopt the report Of the na- tional committee without hearing any of the contests. which provoked Mir Bookwalter to reply that there are ninety million people who will have to wait until next November"
 Representative J. Slost Fassett. the New York member of the com mittee. had favored the scheme for a blanket" approval of the work of the national committee. but in reply to Mir Bookwalter's comment, he said:
 Well, suppose we will have to let the molasses run.
 Not molasses, but vitriol." re- torted Mir Bookwslter, sharply.
 The colloquy between these men is an illustration of the bitterness of feeling which frequently was shown by both Taft and anti-Taft adherents. The statement was made by Mir Bookwalter that the minority report would be signed by fully half dozen members of the committee. and that in all probability its adoption would be advocated by Senator Gallinger and himself.
 When the committee met and or ganized. Chairman Fulton was em- powered to appoint a committee to draft rules to govern the procedure in hearing the contests. This com mittee consisted of fire members, Mir Fassett being the chairman. A re- cess was taken while the rules were being drafted.
 The subcommittee delayed SO long In reporting that the anti-Taft mem bers of the full committed conceived the idea that gag rules" were being prepared. These reports spread to the delegations which were waiting to be heard and had the effect of arousing still more i'll feeling. After an hours wait the report of the sub was submitted 10 the full and it vas adopted without division. It consisted practically of he same rules that governed the na- iional committee in considering the contests Among other things it pro- libited members of the committee ! rom indulging in debate and in | many other ways was designed to l time.
 With the preliminaries lut of the I way. the Alagama contests were l .alIed. Twenty-two seats In the con- -ention Eere involved. After a com l 'aratively short time for arguments he committee sustained the action l hat had been taken by the national l committee in this case \ test vote Fss had. however. showing that Of | he men who were in the room when I division was had the Tait forces vere supported by 3I votes against !. Al no time during the .ong night ession was there any other test of trength. but the members of the committee favorable to the allies" aid they were outnHmbered four to me. The action that Wss taken tn l sse after case indicated shat the es- innate was not far from correct
 Sweeping through contests from Arkansas. Florida. Georgia. Ken uckys Mississippi. Missouri. ohio. tennessee. the Taft deleza:isns were eated without a break. The con ests from all other states lad been Before the nighf vas IaIf over it vas plain tO everyone hat the -allies~ woafd not succeed D overturninE single decision rhish had besa made hy ihe national committee.
 Whea Tsxss vas reached. Chair usn Fulton Invited the ncuIhers Of ks press into the committee room | hat tier night listen to the argu-