Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-20

90 '"e Two Taft delegates we're called,
po.h answered ayes" from the platform.
"oVe'noI Johnsonu and other members
OF t"e 'ahfornla delegation shouted their
protest. uecIhring neither of the contested
men was entitled to u vote.
'he cierk announced the vote as "a
noes ana Two ayes and It stood.
wen get lot of good democrats
out OF this" shouted Johnson, and add
ed: Ir those men are allowed to vote
on their own case. what's the use OF
calling the roll?"
When Georgia was reached. the first
chanse from Yesterdays vote was noted.
yesterday Georgia gave Senator Root 22
ana to-day voted "a ayes and four noes.
ILLINOIS SHOWS A CHANGE.
Illinois showed a change. Yesterday it
divided As and on the temporary chair
manship To-day it divided 81 and 7. one
being absent Yesterday This was a
Roosevelt gain of three as against the
Taft gain of two in Georgia.
The TART people gained vote In the
Indiana delegation because of an alb
sontee getting % ayes and nine noes as
against % and 10 yesterday. Iowa and
Kansas showed no change
Kentucky, q to 3 yesterday for the
Tart forces. went "A to to-day.
The Maryland delegation split 8 to 9
yesterday. To-day 1t stood to against
the Taft proposition.
Michigan, 10 to 10 for Taft people yes
terday. was 20 to 10 to-day.
Massachusetts still deadlocked, voted Is
and IS as yesterday
New Mexico gave the Taft people a
gain. voting to as against 8 to yes
terday. The New York vote announced as
IS to u was challenged and there was a
call of the delegation. Yesterday the dele
cation divided 7G TO 49,
The poll of the delegation showed IS to
10 and there was great cheering when
this gain of two for the Roosevelt forces
was announced.
In North Carolina the Roosevelt forces
gained one vote over Yesterdays record
The delegation divided on a roll call, two
for tho resolution and . against.
North Dakota's 10 last night votes were
divided two ayes, eight noes. This gave
! the Taft forces two more than they Sc
cured in the delegation yesterday.
In oregon the Taft forces gained two
| The vote was ) to 8.
JOHN WANAMAKER VOTES AYE.
William Finn reported the Pennsyl
vania vote as II yes, g noes. The vote
! was challenged and a roll call gave tn,
| Taft forces L and Roosevelt "a. JONI
| Wanamaker, who was absent yesterday
voted aye.
Rhode Island gave Taft 10.
South Carolina gave Taft forces II
Roosevelt 6, one not voting This was
loss of one for Roosevelt.
Texas divided to-day, ,, to TO- with tw'
not voting. yesterday it was 81 to s.
Wisconsin cast all it's &c against.
Hawaii called out great cheer b.
voting six ayes. Yesterday the decga
ton voted against Taft. There were n
further changes.
! When it was announced that he Taf
motion to table had been carried by
vote of 5et to 80, the Taft folk broll
into cheer.
ROOT ONERRULES HADLEY.
1 Prior to announcing the vote, Chairman
Root said that Governor Iadley ha'
90 contested delegates voting and he ha,
fully considered the matter during tn
calling of the roll. He overruled all tn
points.
mo man." said Senator Root. "ca1
he permitted to vote on the question o
his own right to a seat when 1t Is ques
toned: but this does not disqualfy an
delegate on the roll of the conventio
from voting on another mans right t
seat. or from participating in an
other regular business of the convention
"Otherwise any minority could secur
control of a deliberative body by GROUP
ing n sufficient number OF their oppor
ents In one motion to give them contr,
of the uncontested delegates"
Senator Root quoted the precedents {
the national House of Representatives
IF this conto ntlon We're upheld" Ii
added, enough seats could be contes tc
so that there would be no delegates
do business"
Defeated. the Roosevelt forces made II
further moves. Senator Root then p,
the motion of Mr.. Watson, made yestel
day that the standing committees be al
pointed. 1t was adopted without oppos
ton The names already sent IN by Stat
caucuses were not objected to and III
committees were announced.
After the convention committees ha
been announced and meetings for eac
scheduled for tonight. the convcntle
adjourned at 5:bU until noon Tomorrow