Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-22

rd the delegates named for him 10 hc
voted for lu group Under that ace
Drpuncc be- said, Tdft was ostppprd
from accepting HE vote OF "a single
/ delegate from California
Governor Juhnsuu's time expired I'm
/ the midst of his speech le asked and
was granted five minutes lie spoke
with great yehemcnco and apparently
/ IN great anger denounced as unquali-
/ ficdly and absolutely false the claim
! that the Iaft delegates received the
/ highest vote In the Fourth district
| The registrar of the county he said,
had declared II impossible 10 say what
/ delegates had received the highest
vote.
Never again" said johnson, "will
You find q convention chosen like this
one. The conventions of the future
VIII be made up Of delegates elected
/ hy the people and by states, as was
done In California
The governor concluded with q trlb-
ute 10 Colonel Roosevelt. which start
ed an inoipient demonstration II last
ed little more than a minute \
ron call then was started on the mo-
tion 10 lay the minority report ON the
table.
There were number Of changes
from former roll on this call. The
Maryland delegation, which had divid-
ed o to z for TAFT ON the last call
went 10 Roosevelt on the California
case, IA to /, one not voting.
When Massachusetts had been
reached the Roosevelt people had
gained 23 votes from the last call. II
was realized that the result was likely
10 be close and the delegates followed
the halloting with intense interest
New York gave 40 ayes and 10 noes,
a change of one I'm favor of the RoOse-
welt forces,
oregon, which had split about even
on earlier contests, voted soildly for
the Roosevelt forces, gain of . votes.
IWashingtons vote of II for the Tait
delegates called out groans and hlsses.
The California contestants lost, b42
To 529, the announcement being greet
ed with "A great cheer by the Tart peo-
Pile. Hawaii's six votes were cast for
the Roosevelt men.
The next report dealt with the Geor-
gia cases being in favor of seating the
delegation at large and it did not take
long to dispose of Il. There was no
minority report and not a dissenting
voice when the Taft delegates We're
seated on yive voce vote.
The Indiana cases came next Both
majority and minority reports were
submitted the delegates at large be-
ing first considered. The majority ia
vored seating the Taft delegates and
they were seated without roll call.
The thirteenth district delegates
from Indiana were next taken up.
The credentials committee favored the
Taft men, who were seated without a
roll call.
Then came the Eleventh Kentucky
district contest In which the creden-
tials committee recommended the
seating of one Taft and one Roose-
Welt man. The plan was accepted 10y
the convention without roll call.
on the viva voce vote the chorus OF
, ayes and nays were about of the same
volume, but Chairman Root always
said:
, The ayes appear to have II.
> The Roosevelt men made no Issue OF
: Il and there was much laughter. Lots
: OF spectators in the gallery Joined In
= the voting, most of them voting on
both sides.
Roll the steam roller some more,
, shouted n delegate amid laughter.
: During a lull between reports from
inc tOlnUlllltt, sbIllt VI VIC lNpbSN'N'
delegates set up n shouting OF 1--WE
> want Teddy" The pounding of the
chairmans gavel soon put an end to IL
, The Seventh Kentucky contest also
: brought out a majority and minority
report. The Taft delegates were seat
= ed
The galleries continued to vote both
. WAYS. Some one set up a noise OF
"choo, choo. choo" In imitation OF q
steam roller" in action, while others
initiated steam Whistles
, "What is this place. anyway de-
, manded Chairman Root with vicious
,1pound Of the gavel.
: In the Eighth Kentucky cases the
: noes We're loud and prolonged.
, There are some delegates here who
don't appear to want to go home foi
, Sunday" said Senator Root
Then as he gained attention, h(
added:
THE ayes appear to have it,"
Everybody laughed and everybody
+ appeared to be in a good humor.
Even Senator Root smiled broadly
In the Fourth Louisiana case, after
the usual laughing CHORUS OF noes
Senator Root added to the merrimenI
by cXclaiming;
THE ayes plainly nave II.
Both minority and majority reports
from the credentials committee or
dered the reading clerks to skip much
, OF the argument where the issue was
not sharply drawn. In theN Fourth
/, Louisiana, for instance, the minority
report said: skip all you can, except
- the names.
There was a long delay awaiting fol
the committee to report on the mex
contested case. The band played gailN
and the delegates continued in gooc
- humor.
y The Fifth Louisiana contest brough
a Unanimous report in favor of Tar
- DELEGATES. Despite this fact the chorus
of noes" was loud as ever. 1t wa
coupled with laughter
, The case of the Michigan delegates
Z at large came next the sitting Tai
I delegates having again been Favored
- lby the credentials committee.
2 As soon as the majority report hat
been read. the crowd began to 'choo
20 choo,' g,
4 "Toot. toot look for the steam roll
. err" yelled delegate.
The minority report favoring TN
r Roosevelt delegates. having been read
Calvin A. Palmer, a Roosevelt dele
Z rate. was given unanimous consent 4
70 make n five minutes speech. lie mad
= a ringing appeal for the contestin'
delegates He referred to the rae