Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-27

10 thc floor They hurried 20 the
press stand ana ondeayorod 10 scale
the platform, one of tho bearers
gained the press stand bur was seized
hy newspaper man aud thrown
back into the crowd
A struggle followed ana fpr tlmo
a serious disturbance was threatened,
The delegates again attacked tho
stand ana were again rrpulsrd. The
upruar on the floor and la the gal
lrrira grew 90 pandomonlum. a
crowd iammod the space before the
stand 40 the first banner bearer l.. Il.
Russell, tried 90 return 90 the attack.
The police and scrfcants at arms
/ We're poWcrlcss against the crowd.
A squad In the galleries began tho
mouotonous chant Of We Want VIII
son but II was lost in the general
uprpar la vain Chairman Parker
pounded his desk in AN effort to quiet
the crowd The demonstration had
then been under way more than 20
minutes The demonstration had been
under way 80 minutes before even "a
scmhlancc of order was restored. II
required much pounding of the gaNcl
after this before the proceedings
could hr resumed.
officially the demonstration was re-
corded as having lasted 33 minutes.
Chairman Parker Wa ned the dele
gates during future demonstrations
against climbing into the press Sec
tons lie also warned the spectators
against disorders
when the delegates take their seats
HTS time for YOU 10 sit down. he
shouted at the galleries,
Mayor Newton -. Baker Of Cleve-
land opposing the unit rule, declared
he owed nothing 10 the state conNen-
ton. that he V.hs elected as a district
delegate Ia the primary and accredited
as delegate to the national conven-
tion. He saw no reason why he should
be- bound by resolution In the state
convention. Baker asserted that the
unit rule had OutliNcd us usefulness
and no longer was needed.
Judge Ed II. Moor OF Ohio, main
tanned that under the Ohio primary
scheme II was impossible for the yot-
cTs 10 instruct the delegates and that
the state convention was the only au-
thority having power TO instruct
While Moore talked, the oratory
began to pail upon the spectators
and the crowds In the galleries be-
gan to move toward the exits. The
resulting noise drowned the voice Of
the speaker. Finally Chairman Park
er appealed to the crowd 10 wait unti.
the spooeh was concluded before
leaving the hall.
Senator John Sharp Williams then
took the platform to speak for the
minority report
Aff1Ii.Y..s Ia
speech when Governor Earl Brewer
Of Mississippi strode down the aisle
and shouted:
"Wiu the gentleman yield for a
question"
A chorus Of sit down SIT down, "
came from the floor but Williams
shouted;
"Lot him be heard. Let him be
heard. lie can't hurt me-"
Governor Brewer wanted to know
whether Senator Williams who was
a delegate should abide by mstruc-
tions given him I'm primary, as he
did not believe that the entire state
should not not bind the entire dele
gation. Williams replied that the
state at large should control only
the delegates at large and that IA dis
trict delegate should be bound by the
district majority vote state con-
vention could not claim control over
district delegates elected by the poo-
pie.
III YOU adopt the majority report
here tonight" concluded Senator Will
liams, you win do the most danger
Gus and the most damnable thing
that is I'm your power to do on this
day Of our Lord And when you get
quit your talk about popular govern
ment and referring matters back to
the people"
As the big clocks at either end of
the hall began to point toward eleven
the delegates grew restless and cries
Of vote. vote" came from al parts
} Of the floor.
! Until 1856 p. m. when the roll call
was ordered the whole debate had
turned upon the situation in Ohio,
where nine congressional districts in
structed their eighteen delegates for
Wilson and where the democratic
> state convention. controlled by the
, Harmon forces, adopted resolution
binding the state delegation to vote
as a unit according to the dictates of
the majority of the delegates. This
majority was for Harmon.
, The majority report from the com
, mittee on rules proposed to recognize
the right of state conventions so TO
apply the unit rule. The minority re-
, port urged 10y the Wilson people pro
posed to abrogate the rule.
The vote was the substitution of
the minority or pro- Wilson report
for the majority report
The result OF the roll call as an
.pnup.aI shaved that tha Mi1cnp-