Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-20
ROOSEVELT MEN BOLT
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 Arkansas vote of 17 ayes and no. announced by the chairman. was chal- 4enged. and the delegation was boiled. It showed 16 ayes and 1 no, one not voting
 When California was called Cover nor Johnson answered.; California casts 26 votes, no"
 E. II. Tryon, one of the contested deiega tes from tho fourth district. rushed to the front end of the platform and shouted:
 "1 challenge that vote"
 The vote of California is chal- lenged," said Chairman Root. "The delegation will be boiled by name
 Governor Johnson's name was the first called
 Who challenges this vct-." he de- handed Where are the mem"
 They are on the platform" answer ed Chairman Root.
 "We'I Get a Lot of Democrats Out of
 This"
 Governor Johnson again attempted to cast the solid California vote of 26. The polling of the delegation began. When the names of E. H. Tryon and Morris Meyerfield, Jr., the two Taft delegates, were called. both answered aye" from the platform.
 Governor Johnson and other mem- bers of the California delegation shouted their protest, declaring neither of the contested men was entitled to vote The clerk announced the vote as 24 noes and ayes and it stood.
 We'll get a lot of good democrats out of this" shouted Johnson, and added:
 If these men are allowed to vote on their own case, what's the use of call ing the roll?"
 Taft Gains Two in Georgia.
 Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware and Florida voted solidly for the Taft proposition to lay on the table,
 When Georgia was reached the first change from yesterdays vote was not ed. Yesterday Georgia gave Senator Root 22 and today voted 24 ayes to { noes.
 Roosevelt Gains Three in Illinois.
 Illinois also showed a change. Yes- terday 1t divided AS and 9 on the tem- porary chairmanship Today 1t divided 51 and [, one being absent yesterday, This was a Roosevelt gain of three against the Taft gain of two in Geor- gia.
 More Taft Gains.
 The Taft people gained vote in the Indiana delegation because of an ab- sentee, getting 20 ayes to 9. as against 20 to 10 yesterday, Iowa and Kansas showed no change,
 Kentucky, 2S to yesterday for the Taft forces, went 24 to today,
 The Maryland delegation split to s yesterday, Today it stood to ' against the Taft proposition,
 Michigan. 19 to 10 for the Taft pee- pie yesterday, was 20 to 10 today, Massachusetts, still deadloeked, vet ed IS to IS as yesterday,
 Gain Of Two for Roosevelt,
 New Mexico gave the Taft people B gain, voting ' to 1 as against to ] yesterday, The New York vote, an= neuneed as IS to 1a, was challenged, and there was d call of the delegation. Yesterday the delegation divided 76 to | 13, The poll of the delegation showed 1 75 to 15, and there was great cheering when this gain of two te the Reese= welt forces was announced: In Nerth CaEelinaq the Roosevelt forces gained enc vete over yesteF= day's record, The delegation divided on rolleall, fer the resolution and g against
 Further Gains for Taft.
 North Dakota's 10 La Toilette votes were divided, ayes, noes. This gave the Taft forces two more than | they secrued in the delegation yester- day.
 Ohio voted 34 noes to 14 ayes, the same as yesterday. Oklahoma voted ayes f, noes 16, un- | changed from yesterday In Oregon the Taft forces gained two. The vote was , to !. William Finn reported the Pennsylvania vote as II ayes, 65 ! noes. The vote was challenged and or a rollcau gave the Taft forces F, l Roosevelt 64. John Wanamaker, who was absent yesterday, voted aye Rhode Island gave the Taft forces l 10.
 Roosevelt Loses One.
 South Carolina gave tha Taft forces H. Roosevelt 6, one not voting. This was a loss of one for Roosevelt 1 South Dakota, unchanged, cast 10 votes solid against the Taft proposi- l tion.
 Tennessee showed no change from yesterday
 Texas divided today, 2S to 1O with | two not yoting.' Yesterday it was 31 to s.
 Utah and Vermont were unchanged Virginia divided q and as agairst | 22 and 2 yesterday. Washington was unchanged.
 Wisconsin Solid Against Taft Motion
 A great Ideal of interest centered il the action of Wisconsin. which scat tered its vote yesterday among the auti-Taft candidates. Todar the dele gatiou cast all its 26 votes against the | Taft motion
 Hawaii called out great cheer by voting ay es Yesterday the delega. 1 ton voted against Taft. There were no further changes.
 When it was announced that the Taft motion to table had been carried by vote of 564 to 510 the Taft folk l broke into a cheer. The vote on the temporary chairmanship yesterday haC been 558 for Root 10 502 for Governor 1 McGovern.
 Root Makes Ruling. Prior to announcing the vote, Chair. man Root said that Governor HadleJ had made points of order against any of the 92 contested delegates voting and he had fully considered the matter 1 during the calling of the roll. Ht ] overruied all the points
 No man. said Senator Root lear | be permitted 10 vote on the question of his own right to a seat when it is questioned: but this does not disQual- ] ify any delegate on the roll of the con. vention from voting on another man! ! right to q seat, or from participating in any other regular business of tht convention.
 Otherwise any minority could SC. cure control of a denberative body bl grouping a sufficient number of theil opponents in one motion to give then control Of the uncontested delegates." 1 Senator Root quoted the precedent. of the national house of representa-. 1 lives.
 If this contention were upheld" ht added. enough seats could be con,