The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
READING OF STATEMENT BY
ROOSEVELT STARTED RIOT
IN CONVENTION LATE TODAY
IN WHICH POLICE TOOK HAND
Convention Up to Three O'clock This Afternoon Was Still
Busily Engaged in Steam Rolling Taft Delegates
into Seats.-Permanent Organization Has Not
Yet Been Affected or Platform Adopted
DELEGATES TURN CONVENTION into FARCE
BULLETIN, 4:3o p. IA.

BULLETIN, 4:3o p. IA.
CHICAGO, Illinois. June ga
riot started at 2:54 when a Roosevelt
demonstration was started and il last
ed for over twenty minutes. the po-
lice fighting the excited delegates.
At o'clock the North Dakota. New
Jersey, Kansas and Oklahoma delega-
tions began parading the aisles. Some
Taft delegates took hand in the pro-
ceedings and blows were exchanged.
Then the police went into the fight
and the fur flew while the officers
were trying to force the delegates
back into their seats. The convention
was in an uproar and howls and yells
rent the atmosphere. The New Jersey
delegation carried a large Roosevelt
picture. Chairman Root raped vainly
for order
After the rioting has lasted for
twenty-one minutes the North Caro-
lima standard was knocked to the floor
and this gave the trouble fresh i'm
petus. Lieutenant Cronin tried to stop
the parade and was seized by a dele
gate, who was hurled from his seat.
Delegate Allen of New Jersey was
the indirect cause of the riot which
he finally succeeded in quieting. He
was reading to the convention a state
ment issued by Colonel Roosevelt this
afternoon and had begun to make
some plain, blunt. unvarnished state
ments in comment on the ex-presi-
dents statement, when the trouble
ssfarted. -.
After the fighting had about stopped
and the uproar subsidized a little, Al
len explained that he had not read the
coloneI's statement or commented on
it for the purpose Of starting any trou-
BILE but to plainly state the Roosevelt
side Of the argument. Quiet was then
restored and Allen went to with his
denuncIatIon Of the methods employed
by the TAFT majority.
The majority report Of the rules
committee was tabled ~ was also the
minority report. Both motions to table
were made by James e. Watson Of In
diana. The next matter Of business
was the reading Of the report Of the
platform committee. Chairman chas.
w. Fairbanks, Of Indiana, was chair.
man Of that committee, presented the
report Of the committee at 4 o'clock.
" BULLETIN, $500 p. M.
CHICAGO, June Pat O'Clock
the convention was still engaged In
steam-roIIinq contested Taft delegates
into their seats and no effort had been
made to effect . permanent orsanixa
tion. adopt rules, vote on the platform,
or nominate q president and vice pres.
ident. Il 10 doubtful if the nomina.
tions will be made before late this
evening. There 10 a possibility that
the convention may adjourn late this
afternoon until Monday, but Il 10 more
prCoabIe that an evening session will
be held. There seems to be no doubt
but that President Taft will be nomi,
mated.
Col. Roosevelt has issued q state
ment which was given out after the
conference with the unseated dele.
gates this afternoon in which he urges
them not to take part further In the
proceedings Of the convention and
says that no man 10 further bound by
the action Of this convention. u il
pSobabIe that whom the nominations
take place, Rooseveit's name will no.
be presented and that q majority ot
his delegates will refuse to vote.
Colonel Roosevelt has notified the
manager Of the Congress Hotel that
he will give up his rooms, both per
sonaI and headquarters, tonight He
expects 20 depart tonight with his
family on the. train leaving about mid
night for Oyster Bay.
The credentials committee this aft
ernoon seated all the 26 contested
Taft delegates. The real fight in the
convention will occur when the Texas
report 10 submitted, IS the Roosevelt
men had planned TO withdraw from
the proceedings Of the convention I,
the majority report is adopted.
(National News Assocfation)
CHICAGO, June 22-The Republi-