The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-18
FIGHT FOR ORGANIZATION
The First Test Of Strength Comes in
Election Of Temporary Chair
man--Hadley Makes a
Stirring Speech
Associated Press Special.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 1S.-Thls
morning, one hour before the time
set for the opening of the much
talked of national republican con-
vention, Senator Borah, who has
for the past several days figured
conspiciously in Chicago as a
| friend of Colonel Roosevelt, an
nounced that Governor McGovern
| of Wisconsin would be the Roose-
welt candidate for temporary chair
man
Hours before the coliseum was
thrown open for this the most talk
ed of convention in he history of
American politics a heavy detail
of policemen guarded every aisle
and corner of the hall. they being
carefully stationed before the
doors were opened for the admis-
sion of the thousands in waiting.
! Preceding the convention there
was calm-a kind of deathly
stiffness like that which goes be-
| fore a storm. and the police them
selves were so nervous that the,
lattempted to arrest long strinl
LOT assistant sergeants at arms be
fore discovering their identity
Numerous prominent person
Iwere unable to get into the cor
vention hall for lack OF tickets.
The convention began its sessio
at 1902, with great disorder an
widest confusion prevailing. TIL
Ipolice were sent to the differen
parts of the hall by Chairman Rose
| water of the national ommfttet
but it was not until I2:15 that
feven a sembIance of order was re-
stored.
| There was plenty OF excitement
around the various headquarters
all morning, but the hubbub about
the Roosevelt Headquarters was
sometimes deafening.
Delegates without tickets made
great clamor and scores OF them
announced they would march In
body to the convention hall If no
tickets we're forthcoming.
Colonel Roosevelt's leader. oena-
tor Joseph M. Dixon, OF Montana
said: 1T is past time for preaic-
t;ons or estimates. We are gong
! to the convention to win this tlght'
| and we will win"
Charles P. Taft of Texas, ana
brother of the president, Nlslteo
fhe Texas delegation and asked tne
delegates from the Lone star staee
E.to sit firm in the boat. nc
visited other delegations and askeo
/ OF
Roosevelt cheers.
Two Taft delegates from the
fourth district of California today
clamored for credentials, but III
vain the Roosevelt Californlans
commanding that they would take b
solid Roosevelt delegation INTO the
convention. ,.,a+as
The two disowned Taft delegates
Ewere finally seated with the AID
pama delegation.
] lust before the convention open
ed the hall was veritable babel.
Efforts to secure order were III
terrupted by the carrying Oh
large LaFollette banner by the
Wisconsin delegates through a side
,door of the convention nail.
Cheers swept the hall.
| Governor Hadley of Missouri rose
Ito a question of information and
asked if a temporary roll call mao
been prepared.
Watson of Indiana, floor leader
for the Taft forces, raised the poln'
| of order that no business was IN
order until the convention was or
gained. Loud cheers followed TINS
challenge,
The chairman ruled that wat
sons point was well taken.
Governor Hadley said that he
had asked for information only
then he moved that the temporary
roll call he amended by removing
certain delegates names and SUD
stituting others.
Watson's point was sustained.
Then each side was given twent,
minutes to debate the question.
The convention cheered as Gov