New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19


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in his place here, vote for Elihr Root ana
return to that state"
! This ended the nominations.
Test Vote Starts
Secretary Hayward then announced thas
the roll would be called, not b. states, hnc
BIZ individual delegates, and amid an up
roar the clerk began to call the naues.
Tho first five Alabama delegates voted
| for Root, but the sixth man called. Byron
Y. Trammell, rose and, waving lis hat
shouted: "McCiovern." while the Roosevelt
supporters cheercd loudly
Alabama's vote was recorded, q for Root,
| for McGovern.
When Arizona was reached Francis j.
! Heney arose In his place and, shouting
through a megaphone, fought in vain 10
interrupt the roll call TO object to the votes
OF the Arizona delegates seated b. n. ma
tional committee.
Arizon's six votes went 10 Root and the
call went on. Arkansas gave Root H.
McGovern l. and then California vas
reached.
The calling Of the roll OF the California
delegates brought storms OF applause when
| Mrs Florence c. Potter, Of Los Angeles,
one OF the two women delegates In the
convention called out: "McGovern.'
When the names Of E. II. Tryon and Nor
ris Meyer1eld, IT,, the two contested Cali
| forpia delegates were reached. Governor
Johnson Jumped 20 a chair.
| mrhere are no such delegate, here -
Tryon and Meyerheld," he shouted. "Ihoss
names were put on the rolls fraudulently
You will elect no temporary chairman with
the aid Of such votes"
The protests OF Governor Johnson were
unavaing. The rollcall OF California was
! co,,r,.a TWENTY four for McGovern. two for
| Root.
When Colorado was reached and the clerk
| called "Gugsenheim" there was chorus
q, "Boohs," which was repeated when me
Senator cast his vote for Root. This demon
strstion was repeated when Big steve
Stevenson cast his ballot for Root. ana 81
| az Colorados twelve votes we're cast TOT
Root.
| Connecticut's delegation 81 fourteen vo'ed
sol,aIv for Root. Delaware cast six more
for Root. Twelve more were added 20 NO
Root column BY Florida.
eeorsia's Vote Cast.
l Then came the much-disputsd Georgia
'Aeleeation. Walter S. Johnson, negro
George F. White, a white man; Lewis
Crawford. John NJ, Barnes, John X Boon
and Clark Grier. six delegates, voted for
| "a vote :
| in the state.
Idahos eight votes were cast sohdly Tor
McGovern.
The vote OF the Illinois delegation was
awaited with interest Conflicting claims
had been made by the Taft and Roosevelt
forces The announcement Of forty-nins
for McGoyern 10 nine for Root was greeted
With applause from all parts OF the hall
| The Illinois delegates who voted tor
! Root were: Clark, at-large: Happell ana
Cook. 9TH District Campbell, 9Th District;
| Upham. 9th District; Brown and sniyely.
18th District; SMALL 18th District. and
Miller, 22d District
The Indiana delegation split twenty for
| Root and ten for McGovern. Harry New.
ex-Vice- President Fairbanks and James T.
! Watson led tho Root voters
Iowa diyi1ed-sixteen for Root ard ten
for McGovern. Governor Carroll and al
of the delegstes-at-large voted for Root
while the two delegates each from the 3D.
4th, 9TH, 10th and llth districts voted for
McGovern.
/ In tho Kansas delegation only two o.
| the twenty delegates voted for Root They
we're Willis j. Bailey and a. +. crane.
Three Of Kentucky's twenty-slx yotes
went TO McGovern east by William Hey"
burn W G. Halbert and D. .. Edwards.
The twenty Louisiana delegates voted
solidly for Root.
J Maine Goes for MoGovern.
| Senator Root was credited with one vote
on the lrst announcement OF the Marie
vote. but the delegation protested and ths
| roll was called again. william B heh'
dali shouted "McGovern" In such way
that 1t was interpreted Root by all the
reading clerks. The recount showed
solid Maine delegation OF twelve for NC
| Govern.
Maryland divided eight 10 eight ara
Massachusetts eighteen TO eighteen the
Massachusetts, delegates-at-lsrse' wnom
Colonel Roosevelt sought TO renounce. voted
solidy for McGoyern.
Michigan voted nineteen for Root and ten
| for McGovern one Michigan delegate Johp
Wallace. was absent.
Minnesota's solid vote Of twenty-four' leo
| by Senator Clapp, was cast for McGoVern'
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