Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-27

Harmon forces, adopted leSoiue
binding the state delegation 10 Vo'e
unit according to the dictates ~
the majority of the Delegates. rs
majority was for Harmon. Inc niayo
ity report from the coinInltlee "
proposed to recognize the -
state conventions so to Apply lhe W..
rule. The minority report, uiseo
the Wilson people proposed TOD apro-
gate the rule.
The vote was on the substitution OF
the minority or pro-Wilson report, Tor
the majority report.
| Mayor Newton d. Baker of CleVs-
land. Ohio opposing the unit rule de-
clared ne owed nothing to the state
convention. that he was elected as
district delegate in the primary he
| saw no reason why he should be
bound by resolution in the state
convention Baker assorted that the
lunit rule had outlived it's usefulness
land no longer was needed.
4 Judge Ed II Moore, Ohio replied to
Baker lie maintained that under the
Ohio primary scheme it was impos-
sible for the voters to instruct the
delegates and that tho state conven-
ton was the only authority having
power 10 instruct.
/ While Moore talked the oratory be-
gan to pail on the spectators and the
crowds in the galleries began TO move
toward the exits The resulting noise
drowned the voice of the speaker. Fin
! ally Chairman Parker appealed to the
crowd to walt until the speech was
concluded before leaving the hall.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mis-
| sissippi then took the platform to
speak for the minority report.
| Senator Williams insisted that a
delegate-at-l large from a primary state
| should be bound by the majority in
| the state and that district delegate
| had been bound by the district ma
| jority vote. a state convention could
| not claim control over district dele
! gates elected by the people If you
| adopt TYNE majority report here. to-
| night" concluded Senator Williams.
you will do the most dangerous and
| the most damnable thing that IL is in
| your power to do on this day of our
| lord. And when you get through do
ing it, you might as well quit your
talk about popular government and
| referring matters back to the people"
Vote on Unit Rule.
| Alabama, yes 81; no I4s; Arizona, yes
2; no 3; Arkansas, no is; California, yes
s.; no 2t;- Colorado. yes Z; no 5: Connecti-
| cut, YES 3; no 10; Delaware, yes 6; Flor
| ida. yes 6; no 6; Georgia, no 81 Idaho.
yes s: Illinois. no IS; Indiana. yes Is;
| no 10; absent 2; Iowa, yes II; no II, not
| voting 3; Kansas. yes 20; Kentucky, yes
| 80: no q Sc; Louisiana, yes IA: no So;
| Maine yes a: no O. not voting 3: Mary
land. yes 81; no t2.: Massachusetts. yes
25; no 6; not voting 5; Michigan. yes 8:
no 20; not voting 2; Minnesota. yes "a;
Mississippi yes 20; Missouri, yes 7; no
| %: Montana, yes s; Nebraska, yes 10:
4 Nevada, yes g.: New Hampshire, yes 8:
New Jersey, yes "a no 4; New Mexico.
yes A. no 4: New York, no 30: North
| Carolina. yes 60: no 4: North Dakota,
yes 10. Ohio. yes 2o.; no. %; not voting.
%; Oklahoma, yes 10: no 10: Oregon. yes
9: no /: Pennsylvania yes 65; no IL:
Rhode Island, yes 2; no s; South Caro-
lima, yes IS; South Dakota, yes 10; Ten
nessee yes 4 no Il; Texas. yes 40; Utah.
yes s; Vermont, yes 4: no 3; not voting
l. Virginia passed; Washington, yes Z.
no Z; West Virginia, yes 81; no 1ol:Nnot
| voting 2; Wisconsin,. yes %; Wyoming,
yes s; Alaska, no 6; District of Column
bia passed: Hawaii, yes 8; no 2; absent
| i Philippines yes s; Porto Rico, yes 4:
Virginia. yes Ia no g. not voting Z; Dis
trict of Columbia. 6 absent Unofficial
total: Yes 56Sl; no 1918; absent or not
voting So.
The result of the roll call as an
nonnced showed that the Wilson Bryan
forces had won the test The figures
secured by the talley clerks varied
widely on the final result however.
The vote was announced as ayes $50 ".
noes 495 2-s.
This was later amended to 565is
ayes A careful unofficial count caves
ayes 5e5l4: 491 1-3 noes.
The Wilson delegates began DEM
| onstration. 1t was short lived and
| Chairman Parker, Selling megra-
phone. put the question of adopting
the amended report. 1t was adopted by
a viva voce vote.
A delegate tried to move to adjourn
| until tomorrow, but was not recogniz-
i ed. A partial report on the credentials
committee was presented by Joseph
| Bell, chairman of that committee. The
/ report embraced the Illinois. South Da-
| kota and several minor contests.
Immediately after the presentation
OF the report Senator Luke Lea of
| Tennessee announcing that a minority
| report which would entail consdera-
BILE discussion. would be presented.
moved to adjourn until 2 o'clock. to-
morrow roar of dissent went up
| from the floor and when Chairman
| Parker put the motion it was drowned
| in a chorus of Noes: The motion to
| adjourn until noon. tomorrow, was then
| put through under the gavel. although
| delegates on the floor shouted make
it 10 o'clock
| The convention adjourned at 11.59
/ P. M.
| Governor Wilson Takes II Easily.
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