The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-08
PRESIDENT Gets
ALABAMA VOTES
HNY'! --- -: ]. IT. Z -
ONLY FIVE PRESS AssociA-
TioNs REPRESENTED At HEAR
iNe-uNDER RULE OF BODY.
Roosevelt Attorneys Refuse to Make
Public Any Brief in Alabama Case,
: and Copies Given Press as Case Ad-
Vances.


seats in the republican national con
vention, heard by the republican ma
tional committee today, when by a
unanimous decision the contest over
the six Alabama delegates at large
was decided in favor of the Long
ITaft) delegation.
The first vote was viva Voce, Sen
ator Borah asking for a yea and nay
vote, although evidently there were
no negatives. His request was COM
piled with and confirmed the unani,
NOUS decision.
After the roll call, leading mem
bers of the committee intimated that
roll calls would be granted whenever
asked for by members of the commit
tee. It is understood to be the pur-
pose of the committee to allow a
record vote to be taken whenever
Roosevelt members desire. Penrose
and Crane were among those who
Joined Senator Borah, and the noose-
veit members in asking for the roll
seail in the Alabama case.
In the first Alabama district cases
the Roosevelt side waived argument,
as futile, after the decision on the
delegates at large.
Besides being given by a unani-
nous vote of the committee, the dele
cation at large, Mr.. Taft was awarded
the two votes from each of the fol-
lowing c,strices contesting, First, Sec
ond, Fifth and Ninth. ..
The contest from the Sixth district
was withdrawn, the contestants not
appearing before the committee: e.
Alphabetical Order.
The understanding was that at the
opening of the committee session the
contests would be considered in al
.phabetical order, Alabama first.
Next would come Arizona's six at
large and then Arkansas four at
large, and the delegates from the
First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Seventh district. With 30 min
utes' time allowed each side for pre-
sentation of the cases involving the
delegations at large, and Is minutes
for the district contests, it was evil
dent that even the best possible econ
omy of time would find the long list
barely started at the end of the days
work.
The Roosevelt attorneys refused,
prior to the meetings of the commit
tee, tc make public any of their
briefs or arguments in the Alabama
case.
Copies for the Roosevelt side were
made for the press only as the cases
were called up by the committee.
Senator Borah again made a mo-
ton providing that by request OF
eight members the roll should be
called. AS on yesterday, it was de-
feated. This result crystalized the
impression that the 80 to 13 vote of
yesterday really represents the rel
ative Taft and anti-Taft strength in
the committee.
Senator Borah, speaking for his
motion, said he knew the other side
had votes to seat any delegates they
desired to.
DuI ulACIy AlllllOhS VI POOPAS "a
watching this committees work." he
said, "and unless the record is clear,
it will be charged that all rn>erescs
We're not given fair treatment.
Il do not think the majority of the
committee is going to seat anyone
who ought not to be seated; but
do insist that the minority in each
case be given an opportunity to rec
ord their votes"
The motion to table was made by
Dennis Flynn, representing c. M.
Cade of Oklahoma.
Senator Borah demanded a further
chance to be heard.
Chairman Rosewater held that the
motion to table was unbeatable.
Will Not Be choked Of.
81 don't care, will not be choked
off or gagged off this early n the
campaign" declared Mr.. Borah. Il
know there is steam roller here,
but 1 intend that the country shall
know how it operates"
Senator Borah, meantime, was at