The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-18
Famous Editor from the
Press Stand Tells in Nov
ing Picture Style Sights at
the Convention.
CHAPLAIN is TOLD
TO TAKE HIS SEAT
And No Enthusiastic Lady
Starts a Commotion.- A
Word Painting of the Re-
markable Struggle.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-In five minutes
the convention will open. Twelve or
fourteen thousand people are crowding
the big hall VIM. ]. Bryan sits at the
reporters table looking very we'll and
busy, with a little pink flower in his
tutton hole. A thousand banners are
on the walls and five men make it
their business to remain constantly un-
der the banner.
The only news at this moment is
tie announcement that Senator Borah
is not to make the T. r. fight against
Root for temporary chairman. McGov-
ern, Governor of Wiscon, is to be the
candidate to oppose Root, at least the
wise ones say SO. The moment of the
opening of the big fight has arrived.
Those that are unmoved by the scene
are about one per cent of the total
the other ninety-nine per cent are
cheering The chief and NOSE easily
heard words in the convention are
Roosevelt; he is all right" Not all of
his friends think so and many fear the
hour of the organization In a few
hours, or possibly minutes, 1t will be
known where the power lies The con.
test is between tremendously popular
disorganized enthusiasm for Roosevelt
and the cool and we'll planned, organ
ized planning, by the machine.
The Chaplain Prays.
The convention cheers when Rev.
Father Callighan asked the blessing.
He is interrupted occasionally by cries
CT 'Sit down." The Rev. Father speaks
IN magnificent audible voice, and con-
cludes with the Lords Prayer.
Thus far no woman has distinguish
ed herself by waving a pink umbrella
or trying to stand on her head. This
Is the most unusual and disappointing
luck in an affair of this kind. Such a
lady is undoubtedly present, however,
and will later appear.
The first man to speak upon the
floor was Governor Hadley, floor man,
ager for Roosevelt. Pale and grim
he said: Il rise to a question of infor.
nation While he walked to the plat
form a man in the gallery gives an ad
mirable imitation of a Growing roost
er, and is initiated thereafter. Hadley
starts to read short speech.
Our Jim Butts In.
He is interrupted by Watson, of In
diana, who says, Nothing is in order
until the convention is organized
Yells and cheers.
The party has started out. The con
vention is called to order one minute
past twelve. Rosewater. head of the
Republican National Committee, is a
short man with curly hair, low on his
forehead, and a big useful nose. His
/ friends proudly say that he has all
the nerve needed to run the steam
roller. The yelling stops, as it does
when the big show starts. The crowd
does not want to miss anything
After the opening of the proceed
ings a man named Stone tried, with a
megaphone, TO get the aisles cleared
For a long time this could not be done
effectively.
The period OF dullness was enliy-
ened by a colored gentleman from
Mississippi making what looked like
good speech. He stood on a chair
and waved his crutch. Not a word was
heard. but IL was clear by the way the
crutch moved that the speaker object
j ed to tyranny. The power of his eIo
quence turned the color of his face
from black to red