The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-21
TICKET FRAUD RUMORS
DRAW A GREAT 1HR0NG
At Same Time They Cause
Extra Vigilance on Part Of
the Police.
TICKET OWNERS HELD Up
Even Delegates and Members of
the NatiOlal Committee
suffer Rcburi>.
TICKET OWNERS HELD Up

CHICAGO. June ?0.-The stories that
were circulated here this morning that
there were innumerable underground
ways for those without tickets to gain
admission To the Coliseum brought thou
sands Of would-be specta ors to the neigh
borhood Of the great hall couple of
hours before the oTe ming time this morn
ing In most cases they were disappointed
for the alley back of the Coliseum was
heavily guarded On this a Hey was the
dimly lighted garage where il was said
that policemen and few doorkeepers
were ready To meet with friends" who
passed them bill for admission Things
went differently to-day Double rows of
policemen guarded each end Of the alley.
allowing only ticket holders to pass
The admission Of these outsiders caused
orders To I've ISSUED by the Fire Chief near
the opening time of yesterdays session
to close all entrances The result was
unfortunate for all who had been late in
arriving at the Coliseum. Many of these
were delegates. Many were big guns in the
Republican party Many were diplomats
who had come 10 see what national
convention WAS like. Every one of them
had a mighty good reason for having the
doors opened for him IN spite Of orders
Some few were able to beguile the con-
vention watchdogs into passing them
But those who Coidn I exert just the right
influence went back to their hotels and
c,issed things generally.
II was in expectation of witnessing
such scenes of anger and disappoint ment
xxrtt Ia ,r II,
themselves. that the great crowds as
senhed about the convention doors this
morning
The first session of the convento
to-day was SO short that the crowds began
leaving tn" place even before il was filed.
The incoming crowds met the outgoing
throng- and had 10 about face No one
was happy Those who had been inside
had not witnessed the scrap they had
hoped for. and those who were trying To
get IN We're pushed away with the feeling
that they II al missed something
The police on hand at the doors had
their hands full in Strengthening things
ont They roughly told newcomers
that there was nothing doing and that
they must clear tn" exits. In the con
fusion that followed many who had not
tickets AT all slipped between policemen's
legs and found themselves on the main
floor of ia. hall Their presence didn't
help matters when the convent ion was
called To order later in the afternoon.
Compared with Yesterday there We're
few cases in which big pcopl" made rum
pulses because they were deprived Of their
rights 10y inconsilcrate doorkeepers and
cops.
Committeeman Harry New. however,
got into trouble before the doors had been
opened half an hour. He tackled the
crowd Of "A couple of thousand people gath
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his way toward the single narrow en-.
trance II took him quarter of an hour
Ia do this and he was considerably ruffled
when he came face to face with I'd Stuart
the man in charge Of that door.
Stuart comes from Washingt on and was
placed at that entrance. as that is the one
where people W ork the greatest number
of flames To &c! in. because he is con-
sidered the hardest kind Of a man to slip
ANYTHING over on
Stuart was living up To his reputation
and throwing aside hundreds who had
this or that excuse, When MIR. New ar
rived he was properly decked out with
II badge. and held in his hand an admission
card, But he had with him several very
important men, and il was essential
he said, that they hc passed even though
they lacked credentials.
Stuart didn't know Mr.. New and co,Idn Z
50" any reason for obliging him MIR.
New was told that he himself could either
get in or get ont and that besides he had
to be quick about it, The committeeman
didn't take this kindly and told the door
keeper all the different things that would
happen To him il he wasn't quick in recor
ni2ing him mir. Ncw) and allowing his
friends to pass,
The commoiion stirred up brought
down in "A hurry William +, Stone. the
sergeant at arms from his Office above
Mr.. New
Things had hardly qualed down when
X. X. Mccormick Appeared before the
same door and got into trouble. MIR.
McCorinick ison th" credentials committees
from Illinois. He came to the hall this
morning bringing with him an alternate
whom II" wanted seated for the mornin "
session. he alternate backed ANYTHING
to prov" his rights and 50 was refused
ndml'tanc". Mr. Met 'ormick was not
known either. though he had his card
Tie made u fuss over his alternate and Mr.
Stone again had to be called. Both men
were finally admitted.
u was noticed a, one time this morn;n q
mat some sort Of tickets we're being
lowered by strings from The windows
of the hall, This was stopped
Their" were plenty of cases where mon
ald women came mp against Stuart in
q vain effort To get in They had loSt
| Their tickets ar something, hut thew failed
I" impress Stuart with their importanc.
nHa' were saoyca aside Had ii- doc,
lEtn closed entirely. as it was yesterda !
there u, no telling how frequent would
have been the repetitions OF that day',
calamities. But the police were mors
careful to-da:, in the matter OF vhon