The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-06-20

From Tuesdays Daily
Chicago.-With the leaders of
both sides in secret conferences.
making final plans for the battle
to the death" in the republican ma
tional convention called to meet at
noon today, delegates and visitors
commenced moving toward the Col
iseum early this morning. Nearly O.
00O policemen We're stationed early
in the day outside the building 10
preserve order and prevent Roose-
Welt men without tickets from rush
ing the doors. Two bands and two
glee clubs were playing and singing
as the delegates entered.
The doors of the Coliseum were
thrown open at 1915 o'clock, but
the pressure Oh the doors was not
great at first, the delegates and Wis
ltors with tickets preferring to re-
main at their hotels until later.
The hall was decorated with red,
white and blue, but had not picture
of any candidate. In front of the
speakers stand were ranged "a of
the biggest policemen in Chicago, I'M
der command of Capt. X. Bealy.
Convention tickets this morning
sold for $50 each.
McGovern to Oppose Root.
The Georgit delegates were the
first to arrive, followed by those
from Mississippi, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Illinois and Wisconsin. The
delegates from the latter state enter
ed the hall just before they went to
tho Cn1jSann1 unfnd n,ir,a,,c So,
Gov. McGovern for temporary chair
man. 1t was reported that the Roose-
vent men would also vote for him
and this was counted a big gain for
Roosevelt.
The New York delegates entered
the hall at 1O:40 O'Clock and were
seated by William Barnes, Jr., the
Taft floor leader. Chairman Rose
water of the national committee,
told Barnes just before he, Rose
water, mounted the platform, that
Taft would control the convention.
At II o'clock, the hall was half
filled and two-thirds of the delegates
were seated. The Pennsylvania
delegates jeered at Penrose and
cheered Bill Finn, the Roosevelt
leader in Pennsylvania.
Former Vice President Fairbanks
received an ovation when he entered.
The South Dakota. delegates rode
to the convention hall in an old
Wells-Fargo coach.
Mesdames Blaney and Porter, the
women delegates from California,
We're hardly noticed when they
entered.
Called to Order.
The hall was packed and the
%aisles were crowded when Chairman
Rosewater called the convention to
order with a huge gravel. He tried
to tell the delegates that the first
thing would be a hashlight picture
of the crowd, but he could not be
heard.
Sergeant-at-arms Stone and the
police cleared the aisles amidst con-
fusion.
The leaders of both sides refused
to give out in { lvance drafts of the
platform they have prepared.
All were on their feet, as the band
played The Star %Spangled Banner"
Rev. Father Gallagher pronounced
the invocation at 1920 O'Clock.
Secretary Hayward finished read
ing the convention call at 1926
o'clock.
Gov. Hadley, a Roosevelt leader,
was recognized by the chair and
moved to amend the temporary roll.
Hadley Anticipates Vote.
Hadley's motion was that the
temporary roll prepared by the ma
tional committee and not yet read,
be amended by the substitution of a
list of delegates to be furnished. BY
doing this, Hadley anticipated the
use of the temporary roll-call made
up by the national committee for
the purpose of selecting a temporary
chairman. This motion meant that
the Roosevelt leaders would make an
attempt to change the temporary call
before it could be brought into use
as framed by the national committee.
James Watson rose to the point of
order that Hadley's motion was out
OF order until the proper organiza-
ton of the convention was effected.
Chairman Rosewater declared that
the point appeared to the chair to be
we'll taken, but said he was willing
to give each side twenty minutes de-
bate on the question.
Gov. Hadley called Gov. Fort of
New Jersey and Gov. Deneen of
Illinois to the platform to aid him in
presenting his side of the question
and Representative Serene Payne of
New York Joined Watson for the
Taft men.
Gov. Hadley opened the debate for
the Roosevelt men, claiming thai the
convention had the power to change
the finding of the national committee.
Speech by Hadley.
Gov. Hadley said:
II have presented for the consid-
GRAFTON of the chairman of the ma
tional committee and this conven-
ton a motion to amend the temper
airy roll which has been placed be-
fore the convention. The chair has
stated that in his opinion the point
is we'll taken, but in the same spirit
of the illustrations leader, VIM. Me-
kinley, has adopted the fair plan of
debate. Our chairman has asked
that a brief statement be made by
those supporting and opposing the
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