The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-22
For First Time During Convention
Delegates Actually Settle Down
to Work,
CHAIRMAN ROOT IS KISSED.
When He Was Apparently About
to Rnle Against the Presenting
Of a Minority Report.

Chicago, June 22.-The Roosevelt
forces met two more defeats in the
Republican national convention yes
terday afternoon. By vote of yeas
$50 to 499 nays, the convention voted
to table resolution of Governor
Hadley which would have prevented
any OF the contested delegates vot-
ing on any of the cases reported by
the credentials committee.
The first vote on Temporary Chair
man Roots election was 55S to SOP.
The second on Had!ey's original pro-
posal to the same effect was 564 to
$40.
Wisconsin recorded twenty-five
votes against the Roosevelt contest
ants in the Alabama case, one man
being absent, and the minority re-
port was tabled by a vote of COS to
464. The majority report on the
Alabama contest was then adopted
without a roll call.
Announcement of the big Taft
gain Ito 6O5) started demonstration
by the Taft adherents, which the
chairman stopped at once.
Chairman Root said the convention
would ''rest arms for a time, as an
other report from the credentials
committee was expected within a
few minutes.
With no sign of compromise and
every indication that the fight would
be as bitter as the rival factions
could make it, the convention was re-
opened at 1926 in the afternoon to
hear the first installment of the re-
port of the committee on creden-
tials.
First business was the report of
the committee on credentials on the
contest in the Ninth district of Ala
bama.
After three days of what has prac-
tically amounted to a deadlock, the
Republican national convention at
1926 p. m. yesterday actually began
working. Its first business was the
report of the committee on creden-
tials on the contest in the Ninth dis
trict of Alabama.
The prospect was that arguments
and roll call on this one case would
consume several hours, and carry the
session far into the night.
The temper of the gathering was
indicated at the start Of the session
when apparently Chairman Root was
about to rule against the presentation
Of a minority report on the Alabama
cases. Instantly chorus of Kisses
and groans came up from all parts OF
the hall.
Then, obtaining order, Mr.. Root
remarked that if he had been allowed
to finish his sentence the demonstra.
ton would not have been necessary
and proceeded to finish his ruling
which was that the minority report
could be informally presented and
discussed. The crowds made amends
by cheering the chairman.
With the knowledge of the commit
tee on credentials had not nearly
completed it's work, delegates to the
Republican national convention were
slow to move toward the Coliseum
this morning for the session SEIZED.
uled to begin at II a. m. Up tc
10:45 o'clock only a handful of del.
egates were in their seats, but from
this time on they poured in from ev.
cry aisleway.
Conflicting reports had gone
abroad as to the intention of leaders
1t was variously rumored that there
would be recess until D. M, an ad
journment until tomorrow, and tha
the convention would proceed to con
slider such contested cases as the com
mittee had decided at the convention
hour.
It was further reported that i
might be Tuesday or Wednesday be