Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-07
COMMITTEE is
UNAN|M0UST0
SEAT TAFT MEN
Roosevelt Supporters Spring
a Surprise in Voting on
the Alabama Contest.
COULD NOT GAG BORAH
Throws Some Hot Shot into
the Majority and Forces
Them to Listen.

special 0y Untted PTeSS WTe.
Chicago, June THE Taft
forces caused a sweeping victory on
the first contest considered by the
Republican national committee to-
day when the committee ruled that
the Taft elegates-at-large from Ala
bama would be placed on the tenn
porary rolls Of the Republican ma
tional convention. A demand was
made for a record vote on the ques-
tion and it was promptly granted.
Then came the surprise, as the
Roosevelt committee men voted to
throw out the contests brought by
their followers and the vote was fif-
ty-three ayes and none noes.
Borah in Fiery Speech.
In a bitter speech, teaming with
inyective Senator William E. Borah,
of Idaho, threw the committee into a
turmoil at the outset of It's meeting
when he demanded that the mem
bers go on record on elevery dele
gate contest. While he was speak
ing motion was made to table the
amendments to the rules he had Of
fered and Chairman Rosewater put
the motion over his protest and de-
clared it carried.
Fourteen times Borah shouted,
"Mr. Chairman" in a loud, ringing
voice. Rosewater paid no attention
to him and put the motion. But
Borah would not be choked off. He
held the floor and continued to talk
and was finally permitted by unan-
imous consent to finish his criticisms
of the majority.
After crushing out the Roosevelt
demands, the committee continued
Its consideration of the Alabama
contents.
Personal Campaign for Roosevelt.
Practically abandoning hopes of
seating any of their Contesting dele
gates, the Roosevelt leaders today
began personal campaign among
the Taft delegates to break the Pres
ident's ranks.
In New York, it was learned, old
time friends of Colonel Roosevelt
are today personally interviewing
delegates, trying to swing them over
to the colonel The Taft forces
realize this work might have seri-
Gus effect and at once got busy to
cOunteract the Roosevelt personal
campaign.
Talk Of Roosevelt Bolt.
The talk of q Roosevelt bolt was
heard louder than ever today. 1t is
known that Roosevelt absolutely be-
lieves that in the case of Indiana
Michigan and some of the other
northern states his delegates are
really the popular choice. If the
national committee seats the Taft
delegates from these states men who
know Roosevelt declare that he and
his followers will organize a second
convention. Despite this talk the
Roosevelt leaders insisted there
would be no necessity of bolt.
They said they would control the
convention on a roll call and II
there was any boiling to be done tho
Taft men would have to do it.
The first TAFT victory came wheI
Victor Rosewater of Nebraska was
elected chairman of the committee
Mr.. Rosewster has been acting chair
man since the death of John f. Hill o.
Maine, formerly chairman. Mr. Rose
waters election disposed of the claim
Of R. D. Howell, who was elected ma
tional committeeman In the Nebrasks
primary, to the right to displace Mr.
hOSeWdlCI dli dI stdt IL
the committee.
Taft Men Win Again.
Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota fol
the third term candidate moved that o
roll call Of the committee could be or
dered on the decision of contests OF
application of eight members of the
committee. The Taft men moved that
unless twenty members of the com
mittee demanded it the decision of con
tests should be by viva voce vote. The
motion of the Taft men was carried
AS the third term candidate rs under
stood to have only seventeen of the
fifty three votes in the committee, It is
safe to assume there will not be many
roll calls. The rules heretofore pro
vided for a demand of twenty for
roll call
William l.. Ward, New York state
member of the committee, seemed al
most radiantly happy as he BUSTED
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