New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
ROOT WADE CHAIRMAN TN
BY A DECISIVE VOTE
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The announcement Of the vote brought
cheers from fooT ard galleries.
In Mississippi McGovcrn gained four OF
the twenty votes. one OF these was Charles
Banks. the negro delegate accused by the
Taft leaders OF trying to bride delegates
10 desert Taft for Roosevelt.
Governor Hadley led the McGovern votes
IN the Missouri delegation. All OF inc
Roosevelt delegates-at-large and sixteen OF
the district delegates followed his lead. Tho
Missouri delegation divided-Root, IS; Nc
Govern, -.
| Montana Earns Laugh.
Montana's eight votes went solidly for
Root This is the home state of Senator
Dixon. who managed the Roosevelt cam
paign. and the announcement Of the vote
was greeted with a round of laughter
Nebraska gave another solid delegation,
sixteen votes to the support OF Governor
McGovern
Nevada's six. the entire delegation. went
20 Senator Root The name Of the late Sen
ator Nixon was called by the clerk az a
delegate. The vote was cast by Albert
! Karge the alternate.
New Hampshire cast solid vote o.
eight for Root.
New Mexico gave McGovern two and
Root six.
All Of New Jerseys delegation twenty
eight. voted for McGovern. the announce
ment by Secretary Gleason bringing out ap-
plause and cheers from the Roosevelt;
forces.
Mr.. Root Declines to Vote.
| When the New York delegation was
called. Elihu Root was the hrst name
called Senator Root was not seated with
the delegation. and II was announced that
ne would not vote.
I The Roosevelt delegates gave vent to a
wild outburst OF cheers when Timothy l."
! Woodruff voted for McGovern. Ex-Gov-
| ernor Fort. OF New Jersey, leaped into the
aisle and led the cheering.
J New York's final vote Of Is for Root and
/ 70 for McGovern led to more cheers.
| The New York delegates who voted for
McGovern were: Timothy Woodruff, VIII
lam \. Prendergast. Robert WILDWOOD
alternate for William BeTri; Jacob H.
/
Murray, William Archer. William l.. Ward.
John j. Brown. Lucius n. littauer' Perry
! G. Williams. George w. Aldridse and James
s. Hotchkiss.
The two delegates from the LIST District OF
! North Carolina, Isaac VI. Meekns ana
Wheeler Martin. both voted for Senator
Root John G. Matthews, Of the ith Dis
| trct, also voted for Root. The North Caro-
lima vote was: McGovern, q; Root, J.
Nine OF North Dakota's ten La Toilette
delegates voted for McGovern. The other
delegate Robert NJ. Pollock. voted for WAL
| ter L. Houser, La Follette's campaign man
| ager.
| ohio. the Presidents own state, gave
| Root fourteen and McGovern thirty-four
votes
Charles F. Taft, of cincinnati, brother to
the President received round OF applause
when, as a deegate-at-large from the
| Presidents state. he cast his vote for Root.
| All Of the delegates-at-large voted for Root.
Oklahoma cast sixteen votes for Nc
| Govern and four FOR Root.
oregon voted six for McGovern. three for
| Root and one not voting
Rumpus Over Pennsylvania.
! pennsylvania voted sixty-four FOR Nc
Govern and twelve for Root. George w.
! Newcomer. alternate for Allen Z. Cooper
| I'm the sd District. voted for Root. Cooper
! IS a Roosevelt man. but was too III to at
tend the convention. william Finn pro-
tested vigorously. saying that Samuel \.
! Kendall, first alternate for the district,
| Roosevelt man, was entitled under the
| rules 10 vote.
Rosewater said that Newcomers name
appeared opposite Cooper's name on the
roll. and that it was the custom TO call
that name.
The entire Pennsylvania delegation was
on It's feet shouting Thief" 'Robber!'
at the chairman. Finn shouted:
You are rsping your own roll! You are
a pack OF thieves, That's what YOU are"
As soon as the vote was announced,
Finn challenged IT,
Mr. Barnes. OF New York, moved that
! the challenged vote be passed over. The
chair did not recognize him, and amid the
greatest confusion Mr.. Rosewater ordered
that the Pennsylvania roll be called again
On the new call of the roll Newcomer
again voted In place Of Cooper. casting his
ballot for Root
Again the storm broke. Finn held aloft
a certificate of election for Alternate Ken
dali. who received the highest vote. and
| preceded Newcomer on the list. He said
the Secretary OF State of Pennsylvania had
declared Kendall entitled 10 the place OF
Cooper.
Il want TO say to you" continued Finn,
shaking his fist at Rosewster, that IL you
| steal this vote you'll call no roll on this
| convention to-day"
Mingled cheers. boots and Kisses greeted
| the statement
Newcomers Vote Recorded.
When the clerk called Coopers name,
Kendall responded: "McGovern.