Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-08
Action of the National Committee Gives the PreSI-
 dent "A of the Disputed Delegates
ALABAMA AND ARKANSAS CASES CONSIDERED
Contests in Four Arkansas Districts Yet be HeardSena
 tor Borah Accuses Taft Men of Using the Steam Roller AntiTa Contingent Musters IS Votes in Alabama Case Police Called For to Prevent Rough House" Tactics.

gates from AlaDand ana AFkauSdS were added today to the Taft column by the action of the republican na- tional committee on the so-called Roosevelt contests from those states All of the contests presented before the committee today were decided Tn Taft. favor and in all but two the decision of the committee was unanimsus, all though one rollcall test apparently had shown 15 anti Taft votes.
 Arizona Contests Postponed.
 The cases decided today were those Of the six delegates at large and the two each in the first, second, fifth, sixth and ninth congressional districts in Alabama and the four delegates at large and the two each in the first and second districts of Arkansas. There remain 10 be heard of the Arkansas contests those in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh districts. The contest over the six delegates at large from Arizona was postponed until a later day on motion of Committeeman Pen rose of Pennsylvania.
 Meeting Surprisingly Peaceful
 In view of the bitter feeling between the Taft and Roosevelt adherents the
 
 though 1t opened with contest which seemed to forecast a degree of fric- ton which, however, failed to materi alize-
 This contest arose over a renewal by Senator Borah of Idaho of his motion of yesterday which would permit only eight members of the committee to de- mand a rOllcall instead of 20, as pro- vided by the existing rules,
 5orah Talks of "a Gag"
 Dennis r. Flynn of Oklahoma. hold ing al the time the proxy of Commit teeman Flanigan of Nevada, moved to lsy the Borah motion on the table. Mir Borah wanted to debate the motion, bat Chairman R0sevateT declared it undebatable as a proposition of par< hsmentary law.
 q don't intend to be chOked off by a gag thus early in the campaign" said sena tor BOrah, with some show of heat and I Uiil either have my say here of I uill occupy such a position that this convention will make no progress
 Borsh's Motion Tabled.
 This committee will conduct itf proceedings under the usual pariIa- rnentary rules said Mir. Rosewater, with marked dignity.
 But you shall not adopt any ruie or gag by aying motions on the table thus early in the campaign" retorted the Idaho senator.
 The committee proceeded to table the Borah motion by a viva voce vote and then Mir Borah was permitted to continue, which he did as follows: Willing Steam Roller Shall Operate. Mir Chairman: We will not make any progress here, now I know that you have steam roller l don't even desire 10 cushion the steam roller. am perfectly willing that the steam roller shall operate, but want to say here and now that it will be known to the country that it does operate. how it operates and who is operating it.
 Men who have not the moral cour- age to record their vote before the peo- pie Of this country are not worthy tc represent the great republican organ i7aion of these United States (Ap. plsuse)
 Declared Out of Order.
 Men who have not the manhood tt stand up here and state for whom the, are going to vote how they are gOins 10 vote. are evidently acting as--' The Chairman. 'The gentleman fron Idaho is out of order"
 Alr. BarthOldt. There is nothins before the house"
 t--A'Ht'A A'ti oAA dHu DElOTE lD' hoGse"
 Mir Bartholdt: T ask unanimou. ceosent that the gentleman be per mltted 10 proceed in order that thi: proceeding be made parliamentary" Air. Penrose: T hope consent will b given to the senator from Idaho t, continue. and ] think we should giv, unanimous consent now and let hin get his remarks into the record"
 IA.
 IL was made plain very soon afte this that even though Mir Borah' motion 7ad been tabled. the rnajorit, intended to give the minority d rolIcai on demand on any question. Penrose Crane and others of the Taft faetio, repeatedly Soined Borah and his col leagues in the minority in asking for roilcall and they always got it. Fifteen Votes for Roosevelt Delcaate The test vote came in the case 0 the ninth Alabama district. in whit the Taft delegates were seated by vote of 3S to 15. These Is were Knigh of California DuPont of Delaware B0r1n of Idaho Lcwden of ullnal. Rurram of Kentucky, Wight Of Loufsi ana tWhoss vote was cast by F W Thlberser. Kellogg of Minncsof, Rosewater of Nebraska. Flanigan c Nevada twhose proxy was held at tha lime by Lucius Y. Littauer), Ward q New York. CdDers of South Carolins ThOrson Of South Dakota, Monday q Tennessee. Loose Of Utah and Biebe of District of Columbia. Neither Rose water or Lowden voted yesterday wit the antiTaft people in the test the recorded
 Arkansas BrisF lnsuItinq.
 A incident of the day was the re 5ection by unanimous vote of the brit Of ]. A. Conner of Little Rock in tn Arkansas delegates at large case, o the ground that it contained "indeaet ana insulting language" Members ( the committee said later that prott regard musJ be shown for the dignit of the court by which these cases wei being heard
 Florida Follows Arkansas,
 TOmorrew's work will begin with ii femaining Arkansas cases, aRd Ihss will probably be followed by the Flor da cases. The case of the two dele gates from the fourth district of Cal Sornia, who are contested by the Ia cation. viii not be heard until NsE day as the parties cannot reach hel tn tlme for tomoFroW's session. IT Florida cases cover the six delegate