Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-22

trict whose right to seats was involved,
would not be allowed to vote. All 9TH
ers on the temporary roll would vote.
Heney protested that the rights Of the
seventy-two delegates Were involved and
he made point of order to that effect.
"Overruled." said Chairman Root.
Il expected it, shouted back Heney.
Alabama voted twenty yeas, two nays.
the two contested delegates not voting.
When California was reached a roll call
confirmed the vote of twenty-four noes
and two yeas and the old row over the
right Of the two Taft delegates from the
Fourth district to vote was renewed
Governor Johnson and Heney protested.
while a number of delegates called to
them to sit down
Another Vote is Taken.
The two California Taft delegates
who had never had the temerity to sit
with the Roosevelt delegates, but had
occupied places on the stage, voted aye.
The twenty-four others voted no. john
son yellod q protest. challenging the
fright Of the contested delegates to vote,
but was ruled out of order. @A
Washington's fourteen aye votes passed
the motion of Watson to lay the Had
Iley motion on the table and ripple OF
applause ran through the hall. '".
The vote was 500 ayes 4s9 noes, ten not
voting. This was a gain for the Taft
forces and a distinct loss to the Roose-
welt adherents, and the Taft people
applauded and cheered for minute.
The motion to table the motion Of Gov
ernor Hadley to substitute the minority
report of the majority report In the
Alabama cases was then put, and Had
ley demanded another roll call. and 1t
was granted, despite cries Of mo, no"
from the floor. At this time it was ap-
parent there would be a third roll call
when 1t came to a motion to adopt the
majority report in favor Of the Taft
delegates.
On both roll calls the Georgia delega-
ton voted solidly for Taft. 1t had been
divided, twenty-four to four.
Idaho, voting solidly for Roosevelt on
all previous questions, changed to the
Taft column on this call.
Oregon, divided five and five on the
first call. went six to four in favor Of
the Taft proposition on the second.
Wisconsin shifted completely on the
second call, voting with the Taft people
to table the minority report
The vote was COS to AGA this time and
the big Taft victory called out cheer.
The plan of Governor Hadley to force
roll call on the motion to adopt the
majority report, was abandoned after
this decisive victory and 1t was put
through viva voce.
Governor McGovern stated that the
change In Wisconsins vote was due to
the fact that the Wisconsin members
Of the national committee and of the
committee on credentials had sustained
the contested delegates. I'VE have no
facts on which to dispute their judgment
and therefore vote to sustain them" he
said.
half Of Idaho Chairman Couzen Of the
Idaho delegation said: I'VE are repub-
licans and we are not going to sit in
our seats without voting"
Arizona Goes to Taft.
At 2:45 o'clock the chairman's gavel fell
and the report on the Arizona contests
was presented. seating the Taft delegates.
Sullivan Of Ohio presented minority views.
The same parliamentary tactics that
marked the Alabama cases were followed.
Sullivan moved the adoption of the
minority report and Watson moved that
it be tabled. A roll call was demanded
On 1t Idaho and Wisconsin switched back
to the Roosevelt column.
The minority report was tabled. 5e4 to
4s7 A roll call was not demanded when
the motion to adopt the majority report
was put and carried
| A viva voce vote adopted a motion by
Watson to table Hadley's motion to sub
stitute the minority for the majority
report on the Fifth Arkansas district.
Another viva voce vote adopted the ma
jority report and roll call was avoided.
At 1857 o'clock the chairman raped for
order again and w. T. Dovell moved the
adoption of the report on the Fourth
California district, seating the two Taft
delegates, Tryon and Meyerfield. The
report set forth that the vote In the
Fourth district elected Tryon and Meyer
field, although in the state wide vote the
Roosevelt delegates received a majority
of 1900. The committee held that the
state primary law which did not provide
a vote by districts could not supersede
the call issued by the national commit
tee, which distinctly provided for repre-
sentation by congressional districts.
Groans, boots and Kisses from the Cali
fornia delegation greeted the statement