The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
AS IT MAY Be
Prophetic Forecast of the Chi
cagO Convention.
Topeka Man Writes It Up in
Advance.
As CAPTAIN WATERS SEES 1T
Well Known Lawyer Orator
Tells How 1T VIII Be.
Taft to Be RenOminated and
Roosevelt Men Bolt.

The following prophetic story of the
Chicago convention was written for the
State Journal by Capt. j. G.. Waters:
Proceedings of the Republican ma
tional committee and the Republican
national convention, also.
Proceedings of the Roosevelt national
committee and convention.
By our special reporter accorded a
seat in all of said bodies.
June 6.-The Republican national
committee met at their rooms in the
Auditorium. The chamber was filled,
as well as the Hobbies, galleries and
standing room. The entire member
ship was present. Hardly had it con-
vened, before a Roosevelt manag OBJ
tanned the attention of the chair and
demanded that the old committees
vacate their places and give over their
authority to the new committee, whose
credentials he held and the member
ship of which were in the street hard
by, ready to take their places. The
chairman the request out
| of order, against all rule and precedent
of the party. and If the old committee
were to now vacate, it would have no
opportunity to exercise supervision
and authority over any convention;
the last convention and its affairs hav-
ing been in the charge of the commit
tee that preceded the present sitting
committee; and while he did not wish
to disturb the status quo of the ex-
SNAAo RS0SSt ~ AO4oA ~ - A@A SRSO
linen of gall on the part of the gentle
man, whose name he did not know,
to make such a cheeky, belligerent and
outrageous request. 1t would be denied
and the committee would proceed to
the first regular bushes of hearing
the pending contests. The Roosevelt
representative, who had remained on
his feet, there being no unoccupied
seat, then demanded that these CON
tests be in the open; that reporters
be admitted, and a larger room be
provided for the public. The chairman
at once denied the request, and in
formed the persistent man that when
the committee desired advice it would
send for him. Just then the news
boys were heard shouting, a telegram
from Roosevelt that if the committee
would not vacate, would not hear the
contests in the open and hire a bigger
hall, the necessity had arisen for him
to come to Chicago and that he would
be there Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. |
The contests were proceeded with, 236
in number; the arguments were long !
and acrimonious, but resulted in the
defeat of all the contests initiated ny
Roosevelt adherents, and sustaining |
the contests brought by the Taft fol- |
lowers by an unanimous vote. After
provision had been made for 2,700 ser
geants-at-arms, and a like number of
special policemen, the committee ed
journed until 10 a. m. of June Z, with
the direction that the s-ergeants-at-
arms and police occupy the quarters,
keep the doors locked and admit only
those provided with pass from the
chairman.
June 7-As fair a day as one would
wish to see, although the wind was
blowing fresh and increasing from the
east, the committee met, present
as on yesterday. The standing room
had been fitted with chairs and all oc-
cupied. The chairman announced that
the secretary would read the list of
delegates authorized to hold seats in
the convention, and some one moved
that the reading be omnibussed and
it having carried. and a printed list
being in the hands of each member,
it was also carried after a long, up
roarious and acerbated debate, by e
unanimous vote. The chairman arose
amid a prolonged applause and read a
telegram from the president, in which
he stated-that after a prolonged and
vicious campaign, in which epithet on
epithet was applied to him, scented
with a dash of the rose water of square
deal, and civic righteousness, hat ne
was glad to know by the action of the
committee, that they had held to sane
methods nj observed the orderly pro-
cess of good government in their pro-
ceedings, and that the denunciation of
the modern Caesar was complete and
thorough; unborn generations will bless
you. Renewed applause, whereupon
lAAC
M, June s.
June Roosevelt arrived at Chicago
at 5 D. M, an hour late. He denounc-
ed the delay as the work of the bosses.
He arranged for a might whirlwfnd
campaign in Chicago. The Rough Rid
ers in Kahki are here. People crowd
the streets, devotees of Roosevelt, in
~fatuated beings, insurgents, progres-
sives and autoists. The air is vibrant
with civic righteousness. He demands
III Iaroo ndo fha TT1ffn1 |
States for the people. He urges pub
licity. He threatens to demolish the
He castigates Elihu Root.
He pulverizes William Barnes. who
ever he is, and hen he masses his
autos in the next block for like anath-
unearthly calm has taken the town.
Committee Called to Order.
June 8-The national committee was
called to order at 10 a. m. The room
corridors. A sensation at the doors.
strides in with menace and
anger in his mien. They make way
him. my. Chairman, I demand of
YOU and your committee to vacate;
are followers. The people have
spoken. A new committee fresh from
the people demand your seats. You
no longer voice the great people. You
.ave denied them a square deal You
have excluded the reporters, and have
refused puDlc1ry. 1 deIldIu OF you
that you vacate this room. The
chairman informs him he is too VIC
Ient to be in order, even if he were q
of the committee; that the
will seat the
and Their Roosevelt aware
hat the Rough Riders in kahki were
still out of doors, on the pavement sc
to speak, called on all the members OF
the committee who were in accord with 4
him, TO leave the room and go witt
him. and hnding no one desired to
lose his seat. backed out the door,. In