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

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Gentlemen OF the convention. ~.
shouted III would Dee well when l. =
chairman begins sentence 10 wait
until ne concludes H."
] This statement was greeted with
Iappnuse.
/ Senator Root then concluded hy say
/ ing II was customary for the minority
to present its views 90 the convention
Informally ana this custom would be
/ followed. he directed That the Views
/ of the minority as presented hy MT
] |McCormick be read for the informa-
/ tion Of the convention
Iladlcy Pulls The War.
Hadley moved that the minority re-
/ port be substituted for the majority
report and adopted by the convention,
lladley asked unanimous consent
for statement by Mr.. Mccormick.
Robert j. Walker. Of Virginia, tried
/ 10 move 20 table the motion. The
chairman ruled II out of order
Unanimous consent was given and
/ Mr. Mccormick took the platform. His
statement was one OF dissent hy the
minority members Of the credentials
committee to the majority statement
Of law and facts In the ninth Ala
baa case,
Walker renewed his motion 10 table.
! Before II was put, Duycll made fur
ther statement In support OF the ma
joriN report
Walker temporarily Withdrew his
motion TO table to give lladley oppor-
Itunity 10 make motion,
As lladley rose delegates all over
the house shouted for him 10 take the
platform. lie did so and was greeted
with applause.
Governor Hadley presented reso-
luton which would prevent vote on
the question by any Of the delegates
now under contest
James w. Wadsworth, Jr, Of New
York. raised the point of order that
the chair had already ruled That only
the delegates specifically concerned in
any given case were ineligible to
vote.
Chairman Root ovorruled the point
Of order, but said he did so because
he wanted the convention to pass upon
a point so vitality important to the IN
terests Of the republican party.
James f. Watson moved TO table the
Hadley resolution.
a roll call was demanded and be-
gun by states in order
Heney asked If the seventy-tWo con-
tested delegates were to vote on TINS
question.
Chairman Root ruled, as he did two
DAYS ago that only the two Alabalna
delegates whose case was now at stake
would not be permitted to vote
The roll call proceeded without in
Af
that Of North Carolina was challenged
and the delegates were polled. Wash
ington's fourteen aye votes passed the
motion of Watson TO lay the Hadley
motion on the table and a repetition
Of applause rang through the hall.
Before the vote was announced, the
chairman of the North Carolina dele
CATION said one of his members, ab-
sent when his name was called, had
reached the hall and wanted TO vote
There was objection from some
quarters and confusion reigned
Finally a member of the Kansas
delegation got up and demanded to
know II man had right to vote
in this convention
He has If he will keep quiet long
enough to permit it, shouted Chair-
man Root 49,,
The name Of the North Carolina
delegate, Mr.. Hedrick. was called ana
the incident ended,
The vote was 500 ayes, 499 noes, ten
not voting.
This was a gain for the Taft forces
and n distinct loss to the Roosevelt
adherents and the Taft people ap-
plauded and cheered for a minute
The motion to table the motion OF
Governor Hadley to substitute the
minority report for the majority re-
mort I'm the Alabama cases was then
mt and Hadley demanded roll call
mo. no" from the floor. Az this
ono no" fro mthe floor. AT this
time II was apparent that there would
be a third roll call when il came TO
motion to adopt the majority IN Ia
vor of the Taft forces.
AT 1857 the chairman raped ior
order and w. r, Dovell brought IN
the credentials committee report on
the Fourth California district seating
the two Taft delegates, and moved lts
adoption. u
The report recommended seating
Trvon and Meyerfield, the TWO laIt
delegates, and set forth that the Vote
In the Fourth congressional GistflCt
elected IryOn anu h a.
though in the statewide vote the
roosevelt delegates received major
jtv Of 1900. The committee heia
that the state primary law which ana
not nroyide a vote by districts could
NOT supersede the call issued ny tne
notlonal committee which distinctly
,,,.ovided for representation in the con-
,,option nv congressional districts
Groans, boots and hisses from the
california delegation greeted the state
r,ent in the majority report that the
california primary law would In el-
toot enforce the unit rule in Its dele
cation and the further statement that
the national convention, and not state
iaNs ,s the supreme source of party
Hugh r. Hadley. of Minnesota,
hroueht in the minority report re
,,as erected with cheers as ne reae
tno report denouncing the seating Oh
To TAFT delegates as the 'tyrannlGa'
.,.,.ortbrow Of the people of California
Ualbert attempted to make a speech
h,,t vas forced to desist by disorder.
Uatson the floor leader, moved that
,be minority report be laid on the ta
tio Int pending that he asked that
twepty minutes be allowed for Discus
sior His motion was greeted py Jeers
sd aod crles Of "Hadley, Hadley' HAD
iav" Lm Tho governor arose from ms
Mace on the stage and the NOISE SUD
sided. ,, n,o reouest for