Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-22
TAFT TMENSH0W
STRONG SPIRIT
IN TEST VOTE
Convention in Tabling Had
ley's Motion Goes on Rec
ord in Support of Creden-
tial Committees Report.

Convention Hall, Chicago, June 21.-
The Roosevelt forces met their third
defeat in the republican national con-
vention this afternoon. BY vote Of
500 ayes to 499 nays the convention
voted to table resolution of Gov.
Hadley which would have prevented
any of the contested delegates voting
on any Of the cases reported by the
credentials committee.
The first vote on Temporary Chair.
man Roots election was 55S to 5O9.
The second on Hadley's original pro-
posal to the same effect was 564 to
$40.
Root Presldes competently.
Senator Root then concluded by
saying 1t was customary for the min
ority to present its views to the con-
vention informally and this custom
will be followed. He directed that the
views of the minority as presented by
Mr.. Mccormick be read for the 1nfor-
nation Of the convention.
The minority statement was read.
It protested that J. G. Adams Of Ari-
zona, C. A. Warken of Texas, and W..
T. Dovell of Washington, had no right
to seats on the credential committee
because they had been elected by
delegates whose states were con-
tested.
In conclusion the report recon-
mended the seating of the Roosevelt
delegates from the ninth Alabama dis
trict.
When the reading had been con-
cluded Gov. Hadley moved that the
minority report favoring the seating
of the Roosevelt delegates be substi-
.tuted for the majority. Heney Of Cali
fornia, seconded the motion.
Meantime Gov. Hadley asked the
unanimous consent for Mr. McCor-
mick to read further statement from
the minority.
"Is there objection" said Mr.. Root
Several delegates rose but before
protest could be registered Senator
Root added: ''The chair hears none"
Mr.. Dovell from the committee, also
asked and secured unanimous consent
to make a Ave minutes statement
The delegates listened somewhat i'm
patiently as though they already had
made up their minds and were an
xious to vote.
Chairman Root announced that 1t
was Robert ]. Walker, a Virginia dele
gate, who had made the motion to lay
on the table, but had withdrawn It at
the request Of his delegation, to allow
Gov. Hadley to make a motion which
otherwise would have been excluded
under the rules.
When Gov. Hadley was recognized
for the motion he was greeted with a
storm of applause.
Scattering applause greeted the
conclusion of the report. Gov. Hadley
Of Missouri, floor leader Of the Roose-
welt forces, was applauded as he arose
and introduced r. R. Mccormick to
submit minority report. Mccormick,
waving a document, said the minority
of the committee asked permission to
file a minority report, but 1t had been
refused Mccormick said the facts in
the case would be given the convsn
ton at later moment.
Then ensued an incident which
aroused the ire OF Senator Root. He
had begun to state the position he
had taken in the matter by saying:
while strictly speaking, there can be
no such thing as minority report"
when he was interrupted by an out
burst Of groans, boos and Kisses.
Mr. Root pounded vigorously for or
der and when quiet was restored he
walked deflantly to the front of the
stage.
gentlemen of the convention" he
shouted, "it would be we'll when the
chairman begins a sentence to wait
until he concludes 1t.
This statement was greeted with
applause.
With the knowledge that the COM
mittee on credentials had not nearly
completed its work, delegates to the
republican national convention were
slow to move toward the coliseum
this morning for the sessions sched-
uled to begin at II q. m. Up to 10:45
o'clock only handful of delegates
we're in their seats but from this time
or they poured in from every aisle
way.
Conflict reports had gone abroad as
the intention of leaders. It was vari-
ously rumored that there would be
recess until p. NJ, and adjourn until
tomorrow and that the convention
would proceed to consider at once
such contest cases as the committee
had decided at the convening hour.
The general impression was that an
adjournment would be taken but some
insisted the Alabama case was to be
considered at once.
It was further reported that it might
be Tuesday or Wednesday before a
was reached.
At IL a. M, word came that the con-
vention was to proceed on a partial
report from the committee on creden-
tials. This statement brought the
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