The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-24

Roosevelt was made by Comptroller
William H. Prendergast of New York.
who was to have presented the col
onel's name to the convention. Dean
William Draper Lewis of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania law school. who
speeches, delivered tonight an ad-
dress which he had prepared for the
republican convention. Representa-
tives Of % states composed the notif-
cation committee which informed col
onel Roosevelt of his nomination and
In a sense stood as sponsors for the
movement. The committee consisted
of Comptroller ". A. Prendergast Of
New York, Mayer Lisner of California,
former Congressman Richmond Pear
o of North Carolina, Frank Knox Of
Michigan, Mathew Hale of Massachu-
sets, A. r. Garford. Ohio; David
browning, Kentucky; Everard Bierer,
mont; Judge Oscar R. Hundley, Ala
bama; Judge Ben B. Lindsey. Colo
RADIO: Andrew RAIN, Minnesota; Judge
Stevens, Iowa: Judge Lauder. North
Dakota; william Allen White. Kan
sas: John c.. Greenway. Arizona: ex-
Governor John Franklin Fort. New
Jersey; Colonel r: e. Darlington.
Lorenzo Dow, Washington; Walter
Clyde Jones. Illinois; Frank Frantz,
Oklahoma.
Late in Starting.
The convention of Roosevelt forces
was held i'll Orchestra hall. AS even
ing wore on the crowd in the vicinity
of the Orchestra hall continued to in
crease and at $3.50 o'clock an attempt
was made to rush the police and break
IN the doors. There was a crush at
the entrance and several persons suf-
fered slight injury. After a few min
utes strenuous work the forty police
men present succeeded in again estab-
gan to arrive in small groups. Down
Michigan avenue the California Roose-
Welt delegates lined up behind their
band and other delegates fell in be-
hind them to march to the hall.
The meeting. late in starting. was
delayed by the regular delegates to the
convention at the Coliseum. who re-
call on the presidential nomination.
All tie delegates instructed for Roose-
welt wished to record their refusal to
vote in the Taft convention.
When the doris opened the surging
crowd, held in check by the police,
was ushered first to the balcony and
galleries. These were quickly filled
and the police had difficulty in ham
ding the throng. The crowd extend
ed for blocks in a line four deep.
Governor Hiram w. johnson of CAL
ifornia. who presided at the conven-
ton. arrived early with Clifford Pin
chot, former chief forester: Amos Pin
chot, and Governor Herbert F.. Bass
OF New Hampshire. Governor john
SON, the most belligerent Of the anti
Taft leaders. who was first to leave
the republican convention today after
the credentials committee report had
been adopted. announced that the ar
rival of the delegates would be de-
layed.
When the Orchestra hall had been
packed the entire audience rose and
Joined in singing america" after
which the Roosevelt delegates greeted
Governor johnson as he opened the
formal part of the meeting.
The governor was preparing to
speak hen the Oklahoma delegation
arrived. BY this time the non-arrival
of The PENNSYLVANIA delegation was
causing comment.
"To any man with red blood in his
Veins" aid Governor johnson. "it is
always a pleasure to fight fraud and
especially to fight a fraudulent conven-
ton. The delegates present repre-
sent a majority Of the legally elected