The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-04-20

have had a better standing. Whether
he made any effort h do SO we are not
in position TO say
The doors were opered ana the ticket
holders were admitted through n
double line OF deputies headed by two
police men who kept order as long as
they could The inflow of delegates
with red tickets gradually reduced the
Taft adherants until they were less IN
number than the contesting delegates
from Wayne and Calhoun who were
about the only Roosevelt men lett ont
side. When this condition attained
the Roosevelt fellows got to pulling
down from theNsseps of the armory all
who approached the door and few
collisions occurred out there. The
sargent at arms reported that anarchy
reigned outside and the doors were or
dered closed Many Taft men were
left outside and it is probable that
several Roosevelt men among the regu-
larly accredited delegates were also
kent out by this action but the county
delegations were all voted in tull 50
that. outside OF their personal failure
to,get in the zee the fun. no injury was
done them. Among the TAFT men
shut out from the hall were Captain
Richards, John Wall and NJ II.
Moriarty of this city and NJ. 5 Nc
Donough of Iron River: M. NJ. Duncan
of Isbpeming and many others.
The moment that the doors were
closed Mr.. Knox raped the conven-
ton to order and started to read the
call. At the same moment Mr.. King,
the secretary of the committee. started
10 read il and pandemonium broke
loose. Immediately following the read
| ing OF the call motion was made by
/ the Roosevelt men that Speaker Baker
of the lower house of the state legisla-
ture be the temporary chairman of che
convention. Mr. Knox, the chairman
of the state central committee and also
Mr.. Fellows, the permanent chairman
appointed by the commiitee after Mr..
New berry recall, recognized the mo-
ton. Mr.. Knox called for the ayes
and NAYS while Mr.. Fellows ordered q
roll call.
The only billigerent act OF the whole
procedure was when Judge Gordon
stepped upon the rostrum to second tn,
Baker motion He was showed from
the PLATFORM which was about two
feet above the floor by Jack Cremer
It was an III advised act and none 70
GREETED it more than Mr. Cremer him
self. He acted under the impulse o.
pass ion and while there is no defense
for the action. yet the conditions were
enough TO breed such action. Tive
policemen then stepped to the front ol
| the tostrum and for the remainder ol
| the session there was no trouble what
ever.
The balance of the convention was Z
repetition of the famous Sheldon
Stephenson convention at Ishpeming
twelve years ago.
All the Roosevelt motions were de
clared carried by vive voci vote h,
Taft votes were all by roll call and 4
careful record was made to present L
the Chicago convention. On the motion
\ To seat Baker az chairman some 94i
voted mo and about 80 voted Yes
with approximately 275 not voting.
The Roosevelt fellows finished NJ
their work IN i5.minutes. The Tat
fellows took up the time until hv'
! o clock
There were no soldiers anywhere Oh
the convention fiDor and the soldiers
did not interfere with the convention
in any way.
Taere was no riot Two conventions
were held in the same hall at the sam,
time and when the Roosevelt fellows
finished their work they withdrew OF
portion of them did. Before th'
permanent organization was perfected
] 80 of the Roosevelt men from Ken
county appeared and asked 10 be- IN
cluded in the regular conventions al
did some from Cass. Midland and other
counties and on all roll calls there wai
small minority vote.