Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27

| watson.
at is robbing the people Of a con-
gressionai district of the right to saw
who their delegates shall be- Shall the
majority in Los Angeles decree md
determine who shall be the delegates
from San Francisco?
mo. no." said some delegates.
JOHNSON WARNS THE EAST.
Governor johnson of California follow
ed Watson.
| This question" he said, rs far more
! important than the question of seating
| two Individual delegates. by report of
a committee on credentials or by action of
this convention. This question goes to
the very root OF repubicanism II Is:
Shall the people rue?'
you men of the East may sheer at the
new progressivism that has come like
giant out of the West. but all thinking
men to-day recognize that the revolu-
ton Is on In this country, and progress
ism is sure to come"
| johnson declared the present conyen-
tion had demonstrated the absolute neces-
| sity of extending the presidential prefer
! cnce primary and extolled the direct
| primary as the fundamental principle of
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progressivism.
He said President Taft agreed TO and
accepted the California primary law
when he accepted The delegates named
for him, to be voted for in n group. I'm
der that acceptance. he said, Taft was
stopped from accepting the vote OF T.
single delegate from California.
johnson dcnouny ed as unaualifiedly
and absolutely false the claim that the
Taft delegates received the highest votes
in the fourth district
NEVER A LIKE CONVENTION.
| Never again." he said, "win YOU find
convention chosen like this one. The
conventions of the future will be made
up OF delegates elected by the people
and by States as vas done In Cali
fornia"
The Governor concluded with a tribute
to Colonel Roosevelt
roll call thon vas started on the
motion to lay the minority report on
the table.
There were number of changes
IRON former rolls on this call. The
Maryland delegation. which had d.
vided to :. for Taft on the last call.
went to Roosevelt on the California
case IA to /. one not voting.
| when Massa chusetts had been reach
ca the Roosevelt people had gained 90
votes from the last call 1t was re-
allied the result was going to be close.
New York gave - ayes and Is noes
a change of one in favor of the Roose-
welt forces
oregon. which had split about even
on earlier contests. voted solidly for
the Roosevelt forces. a gain of five
votes
Washineton's vote of IA for the Taft
delegates called out groans and Kisses
GREAT CHEER FROM TAFT MEN.
The California contestants lost by
o42 to 529. the announcement being
greeted with a great cheer by the Taft
people.
Next the Taft delegates from Geor-
gia were seated on a viva voce vote.
The Indiana cases came next. The
| delegates at large were first consid-
cred. The majority report favored
sitting the Taft delegates. former
Nice-President Fairbanks. Harry $
New. James f. Watson. the Taft floor
leader and Joseph D. oliver.
The Taft delegates were seated as
were the 18th district Taft delegates
from Iniiana without a roll call.
Then came the 18th Kentucky dis
trict contest in which the credentials
committee recommended the seating
of one Taft and one Roosevelt man
This plan was accepted by the conven-
ton. Again there was no roll call
Many spectators in the gallery join
ed in the viva voce voting. most OF
them voting on both sides
The seventh Kentucky contest also
brought out majority and minority re
ports. The Taft delegates were seated.
LAUGHING CHORUS OF NOES"
In the fourth Louisiana case. after tn,
usual laughing chorus OF ''noes' Senator
Root added to the merriment by exclaim
ing
THE ayes plainly have It,"
The fifth Louisiana contest brought
Unanimous report in favor of the Tai
delegates. Despite this fact the chorus
OF noes was loud as ever
The case Of the Michigan delegates-at
large came next the sitting Taft dele
gates having again been favored by tn
credentials committee.
AS soon as the majority report had beer
read. the crowd began to ''choo, choo."
Look. lookout for the steam roller,
yelled delegate.
The minority report favoring tn
Roosevelt delegates having been read
Calvin A. Palmer. Roosevelt deleRate
made n ringing appeal for the contest
ing delegates He referred to the fac
that Governor Osborn was one of these
And he would be here to-day but 70
n broken leg" he added.
This seemed 70 strike the convention
as humorous and there was wave o
laughter.
PARTY MAY BREAK ITS BACK.
YES" said Palmer after quiet IA.
been restored. land if you keep you
present tactics the Republican party il
November will have broken back
Palmer stirred the Roosevelt delegate
to enthusiasm by declaring that Michigan
the mother Of the Republican party
might soon give birth to a new progress
sive party.
The Taft delegates were declared seate'
on a viva voce vote.
Two men in the galleries we're put on
by the police. their election calling ou
Kisses.
This incident was followed by anothe
outburst of We want Teddy
IT did not last long and at 7:3S. witt
utter confusion reigning. adjournment
was taken until 1850 n. m. tomorrow.
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