Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-06-22
IRON GRIP OF TAFT HOLDS
CREDENTIALS REPORTS BY
MINORITY SHOWED DEEPLY

Ry Associated Press
Chicago, ILL.,. June al Play,
BALI" shouted the delegates, as
Chairman Root called the convention
to order today and announced that
the business in order was the report
on credentials
". I. Doyell of Washington, pre-
sented the majority report, seating
Taft delegates in the Ninth Alabama
district.
r. II. Mccormick OF Illinois, pre-
sented a minority report, recommend
ing the seating of Roosevelt del
gates.
Hadley moved the substitution oil
the minority report, and then renew
ed his motion, which was a renewal
of the fight to keep all contested dele
gates from voting. The motion
sought to bar ~ delegates until their
cases were settled
julius Wadsworth Of New YORK
made the point of order that the mo-
tion in effect would establish con
yention rules before the COMMITTEES
thereon considered them.
Root declared that parliamentary
argument supported the point but
said:
1T is so to the general interest OF
the party that II be settled by the
convention that the Chair entertains
the motion
Jameg L. Watson OF Indiana NOV
ed to lay the Hadley motion on the
table.
Roll call was demanded, resulting
In the following vote:
Yeas, 569; Nays, 4ss; 10 not vot-
ing.
A second roll call was ordered on
a motion to table Hadley's motion TO
substitute the minority report OF the
credentials committee, the vote stand
ing:
Yeas, COS; Nays, iSi; Tafrs vic
tory.
The majority report was then
adopted by viva voce vote.
bitter debate followed on ina
Fourth California District contest, IN
which Root warned disturbers that
no cause was ever won In Repub-
lican national convention by drown
ing speeches on either side
The fourth roll call OF the day re-
suited in Yeas, 542; Nays, 52s, seat
ing Taft delegates from the Fourth
California district, the third having
seated Arizona delegates-at-larse'
Yesa. 56I: Nays, 497. II not voting
There was no minority report IN
The Georgia contest case, aud dele
rates-at-large we're seated by viva
yoce vote.
Hcney Leads Debate.
Francis !. Heney OF California 10
opening the minority debate IN the
california contest. said that the ques-
,ion went 10 Chairman Root OF self
government. whether the law OF SOW
ereign states should be set ASIDE oy
the national committee.
Heney denounced what he termed
an attempt 20 rob the people OF Call'
fornia of their right TO name repre-
sentatives"
He compared California in the past
% "machine-controlled Pennsylvania
and Colorado"
When delegates interrupted VIII
the point OF order that Heney shoul'
confine himself TO the issue. Chalr
man Root held that the speaker i
not yet over the line.
Serene r. Payne of New fork
speaking for the majority report. Wai
freouently interrupted. He reviewed
party precedent from the time o
Abraham Lincoln in an effort Y
show that conventions had Away
assumed the right to direct the man
ner OF selecting delegates.
Watson declared that unit rule o!
the people was no better than uni
rule by convention.
Governor Hiram Johnson OF Can
fornia said 1t is a question Of Shal
,he people rule You OF the Eas
sneer AT the new progressiyism tha
bas come like a giant out OF the west
INT thinking men recognize mat
revolution Is In progress.
johnson concluded with triouo
IN Roosevelt which started demon
stration. lasting more than minute
Then he said
Roosevelt has demonstrated u
this campaign that all the people an
not part OF them. have the rlght I
rule this nation. -.
other contests were decided oy tn
convent on. as fo.lows:
Indlana-Thirteenth District
for Taft: Eleventh District 70
Taft. l for Roosevelt. delesates-a'
large.
Kentueky-ssyerth District 2 70
TAFT: Eighth Olrtrict. z for Tar.
t,n,sana Fou'ta District. =