The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-08

ehieaTo, June .-CoIuneI william, =
stone. observation-disclosures OF the Rcnub-
ifcnn National Convention, to-,tpb,
appealed to Mayor Harrison for noI,..
Ero'cci ION at to-morrow,s session az
the national committees. which A.
Quoting contest hearings Mt the coIIS
cum. "iiS-
Colonel stones action, he snfd. v..
prompted by reports that certain
nuoseseit leaders had prepared 10
nkc steps to intimIdate the memb.r
ship of the committee I'm n. dcIihnra
tI"ns on the contests
other members of the committee IN
GUIDING Colonel Harry =. New. of n
dihnn; Senator W. Murray Crane -,
Mnssnehusetts' senator Newell sand
RS OF tennessee, and others, said thar
nsru tue reports OF planned
Ito"'e'eit demonstration at the corr
" ne, room during the hearings.
Ihere Will be no rough house :,
sara colonel stone. lin the committees.
neither Will there be any demonstra.
non permitted on the outside Of the
Seilseum. Drastic measures will be-
adopted if anything OF the kind 10 M
tempted. 1 have asked tho Chico
oity authorities for police protection
Ut the committee hearings
Lonth to believe Reports.
oIohei New said that he had heard
~, VI POSSIBLE pending trouble.
OUT was loath to believe them
such a report as this" said Colona,
new, seems to me incredible. Ger
tainly no one is foolish enourh -
oeiieVe anything can be gained for I,
cause by the adoption OF such meth
oas' And surely no one who knows
me members OF the national commit
ne IS gong to believe that they can
ot oiuHed or terrorized nv any moi
VI SET OF thugs that can be mustered
Mind you. I don't believe that ANY,
tiihg OF the sort will be Attended
as surely some one in the crowd has
intellect enough to head off anvthino
or the sort If any misguided indj
Sioual should attempt 1t. However.
uepehd upon II that II anything of the
KIND Is attempted the individuals be-
hind 1t will live to repent of their
tont
This is supposed to he national
convention. and not a prize fight or
a beer garden. and the dignity and
good order of its proceedings will be
enforced peaceably we hope: but IL
any one attempts to employ force OF
any kind. he will find his methods
Will be resisted with sufficient vigor
to make the outcome very different
from what had been intended.
United States Senator Joseph NJ
Dixon, Of Montana. Colonel Roosevelt's
campaign manager, declined To dis
cuss these reports when the matter
was CHILLED to his attention Senator
Dixon said. however. that he might
have something to say later on.
Congressman w. e. Mckinley. d.
rector Of the national TAFT bureau.
specified William Finn. OF Pittsburgh.
as tho Roosevelt leader, who he had
beer Informed was expected to start
trouble.
Expects Finn to start l..
Mr. Mckinney also stated that he
had received RELIABLE information TO
the effect that George W. Perkins. of
New York. had been called to Chicago
by certain Roosevelt members of tho
national committee to head off any.
possible disturbance. Finn was ex-
pected 10 reaoh Chicago late tonight,
Senator Dixon said that II he could
procure proxy In the national COM
mittcc Nc would give it to Finn Com
gresham Mckinley's statement re-
garding' reported threatened trouble
was as follows
Reliable Information has been re-
ceived. indicating that the sole pur-
pose OF the coming OF William Finn,
OF Pittsburgh. TO Chicago AT the ein-
stance of Theodore Roosevelt is to take
(Coatlnucd on Ninth paQel -.