Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-20

Convention Hall, Chicago,
June 20.-Watson, Taft leader,
said the credentials committee
would not be ready to report at
4 o clock and that when the
convention reconvenes it will
Immediately adjourn until to-
morrow.
Convention Hall, Chicago. June 90
A possible bolt was the chief topic ear
Iy today among delegates to the repub-
lican national convention. This
ranged from a walkout of Roose-
welt delegates TO attempting
to force the holding of second
in the Coliseum within the
regularly organized body. Some of
the Roosevelt delegates. however. nota-
bly, in Illinois and Iowa, openly de-
clare that under no circumstances will
they bolt.
ROOSEVELT MEN BACK.
The withdrawal of the Roosevelt
members from the credentials commit
tee meeting last night caused adelay in
the committee work, and adjournment
was taken until this morning. Other
committees decided to await this morn
ings developments before proceeding
with tasks assigned them.
When the credentials committee as
sembled this morning the Roosevelt
men Unexpectedly appeared TO take
part in the proceedings.
Several Roosevelt men explained
that the committees modification of
its original rules was satisfactory and
they now proposed Ito stick TO the
committee"
FILM QUITS ORGANIZATION.
The session opened with a protest
from II. f. Sackett of Nebraska and
Halbert of Minnesota, that notice
ought TO be served on all contestants.
The chairman ruled against the pro-
test, and Halbert appealed, but later
withdrew his appeal
William Finn. new national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania and one
of Roosevelt's chief lieutenants in the
nomination fight. confirmed a report
that he had left the regular republican
organization after an all-night confer
ence with Roosevelt leaders.
WATSON NEW MEMBER.
I'm done with that committee" he
said. That's all there is to it."
II. &. Wasson, a Finn lieutenant.
was chosen as his successor.
There were II Roosevelt members
present. Motions considered dilatory
were ruled out and the committee be.
gan hearing contests.
LOOK FOR LATE REPORT.
More than an hour and a quarter
was occupied by Roosevelt attorneys
in presenting the Roosevelt side Of
the first case called in the Ninth Ala
bama. Members of the committee ex-
pressed doubt as to the possibility
of concluding the contest hearings in
time TO make a report to the conven-
ton this afternoon.
VOTE - TO -.
Roosevelt members Of the creden-
tials committee agreed to push only
the Arizona, California. Texas and
Washington contest cases. 48 in all
The motion 10 seat two Roosevelt
delegates In the ninth Alabama dis
trict was defeated, - 70 H. {. St Clair
Of Idaho. known "a Roosevelt man,
and :. II Cady OF Wisconsin voted
against the Roosevelt delegates.
ADJOURNMENT TILL 4.
When the Coliseum doors were
thrown open there was rush for
seats and in d short time the CALLER
les were more than half filled Dele
gates came IN slowly, and at Ills
scarcely more than a dozen were scat
tered about the floor
PRAYER II FOR RESTRAINT.
The gayel fell at IZ.GZ. and Rev.
Dean Walter Sumner Of the cathedral
Of IS. Peter and Paul offered prayer
in which ne pleaded that members be
granted "selfEcatTaiut, cool Judgment
and all wisdom, that their dcllbera-
tons may insure 10 the nation civic
Righteousness, industrial peace 224
social justice"
Watson Of Indiana Immediately
moved that the convention recess un-
I'll this afternoon because the GRE
dentials committee was not ready 70
report, The motion carried.