The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

A table showing annual expenditures for the benefit of the workers which would otherwise be applicable to divi- dends is given. This table shows that $5, 45o, GOO has been expended for the ben eft of employees. Of this amount s2.000, GOO is expended annually for relief of in- jured and payments to families of men killed Sanitary and welfare work re- ceived S1,250,O00. accident preventions s750, GOO, pension payments s200. .0O0 for crea- ton of permanent pension fund $500, ,00C and cost of stock subscription plan s750,- 000
 Wages of employees. according to Judge Gary, have been advanced 25 per cent since the organization. of the corpora tion
 to support the nominees of this con vention'
 Former Representative Hemenway of Indiana introduced the resolution. Such of the delegates as had not left the hall crowded close about the platform while the resolutions announcements and customary routine of the closing hour was gone through with.
 At 1030 Delegate Esta brook of New Hampshire moved that the convention adjourn without delaying and motion was seconded. Delegates filed out in absolute silence
 The last of the delegates left the hall, the band playing Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
 After passing all the contests the committee took up the platform
 The Lafollette platform was offered as complete substitute. The North Dakota delegates joined with Wiscon- sin in urging the LaFolIette ideas. Mateo Fajardo delegate from Porto Rico, sought recognition, claiming that 2 Porto Rican plank had been over looked in the report of the committed He was held to be out of order After tho reading of the IaFollette platform MT Fairbanks moved to lay 1t on the table 20 minutes, in the meanwhile be- ing allowed the LaFollette advocates to make arguments Samuel Cady of Wisconsin said the present convention had thoroughly demonstrated the ne oessity of presidential preference pri- nares He denounced the old system of national conventions as one of the greatest trusts of the world He said the people might well question the sincerity of man, the beneficiary of such a convention when he went abroad denouncing trusts in general"
 MT. Cady discussed various blanks in the LaFollette programme. charac- terizing them as representative of the true progressive movement
 l. J. Blanc of Wisconsin closed the debate with a tribute to Senator La Toilette The LaFollette platform then was laid upon the table MT. Fair banks reported the Porto Rican cit izenship plank left out by error
 Vote on the Platform
 On the adoption of platform Barnes the Taft leader from New York de- handed a roll call It was ordered
 There was great excitement in watch ing the action of the Roosevelt dele sates Alabama came first on the roll The 22 Taft delegates voted aye. The two Roosevelt delegates refused to vote.
 After Arkansas had voted the clerk called "California." "California refuses to vote shouted Meyer Lesner
 A storm of applause swept the gallery.
 Chairman Root announced: "The vote of California has been challenged and the roll of the state will be called"
 Silence greeted the names as they were called until Tryon and Meyerfeld, the Taft delegates from the Fourth district, were reached. They voted aye for the platform in a chorus of boos."
 1daho's eight votes in the Roosevelt column up to this time shifted and was cast "aye." When Illinois was reached Governor Deneen asked that the delesa-
 
 in progress.
 Indiana voted; Ayes %; nays. 2; seven not voting-the Roosevelt men. Iowa was passed on first call. Kansas IS Roosevelt votes did not vote. Two voted aye. Ken lucky cast ?. votes affirmatvely. three Roosevelt men voting. Louisiana voted 20 ayes and Maine's F declined to vote. In Maryland voted aye, ( present not voting and one absent.
 The vote was challenged n d on a roll call it stood; Ayes. 9: not voting, 6; ab- sent 1. Two of the Marylai.lera answered Present but you can't make me"
 Poll of Illinois showed 46 ayes, 9 not voting, absent. Iowa gave Is ayes and 10 nays, the Taft and Cummns line up.
 Massachusetts asked to be passed for poll Result 20 ayes, 14 not voting. ab- sent. Michigan voted % ayes, 8 not vot- ing Minnesota's 24 Roosevelt delegates declined to vote. Three Roosevelt dele gates from Mississippi deemed to vote and then came Missouri. As the clerk called the state there was a sud fen hush.
 Missouri Unanimous
 Missouri casts 36 votes ave-" called the spoke sman of the delegation.
 The Taft people gave great cheer Missouri had also served notice of re- fusal to bolt, Montana eight votes were e. Governor Fort declined to vote the 2S New Jersey Roosevelt supporters. New York, which divided T5 to l5 yesterday in favor of the Taft people gave S votes for the platform, only five members de- clining to vote. North Carolina's vote was divided. ayes, 12 not voting. 6 absent
 North Dakota's 10 LaFollette delegates voted mo" In Ohio 3i stood by Roosevelt and declined to vote Fourteen voted aye. Oklahoma voted, ave 1 nay and 15 not voting. oregon divided, ayes, | not voting, nays and absent. FlynW an nounced the vote of Pennsylvania.
 'One absent 12 aye; 65 present but de- clining to vote" The galleries cheered the announcement In South Carolina three declined to vote, 15 ayes. South Da kota s 10 Roosevelt delegates declined to vote They were cheered. In Tennessee one did not vote and 2s voted aye. Texas vote was announced 90 ayes. eight not vot ing, one no, one absent. Utah voted eight ayes. Vermont gave six ayes two not voting. One declined to vote in tho Virginia delegation. Twenty-two voted aye. one absent. A series of jeers met Washingtons l4 ayes. Wisconsins a6 votes were cast solidly no. Wyoming gave six ayes.
 Houser Makes Statement
 Before the result was announced Walter l.. Houser, campaign manager for Sena- tor I,aFollette, was given permission to make a statement Senator LaFollette he said ''has not had an opportunity as yet to examine the platform drawn up for adoption by this convention. but as a o.,.iirate who will be presented to you