Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-19

drawn Up a resolution protesting
against the election of Senator Root
if he should have the majority on the
roll rs prepared by the National com
mittee.
In mississippi MeGovern gained four
of the % votes. One of these was
Charles Banks, the Negro delegate.
whom the Taft leaders accused of at
tempting to bribe Taft delegates to de-
seit to Roosevelt.
Gov. Hadley led the MeGovern votes
in the Missouri delegation. All of the
Roosevelt delegates-at-large and 20 of
the district delegates followed his lead.
The Missouri delegation divided
Root Is; Mctiovern 20.
Montana's eight votes went solidly
fer Root. This is the home state of
Senator Dixon, manager for Roosevelt.
Leaders in the Roosevelt camp de-
clared there would be no bolt
New Hampshire cast solid eight for
Root.
When the turn of New York came,
E,lihu Root was the first name called.
Senator Root was not seated with the
delegation and it was announced that
he would not vote. The Roosevelt del
esates eheered wildly when Timothy
l. Woodruff voted for McGovern. For
mer Governor Fort of New Jersey led
the cheering The final vote of rs for
Root Is for McGovern led to more
cheers.
The New York delegates who voted
for MeGovern, We're:
Timofhv WOndriiff William pap
dergast, Robert Wildwood, alternate
for william Berri. Jacob L. Holtsman.
James e. March. Charles H. Murray
William Archer, William l.. Ward,
John J. Brown. Lucius n. I4ittauer
Perry G. Williams, George W. Al
bridge. James S. Hotehkiss.
Nine of North Dakotas 10 La Fol-
lett delegates voted for McCiovern. The
other delegate voted for Walter L.
Houser, La Follette's campaign man
aeer.
Ohio, the Presidents own state. gave
Root II and McGovern "a votes.
All Of the delegates Large voted
for Root
PENNSYLVANIA voted 81 for MeGovern
and II for Root.
George w. Newcomes. alternate for
Allen Cooper in the 23d District. voted
fro Root. Cooper is a Roosevelt man
hut was too ill to attend the conven-
ton.
William Flynn protested vigorously,
saving that Samuel A. Kendall. first
alternate for the district. Roosevelt
man. was entitled under the rules to
vote.
The entire Pennsylvania delegation
was on its feet shouting Thief. rob-
ber," at the chairman Finn said
'You are rapping your own roll;
YOU are a pack of thieves that's
what you are"
As soon as the vote was announced,
Finn challenged it. Barnes of New
York moved that the challenged vote
be passed over The Chair did not
recognize him.
Amid the greatest confusion Rose
water ordered that the Pennsylvania
roll be called again.
PENNSYLVANIA vote placed McGov-
ern in the lead for the first time, the
vote then standing 436 to 40
on tie new call of the roll New
comes again voted in place of Coop
er. casting his ballot for Root. Again
the storm broke.
Finn hello aloft certificate of
election for Alternate Kendall who
received the highest vote. and pre-
coded Neweome on the list. He said
the secretary of state of Pennsylvania
had declared Kendall entitled to the
place of Cooper Il want to say to
you" continued Finn, shaking his
fist at Rosewater. that if you steal
this vote, you'll call no roll on this
convention today"
Mingled cheers. boots and Kisses
greeted the statement.
Chairman Rosewater walked TO the
front of the platform to talk to Finn.
He declared no discrimination was be-
ing shown against Pennsylvania.