Arizona republican., 1912-06-21
The National Republican Convention Found Itself Without Any Work Cut Out for It by the Com mitteeS
POLICE PRECAUTIONS
 NO ROUGH HOUSE
The Taft Managers Feeling That Things Are Cinched Cease Working Among Delegates But Spend Their Time in Gloating
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CHICAGO. June 20-FiVe minutes was the entire duration of the two ses- sions Of the republican national con- vention today with a recess of four hours between. The first session con- vaned at noon and lasted four minutes and the second, one minute A feature of the noon session was the prayer of the Very Rev. Walter T Summer dean of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul of Chicago. The dean dwelt directly with the sensa- tional factional conflict present in the mind of every person in the enormous audience.
 He prayed that there be granted to the members of the convention self reliant, cool judgment and all wisdom that their deliberations may inure to national civic righteousness, industrial peace and social justice As he closed the gathering broke into a general hand cIapping.
 The afternoon session was remark able. not so much for the fact that it lasted but one minute, as for the eX- traordinary conditions that ensued upon the adjournment. Almost with the fall of Chairman Roots gavel there broke out pandemonium of cheering which lasted almost as long as that yesterday. It had a scarcely definite cause thought the immediate occasion was an effort of a man in the west gallery to swing the great gathering into unison the cry we want Teddy"
 It started all right, but almost inn T Cummins enthusiasts began an cppo- sition turmoil which was simply one meaningless chaos of noise. A smash ing rainstorm was in progress so that the people simply stood and shouted each his taste. Under the cover of the racket anu at first unnoticed by the crowd, there began to gather on the platform a body of big policemen Then it began to be noticed that Chairman Root, Secretary Gleason and Sergeant at Arms Stone and his assistant had never left the platform at all.
 one of the reasons for the immense crowd which gathered today was the general impression that Roosevelt would come to the convention and make a speech. There was also con- SlueTdDI1 I6dSOI to dSSUliit tIIdL lOudS would sec the bolt of the Roosevelt ad- herents and possibly an attempt to hold rival convention simultaneously on the floor The crowd which waited for the storm to cease was good humored but it Was a situation full of pOssibili- ties and the convention officials were taking no chances.
 For more than an hour the police guarded the platform and the cOnven- ton officers kept their places. When the rain began to slacken the police gently but grimly edged the people out
 In the Coliseum annex the credentials committee was hearing the first con- tests. It was word from the committee that the work could not be finished in time for any session today, that brought about the quick adjournment Whether business will proceed tOmor- row when the convention is called tC order at eleven o'clock in the morning will depend chiefly upon the expected all night session of the credentials committee.