The daily sentinel., 1912-06-21
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Chicago June 2Ist-The crowd very slow in gathering
this morning probably influenced prospect
adjournment at II A. NJ
had 935 A. NJ. only reached the Kentucky If
greater speed made in settling those still be heard will b.
evening before the full report of the committee
made the convention. That will adjournment
Monday Wednesday being the earliest possible date for na
adjournment.
The hall now filing rapidly most of the delegates hav
arrived The galleries closely packed heretofore
1t reported that Chairman Root has demanded immediate
report from the credentials committee.
Nothing has been done yet towards calling the convention
order The crowd becoming restless and there great de
OF confusion reported that the majority and manoy ePort
the Alabama and Arizona will be by the
mittee credentials
The New Jersey delegation has yell this morning "Ral
rah rah who the delegates from New Jersey it
you wait will give Teddy weight straight They
loudly cheered they repeat.
The delay in opening convention conference
the credentials the crowd very restless and cheers
every provocaon. Chairman Root the platform holding
conferences with the various officials of the convention
1t is rumored that the delay due the extended
discussion of the Indiana before the committee cred
a is reported that ex-senator Beverdge made speech
hours in length before them this morning.
1t is reported that the reports of the comme credentials
being prepared for each separately and will be presented
separately Alabama now to the hall and
will be convened Immediately upon its arrival %
The convention called order by Chairman Root
John Bacom Shaw the Second Presbyterian church
Chicago chaplain of the day and pronoces the invocation
Rev Shaw concludes his prayer and Chairman Root
that order of business the report of the credentials committee
The secretary reading the majority report contests in
The majority report of the committee being very quietly
received by the delegates
The reading of the majority report completed and Gov
adley of Missouri addresses the from the floor
Delegate R. R. Mccormick of Illinois protests against the
majority and that of the minority He is loudly
cheered . ..sg-
Chairman Root rules that there be minority report
The ruling with hsse He walks the front of the plat
form explain his ruling and appaudcd he finishes. m
protest the minority of the credentials against the voting
of contested delegates the credentials committee against the
voting the committee of those members who also members
of the national committee which heard the
he chairman rules there be unanimous consent of the
convention before the of the minority be read
before the convention his unanimous consent obtained and
the statement being read by delegate r. K Mccormick OF
Illinois.
Mccormick is very cmphatis in his denouciation Of the
the majority of the committee credentials and loudly
Gov. Hadey of Missouri now ascending platform. He
offered resolution that delegate be allowed the
question of eligibility whose questioned until this question
has been settled
Delegate Wadsworth of New York addresses convention
support of the majority report. .t1T
Mr.. Wadsworth concludes and Mr.. Watson of Indiana is
loudly cheered he begins his address support of the majority
report.
Mr. Watson moves that motion of Mr. Mccormick be laid
table Chairman Root orders the call of Mr. Watson a
The motion which proposed table that ofGoV Hadey
instead of Mr.. Mccormick. a., ~.
The chairman rules that the contested delegates from the
ninth Alabama district will not be permitted to vote Wv ~
There great connection in the California delegation and
the chairman appng vigorously with his gavel to quiet them
The motion o table carried, 500; no4oS.
A delegation from North Carolina insists addressing the
chair although refused recognition. .fN s. -ftA
There wranglng in the North Carolina delegation
and the chairman has difficulty in preserving order.
Official announcement of result of ballot well cheered
of the absent North Carolina delegates arrived and voted
no thus increasing the negatives by
Sergeantaarms Stone notifies the audience that if order is
preserved in the galleries the will be cleared.
A motion adopt the majority report carried
Chairman Root the majority report of the
mittee credentials accepted by the convention.
Report of credentials committee contested delegates from
Arizona being read.
Mr. Sullivan of Ohio presents the minority report the
Arizona