Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-07
% ALABAMA
DELEGATES
FOR TAT 7
SEATED
Steam Roller at Chicago Makes
First Trip, Crushing the
Roosevelt Contestors.

CHICAGO, June 7.-Taft's delegates
in the First, Second and Fifth Alabama
districts were seated by the national
committee. The vote was on a roll
call and was unanimous. The vote on
the six delegates at large was on roll
call.
The Taft delegates from the Sixth
Alabama district were seated. The
Roosevelt contest was virtually aban-
doned.
Smith and Hicks, in the Fifth Ala
bama district, were seated with no OPP
posing vote.
In the next contest, that Of the Sixth
district, the Roosevelt contest was
abandoned as fruitFess. Pome M. Long
and c. P. Lunsford, Taft men, were
seated.
The Taft delegates in the Seventh. and
Eighth districts were ordered put on
the temporary roll.
The Ninth district of Alabama seated
the two Taft delegates by vote Of So
to IS.
The Arkansas contests were next
taken up and Powell Clayton, H. r..
Renmell, c. M. Rx and J. E. Bush, the
aft delegates at large, were seated.
CHICAGO. June THE steam roller
has made its first trip. Twelve con-
testing delegates. each with a half
vote, favoring the nomination of Roose-
welt; were hattened out. Senator VIII
liam e. Borah of Idaho was bumped
out of the way, 20 delegates at large
from Alabama favoring William How
ard Taft were seated
Borah got bumped when he made
motion to prevent gag. rule tactics.
The Republican national committee.
sitting in the first Of the 226 delegate
contests that are scheduled to come be
fore it, used its TAFT majority without
mercy. Senator Borah filed a motion
making it necessary to order roll cali
on the demand of eight committeeman.
The motion was laid on the table after
the senator had been interrupted and
his speech in defense of the proposed
rule cut short
The Taft delegates were seated after
the Roosevelt faction, through Attor-
ney Hundley. asserted that they were
chosen after an explicit understand
ing with President Taft regarding Fed
eral patronage in Alabama had been
reached.
Just to try out the steam roller. it
was run over Senator wis am e. Bo-
rah Of Idaho. Roosevelt supporter, at
the very outset OF the hearing Borah
moved that the committee order a roll
cali On the demand of eight mem bers.
The present rule provide fer a roll call
on the request of twenty members. He
was voted down.
AS Borah arose to address the meet
ing there was silence He made his
motion and launched into an address
in support of it. Then the throttle of
the roller was opened. a committee
man made motion to lay the Borah
motion OF the table. The senator was
interrupted while the new motion was
made He protested. Chairman Rose
water used the gavel. The motion to
table was seconded. Then it was
gaveled through
Il don't want 10 be cho<ed off," Bo-
rah cried, angrily. 81 don't want to
be gagged here I will say what l want
to say, and | will say 1t now or l will
stop the proceedings of this committee
in such a way that the world will
know"
THE gentleman's motion is laid on
the table" replied Rosewater.
A. M Stevenson. holding a proxy
arose to a point of order and asked that
the committee proceed with its bust
ness, but Borah was permitted to
speak.
IF these rules are not changed" he
said. 1T can be charged that men have
been seated in this convention who
have no right there. do not make this
motion because I expect to get a change
here-I do not expect any different re
sut-but we ought to proceed here so
the world may know how each indi-
-idual votes-we ought to do so as
matter Of personal courage.
Are you afraid to let the people
know how you voted? When we take
viva voce vote it is nothing more than
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