The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-16
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS ENTER INTO FINAL STAGE OF OR
 GANlZATioN FOR FIGHT.
COLONEL'S MANAGERS ACTIVE
Atmosphere Settles After First Dem onstration and Both Sides Get Down to Real Work-Police
 Protection Is Sought.


 came this afternoon when Colone Theodore Roosevelt arrived from New York, received welcome, al- most hysterical from crowds of dele gates and admirers, who cheered him all along the way from the Lake Shore railroad station to the Con gress hotel and then into conference with his staff"
 Colonel Roosevelt's advent upon the scene of facional conflict had been so widely advertised and the subject of so much advance comment, botb friendly and hostile, that it's sensa tional aspects were, if possible, ex- aggerated in the minds of all ele- ments.
 The result was that when the first excitement had subsided and he nau made his brief speech from the hotel balcony the crowd came to realize that after all the world was still re- yolving with it's wonted smoothne5s the convention was still more than two days distant and that the ques ton was still one of who would have the $40 delegates necessary for a majority and for a nomination.
 So matters quietd down to degree which in the hour before and o'clock had seemed hardly possible and the leaders of both factions re- turned to their more or less inter rupted task of corralling delegates
 The national committee at 9:15 fin ished it's hearings of contests for seats in the temporary makeup of the convention after disposing of cases involving 254 delegates. It was gen erally believed last night that every case today would be decided in favor of the Taft claimants but out of the days mist came four delegates for Roosevelt dispute between two Roosevelt delgations from the fourth district of North Carolina also was settled
 After the committee had finished it's work Director Mckinley gave out table, claiming a total of 590 dele gates for Taft, 50 more than enough necessary for his nomination and conceding only 4l2 to Roosevelt.
 The Roosevelt people declined 10 give out any figures.
 The Mckinley table gave Taft Si out fo New Works 90 delegates, but at the very moment when he was giving it out, the New York delegation was in caucus and former Lieutenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff was declaring that Is delegates from Brooklyn would follow him into the Roosevelt camp Later it was re- ported that the Brooklyn delegates were anything but willing to accept Mir Woodruff as bell wether'' and that in fact nobody knew what they would decide to do. Conservative cs- inmates had allowed MT Taft not more than 75 votss from New York. Late in the night after the New York meeting, State Chairman William Barnes Jr, said;
 "The vote of the New York delega- ton indicates that the vote will stand: Taft 76; Roosevelt 9; anti Roosevelt 3; doubtful 2. This is counting the absentees."
 The Roosevelt plan or campaisH was mapped out tentatively tonight at a meeting of the former president and his chief lieutenants. The con ference was an extended one and was held behind doors guarded by Colo nel Roosevelt's personal guard oi six-foot strong men.
 When this meeting was begun with the formalities of his welcome tc Chicago over. the colonel got down to his real work
 To the conference he summoned Senator Dixon, James A. Garfield oi Ohio. William Flynn of Pennsylvania George w Perkins of New York Clifford Pinchot of New York, Arthur Hill of Boston, Governor Stubbs oi Kansas, Governor Glasscock of West Virginia Governor Johnson of Cali tornia, Governor Hadley of Missouri Frank A. Munsey of New York, and George L. Record of New Jersey.
 One of the first questions to be taken up was the temporary chair manship of the national convention The action of the national committee on the Texas and Washington cases 1t was understood, also was discuss ed
 With the sessions of the committee at an end, the Roosevelt forces tol the first time were able to know ex- actly their position in the lineup oI delegates.
 Colonel Roosevelt dined with Mrs Roosevelt and then, before the con ference was begun, met a large mum Der of delegates from various states
 After the conference had been or for two hours Snator Borah of Idaho who had not been in the original con ference. was sent for and immediate ly went to Colonel Roosevelts head quarters.
 The Idaho senator who had beer considered as the probable choice o the Roosevelt leaders for temporar1 chairman, remained with the Roose lvelt conferees until a late hour. !