The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-06-08

lay the Borah motion on the table. Mr..
Borah wanted To debate the matter,
hut Chairman Roscwatcr declared II
unadvisabic as a proposit on OF parlia-
mentary law
No Gag Ruls.
u do not intend to he headed off by
a gag this early In the campaign"
Senator Borah said with some show of
heat. "and will cItner have my say
here or will occupy such a position
that this committee will make no
progress
This committee WI conduct It's pro-
ceedings under the usual parliamentary
rules" said Mr. Roscwater. with
marked dignity.
gag by laying motions on the table
this early In the campaign" retortcd
the Idaho senator.
The committee proceeded Ia table
the Boran motion by a viva voce vote.
and then Mr.. Borah was permitted TO
continue VIII he did as follows:
'Mr, Chairman. we Will not make any
progress here. Now know you have
"A steam roller. | do not even desire
Ia cushion the steam roller. am
perfectly willing the steam roller shall
operate. but want to say here and
now that II Will be known to tne
country that 1t docs operate. how It
operates and who Is operating II. Men
who have not the moral courage to
record their vote before the people of
this country are not worthy to repre-
sent the great republican organIzat!o
of the United States.
Men who have not tae manhood to
stand up here and state for whom they
are going to vote. how they are going
10 vote. are evidently acting as
The chairman--"The gentleman from
Idaho IL out of order"
Mr.. Bartholdt-"There is nothing
before the nousc.'
Senator Borah--'J am before the
house"
Mr.. Barthoidt-I ask the unanimous
consent bf the committee that the gem
tleman be permitted to proceed In or
der that this proceeding shall be made
Mr.. Penrose--"I hope consent Will be
given to the senator from Idaho to
continue. and think we should give
consent now and let him get
his rcma rks into the record"
II was made plain soon after this
that even though Mr. Borah's motion
had been tabled, the majority intended
to give the minority a roll call on de-
mand on any question.
Do ~ nF
Taft faction repeatedly joined Boran
and his colleagues In the minority in
asking for a roll call, and they always
got II.
The test vote came In the case OF the
Ninth Alabama district In which the
Taft delegates were selected by vote
OF the committee, 38 to 1b. The vote
on the Ninth district contest, the first
real test OF the day. showed the fol-
lowing l5 votes for the Roosevelt con-
tcstants:
Knight. California; Dupont. Della
ware; Borah. Idaho; I,owden, Illinois:
Burnham. Kentucky; Kellogg. Mime
sofa; Wight. louisiana: RoseWater.
Nebraska; Littauer, Texas: Flanagan,
Ward. New York; Capers.
south Carolina; Loose, Utah; Bieber,
District OF Columbia; Thersen, South
Dakota: Monday. Tennessee.
Tomorrow Will begin with the re-
naming Arkansas cases and these
probably will be followed by the Flori-
da cases. six delegates at large. and
two each from the Second and Third
districts. The cases OF the two dele
gates from the Fourth district Of Cali
fornia who are contested by the Taft
faction will not be heard until Monday.
Few Signs Of Excitement.
Up to the very hour 90 IA. m) set
for the BEGINNING OF the real battle
over the contested seats In the re-
publican national convention. the ma
tional committees quarters showed few
signs OF the excitement thar ....sht
have been expected. Most Of the men
about were newspaper men. who under