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u delegates from casting lhelf DaliOtS
until such time as their own cases
had been determined.
The original Hadley list contained
81 delegates when first presented, last
Monday
But" he continued, st is so to the
general interest of the Republican
party that it should be passed upon
and settled by this convention that
the Chair viii therefore entertain the
motion"
James f. Watson of Indiana, the
Taft floor leader. moved to lay the mo-
ton of Governor Hadley on the table.
A roll call was demanded and sec
orded. 1t was ordered
Heney of California, interrupted the
roll call, demanding to know if the
72 contested delegates were TO be al
lowed to vote on the motion.
Senator Root said that the two, sit
ting members from the 9Th Alabama
District whose right 10 seats was in
VOWED. would not be allowed to vote.
All the others on the temporary roll
would vote.
California voted 30 noes, no yeas and
roll call confirmed the vote.
The two Taft delegates. who have
never had the temerity to sit with
the Roosevelt delegates. but have oc-
cupied places ON the stage, voted aye.
while the "A other delegates voted no
Governor Johnson yelled a protest
challenging the right of the contested
delegates to vote but was ruled out of
order.
The rell call proceeded without in
cidenf. The vote of New York and
then of North Carolina was challenged
and the delegates We're polled
Washington's IL votes, aye, passed
the motion of Watson to lay the Had
ley motion on the table and a ripple
of applause ran through the hall.
Before the vote was announced the
chairman of the North Carolina dele
cation said one of his members, alb
sent. when his name was called, had
reached the hall and wanted to vote.
Thereiwas objection from some quar-
tiers and confusion ensued. Finally a
member OF the Kansas delegation got
up and demanded to know if man
had a right to vote In this conven-
ton.
File has If you will keep quiet long
enough to permit it, shouted Senator
Root
The name of the North Carolina dele
gate. Mr. Hendrick. was called and the
incident ended
The vote was $50 ayes. 4ss noes, 10 not
voting.
This was a gain for the Taft forces
and distinct loss to the Roosevelt ad
herents and the Taft people applauded
and cheered for a minute
The motion To table the motion of
Governor Hadley TO substitute the MINOR
ity report for the majority report in the
Alabama cases then was put and Had
ley demanded another roll call and it
was granted. despite of cries of mo"
from the floor.
Ii was apparent that there would be a
third roll call when it came to a mo-
tton to adopt the majority report In ia
vor OF the Taft delegates.
Changes on Roll Call.
On both roll calls the Georgia dele
CATION. today voted solidly for Taft, IL
had been divided "A to 4.
Idaho. voting solidly for Roosevelt on
all previous questions. changed to the
Taft column on this call.
Oregon divided. five and five. on the
first call, went 8 10 A in favor of the
Taft proposition ON the second.
Wisconsin shifted completely on the
second call. voting with the Taft people
to tabe the minority report.
The vote was COO to AGA this time and
the big Taft vote called out a cheer.
The plan of Governor Hadley to force
a call on the motion TO adopt the major
ity report was abandoned after this de-
cisive vote and it was put through viva
yoee.
Pending further report from the COM
mittee on credentials. Senator Root an
nouneed the convention rest arms
Gov McGovern stated that the change
in Wiseonsin's vote was due to the fact
that the Wisconsin members of the ma
tional committee and of the committee
on credentials had sustained the contest
ed delegates. I'VE have no facts on
which to dispute their Judgment and
therefore vote 10 sustain them" he said
A similar explanation was made on be-
half of Idaho when the report on the
Arizona contests was presented seating
the Taft delegates The same parlia-
mentafy tactics that marked the Ala
bama cases We're followed. sullivan NOV
ed the adoption of the minority report
and Watson moved that 1t be tables. a
roll call was denied.
Idaho switched back to the Roosevelt
column on this proposition.
Wisconsin also swung back to the
Roosevelt forces, giving 26 noes.
The minority report was tabled s6i to
497. A roll call was not demanded when
the motion to adopt the majority report
was put and carried,
viva voce vote adopted motion by
Watson to table Hadieys motion to sub
stitutestitute the minority for the major
ity report on the 5th Arkansas District
Another viva voce vote adopted the ma
jority report and a roll call was avoided
The California Contest
At 357, w. It. Dovell of Washington
brought in the credentials committee re-
port on the 4th California District. seat
ing the two Taft delegates and moved
its adoption.
The report recommended the seating
of Tryon and Meyerfield, the two Taft
delegates who up to this time have not
sat with the "a Roosevelt delegates from
California blit have been seated on the