The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-20

votes no"
 D. H. Tryon, one of the contested del- egates from the Fourth district rushed to the front of the platform and shouted: 'T challenge that vote"
 California Vote Challenged
 The vote of California Is challenged, 2 said Chairman Root, "the delegation will be boiled by name"
 Governor Johnson's name was the first called.
 Who challenges this vote?" he de- manded. Where are the men?''
 They are on the platform, answered Chairman Root.
 Governor Johnson again attempted to cast the solid California vote of 26 The polling of the delegation began. When the names of E. H. Tryon and Morris Meyerf1eld Jr., the two Taft delegates were called, both answered aye" from the platform.
 Governor Johnson and other members of tile calofirnla delegation shouted their protest declaring neither of the contested men was entitled 10 vote.
 well get a lot of good democrats out of fhis,.' shouted Johnson. and added. If these men are allowed to vote on their own case. what's the use of calling the roll?"
 Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware and Florida voted solidly for the Taft proposi- tion to lay on the table.
 When Georgia was reached the first change from yesterdays vote was noted. Yesterday Georgia gave Senator Root 22 and today voted 24 ayes to noes.
 Illinois also showed a change. Yester- day 1t divided & and 9 on the temporary chairmanship. Today It divided 51 and [. one being absent yesterday. This was a Roosevelt gain of as against the Taft gain of In Georgia.
 The Taft people gained vote in the Indiana delegation because of an absentee. getting 20 ayes to g noes as against % and 10 yesterday.
 Iowa and Kansas showed no change.
 One Gain in Kentucky
 Kentucky. 2s to yesterday, Taft forces. went 24 to today.
 The Maryland delegation split to ves- ter1ay. Today 1t stood to against the Taft proposition.
 Michigan. 1s-to 10 for the Taft people yesterday. was 20 to l today.
 Massachusetts, still deadloclked, voted Is and IS as yesterday.
 New Mexico gave the Taft people a gain, voting ! to l as against to yester- day.
 The New York vote announced as 7S to 12 was challenged. and there was call of the delegation. The poll of the deiega- ton showed 7s to 15, and there was great cheering when thls gain of two for the Roosevelt forces was announced.
 In North Carolina the Roosevelt forces gained one vote over yesterdays record. The delegation divided on a roll call, 2 for the resolution and 22 against.
 North DalSota's 10 LaFollette votes were divided. ayes. s noes. This gave Tut forces more than they got in this dele eation yesferday.
 oiho and Oklahoma were unchanged from yesterday.
 In oregon the Taft forces gained two, The vote was five to five.
 William Finn reported the Pennsyl- vania vote was II ayes, 65 noes The vote was challenged and on a roll call gave the Taft forces 12, Roosevelt 64 John Wanamalxer. who was absent yes terday. voted aye.
 Rhode Island gave the Taft forces 0.
 South Carolina gave the Taft forces Ii, Roosevelt 6, one not voting. This was a loss of one for Roosevelt
 South Dakota unchanged, cast 10 votes solid against the Taft proposi- tion.
 Tennessee showed no change from yesterday.
 Gain in Texas
 Texas divided today 2s to 10 with two not voting. Yesterday 1t was S1 to 8.
 Utah and Vermont were unchanged
 Virginia divided 21 and as against 22 and 2 yesterday
 Washington was unchanged.
 Much interest centered in the action of Wisconsin. which scattered It's vote yesterday among anti-Taft candidates. Today the delegation cast all its 26 votes against the Taft motion.
 Hawaii called olf great cheer bV voting six ayes. Yesterday the dele gation voted against Taft. There were no further changes.
 When 1t was announced that the Taft motion had been carried by vote of 564 to 510 the Taft folks broke into a cheer The vote on the temporary chairmanship yesterday had been 55S for Root to 502 for Governor Me- Govern.
 Prior to announcing the vote. Chair man Root said Governor Hadley had made points of order against the 92 contested delegates voting, and he had fully considered the matter during the calling of the roll. He overruled all the points.
 Roots Ruling
 'No man." said Senator Root, "can be permitted to vote on the question of his own right to a seat when it Is a ques- ton Of uOubt, but lnlS does not diS- qualify any delegate on the roll of the convention from voting on another mans right to a seat or from partici- pating in any other regular business of the convention.
 otherwise any minority could secure control of a deliberative body by ei ouping a sufficient number of their opponents On one motion to give them control of the uncontested delegates.
 n a.- of the national House of Representa- tives.
 "If this contention were upheld" he added. enough seats could be contest ed so that there would be no delegates to do business"
 Defeated, the Roosevelt forces made no further move. Senator Root then put the motion of MT. Watson made yester- day. that the standing committees be appointed. It was adopted without ob- jection. The names already sent in by the state caucuses were not objected to and tho committees were announced
 After the convention committees had been announced and meetings for each scheduled for the night the convention adjourned at $50 until noon tomorrow
 Paducah, Ky, June Is.--Mrs. W. A. Davis, who stampeded the republican national convention today by waving Roosevelt picture during the Had ley demonstration, is a Kentucky belle and as Miss Miss Tillie Nipple still Is lxrou,p hara a e afhe moef haa,ttif,,l .xi Fl