The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-22

 and hoots as he appeared to take up the argument of the delegates.
 Where's Aldrfch?" came 6 cry.
 Mr Payne asked for a patient hear Ing.
 The speaker said the two Taft dele gates did not sit with the California del- egation because the chairman would not give them the seats. His declaration that the Taft delegates had been seated by the supreme law of national republican ism was greeted with a prolonged cheer and boohng also. The demonstration grew until Senator Root took hand with this admonition:
 No cause in d republican national con- vention was ever won py drowning speech on either side"
 California Law Forced
 Mir Payne said he proposed to be heard if 1t took four hours. Payne declared the California statewide primary law was forced through the Cal ifornia legislature because of fear ol the Roosevelt people that Taft would get several of the congressional districts un- der the method of selecting delegates by district.
 why don't you elect your presidential electors that way?' member of the California delegation asked. Because we have no control over 1t, V retorted Payne.
 Floor Leader Watson took the Taft ar gument up when MT. Hayne concluded. He. too, asserted the California law would have the effect of enforcing the rule and declared such rule would never prevail in convention.
 Unit rule by primary is no better than unit rule by decree of convention" said Watson.
 Ut is robblng the people of congress sional district of the right to say who their delegates shall be. Shall the ma jority in Los Angeles decree and deter San Francisco?'
 Governor Johnson Talks "No, mo-" said some delegates. Governor Johnson of California fol- lowed He strode to the front of the stage clutching a legal document in his hand.
 This question:" he said, lis far more than the question of seating two indi- vidual delegates by a report of commit tee on credentials or by action of this convention. The question goes to the root of republicanism, 1t is shall the people rule'
 you men of the east may sheer al i progressiyeism, that has come like giant | out of the west, but all thinking men to- | day recognize that the revolution IS soi l in this country and progressiyeism fl sure to triumph
 | Johnson declared the convention has | demonstrated the absolute necessity o 1 extending the presidential preference pri mary and extolled the direct primary ai | the fundamental principle of progres | siyeisn.
 He said President Taft accepted th
 California primary law when he accept 1 ed the delegates named for him, to b
 voted for in group.
 Under that acceptance he said Taft wa
 estopped from accepting the vote of l single delegate from California. | Governor Johnsons time expired in thu midst of his speech. He asked five min utes more and 1t was granted. He spok' | with great yehemence and apparently II | great anger denounced as unqualified! and absolutely false the claim that thu Taft delegates received the highest vot' in the Fourth district. The registrar 0 the county, he said, had declared it i'm possible to say which of the delegates ha, received the highest vote.
 Is Unusual Convention
 Never again." said Johnson, will yol find a convention chosen like this one. In' conventions of the future wiil be made up of delegates elected by the people ane
 
 The governor concluded with triDuts | to Colonel Roosevelt which started a srlai sized riot It lasted little more than 6 seconds. roll call then was started or the motion to lay the minority report or the table
 | There were a number of changes from | the original roll call. Maryland, which | had divided to for Taft on the las | call went to Roosevelt on the California 1 case IA to 1, one not voting. | When Massachusetts had been reached | the Roosevelt people had gained 23 votes 1 from the last call. 1t was realized the re- l suit was likely to be close, and the dele gates followed the ballot box proceedings
 with intense interest. l New York gave 75 ayes and 15 noes. | This was a change of one in favor of thu Roosevelt forces.
 | Oregon, which had split about even oi | earlier contests voted soldly for the Roosevelt forces, a gain of five votes | Washington s vote of fl for the Taft del l egates called out groans and misses. The | California contestants lost by 542 to 529 l the announcement being greeted with a great ovation by the Taft people. 1 Hawaii for Roosevelt Hawaiis six votes were cast for tn | Roosevelt men. The next report deal l with the Georgia cases, being in favor o seating the delegation at large. end | did not take long to dispose of 1t. Ther' was no stone in the way like d rnlnoiis. report Not a dissenting voice was raise'