The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-21
POLICE GUARD GREATLY
INCREASED WHEN THIRD
CONVENTION SESSION OPENS
"Grab First Man Who Starts
Anything" is Order OF
Sergeant-at-Arms
BRIEF WAR OF WORDS
Watson, Taft Man, Moves Ad-
journment Till A O'clock
and it Carries
BRIEF WAR OF WORDS

COLISEUM, CHlCAGO, June ZV-
Complete, new and careful plans to
quell disorders from any cause what
ever in the Coliseum were made to-
day by Sergeant alarms Stone.
Arrest any man who starts
trouble" was Stones order to AS
slstant Chief OF Police Scheuttler.
AT a rollcall of the police in the Co
liseum, Stone gave his orders.
If no violence is offered. do not
take any action" said Stone. But
grab the first man who starts any
thing"
Many extra policemen went on duty
in the hall today. They brought their
nightsticks, twirling them in front OF
them, where heretofore they have
been put away in their belts.
Col. Stone this morning also gave
orders TO his large force Of guards
and ushers, especially directing BET
ter control OF the galleries. He caus-
tically criticised some of the police
lieutenants for action during the Had
ley demonstration.
Senator Root came in at 11:45 and
held a conference with Murray Crane
OF Massachusetts,, on the platform.
He then called up Sergeant-at-Arms
Stone for a last word regarding the
police arrangements The senator
was in excellent fettle and smiled
when told that there was general
discussion among certain of the dele
gates over his qualifications as a
compromise candidate.
"Of course there Is nothing In II"
he said There is absolutely moth
ing TO any presidential boom for me-"
Former Congressman Jim Watson,
of Indiana, came over TO talk over
matters with Root, as did Charles D..
Hilles, the presidents secretary:
Hilles said he was well satisfied
with the outlook.
Il don't believe there is now any
question OF the denomination of Pres
ident Taft" he said.
Senator Root called the convention
TO order at 1902.
Former Congressman James Wat
son was recognized by the chair, and
moved a recess until o'clock this
afternoon. The motion was carried
unanimously with a Yell.
The people in the galleries looked
on in amaZement. They could not un-
derstand the suddenness of the move
and a number held their seats until
told by the police that there would
be no business transacted until this
afternoon. Ii was certain when the
recess was ordered that the creden-
tials committee would not be ready
to report on the temporary roll before
s o'clock tonight, but the afternoon
hour was set in the hope that possibly
compromise might be reached so
that the report could be handed in
this afternoon.
After adjournment the delegates
gathered in knots and discussed the
events OF the morning. There seemed
to be general feeling that the stock
OF Gov. Hadley was going up and that
he stood splendid chance Of eventu-
ally being the nominee OF the con-
vention, especially in view OF the
Roosevelt statement
Gov. Johnson and Francis j. He
ney, of California. protested against
any delay. They held that the coun-
try understood perfectly the moral
issue, and insisted that II would be
supplementary tactics. Ii was prac-
dcally decided among Roosevelt's
friends that they would not wait for
the development of the Hadley pro-
gram. The decision TO bolt the con-
vention was the result.
Gov. Hadley stated to a conference
OF Roosevelt leaders, called today in
the colonels rooms that he had been
misrepresented In the press reports
The Missouri executive was asked
what would be his course OF action
II the convention refused to unseat
the so-called fraudulent delegates. lie
replied:
II will rise In my place and an
nounce TO the convention that l will
have no part In the convention which
does business with a roll tainted with
this kind OF fraud.
William Finn OF Pittsburgh. has
confirmed the report that he has re-
signed as Pennsylvania member OF
the new national committee.