The Calumet news., 1912-06-21

of AN honorable and historic organlsa-
ton, the deputies of the people. and
the servants of the Kings OF Kings.
shall seek to conserve tie future good
of our nation and TO plan for it's al
vancing honor and prosperity, so guide
Thou our deliberations and shape our
decisions, so 5urcharge this convention
with Thy peace. so convey to us the
knowledge of rhy seeing, all wise
purpose, and grant us so fully Of Thy
Holy Spirit the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, of concord and brother
hood, of purity and equity that true to
Thy standards. hOnoring Thy name ana
desiring Thy glory, we may at this
present do those Thugs which please
Thee and for which we may there
fore claim i'm time to come the seal
Of Thine approval and the further
ance of Thy help. Ard unto Thee,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God,
blessed forever more, shall be all pow
err dominion and glory through Jesus
Christ. Thine only Legotten Son and
our only advocate, world without end.
Amen"
Dovill, "A member of the credentials
committee, submitted report favor
ing the seating of the Taft delegates
from the ninth Alabama district. The
report went into the details of the
contest, and said full hearing had
been granted by the committee.
R. II. Mccormick or Illinois. pre-
sented a minority report i'm favor of
the Roosevelt contestants. Mccormick
said the majority report was sprung
upon" the minority i'm the committee
without time for proper report by
the minority. He hoped there weuid
be an opportunity later for proper
presentation of the facts of the case"
Root started to say that while there
could be. strictly speaking no such
thing as minority report instantly
there broke out storm of Kisses and
"booing."
Root coming to the front Of the
platform waited for order and re-
marked unless he was overruled by
the conventions he would assume per-
mission to receive a minority report.
Hadley moved the minority report be
substituted for the majority and
adopted by the convention. II was
the turn at the anti Roosevelt people
to become the hissers and they did so.
Hadley asked unanimous consent for
statement by Mccormick. This was
given, and Mccormick took the plat
form. His statement was one of dis
sent by the minority of the credentials
committee to the majority statement
of the law and facts in the ninth Ala
hama district.
Before the vote was ordered, Heney,
after being Informed that only two
members of the contested Alabama
district would be excluded from vot-
ing. protested. that ~ delegates were
involved and made q point of order to
| that effect. The point was overruled
and roll call proceeded.
The minority report on Alabama
was tabled sos To $50. a Taft victory
Hadley presented a resolution which
would prevent a vote on a question by
any one OF the delegates now under
consent James w. Wadsworth, Jr., OF
| New York raised n point Of order that
the chair had already ruled that only
delegates specifically concerned In any
given case were ineligible TO vote,
Root overruled the point. saying he
aid so because he wanted the conven-
| tfon TO pass a point so vitally impor-
| tant TO the interests of the Republican,
party.
watson renewed The motion made
nv walker of Virginia to table the
minority report
The result of the vote ON the motion
70 table the minority report was an
rounced as ayes COS. nays 464.
| on this roll call Wisconsin gave a
solid vote of 25 to the Taft side. The
majority report was then adopted
without roll call.
The Taft people applauded and
cheered.
Pending further report from the
committee on credentials, Root an
nounced the convention would rest on
It's arms
CredcntiaI Committee
May Not Finish Today
.conaressman Malby, OF New York,
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