Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-20
Finn Starts the Bolt.

| chairman VI inc btltBdllpuY hidbC an
announcement to that effect at a meet
ingt of Roosevelt delegates held In the
FlOrentine room of the Congress hotel.
The announcement aroused the widest
excitement among the delegates, OF
whom there were present about 300.
At the height of the excitement Colonel
| Roosevelt entered the room. He asked
the delegates to suspend judgment and
to delay decision until he had ascer-
tanned certain facts.
Mr.. Finn, addressing the delegates,
said:
MANY of you have heard personally
or through the newspapers Of the ac-
rtion of the national committee prior to
your coming here. Their actions since
our arrival are not altogether unex-
pected. We won't nave them any long
er. If this thing is to continue what
Is the use of holding a national on
vention? Why don't we turn 1t over
to Penrose, Tom Murphy, big Steve
and Scott and let the postmasters do
their business themselves"
T. r. Pleads For Time.
Colonel Roosevelt was brought into
the room and said:
"a am going to ask you to take a re-
cess until | can get certain facts which
wish to lay before you. | earnestly
counsel you not to discuss this matter
until | am able to put tho facts before
you. But can toll you the general
outline of course which | intend to pur-
sue. will never recognize as a Re-
publican convention a body Of which
majority in an essential part was COM
posed of fraudulentIy seated delegates.
1t is not the Republican party. | hold
that this is no case of an ordinary fac
ton fight"
This action of the Pennsylvania dele
gates followed tho withdrawal of the
Roosevelt men from the credentials
committee, which had been considering
the seyenty-two contested seats, and
who had planned to sit all night.
The doors of the committee room
were suddenly thrown open by j. j.
Sullivan of Ohio, who rushed out with
the cry: "All Roosevelt men walk
out"
He was followed by Hugh r. Halbert
of Minnesota, Francis Nj. Heney of
California, George l.. Record of New
Jersey and other Roosevelt men.
AS they pushed open the swinging
doors after Sullivan they cried out to
the newspaper men; ,
"All newspaper men come inside and
see what they are trying to do to u.s."
Colonel Shay, assistant sergeant at
arms, shouted to the ~dOorkeeper to
admit no one. The Roosevelt forces
shouted again for every one to come
in. Mr.. Thayer called for policemen,
who pushed their way through and
kept the crowd from coming in.
Roosevslt's Orders, They Say.
The Roosevelt men poured from the
room, declaring they were acting under
orders from Colonel Roosevelt.
Everybody go TO he Florentine
room at the Congress-" shouted one
man.
They rushed out, followed by the
crowd, and in the street outside Of the
Coliseum they were overtaken by Sec
Hetary Hayward.
why did you act that wayr' he do
manded Of Heney. "Why didn't you
wait until some rules had been
passed."
I'VE are acting under the direct or
ders Of Colonel Roosevelt" retorted
Heney.
I'VE are obeying a better general
than YOU" shouted George Record of
New Jersey. HE told US to leave
that room and we did it."
Notwithstanding personal u%tterances
on the part of Colonel Roosevelt, VII
liam Finn and others in Colonel Roose-
velt's camp, aud Notwithstanding the
remarks to the contrary Of a number
OF President Taft's chieftains, there
are well grounded reports, based on
substantial evidences Of efforts to
bring about the nomination of a har-
mony candidate for president.
A number of President Taft's friends
are to continue their efforts to nomi-
nate him on the first ballot. But ac-
cording to the best figures today the
president has no more han a majority
OF ten over the necessary $40 votes
necessary to nominate him on the first
ballot. In other words, the presidents
friends claim $50 votes. Others in the
presidents camp claim So votes. Col
onel Roosevelt has but 470 votes. Sen
ator La Toilette has thirty-six, the
votes OF Wisconsin and North Dakota,
and Senator Cummins has ten from
the state of Iowa.
Says r. r. 10 Beaten.
According to the report presented to
the convention, there are seventy-two
delegates whose seats are to be re
viewed by the committee on creden-
tails. 1t is the firm belief Of those di-
rectly interested In the elimination of
this convention that by the time the
committee on credentials submits Its
report to the convention 1t may be
very difficult to nominate the president
on the first ballot. Furthermore, 1t
may be still more difficult to nominate
him on the second ballot.