The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-12

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Chase S. Osborn, Charles A.--Aioh-
OILS. Symbrant -Wesselius, Theodore
Joslin. Herher1 II. Boughey and W
J ID. Gordon. Resolutions indorsipg
Roosevelt we're made, speech makipg
followed on the Roosevelt side. and
the rump convention bad adjourned
when the Taft organization had got
down TO business.
Robert Shields, OF HANCOCK, was
elected acting chairman OF the state
Icentral committee TO take the place
OF w. Frank Knox. The proceedings
which brought this change about-were
engineered by Secretary King, who
presided at the meeting OF the. com.
mittee in convention hall Knox made
protest. insisting the action was
Illegal go
With Shields as temporary chair.
man OF the state central committee
land Knox temporarily deposed, at.
tentior was once more called to the
knox Shields letter these principals
being the writer and the addressee
OF the much discussed epistle. 1880.
At exactly II O'Clock state central
committeeman Baird made motion
/ that. no. delegate be admitted TO the
| floor OF the convention unless pro-
vided with ticket signed by the sec
| rotary OF the state central committee.
! The motion carried aud Sergeant-at-
Arms Lyle was instructed accord
ingly.
Frank Knox Jumped Go the plat
| form and instructed the sergeant-at-
arms that he was to admit TO the hall
! no delegate provided with other
credentials than. those signed by him
self as the chairman OF the. state GEN.
| trail committee.
LYLE. the organization isergeant-at-
arms. seemed TO take thet original or
der the more seriously.
/ The doors. or rather one door OF
the convention hall. was opened At
1920. and Sergeant-at-Arms Lyle be-
gan TO admit, one by. one delegates
bearing credentials signed by Secre-
tary King OF the state central com.
mittee. and refusing admittance to
delegates bearing credentials signed
by Chairman Knox.
At 1880 the full Taft delegation
had gained seats. The Roosevelt dele
CATION was still Outside.
Sybrant wesseius, OF Grand Rapids.
a Roosevelt delegate who Is over six
feet and who weighs In the neighbor-
hood of 300 pounds was the first dele
gate In and came through in good
order.
Frank T. Mather, Taft delegate
mas the first man to take a seat In the
Wayne section.
Nichols on Hand Early.
Standing tight against the doors OF
the National Guard Armory, hacked
hy the Wayne Roosevelt delegation,
lined up by twos and reaching INTO
Westinghouse and past Ntnthsst.,
Charles Nichols. Roosevelt manager,
declared at 10 o'clock this morning
that he had the yotes.- and that IL a
rump convention developed thee Taft
people would hold 1t.
Nichols declared the action of the
state central committee in supplant-
ing Truman II. Newberry as temper
airy chairman not only unprecedented,
but equivalent to an admission by the
organization that it lacked the votes
10 gain the point on the floor or The
convention.
The door OF the armory opened to
admit a newspaper man and a sec.
ond one presented himself for admit
lance. when q half dozen National
Guardsfnen appeared and laid hands
on the second correspondent, who
was mistaken for a delegate endeav-
oring TO beat the clock and gain a
seat.
Sergeant-at-Arms Roy Lyle reached
Bay City last night with SO "huskies"
gathered from the beet sugar dis
tricts to attend to any Roosevelt dele
r1f,t TO-
State Chairman Knox got In touch
with Governor Osborn, who immedi-
ately ordered Captain Beckwith, Of the
local militia, to take charge OF the
armory and protect 1t as the property
of the state. accounting for the pres
ence of the national guardmen at all
doors, and windows. in the back OF
| the hall and through the aisles.
Manager Nichols suddenly emitted
loud and painful ouch" Behind
la band playing Michigan, My Mich
| igan," the title being bit ambiguous
as yet. the Wayne Taft delegation
was coming down Westinghouse.
from its special train.
CLOSE in shouted several of the
! Roosevelt line.
| They closed In and all but impaled
the little Roosevelt leader on the knob
Of the main door.
Entrance Is Blocked.
The entrance TO the convention hall
was blocked the windows and eide
and lower entrances guarded. ana The
position Of the Roosevelt line was
untenable. -..,.--
i II the sugar beet "huskies" were
still in commission. they failed to
materialize and What's the matter
with ROOSEVELT" was shouted by the
Wayne men time and time again, as
they waved their white badges. bear.
ing the inscription, Have you heard
from Illinois
Taft" yelled the opposition dele.
cation from Wayne, held-in the street
and they waived red ribbons which
read Yes, have you heard from New
York;
The Roosevelt men refused to
bulge
Don't one Of you give an finch
yelled a man for Nichols. And not a
man moved.
AT this juncture the state central
committee In q body walked 70 the
city hall, TO the Office OF Mayor Wood.
run, and demanded possession OF the
armory.
They were advised to carry their
demand to the door of the convention
hall
Robert Shields, acting chairman OF
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