The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-22

22.-The committee Friday af.
ternoon seated the six Taft dele.
gates-at-large from Michigan,
BIZ a vote Of 20 to 10.
COLISEUM, CHICAGO, June o.
The Republican national convention
In the tsee OF one Of the most brillian,
>, ahM :" I'd i<fApatIonal con
~ on 'rs.. Hiram johnson, OF
California, Friday afternoon laid or
the table the minority report Of the
| credentials committee which would
have seated the Roosevelt delegates
in the Fourth California district.
The result was SO close that many
| 81 the Taft leaders were on the verge
| OF nervous prostration before the re-
sun was announced When il was seen
that the motion TO table had a mar.
gin OF two over the 90 needed
barnes. In his seat in the front row
wiped his brow down which the sweat
was pouring and heaved a sigh Of re.
lief,
Gov. Johnson's face became even
more ARMY set and his mouth was a
straight line while his jaws We're hard
set.
He said.
California will repudiate this con.
yention just as this convention has re-
pudiated California only by a larger
majority The action OF this conven-
tiep Is a Reputation OF the direct
primaries OF California and my state
VIII not soon forget it,"
The convention after disposing OF
the California case seated the Taft
delegates-at-large from Georgia, upon
the unanimous report OF the credcn.
uals committee.
The convention had. earlier in the
AFTERNOON. tabled the minority reports
In the Alabama. Arizona and Arkan-
sas contests and adopted the majority
reports submitted by the committee
on credentials which seated the Taft
desgates from tine Ninth Alabama
district. the Taft delegates at large.
from Arizona, and the presidents del.
egates from the Fifth Arkansas dis.
| trict
norma district was called Francis +
heney slipped up on the platform be-
hind Con. Hadley This report seated
the TAFT delegates in that district on
tec4nicd grounds. IL being claimed bv
|the9natortty OF the credentials commit
tee thatahe Taft men carried the dis
|trict bui under the state primary law
which provided for the election OF del
egates by the state at large they were
re fused credentials
The majority OF the committee in
sisted that the California law was al
variancei with the district representa-
tion rule OF committee and also that
the Tart delegates had refused TO sign
any agreement 10 abide by the state
wac decisions
"a state law cannot supersede the
report. and this announcement was re-
ceived with boos and jeers.
Hslbert OF Minnesota presented the
minority report scoring the majority.
Its actions was characterized as q
"tyrannical overthrow Gf the will OF
the people OF California" and a cheer
ing demonstration for the Roosevelt
The minority report held that the
majority violated the tenets OF fair
play in seating the TAFT men In the
face OF a 1900 adverse majority.
I'm the Judgment Of the minority Of
the credentials committee more de-
liberate attempt 20 thwart the Will OF
the people has mover been witnessed.
began HalbPrt lie was checked nv
senator Root who refused to let him
dtbkte at this time The Roosevelt men
began shouting Gag RULE Gag rule.
hut Root recognized Watson. who
moved to table the motion.
Pending that notion" said Watson.
con account OF the principle involved,
I ask that twenty minutes be given on
each side for discussion"
Rival shouts OF Yes" Yes" and
'No.r "No" came up from the crowd
NJ daiaUates
Riii Finn of Pennsylvania shout
..Y.u have the votes take them"
I'VE will" snapped Watson at the
Pittsburgh boss.
Watson. when Payne concluded. read
n brief In support OF the Taft conven'
ton He was frequently INTERRUPTED by
the excited California delegates.
-Tt was never denied before the NJ
tonaI committee or the credentials
eommittse" said Watson. thar the
rsa men had "A majority in this dis
s,icf Shall the Republican majority IN
us Angeles saw who the DELEGATES IN
san FTancisco shall he? The Unit rule
has never been maintained In Republi
oan. conventions IN the past and the
uni, rule ought not to prevail In this
convention"
STATE CONVENTION