Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-27
bryan WILSON Combination TAKES
ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF BIC Convention
Ollie James OF Kentucky, Progressive Is Made Perma
nent Chairman and Delivers Keynote Speech That En-
trely Reverses Remarks by Judge Parker. Com,
Is Vlsibly Boss OF the Whole Proceed
ings and Writes Platform Himself.

lOiS candidates increased to a storm.
/ Banners were borne through the
aisles, delegates standing on chairs
and madly waving hats, umbrellas
and flags.
! New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
! Texas swung Wilson banners. A Clark
| transparency gained the point of van
tage Immediately in front of the plat
form. Underwood streamers were fur
ther back. and Massachusetts unfurl-
ed Foss banner half across the hall.
The demonstration lasted twenty
two minutes and gradually died out
! before urgent demands for order.
Shouts of vote, Vote" came from
the delegates, wearied with long de
bate on the South Dakota case
A lively controversy arose as Theo-
dore Bell OF California, championed
the Clark delegates in the South Da-
kota case. Delegates challenged his
statements from the floor, while
shouts for Wilson gradually brought
Oh a tlmultuous demonstration and
the words liar thief, gag rule, were
freely applied.
! Roll Call Is Taken.
After great confusion, during which
several flashlights were set off by
newspaper photographers. one direct
y beneath tie box occupied by Mrs.
Taft to her apparent annoyance. the
convention at 2:20 started to vote on
the minority report. The officials in
charge of the convention, ordered all
flashlights to be removed from the
convention, as some Of the delegates
had become nervous and a stampede
was feared. The roll call stood as
follows:
Alabama, yeas IT: nays, 10.
Arizona, yeas 0; nays 6,
Arkansas. yeas o: nays IS.
= California, nays 2S.
Colorado, yeas ! nays II.
Connecticut, yeas Il. nays -.
Delaware, yeas 6.
Florida, yeas ,; nays 10.
Georgia, nays Is.
Idaho, yeas s.
Indiana, yeas II; nays 10.
Illinois, yeas 5S: nays 0.
Iowa, yeas II H. nays II 1-2.
>, Kansas. yeas 20.
) kentuck, nays, 2G.
! Louisiana, yeas 10: nays I.
3 Maine, yeas II; nays |.
: Maryland, yeas -: nays Is IL.
Massa sachusetts, passed for the pres
+ ent.
Michigan, passed for the present.
1 Minnesota, yeas "a.
Mississippi, nays 90.
4 Missouri, nays 3G.
Montana. yeas s.
: Nebraska, yeas II: nays ..
/ Nevada. passed for the present.
New Hampshire, yeas G; nays 2.
= New Jersey, yeas, "a; nays 4.
New Mexico. nays Z; not voting |.
, New York cast 90 votes, for min
ority report; favorable to Wilson il
the South Dakota contest.
, New York, yeas 90.
: North Carolina, yeas 90; nays 4.
North Dakota, yeas 10.
Ohio, yeas IS: nays 2S; . not votinG
Oklahoma, yeas 10; nays 10,
Oregon, yeas 10.
Pennsylvania, yeas II; nays ).
Rhode Island, nays 10.
South Carolina, yeas is.
South Dakota, not voting
Z Tennessee, yeas 10; nays IA.
Texas, yeas 10.
Utah, yeas s.
Vermont, yeas s.
: Virginia, yeas "a.
q Washington, nays II.
S West Virginia, yeas IL; nays 10
e 1-2 not voting.
e Wisconsin, yeas 19; nays 6; l nc
l. voting.
Wyoming, yeas 3; nays 3,
e Alaska, yeas 2; nays 4.
n District Of Columbia, yeas G.
e Hawaii, yeas 6.
!. Philippines, yeas G.
Porto Rico, yeas 4 nays 2.
o Massachusetts, yeas I; nays %.
v Michigan, yeas IL; nays 10.
Nevada, yeas 2; nays 8; | not votin
= South Dakota: Official result
= adopt minority report seating WilsC
=, delegates: Yeas 633 1-2 nays 437; NJ
voting 70. absent 3
=, Great cheering greeted Illinois a
u rouncement of 5S votes favorable
Wilson.
Senator John Sharp Williams mac
u point of order against the vote of IL
II Philippine Islands on the grour
4 that the supreme court has ruled IL
islands are not part of the Unite
n States.
e James is Chairman.
Ollie James was elected permane
8 chairman on report of committee
permanent organization. Charm;
II James was escorted to the platfor
"a amid rapturous applause and beg;
p his speech as permanent chairman.
e. Mr.. James address as permane
es chairman was in part as follows:
II am deeply grateful to this gre
convention of patriotic Americ
le Democrats for this high honor
r Il congratulate the Democrats