The Prescott daily news., 1912-06-22
MOTION FOR 7e CONTESTED DEL ECATEES TO VOTE-ROOT
 OBJECTS.
TEDDY" AND HADLEY AGREE
of the President After wn- sutng Letter" Is
 Received.

Convention Hall, Chicago, June 22 Gov. Hadley, whose plan of battle has been accepted by Col. Roosevelt for the present, at least said that the Alabama and Arizona contests would be reported at once and he would re new his motion that none of the 7S vote, that Root would rule against him and he would appeal and ask a | roll call.
 Conflicting reports had gone abroad | as to the intention of leaders. It was expected the Roosevelt forces would make their last big fight in the con- ventiOn Friday. They had expected to | make their stand on the credentials | report as whole, but they were pre- pared to meet the change of plans and fight all the way through on the individual cases.
 At 11:20 word came from the ere dentials committee that opposition to partial report had arisen. Pending | further word from the committee, Chairman Root made no move to call the convention to order. When tie resolution committee ad- | iourned at II o'clock to permit its members to attend the convention the | platform virtually was completed The | draft of the document, read to the full membership, apparently proved ac- ceptable.
 11:46 m.-Thousands of chairs are being placed in the First Regi- ment armory and police protection asked. supposedly, for Roosevelt con- vention. Telegraph companies are preparing to handle news from a sec ond convention.
 12:41 p. m.-Twelve o'clock and the convention not yet called to order. Waiting for credentials committee. Rumored recess will be taken until 4 o'clock.
 1:05 p. m.-Chairman Root called convention to order.
 1:23 D. m-Hadley calls for minor ity report Mccormick of Illinois says committee gave minority no chance to submit report. Chairman Root per mits it's presentation, not as a report, | but as an expression of the views of | the minority It explains why the mi nority of 14 voted in favor of Roose- welt contestants in Ninth Alabama dis. trict.
 1:36 D. m.-Hadley moves substitu- tion of minority for majority report and submits written argument, which is read by Mccormick of Illinois by unanimous consent.
 1:40 D. m.-Dovell of Washington replies in behalf of majority of com mittee.
 1854 p. m.-Hadley submits resolu- tion providing that no contested dele gate shall vote on adoption of creden- tials report until he has been seated by the convention. Root rules conven- tion may vote on resolution for good of party Watson moves to lay on table. Rolf call
 2:13 D. m.-Chairman rules contest ed Alabama delegates may not vote on motion to table Hadley's resolution, but all others may.
 2:36 D. m.-Hadley resolution tabled by 569 to 499, ten not voting. Finish Saturday Night.
 Delegates to the fifteenth Repub- lican convention. frankly tired and eager to return to their homes, pre- pared for decisive action at the Coli scum after three days of skirmish fir ing between the Taft and Roosevelt forces that has resulted in nothing tangible but delay.
 It was evident that the temper of the delegates and not the schemes of the leaders would hold first place in the next 12 hours of convention delib- erations. With this fact in view, mem. bers of the credentials committee worked all night in efforts to have something approximating complete report for submission to the conven- tion when it is called to order at II a. m.
 The fourth day of the convention opened with President Taft a strong favorite for renomination, possibility of third candidate as second choice in the betting, and Col. Roosevelt ap-