The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-19
Elihu Root and Entire Administration Tenporarv Lineup Is Named on First Test Vote of
 Republican National Convention
Roosevelt Forces Still Claim Nomination Scenes and Threatening Situations Mark
 First Session of the Convention
The Temporary Officers.

The Temporary Officers.
 Chicago. June Temporary of- fcials for the Republican national convention, named by the sub-com- mitee on arrangements. of which Col Harry s. New. of Indiana. is chair man
 Chairman--E Elihu Root, New York.
 Secretary Lafayette E. Gleason. New York
 Assistant Secretaries 4C. NJ. liar. ger, Kansas: John L. Moorman. h. diana; A. w White, North Carolina George L. Hart, Virginia; John H. MeNary, Oregon; H. C. Lindsay, Ne- braska Horace H. Bancroft Illinois: John L. Adams, Iowa: Percy E. Stod- dard, New Hampshire; A l.. Dalrym- pie. New Jersey.
 Sergeant at Arms William F. Stone. Maryland
 Assistant Sergeant at-Arms Ed ward P Thayer, Indiana
 Chief Dcorkeeper-John j. Harson. Maryland.
 Chief Usher-william B. Austin, Illinois
 Chief Medical staff-Dr. George C.. Hunt, Illinois.
 Parliamentarian F. L. Lamson Ohio.
 Official stenographer-M. W. Blu menberg, Washington, D C.
 Chief Clerk-L. C. Heckinger. New Jersey
 Chaplains-Rev. James F. Gaia ghan. Chicago; Dean Walter T Sum ner Illinois; Dr Joseph stolz Illi- hois Rev John B Shaw. Illinois; Dr. j. Wesley Hill. New York
 Reading Clerks--W William A. Wait. Michigan. Otto Possard, Wisconsin: Thomas Williamson. Illinois.
 Tally Clerks--Archibald C. Graham, Indiana; Henry c. Woodill. Massa- chusetts
 Chicago. June IS. Against the threats. charges and bitter invective Of the Roosevelt forces, Tafts sup nofters in the Republican natiuaai convention today put through the first portion of their program by electing Senator E,lihu Root of New York as temporary chairman. In spite of the fact that Victor hosewater, chairman ofthe national committee. consistently ruled out uf order every motion made by the Roosevelt forces, 1t required more than five hours to reach a vote cn the temporary chairmanship.
 Calling of the roll was beset with difficulties from the very first name on the list of delegates, but in the end, when the tumult had died away Senator Root was found to have won by vote Of 55S to 502 for Governor Francis E MeGovern, of Wisconsin, With II scattering votes, and four not voting.
 Tonight both the Taft and Roose Welt forces arc claiming this vote in dicates that their candidate is aDso- lutely sure to win The advantage appears to be with the president. however. for while he is sure to lose some of the votes that were cast for Senator Root, it is claimed he will gain fl instructions are lived up 10 some of the votes independently cast for McGovern.
 Those leaders who have been arg ing a compromise candidate ever since they arrived in Chicago are pointing to another angle in the fig ures and claim they show that 1t E essential to name a so-called dark horse9 to save the day for the Re- publican party
 While Mir Root was made chairman and managed to deliver his "keynote Speech. the fighting is to be renewed at Il o'clock tomorrow, when the motion of the Roosevelt leaders to submit a new list of delegates For Those seated in some of the contested cases heard before the national com mittee, is to be taken uip as the un- finished business. No committees were named tonight and none will be until this motion to purge the convention Of Fraudulent delegates is disposed of Today 1t was defeat cd on point of order but the Roose- yelt forces declared that parliamsE- tafy practices will not be permitted to stand in their way tomorrow
 Roosevelt and Taft people carried out their programs as announced m advance almost to the letter. The Roosevelt people say tonight they are song 10 fight every inch of the way
 There were cries of bolters' huri- cd at the Roosevelt delegates at tunes turing the session. but the 2robabli- ny Of bolt again tunight seemed to be far distant.
 California. under the leadership oi Governor Johnson, assumed a beilig- erent attitude almost with the start q the roll call. when the two Roose- Yelt delegates from the fourth dis- sret, unseated by the national com mlttee. were not allowed to vote. bNl 'ney confined tlteir protest to eso- aasnce: the two votes for Root were