El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-21
TAFT CONTROLS CONVENTION IN VOTING UPON REPORT
Of CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE: TAFT ARIZONA MEN SEATED

the affairs of nations, decreeing abid-
ing success unto those alone who sub
nit to thy control and do thy Will the
God whom our fathers loved and served
and trusted, our own GOD also, not Dy
inheritance and tradition only, DOI
much more by choice and allegiance,
We acknowledge and adore tnee as the
King eternal, immortal, Invisible, the
only wise God, whose favor IS NE ana
whose loving kindness is peter than
life; we praise thee for thy signal gooo-
ness in times past to this our beloved
land; and, conscious of our proIounu
need OF thee, we reverently invoke tny
gracious presence and beneolctloh upon
our great republic
we confess before thee at this
time our national sins as well as those
which We may have personally COM CON-
mitted-Our fOrgeuulnesS OF thee ana
thy commandments, our inorolnate love
Of the seen and sOrdid, our passion To-
luxury. and our elevation OF the tenn
poral into the place of honor and 90
minion. Forgive this thy people, most
merciful God, and in thy great love re-
store US unto thy favor and unto US
the joys OF thy salvation. defending, US
by thine almighty power and uphololnS
Us by thy free spirit.
set righteousness in command, we
beseech thee, throughout our natlon;
Take from US all national pride ana
wealth and undue dependence upon the
material Grant Us deliVerance from
war and intempeTance. from strife ana
worldly blindness, from commercial
dishonesty, social impurity and politi
cal, corruption, and cause the principles
OF thy gospel to be established and be-
come regnant in all cur domain. Con-
front Us more and more with our nlSn
responsibility and enable US, in faith
fulness to the trust which thou hast
committed unto US, to be thy consistent
representative among the nations o.
the earth; the agency in thy hands OF
bringing the kingdom Of God into ful-
filment in all the world.
And now as here gathered in ma
tional assembly, we the representatives
of an honorable and historic orgaaiza-
ton, the deputies OF the people, and
the servants Of the King of kings,
shall seek TO conserve the future good
of our nation and to plan for its ad-
Aancing honor ans prosperity, so guide
thou our deliberations and shape our
decisions, so surcharge this convention
with thy peace, so convey 10 US the
purpose, and grant US so fully or tiny
Holy Spirit, the spirit Of wisdom ana
understanding, of concord and broth
erh0Od. OF purity and equity that ti.-'
to thy standards, hOnoring thy name
and desiring thy glory, we may at this
present do those things which please
claim in time 20 come the seal of thine
approval and the furtherance OF thy
help. And unto thee, Father Son and
Holy Spirit, one God, blessed forever
glory through Jesus Christ, thine only
begotten Son and our only advocate,
world without end Ameni"
a Alabama Report Presented.
Chairman Root announced that the
first business was the report of the
committee on credentials.
The report recommended the seating
Of the Taft delegates in the ninth Ala
hama district
The report was presented by W. T.
DoVel, OF Washington.
The report sustained the findings OF
the national committee.
T. r Mccormick, of Illinois, present
ed a minority report in favor OF the
Roosevelt contestants Mccormick said
the majority report had been sprung
upon" the minority in the committee
without tine for a proper report Of the
minority. He said he hoped there
would be opportunity later for a prop
Root Is HoOted.
Chairman Root started to say that
while there could be, strictly speaking,
no such thing as a minority report =
Instantly there broke out storm of
Kisses and "DOOhlng-
The interruption anSered Mr.. Root.
Re pounded vigorously for order and
when quiet was restored, he walked
defiantly to the front of the stage.
Gentlemen OF the convention, 1t
would be well when the chairman be-
gins a sentence TO wait until he con-
This statement was greeted with
applause
Senator ROot then ccrciuded by say
ing it was customary fer the minority
to present its views to the conven-
ton informally no this custom would
be followed. He directed that the
views Of the minority be presented.
It was the turn of the anti-Roose-
welt people TO deride the Kisses and
they did So
Hadley moved that the minority re-
port be substituted for the majority
and adopted by tie convention.