The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-08
Thirty Policemen Are Ordered
to the Coliseum Annex
To Keep Peace in the Republi-
can National Committee.
MUCH BAD FEELING EXISTS
Between the Rival Presidential
Campaign Managers.
Boss Finn of Pittsburg Is Ex-
pected to Start Trouble.

| Chicago, June S.-Bad feeling between
Roosevelt and Taft leaders, which sput-
tered intermittently last night, became
acute today and threatened to break
into an open clash in the meetings of
the Republican national committee The
gravity of the situation was driven
home this morning when police detail
/ of 80 plain clothes men and uniform
| ed patrolmen took their stations at The
Coliseum annex, where the contest t
| hearings are being held.
| The subject of a possible clash was
discussed until late hour last night
at several conferences of leaders OF
both sides at downtown hotels. OFF,
GERS of the national committee Joined
! with others of prominence in the party
councils in stating that all possible eff
forts were being made to prevent any
occurrence that might reflect discredit
upon the conduct of the preconvention
deliberations.
William Finn. of Pittsburg, who
comes to Chicago as the personal repre-
sentative of Col. Roosevelt and who
the Taft managers charged had planned
a demonstration at committee sessions
was expected to reach Chicago in time
to confer with Senator Dixon of the
Roosevelt bureau before the committee
sessions.
The Republican national committee
was prepared to resume the considera
ton of contest cases today by taking
up the controversy in the Third con-
gressional district of Arkansas. The
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh dis
tricts, each having two delegates, were
involved in the Arkansas contests re-
naming to be considered.
Delegates from Florida reached the
city last night and members of the
committee expected that the Florida
cases would be reached today.
California Contest Postponed.
No attempt will be made to consider
the Fourth California district case un-
til Monday.
Members of the committee We're re-
luctant to discuss the prospects for the
days session, prior to the aSsembI:n.
of the committee this morning 1t was
not expected the remaining Arkansas
cases would force another strong test
of strength between the Roosevelt and
Taft adherents; but the determination
shown by the Roosevelt forces yester-
day to demand roll call on each mo
tion injected an element of uncertainty
into affairs.
While the pronounced Taft men on
the committee led or Joined in many
of the demands for the roll call vote
yesterday there were many prominent
committee members who urged today
that roll calls be dispensed with in
many of the cases, in order to save
time and hasten the consideration Of
the 200 or more contests remaining for
consideration.
Whether William Finn. of Pittsburg
whom Roosevelt has dispatched to Chi
cago, will take part in the contest work
for the Roosevelt forces was not known
when the committee assembled. During
the sessions yesterday Ormsby McHarg-
the Roosevelt contest manager, was as
sisted only by local attorneys or dele
gates from the states where the con-
testants resided.
TWenty-E'OuF the First Day.
Twenty-four delegates from Ala
bama md. Arkansas were added the
first da, to the Taft column by the
action o. the Republican national COM
mittee upon the socalled Roosevelt
contests from those states. All of the
contests presented before the commit
tee were decided in Taft's favor and in
all but two the decision of the COM
mittee was unanimous, although one
roll call test apparently had shown
anti-Taft votes
The cases decided We're those of the
six delegate at large and the two each
In the First. Second, Fifth, Sixth and
Nlnth congressional districts in Ala
bama and the four delegates at large
and the two each ir the First and Sec
ond districts of Arkansas
There remain to be heard of the
Arkansas contests those in the Third,
Fourth Fifth and Seventh districts.
May Reopen Alabama Case
There was excitement about the
Coliseum annex as the members of the
national committee began to assemble
shortly before 10 O'Clock. Reports
that William Finn of Pittsburg would
enter the committee upon a proxy and
that Frank B. kellogg of Minnesota
would open the days proceedings with
protest against anything that might
SAVIOR of steam roller methods invested
Roosevelt forces had agreed that a
statement should be made to the COM
mittee, similar to that which Senator
Borah of Idaho made yesterday.
The Alabama cases in which the
Roosevelt delegates were turned
down" promised to come up again.
Senator Dixon's statement last night
that the theft was "coldblooded, pre-
meditated and deliberate in this case
mad intensified the feeling between
the Taft and Roosevelt adherents in
the committee. Several members of
the committee urged that a motion be
mace to reconsider this case, so that
another test vote might be had upon
1T No agreement had been reached,
however, up to the hour of the COM
mlttee meeting. AllusionS in Senator
Dixon's statement to- alleged conversa-
ton in the committee room between
Senator Crane and A. A. Stevenson in
which the latter declared they must
be given to Taft although there is no
justification for it, also has angered
several members of the committee
who threatened to bring it upon the
floor.
Ormsby McHarg was prepared to
present the balance of the Arkansas
cases at once but asked that when
these cases were completed the Georgia
contests be taken up. In the Florida
cases, Mr.. McHarg had asked for a |
postponement to Monday because of
the absence of some of his witnesses