The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-06-27
ROOT Is KISSED
In CONVENTION
Delegates "BOOed" mt Chairman When
He Says THERE'S No Such Thing
as Minority Report.
COLISEUM. CHICAGO. ILL.

man hOOb rappe1 Tor order anu
called the Republican national con-
VentiOn TO order on the fourth day
OF the session.
Prayer was offered by Rev.
John Malcolm Shaw.
Just before the prayer Ser
gcant-at-Arms William Il. Stone
stepped to the front of the plat
form TO direct the police in the
work of clearing the aisleS.
The police guard Friday was ar
ranged as az has been on previous
days.
Chairman Root called for a re-
port from the committee on Gre
dentialS. W. Il. DOVell, OF Seat
tie, member of the committee,
submitted the report recommend
ing the seating of the Taft dele
gates i'm the Ninth Alabama Dis
trfct.
After the report was handed to
the clerk, and before its reading
began. X. X. Mccormick, of Illi-
nOis, Roosevelt delegate, rose
and endeavored TO gain the rec
OGnitiOn of the chair. He was
disrcgarded and the clerk was
directed 10 read the report.
Mccormick desired To present
a minority report from the COM
mittee.
When the reading of the re-
port was finished the chair rec
Ognized Governor Hadley, of Mis-
souri,. Hadley yielded 10 McCOr-
mick.
The first Outburst against any
officer of the convention came
when Chairman Root said there
can be no such thing as n mi
nOrity report. He was Kissed and
sshnnnfsf nv nanny nf tho HnIRpoffaG
Stepping TO tlsc front of the
platform, he said:
lit is just as well to wait UNI
ill the chair has finished a SEN
tcnCc."
lie was given round of ap-
plause while he explained that i'm
the stricteSt sense there could be
no minority report. But thc'mi-
nOrity can express its views, ne
added. Root said he assumed
there would bc consent TO hear
Mr.. Mccormick spoke as fol-
lows:
when. n moment ago, this
prepared statement of the ma
jOrity was presented by member
of the committee. we requested
thc opportunity TO prepare "A mi
nOrity report
This opportunity was denied 10
us, and we were simply given the
opportunity To register our dis
sent.
II hold here the dissent of the
minority members and state we
will exact ample opportunity at
some future time 10 present the
facts i'm this case"
The Mccormick report was a
protest against the seating of the
Taft delegates I'm the Ninth Ala
bama District, and against GER
tain members of the committee
on credentials.
The chair recognized Mr.. Had
ley after the minority statement
had been read. Hadley yielded to
Delegate X. X. Mccormick, who
wished TO read n prepared type
written statement regarding the
case.
Robert j. Walker. of Wood
stock, Va, moved to lay on the
table motion by Governor Had
ley 90 substitute the minority re-
port for the majority report. The
chair held that the motion would
not be In order until the reading
OF McCOr1nick's statement had
been finished.
Mccormick then began reading
the statement, which was de-
tailed statement of the Ninth Ala
bama case.
The roll call on the Alabama "me
GRITTY" report was demanded and OF
Tered. II proceeded as follows:
Alabama-20 aye; 2 nay.
AriZona-6 aye.
Arkansas-17 aye; 1 nay.
California; aye; "a nay.
Colorado-12 aye.
Connecticut-14 aye.
Delaware aye.
FlOrida-12 aye.
Georgia-2S ave.
Idaho nav
Illinois, aye; 81 nay.
Indiana-2O aye; 9 nay. One M
,oting.
Iowa-16 aye; 10 nay.
Kansas aye; Is nay
Kentucky-24 aye; nay
Louisiana-2O aye.
Maine-12 nay.
Maryland-S aye; nay. One n,
voting.
Massachusetts-1S aye; IS nay.
Missouri-16 aye; 20 nay.
MOntana-S aye.
NebraSka-16 nay.
NeVada-6 aye.
New York-76 aye; 10 nav. Or
not voting
North Carolina-3 aye; 10 nay. TW
not voting.
North Dakota-1O nay.
OhiO-14 aye; 81 nay.
Oklahoma aye; 16 nay
Oregon-5 aye; nay.
Pennsylvania-12 aye; "a nay.
Rhode Island-10 aye.
South Carolina-12 aye; nay. On
not voting.
South Dakota-10 nay.
TpnneSSee-22 ave. I nav
Texas-29 aye; 9 nay. Two n
Utah. aye; nay.
VermOnt-6 aye; 2 nay
Virginia-21 aye; two nay Il al
sent).
Washington-14 aye.
West Virginia-16 nay.
Wisconsin, aye; 25 nay.
Wyoming-6 aye.
District of Columbia-2 aye.
Alaska aye.
Hawaii-6 aye.
Philippines aye.
Porto Rico aye.
Official result--Aye, $50; nay, 40
not voting, 10.
Unite FORCES TO
DEFEAT WILS0.
Says Conservative Fore
Will Fight Jersey Governor
and Bryan.