The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-08
Steam Roller Working Per fectly in National
 Committee
SENATOR BORAH
 BECOMES WARM
Says He Doesn't Intend to Be Choked Off This Early by Any Gag Rule. Meeting of the Cor'-'''ttee
 Was Surprisingly Quiet

gates from Alabama and Arkansas were added today to the Taft column by the action of the republican national com mlttee on the so-called Roosevelt con- tests from those states. All contests presented before the committee today were decided in Taft's favor and In all but two the decision of the committee was unanimous. One roll call test ap- parentIy had shown IS anti-Taft votes. 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 to be heard of the Ark : ansas 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 Committee man Penrose of Pennsylvania.
 Meeting Was Quiet
 Tn view of the bitter feeling between the Taft and Roosevelt adherents, the meeting was surprisingly peaceful, al \though 1t opened with contest Whlch seemed to forecast degree of friction This, however, failed to materiaiize' The opening contest arose over re- newal by Senator Borah of Idaho Of his motion of yesterday, which would permit only eight members of the com mittee to demand a roll call instead or 20. as provided by the existing rules.
 Dennis Y. Flynn of Oklahoma, hold ing at the time the proxy of Commit teeman Flanagan of Nevada. moved to lay the Borah motion on the table. Mir Borah wanted to debate the motion but Chairman Rosewater declared 1t un- debatable as proposition of parlia- mentary law.
 T don't intend to be choked off by gag thus early in the campaign said Senator Borah. with some show of heat. and I win either have my say here. or will occupy such position that this convention will make no progress.
 "This comn:ittee a'9 conduce its pre- oeedlngs under the usual parliamentary rules said MT. Rosewater with marked dignity.
 But you shall not adopt any rule or gag by laying motions on the table this early in the campaign" retorted the Idaho senator
 Borah Motion Tabled
 The committee proceeded to table the Borah motion by viva voce vote. and then MT. Borah was permitted to con tinue, which he did as follows
 'Mr Chairman, we will not make any progress here. Now, l know that you have steam roller I don't even de- sire to cushion the steam roller. l am perfectly willing that the steam roller shall operate, but l want to say here and now, that 1t will be known to the country that 1t does operate, how 1t operates, who is operating it.
 Men who have not the moral courage to record their vote before the people of this country are not worthy to repre- sent the great republican organization of these United States. (Applause).
 Men who have not the manhood to stand up here and state for whom they are going to vote, how they are going to vote, are evidently acting as-'
 The Chairman-"The gentleman from Idaho is out of order
 MT. Bartholdt-"There is nothing before the House."
 Senator Borah-'I am before the House.
 Mr Bartholdt-"I ask unanimous con- sent that the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order that this proceeding be made parliamentary"
 MT Penrose-'I hope consent will be given to the senator from Idaho to con- tinue and I think we should give unani- nous consent now and let him get his remarks into the record
 Give Roll Call on Demand
 It was made plain very soon after this that even though Mir Borah's motion had been tabled the majority intended to give the minority roll call on demand. on any question Penrose, Crane and others of the Taft faction repeatedly joined Borah and his colleagues in the minority in ask ing for roll call. and they always got 1t.
 The test vote came in the case of the Ninth Alabama district. in which the Taft delegates were seated by vote of 3S to 15 These 15 were Knight of Cali fornia, DuPont of Delaware, Borah of Idaho. Lowden of Illinois, Burnam of Kentucky, Wight of Louisiana (whose vote was cast by E. w. Thilberger), Kel- Iogg of Minnesota, Rosewater of Nebras- ka, Flanigan of Nevada (whose proxy was held at that time by I.ucius N Lit. tauer) Ward of New York, Capers of South Carolina, Thorsnn of South Da- kota. Monday of Tennessee. Loose of Utah and Beber of the District of Co., lurbia Neither Rosewater nor Lowden voted yesterday with the anti-Taft peo- pie in the test then recorded. An incident of the day was the rejec- tion by unanimous vote of the brief of I A. Conner of Little Rock, fin the Arkansas delegates at large case. on the ground that il contained indecent and insulting language. Members of the committee said later that proper regard must be shown for the dignity of the court by which these cases were being heard.
 Tomorrow's work will begin with the remaining Arkansas cases. and these will probably be followed by the Florida case <. the case Of the two delegates from the Fourth District of California who are contested by the Taft faction will not be heard until Monday. as the parties cannot reach here in time for tomorrow $ session. The Florida cases cover the six delegates at large and two from each of the First. second and Third districts. Meet Defeat Placidly The committee after l5 minutes debate gave the First Alabama district to Taft. Roosevelt adherents met defeat placidly in the tabling of a motion of Senator Borah that eight members should be suf- ficient to order a record of the yeas an nays on any proposition
 The Roosevelt members without excep- ton voted to seat the Taft men and those ~->->>~>~s>s>> tContinued on Page Eisht1