Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-21
Two SESS|ONSLASTED
ABOUT FIVE MINUTES
Police Guard Platform Follow
ing Second Adjournment of
Day at Chicago.

CHICAGO. June 21.-F'ive minutes was
the total duration OF the two sessions of
the republican national convention yes
terday, with recess of four hours be-
! tween. The first session convened at
noon and lasted four minutes. the sec
ond lasted one minute.
The afternoon session was remarkable
not SO much for the fact that it lasted a
bit less than one minute. as for the eX-
traOrdinary conditions which ensued upon
it's adjournment
Almost with the fall of Chairman Root S
gavel there broke out a pandemonium OF
cheering which lasted almost as long as
that of Wednesday. 1t had scarcely a
definite cause, though its immediate occa-
sion was the effort of man in the west
gallery to swing the great gathering into
| unison with the cry We want Teddy"
1t started all right. but almost immediate
~ the La Toilette, Hadley and Cummips
with the result that within less than a
minute there was simply one meaningless
chaos of noise. Presently a group of
men in the south gallery, back of the
platform, brought four or five mega
phones into play with I'VE want Taftr
A rainstorm was in progress outside;
so the people simply stood where they
were and shouted, each to his taste.
Police Gather on Platform.
Under cover Of the racket and at first
unnoticed bye the crowd, there began to
gather on the platform body of police
men; first one. then another, then three:
till in few minutes there We're ranged
along the curved edge and at the back of
the platform some twenty blue clad po-
lice. And they were under personal COM
mand of Assistant Chief Schuettler
Then 1T began to be noticed that Chair
man Root, Secretary Gleason, Sergeant
alarms Stone and his assistant. Col
Thayer. had never left the platform at
all And the crowd began to understand
the reason for this conspicuous show of
force.
One of the reasons for the immense
crowd. which had gathered yesterday was
the general impression that Col. Roose-
welt would come to the convention and
make a speech; also there was consider
able reason to assume from the morning
newpa pers that yesterday would bring
to pass the much-discussed battle be-
tween the factions, perhaps a bolt of the
Roosevelt adherents: possibly an attempt
to hold a rival convention Simultaneous
~ on the floor or the same hall. There
mad been tremendous addition to, a.
most doubling of, the police force on
duty at the hall. and in the morning
Chief of Police John McWeeny had taken
personal command at the Coliseum. To
the person uniformed as to the swiftly
changing developments of the day, the
promise of excitement was exceptionally
alluring.
Took No Chances.
The crowd which waited for the storm
to cease was good humored. but it was
situation full of possibilities, and the
convention officials were taking no
chances. Assistant Chief Schuettler was
loath to turn the people out into the
storm. So, for a good deal more than an
hour, the police guard surrounded the
platform and the convention officers kept
their places on the stage, while the great
crowd yelled itself tired.
At last the rain began to slacken and
the police got busy at once: gently, but
grimly edging the people out But that
time they were ready to go.
In the Coliseum annex, the credentials
committee was hearing the first of the
contests 1t was word from the COM
nlittee that the work could not be finish
ed in time for any session yesterday
that brought about the quick adjourn
ment.