The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-12
|1lcFMEN charge
ODSEIEII men
AHID WILD SCENES
|Ienpf To Force Door Is
Nade Alter Taft Men Are
Seated In Convention
kGANIZATION PICKS
SHIELDS FOR KNOX'S JOB
oosevelt Men Hold Separate
Meeting in Hall and Elect
Delegates To Chicago

(Fron, ! staff Correspondents

WYATT AAAkusg .Aliu IL
o<QuB scenes marked the attempt
the Haosevelt- delegates from
1|ne county To gain entrance TO
1e convention hall after the Taft
1Iekates. had been seated and the
cors were closed. A half.dozen POI
remen with the aid of their clubs
Icceeded IN. restoring order only az.
~ q score or moro Roosevelt dele
ties had been kicked and bruised
The Ho0seyeIt delegates charged
1at the ofiicers were vicious IN their
<(ack or them and ahat they were
11pIred by a handful. of Taft
nuskies1 who were guarding the
1oor from the outside. 49,
Fred Johnson, OF Bay City, assist
mt sergeant-atarms, stood against
The door when Allen p, Cox, OF De-
(roit Roosevelt delegate demanded
4dmittance. IL Is charged that
Johnson set on him and began 10
choke him. Instantly the Roosevelt
men In the immediate vicinity of the
door Jumped to his assistance
John w. Smith, of Detroit, deputy
state factory Inspector, Roosevelt
deleeate. ciinched with johnson. Taft
sympathizers jumped in to aid John
son and four fist fights were in pro-
eress at once. Johnson is said TO be
an ex-pugilist, but he was no match
Tor Smith. as when the combatants
had separated, Johnson's eyes were
swollen
The policemen. charged the crowd,
oxirg their clubs right and left re-
cardless OF whom they struck.
lIor1fio s. Earle. OF Detroit, attempt
"a 10 gain entrance 10 the halt anu
he Was pushed back violently by the
oficers during the fight. Cox and
William Deyer pushed into the hall y
Amer z. Larned, OF Detroit, was In
the Forefront --of. the Roosevelt dele
ration when the. doors were finally
closed. The crowd showed forward.
the policeman were no resptctors of
. them persons as Larned was used AS
sort OF Gathering ram and showed
down the steps by the perspiring po-
. lIce1nen. Dr. r. w. Russell, Chene
andf Champiain-st. was standing near
the door when the crowd surged in.
stand back or III hit you on the
head. yeIledsa policeman at him. u
canbot DO ik replied the doctor
xhereupon the policeman ; grabbed
. him By the shoulders and threw him
down the steps.
Charlie Nichols stood near the door,
his.face flushed with anger.
outrageous treatment shameful,
he calculated They criticized US
for the way we held convention In
Wayne county. Look what they are
doing. Rump convention Tnat's
whaf they are holding In these now
sTaft will never carry Michigan II
Is "a nominated after such scenes as
-. TzL Cpafth
This sentiment prevailed through
nut the entire. crowd collected outside
while the convention was in progress.
litter threats were made as TO how
Roosevelts friends in the state would
even the score in November.
You have made hundreds OF Demo
cratic voters right here today" yell
"a one determined looking Roosevelt
<ympathizer 10 the Taft men lined
40 lust inside the door 10 pass on the
dcIfgates as they entered the hall
III. ID. Gordon, OF Midland. was
thrown bodily from the convention
nIatform when an attempt was made
F. 10 call the convention To order. GJr-
DON insisted that he was recognized
BIZ chairman Knox and climbed over
. the press table shouting:
-Gentlemen, YOU will hear me.
have been recognized by your chair
man
Mr.. Gordon had Just reached the
aide Of Knox when be received a
tremendous push from behind. Down
heSwent to the press table demolish-
Ing several derby hats Of the news.
paper men and, landing on the GooI
on his feet. He Immediately climbed
back on the platform rushing angri
~ howard Editor Jack f. Cremer, Of
Marquette, who was one of those
sfanding behind Gordon.
Yes, I know who" shouted Cor,
dom, as hts eyes met Cremer's hostile
ka<p- ard the editor and Midlafd's
1nayor-elect faced each other In
beIIjecrent attitude
Meanwhile. Secretary Paul King o.
the state commistee Vas also tryins
10 cal the convention TO order. Knox
<fnrtcd first and began 10 read a let
tor and King was heard TO begin tc
INTRODUCE Cant Fellows, of Hudson
~ Chairnnan when confusion broke.
rThe Hon. Grant Fellows has been
d11Iknated." yelled King, when Cor
Io<I was hurled from the platform and
In<hlnR more could be heard in the
.ruioil or yelling delegates. Gordon
<nx the state committeeman who
.onlnated Truman II. Newberry for
<onxention chairman when the state
<1mmittee met in Detroit and at tina,
.Ir16 he made a speech highly eulo
|rInr Theodore Roosevelt. Gordon
-1s near the platform, standing IN
|<onf OF the Twelfth district dele
n<rs when Knox attempted TO cal
mo meeting to order and lost M
||r1< IN getting to the platform in hi
<Horf 10 gain. recognition for tn,
H16<erelt faction.
INC Republican party in Michigan
&<ardf torn, rent and disrupted at thu
<|,nr or this writing, divided as neve
&>f6re In the political history o
<<Irhiran. Wounds have been mad,
>I}fin the last half hour that qs3
.of be healed. Open declaration
Ave becn made before the repre-
-.rt1<Ircs Of the-party In convention
..<.mblcd hiatt -hgbt which brok,
s. @re today Will be carried TO Chicago
And shouted State Senator Kin
1.n. al Cassopolis, 1t will be carris,
- Xoremberr
n h Significant in connection will
|1<-1 parts. clouds that are gather
| ',-. Ia The political skies. While In,
/.<| forces we're perfecting TEN
..<-. =. nrranIxatiOn tho Roosevelt