The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-08

had been thr~shed out Yesterday to the
satisfact ion Of majority Of the com
mittec who had followed the rule Of 1909.
Senator Borah Immediately started
IN 10 combat MIR. Flynn when Chairman
I;osrwater announced that motion TO
~ on the table was not debatable.
Il shall not be gagged. ehall not I've
choked of'l7 roared Senator Borah back
At Chairman Rosewater. There are
M, ,ooo mo Of people in this country who
are watching keen eyed the deliberations
Of this committee. You should have
courage to decide tho matters as thcy
should he decided. You should not resort
70 gag rule You have tho votes here.
know, but we have the right to talk and
We propose to talk.
While senator BorRh was speaking
Chairman Rcsewater was banging hs
cnvei and insistently repeating: "A mo-
ton to lav on the table is not debatable,
hut Senator Borah kept right on until
with final thump of his gavel Chairman
kosewater brought Senator Borah TO
order and looking sharply at the Senator
MIR. Rosewster said: For the benefit
Of the gentleman from Idaho I must
inform him that this committee ia pro-
ceeding under parliamentary rules and
when motion 10 lay on the table is made
il is not debatable and the rules will bc
carried out"
Nv cr,ishingly large majority MIR
Flynns motion prevailed and Senator
Borah's proposed new amendment was
tabled
Mr.. Borah's speech follows.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoMMIrrEt | do
not make this motion with any expectan"r
even II II is carried, of assstincthe candi-
date with whose interests il is known that
] am allied
| do not presume for a moment that II
will result in the seating of any delegate
who " III not otherwise be seated or un-
seating any one who will not otherwise be
unseated
I understand perfectly that those in the
majority here have the votes to seat whom
they would seat and will do So whatever the
manner OF procedure Of this committee
may be
make this motion for another reason
We are representing here a great party
organization. We are supposed to repre-
sent the millions who constitute the rank
and file Of the party. We meet under eX
tracrdinary conditions and under circum-
stances in some respects most unfortunate
What We do. therefore. hsre ought 10 he
done in the open and every vote recorded
with an individual responsibility behind il
] cannot believe that this committee is
going TO seat men who manifestly have no
right TO a seat but If you are going to do So
for the sake of your party do IL openly and
above board and put your individuality v
and your courage. though in a bad cause
behind your vote
CALL TO THE oPEN
Are YOU ready to answer to your consti,-
uency when you go home, Let's make a
record that cannot be sssailed at least for
cowardice II you believe that the men
whom YOU are going to vote for ought 10 lie
seated upon what possible theory can you
decline to put yourselves on record, DO
Won want u record behind which YOU can
hice and through which YOU can escape
responsibility; Where by reason OF divided
responsibility you can plead that YOU could
not help the action of the comVitter: Are
you going TO do something which you arc
afraid you cannot defend and which, a.
men protesting to he honest men YOU can
not look Your constituents IN the face and
uphold
At rhi- point an effort was made to
take Borar oT ri- feet by moving to lay
the motion on tn. table Borah declined
to be taken of his feet and said he would
not submit 10 gag rule and that they
would make slow progress bv undertaking
sucn tactics that he had a right 10 ad
dress the committee and he proposed to
do SO 50 long as he was not ply ysica ily
taken oui
4 long wrangle aud shouting of differ
enJ people ~ the top Of their voices con.
tinued. while the chairman in the mean
time was put ting the motion to lay Borah'
motion on the table Borah continued
hi. speaking after the hubbub died dowr
and said:
BoEAH RESUMES
What are YOU men afraid Of. Wha
j. ~ that yon are gong to do' II thrs.
delegates are entitled 70 seat. why shout,
you conceal your record. Have YOU los
your courage Are YOU ashamed Of wha
is gong to happen. do not hrsita,,
to say tnat men who have not the mora
courage to record in the open every vo,,
which they cast in a matter 30 vital 10 IA,
party are unworthy 20 represent the gr-a
Republican organization
II you have legitimate delegates her,
sufficient 10 nominate your candidate ever,
EsiubiiCan in tie country VIII say. Al
right. the ma ority rules. bur il you ave
then YOU are no, afraid TO ,'ts' your vot.
and have IT recorded If you hav. not IN,
legitimate majority OF delegates and yo,
propose 10 nominate MN regardless %
whether you have or not then YOU ha,
just as well not hold an election YOU ar,
wasting YOUR time and destroying yog
ORGANIZATION. The man who has the legiti
mate ma iority Of delegates TO this cony en-
ton should be nominated and when :,
nominated he will be Loyalty supported b,
ali hut ii doesn make any difference VIII,
l. nominated. whether IL he one oGndida',
or another. If b" il nominated by the s.a,inl
at delegates whose seating YOU dare no
defend, it viii he a disastrous day vhe,
II * done
The great body Of the Republican part,
have been trained under the rule OF In
Iua lorty, but they expect us. as their repre-
sen'atiNes sitting here in u quasi judicia
capacity, to give them conNen tion com
nOsed of delegates whose seating We car
honestly defead. not only against the alta ri
thar must come from the opposition bu
against the criticism that must come fron
those people who insist on fair dealing
HEARINGS BEGIN.
Chairman Rosewater announced tha
before taking up the Alabama contest
unless the committee objected the con
tests in Arizona and California would z
over until Monday for the reason ( hat tn
folks introduced in those contests ha
not yet arrived on the field
Secretary Hayward then announced